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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06
CASSVILLE.

The Index says:
Mrs. Jos. West had news that her
son Leo, who was seriously ill sever
al days last week, is much better. His
wife and baby were also quite i'll but
are improving.
Friends here who remember Miss
Lucille Feiker regret to hear of the
sorrow that came to her She was
married in July to Pearl Newell who
soon after went into training at Camp
Lewis and later was transferred to
FIT. Stevens, Oregon, where he died of
influenza on October 7th. The young
widow went from her parents home
at Plentywood, Mont, to the home of
her husbands parents at Union, Mis-
souri,, to attend the funeral, held there
on Oct 10.
Mrs. Carrie M. Kleinpell and chill
dren went to Lancaster last Thurs
day to visit her father, George Muesse
and sisters, Mesdames Anna Baum
gartner and J. G. Whitmore Her
sister, Mrs. G. A. Grimm of Dubuque
was also visiting there. Saturday
Walter Kleinpell brought his aunt
Mrs. Grimm, to Cassville on her way
home where she was accompanied by
Mrs Baumgartner, who will visit
there few days and return here and
Master Walter will take her to Ian
caster and bring his mother and sis
ter, Irma, home.
OF those called to CassvilIe by the
death of their brother, Raleigh Ish-
mael, DR.. O. E. Ishmael left Sunday
night to resume special studies at
Yale college. During the present ep-
idemic he was called for duty at
Camp Dix, N. j., but was taken sick
himself and was hardly able to make
the long trip home, but improved
while here. His sister, Miss Dollie
who is employed in Chicago, had his
company while on her way back to
the city Mrs. E. H. Moon and family
returned home to Lancaster the day
of the funeral. Mrs. G. G. Stevens OF
Elrod, S. D., expects to go home this
week, after visiting her sister-in-law
Mrs. VIM. Wood and family at Bag
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Scharfen-
stein at Bloomington and the E H
Moon family at Lancaster. Mrs. O. E.
lshmael and baby Eldridge will re-
main here Indefinitely with the Ish-
maels at the Denniston house.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06
FENNIMORE.
The Times says:

The Times says:
Harry Smythe mas arrived safely
overseas. He is with the 48th artil-
lery.
Marvin Frankenhoff was here from
Ortley, S. D. Looking well and pros
pering. Hadn't been here for some
time.
Mr.. and Aug Fritz were at Madison,
Wednesday to see their son Virgil.
The latter came out with his father
Thursday and remained home until
Sunday. Virgil was pretty sick lad.
was in the hospital several weeks, and
is still quite weak
John Blessing returned home Fri
day from Denver, Col. He reports his
sister Bertha much improved IN
health. The influenza epidemic has
about been checked in Denver and
John says heroic methods were adopt
ed to bring about that result.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Tandy Sr. ar
rived home Saturday from Backus.
Mimi. Mrs. Tandy is recovering from
a severe attack Of pneumonia and
will remain here for the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. Clyde Farris. Mr..
Tandy went to Platteville yesterday
to see his son Charles before return
ing to his home in Wyoming.
Sydney B. Weber, a member of the
band at the Great Lakes naval sta
tion was home for a few days fur
Tough. Sid is looking fine, has gained
considerable in weight and has gotten
about the country quite a little this
fall. He says the flu epidemic at the
station is about over
Mr. and Mrs. Leo AnschuetZ. Miss
Helen Anschuetz and Lieut.. Henry
Anschuetz of Boscobel, called on their
sister, Mrs. Joe Him, Thursday.
Lieut.. Anschuetz is stationed at Camp
Grant. He is such a valuable man on
the question of insurance that in the
short space of four months he was
advanced from private to second lieut..
Henry will certainly make good.
The body of Jos. Bacon arrived here
Sunday and was taken to the Rock
church cemetery where short servic-
es were held and interment made. Mr..
Bacon went to Rewey from Gays Mills
over a year ago and was ground boss
at the Senator mine until September
when he was taken into service and
sent to Camp Greenleaf, Ga. Oct. IS
he became i'll with influenza,
he became i'll with pneumonia and
died Oct. % in the U. S. General hos
pital, Dodge City Ca He was 80 years
of age. One brother and one sister
are left to mourn his untimely death.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06
AROUND THE COUNTY.
PLATTEVILLE.

