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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-10
STEADY WORK FOR gvgRYsoDy.

q Why are you idle when you
IN can learn a trade at very lit.
Ny&sntle expense; have work all
GSS@the time and be your own
- boss? When you learn the
Barber trade, you are independent all
over the world. Come or write for in.
formation. Nossokoff's Barber. Hair.
dressing and Manicuring School, 1902
Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh. Pa,
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MANNINGTON NEWS

mont where he was looking after bust
ness interests.
Miss Fannie Thompson has returned
from Clarksburg where she spent the
past two weeks visiting with friends,
Harry Terich has returned from Col,
fax where he was looking after bust
ness interests.
Bert Ferry OF the Homewood addi
tion has returned from a business Wis
1t to Fairmont.
Thomas Downs has returned from
Glover Gap where he was visiting with
friends.
G. B. CORVALLIS, OF Weston, is q
business caller in town today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-10

Mrs. charlesEA Lawson, OF Clarks.
pprg. formerly Miss BLY, Warner Of this
&ty died at the home Of her mother,
Mrs N. Efaw, Of the Brookside addi-
ton Monday evening at five o'clock.
eyed twenty years. Her husband and
infant son survive. Funeral services
were held at the home of her mother
6t nine O'clock Wednesday morning
vith1nterment In the Dudley cemetery.
6sy, v. NJ. Jennings Of the Baptis
Church was in charge.
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BODY TAKEN 70 eAITlMopr

The body OF John Clark Luthy, the
nine months old o OF Mr.. and Mrs.
A.. a. Luthy, whose death occurred yes.
terday morning was taken 70 Balti.
more last night where interment will
be made. Baltimore is the. former
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Luthy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-10

The body OF u. L. Green who died
ipiWfnheld Monday was brought to the
home Of his son, H. B. Green. here on
de seven O'clock car Monday night.
The funeralSparty left Tuesday morn
ing for Waynesburg, Pa, where inter.
faeut wtilib made.
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scueen cashier.

Ths Queen OF Esther Circle OF the
Methodist Church will meet at the
home Of Mrs. o. q. Murray on Franklin
.streetet2i30 Saturday afternoon. Miss
Louise Strauss and Miss Kate Taggart
will entertain.
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.Xfattors.

Nj. and Mrs. r. B. Nay Of Wheeling
arrived Monday for a visit with DR..
and Mrs! ME-. Hamilton at Stony
Point Bungalow.
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.Raturned

Miss Helen Weight has returned to
her home ID SWheeling after a visit In
this city with Miss Mabelle Calvert at
her home onSMain! street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-10
eusy WORKERS EntertIned.

Miss Bernice Rice of the Clayton ad.
dIton entertained the busy workers of
the Christian church Saturday after.
noon. After the business meeting an
excellent luncheon was served.
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pazcd.

Almost anything nay happen now.
A Detroit pedestrian, saying that It
was his own fault, apologized to the
driver Of the automobile that struck
him.-Minneapolis Journal.
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To Ohio.

Frank Masters has resigned his po.
piton as clerk at the Bartlett hotel and
has gone toIAkroni Ohio. where he will
locate. ~ aas. Aitiit
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
BEETOWN.

