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John Livingston, 54, died at a Platteville hospital Monday of last week following a short illness. Funeral services were held at Livingston, Wednesday. Surviving are the widow and sons, Orin and Elmer.
Little Jo Mae Greer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Greer, is sporting a pale blue rain outfit bought by her uncle, Con Colleno, in Paris and brought home as present. Jo Mae, aged not quite three years, was out in the first sprinkle Wednesday afternoon, wearing her newest Parisian creation.
The regular meeting of the Lancaster Woman's Club was held Wednesday, May 25th, at the Grantland Club Rooms. Mrs. H. S. Richards of Madison spoke on the subject 'International Relations. The next meeting of the club will be a picnic at noon, Thursday, June 9th, at Klondyke Spring. The local club is to be hostesses to all the federated clubs in Grant county. Each member is to bring a picnic lunch and those desiring transportation will be at Ryland Park by 11:30 a. m.
Wednesday's rain storm was peculiar in that it struck with violence in a three-mile area north and south along the old military ridge but not a drop fell outside the favored zone. Motoring north to Fennimore that afternoon, the writer noticed, as soon as Roger Hollow was reached. that Grant river was in spate, whirling torrent of dirty-brown water. The river rose three feet in less than an hour, and fell as rapidly, leaving a ring of grime along its banks. The rain zone was reached about a mile and a half south of Fennimorepools of water in the road on the north and dust on the south. The line of demarcation was SO plain it was unusual. Considerable washing took place in nearby plowed fields.
The Rev Felix Hoffman, fishing on Grant one even last week, saw a willow tree SO covered with June bugs that they swarmed by the millions. In places the bugs have eaten all the foliage from elm trees and at the golf course, a black worm has stripped the oak trees of leaves SO that leaf litter lies all over the ground and the trees are bare. Henry Cliff, caretaker, says the trees will leaf again. Fr. Hoffman opines that next year the grubs from the June bug eggs now being laid will make farming precarious. He ventures the conclusion that the balance of Nature has been upset by unwise cutting of trees everywhere, this being followed by an absence of birds. It is said that the bird population is only a tenth of what it was a few years ago, simply because the feathered tribe has places to nest and propagate-which they need in profusion. Nature will not be mocked and upPhone 16-2 setting the careful balance set up to check inordinate growth of insects, takes a toll in production of plant food for man beast.
Irving Miles, an old Herald reader located at Platteville, has ordered his paper changed to Midland, S. D., until further notice.
Walter Kohler of Kohler has definitely stated that he will not be candidate for governor. While Mr. Kohler had an excellent record in his first and only term as governor, he was defeated by Gov. La Follette two years ago. Critical conditions in business are Mr. Kohler's reasons for declining to run. He operates a large plumbing supply manufactory in the city which bears his family patronymic.
There are SO many fine garden arrangements in Lancaster that picking one out now and then is somewhat embarrassing. However, will call attention to Will Henkel's lawnlattice, flowers, shrubs, etc. Next to it W. A. Calloway has fine grouping of trees and shrubs, the whole forming a bit of excellent landscaping. We still contend that civic organizations would do well to offer prizes and honorable mention for well kept places, thus providing an incentive to beautifying the city.
Esquire B. A. Clemens of Cuba City is a candidate for the state legislature on the Republican ticket. He resides in the first Grant county district. Patrons and friends of the Register of Deeds office will be pleased to learn that Miss Ethel Utt will be a candidate to succeed herself in this important position. Reliable, competent and obliging, Miss Utt makes a fine public servant. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Trewartha of Madison sail June 11 from Seattle for Japan where they will spend the Mr. Trewartha, member of the university staff, will do research work on Japan and its geography. A return home will be made in the fall. The case of the receiver of the First National bank of Richland Center VS. Alta King, will be heard in the U. S. Court of Appeals at Chicago this week. In a previous trial in the district federal court at Madison it was held that the bank did not make Miss King a favored creditor by the sale to her of bonds a few days prior to the closing of the bank. The receiver has appealed from this decision.
