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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-30

There is no necessity for shortage
OF sugar in Florida. especially in Ma
ron county and this section. Sugar
cane grows iuxuriantly in this Sec
eion and all that is needed to get a
suniciency OF sugar cane In this part
OF the county is for capital to come
nere ana put in a sugar cane mill. We
are confident that our farmers would
pant enough cane to keep an up-to-
uale miii grinding and evaporating
Tue entire season-Summerfieid
Chronicle.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-30

Alexis E. Gervais. as Trustee and
Attorney in fact for Royal L. Gervais
Complainant,
VS..
Martha Wenzel, alias Martha N.
Hill, alias Martha Wenzel Gervais
Defendant
Order for Constructive Service.
1t is ordered that the defendant
herein named, towit: Martha Wenzel,
alias Martha Wenzel Gervais, alias
Martha N. Hill, be and she is here
by required to appear to the bill OF
complaint fled in this cause on or be-
fore Monday, the 26th day of Novem.
Der, 1917.
1t is further ordered that a copy OF
this ordered be published once a
week for consecutive weeks in the
Ocala Banner. newspaper published
lin said county and state.
This 25th day OF October. 1917.
CLERKS SeaD P. III. NUGENT,
Clerk Circuit Court, Marion County,
Florida.
BY Ruth Erwin, d. c. 10--26-5tw.
w. w. Lddell. Compartments Solicitor
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-30
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
AND DISCHARGE.

Notice is hereby given that on the
Goth day of March, A. D., 1918, the
undersigned will present my accounts
and vouchers to the Judge of Probate
in and for Marion County, Florida, at
his office at the Court House in Ocala,
and will make my final settlement
and will apply for final discharge; as
such administrator of the estate OF
J. D. Nettles, deceased.
This 18th day of September, 1917.
J. G.. MATHEWS,
AS administrator OF the estate of
J. d. Nettles, deceased.
S-11-sG.c
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-30

Pleasant A. Stovall, editor OF the
Savannah Press, was opposed to wom-
an suffrage, but Pleasant A. Stovall,
United States minister to Switzerland,
who is home on visit, says: ''If
women can make bandages, till farms,
drive taxis, run street cars and sell
liberty Bonds, surely no man OF good
taste could refuse them the right to
vote"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-30

When the city owned fourteen acres
or more land in the. manufacturing
district, to have placed the electric
light and water works plant in the
residential section, in the humble
Judgment of this paper. it was little
less than criminal. Rather than have
placed it in close proximity to the
residence of Alderman Meffert, Alder
man Gerig or any other alderman we
would have suffered our right arm
severed from our body. That is the
way we feel about the matter.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-30

During our civil war and Indian
wars the soldiers encamped in Florida
were healthful to an extreme. There
must be considerable medicinal vir.
tues in cypress and palmetto roots
for these soldiers drank water run.
n;ng over these roots that was the
color OF red liquor, and grew health.
full and strong.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-30
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that on the
Sth day of May, 1918, will present my
accounts and vouchers to the judge OF
probate court, in and for Marion
county, Florida, at his office in Ocala
and make my final settlement and ap-
ply for final discharge as guardian
for Clinton, Estelle,' Haynes, Grady
and Grace Lanier.
This End day of November, 1917.
M. w. LEE, Guardian,
11-9-6mo Theresa. Florida.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-30

LOST OR STRAYED--Two Florida
ponies: black. branded C T; weight,
about 700 pounds; one has white foot
and one two white feet Ii found, no
|tify John Weidner. Summerfield. and
ia reward viii be given.--11-23-2tw
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-30

FARM FOR RENT Twenty-acre
farm, three miles northwest of Sum-
merfield, partly cleared. II interest
ed, address p. G. Bowman. summer
lfald. Fla. 1-s0-1tw
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-30

FOR SALE-One northern brood
mare, in fold, and one 3-year-old FLY.
Address E. B. S., care Banner
11-2-4tw
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-30