The Witness saws:
Nora Mcnamara of Highland, ended
her life Sunday, Oct. 81, by hanging
herself. She had been melancholy for
some time.
Miss Myrtle Himan and Christian
Wentz were married last Tuesday in
Platteville. The bride is the only
child of Mr.. and Mrs. John Himan.
David Sampler left today for West
Virginia.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Mahr, son, last week.
Noah Jaffee broke an arm above the
wrist last week while cranking a car.
DR.. Elizabeth P. Rindlaub of Fargo,
n D., has been spending a few days
at the home of her parents. She will
leave tomorrow for short visit with
her brother, Capt. M. P. Rindlaub,
who is III the eye department of the
base hospital at Camp Grant. Her
father will accompany her to Camp
Grant.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06
PLATTEVILLE.

The News says:
Miss Emelie Krog has been ac-
copied as nurse in the Nurses Ar
my Training Corps and expects to
leave for duty in a short time. The
camp where she will work has not
been yet selected.
H. B. Mann has been accepted in
the Filed Artillery Central Officers
Training Camp at Louisville, KY.
Harvey has been giving a great deal
of time to the war work and if he
could get in the vicinity of the kaiser
he would obliterate him and his six
sons in the first round.
Martin Mayer and wife of High
land, mourn the death of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Elsa Mayer Bean, at Rock
ford, H. Her death was caused by
pneumonia. Deceased was 81 years
of age. The Mayors were formerly
residents of Platteville, when Mr..
Mayer was fireman ON the st. Paul
road.
Rev and Mrs. Mason received a
letter from England telling of the
death of Mrs. Mason's father and mo-
Their and sister, also the death in &C
ton of one brother who died from
wounds received some time ago while
fighting in France.
Mrs. Dan Kies received photo of
her son Charles, who is doing duty in
a hospital in France Since arriving
overseas he underwent a serious OPP
Grafton. and while regaining his
strength he is doing hospital work.
Guerdon Kies, another son, is in
France with the Platteville boys
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06
LITTLE GRANT.
(Too late for last week.

(ToO late for last week.
Mrs. Minnie Cooley and Burnell
spent Saturday and Sunday at Fred
W. Cooley's near Fenimore.
Mrs. John Barr of Glen Haven, Wis
tied few days at Chas. Addison's last
week.
Mrs. Linda Garthwaite and Mrs.
Bert Garthwaite and Ralph and Del
bert spent Saturday forenoon with
Mrs. Lou Morrow and afternoon with
Mrs. Fannie Smith.
Orion Cooley was down and built
the chimney for his mother Mrs. Min
ME Cooley, last Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Pendleton & Kaap shredded for OF
to Losch and Gay Landon, Wessie
Landon, Edgar Croft last week and
will shred for Ellsworth Jeide the
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Govier, Mrs. Geo.
Mccormick and Ed. Mccormick went
down to Millville Monday to fish.
John Clark of Lancaster, is build
ing a porch for Hal Smith.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06
BLOOMINGTON.

The Record says:
Mrs. Laura Sprague received a let
ter from her sister, Mrs. Augusta
Sprague of Elkhorn, in which she tells
OF the wounding of. son in France.
The boy had an arm broken.
Norm Watriss is home from an
extended visit at Gordon, Neb. Norm
says the influenza is very bad out
there. Gordon is town of 1000 peo-
pie and there were 40 deaths. Two
thirds of the population had the infiu-
enza.
Pvt. Tavern Moore visited at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Moore of Patch Grove, last week.
Tavern is in Camp Funston, and ex-
poets to go to New York this week,
and we all know that means an ocean
voyage in the near future.
Frank and Ellis Lee came over
from Muscoda Monday to look after
the business affairs of Leslie Lee
here. Leslie had life insurance pol
icy of $1,000 with the Northwestern
of Milwaukee, one for $1,000 with the
M. w. A. and one for $4,000 with the
government His family will appre-
ciate his foresight.
Word comes from Mrs. Leon Ben
nett remembered by many as Lottie
Ketner) died at Moline, ILL.,, last Sat
urday. Mrs. Bennett was a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Ketner, and
was a native of this city, where she
passed her early years. Besides he1
husband she leaves one son nine
years old. She was about 80 years
of age at the time of her death. The
many friends of the family extend
sympathy.
Miss Ivanelle Critchlow of Mellen
Wis, was hurt in an auto accident on
Oct. FL. A seven passenger car in
which she was riding turned out tC
go by a Buick roadster that was
stalled and ran off culvert that was
hidden by some weeds. The car turn
edover and Ivanelle received a brok-
en- collar bone and the opposite wrist
badly sprained. The others were con-
siderably bruised but no broken
bones
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06
PLATTEVILLE.
The Journal says:

