Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-02-28

DEATHS OF WEEK
MRS. PLATINA SMITH DEAD


widow aged 81 years, died Sunday af-
ter short illness. Funeral services
will be held today with burial in
Buckwheat Ridge cemetery, Rev. j.
F. De Vries officiating.
THOS. METCALFE DEAD
Thos. Metcalfe, Glen Haven banker
and director of the Farmers Tele-
phone Co., probably one of the best
known men in Grant county, died
yesterday morning at 4:30. Demise
was due to double pneumonia. He
was i'll but short time. Mrs. Met
calfe, who was i'll also, is reported as
better No funeral arrangements had
been made up to going to press.
MISS EMILY GINGRICH DEAD
Miss Emily Gingrich died at the
family residence in So. Lancaster Fri
day, Feb. %. Death was due to an
illness of several years standing.
Funeral services were held Sunday,
the Rev. Louis Arhelger officiating,
with burial in Hillside. Miss Cling
rich was born August s, 1861. The
surviving relatives are: The aged
mother, Mrs. Harriet Gingrich;
brothers, Sherman and Harry; sis
ters, Mrs. Austin Dewey, Lancaster,
and Mrs. John Thompson, Fennimore.
CHARLES BAILIE DEAD
Charles Bailie, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Battle of Lancaster, died at Ell
Centre, Calf, Friday evening of
pneumonia His mother and brother,
Alec, were with him. The body was
brought to Lancaster yesterday. The
funeral arrangements had not been
made up to the time of going to press.
Mr.. Bailie and mother were motoring
home from California, where they
spent the winter when he was taken
fatally i'll at Ell Centre.
MRS. AMY GRIMES
+ Mrs. Amy Grimes was born in st.
died February %, 1923. Age rs years,
IL months and 16 days. She came to
Wisconsin with her parents, John and
Lille Greene in 1868. She was mar
ried to Thomas Grimes May 1, 1867.
To this union 16 children were born.
The husband and nine of the children
have preceded her in death.
Those living are Mrs. Lille Rich
mond of Charlton, Ia; Samuel of New
Orleans; Walter, Hardy and Joseph Of
Lancaster; Fred of Madison, and
Henry, address not given. ~
SU6 was COuN6II6u % yea So etAlu
Joined the United Brethren church
and lived a consistent member.
Funeral services were held at one
o'clock Sunday, Rev Birrel officiat-
ing. Burial at the colored cemetery IN
Beetown.
MRS. WIN. BALL DEAD
Mrs. VIM. Ball OF Little Grant died
Monday evening of last week after a
short illness with pneumonia. Funer-
al services were held Thursday after
noon at Bloomington, the Rev. d. w.
noon at Bloomington, the Revs. d. w.
Phillips, and VIM. Grossheim officiat-
ing. Burial was made in Dodge ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Ball, aged SO, was the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Jeidy, pioneer
residents of this county. She is sur
vived by her husband and eight chill
dren, namely:
Elma (Mrs. Will C. Smith), Alta
(Mrs. Emil Pagenkopf), Harry, John,
Helen, Gladys, Ruth and Norma, the
first two mentioned living near their
parents and the other six living at
home. There are also seven brothers
and one sister: Ellsworth, Edward and
Charles Jeidy of Little Grant, Ora OF
Patch Grove, Nelson Of Mt. Hope, Will
and Frank of South Dakota, and the
sister, Mrs. Ed. Vesperman of Lam
caster.
MICHAEL DEGENHARDT DEAD
Michael Degenhardt, an old settler
of West Grant, died at his home in
Mt. Hope township Tuesday, Feb. p,
aged SO years and five months. Flu
neral services were held Friday at
Bloomington, FIR. Pollock of the Cath
Ollie church officiating. Burial was
made in the Catholic cemetery there.
Mr.. Degenhardt was decidedly an
old settler. He came to Tennyson
from Germany 72 years ago and was
married there to Miss Elizabeth
Mikesch, who survives him. The fam
ilv resided on various farms but al
WAYS made this county their home.
Mr.. Degenhardt besides the aged
wife leaves six sons and three daugh-
tiers. They are: Henry and Adolph at
home: Theo of Bloomington; Frank,
Charles and Louis of Mt. Hope; Katie,
Mrs. Chas. Decker of Patch Grove;
Mary. Mrs. John Ertz of Lancaster;
Anna, Mrs. VIM. Zenz, Potosi. There
are also 20 grandchildren and IL
great-grandchildren.
The family are deeply appreciative
of the many expressions OF sympathy