Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-10-20

Herbert Cardey of Clear Lake, ar
rived last Tuesday to attend the 50th
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Cardey.~
&C. J. Sousley, Chicago representa-
tive of the firm of David Crichton &
Co., returned to Chicago, Friday after
noon, after brief visit here.
Mrs. S. Mikkleson left Saturday
North Dakota, after a two weeks
visit with friends in Milwaukee.
George Angus of the Lancaster
Light & Power Co., returned Thursday
from Iowa Falls, Iowa, where he has
been for the past ten days installing
electrical equipment for the Common
wealth Light & Power Co., of that
city. The group which owns the Lam
caster plant has recently acquired the
Iowa Falls property and they are
making extensive improvements in the
system.
Invitations were issued yesterday
by Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Frish, North
Carroll street, for the marriage of
their daughter, Gertrude, to Alvin Kes-
sler of Lancaster. The wedding will
take place Saturday, October 30, at St.
Raphael's parsonage. A reception will
be given after the ceremony at the
home of the bride S parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. M. E. Mccartney, Jefferson street,
entertained twelve guests at dinner
last evening in honor of Miss Frish
and Mr.. Kessler.-State Journal, Oct.
IL.
There are in all 365 makes of au
tomobiles registered in the state of
Wisconsin. Of this number 217 makes
are represented by less than ten cars
In the entire state. This means that
81 per cent of the various makes are
represented by less than ten cars. Sew
teen makes are represented by 500
cars and over and represent 70 per
cent of the total cars. OF these sew
enteen the Ford comes with 1926;
the Buick second with 5,765; the Max
we'll third with 4,470; the Studebaker
fourth with 2,545 and the Case fifth
with 2,074. The above is taken from
the state reports. One amusing thing
about the valuation of cars is that in
1914 there were 38,031 cars in Wis
consin with an assessed valuation
of $24,161, 1913, while in 1915 there were
60,517 cars with valuation of only
$28,986, 305.-Ex.
A very happy event was celebrat-
0e
w. Cardey in Lancaster, Friday, Octo-
Der Is, 1915. 1t was their golden we'd
ding anniversary and their children
surprised them by all coming home to
help them celebrate the day. George
w. Cardey was born in the town of Po-
tosi, September 5, 1S43. Regina
Roesch was born in Achern, Baden,
Germany, September 1, 1847. She
came to this country at the age of nine,
with her parents and lived with them
in Potosi township until her marriage
She was united in marriage with Geo.
w. Cardey, Oct. Is, 1865 at the home
of her father, Matheis Roesch. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cardey resided in the town of
Potosi, where Mr.. Cardey was sue
cessful farmer until 1907, when they
moved to Lancaster, where they have
since resided. Five children were
born to this union: Clara, Mrs. l. K.
Walker, Lancaster; Laura, Mrs. G. F.
Gelbach, of Albany, Wis; Albert of
this city; Herbert, Clear Lake, Iowa,
and Gertrude, Mrs. Will Schiffman,
Potosi township. All the children
were present at the anniversary, it be-
ing the first time in twelve years that
all the family have been together. The
children presented two beautiful
rocking chairs to their parents. They
also received many cards of cOngrat-
ulation from friends and relatives.
Children and grandchildren present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Will Schiffman
and Leroy and Harry; Mr.. and Mrs. l..
K. Walker and Glen, LaVerne and
Laura; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Cardey,
and Lloyd; Bethel, Lucille and Bessie,
all of Lancaster; Mrs. George Gelbach
and daughter, Perle of Albany, Wis;
and Mr.. Herbert Cardey, of Clear Lake,
Iowa. The following grandchildren
were unable to be present: Cliffe Gel
bach of Mott, North Dakota; Bessie
Gelbach, Whitewater, Wis; Lillian
and Charles Walker, Lancaster and
Marie and Iva Cardey, of Clear Lake,
Iowa. The relatives and friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cardey wish them many
more years of happiness.