The Journal says:
John Gartman, son of Joe Cart
man of this city, died in Dubuque
Sunday night, after a few days ill
ness with pneumonia. Mrs. Gartman
had been i'll and John tried to care
for her contracting the illness him
self. A wife and four small children
survive.
Niles Brooks, manager of the Law
renee mine, died in Dubuque at Fin
ley hospital, of pneumonia. The re-
mains were shipped to Milwaukee for
burial.
Hon. J. H. Evans of this city, Gel
ebrated his 88th birthday Tuesday
He received many kilograms, cards
flowers and other tokens of good wish
es. Mr. Evans is still active and
keeps in full touch with world af-
fairs.
The barn of Peter Dolan burned to
the ground Thursday morning.
NJ F. Rewey, an old and respected
resident, died at his home here Mon
day evening, aged 20 years, following
an illness of five months. A wife
daughter and son survive.
James Henry Stephens died at his
late home in Texas, on Sunday. The
body will be brought here for burial
and it is expected will arrive on Sat-
urday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06

A new credit of $200,OOOOOO estab-
lished by the treasury in favor of
France brought the total credits to
that country up to $685. 100000 and
the total for all allies to 1912, 976 ,666.
it is announced at Washington.
Orders for 3,OOO,OOO,OOO cigarettes.
enough to provide two smokes for ev-
cry person in the world, have been
placed by the war department at
Washington, to supply the American
soldiers for the balance of the year.
Men Of the new draft age will first
be modified in large numbers early in
November under a draft call now in
preparation at Provost Marshal Cen
eral CrOwder's Office at Washington.
The sugar allowance of two pounds
monthly person for householders was
increased to three pounds monthly by
Food Administrator Hoover at Wash
ingtOn.
An appeal to munitions workers not
to slow up in their work as result of
peace talk was issued by Major Gen
eral Williams, chief of ordnance 1--WE
are still at war;" General Williams
said. "Our boys in France are depend
ing on us for guns and ammunition.
The enemy is talking peace, but we of
the ordnance department have nothing
to do with peace talk"
The long awaited report on the air.
craft situation by former Justice
Charles e. Hughes was made public
at Washington. Taken in it's entirety
1t is practically clean bill of health.
The country is informed that the $691,-
351, 866.47, which it gave in taxes and
in bond issues for our aircraft pro-
gram has not been squandered. On
the contrary, only $134,044, 39827 thus
far has been expended, with results
which nonpartisans describe as splen-
did.
The United States fuel administra-
ton at Washington has issued orders
to 13 coal mines prohibiting them from
either shipping or mining any coal,
making a total Of 90 mines closed by
the administration.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06

Inc American dollar was quoted at
annoy, CHINA, at III silver, Thurs
day.
A Prague dispatch to the Tageblatt
OF Berlin says the Graben, the finest
business street in Prague, has been
renamed Wilson street.
austrian marines have revOlted, seiz-
ing the warships at Pola and placing
them at the disposal of the Hungari-
ans and the Jugo-Slavs, it was report
ed to Copenhagen.
M. Durre, member of the chamber
OF deputies for VaIenciennes, who in
sisted upon accompanying French
troops when they occupied the suburbs
of that city, was killed by shell, it
is announced at Paris.
Dutch soldiers encamped at Harris
kamp, near Apeldoorn, in Gelderland,
mutinied, according to the Amsterdam
TELEGRAPH. The trouble was due to dis
satisfaction over food conditions. The
soldiers are said to have plundered
the canteens and set fire to the bar
racks. The reports say that in THE
ensuing fighting several men were
killed or wounded.
During the rule of General Krasnoff,
the Cossack leader and former MEM
Der of the staff of Alexander Kerensky,
in the Don region, $4,000 persons have
been shot, according to a Russian
wireless dispatch received at London.
The Hungarian diet at a joint meet
ing adopted a motion declaring that
the constitutional relations between
Hungary and Dalmatia, Slavonia and
Fiume have ceased to exist, according
to the Hungarian correspondence bu-
reau.
The kaiser is willing to abdicate-
but not yet. In an address before
members of the reichstag, an excerpt
of which was telegraphed from Berlin
~ @AAhSIC1Ou1llJ lA1C GlupCIOI 10 QuOlCu
as saying: "The time is not yet ripe
for my abdication. Should the nation
require it later, shall abdicate with
out hesitation, in favor of Prince Will
liam (the crown princes oldest son),
under the regency of the chancellor"
The people of Australia will not be
satisfied unless Germany surrenders
Internationally, it is declared in res
olution unanimously adopted by the
Melbourne city council.
4
In Paris during the week ending Oc-
tober 81 there were 1856 Deaths the
greatest total since the beginning of
the grip epidemic there.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06
BOSCOBEL.

