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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-09
CASSVILLE.
The Index says:

The Index says:
Almon Wagner, who spent three
weeks visiting relatives here and in
Lancaster and Bloomington, left Sat
urday for his home in Denison Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Koppen and
their son Frank were guests at the
John ErtZ home day last week on
the farm near Lancaster.
Jesse Wilder and son lost two calves
valued at about $40, killed by dogs is
the suppositiOn. This happened on
the farm last week.
One thing noticeable in congenial
society circles hereabouts, you never
hear anybody calling through the
smoke for small BEER any more.
This is an important discovery
The Misses Nellie Moran, Ivaneue
Lewis and Janet Austin brought Miss
Dollie Ishmael home Saturday from
a two months visit at Lancaster.
They came in T. j. Haley's car, Miss
Lewis chauffeur.
J. G. Milligan and daughter Alice
OF Coshocton, Ohio, are in Cassville
for few days visit with Mr.. Milli-
CANS cousin, VIM. Reed, and other
relatives. They are on the way home
from a visit with relatives in Seattle.
Mrs. G. J. Scharfenstein's brother,
Mark Suttle, who lives in Colorado,
has eight sons all eligible for duty
in the U. S. army. Her brother, VIM,
OF Lancaster, has four kaiser-killers.
Her brother, DR.. Henry Suttle of Vir-
oqua, has an only son, Henry, and he
is with the A. E. F. in France.
There was a party last Thursday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rech, a farewell send-off for
their daughter Leila, who has gone to
Brldgewater, S. D., to teach school,
beginning Sept. 80. "a of the young
lady's neighborhood friends were at
the marshmallow toast and all had an
enjoyable time.
John Hutchcroft, 70 years old, died
suddenly of acute gastritis, at his
home at Cedar Rapids, Ia. Monday ev-
ening, Sept. 20. He was eldest Of the
family which moved to Lexington.
NO., when he was small boy, and be-
fore the Civil war came to Grant
county and for many years lived on
the Murray farm in Glen Haven town
ship. He married Miss Lizzie Hem
stead and in few years they went
west to live. He leaves a widow, one
son and three daughters, married.
The youngest daughter is widow and
is at home with her mother. others
who mourn are his sisters, Mrs. Liz
zie Scharfenstein of Bloomington.
and Mesdames Hannah and Rhoda
lshmael of Cassville Mesdames Ish-
mael went to attend the funeral.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-09
BLOOMINGTON.
The Record saws:

The Record says:
DR.. S. A. Stone started yesterday on
his return journey to Long Beach.
Calf, after a pleasant visit with rel
atives an dold friends in this city and
vicinity.
A daughter was born recently to
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schallenberger
(the latter being remembered here as
Nellie Cooper at their home in Elk
alaka, Mont.
Philip Dahmen and family return
ed fortnight ago from Medberry, N.
D., where they spent the summer, and
have rented the Chas. Bohringer farm
near Bagley.
Cecil Garner went to Ossian, Ia,
today with the Ludden truck, to bring
home Monroe Hoskins' household fur
niture. Monroe and family will take
up their residence in part of the Jay
Donnelly house.
Benz. benson last Monday received
a telegram announcing the death of
his daughter, Mrs. Ada Jordan, at
Mason City, Ia. Mr.. benson immed-
lately started for that city to attend
the funeral
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hickok return
ed to Moline, H., last week They
were accompanied by Mrs. Geo. Hick-
ok and son Dick, who will remain
there. Geo. and Chas. have lucrative
employment in the factories of that
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Prideaux an
nounce the birth of son, Stanley Ed
ward, at their home in Madison. The
Prideaux family are getting along
very we'll in Madison, so they inform
their many friends here
Lloyd Pagan arrived home Mon
day night from Fl Oglethorpe, Ga.
He has recently attended machine
gun school and when he finished was
promoted to sergeant and also will
attend an officers training school very
soon. It is evident that Lloyd is
making fine progress in the army.
Milton Cooper went to Chicago on
Sunday with a car of hogs and a car
of cattle of his own feeding. He haul
ed all the hogs to Bagley in his Ford
truck, making eight trips in one day.
Herb. Mcpherson went along to Chi
cagO to inspect a bunch of stolen cars
that had been recovered to see is one
OF them happened to be the Ford that
was stolen from him in Rockford, Ill,
several weeks ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-09
U.S.-Teutonic War News

