Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-08-26
COUNTY W. CT.
HOLD SESSIONS
TFENNIMORE
Election of Officers Part of
Business of Meeting
Last Week.
lspeeial Correspondence TO The Heraldl

Especial Correspondence to The Herald)
FENNIMORE-Th annual w c. I.
U. convention was held here on We'd
nesday and Thursday, Aug. 10 and 20,
at the NJ. e. church and large num-
! Der from all parts of the county were
in attendance. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Pres, Mrs. Eda Al.ou, Livingston; V.
Pres, Mrs. Nina Beers, Bagley; Rec.
Sec, Miss Jennie Livingston, Living
! ston; Cor. Sec, Miss A L. Burton, Liv-
| ingston; Treas, Mrs. Flora Abraham,
Mt Hope; Evangelistic Supt., Mrs.
! Nehls, Platteville; Flower Mission
Chmn, Mrs. J. Laughton, Platteville;
! Mothers Meeting, Mrs. Ora Place, Lam
caster; Citizenship, Mrs. J. R. Vilel-
monte, Fennimore; Anti-Narcotics,
Mrs. I. A. Oleson, Fennimore; S. T. L.,
Mrs. Teasdale. Platteville: L. 7. L.,
Mrs. Jay Snider, Mt. Hope; Medal
Contest, Miss Myrtle Green, Fenni-
more: Pub. Chmn., Mrs. Orrin Hoyle,
Mt Hope; Union Signal, Mrs. Straw,
Hazel Green.
! The recording secretary, Miss Jen-
ME Livingston of Livingston, who had
served in that capacity for the past
% years, was presented with nice
! SllI ny IHS COuN0nJlOu.
The medal contest took place on
| Thursday evening, Aug. 20, and Miss
Florence Kretchman was awarded the
medal. She gave "The Girl of Mis-
sionary Gap" End place was also CIV
en- and awarded to Lulu Bradley who
! recited "Brickie." Mrs. Warren, state
president of the w. G. T. u, gave the
awards.
Dies After Operation
Mrs. Agnes Rector died at hospi-
tai in Chicago Friday from the eff
fects of an operation. She had gone to
Chicago few weeks previous for
treatment and submitted to an oper-
alton in the hope of regaining her
health. Her remains were brought
here Sunday to the home of her ia
Their, James Monteith. She is survived
by three sons, Edward, Harold and
Martin; brothers, sisters and her ia
Their, with whom she made her home.
Funeral services for this good woman
who was always ready to extend a
helping hand to others in their af-
Fiction, were held Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock from the NJ. E. church.
Mrs. AlthauS Dies
Mrs. Jacob Althaus, for many years
resident of this city and highly
respected woman, died at her home in
the second ward Sunday. She had not
been in the best of health for some
time. Adolph Wepking of Lancaster
and Charles Of F'ennimore are her
brothers Besides these she leaves a
large circle of relatives and friends
who mourn her departure. Funeral
services were held this Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock at the M. E.
church
Locals of Week
The Fennimore Municipal band has
been invited to give a concert at the
capitol grounds in Madison and will
! give it next Sunday, Aug. 30. 1t is
nice honor and large crowd will no
doubt make the trip.
The NJ. E. Ladies' Aid Society will
hold their meeting and annual cleo
tion of officers at Marsden park on
| Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. At
| o'clock a supper to which their
husbands have been invited, will take
! place.
| Miss Marion Walker of Whiting,
Ind, and Miss Dorothy Cullman, for
mer teachers in our public schools,
|
| The band gave a fine concert in
Marsden park Sunday afternoon and
about 1000 people were on the
grounds to hear it. They came from
ding distances, many from Bagley,
| Cassville, Platteville and other sur
! rounding towns. 1t was an ideal day
| for the concert.
F. E. McKichan and family and
Mrs. Olive Kolb and Buddy returned
Wednesday from their trip to Winni-
peg, Can, where F. E. has a farm.
/ They report an enjoyable trip and ex-
cellent crop of wheat throughout the
north and west.
The George Ableiter and Charles
Barnes families leave for California
about Sept. l, to spend the winter.
They make their first stop at Yellow
stone park. The Ableiters have new
Star coach and Barnes a new Essex
coach to make the trip in.
DR.. w. G. lockwood and family of
Portage were guests several days at
the home of his brother, DR.. Harry
lockwood, and family.
George Graney and wife Of Mason
City. Iowa, are here for a visit with
their many friends. They formerly
were residents of Fennimore.
A large crowd attended the funer-
al of Mrs. John Tenant which took
place at the NJ. E. church Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Her sisters,
Mrs. Farris of F1andreau, S. D., and
Mrs Katie Arms of Madison, S. D.,
and brother, Charles of Elizabeth, ILL.,,
were here to attend the funeral.
Dr. Harry Shearer of Edgerton was
a guest of his sister, Mrs A. E. Sum-
ner, Sunday. enroute to Bloomington
to get his wife who has been visiting
at the parental NJ. F. Woodhouse
home
Relatives of the Jacob Wagner FAM
lily of Liberty Ridge enjoyed picnic
dinner together at Marsden park Sun
day; also a big crowd of Big Grant
folks.
Miss Pearl Poland of Milwaukee was
a weekend guest of Miss Floy Schup-
pener Miss Irene Livingston of Liv-
ingston was also a visitor at the
Schuppener home A number of girls
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