The Dial says:
Paul Sanger of Soldiers Grove, who
was wounded in action during the late
summer, has returned to this coun-
try for recuperation, and is at pres
ent in base hospital in Iowa, where
his arm wa separated on.
Jacob Miller, while hauling wood
with Elmer Lickel's team, Tuesday
morning, let them get away and they
ran up Main street at a lively pace.
Luckily no damage was done to any
thing.
Geo. Allen closed big contract
yesterday with an Oshkosh excelsior
firm to delived excelsior bolts and
wood this winter. He will soon have
his crew of men at work.
Benjamin H. Jones, fine young
man and an industrious farmer of
Crawford county, died Sunday of
pneumonia and influenza He was on
ly 10 years old aid son of Robert
Jones.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06
CASSVILLE.
The Record says:

The Record says:
Relatives here received word of the
death of the 12-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w J. Mundt of Pierre,
S. D., on Sunday morning. Death was
due to influenza Mrs Mundt is a sis
ter of Mrs. Frank Tebo.
George T. Burrows who recently
arrived from Benson, Mimi, is dan
gerously i'll with influenza and pneu-
monia at the home of his father in
Waterloo township. Another son,
Art, is also critically i'll with this dis
ease.
The sad news of the death of John
Farrand was received in a telegram
Wednesday morning by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Orson Farrand. His
death occurred in a hospital in Wyo-
ming following injuries received in a
railroad accident.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06
HAZEL GREEN.
The News-Herald saws:

The News-Herald says:
On last Tuesday, Will FLEECE who
lives west of town, met with an acct
dent. For some reason his team be-
came frightened and wheel of the
wagon ran over his leg, breaking one
of the smaller bones.
A large, husky man died suddenly
OF heart failure about eight O'Clock
Tuesday morning at the Jefferson
mine. He was a Lithuanian and one
of four who worked at the Cleveland
about year ago, moved away and re
turned two weeks ago and went to
work at the Jefferson. Mr.. Pearce
brought the body here and it was
buried in the village cemetery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06
Domestic

Wilmer H. Brickley of Philadelphia,
a cadet aviator in the marine corps,
was burned to death in an airplane ac-
cident at the Curtiss aviation field at
Miami, Fla Backfire caused the ac-
cident.
Grieving over the death of her huS-
band, who had died of influenza, Mrs.
Carmen Lavera, aged thirty-four. of
near Camaguep, Cuba, killed her sew
en- young sons.
One policeman was killed and six
sailors wounded at Norfolk, Va, in a
street riot which resulted from the eff
forts of policemen to arrest a number
of sailors on charges of disorderly con-
duct.
An average wage increase of 81
day was granted anthracite coal min
ers by Fuel Administrator Garfield at
Washington, effective November 1. In
some instances the increase is below
this figure.
Fire. followed by explosions, de-
stroyed the chloride distilling building
at the $3,OO0,O00 government chemical
plant at Kingsport, Tenn. The dam
age was estimated at more than $780,
0O0
Hanover, a village in Columbiana
county, southwest of Alliance, o., was
practically wiped out by fire with a
loss estimated at between $150,OO0 and
100000. The fire is believed to have
been ineendiary.
Friends of Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker
at Columbus. O., learned that the for
mer auto racer has downed his twenty
second German plane on the American
front in France.
Flying Cadets Howard Burnett of
Dodge City, Kan, and Howell Williams
of Tippston, Pa, were killed when
their planes collided above the avia-
tion field near Fort Worth, Tex.
John G. Kleist, a well-known attor-
new and prominent Socialist of Mil
waukee, was arrested on federal in
dictment charging seditious utterances.
The 1920 and 1921 classes at the
West Point Military academy gradu-
ated Thursday, furnishing $40 new
second lieutenants for the army.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06
LEGAL NOTICE.

Circuit Court, Grant County.
Lancaster State Bank, domestic
corporation,
Plaintiff
William A. Belscamper, Frank j. Bel
scamper, James w. Belscamper.
Charles L. Belscamper, Carrie M.
Shattuck and Henry G. Brigham,
Defendants.
The State of Wisconsin: To the said
Defendants:
You are hereby summoned to APP
pear within twenty days after service
of this summons, exclusive of the day
of service, and defend the above en-
titled action in the court aforesaid,
and in case Of your failure so to do
Judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand of the
complaint.
Geo. B. Clementson,
Plaintiffs Attorney
T. 0. Address Lancaster, Grant Coun-
ty, Wis. 34c6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06

An allied attack on Germany from
Tue east was foreshadowed by George
NlcoI Barnes, member of the British
war cabinet, in speech at the Amer
lcsn OHlcers' club in London. The
BRUSH have been assembling ships at
lhe mouth of the Dardanelles for some
liine and Mr.. Barnes said he under
STOOD the vessels already had started
through the straits.
%A&
Viadivostok says i is reported from
omsk that the all-Russian government
tnere Will soon address a note to Pres
iuent Wilson regarding allied support
TO Russia against Germany.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06
Notice For Administration and Notice
to Creditors.