LOST--On Ocala- Belleview road,
lady's pocketbook. containing ring.
Finder please return to Banner Office.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-30

FOR SALE--Japanese seed cane,
any quantity Allan Rodgers. Ocala,
Fla.-11-23-2t%
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-30
WANTED-vELvET BEANS

Wanted, dry, sound velvet beans in
pod. 2. C. Chambliss & Co.-11-16-4tw
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-30
NOTICE

In the Circuit Court of the Fifth Ju-
dieial Circuit of Florida, in and for
Marion County-ln chancery.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-30
NOTICE

Notice of Application for Tax Deed
:. Under Section of Chapter 1883 :.
:. :. Laws of Florida. :.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-30

ouail on toaste No. Quail by itself?
No. Not us.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-19
BLOOMINGTON.

Mrs. Daisy Brown returned Sunday
from a visit with her son De Forest at
Camp Douglas and at the home Of her
brother, J. H. Brooks, at Neilsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael BARLEY and
Miss Harriet Hicklin Of Sedgewick,
Kan, are visiting at the home of Mrs.
L. G. BARLEY. In company with Mrs.
L. G. BARLEY and son Frank they Wis
tied at the L. Clark home in Lancaster
and attended the Grant county fair
last week.
Miss Louise Whitcomb left last week
for Dallas Tex, where she will teach
the coming year.
Rev. Wooley and wife returned last
week from a visit at the home of Mrs.
Wooley's mother at Gays Mills.
n. Ferris was called to La Crosse
on account Of the death of a cousin.
Leo BARLEY returned Saturday from
Wausau, where he and Mrs. BARLEY
attended the wedding Of Gladys John
ston of Wausau and Grant Johnson of
Hayward. Mrs. Barley, who went to
Merrill for a visit with her parents, is
expected home Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant Johnston came to Bloomington
Sunday and will visit friends here.
Following were Dubuque visitors
last week: Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Pear
son, Norma and Helen, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Gillis, Mr.. and Mrs. Laverne
ellis and Miss Kate Mann.
Charles Stone returned Friday from
Monango, N. D.
Mrs. David Ballantine and little
daughter of Prairie du Chen are visit
ing relatives here.
The M. E. Sunday school had a pic
mic at the fair grounds Saturday.
This is the week of the fair at
Bloomington and as there was a large
delegation from here attended the Ian
caster fair, we trust the people of Lam
caster will reciprocate.
Jesse Bates of Chicago is visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Bates.
DR.. S. A. NARROW lost his footing
while attending to the engine of his
car and fell so as to crack several of
his ribs.
DR.. H. H. Hancock was down from
La Crosse Sunday. DR.. Hancock has
sold his practice and office equipment
here to DR.. Roy Carter of Livingston.
Floyd and Emery Baldwin entertain
ca friends at a dancing party at the
home Of their parents Saturday.
me following students leave this
week: Velma and Beatrice Hickok.
Margaret Thornton, Alta Whitmore,
Milton Frazier, Fuller Porter and Mel
vim Cooper, to attend Platteville Nor
NAL; Doris Gilligan, Inez Brookens,
GLADYS Morgan, Rose Voss and Nellie
Mcnamara to attend La Crosse normal.
Ed Porter is home from the Great
Lakes Naval Training station for a
twelve-day fuIough.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-19
NORTH ANDOVER.