American aviatorS were busy all day
ON the verdun front carrying out
bombing attacks on Condans, Longu-
yon, Audun, Dommary, Buxieres, Wig
neulles, Chamble, Etain, Arnville and
Grandpre. They dropped 81 tons
Of bombs. Abileville, Gore, Hayden
vile and Marco also were bombed.
Twenty patients, many of them all
ready suffering from wounds received
In battle, were killed when German
shell struck an American hospital sew
eral nights ago northwest of Verdun.
1t was reported in Paris that the
Germans had shelled the American field
hospital at Bethincourt and had set
It on fire. The report is unconfirmed.
American troops co-operated with
the Japanese in the occupation OF
Observation-Disclosures, the capital OF the
Amur province. The allied forces en-
tered The city on the heels of the boil
sheviki.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-09

Paris dispatch says Greek troops
are continuing to press on into
Macedonia, following up the Bulgarian
evacuation. They entered Sores and
have occupied Demir-H issar pass.
On front of fifty miles, the Italian
forces in Albania advanced, the war
office in Rome announced. In addi-
ton to occupying Berat, they are adj
Vancing in the direction of FL Bassen
and in the Bevoli valley.
american, British and Italian war
ships have destroyed the Austrian
naval base at Durazzo and the war
ships anchored there, according to an
announcement made by Premier Or
lando at Rome
The first unit of the ROumanian for
eign legion has completed prepara-
tons to take its position on the front
In France, dispatches received at
Washington through. official sources
said.
During the month of September the
British captured on the western front
5000 prisoners and roo guns Dur
ing the months of August and Septem-
Der the British captured 123,618 pris-
Oners and 1,4OO guns.
German military authorities have
begun to remove the inhabitants of
Alsace, according to the Democratic,
in expectation of a Franco-American
attack on the frontier. The inhabit-
ants of 20 villages. including Ferrette,
Goutavon and Winkel, already have
been sent to Bavaria. Some of the
villagers have escaped across the
Swiss frontier.
In their retirement from ST. Quentin
the Germans removed all the inhab-
itantS. When the French troops en-
tered the town there were no civilians
to be found.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-09
FENNIMORE.
The Times SAYS:

the Times says:
DR.. M. A. Bailey has received his
commission as captain and orders to
report at once to FIT. Riley, Kas.
The first gold star on the service
flag for Fennimore, is for Harvey
Stitch, son of Ed. Stitch. Harvey died
of influenza at Great Lakes naval
training station. The funeral was held
Tuesday here.
Will Maso of Monroe, son of Mrs
Fred Maso Sr., of Fennimore, and
brother of Frank, John, Fred and Ed
Maso, died at Great Lakes last We'd
nesday evening of pneumonia. Will
was 80 years old The funeral was
held at Monroe Tuesday Mr.. Maso
enlisted July 7th and was in good
health up to short time before his
death. He swas married
William Haywood passed away Oh
Thursday at the Adam Hill home in
this city after long illness. He was
stricken with paralysis several years
ago from which he never recovered
The past summer he has been able
TO be about a little but was practically
an invalid. Another stroke last week
brought his suffering to an end. His
wife died in February, 1918. Since
1907 he has lived in Fennimore, MAX
ing his home with Adam Hill since
the death of his wife He formerly
lived at Preston.
A baby daughter weighing 9 pounds
was born Thursday morning to Mr..
and Mrs. G.. w. Morrison. Mother
and child are getting along nicely and
the friends of the Morrissons rejoice
hnr 49,
Word came to Mrs. MORRISON the
same afternoon of the death at Rick
ardville, Ia, of her father, J. W. Lew
is, aged sc years, who had been in
poor health for a long time. The fu-
neral was held Monday.
G. P. Him has received a letter
from his brother George, who lives
in Laurens, Ia, conveying the start
ling intelligence that there are 800
cases of Spanish influenza in Laur
ems, a town no larger than Fenni-
more. The marshal and two other
persons have died from the disease.
Mrs. David Farris was called to
Madison yesterday by the serious ac-
cident- that befell her little four-year-
old granddaughter, Media Farris, who
was run over by a car Monday even
ing and sustained a fractured skull.
A telegram from Harris, acting Adj
jutant General, Washington, d. c.,
received at Highland Friday morn
ing, conveyed the sad intelligence of
the death of Robert Kali, who was
killed in action in France, August Is.
Mr.. Kali was brother of Mrs. Aug.
Lecheska,. a former resident of Fen
nimore.
George, the ten-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Blanchard, broke an
arm above the wrist while at play one
day last week. Joe Lemanski's seven
year old boy also sustained broken
arm while cranking an engine. DR..
T. H. Marsden was called to attend to
both boys injuries.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-09
Foreign

