Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-29
NEIGHBORHOOD
BREvITIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

stenographer at Frieburg, ana states
that it took exactly months wages
to buy pair Of hose.
Mrs. Jane Bennett, one of the Oldest
residents of Belmont died Saturday
Work has been started upon the
building for the Cobb Canning fac
tory Fifteen car loads Of material
are on the ground The building is to
be 42x1OO two story. A one story
warehouse 60x108 and a clipper room
36x42 will also be constructed.
Fox Brothers, operating a dairy
farm on state highway 60, out OF
PIatteville two miles, sold Ormsby,
herd sire, a fine Holstein animal
weighing 2,4O0 pounds to Hugh Mates
Of Thorp, Wis, for $500. The animal
will be used by the Thorp Holsteln
Bull Co.
Miss Velma Hickok of Bloomington
and Nelson Greenfield of Blue River,
were married Wednesday. The bride
is a graduate of the Platteville Nor
NAL and has been engaged in teach
ing for several years. They will re
side in Green Bay
MT. Horeb will hold its annual har-
vest festival, Sept. 27-28 and rs. III IS
an event looked forward to by farm
ers and town people alike, the farm
ers exhibiting their choice grains,
vegetables and fruit while the house
wives display their baked goods,
canned goods and needle work.
Miss Marion Palmer of Dubuque,
and Percy Temperly of Hazel Green,
were married Tuesday.
Miss Verta Stockdale and Ralph
Boom, both OF Belmont, were married
Wednesday.
Miss Mary Leary of the town OF
Darlington, died in a sanitarium near
Madison Funeral was held Satur-
day.
Mrs. c. j. Scheberle of Benton, died
three hours after the birth OF baby.
Death came without warning.
A reunion of veterans of all wars is
being planned at DodgevilIe under the
auspices Of the local post of the Amer
lean Legion. 1t is expected to inter-
est Legion posts and allied vets or
carnations all over Iowa county III
the plan Competitive drills by differ
ent posts will be a feature OF the pro
gram.
The express agent at Boscobel has
a PAGER to care for until further set
Element is made. The animal was eX-
pressed to Boscobel from Mt. Gilead.
Ohio. The party at BOscObel refused
10 accept the horse after its arrival as
it was blind and crippled. The eX-
press charges were SAT. The agent IS
feeding and taking care of the animal
until the matter is settled.
four hundred pound Swiss cheese
with plenty Of large holes will be
among the entries in the contest for
Swiss cheesemakers at the food show
in connection with the Cheese Day at
Monroe in October.
The supposed remains of Walter
Steussy, a soldier killed in France,
were inferred in New Glarus two
years ago and now they are found to
be those of Patrick Waldron whose
only relatives live in Ireland.
DR.. Walsh of Richland Center, has
located at Highland.
One of the interesting exhibits at
the Lafayette county fair wild be
herd Of mich goats. The goat gives,
at each milking, three quarts of very
rich milk Goat milk will keep sweet
for several days.
Andrews Brothers Of Fayette, a.
whose farm the Lafayette County H0l-
stein Breeders held their picnic last
week recently purchased from Henry
Haberman, Monroe breeder, a senior
yearling heifer calf consideration,
$500. This is a large sum- but both
the breeder and purchaser say the calf
is worth it,
Lloyd Coulthard of Benton, princi-
pal of the Bagley school and Miss Vel
ma Wilkins were married at Living
stOn Thursday.
Miss Betty Billingsley and Mr..
Holmes Coltman of Benton, were mar
ried at Galena Wednesday. They will
reside in Chicago.
Miss Bessie Crandau, Battle Creek,
Mich, formerly Of Milton, Wis, has
been appointed maternity and infant
health center nurse for Green county,
to take her position Sept. 1. She will
also serve Dane. Rock and Grant
counties. succeeding Miss Emily Eli
liot, who resigned.
Albert Dressler died at his home in
the town of Harrison Tuesday after a
lingering illness at the age of 6S. Flu
neral services we're held Friday af-
ternoon at ? o'clock conducted by Rev
Boerger.
The Lafayette county farm bureau
got under way August 21st, being or
ganiZed at Darlington. The bureau
begins with 100 farmers on the roll
and thousand dollars in the treas
ury.