Harley Wilcox went to Dubuque on
Monday to offer his services in the
navy.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Forck and
family spent Sunday afternoon at Har-
ry Rogers.
Mrs. Lizzie Ross is helping at the
Frank Koelker home and Mrs. Mabel
Ortschid went to Dubuque to help care
for the new baby at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Melvin Birch.
The committee for the lecture course
met Monday evening and tickets are
now on sale for the course. which be-
gins October s. The course this wear
promises to be an exceptionally good
one and will furnish excellent enter
tainment for the winter.
A good many from this vicinity at
tended the Lancaster fair on Friday
and report fine display of grains.
vegetables and handwork. We hope to
see as much at the Bloomington fair
this week.
The Craig threshing machine is
threshing this week for Frank Keel
ker, John Barr, Ben Retallick and Will
Biggin
Mrs. Barnes, who has been ill at the
John j. Ryan home for several weeks.
left for her home in Beetown on Sat-
urday.
Myron Myers bought a fine bunch of
cattle from John Lancaster.
Miss Margaret Mason is attending
high school in Lancaster this year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-19
FENNIMORE.
The Times saws

The Times says:
One last flicker and theI light of life
went out Monday afternoon at three
o'clock for Ora S. Harmas, only child
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank J. Harmas OF
this city
The Friar Bros. of Little Green had
three head Of stock, two nice heifers
and steer, killed by lightning recent
ly. They received insurance of $40
on them.
A very pretty and impressive we'd
ding occurred at the home of J e.
Doan on Saturday, September 8, when
MS daughter, Ieta Caroline, became
the wife of John Gerhardt.
Paul Baupes, aged %, oldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Baures, living
northeast of Fennimore, left for Mil
Waukee yesterday to join the navy.
PauI is a sturdy young man who was
perfect in his physical examination
and we know he will make a good
record.
}. 4. Miller had a slight accident
last week while getting out of an
automobile. The machine was still
moving as Mr. Miller stepped to the
ground and a rear wheel ran over his
foot, causing him to walk with con-
siderable lameness for day or two.
Mrs. T. E. Thompson received .
telegram yesterday announcing the
death of her brother. Clifford Gille-
land, of Upton, Ia. Clifford was rails
ed in this vicinity and lived here until
ne removed to Iowa a few years ago
He leaves a wife and four children
also his father, Adam GilIeland. of
Woooman, and half-sister, Mrs. Leo
FriCz, OF WOdman, to mourn his loss.
"A postcard from r. H. Ulbrich of
FOCosl, written Somewhere in Eng
lana put postmarked London, reach
ca US yesterday. 1t is dated August
lo' showing that it took nearly a
1nonth TO reach it's destination. Mr.
olprlch writes: "Was in parade today
IN London. Ours were the first for
e!gn troops under arms in London
since the year 147O. We were met bv
a million people and reviewed bv the
hlts ana queen and other dignitaries. y
j. =. west died at the home of his
son. L. Z. West, on Monday. The fu-
neral services were conducted at the
nome on Tuesday morning by Rev. G.
II. Wlllett. The remains were taken IN
Pleasant Prairie, near Waukesha. and
Iuneral services will be held there.
Mr. west was 80 years old. He was
llIeIong resident Of Pleasant Prai-
RE, but had lived for some years at
Waukesha. He came to Fennimore
last fall and was taken i'll shortly af-
ter coming. He was a lifelong mem
Der of the Methodist church, and was
very active in religious and temper
ance work
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-19
SOUTH LANCASTER

Mrs. U. E. McReynolds visited with
Mrs. Ed Eastman Wednesday and both
did shopping in Lancaster.
The people of this neighborhood at
tended the Grant county fair Friday
Laverne McReynOlds had twenty
three entries at the Grant county fair
and carried off number of premiums
Mr.. Phillip, wife and daughter Sylvia
visited at the Will Bruss home.
Frank Smith and family visited at
U. E. McReynolds. Also Gerald Cliff
ton from Mount Hope called. He went
to the Hurricane to visit his sister
Mrs. Ed Yoose.
Those starting to high school this
morning were Elma and Carl Bruss
Floyd Pollock, Tavern Day, Tavern
McReynolds.
Miss Gertie Reukauf of Mount Hope
visited at the weekend with Mrs. Ed
Eastman, and attended the fair Friday
Jesse Day and family of Potosi Wis
tied at Charlie Days.
Visitors at Henry Eastman's were
Miss Elizabeth Jones of Sheffield, Ia
Ward BoltZer and famil, of Elkhart
Wis; Ed Eastman and family, Pierce
Eastman and family, Ralph Martin
Frank Eastman, Miss Gertie Reukaut
of Mount Hope.
Charlie Day threshed forty acres OF
oats and got 1706 bushels of oats, 4
acres of wheat and got los bushels.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-19
LITTLE GRANT

