Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-04


Chapman. who was thrown from
horse and injured so badly that he
died, were held at the Methodist
church. Burial was made at Dodge
cemetery. Arthur Chapman of the
S. A. t. C. at Platteville, and Prin-
cipal Chapman of the Shullsburg, Wis.
schools, brother and uncle of Rob-
ert, were in attendance at the funer-
al. The Chapman family have the
sympathy of the entire community in
their loss.
Thanksgiving day was observed in
fitting manner by union services at
the NJ E. church at 1920 a. M. Rev.
G. c, Stafford preached the Thanks
giving sermon. Revs. Conklin and
Dougherty assisted in the services.
Plenty of good music was furnished
by union choir and six piece or
chestra.
Miss Velma Hickok who teaches at
Boscobel, and her sister, Beatrice who
attends the Platteville normal were
called home on account of the death
of their brother, Robert AS the Bos-
cobel schools are again closed Miss
Velma and Constance Lewis who
came home at the same time will be
at home for at least another week.
Students coming home for the
Thanksgiving vacation are Charley
Myers, Leonard Cooper, Miner Knapp,
Fred Schreiner, Melvin Cooper. Artie
Tebo and Mel Ballentine from the
S. A. T. c. at Madison; Rose BETTER
and Dorothy Ballentine from the u
W., Horatio Guernsey from the La
Crosse high school.
Mark Hoskins and Earl Patterson
were home from Camp Grant for
Thanksgiving and remained until
Sunday
A good many letters were received
from the boys overseas the past week
Mrs. Mary Hampton received one from
her son Jamie and Miss Vina Meyers
one from her brother, which were
written after the arastice was signed.
The boys were all right when they
wrote. De Forest Brown sent his
mother little white handkerchief
embroidered and lace trimmed which
he picked up on French battlefield
after our troops had gone over"
Speaking of souvenirs De Forest says
he doesn't want anything to remind
him of the d huns after he gets
back to the states and civilization.
Miss Belva Hoskins came home
Friday night from Downer college
and spent the weekend at home
Leo Philipson of Chicago, spent a
couple of days here meeting old
friends, returning Sunday.
DR.. White of Prairie du Chen, made
a professional call here Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fay Ketner of Bosco-
bel, spent Thanksgiving at the VIM.
Ketner home.
The parent-teacher meeting was
held at the school house Monday ev-
ening. An interesting program of
papers, talks and music was given.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hickok of Bel
mont, were here for Thanksgiving
and remained until Friday.
Griff HiokOk is spending a few days
at Lancaster
Mrs. Linn Woodhouse and two
children are expected home this week
from Boise, Idaho, where they have
been visiting for some time.
The Red Cross sewing for this
month will be done at the homes of
the workers instead of at the Red
Cross rooms thus saving great
deal of fuel
Twenty-eight Christmas boxes for
the boys in France were mailed at
the postoffice. Several more were
furnished here but mailed at other
places
Walter Clegg and Wesley Wood
house started Friday for a trip to
Mercedes, Texas, to look over the
land in the Rio Grande valley They
will be gone several weeks.
The many friends of Rev. L. N
Wooley are sorry to hear he is in
very poor health.
Mrs. Dillman of Steuben. came on
Saturday to care for her son Donald
who Is quite i'll at Mrs. Geo. Porter's
home Where he has been staying
while attending school,
The Farmers Institute which was
to have been held here Dec IL and 13
has been postponed until some later
date. This was thought best because
of the amount of sickness in the sur
rounding country and some of the
neighboring towns. A very interest
ing program has been arranged and
1t is desired to have it at a time when
a good crowd can have the benefits of
it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hickok, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Beaster, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Critchlow and Walter Clegg
spent Thanksgiving at the A. E. Lew
is home i'll Lancaster.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Hoskins left
FRAY for Delavan where they have
good positions at the school for the
deaf.