Special Correspondence to the Herald
A very small crowd attended cleo
ton, Tuesday.
Our school opened Monday with the
same teachers as last year.
VIM. Birch of Mason City, Iowa
visited relatives here last week, re-
turning home Saturday.
VIM. Brun made trip to Dubuque
Tuesday. He is having his eyes treat
ed.
Fred Gates and mother, Mrs E. Rog-
ers, and Mrs. M. Auel had business
at Bloomington. Wednesday.
Horatio Hall of Michigan, was here
looking after his farm, now occupied
by B. Taylor.
A large crowd from this place at
tended the fair at Lancaster, Friday
and report good fair.
Mrs. John Duncan and children OF
Patch Grove, visited relatives here
last week.
L. Prideaux and family, of Bloom
ington, spent Sunday at William Tay-
lor's.
Ben Retallick and Archie Chapman
and families spent Sunday at Lizzie
Chapman's.
VIM. Burton and Lyman Mcconnell
the two old fisherman, are camping
and fishing this week at the Mississi-
ppi river.
Potatoes are very scarce here. Any
one having a few bushels to spare
could readily dispose of them here.
Tommy Auel and mother were
Cassville callers Saturday Also Mrs
John Joyce and children
Tom Biggin and family of Cassville
visited at the Annie Hillary home
Sunday
John eastman was down from Ian
caster, Sunday, looking after the
building Of a barn on the Hall Stew
ems farm which he recently purchased
On last Thursday or Friday Artie
Tebo lost his pocketbook somewhere
between the Frank Tebo farm and
Bloomington. Will the finder kindly
notify him?
Beetown is noted for having sc
many bees. Last week Matt Auel
took from the side of the Dave Rob
inson house about Is pounds of hon
ey, and from the Archie Chapman
house, now occupied by James Birch
about the same amount. Honey was
also taken from the George Metcalt
house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
MT. HOPE.
Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Quite a number from here attended
the afr at Lancaster last week.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Quite number from here attended
the afr at Lancaster last week
Andrew Cairns and Albert Garvin
are looking after their interests in
Dakota this week and next.
Misses Connie Lewis and Sadie Ball
Of Bloomington were over Sunday
visitors at the home of BERTHE Cooley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Koshkee returned
Sunday from two weeks visit at
Melrose, Wis, with the Button and
Morgan families.
Miss Leora Phelps returned to her
school duties in Mt Hope, after some
time spent with her father at Aber-
deem.
Mrs. John Reukauf left Tuesday for
Terry, Montana, to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Nellie Koschkee. Several
of her sons, who live in parts of Mon
tana and Dakota
Mrs. G. T. Beers goes to Prairie du
Chen, Tuesday for medical treatment
and perhaps an operation. Her friends
all hope that she will return much
benefited by her treatment.
The date for the high school fair at
Mt. Hope has been set for October
21, 1916. Hope it will be we'll attend
ed, and the same general success it
was last year.
Miss Emma Ressmeyer, one of our
former high school teachers, has been
visiting friends in Mt. Hope the past
week. All were glad to see her and
sorry that her stay could not be pro-
longed.
DR.. Mart Davis returned from Nor
ristown, S. D., where he spent his va
cation with his brothers. We are very
glad that DR.. Davis has decided that
Mt. Hope is better for him than the
Mexican border, and is going to re-
main with us.
Work on the basement of the M. E.
church is progressing nicely. Mr..
Fache has the building raised and
blocked up and they are beginning on
the basement. The building is to be
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
CASSVILLE.

Special Correspondence to the Herald
Mrs. Clinton Corey of Rockford.
visited relatives here last week.
Austin Riley of La Crosse, made his
usual trip to Cassville, Sunday
Tommie Auel of Beetown, was
caller in town Saturday.
]. H. Mes of Jamestown, N. D., came
Wednesday for weeks visit at the
Joe Bossert home.
DR.. Charles Schneider of st. Louis,
was visiting the home folks here the
latter part of last week.
Miss Opal Mcdowell visited Miss
Vesta Chapman on the farm over
Sunday.
Nearly everyone from this vicinity
attended the fair on Friday, report
ing an enormous crowd.
Russell Bossert left Monday to take
up his school duties at Union college,
in Nebraska.
Mrs. Ed Boldt and daughter Alice
returned to Dubuque, Sunday after
visit at the Roschi home.
Mrs. A. Behl is spending few days
among relatives and friends in
northern Wisconsin.
Adele Haberman of Osterdock. reg
istered as a freshman at the high
school here, Monday.
Miss Rowena Biggan of North An
dover visited her cousins Leila and
Mary Biggan in town last week
Mr.. and Mrs Floyd Pascoe and Mr..
and Mrs. R. Pascoe Of Beetown, were
in town, Saturday.
Misses Anna Casper and Agnes
Klinkhammer were guests of relatives
in Lancaster fair week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Weaks and daugh-
tiers returned home Sunday to Phila-
delphia, after an extended visit at
the H. G. Kuenster home.
School started Monday with the fol-
lowing teachers: R. S. Milliken
principal; Misses Mary McNeal and
Blanchard, assistants, and Misses
Casper Okey ,Finney and Petty in the
grades.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
LOTS OF GOOD CORN.

