Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-09-14
CASSVILLE


The little wren that had little
house all summer in the yard back of
the Index Office is missing. Probably
she and her old man beaux have gone
to Miami, Florida, for the winter.
j. b. Ortscheid sent an arEful of
sweet corn fresh from the field TO his
daughters in Chicago last Monday.
Said he knew it would be a treat. The
thought came to him while he was
seated on the porch smoking his corn
cob pipe.
Beth Okey left Tuesday night for
Chicago where she enrolled as a stu
dent in the Moody Bible Institute for a
two years course in missionary work.
Many friends wish her success i'll the
undertaking. Since the establishment
Of the local library, two years ago,
Miss Okeyl has been librarian. She
Miss Okey has been librarian. She is
succeeded by Miss Ramona Bernhard.
Mrs. May Okey-Holfcrd and Mrs.
the early train Monday and returned
the same afternoon. While there they
viewed the paintings in F. G. Carpen-
ter's studio. Mr.. Carpenter was pack
ing his art work preparatory to re-
turning to st. Louis. Still on display
were some seventy of his pictures,
mostly of scenery, American, Puerto
Rican and Spanish. Also on view were
a number of fine water colors-Mrs.
Carpenters work.
The Galena Gazette recently told of
three men who went to Marvis camp
at the Mississippi and st ten p. NJ,
the stove door came open and flock
of swallows filled the room" The In
dex is alarmingly mystified by this
strange report. The coming open OF
the stove door at the hour of ten-and
then the Swallows" Probably the
men had been out on an errand OF
kindness or hunting fish bait and had
just returned feeling file and started
to cut up, thus Earring tho stove so
that its door opened and of course
out swarmed the swallows to the sur
prise of the three fishermen. And at
that, seeing swallows is not so fright
ening and facilitating as seeing
SnakeS.-IndeX.
Mrs. Margaret Fenning left Friday
afternoon for st. Paul, where she will
enjoy a three weeks visit with rela-
tivcS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Sweeney and
family of Lancaster were weekend
visitors at the Reiner Ackermann
home.
Jake May, S. E. Myres and Orla
Wood started out to drive several
head of cattle to Cassville last Tues
day morning. When they arrived at
the Flatrock Bridge the cattle abso-
lutelv refused to cross. Finally they
jumped over into the pasture and
when the men at last succeeded in
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and OrIa were completely exhausted.
Had there been a driveway through
the creek there would have been no
trouble.
The following were visitors at the
q A. Stevens home last Friday even
ing: Mrs. Frank Ludden aud son
Charles of Dora, Texas; Mrs. Vivian
hidden of Maryland and Mr.. and
Mrs. Burt Ludden Of Bloomington,
Wis.
At the Bloomington State Bank
nicnic which was held in Riverside
park on Monday there were about
eighty present After partaking OF
an elaborate spread about one o'clock
thn older folks listened to a talk by
r M Orchard on the building OF
strong bank, the pulling together OF
the stockholders. etc, while the small
ar children enjoyed the Fairgrounds
which the Cassville business men
have prepared for their entertain
ment The visitors were loud IN
their praise of the magnificent OPP
portunities offered picnic and outing
parties and were as one in the opin--
ion that no finer spot could be found
in Grant county, or, for that matter,
~ southwestern WISCONSIN,.
Mrs. J. F. K1einpell left early Mon
day morning for her home in Great
Fails. Mont, after a pleasant nVe
weeks visit with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs Antoine Obershaw and other re-
latives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wickes of Phil
adelphia visited Monday and TUESDAY
Of the home of their relatives. MI
and Mrs. H. G. Kuenster. Mr.. W1ckes
IS a p prominent railroad man and is
Combining business with pleasure on
this trip.-Record.
,r-o, r Welsh. GAINESVILLE, de-