Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-07

Mrs. Virgil Murphy and daughter,
of Neillsville, Wis, are guests at
the home of Walter Scott, west of
town.
John Woodhouse is placing nice
porch around Harley Hickok's
house.
DR.. Lewis visited his family in
Minneapolis the latter part of the
week.
Will Stark is drilling we'll fo1
Ben benson.
The North Andover dance on Fri
day evening was well attended.
The Bloomington Ideal orchestra
furnished good grade of music.
The Lancaster kids came over
and beat our kids a game of ball
Saturday Score, II to Is.
Cut worms are bothering the corn
on sod pieces.
Mrs. 0. P. Vaughan, of Wauzeka,
is a guest Of West Grant relatives.
Mrs. VIM. Finicle and daughter
Jennie are visiting her parents, the
Masos, in Fennimore, for a few
days. Meantime, a husband and
father in Brooklyn is having hard
time of it.
VIM. Finicle reports the creamery
to be gaining in business right
along. Last week there was an aver.
age of 1900 pounds per day.
Some of our old veterans are 60
ing to the reunion at Platteville
next week, and from there to the
state meeting at Lacrosse.
Mrs. Chas. Heckmaster, of Can
ton, South Dakota, who is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Fred Wetmore, was
greeting old neighbors and friends
in town last Saturday. She is &C.
compan:ed by her daughter.
Archbishop Messmer, of Milwau-
kee, confirmed a class of % at the
Catholic church in this village last
Thursday. There was a large audi
ence present to witness the cere-
mony, which was beautiful and i'm
pressive. The ceremony was pre-
coded by an eloquent sermon by the
visitor. The class was composed of
the following people: James Voss,
VIM. Kirschbaum, Mat Zenz, Geo.
Stockert, Celestion Seipp, Paul Nc
Namara, Art. Patterson, George
McDermott, Henry Voss, Gerhard
Seipp, Anthony Stockert, George
Ertz, VIM. Katchman, VIM. Welch,
Ernest Garthwaite. Ladies: Anna
Ertz, Dora Neiss, Helen McDermott,
Viola Heiner, Matilda Mcnamara,
Geneva Mcnamara, Grace Tubbs,
Clara Kirshbaum, Anna Med
Lena Seipp, Bel. Hampton, Mrs. R.
M. Donnelly, Mrs. Ed WEIGH. The
archbishop went from here directly
to Milwaukee after the services.
About town are a few small
patches Of potatoes in bloom.
The Dubuque papers last week
had something to say regarding the
proposed electric railroad from that
city to Platteville. The company
has been buying right of way and
matters look very favorable; when
they get ready to run it over this
way the citizens of this vicinity will
subscribe literally to the project,
which will be paying venture.
Harry Okey and Mr.. Pierce of
Cassville were over Sunday visitors
IN this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown, of
Usage, Iowa, are guests of relatives
here.
Miss Emma Glasier, Madison
teacher, is home for the summer
vacation.
Mrs. John Foley, of Cassville,
called on Bloomington friends Sun
day, enroute home from Lancaster.
Monroe Hoskins starts on the
road this week for firm selling en-
balm1ng goods.
Harry and Ora Patch went to
Glen Haven Sunday.
S. A. Hatch adjusted fire loss at
Bell Center last week for $24O. 1t
was residence.
Mrs. Catherine Pc wers, widow of
the late Patrick Powers, was buried
at Glen Haven Monday. She was
81 years of age.
Revs. Field of Fennimore and
Schleicher of Lancaster will assist
FIR. O'Donovan at confession at
3 p. m. June Ii, and 10 a. m. June
ii.
Chas. O'Neill and wife were up
from Bridgeport Monday. Charles