Vivian Van Malta and wife, J. A.
Mundy and wife went to Milwaukee to
attend the state fair.
William Garthwaite, wife and chill
dren, Charles Addison and wife visited
at Mrs. Minnie Cooley's Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Jeidy and Mrs. Sherm
Hayden spent Sunday with their ia
Their, Ike Garthwaite.
Clarence Knapp has a new Ford
touring car.
John Hollenberger lost seven stacks
of grain by fire last Tuesday They
were threshing and caught fire from a
spark from the engine. About six
stacks of oats and wheat and one stack
OF barley burned and two stacks of
oats and barley saved. This is quite a
loss for Mr.. Hollenberger, as he only
had small insurance. The separator.
which was run by Henry and Charles
Knapp of Bloomington, was also de-
stroyed.
Archie Morrow, Tom Webb and Bur
nell Cooley delivered cattle to Lancas-
ter Monday. Ora Welsh sold some
Saturday
Hazel Beetham returned to school at
GAINESVILLE. Her father went with
her
They have the basement dug and the
gravel hauled for the new schoolhouse
IN District No. g. We suppose they
VIII soon be at work building now.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-19
NORTH LANCASTER.

Eugene Croft, August Behling, Fred
Schlosser, Harvey Croft, Eric Muirer
and James Huff are all putting up new
silos.
Mrs. Eliza Alexander is at the home
of her son Gorham a few days during
threshing time.
Miss Irma Maso spent the weekend
with her people at Fennimore.
Edwin Dash and Carl Garthwaite
who have been working for Bee
than Bros, have left their place as
they were in the draft
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cameron of TIE
kamah, Neb., were Sunday callers at
the John Diesel home.
Leslie Deakins came over from
Camp Douglas Friday to spend few
days with friends and attend the
Bloomington fair, as he had a few days
furlough. He returned Sunday.
Most of the threshing has been COM
pleted and silo filling has commenced.
They began filling at John Diesel's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-19
BURTON.

The Ladies' Aid society was enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. Herman
Shinoe last Thursday.
George Schneider, Cap Gable, Oscar
Elskamp and Joe Koehler were made
members Of the Woodmen lodge Sat
urday evening. Visiting members
from the Cassville and Beetown camps
were welcome guests.
Miss Edith Brown Of Rails, Tex, Wis
tied friends a few days on her way tC
Muscoda, where she will teach the
coming year.
A large crowd from here attended
the Lancaster fair Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Daley and two
children of Chicago visited relatives
and friends for two weeks. They re.
turned home Monday.
Ray Shinoe sold his automobile tC
Bloomington party last week.
Mr.. and Ms. Ray Mink returned or
Saturday from Milwaukee and Chi.
cagO. They attended the state fair al
Milwaukee.
Chris Hartman shipped stock from
Mccartney this week.
Otto Hurst of Big Sandy, Mont, is
here for an extended visit with rela
tives.
Arthur Grosser is building a fine
new barn.
Mesdames Ed Schaal, William Full
bright, William Kress and Ira Hawl
visited Saturday and Sunday in Gut.
tenberg.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-19
GLEN HAVEN.

