Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-10-22
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LIVINGSTON.

On Monday evening, Oct. 10, a large
crowd from this vicinity went to help
| fight fire at the Fillbach farm north
west OF Cobb, which is now owned by
Ed. Edgington. His son Merle and
family had moved part of their things
in but had returned to the Edgington
home to spend the night In some
unknown manner the horse barn
caught fire also machine shed
which were burned down. The marn
contained 10 tons of hay and 1900
bushels of oats which the new owner
had purchased at the Fillbach sale
held there recently The new barn
built year ago to replace the one de-
stroyed by fire when Henry Voss
owned the place was saved
Mrs. Rosa Yewdell and daughter
Elsie left Monday for Linden From
there they go to their home in Phila-
delphia. Mrs Yewdell and Elsie have
been visiting friends here the past
three weeks, also looking after the
interest of their farm which is noted
for its mines. The Yewdell mines are
on their grounds south of Livingston
Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Watson and son
Tommy visited relatives at Lancaster
Monday and Tuesday.
Merle Edgington and family moved
on their farm west of Cobb Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Kramer enter
tanned the members of the country
club and several other guests Mon
day evening"
ChaS. Waring Jr., arrived home on
Monday for a 30-day furlough Chas.
enlisted in 1916 and has seen several
years of foreign service with the first
division of the regular army and is
now ergeant-major and stationed at
Camp Taylor, KY
A full house was in attendance at
the Parke theatre Thursday to see
the Romance of Tarzan
Dale Rundell has returned from a
business trip to Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. VIM. Fisher returned from
Lancaster Monday where she was
called by the illness of her daughter,
Florence, also the illness of her
grandchild, a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Alt.
Dr. Garner entertained his mother,
Mrs. E. S. Garner of Richland Center,
last week. Dr. Garner accompanied
her as far as Madison on her return
home
H. A. Thompson was in Dodgeville
tuesday to attend a special meeting
OF the Iowa county board.
Prof Westover of the dairy extern
sion division of the Oregon university,
and S. Schaffer, a Guernsey breeder
and certified milk producer of Blue
Island, Ore, and Mr.. Reith, a Guern-
sey breeder from near Portland Wis
tied local dairy herds during the week.
Luther Mccoy is on the sick list.
On Wednesday evening Miss Tillie
Miller and her pupils of the Hazel
Dell school district gathered at the
j. Z. Kramer home and gave a sur
prise an dfarewell party in honor of
their former pupils and classmates,
Nicholson Kramer, who is moving to
MOntfort, and Kenneth Kramer, a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kramer who
now attends the Montfort school. A
tempting supper was served to IL
persons. Miss Miller presented each
of the Kramer boys with a gold hand
led knife as a remembrance. They
also received number of other gifts.
Mrs. Rob Griswold entertained the
Country club Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ Livingston de-
parted Tuesday for Portales, N. M,
where they will make their home.
Brian Rundell of Hammond, Wis,
has purchased the Ed Davis residence
east of the depot for $3.50. This res
idence adjoins the Watson farm
recently purchased by Mr.. Rundell
from Tom Watson.
Mrs. John Alcott entertained her
Sunday school class Friday evening
and a pot luck super was served.
MI. and Mrs. Jack Anderson and
daughter Dorothy left Sunday for
Freeport, ILL.,, where they will spend
the winter.
Seventeen members of the Ladies'
Bible class and their teacher, Mrs.
VIM. Fischer, held their session Sun
ay morning at the home of Miss An
ME l.. Burton and Mrs Lizzie Wilkin-
son which was enjoyed by Mrs Will
klnson who is an invalid and cannot
get out to church.
w. T. Skate attended the 72nd an
nual session of the Grand Encamp-
ment of the |. o. o. F. held at Platte
vile Oct. 13-14-15.