Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-11-26
LOCALS

Observation-Disclosures NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
1900 farmers attended the state
equity convention at Madison last
week.
Mrs. Sarah Garthwaite and SON.
Ora, left Friday for Adams, Mimi,
where they will visit relatives for a
month.
Mrs. Martin Jewell and son, Fred.
OF Madison, visited here last week
with relatives and friends, returning
Sunday.
z. II. Vesperman went to Madison
Thursday after two new Bucks. R.
vi. Orchard went along to drive one
out for himself
Wendell P. Backus and family are
home from a recent motoring trip to
Stockton, ILL.,, where they visited old
friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. wager of Bag
ley, came last Tuesday to visit their
son-1n-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Amos Brown of Lancaster.
Robt. Reynolds bought the new Hup
brought out by the Battles last week
w. j. Ball1e went to Milwaukee on
Thursday for another Hup
The Wisconsin Supreme court in
an opinion rendered by Justice Wins
low last week sustained the consti-
nationality of the soldiers bonus law.
w. H. Welsh, commonly known as
Min" recently passed the 61st mile
stone of his life and his children and
nelghbors pleasantly surprised him.
New express requirements effective
Dec. 10 prohibit packing articles
above % pounds with paper. Such
must be placed in fibre or wood con-
tanners.
John r. Brennan, a brother of Mrs.
Margaret Finnegan Of this city, pass
ed away at Battle Creek, Mich, san
itarium. Mr.. Brennan was a long
time resident of Rapid City, S. d. .
Geo. Berg of Verdon, S. D., was a
Herald caller Wednesday, Mr.. Berg
will visit here for ten days. His broth
er, Thomas, who has been farming
with George for the summer, return
ed also and will remain for the win
ter.
F. B. Calls went to Platteville Fri
day to conduct Guerdon Cardey, a
youth of Is years, to the Mendoza hos
pital Young Cardey imagines that
he is afflicted with serious malady
and in other ways evidences need of
hospital care.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Zenz are
mourning the loss of their two-year
old son who died last Wednesday
morning following a brief illness
with bronchitis. The funeral was held
Friday burial taking place in st.
Clements cemetery.
Mrs Joachim Fuerstenberg who
died Tuesday morning, was buried in
st. Clements cemetery last Thurs
day: The surviving children are two
daughters, Mrs. Hollis Cummins of
Ellenboro and Anna of Platteville,
and the sons, Clement and Joseph of
Platteville. Mrs. FuerstenberS was
68 years old.
Patcle Bros sale held last We'd
nesday was good in every particular
with a good crowd in attendance at
the Waterloo farm Cows brought
around $50, 16 steers $932.80, II
steers $44275, COW and calf $780,
heifers $19S, sows 1874, % hogs
$517 horses $153, oats and wheat 75c
oats TIC, hay $11.50 and chickens Toe
Amos Brown was over from Lam
caster Monday and delivered a Sam
son tractor to Ralph Bohringer and
Clyde Hickok Amos is now employ
ed by the Farm Power & Equipment
Co. of the county seat Ora Kinney
who was with him, has resigned his
position with the county road system
and will be employed by the same
Bloomington Record.
Carl Streeter, Gays Mills, held here
for several weeks for the theft of a
hunting hound, was released from
custody the other day. Streeter was
held also for what he might know OF
the mysterious death of Mike Fer
rick who was run down by train and
killed at Woodman month ago
Nothing developed that might lead to
an explanation for Ferrick's demise
and Streeter was given his liberty
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Abrams went
to Platteville Friday to visit over
Sund with Mrs Abrams sister, Mrs
r. c Krog. About Dec End Mr.. and
Mrs. Abrams leave for San Diego
Calf, where they plan to make their
headquarters this winter. Their car
is shipped west and next summer they
may use it to tour Oregon and Wash
ington with a possibility of visiting
Canada. They will probably not re-
turn to Lancaster for a year or more
r. II Williams, chairman Of Hazel
Green township, and Fred Skemp and
James Cullen Of Jamestown, all
thought enough of the good roads to
travel to Lancaster thru the mud last
Friday and attend the meeting at the
courthouse. Other citizens living
closer sustained "cold feet" when
thew looked out doors and did not APP
pear. This proves the old adage that:
"The man farthest away will always
come and be there first" The day was
a convincing argument for hard roads
=, XNirnnnci,n,S hest county.