Lester Hutchcroft and family of
Madison are visiting at the home of
his father, William Hutchcroft.
DR.. and Mrs. E. d. Orr of Mount
Hope called at ]. G. Orr's, Sunday.
A. HI. Bennett left this week for
Sheldon, Ia, to visit his son, Grant
Bennett
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Walz are visit
ing relatives at st. Paul and Browns
Valley Mimi.
Mrs. A. N. Noises is getting along
nicely at the hospital in Dubuque
where she underwent surgical opera
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hochhousen cell
ebrated their silver wedding anniver-
sary Sunday, Sept. 16.
Miss Sylvia Weaks is visiting her
brother Harley at East Dubuque.
Mrs. Fred Langenohl of Galesville
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Jordan.
The knitting fever has invaded Glen
Haven and the women of the Red
Cross are busy knitting for the SOL
diers. Several new members ae add
ed to thel list: Leila Hampton, Marie
Edwards, Mrs. Oscar Hutchcroft, F.
w. Edwards, John Vogt, William
Schmit, Mrs. William Schmit, Will
Skinner, Henry Slueter, Joe Nielsen
berg, Mrs. Charles Tate, Mrs. Anna
Vogt, Mrs. Julia Peardon.
w. H. Jordan was in Chicago last
week on business.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-19
HOUSE PASSES WAR
INSURANCE MEASURE

The house of representative on
Thursday Of last week passed the war
insurance bill with only five dissent
ing votes out of 1924. The measure pro
vides for allotments for soldiers fam
lilies, compensation for injuries and
comprehensive insurance. The first
appropriation amounts to $176,OO0,OOO
Some changes will probably be
made in the senate before the bill be-
comes a law. In substance it now
stands as follows:
Allotments and family allowances
Every enlisted man in the military
and naval forces shall alIot part Of his
pay to his wife, or his former wife if
she has not remarked, or to his child
or children. Not more than half his
pay, nor less than SIS monthly may
be so allotted.
Allowances may be obtained for his
family on written application, the sum
not to exceed $50 monthly. The fam
lily allowances are:
If there be a wife only SIS monthly.
If there be wife and child, $25.
If there be wife and two children,
$3.50.
For each additional child, 81 month
ly.
For death in the course of the serv-
ice in the line Of duty the United States
will pay:
For widow, $35 monthly.
For a widow and a child, $45.
For a widow and two children,
$3.50.
For each additional child, SIS month
ly.
If there be no widow and only one
child, $40 monthly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-19
For two children, $35.

For two children, $35.
For four children $45, with $40 for
each additional child.
For a widowed mother, $50.
For disability the United States will
pay the soldier: If he has neither
wife nor child, $40 monthly.
1t he has wife, $50.
If he has wife and child. S65.
If he has a wife and two or more
children, SIS.
A totally disabled soldier who loses
both eyes, both hands or both legs
shall receive 500 monthly.
Insurance-To give every commits
stoned officer and enlisted man pro-
lection for himself and his dependents.
the United States will grant insurance
against death or total disability. The
Insurance may be in multiples of $500,
but not to exceed $4,000.
The maximum of $4,000 was set by
President Wilson after it had been
cut to $4,000 by a house committee.
Soldiers premium rate will probably
be So per $1,000 insurance.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-19

Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Wilkinson, ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. George
Peterson, visited at the Joseph Koell-
er home Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Peterson of the Hurricane were there
also.
William Garthwaite had the misfor-
tune 20 lose valuable puTCbred Short
horn bull recently.
Pit Jacco of Ridgeway and H. Hud-
son of Lancaster were callers at the
Homer Irish home Sunday.
Fred Mayne, wife and daughter Cora
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mclean were
callers at the A. G. Peterson home
Sunday
There is a new baby girl at the Will
liam Peak home. Mother and baby
doing fine.
One of our most highly respected cit
liens was attacked by that well-known
germ called forditis one morning last
week and the patient becoming delir-
ious wandered over to one of the
reighhors, who seeing the seriousness
of the case persuaded him to go tic
Lancaster and call on DR.. Knapp. Ac-
cOrdingly they went uptown that af-
ternoon, called on DR.. Knapp, who
took his temperature, and finding the
same away above normal he hurried
ly prepared one Of his machines and
after giving the victim proper in
structions as to the use of the same
he started him for home, which he
reached in safety, and looking in the
glass found to his surprise that his
fever had gone down almost to normal
A day or two after, while taking a
treatment, he had slight relapse, but
at this writing is gradually recovering
and we hope to be able to report a
permanent cure by next week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-19
National Army CantOnments.

