Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-15
CASSVILLE
The Record saws:

The Record says:
Fred Reinke, a former Caesviile res
ident now located in st. Louis, visited
his many friends and acquaintance
here Saturday. He was accompanied
by his son Robert
r. S. Milliken, who served as princi-
pal of the Cassville public schools for
the past two years, and who was en-
gagged for the coming year. sent in his
resignation to the school board last
week 1t came as a complete surprise
to the members of the board.
Henry Johnson, in attempting to oil
the windmill on the Oscar Smith farm.
where he is employed, slipped and fell
to the ground, a matter of fifteen feet.
He suffered a dislocated shoulderblade
and few other bruises, but outside
Of that he is all right
c. J. Kuenster, who is home for a
short visit, received word that his as
sociate in the cattle business at Glen
Uhlen, N. D., had purchased swell
bunch of fancy cattle in his absence.
There were twenty-four head, all told,
the average price paid being $1O4.
Alex j. Dresser arrived Monday eve
ming from Dell Rapids, S. D. He is in
cluded in the first call from Cassville,
and went to Lancaster yesterday to
take the physical examination Alex
says crops lok fine in Dakota, although
corn needs a good rain to insure
heavy yield
The remains of James H. Boyce, who
passed away in OmahO on Monday,
August 6, of cancer of the stomach,
arrived in Cassville Wednesday morn
ing, and interment was made in the
Cassville cemetery at IL o'clock the
same day. The wife, two sons and a
daughter accompanied the remains to
this place.
this place. He was II years old. He
will be remembered by many of the
older residents, as he formerly lived in
Cassville and at one time conducted a
store in Turkey River
The Index says:
Miss Edith Totman of Cherokee, Ia,
spent several days here last week Wis
] iting relatives and friends
/ Peter Oehmen, aged 70 years, died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Will
liam Elskamp, III Racine, Saturday,
August 4. Monday night the body was
brought to Cassville, the former home
OF the Oehmens. Funeral was held at
the Catholic church, Rev. P. j. Jones
officiating. In attendance from Ra-
cine were Mr.. and Mrs. William Els
kamp, Henry Oehmen and wife, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Oehmen of Can
ton, S. d.
Miss Clara E. Hartford visited with
friends in Cassville Monday and Tues
! day. She came from Wyalusing, where
she and her sister, Mrs. B. H. Twin
ing, of Des Moines, spent two weeks
with relatives. Miss Hartford leaves
today for Carter Mont, where she has
business interests.
Miss Eva Graybill visited at the Jes-
Sc Williams farm home near Larcas-
ter from Wednesday until Sunday.
/ G. A. Stevens and wife left town on
Saturday for vacation tip by auto
mobile to Mineral Point, Dodgeville
and other places where their relatives
were waiting to welcome them. They
will be home tomorrow or next day.
Mrs. w. Wagner of Freeport came
Friday on the way home from Mime
apolis to visit Mrs. Louisa Kleinpell
and family. Saturday her sons Oscar
and Fred, also Fred's wife and son
Paul and Rosa Wagner came by car
from Freeport and she went home with
them Monday, Miss Wagner remain
ing for longer visit. Sunday Will
liam F. Kleinpell, wife and daughter
Ella of Elkader came over and the
congenial relatives had a good visit
and enjoyed picnic supper together.