Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16

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Times.
Miss Laura Patterson, former res
ident of Platteville, died at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Lester Coffin of
Minneapolis, on October 3rd. The
funeral was held at PIatteville the
following Saturday. Miss Patterson
taught school for many years.
A sad death-not death but transi-
ton occurred on Tuesday morning,
when the 5-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. j. HI. johnson passed away of
spasmodic Group. He was i'll only
few hours and passed away at 1890
a. m.-Montfort Mail.
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Clark, for
mer resident of Big Patch, died at
the home of her nephew, Ira Brock of
Dubuque, on Oct. 7th. Mrs. Clark
was past 80 years old and a pioneer
of Grant county. The funeral was
held at Big Patch last Tuesday.
Honor Ralph Hoskins, an old resi-
dent of Linden, died last week aged
nearly SO. Mr.. Hoskins was born in
Cornwall, England, and was ten years
old when Victoria came to the throne
This old lady came to Hazel Green
in 1847 and lived in Linden since
1857
Mrs. J. T. Marshall, a we'll known
resident of Montfort, died there Sun
! day, October 9Th of pneumonia. Mrs.
| Marshall was So years old. She leaves
a husband, one son, w. I. Marshall in
the air service stationed at Ellington
| field, Houston, Texas, and one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clyde Cook of Lancaster.
George w. Pearcy, a farmer resid-
hing 5 miles southwest of Plateville,
died Saturday, October 9Th, following
an illness of five days. He is sur
vived by his wife and baby son, Clar-
ence, father and five brothers and
three sisters. The funeral was held
on Monday interment taking place at
Greenwood.
Mrs. Robert Watson of Livingston,
died Wednesday, Oct. End, aged "a
years Her life was nearly all spent
on a farm near Livingston. The sur
viving children are Thos j., John
Wesley and Susan Grace of Livings-
ton; Mrs. Arthur Fieldhouse of Gresh-
am, Ore; Frank of Stevens Point,
Wis. The husband and father passed
away three years ago.
DR.. Clyde Horton of whose death
brief mention was made in last weeks
Herald, was a practicing physician at
Edgerton. He worked indefatigably
caring for the grip victims in his city
and had record of only one patient
lost out of a hundred. His weakened
condition due to overwork rendered
him an easy victim for the dread dis
ease when it came Dr.. Horton was
i'll from Tuesday until Saturday. His
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Horton
of Fennimore, wife and daughter,
Mary, and three brothers, George of
Patch Grove, and Chas and Frank of
Fennimore, have the deep sympathy
of all in their afflictiOn.
The Herald made a brief mention
last week of the death of John Peter
Mumm of Cassville, who died at Camp
Grant of pneumonia. This young
man was called to the colors early in
September and on the Sunday before
his death his parents visited him at
the camp At that time he appeared
robust but complained of a cold. A
week later he was dead His funeral
was largely attended and business
houses floated at half mast the flag
he had sworn to defend. The parents,
one brother and seven sisters mourn
the loss of their soldier boy. Cass-
Vile has its first gold star of sacri-
flee.
Miss Pearl Austin has been quite
ill with throat complaint