Austria-Hungary has requested Hol-
land to invite the belligerents to take
part in peace negotiations, says the
Vienna correspondent of the Berlin
Tageblatt. The correspondent adds
that Holland has sent out the invita-
tons. A delegation of Hungarian
statesmen, headed by Premier WEEK
erie, has arrived at Vienna in connec-
ton with a new peace move, accord
ing to the Cologne Gazette.
The Turkish minister of the interior
has resigned, according to message
from Constantinople.
The number of victims in the
great railway disaster north of NAL
mo, Sweden, is not known, but the
fatalities are estimated at 90. AS
far as can be learned nc Americans
are among the casualties.
The Bulgarian peace delegates who
went to Salonil1i and signed the arm
istice agreement with the allies have
returned to Sofia.
Prince Macmillan of Baden has
been named German imperial chancel-
lor, according to a Berlin dispatch.
The second shipment Of gold from
Russia to Germany has arrived at the
German frontier and has beer taken
over by an official of the reichsbank,
according to Berlin dispatch.
Kei Hara, one of the leaders of the
great Seiyu Kai party, has been APP
pointed premier of the new Japanese
cabinet, succeeding the Terauchi adj
ministration. In addition he will be
minister of justice.
Three hundred and fifty persons
have been killed in a railway accident
at Malmo, Sweden. Fifty children who
were returning to Stockholm from the
country are among the dead.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-09

In Circuit Court for Grant County,
Wisconsin.
Otto Schmitz, Plaintiff,
Sibilla Schmitz, William Schmitz,
Chris Schmitz and Maggie tschmitz,
his wife, Henry Schmitz and Mabel
Schmitz, his wife, Adam Schmitz and
Alta Schmitz, his wife, Frank Schmitz
and Bertha SchmitZ, his wife, Theo-
dore Schmitz and Winnie Schmitz, his
wife, Lucy Sails; Henry Henkel and
John Henkel, partners doing business
under the firm name and style of H.
Henkel and Co.; j. T. Clifton; the
State Bank Of Patch Grove, a domes-
tic corporation; the Woodhouse &
BARLEY Bank, domestic corporation,
and Martin j. Duffy, Defendants.
BY virtue of Judgment of parti-
ton and sale, made in the above en-
titled action on the second day of
September, 1918, the subscriber, sher-
if of Grant County, Wisconsin, will
sell, at the hour of one o'clock in the
afternoon, on the 4th day of Novem-
Der, 1918, at the front door of the
Court House, in the City of Lancaster,
in said Grant County, the real estate
directed by said judgment to be sold,
and described therein as follows, to-
wit:
The West half of the North East
quarter, less twenty (20) acres at
the North end; also, twenty 600
acres off the West side of the East
half of the North East quarter. All
in Section nineteen (19), Township
three CD North, Range four "a West,
Grant County Wisconsin
Dated September 18th, 1918.
w. C. HYMER,
Sheriff of Grant County, Wisconsin
Geo. B. Clementson, Plaintiffs At
torney. 29w6.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-09
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

State of Wisconsin, Grant County
COurt-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate OF
Thornton Oates, deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate
of Thornton Oates deceased having
been issued to Lucretia A. Pennock,
Notice is Hereby Given, That the
creditors of said Thornton Oates, de-
ceased, are allowed and limited by
order of this Court until and includ-
ing the third Tuesday of January,
1919, being the 21st day of said month,
to present their claims and demands
against said Thornton Oates, deceas-
ed, to the County Court for examina-
ton and allowance.
Notice is Also Hereby Given, That
the claims and demands so presented
will be examined and adjusted by this
Court, at the Office of the County
Judge, at the Court House, in the City
Of Lancaster, in said County, on the
fourth Tuesday of January, 1919.
Dated this 18th day Of September,
1918.
BY the Court,
E. B. GOODSELL,
County Judge.
s. H. Taylor, Atty for Executrix. 31w4
rV, - A--A.-- 49, D..~-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-09
News of the
Week Cut
Down for
Busy Readers

