Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-18
WEEKLY LIST OF THOSE WHO
GAVE ALL FOR DEMOCRACY
KILLED, WOUNDED, MISSING.


Elmer o. Olson of Avoca, died of
disease.
A Platteville paper says that John
w. Ellis OF Lancaster, was slightly
wounded.
Edward Whitish OF Sitter, was
mentioned in Thursdays casualty list
as wounded severely.
John H. Snyder of Platteville Co.
r. died of pneumonia in France on
Nov. lst The boys mother lives in
Mineral Point.
Word was received by Mrs. Thorn
as Williams of Hazel Green, Wis,
stating her nephew, Lester Allen, had
Deen wounded severely in France on
Oct. 5.
Bert e. Reiser of Platteville. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Reiser, died in
france OF spinal meningitis, on Nov.
26th. Bert Reiser, aged 25, was call
ed last May and went overseas in Aug
ust. Shortly before his death he
wrote home speaking of Thanksgiving
Day and his desire TO be with his
parents.
Private Carl Elvin of Darlington,
assisted four other comrades in TAX
ing Private Harold Bates from the
battlefield in France to base hos
pjtal, returning little later to the
battlefield where he was wounded. The
former wrote of the incident to the
parents OF Bates, and since both have
died in the hospital
Elmer Newman of New Diggings,
was killed in France on Nov. 9Th.
Pvt. Newman wrote home before his
death that he had been on the fighting
line since August 9Th. For sixty days
he had been under shell fire and for
three weeks he had never had his
clothes off for rest. He had been oV-
or the top three times and was going
again when he wrote.
Saturday and Sunday list for the
county were as follows.
Jos. Wilkomm of Cassville, severe
ly wounded.
Chas. Richardson, New Diggings,
missing in action.
John Foley Jr., Muscoda, wounded
severely.
Lee NJ. Hinkel, Specht's Ferry,
missing in action.
VIM H. Ruchti, Fennimore, on lewis
ed list as wounded, degree undeter-
mined. Previously reported killed.
VIM. F. Welter, Sinsinawa, wound
ed severely
William G. Briel, Sitter, killed in
action.
Cop. Leo M Robinson, Boscobel,
wounded severely.
Elmer J. Newman, New Diggings,
killed in action.
Geo. P. Williams, Highland, died of
wounds.
Jas. Aupperle Scott, killed in ac-
tion.
John w. Petit, Fennimore, wound
ed severely.
Herbert w Brindley, Boscobel, Sc
verely wounded.
Joseph Wilkomm OF Cassville, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Wilkomm. was
wounded in action in France The
relatives are anxiously awaiting news
Of his condition.
Floyd Bean, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bean of Bagley. died of pneu-
monia in England on Oct. 10TH Floyd
Bean was called to service Aug. 7th,
and sailedoverseas in September
Forward, the official weekly of the
State Defense Council, gives the fol-
lowing county and nearby casual
ties:
Pvt. Aft Chappell of PlattevilIe,
killed in action Nov. II.
Pvt. Orville Gurley, PlatteyiIIe,
died of disease, Nov. II.
Pvt. Leo Kane, Platteville, died of
wounds, Nov. s.
Pvt. Joe F. Marsoun, BoscobeI. died
of disease, Noy. IL.
Pvt. Earl F. Ivers, Prairie du CHEN,
wounded.
Pvt. Roy Landers of Wyoming,
Iowa county, died of disease, Nov. 8.
Pvt. Roland Voughan, Wauzeka,
died of disease, Nov II.
Pvt Frank O'Brien, Avoca, miss
ing in action.
Pvt. Arnold Pittit, Sitter, wounded,
degree undetermined
The Herald list of casualties COW
ers only Grant county and adjacent
communities.