Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-11-01
heavy Loss In
BARNFIREA AT
L.IvINGS
Alvin Knutson Place Ha 5
Second Blaze In Six
Months.

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and II a. m. the barn at the Alvin
Knutson farm caught fire, cause is
not known Mr.. Knutson and three
men were finishing shredding, and
were feet from the barn when they
saw the barn all ablaze. One hundred
men came to the resuce, but the barn,
all grains feeds silo and silage was
destroyed Less $4,000 to $1,000, with
probably one-half insurance. This is
indeed a heavy loss for Mr.. and Mrs.
Knutson. Eight months to the day
their house caught fire, but was ex-
tinguished before much damage was
done.
Miss Wealthy Hale, extension work
er of tn home economics department
of the University of Wisconsin, was at
the high school on Friday and in
structed the pupils and a number OF
visitors in practical home economics
subjects.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Baumgart-
ner spent Sunday at the ]. A. Warne
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Allen and Jo-
seph, Mrs Arch Rundell were among
those from here, who attended the
funeral of Miss Ora Pitts at Platte
Vile Wednesday, Miss Pitts was a
registered nurse at Wesley hospital in
Chicago.
The picture film, "The Birth of a
Nation" will appear in Livingston for
the first time, on Thursday evening,
Nov. End at the Park theatre.
On Tuesday evening is the opening
number of the lecture course. Tuttle's
drug store was crowded on Saturday
afternoon, as the seat sale was on.
Mrs. Carl Alt of Lancaster, spent
Sunday at the home Of her parents
Mr. and Mrs Wnl Fisher.
lea Skate was home for the week
end.
On Saturday evening the Dale Run
delTs auto and John Lambert's auto
met on the four corners one mile
south Of town Mr.. La3nbert's car was
quite badly damaged. the front of the
car hitting the bank. No one was
hurt
Joe Nicholson spent the weekend
with relatives and friends at Mont
fort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elgar Nicholson and
daughter Carol, of Grant school dis
trict, spent the weekend at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. II.
Nichols.
Martin Johnshrud and Grover Davis
Of Montfort installed a Green Colon
ial" furnace at the home of Fred Bid
dick, for Bowden and Nowak on Mon
day and Tuesday of last week.
On Friday evening reception was
Mrs. Lindsey. Around $50 were pres
ent The Livingston band furnished
given at the M. E. church for Rev. and
several erceIlent selections. Prof E.
e. Skaliskey and Prof. Guerdon Kies,
and Rev. Lindsey gave interesting
talks. A purse of money was pre-
scented to Rev. and Mrs. Lindsey in
remembrance of the occasion. Dainty
refreshments were served, and
pleasant evening was spent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Metcalf, Mrs. t.
A. Metcalf OF Dodgeville, were visi-
tors at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Allen on Saturday.
VIM Nicholson Of Dodgeville, spent
Sunday at the Roy Simpson home.
Miss Nellie Livingston will enter
tain Mrs. Schneider and her Sunday
school class on Thursday evening.
This is a monthly meeting.
Miss. Bess Allen entertained the
high school and graded school teach
ers at her home Saturday evening.
Miss Vera of Lancaster was also a
guest.
Vera Tewksbury Of Lancaster, spent
the weekend with friends here.
Mrs. Arch Rundell is spending sew
eral days at the home Of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Edd Wishoff at Madison
Mrs. George Pollard OF Linden, was
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Earl
Skate, during the past week.
Mrs Won Valid entertained the II. 0.
A. Club Thursday evening.
Mrs. Treglown and Mrs. V. M Han
nan were visitors at the home Of Mrs.
Treglown's mother.
Mrs. Lollie Eastman, nurse in st.
Mary's hospital in Chicago has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Allen.
Reuben Nicholson falily spent Sun
day at the Mandy Bailey home at
Rewey.
Nine Rebekahs Of the Livingston
lodge attended the annual district
convention at Cuba City on Wednes-
day.
LAST WEEKS WEATHER