Visitors in the farm produce depart
ment at the fair last week were pleas
ed and somewhat surprised to see a
very fine array of corn.
The maize was there in nearly con-
ceivable variety and in very good con-
dition, indeed. The difference between
the corn this year and last was very
plain to those who remember the poor
1915 showing This also includes in
way the difference in the corn pro-
duction
Other grains, vegetables and fruits
were we'll displayed and of good quail
ity, the early potatoes being especial
ly good. The state food Inspector, at
the fair remarked that Lancaster's
showing was the best he had seen
among the southern Wisconsin fairs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
NORTH LANCASTER.

Especial Correspondence to Herald)
Eugene Croft was in Madison two
days last week on business.
Miss Ruby Benedict is teaching the
Big Grant school.
The Beetham Croft threshing out
fit are now at John Jerrett's.
School opened Monday with Miss
Lillian Walker as teacher, at the Row.
den district.
Mrs. Sherman Pittenger and little
Harold Frank are expected home this
week from Boscobel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Gilbach and
children of Chicago and Mrs. Hannah
Brockway were Sunday guests in the
w. B. Griswold home.
Rev. and Mrs. Whitcomb Of gilbert
son, Montana, called at the j. A. Huff
home, Sunday. They had attended the
funeral of Rev. Whitcomb's mother,
who was buried at Lancaster.
Miss Laura Walker departed We'd
nesday for st. Petersburg, Florida,
where she will resume her teaching
duties. She went by way of Potosi.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Diesel, Genevieve
Huff and Elizabeth Walker accom-
panied her that far.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
SITTER.

Especial CORRESPONDENCE to Herald. J
Art Hoehn had a valuable colt
killed by lightning last Wednesday
Our fall term of school opened last
Monday with a good attendance.
Frank Winters, from Montfort, was
here Saturday shopping
Walter Brun bought a new tin liz
zie.
Fred Pittet says the only tin liz
zie for him is the GAINESVILLE lizzie.
Robert Pagenkopf, from the Woods
was here last week.
Richard Allen from Livingston was
here shopping last week.
County Treasurer VIM. Livingston
was here last week
Mrs. John Plattener was taken sick
Saturday evening and is under the
care of DR.. Godfrey of Lancaster.
Our merchants are stocking up with
nice fall and winter line of goods
all the latest styles.
Mrs. Harry HIGHLAND from Chicago
is here visiting her mother, Mrs. Fred
Tanner and relatives.
Mirlo Boas our general blacksmith
bought a Shetland pony for his SON.
Willie.
J. W. Watrous, our old general deal
er in live stock is reported to be home
again next Sunday
Griswold Bros shipped car load
of their full blood shorthorn cattle
to the state fair last Saturday and
also one bull that weighs 2,400 lbs.
Miss Velma Finnegan, Miss Leila
Beetham and Dale Schuppener from
here are going to Fennimore high
school.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. church
will meet with Mrs. James Woolsten-
hOlme next Thursday afternoon at 2
p. NJ.
Miss Clara Bast and Mr.. James
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
HURRICANE.

Especial Correspondence to Herald.)
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Koeller and fam
lily spent Sunday at the Andrew
Yoose home.
The Methodist ladies' aid society
meets at the home of Mrs. Joe Keene
next Thursday, Sept. IA.
Miss Rosa Wieland who received her
diploma in the Hurricane school last
spring is taking up high school dut-
les this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Wieland and
Lillian, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Ben
dorf and Leslie, were Sunday callers
at the Ed. Meyers home.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Yoose, on
Sept. 10 baby boy. Congratulations.
Two stacks of grain were complete
ly burned down while threshing on
the John Heinrichs farm. There were
several other stacks of grain near by
which were saved. The cause of the
fire was a spark from the engine.
Frank Zenz was a very frightened
man on Friday morning when the
news came to him that one Of his
horses and two colts which he had
taken to the fair grounds on Tuesday
had strayed from the grounds, on
Thursday evening. He was very
happy man when the horses were
found on the Fred Cox farm near the
CITY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13

