Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-14
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BOhringer, Anthony Stockert, Clifford
Raisbeck, Burt Johnson, Jens Nelson,
Clyde Scharfenstein, DeForest Brown,
Edward Gardiner, Bernard Peacock,
Jesse Riese, Orville Ballantine and
Harry Plimpton, and perhaps others
from somewhere in France were re-
ceived by relatives the past week. All
say they are well and seem to be in
good spirits. The first seven mention
ed are seeing real active service at
the front. We may be sure they are
doing their best.
In a letter from DeForest Brown
dated July 10 he says in part: "Of
course you know / have been up front
for quite a while but have been in a
'so-called' quiet sector, and have got
ten along all right so far. There is
not much devastation in these parts.
Some of the smaller towns have beer
smash edup but the land is green and
everything pleasant looking. The
scenery and mountains are fine. /
watched quite a bombardment this
morning about 4 a. m. 1t wasn't in
our sector but we could hear the guns
and see the flashes. When I get home
I'll have to hire a brass band to play
when | sleep, otherwise the quiet
would keep me awake. Will soon be
wearing my first gold service stripe"
Several of the other boys will also
have their gold stripe soon thus indi-
eating six months service overseas.
Leila Merle, the ~11-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j.. Abraham of
Lancaster, had the misfortune to
break her arm by falling off a porch.
She was at the wager farm west of
town when the accident occurred. She
was brought to town to have the bone
set and is now at the home of her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln
Abraham.
! Friday evening, Leland, the little ,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Guernsey Abra-
ham, a cousin of the little girl men
toned above, while spending the day
at the Nelson home north of town,
fell from a ladder and broke his arm.
The break was on the left arm of
each child and nearly in the same
place.
A good many people are hieing
themselves to the woods these days
to pick wild blackberries which are
quite plentiful.
Lieut.. Frank Morrisey of the medi-
cal department of the army, is spend
ing a few days leave with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Del Morrisey on
the farm west of this place. He has
been in st. Paul for some time taking
special training for his work. He is
a brother of Lieut.. Earl Morrissey of
the submarine branch of the navy.
Patrons of the electric tight com
pany will now pay a minimum rate
of $1.5O per month instead of 81 as
heretofore. This increase is made
necessary by the increased price of
crude oil which is nearly three times
as great as formerly, and other extra
expenses of running the plant.
A large delegation from Blooming
ton attended the Boscobel fair Thurs
day and Friday. They report a good
fair.
Herb Mcpherson has heard nothing
from his car which was stolen last
Sunday at Rockford, ILL.,, while he
with his wife and some friends we're
in a restaurant eating their dinner.
h switch key had been removed
and the car parked with others Just
off Main street. After an absence of
about twenty minutes Mr.. McPher-
son returned to find the car gone. The
police seemed confident that it would
be found. The party returned by
train to Bridgeport Sunday evening.
The hum of the threshing machine
is heard in the land. The yield of
small grain is abundant and the quail
ity is excellent. Corn is looking fine
and gives promise of a bountiful
crop. All kinds of garden vegetables
are plentiful and many of them are
being caned and dried for winter use.
Sunday was cool and cloudy, with
sprinkles of rain thus giving relief
from the intense heat of the last few
days.
Especial services were held at the
Methodist church Sunday evening.
Rev. Snow preached on the subject of
"A Glad Homecoming" The church
was tastefully decorated with flowers,
grains and flags. Music appropriate
to the harvest home" season was fur
nished by the choir. Similar servic-
es were also held at the Dodge church
in the morning and Little Grant in the
afternoon.
MI. and Mrs. David Rath drove up
from Dubuque, Sunday. Mr.. Rath re-
turned Sunday evening leaving his
wife for a longer visit with her mo-
Their, Mrs. Abba Ballantine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Starrett, Floyd
Starrett, Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts and
Andy Roberts went as far is Prairie
du Chen. with the Oelwein and Ar
lington relatives who were here for
the Roberts family reunion. They pic
nicked at the prairie city and spent
a most enjoyable day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Grimesey re-
ceived a letter from their son, Paul,
from Boston stating that he had en-
listed in the merchant marine and