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Every graduate nurse, every pupil,
practical nurse, midwife and hospital
attendant who can possibly do nurs-
ing or assist in a sick room, is being
listed by the American Red Cross at
the request of Secretary of War Baker
and Surgeon General GOrgas at Wash
ington. This applies not only to con-
tinental United States, but to all the
territories and insular possessions, and
to American Red Cross chapters in
China, Japan and oil parts of the
world
The packers and the food admins
tration at Washington agreed to main
tain the minimum price of hogs for
October at approximately $3.50 hum
bred. This is in line with the recon-
mendatiOn recently made by COM
mittee of producers. No prices for
November were fixed, although the
packers agreed to support the food adj
minlstration policy of maintaining the
minimum at $3.50.
American troops abroad now num-
Der 100000, members of the house
military committee were informed at
their weekly conference at the war de-
partment at Washington.
AS#
Construction of 454 vessels of l.
100000 deadweight tons is the addi-
tional program of the shipping board
disclosed to the house appropriations
committee at Washington by Chair
man Hurley in explaining his request
for additional authorization of $484,-
100000 for the present fiscal year.
Maximum and minimum retail prices
for shoes as agreed to by the industry,
end ranging from SO to So for men
Ind women, were announced by the
war industries board at Washington.
BY vote of SO to 81, the senate at
Washington failed to give the two
thirds majority necessary to adopt the
resolution passed by the house submit
ting to the states the Susan B. Anthony
suffrage amendment to the federal
Constitution.
All men who have had any expert
ence in seafaring life were called upon,
In a personal appeal by President VIII
son at Washington, to submit with
their questionnaires a detailed ac-
count of such experience, so that the
government may know where to OBJ
tain seamen when their services are
required for the merchant marine.
The house at Washington passed
without a dissenting vote and sent to
the senate the administration emer-
gency power bill, providing for govern
ment acquisition and extension of cleo
trio power plants. 1t authorizes the
expenditure of $175,O00,O00 for extend
ing existing plants or building new
ones.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-09
Domestic

Many men were killed and scores of
others injured in a tremendous ex-
plosion at the plant of the Z. A. Gil
lespie Shell-Loading company at Nor
gan, near Perth Amboy, n. J.
A strike went into effect on all the
lines of the International railway at
Buffalo, N. Y, and in nearby cities
and towns. The tie-up is complete.
the company making no effort to move
cars.
Mai. Whitton Bast, commander Of
the Mitchell aviation field at Garden
CITY. L. l., was killed when MS auto
mobile overturned while on his way to
the field.
Barranuuitas, Porto Rico, with a
subscription of 81, 900, was reported
as the first town in Porto Rico to sub
scribe its quota to the fourth Liberty
loan.
Commenting editorially on Presi-
dent Wilson's Liberty loan speech
Buenos Aires La Razon says: "Presi-
dent Wilson said much, but meant
much more. This is the beginning OF
the greatest lesson taught In the TWEEN
tfeth century-the lesson of force
changed into law. Let US pay homage
to It as the beginning of new phase
Of humanity.
The Northwestern Mutual Life IN
surance company of Milwaukee sub
scribed 100000 of the fourth Liber
ty loan bonds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-09
LIVINGSTON.
he Mail saw.

Inc Mall says:
Mrs. Arch E. Rundell accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. M. A. woodward,
left for Hurley, S. D., Monday morn
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Rundell took
the mas far as Dubuque in their car.
Mrs. David Morrow of Kansas City,
Mo-, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. c. Livingston.
Mrs. Robert Watson is still very
Ill. Mrs. Peat is helping care for her.
Mrs. John Hunter had the misfor-
tune to fall and fracture her hip last
week. Her daughters. Mrs. Lee East
man of Lancaster, and Mrs. Geo. Al
colt of Montfort. are here to see her.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-09
BOSCOBEL.

me Dial says:
Howard Rhodes and Louis Weber
and wives of Lancaster, were here
Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mar
guerite Scheinfug.
DR.. Ora Rice and family we're Wis
itors from Delavan the past week at
the home of his folks, M. M. Rice's,
south of the city, and with her folks,
Geo. Tuffley's at Lancaster The doc
tor is also mayor Of Delavan.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-09
Thornton Oates.