raised seven feet and a new furnace
and basement kitchen put in. The
ladies are glad of the prospects of a
nice convenient, roomy place to serve
their dinners, which have been so
very successful the past two or three
years.
The Ladies Aid will have a pantry
sale next Saturday, Sept. 18th, COM
mencing at 3 p. m. Sale to be held in
the Anthony Abraham building one
door west of the millinery store Those
furnishing baking please have it here
by 2:30
The w. G. T. U. is engaged in an
effort to collect waste paper, and have
secured the west room Of the Brady
building for a place Of deposit. Every
one interested is kindly urged to bring
in their contributions for which the
Union will be very thankful. 1t is
DESTROYS to have a wagon load col
lected by Friday of this week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
SOUTH LANCASTER.

Especial Correspondence to Herald.)
Felix Wanazek threshed 1416 bush
els of oats off q acres.
Wessie Landon had 624 bushels of
oats off 10 acres.
Ray Landon got $50 bushels of bar
ley off eight and one-half acres.
Gay Landon had $40 bushels of oats
off Is acres.
George Henry and family motored
to Mt. Hope, Sunday.
Ray Landon and Ed Govier are
erecting tile silos on their farms.
Otto Brandemuhl got 1901 bushels
OF oats off 10 acres, 1914 bushels of
barley off five acres.
John Reimer got 430 bushels of
oats from eight acres; 200 bushels of
barley from six acres.
Will Bruss got S73 bushels of oats
from fifteen acres; 50 bushels of
wheat off two acres.
Mr.. Fred Mayne, wife and daughter.
Cora, visited with Mary Marshall in
Lancaster, Sunday.
We are sorry to hear that Mr.. VIM.
Brandemuhl is still confined to his
home. His many friends will be glad
to see him out soon.
We are informed that Mrs. Herman
Brandemuhl is not improving as much
as her many friends would like to
hear of.
Mr.. Will Stippich and family from
Fennimore, and Miss Lena Stippich
from Sitter, visited at John Brack-
cts.
John Pollock got GIL bushels of
oats off eighteen acres, 6S bushels of
winter wheat off four acres, 1876 bu.
of barley off four acres.
Visitors at Will Bruss' were: Henry
Nauman, wife and son Ernest. Henry
c. Kasper and family, Miss Emma
Waldman. Phillip Berndt and wife,
John Reimer and wife.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13

Clara's mother, Mrs. Louise Bast.
Louis Bast is now Mirlo Boas' right
hand man in the blacksmith shop.
Jess Blackburne has traded his
town property to John Symptom at
Mt Hope for his farm of 271 acres.
They will take possession the first Of
March, 1917. Mr.. Blackburne traded
his black stallion in on the deal.
The drought was broken here last
Tuesday noon last week and followed
up with another nice rain, Wednes-
day night and the grass is getting
green again. If we get some more we
will have good fall feed.
Ed Lind, our dealer in live stock.
shipped five cars Monday of hogs and
cattle. Now is the time to sell while
the market is good. Before long it
will spring leak and the bottom will
fall out. Ed is paying the top notch
price. Bring them in now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allison WenzeI, who
were married week ago last We'd
nesday, returned last Saturday after
a nice honeymoon trip and the boys
honored them in the evening in the old
fashioned way with the bells, for
few minutes, then they congratulated
them, and the boys were we'll treated
and went home happy.
A big crowd from here attended our
old Grant county fair at Lancaster last
week. The fair was a hummer all
through. A good exhibit of agricul-
tural products, a good show Of live
stock and the races never better, and
with the carnival company their was
something doing all the time The
weather could not have been better,
if we were ruler of the weather our
selves.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
BURTON.

