Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-07-13
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DIR. ]. A. Gault and Elmer East
man started last week for a trip
through Florida and Cuba. It is an
nlounced that they intended looking
over the everglade country in southern
Florida with view to later engaging
in fruit growing. 49, Till. ''~'@' :.
VIM Brogue died at his home in
this city Wednesday after lingering
sickness. He was sufferer from tn.
berculosis. Funeral services were
held Friday and interment followed
at Sitter. He is survived by wife
and several small children. s@~.-'
Col. o. q. Munson, private secre-
tary to Governor Davidson, attended
the Gov. Ryland funeral as state
representative. It is understood that
Col. Munson will be a candidate for
secretary of state at the coming
primaries. Others from out of town
who attended the funeral were Dwight
Parker, Fennimore; Adolph Nathan,
Chicago and Chas. L. Harper, Madi-
son.
AT this late date notice comes
from California announcing the death,
at his home In San Francisco, on May
20 last, of police sergeant Geo. S.
Eastman, second son of the late
Solomon G. and Lucretia Dyer East
man, brother Of Sylvester G. Eastman,
of Chico. and of HI. j., T. B. and
Libbie Eastman. and Mrs. Julia
Sunderlin of Xenia. Calf. Deceased
was 60 years of age.
There is to be contest, after all,
in the nom nation of a candidate for
member of the assembly for the second
north district of this county. David
Schreiner, of this city, has been in
the field as a candidate for some time.
and this week A. J. Frazier, OF
Bloomington, announces that he has
decided to enter the race. The an
nouncement of both of these gentle
ment appear today in our announce
ment column.
John Wayne, father of Alonzc
Wayne of this city, died at the home
of his son Peter in North Lancaster,
Friday morning. Although he had
not been in the best of health for
some time his death was unexpected.
Mr. Wayne was an old and we'll
known citizen of Grant Co, He was
85 years old and came to this section
from Illinois at an early date. Fun
eral services we're held Sunday, Rev.
]. T. Morgans officiating. Interment
took place at Little Grant. Further
obituary notice will appear later.
The third meeting of the Grant
County Automobile Owners Associa
tion was held in Boscobel last Thurs
day and was more largely attended
than either of the p15vious meetings,
about thirty or more autos being in
attendance. The meeting was held
in fine grove and interesting speeches
were made by Congressman A, w.
Kopp. District Atty. Geo. B. Clement
son, Geo. G. Mccarthy, candidate for
sheriff. Atty. w. E. Howe and others
About 90 Lancaster people were in at
tendance. The next meeting of the as
ISOLATION will be held in this city in
August.
There have been several convic-
tions under the school attendance law
recently and there are many more to
follow. On Friday Adam Roth and
James Wallace, both of Jamestown,
pleaded guilty to violation of the
truant statute before Justice Than
houser. Each was fined five dollars
and costs. Frank W. Boden, of
Wingville was to have had his hear
ing in the same court but the case
was adjourned to August 10. The
hearing of VIM. Walters of Wing
Vile. before Justice Burrows was
adjourned to the same date. Edward
Molzoff, of Wingville, pleaded guilty
before Justice Burrows Monday and
paid fine of five dollars and cost.
The school attendance law is being
enforced and it is predicted that in
future the school reports will show
a higher rate of attendance than in
the past.