Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-01-16
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WIDOW OF LATE BISHOP
BASHFORD DIES. AT COAST

FENNIMORE.-W Word has been re-
ceived of the death at Los Angeles, Of
Mrs. Jane Field Bashford, widow of
Bishop James W. Bashford, for many
years a resident of Wisconsin.
Mrs. Bashford, who prior to her
marriage was Jane NJ Field was
graduated from the University of
wisconsin in the class of IA and her
marriage to Mr.. Bashford, who was in
the class of '73, was the elimination
of a university romance
Mr. Bashford took postgraduate
work at Boston university and North
western and for a time was stationed
in Pekin. China.
For years the Bashfords lived in
Madison, he being a bishop in the
Methodist church and active in educa-
tional and church circles throughout
the state The bishop died on March
49, 1919, and after his death the wi
dow lived for time at Sioux City, Ia
The death of Mrs Bashford is Of
peculiar local interest, as she was a
daughter of w. w. Field. early pioneer
settler of Fennimore. and the owner
Of the land on which tho city of Fen
nimore is located Fields Addition is
named after Mr.. Field, and the Times
office is located in that addition Mr..
Field raised enough wheat the nTs
year to pay for the price of the land.
Me was elected from Fennimore to
the Wisconsin assembly and chosen as
speaker Of the assembly.
One of those nice cold days of last
week Jake Schaefer had the pleas
ure" of taking load of Milwaukee
hunters, who wanted to try their
luck, down Shaw Hollow. They en-
c0untered no rabbits, as the Dummies
had all retreated to their winter quar-
tiers to escape the biting cold Finally
however, by making prOdigiOuS
noise and much tramping on it, Jake
did scare a rabbit out of a brush pile
for them and they got it by a united
onslaught from their high power
rifles, and carried it back home with
them in triumph The Milwaukee fell
lows were game" to the last, though
and held out for quite a while, even
after the dogs had quit because of the
intense cold.
Mrs Katherine Miller passed away
Dec. 81 at her home in Durham, Kan
sas, aged 70 years. She was a sister
Of Henry Roth Sr., deceased, and an
aunt Of the Wepking boys, Adolph,
Charles and Henry. Mrs. Miller was
born in SAKE .Meiningen, Germany.
coming to America when a child AMI
settling te town of Liberty, were she
lived until she was married to Adam
Miller. Oct 4, 1928, she fell and suf-
fered a double fractured hip from
which she never recovered. She is
survived by her husband and six chill
dren
Mrs. A. p Grimesey Of Sioux City,
Iowa, is making Grant county rela-
tivcs and Did time friends a several
weeks visit She is accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs Eva Chapman, and
son, George Mrs. Grimesey has had
her share of misfortune the past year.
In Dec. 1922. she lost her husband and
on May 31st a second blow came when
her oldest son, just grown to man
hood. was killed while riding in
street car which was struck by rail-
road switch engine.
The August Brandt family and the
rest Of the relatives hereabouts are
ENJOYING a visit from Mr.. Erhardt
Lettner, of Bordulac, n. D., father-ln-
law of August Brandt Jr. of the lat
ter place Mr.. Lettner had been at
Fountain City to attend the funeral
OF his oldest sister, Mrs. Magdalena
Lettner aged 10, who was buried at
that place a week ago Saturday.
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