Following is a list of the canton
nents and their location:
Camp Devens, Fitchburg, Mass.
. Camp Upton, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Camp Dix, Trenton, N. J.
Camp Meade, Baltimore, Md.
Camr Lee, Petersburg, Va.
Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. c.
Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga.
Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, o.
Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky.
Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich.
Camp Grant, Rockford, I'll.
Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark.
Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Ia.
Camp Funston, Junction City, Kan.
Camp Travis, San Antonio, Tex.
Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.
National Guard Mobilization Camps.
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C.
Camp Wadsworth, Spartansburg, S.
).
Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga.
Camp Mcclellan, Admission, Ala.
Camp Sewer, Greenville, S. C.
Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga.
Camp Macarthur, Waco, Tex.
Camp Logan, Houston, Tex.
Camp Cody, Deming, N. NJ.
Camp Doniphan, Lawton, Okla.
Camp Doniphan, Lawton, Okla.
Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Tex.
Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala.
Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg. Miss.
camp Beauregard, Alexandria, La.
Camp Kearney, San Diego, Cal.
Camp Fremont, San Francisco, Cal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-19
BEETOWN.

Tommy Auel is home from Mason
City, Ia, for two weeks visit.
DR.. Kraut and wife are rejoicing
over the arrival of a little girl at their
home last Monday
A hard frost last Monday night kill
ed all the garden produce and also a
great deal of corn.
Mart and Bert Findell and families
OF Missouri are here visiting their
mother, Mrs. Charles Perrin.
Abbie Sturmer and Ada Allen were
at Dubuque Monday
Frank Tebo while scuf1ing with
Clyde Clauer fell in such manner as
to cut his face badly. He is much
better now.
DR.. Kraut reports a baby at the Will
Lam Peak home.
p. L. Auel and wife returned Friday
from their visit in Minnesota.
Miss Laura Rogers visited relatives
at Cassville last Saturday and Sun
day
Ham Cliff was caller from Bloom
ingtOn Saturday.
Mrs. Caroline Kobitisch of Center
vile is visiting her brother, Matt Auel.
and family
Donald Taylor and Rolla Jamison
came home Sunday from Benton.
Olga and Elma Brun are home from
Dubuque.
Editor Sherman and family and Mr..
Sherman's nephew of Lancaster were
callers in BeetOwn Sunday
Sunday visitors: George Vogt, wife
and father at r. Birch's; Clarence
Raisbeck and family at Toay Gamers;
Charles Rogers and family of RlOOpo
ington; Charles Thorpe and family.
sister and niece at George Thorpe's.
Belle Birch spent few days of last
week at home.
The Beetown Ladies' Aid society will
be entertained by Mrs. Grace Sprague,
Thursday, Sept. 81.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-19
FLORA.

An unusually heavy frost on Sept
II did a great amount of damage tc
the corn and late potatoes in this vi
entity, some fields of corn being en-
tirely killed. Filling silos is the main
occupation in this burg at present
Ervie Edwards filled his silo Saturday
and John Schildgen Monday. Others
will fill later.
Some crowd at the Lancaster fair
last Friday, and all report a good
time. This week is the Bloomington
fair.
Some Of William Mathews children
were visiting relatives here last week,
They live in southwestern Iowa. Mr.
and Mrs. Mathews were born and rails
ed IN this vicinity.
Verne Edwards is visiting his father
and brothers and sisters.
L. E. Hickok is building new hay
shed, which he intends to fill with
straw when he threshes this week.
Albert Mecham of Chicago was call
ing on friends in this county last
week.