Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-10-05
CASSVILLE.

Special Correspondence TO the Herald.
Donald & Roschi recently built a
new barn-30 by Coon the Orvil
Garner place.
j. W. Cannon, Of MenOminee
Falls, has been engaged as cashier
of the new Badger State Bank. He
will move to Cassville shortly.
A hobo beating his way on the
Burlington met with a serious &C
cident last Tuesday afternoon. He
attempted to jump from a moving
train but slipped and fell head first
into ditch by the side of the track
near the Sherman House. Marshal
Greenwood found him unable to
arise and took him to the Office OF
DR.. Hartford who found his injuries
to consist of a badly fractured ankle
and several cuts and bruises. He
said that he came from La Crosse.
Among those from Cassville who
attended the La Crosse fair were
Lee Bo wers; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bishop; Mr. and Mrs. r. G. Bishop;
Mr.. and Mrs. V. Ishmael; Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Galloway and daugh-
ter Myrtle; Miss Tia Eckstein.
Miss Sabina Hernon returned to
Lancaster Wednesday after weeks
visit with Cassvllle relatives
Louis Emler of Lancaster, visited
at the home nf his daughter Mrs. Jos.
Schmelz in Cassville last week.
Mrs J. M. Klauer and sons Robert
and Herbert left Wednesday morn
ing for Osterdock, Iowa. where they
are visiting at the John Habermann
home.
G. ]. Kuenster was in Chicago
last week on business.
George Peterson, of Beetown, had
business in Cassville Wednesday.
Mrs. Ben Glese visited last week
in Potosi previous to her departure
fol- Werley where she will take up
her home with her son Francis.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Smith passed away on
Tuesday of last week after a long
illness. The funeral services we're
held Thursday. Interment was made
in the Cassville cemetery.
Considerable discussion is heard re- j.
garding the basement wall of the new
school house which, it is alleged, is
not strong enough to support the struc-
ture. The walls under the building
are said to be but fourteen inches
thick and constructed largely of cob
blestones. The talk of the building
being improperly constructed was
revived at the time it was found neces-
sary to tear out portion of the wall
which the settling of the building
had cracked. If rumors are to be
trusted this Is serious condition of
affairs and should Da investigated
without delay.
Concrete curbing anc gutter have
been laid about the Ishmael business
property.
The canning factory made run"
on corn recently that is unprecedented
in the history of the establishment
In one day 81, 600 cans of corn were
canned and cooked The corn was all
of good quality too.
Tuesday evening of last week there
were two very pleasant surprise par
ties in Cassville. Miss Ethel Duncan
and Miss Coleta Dietrich each had a
birthday on that date aud a number of
their friends concluded to assist them
in celebrating the event. The result
in each case was very successful.
Glen Mink, of Minneapolis, arrived
in Cassville Wednesday for a brief
visit with his mother
Mrs. VIM. Leclie, of Grand Rapids,
Mich, is visiting her sister Mrs. F.
H. Grimm.
Mrs. Lucinda Williams arrived
home Wednesday from a two week
visit in Lancaster
D. Rupp, local telegraph operator,
is taking a months layoff During
his absence E. J. McOermott has
charge of his work.
W, P. Ortscheid and family are
spending this week in Chicago visit
ing relatives.
Mrs. Fred Schultz, Of Davenport,
Iowa, visited in Cassville last week.
Mrs. +. W. Klinkhammer left Fri
day for Lacrosse where she visited her
daughter Mrs. Frank Caspers. She
planned to go from there to Prescott,
Wis, and thence to Pierre, S. D., to
visit her daughters Mrs. Clyde Bud
worth and Mrs. Perry Knapp.
Miss Hattie Mcdonald, of Lena,
ILL.,, arrived several days ago for a
visit at the A. D. Clark home.
Mrs. L. Rogers, of Lancaster, visit
Il