Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-22
FENNIMORE

Especial Correspondence to The Herald)
A fire in the E. j. Roethe barn, in the
first ward, Wednesday afternoon burn
ed one of the stalls somewhat, other
wise no material damage was done.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Chaput, who
accompanied the Willard Bray family
on their homeward trip to Ladysmith,
were participants in an auto wreck.
They were driving along Highway II,
near Chippewa Falls when their car
was struck by large Studebaker car,
coming in from a cross road, and
travelling at a high rate of speed. The
Bray Chevrolet sedan was struck and
demolished and the occupants injured.
Willard Bray and Joseph Chaput and
one of the Bray children escaped SER
ious injury, Joseph receiving several
broken ribs. The occupants of the
rear seat were more severely injured.
Mrs. Chaput had both collar bones
broken was knocked unconscious in
the accident and did not regain con-
seriousness until the following day at
the Chippewa Falls hospital. Mrs.
Bray was bruised on the hip and cut
on the head and one of the children
was also injured, but no bones were
broken. Mr.. Chaput came home Fri
day and reports his wife as getting
along as well as possible.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ableiter and
son Kenneth and Miss Grace Smith
of Montfort left Monday for Roberts,
Wis, where they will visit at the Will
MOnteith home. From there they will
go to Minneapolis and Lake Minneton-
ka where they will camp for a few
days and enjoy family reunion to-
gether.
DR.. George and family of Geneva,
Illinois, and w. H. Wallenberg and
family of Detroit, Michigan, are here
for visit at the home of the ladies'
father, John Robinson, and at the DR..
T. H. Marsden home.
Mrs. D. A. Donnan entertained
number of ladies at her home in the
first ward Tuesday afternoon at
bridge, in honor of Mrs. D. L. Van
Auken. They had an enjoyable time.
DiVall Clan Picnic.
Members of the DiVall families in
Grant county gathered at Marsden
Park Sunday and enjoyed their an
nual picnic. Over SO of them were
present, not as large a number as US
ual, due to the threatening weather in
the morning. They had a picnic sup
per together Miss Nellie DiVall, Of
California was present. She is
daughter of John DiVall. The DiVall
families are all healthy and no doubt
can show up more heavyweights than
any other family name in the county,
and they are jolly good-natured lot.
Roy Bartholomew and wife are
spending the summer at the home of
his uncle, Edwin Bartholomew Roy
expects to return to Menominee Falls
where he is manual training instruct
or.
Mrs S. G. Bailey who suffered a
partial stroke several months ago, has
been out riding several times lately
Mrs. Paul Young underwent an
operation at the Mercy hospital in Du-
buQue Wednesday. She is getting
along nicely.
Mrs John French has been patient
at the Doolittle hospital in Lancaster
for several days. She is convalescing
The Alvin Doeringsfeld family and
her mother, Mrs. Walker, left Sunday
for Devils Lake, where they will en-
joy a weeks outing.
The city band gave nice concert
in Marsden park Sunday afternoon,
and a large crowd was present despite
the inclement weather prevailing in
the morning.
Rev and Mrs. Forest Hoisington of
Onalaska, Wis, are here visiting his
folks, Rev and Mrs L. e. Hoisington.
Fennimore chautauqua started Mon
day night, July goth and lasts for five
days. Splendid programs are in store
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Wilson of
Madison came out Saturday and
spent the week end with friends here.