Thornton Oates was born Sept. %,
1847 at Hazel Green, Grant county,
Wis. He resided there until seven
years old when his father and mother
moved on farm in No. Lancaster
At the age of &c he was married to
Elizabeth Edwards and moved on a
farm in Little Grant where they re-
sided until five years ago when they
moved to Lancaster
About three years ago Mrs. Oates
died and since then he has made his
home with his daughter, Mrs. Willis
Pennock. To this union were born
eight children, five dying in child
hood. Three survive his death: Mrs.
Lucretia Pennock of Lancaster, Den
mis- G. Oates of Lancaster, and Mrs.
Bessie D. Losch of Little Grant
He was we'll known to many in
Lancaster and surrounding country
and has been known as a man of hon
or. Early in life he joined the M E.
church and so remained until June
6, 1894 when he joined the reorgan-
lied church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints and so remained faith
full follower of Christ until his death
which called him to the "other side"
August %, at the age of 20 years,
II months and % days. May his rest
be sweet.
Funeral services at the home at II
a. M, Aug. 26, sermon by j. o. Dut-
ton of Evansville, Wis, and at the
church and at the cemetery in Little
Grant at 1890.
The children wish to thank all who
so kindly assisted them during the
illness and death of their father and
for the beautiful flowers. ***
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-09
Samuel Oates.


Samuel Oates was born in York
shire, England, Oct 80, 1888, and
died at Lancaster, Wis, June 25, 1918,
aged 70 years, Z months and rs days.
When seven years of age he came
to America with his parents, residing
first at Galena, ILL.,, later at Hazel
Green, Wis, and still later moved to
a farm in No. Lancaster where he
spent the greater part of his life.
When he was a small boy he fell
while carrying some poles and in
jured one of his hips. He never full
ly recovered from the injury, but
suffered from it the rest of his life.
However, he bore all this with pa
thence, never complaining, and work
ing industriously cleared his large
farm of wood and stumps.
He was married to Lydia Hickin
of Ackron, Ohio, Oct. Is, 1865. Five
daughters were born to them all of
whom survive him. Some number of
years ago he sold the farm and moved
to Lancaster. Mrs. Oates died June
%, 1902.
Mr.. Oates was a good Christian
man and an industrious citizen, hon
est and upright in every respect. He
was ever thoughtful of the welfare
of others, Arrays returning good for
evil. He united with the Methodist
church some years ago, and contin-
ued in that faith until his death. He
attended. church regularly until old
age and i'll health made it impossible
for him to do so.
During his last sickness he lived
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Oh
lie Welsh, where she gave him her
most tender care, and from where he
passed peacefully to rest.
He is survived by five daughters:
Mrs. Cora Petersen, Mrs. Ollie Welsh,
Mrs. Irene Parks, Mrs. Mae Domer
and Mrs. Minnie Vesperman. Be
sides these he leaves sixteen grand
children, eleven great grand children,
two brothers, Joe and Thornton Oates
of Lancaster, two sisters, Mrs. Anna
Hickin of Lancaster, and Mrs. Bette
Pritchett of Hastings, Neb., and
countless friends who mourn his
death.
Funeral services were held at the
NJ. e. church June 81, Rev. ]. T. Nor
gans officiating and burial made at
Hillside cemetery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-09
.Enronenrr War News

The Turkish forces in Persia have
been ordered by Constantinople to
leave at once, according to a report
reaching the state department at
Washington from Teheran.
A British torpedo boat has been
sunk in a collision with merchant
vessel, the London admiralty an
nounced. Fifty-three men are miss
ing.
The Spanish steamer Francoh has
been torpedoed by a German subma-
rine, according to an announcement
made by the minister of marine at
Madrid.
Very heavy casualties were inflicted
on the bolshevik troops by the entente
forces when they captured Ukhtin-
skaya in northern European Russia
September 20, according to an official
statement issued by the London war
Office.
eve will SOON direct our blow at
Constantinople and the vanquished
Turk will be thrown once and for all
into ASIA declared Gen. Franchef
d'Esperey, the allies commander in
chief on the Macedonian front in re-
plying to demonstration at Saloniki.
" y
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-09
Personal

Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, visited
the American front in Fra nee. After
his visit he left for Italy.