Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-06
FENNIMORE
Deaths OF Week

GeOTSe AUlelIer ana son, kenneth,
Mr.. and Mrs. John McLimans, Mr..
and Mrs. Charlie Barnes and Albert
Ableiter OF Boscobel were at Neills-
vile Wednesday to attend the funer-
al of their brother, August Ableiter.
He had been paralyzed fol eight years
and died Sunday, April 26, at the age
of 6S years. Services were held at the
Congregational church in Neillsville
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
August Ableiter was born on a farm
in the township of Liberty and grew
to manhood here. He settled on a farm
in Clark county in early life and was
successful farmer of that communi-
ty.
William Rogers, Civil war veter-
an, died at the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. Sanford Fry, il the first ward
Friday. He was sc years of age. For
many years he was a farmer in the
vicinity of Mt. Hope and only recent
~ had made his home with his daugh-
ter and husband. Funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon, the Am
erican Legion giving their military
service in his honr. Interment was
made at Mt. Hope.
Senior Class Play
The Senior class play, "The Gold
Bug" given at Maso's hall Friday ev-
ening, under the direction of Miss
Mildred Rooney, was big success.
Everybody present was much pleased
with the play and the work of the
senior class in putting forth the eff
fort they did. Maso's hall had recent
ly been newly decorated and lent a
pleasing foreground to the play. The
receipts of the evening were around
$3.50. Many were present from sur
rounding towns to witness the play.
The music was under the direction of
Mr.. English and was excellent.
Has Much Bad Luck
Frederick, Archie Hahn's son, had
the misfortune to break his leg Sat
urday morning while at play on the
farm east of the city. He was playing
with the children in a lawn swing
when his foot got caught and broke
the bone near the ankle He had just
recently returned from Madison where
he had an operation on his eyes.
Surely the little lad has had enough
misfortune of late.
Locals of Week
The White Elephant sale and lunch
con given by the ladies of the NJ. E.
church in the Times building Satur-
day proved to be a real hummer and
the ladies are grateful for the patron
age extended them.
Charles Manning sold a Victoria A.
pass. Nash 6 sedan to A. f. Keller
and went to Milwaukee Monday to
drive it out 1T is fine looking car.
He also sold Hudson coaches to E. c.
Carlson of Pra. du Chen and n z.
Craig, East Dubuque.
Druggist R. S. Williams and E. F.
Rothe were up on Pine river in Rich
land county Friday angling for few
trout. They had good luck. Albert
Sulzer caught nice lot on Little
Green and Virgil Fritz on Crooked
Creek
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tenant were
Madison visitors Thursday.
Misses Price and Stauffacher were
weekend visitors at Madison.
Eldeen Buster was home from
school duties at Fl. Atkinson over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Parker and son,
Cedric, were at Madison Monday and
Tuesday.
DR.. j. w. Beetham was at Lancaster
Saturday to take the civil service ex
animation for game warden.
William Bald is the new street COM
missioner and city marshal, Isaac Lo-
mas having resigned. He entered upon
his new duties May l.
The Fennimore high school base
ball team played the Dodgeville ag-
gregation at Dodgeville Tuesday, the
score being 8 to in favor of Dodge
vile.
Misses Dorothy Culman of West
Salem and Zilpha Reed of Blue Riv-
er, former teachers in the schools
here, attended the Senior class play
Friday and visited friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cero spent the
past week at Appleton with their son,
George and family. George is a trav-
cling salesman for the Carnation Pro-
ducts with headquarters in that city.
| Dr. Ansley Shearer and wife and
daughter, Marjorie, and his father, M.
J. Shearer of Edgerton, Miss Bessie
Stuart of Chicago and Mrs. Gustav
Baumgartner of Milwaukee were Wis
itors at the A. E. Sumner home and
with their many friends about the city
a few days.