Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-05-07

mo more plants, says. A. d.
{ Tony) Howell.
The W. c. T. U. will meet on
Friday May 9. with Mrs. NJ. A. Reed.
Mccoy and HeaIy shipped Is
fine draft horses to Wausaw yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Govier are the
proud parents of a son, born on Tues
day of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Budworth
and Mrs. A. o Lee, spent Sunday
with relatives at Flora.
To the Royal Neighbors-a special
meeting will be held next Friday
evening, May 9th, an invitation by
order of Oracle.
Mrs. William Dyer and daughter
Mrs. Peterson, of Mellin, spent Sun
day and Monday at Fennimore with
relatives and friends.
MINIS. J. T. Pugh and Ives, of
Chicago, and Mrs. Bascom, of Madi-
son. are guests at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. j. Fl. Pugh.
Mrs. Boetcher, of Sullivan, Wis.
is here helping to care for her little
grand daughter born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Hahn on Saturday May 3.
Rev. o. V. Wheeler will lecture
at the Baptist church Tuesday, May
18th. at s p. m. The lecture will be
illustrated with stereoptican views.
Admission free.
&C. L. Vesperman, agent for the
Carter Car, of Milwaukee, sold autos
to Mrs, Conrad Vesperman, of South
Lancaster, Lewis Vesperman, South
Lancaster, and M. q. Williams, of
Cassville.
Aside from the services. which
will be held in the various churches
on Sunday, Mothers Day, no further
preparations have been made by
lodges or other societies, of the city,
for the occasion.
The Ladies Aid IF the Boice
Creek and Hurricane churches made a
shipment of clothing and eatables of
all kinds to the flood sufferers at Day.
ton, Ohio, yesterday. They wish to
II he o4rsh kol -,
4. NJ. Abernethy. manager for the
Wisconsin Telephone Co., in this city
for the past two years, left yesterday
morning for Fl Atkinson. S. j.
Anderson former manager for the com
pany at Fit. Atkinson arrived here
last week to take up the work.
About thirty three dollars was
cleared at thu concert given by the
Philatairos Clue, under the direction
Of Mrs. Trainer. This is to increase
the memorial window fund. Con-
tributions to this fund have been re-
ceived from Mrs. Althea Kilbourn,
Walter Pollock, Mrs Ellen Simison
and Mrs. Nettie Williamson.
e. G. Knotwell living about three
and one half miles west of this city
sustained heavy loss on Wednesday
afternoon when his fne new barn and
most of the contents were completely
destroyed by fire. The house barely
escaped the same fate, due to the I'M
firing efforts of the neighbors. Mr.
and Mrs. Knotwell we're both gone at
the time and had to be summoned
home. The barn was covered by in.
surance amounting to $3.50.
AS the result of flames originating
in the rear of saloon, in Ridgeway,
late on Thursday afternoon, the
greater and most prosperous portion of
the village, not far from Dodgeville
was completely destroyed. R1dgeway,
town of about 800 people. has no
water system nor fire protection,
and consequently calls for aid we're
sent to Dodgeville and Barneveld,
neighboring towns about ten and
eight miles distant respectively, who
although Immediately responding
we're too late as the flame famed by
high wind were quickly spread and
beyond all control. The fire caused
loss estimated at 800. 600 scarcely
quarter of which was covered by
insurance.