Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-01-23
Purely Personal.

Clyde Budworth, of Fennimore, was
home on visit last week.
Miss Iona Standard of Montfort is
visiting Mrs Clara Rhodes.
Miss Iona Stanard of Montfort Wis
tied friends here the first of the week.
Miss Mcconnell of Beetown visited
her sister, Mrs Geo. Marks, last week.
Tom Wright goes to Dubuque Sat-
urday to visit his uncle for few days.
Mrs. r. b. Sbowalter spent Satur-
day with Mrs. G. H. Edwards OF Cobb.
Mrs. c Strong returned Saturday,
after having spent several weeks in
Chicago.
Harlan johnson. one of the proprie-
tors of the Boscobel Dial Enterprise,
was in town Monday
Mrs Park Dudley and little daugh-
ter, Wessie, spent several days in
Beefown last week
Mrs C. H. Basford went to Fenni-
more Tuesday to assist the Rathbone
Sisters in work there
Miss Sue Livingston of Livingston
spent several days last week with the
family of DR.. Godfrey.
Mr. al. Budworth went to Chicago
on Monday of last week returning
Thursday of the same week
VIM. Wilson passed through Lam
caster Saturday on his way from Po-
tosi TO his home in Boscobel.
Mr. Albert Schreiner. wife and
child OF Bloomington, spent the first
part of this week with relatives here.
Messrs. |. ID. Shuttleworth and Jas.
Leary of the Platteville Normal made
a flying trip to the county seat Sat
urday.
Mrs. Frank Wagner and her two
children are here for short visit
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Altizer,
George Alcorn arrived here Wednes-
day noon from Chicago. having been
summoned to the bedside of brother,
H. Clay.
Franz Muenich. Benefits accom-
modatiug clerk. left last Monday for a
two-weeks visit with his parents at
Jefferson.
Mr.. H. Gilmore one Of PlatteviIle's
popular and substantial citizens called
on friends at the county seat. Satur-
dav last.
Mr.. p. Flynn, the railroad man. re-
turned to Grant county. Monday after
a few weeks Journev in Indiana, IL
linois and other parts.
p. f. Pink of the Montfort Senti-
mel was in the CITY Monday making
acquaintance. He appears to be a
wideawake and very pleasant gentle
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Basford and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Brennan were at
Fennimore Tuesday evening where
they attended Athena Temple No 6.
I Rathbone Sisters
Miss Geneieve Campbell. niece Of
Mrs. John Burns and Mrs James Me-
| Brien. who had been visiting here for
Two months. left for her home in Kan
sas last Friday. She will stop on the
way at Belleview. Iowa. for few
days.
| Mr.. Richard Mckinney who has
been spending several weeks in Lam
caster and vicinity, with friends and
] relatives returned to his home in
Iowa last Friday. Mr.. Mckinney was
born and reared in Grant county. he
worked for a number wears what is
now known as the Goodrich farm He
then moved to Iowa with his family
about twenty-four years ago and has
since resided there. where he is enjoy
ing the past receipts of life.
MIR. W. H. Smith. who will be re-
membered as teacher in.the Laucas-
ter High school. is now principal Of a
High school in Lansing, Mich His
friends will be pleased to know of his
promotion and marked success. A
paper from Lansing sent to the T. NJ
Barber family contained a compli-
mentary notice of Mr.. Smiths school
work. He was married about two
years ago.
Mr.. j p Hubbard of Harrison,
formerly county superintendent of
Grant county was in the city last
week. Notwithstanding his advanced
age he is still smart and active and
his mind is as clear and vigorous as
ever. He is little sarcastic in refer
ing to the ignorance of tha newspa-
pers that have been copying the
article that two full moons will not
again appear in December for 2500
years. The moon completes her cycle
Of changes in 10 years; in 1914 there
will again be two full moons in Dec
ember. Mr. Hubbard has lived
through four such periods and for the
papers to say that it has been two or
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