Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-05-05

Miss Esther Richter of Montfort.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. Rich
ter, was married Tuesday to Louis
Reinke of Neoga, III.
Ernest Hanson of Fennimore, died
Tuesday week ago of an illness of
three years standing The deceased
was not quite 81 years old.
John Baumeister, Al, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Michael Baumeister of Fen
nimore, died Thursday a week ago.
The funeral was held at Hickory
Grove church.
Helen Lomas, daughter of Mr.. and
! Mrs. John Lomas of Fennimore, died
Saturday of last week of spinal men
nights, aged Is years. Miss Lomas
was i'll but five days.
Attorney w. E. Butt, Viroqua, Sc
curely wrapped in buffalo robe to
keep out the chill of spring night,
slept soundly through night in a
cemetery, and as a result won $40 Of
fered by motion picture house.
Col o. G. Munson, Viroqua, former
private secretary to Gov. ]. 0. DAY.
idson, state senator and chief clerk of
the senate, indicated in an interview
that he is still candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for secretary Of
state.
Ben Manneman, jamestown farmer,
was found dead at the wheel OF his
car Saturday afternoon of last week
The car had swerved from the road
and struck telephone pole where 1t
lodged. 1t is assumed that Name
man sustained a paralytic stroke or
heart failure.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. HOLMAN of Platte
Vile celebrated their golden wedding
day on Thursday a week ago. Both
husband and wife have resided in
Platteville for SO years. Mr.. HOLMAN
was formerly section foreman on
the Milwaukee road.
Geo. w. Brown of Woodman, is
president of that village at the age OF
% years. MIR. Brown is also cashier
of the village state bank. He comes
from an old Grant county family,
served his country during the late
war and is the youngest municipal
head in the state.
One thousand and six calves in one
day was a record of receipts for Rich
land Center. The Chicago strike had
held up shipments in the meantime
the calves coming in daily on the
Richland county dairy farms. The
Democrat says that the little bleat-
ers" pourel in from every hill and val
| ley.
James Cabanis of La Crosse, former
member of the assembly from the
southern Grant county district, died
recently of paralysis. The body was
brought to Georgetown, the old home,
for burial Mrs Cabanis died a year
or so ago. There are two sons, Harry
and Frank OF La Crosse, ana daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank Kuehl OF Kenosha.
Having arrested Carl Whiteman and
James Murray on charges of being in
toxicated on wood alcohol, the James
vile police are in a quandary. Munich
pal Judge Harry L. Maxtield believes
the old law against DRINKS is out of
existence When told by the Judge
that drinking wood alcohol might at
feet his mind and endanger his sight,
Murray replied: my eyesight isn't
very good anyway. Judge"
Glen Radel and Darrell Coke. Rich
land Center high school boys, were ar
rested in connection with the burg
larry of the Dewey garage at Lone
Rock Small articles to the value of
$3.50 were taken The young men at
first denied but later broke down and
admitted the theft after being ques-
toned by the sheriff To accomplish
the crime they took a car from pri-
vate garage and the fact that they
ran into the curb upon their return
home doing considerable damage to
the car led to their detection. Theft
of candy and cigarets from the Genge
store at Gotham on the same night is
also attributed to the boys but they
have not been charged with the last
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