Especial Correspondence to Herald.)
Mr.. Billy Falk is the new minister
who will preach here next Sunday
morning.
Glen and Harold Chapman left Mon
day morning for Bethel, Wis, where
they will attend college.
Mrs. w. Slaght, Mrs. Charles Eich-
horn and son George of Dubuque,
came Sunday for a weeks visit with
relatives and friends.
Birdie and Pearl Johnson and Mad
aline Hartman began their school
work at Cassville, Monday.
Russell Bossert left Monday for
Lincoln, Nebraska, where he will at
tend school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Mink, and daugh-
ter, Cleo, of Madison, visited at the
Ray Mink home a few days.
Mrs. Jacob Klarman returned to her
home at Sioux City, Iowa, Tuesday,
after a visit of two weeks with rel
atives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Nickles and
daughter, Wilma, of Dubuque, visited
at the home of Chris Hartman from
Saturday to Monday.
Mrs. George Johnson entertained
the ladies aid society last Thursday
A fine dinner was servel and all pres
ent had a good time. The next meet
ing in October with Mrs. James John
son.
Mike Schauff and Mrs. Roby Har-
wood lost voluable COWS from over
eating green corn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
RAMSEY.

Special Correspondence to the Herald
Vim. Biggin and wife were visitors
at r. Dolphins', Sunday.
Visitors at the school last week
were, Ophal Mcdowell, Mae Mutt, FL
sic Hillery, Ethel Wood, Lawrence
Wood and Bert Hillery.
Joe Biggin and wife are the proud
parents of baby girl, born Sept. 4
Congratulations.
Thomas Longmire and wife and
Lenice Longmire were visitors at
Bernard Taylor's near Beetown, Sun
day.
Wood Bros. purchased driving
horse from Ed Perrin last week.
J. w. Keller Of Redwing, Mimi, ar
rived here Saturday for a visit with
relatives and also to look after the
piano business.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
Mrs. Anna WhitcOmb.

Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Whitcomb died
at Culbertson, Mont, Sept. at the
age of SO years.
She was born at Dryden, N. ",
Dec. 6, 1888, the youngest child of
Seymour Clark. The latter days of
her schooling were spent in the town
of Homer. There she met and later
married Pliny WhitcOmb. Eleven
years later they moved near Lancas-
ter on a farm and in the year of 1883
her husband died. After the death Of
her husband she made her home with
her sons.
Surviving are two sons, Albert aud
Orrice.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at the Congregational
church, Rev. Studebaker officiating.
Interment was made at Hillside be-
sile her husband.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
Forck's, Sunday afternoon.

FOrck's, Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Leon Knapp and Nick Hampton
went to northern Wisconsin last week
to look at land.
Ryan's, putting up some new build
ings.
Mr.. and Mrs Delos Wood and Mr..
and Mrs. Will Biggin visited at John
Shaffer's, Sunday
A little daughter arrived at Joe
Biggin home last Tuesday and was a
very welcome guest.
Mr. and Mrs. Erskine Taylor visit
ed friends here last Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Edith Zeigler went to Lancas-
ter last week to visit with Miss Ra-
chel Schreiner and friends for a
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Zeigler and Mrs.
A. A. Zeigler returned last week from
FIT. Dodge and Des Moines, Iowa,
where they visited friends and attend
ed the state fair, the last week.
Mrs. Frank England visited with
Mrs. Levi Ryan few days and went
to Madison Wednesday, where she
will attend the university the coming
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delos Wood and Mrs.
Dave Taylor and daughter, Bessie,
went to Dubuque, Tuesday and re-
turned Wednesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
NORTH ANDOVER.

Especial Correspondence to Herald
Mr.. VIM. Forck and friends went
fishing Monday.
Miss Marguerite Mason visited Miss
Bessie Taylor over Sunday.
Mrs. George Craig is very sick at
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Taylor were
Sunday visitors at A. A Zeigler's.
A large number of people from
here attended the Lancaster fair, and
all were we'll pleased with the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Kraut and Mr..
and Mrs. Gerber called at William
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
''THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS"

A dramatization of Harold Bell
Wright's famous novel will appear at.
the opera house on Friday evening of
this week. The cast is said to be
good and the story an interesting one.
full Of genuine heart interest. The
plot runs the gamut from laughter to
tears and holds the audience SPELL
bound for more than two hours. This
Friday evening at Hatch's opera
house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-13
Patch Grove, 6; Lancaster. 5.

The final game of the fair series re-
suited in victory for Patch Grove to-
the tune of 6 to 5. Auel pitched d
good game for Lancaster and would
have won had his support been right
Patteries-Patch Grove. 1opsy and
Ms rtin. Lancaster: AGei anG Wise