Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-04-22


the parents of a son born at Doolittle
hospital Friday.
DR.. Fowler reports the birth of q
son at the home of Roscoe Swallow in
Liberty Friday morning.
Mrs. Mary Miwell of Highland Wis
tied at the Pink and Nehls homes
here last week, returning north Mon
day.
The annual road patrol school was
held in Lancaster yesterday, ]. T.
Donaghey, state highway chief, and
others being on the program.
Paul Weber won the silver medal at
Columbia college, Dubuque, for ex-
temporaneous speaking in contest with
a number of other students.
P. G. Hunt of Monroe, piano tuner
for Lambert GrCenier, has rented the
Mrs. A. G. Long house in the third
ward and will move his family here in
a couple of weeks
Sallie Lou and Jimmie Fowler went
to Madison Friday to visit their sis
ter, Catherine, and take in the Uni
versity exposition. Their father mo-
tored down for them Sunday.
Bert Trenary died at his home near
Arthur after lingering illness De.
ceased was 46 years of age He is sur
vived by his wife and aged mother,
Mrs. Joseph Trenary, formerly of Bel
mont.
Mrs. Mary White of Los Angeles,
Calf, called to. Fennimore to attend
the funeral of her brother, Henry
OHara, visited in Lancaster a portion
of last week with her cousin, Mrs.
John Roesch
Under Sheriff Lee Bailey left yes
terday noon for Superior with a war
rant for the arrest of Gerald Ostran-
der and Jim Reynolds, Boscobel young
men, charged with the theft of Bos-
cobel Ford car last week
John Roesch, plaintiff, bid in the old
Oscar Bidwell farm of in excess of
$50 acres in Little Grant at sheriff's
sale Saturday. The price was $1662461
plus costs. Second mortgage holders
did not protect their interest
The ten-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Hough of Milwaukee
passed away last week and was bur
led Monday. The Houghs lost a son
year or so ago, having two living
children. Mr. Hough formerly lived
here.
Farmers are advised to plant moth
ing but tested seed of approved germi-
nation to plant seed from corn grown
in this latitude, to get seed bed in
good shape before planting, not to
plant too early not to pillow under
heavy coating Of manure,
The regular district oratorical and
decIamatory contest will be held at
Grantland theatre, Friday afternoon
and evening. Bloomington. Fennimore,
POtosi, Lancaster and Mt. Hope schools
will compete. The boys contest takes
place at 2:30 and the girls will COM
pete at p. m.
John Blackburn hands the Herald
for perusal a sheepskin or parchment
showing the transfer of 40 acres east
of Shullsburg from the government to
one Samuel Mckinley Elliott, who in
turn sold to Johns father, George
Blackburn. The document dated Feb.
10, 1848, bore the signature of James
K. Polk, then president by l. K.
Stephens, assistant to the president of
the United States.
Efforts on the part of Rev. Guy
Campbell, district supt., brought q
people into the Belmont NJ, E. church
Easter Sunday % were full members
and four probationers. In addition TO
the fine sho wing on new members ten
persons were baptized, three adults
and seven children. The Success says
This proves conclusively that Rev.
Guy Campbell is finding much to DO
in Christs vineyard other than
preaching Sunday sermons AS Rev
Campbell is admittedly a pulpit ora
tor this is a compliment indeed.
Bell Tel. Co. officials Crezik, Mcln-
airy and Ennis were in Lancaster on
official business Monday and while
here conferred with Klwanls cruz
committee in regard to unltlcatlon
of local telephone interests SO that
Lancaster would have but one eX-
change. The prospects seem brlght LOT
one telephone system here under Far
mers management and ownership the
Bell retaining a toll switching Doard
and affording general toll service 10
all points not touched by the FARMERS
system. Full particulars Will be gwen
the public should the matter be Workeu
out
John C. Gelbach, son OF MI. ana
Mrs. Louis Gelbach, pioneer residents
of this CITY, died Easter SUNDAY d.
his home in Chatsworth, Calll'' aSeu
"a years. Mr.. Gelbach was an elder
DTOIler OF LOUIS GclDclSi VI ANN"--
there being nine children In the ram
lily all born in or near Lancaster.
John c. was born in the house where
DR.. Reed now lives. He leaves wldow
and two sons, Louis and Paul, all re-
siding in California. John Z. Went "
Idaho when a young man, later llVeo
at Spokane and finally located IN Cal
ifornia. Death was due to leakage OF
the heart
The Union State Bank has obtained
a quantity of registered Golden GIo"
seed corn, fully tested, to De ols'liD
uted among tbout 80 farmers Tor tne
purpose of determining the value OF
the type in Grant county and to see
what extra good seed will do IN our
soil. The seed is free to those who WIZ
make thorough test in compllahces
with the conditions. AT the cr0se
tbe season the contestants will fur
nish the bank so ear samples apiece
with a report as to the yield per acre |