Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-18

uCyO1 dOLu6.
Mrs. Peter Steil offers her resi-
dence property IN the third, ward for
sale at a bargain. See advertise.
ment in another column.
Otto Fuerstenberg expects to
start Saturday for Hoodoo, Saskat-
chewan' Canada, where be will re-
main until about Christmas time.
-Ihe business streets are beginning
to take on a festive appearance in the
way OF stands, platforms, etc in
preparation for the fair, which be-
gins tomorrow.
Little Miss Bernice Basford cele-
brated her eighth birthday Monday
afternoon, by entertaining sixteen of
her little girl frienis between the
hours of four and seven.
Geo. Reed of Wendell. Idaho, is
visiting this week with his parents
DR.. and Mrs. j. B. Reed. Mrs. Reed
and children will come over from
Prairie du Chen some day this week.
Miss Clara David and niece
Phyllis Palmer, Of Montfort, came
Sunday moor and Phyllis started to
school here Monday. Miss David
will remain here during the school
year.
The Grand County Fair begins
today and the entries have been com
ing in at lively rate. The air ship
is here and it is expected that an
initial flight will be made at the fair
grounds this afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. Jeff Vedder came
from Hazel, So. Oak to attend the
funeral of his nephew. Geo. Ward of
Hurricane, and to visit Mrs. Vedder's
sister Mrs. Ruth Sumner. Lee Vedder,
Of Chicago, arrived Monday evening to
spend this week with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. jeff Vedder.
&C. E. Slothower, principal Of
the Platteville schools and formerly
for a number of years principal of
schools here, drove over to Lancaster
Monday, in company with his wife,
for a visit with old friends and to at.
tend the school board convention.
They were accompanied by Prof. and
Mrs. [ n. Warner, Of the Platte
Vile Normal.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Richard Meyer
and W. E. Lathrop accompanied
their daughters, Katharine and
Florence respectively to Milwaukee.
Monday, where they will enter the
Milwaukee Downer school. The
Misses Gertl ude Marks and Melba
Roach, of Fennimore, went on Mon
day also, to enroll in the same school.
&C W. Patterson, of Hazel Green
township, school clerk in his district,
was one of those In attendance at the
county school boards convention held
here Monday and yesterday. and made
The Herald a pleasant visit He in
forms us that his paper had been q
continuous and welcome visitor in his
fathers household and later in his
own for nearly seventy years.
The community sustained another
sad loss in the death of Geo. E.
Ward, which occurred at his home a
few miles west of Hurricane, in the
town of Beetown Monday morning,
Sept. 16. a half hour after midnight.
Mr.. Ward sustained an attack of
paralysis in his right side last Thurs
day, followed by another one Sunday.
from which he never recovered. He
was a farmer Of prominence, 80 years
| old, and leaves a wife and a 7-year
old daughter to mourn his untimely
| demise. The funeral will take place
at 1 80 this afternoon, at the NJ. E,
church in this city and he will be
buried in HILLSIDE.
Thomas Chesebro. reported to
have been the Oldest Odd fellow in
this state, having been a member
of that order since 1916, died at his
home in Muscoda on Thursday Of last
week, aged 81 years and s months
and his remains we're brought to
! Lancaster on the noon train Saturday.
The funeral services were held here
in the afternoon, in charge of the Odd
fellows lodge of Platteville. of which
the deceased was a member, and in
terment took place at Hillside ceme-
terry, where other members of his
family have been laid to rest. Mr..
Chesebro was a resident Of Lancaster
m any years ago and was at one time
postmaster here. Those Of his rela-
tives present at the funeral were Miss
Cr1ssie Chesebro, Milwaukee; Mrs.
John Jones. South McGregor; Frank
Chesebro, Chicago; Will Chesebro,
Boaz; Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Biba,