TO CreOlCOrSs
State of Wisconsin, County Court.
Grant County-In Probate.
In Re Estate of Herman Schleier,
deceased.
Notice is Hereby Given, That at
the special term of said court to be
held on the fourth Tuesday of Novem-
Der, A. d. 1918, at the Court House
in the City of Lancaster, County of
Grant and State of Wisconsin, there
will be heard and considered the APP
plication of Catharine Schleier for
the appointment of an administrator
of the estate of Herman Schleier late.
of the Town of Cassville in said coun-
ty, deceased:
Notice is Hereby Further Given.
That at the regular term of said court
ito be held at said Court House on the
first Tuesday of March, A. D. 1919,
there will be heard, considered and
adjusted, all claims against said Her
man Schleier, deceased;
And Notice is Hereby Further Civ
en-, that all such claims for examina-
ton and allowance must be presented
to said county court at the Court
House in the City of Lancaster, in
said county and state, on or before the.
23rd day of February, 1919 or be
barred.
Dated Oct. 23rd, 1918.
By the Court,
E. B. GOODSELL,
Judge.
Geo. B. Clementson, Attorney. 36w3.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06

State of Wisconsin, In County Court
for Grant County
In the matter of the estate of Reub-
en- Wesley Blunt, Deceased.
Notice is Hereby Given, That at the
special term of the county court to
be held in and for said county at the
court house in the city of Lancaster,
in said county, on the fourth Tuesday
of November, A. D. 1918, the follow
ing matter will be heard, considered,
examined and adjusted:
The application of Emery Bunts,
administrator of The estate of Reuben
Wesley Bunts, late of the town of
Woodman, in said county, deceased,
for judgment constituting the will of
said deceased and for the assignment
of the residue of said estate to those
entitled thereto.
Dated October 10Th, 1918. q
BY the Court:
E. B. GOODSELL,
Judge.
Meyer & Orchard, Attys. 37w3.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06
THREE MEN DIE
IN ONE FAMILY

Shullsburg Pick and Cad. In last
weeks issue we reported the death OF
Herbert Stevens, residing about two
miles northeast of our city. Since
then two brothers have also passed
away; Verne, married man, and al
so single brother The deaths all
resulted. from pneumonia following
influenza. The afflicted family have
the sympathy of the entire commun-
ity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06


forces in France have taken 1869
prisoners and 2,37S guns from the Ger
mans, says an official London COM
municatiOn.
The armistice accepted by Turkey
amounts to complete and uncOndi-
tional surrender" This statement
was made by Lord Robert Cecil, as
sdStant secretary of state for foreign
affairs at London.
It is officially admitted in the Ger
man capital, according to dispatch
from Berlin, that serious damage has
been done to the City of Heidelberg,
in Baden, by an allied air raid.
The entire Turkish force which has
been opposing the British on the Ii
girls has been captured, it was officially
announced at London. 1t is estimated
the prisoners number approximately
1000
The Austrians are withdrawing from
Albania in the Balkans and have al
ready evacuated Alessia, town in
northern Albania near the Montene-
grin frontier, the war office of Vienna
announced.
AuStro-H Hungarian forces in their
eastern wing in Serbia are Withdraw
ing from occupied territory and have
completed the crossing of the Danube,
according to an official statement al
Vienna.
1.-THE Serbian cavalry has reached
the Danube east of Semendria and 70
jarevatz has been occupied. says the
Paris war office statement on the Bal
kan war operations.
The Czechs have cut all railways pc
tween Berlin and Vienna, via Ooer-
berg and Bodenbach, it was learned at
Zurich. Communications between
Agram, Budapest. Fiume and vienna
are completely interrupted.
German losses in their unavailing Of
fensive into the Lys river salient last
summer were $4,000 killed, 5000 pris-
oners and about $4,000 wounded ana
missing, according to an authoritative
calculation given out at London.
Accommodating indications point to an
early re-entry of Roumania into the
war. Private advices received at Lon
don from Bucharest state that EXPIRE
mier Bratlanu, forced out by the Ger
MANS is about to return to power. be
will demand a renewal of war.