Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-11-23

1t is doubtful whether many of the
readers in this locality of Sinclair
Lewis's famous novel, Main Street"
have placed any connection between
the name If the author and the DR..
Lewis, who was we'll known res
ident of Irontown, during the times
this little village was experiencing
its iron BOOM After reading the
novel, Miss Mary Byrne whose father
was an intimate friend of the doctor,
wrote to Mr.. Lewis who responded in
a very gracious and interesting letter,
stating that her communication meant
more to him than any of the hundreds
he had received apIOpOS OF the book
Sinclair Lewis is the son of the DR..
Lewis referred to above and in his
letted to Miss Byrne he mentions sew
eraI incidents of early day occurrence
in IrontOn. Few novels have had the
phenomenal sale that has character
lied Sinclair LewiS'S appealing story.
-Reedsburg Times.
Bert Dobson, Marietta farmer, was
the victim of a frightful accident on
Friday a week ago at his home. Mr..
Dobson was about to fill a silo when
he fell a distance Of 80 feet, landing
on the cement floor. He was taken to
Boscobel hospital where an invest
igation disclosed broken hip, COM
pound fracture of one arm and nu-
merous other bruises. He will be laid
up for several weeks.
Mrs. Francis A. Spenseley of Du-
buque, Sc, widow of Mason Spenseley
of Platteville, died Tuesday at the
Chicago home of her daughter, Mrs.
Charles Waite, where she was visit
ing. The body was taken to Platte
Vile for burial. Five daughters and
one son survive.
Two members OF the DoOley family
of Monticello died within eight hours.
Mrs. Henry Dooley died in a hospital
at Monroe following an operation ana
her father in-law died suddenly of
heart trouble.
Mrs, John May died at her home
near Mineral Point Friday a week
ago after short illness with bron-
chial pneumonia Mrs. Mays maiden
name was Clara Westkircher.
George Trezona, Milwaukee road
station agent at Pra du Chen, has
been transferred to Viola F. G. Kuhn
of PIatteville has been transferred to
Pra. du Chen agent work.
Mary McGinnis of Chicago and Ed
ward McMurrough Of Mineral Point
were recently married. They will re-
side on a farm near Mineral Point.
Gwynette Smalley, son of Judge
Smalley, has been chosen as one of
two Wisconsin university men dele
gates to the National Law association
converting at Kansas City.
GoIdie Hendricks and Charles Sta
yer, both Hazel Green, were married
at Galena Wednesday, They are on
a wedding trip to Iowa, and upon re-
turn will live in Hazel Green.
Dean w A. Henry of the College OF
Agriculture of Wisconsin for years,
and one of the best known men in the
state, is i'll at his winter home in Sar-
asOta, Fla.
Dir. Sutherland, 76, and Mrs. E. K.
Bergh, lifelong friends, died on the
same day and within half hour OF
each other at their Brodhead homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. G. Dewitt of Mont
fort have gone to Muskogee, Okla, to
spend the winter with their sons,
r. M. and j. A. Dewitt.
Henry Sund, who spent the past
four years in the Philippines, is Wis
iting his family at Shullsburg.
Joseph, 7-year-old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Carney If Benton, died
Friday of last week.
Mrs. Cecilia Murray Of Cuba and
Richard Carey of Beloit were mar
ried recently.
Globe Thompson dropped dead in
his yard at Linden Tuesday.-NeWs.