Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-01


Miss Winnifred Powell of Dodge
vile visited with her sister last
Sunday.
Miss Ollie Eustice is in Lancas-
ter attending the High school
alumni banquet.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hughes and
little daughter Amelia, have been
here visiting relatives. Mr.. Hughes
returned home the fore part of the
week, Mrs. Hughes remaining
longer.
Mrs. VIM. McCloud, and daugh-
Ter of Arthur, were her shopping
Wednesday.
Miss Jessie Bourette has returned
from Mifain.
Miss Florence O'Connel visited
81 home over Sunday.
Elex Sweeney, wife and son Clar-
ence, of Lake Mills, visited for sew
sral days with Mr.. Sweeney's sister,
Mrs Frank Allen.
Miss Powell, Miss Sitter and
little Elsie Nicholson, spent Thurs
day with Miss Powell's parents at
Dodgeville
Nellie Billings entertained about
lis of her little friends, on Wednes-
day evening, May 29th, it being
her 18th birthday.
Miss Parish of Montfort, is en-
plOYed at CORVALLIS restaurant.
Sever I1unutso1 and Miss Edith
Boughron, were Montfort callers
Sunday evening.
Charlie Livingston, who has been
- sick for the past three or four
months walked into town from his
son. in-law's, E SKATES Wednes-
day. The distance is about 4 Of
mile, and considering Mr.. Liv-
ingston's age and feeblness this was
quite a walk.
Mrs. Fred Stephens spent last
week with her sister Mrs. Pryor, at
Barneveld. Mr.. Stephens went up
IL Saturday and fis wife returned
home with him Monday.
Frank Linenfelser and Will Thiede
are at home from BaraboO.
Mrs. Alice Harmon of Cobb is
visiting relatives here; her grand
mother, Mrs. Watson will return
with her for visit.
Hazel and Everett Glenn, of
Arthur, spent Tuesday evening in
our midst.
Appropriate memorial services
were held in the M. E. church
Thursday, the church was tasteful
" decorated with flags and bunt-
ing and the national airs were sung.
John Watson, law student of the
u. W. delivered the address, which
was an excellent one, full Of
patriotism, loyalty and honor to the
boys in blue. He closed with this
incident: A star shaped shell was
found on the battle field of Shiloh,
and in imagination we picture it as
two shells leaving on their mission
of hate, one from the north the
other the south, quickly flying on
their mission of death, they pause
and turn, first in recognition-then
in love and peace toward all men.
Three old soldiers were present.
We are glad Livingston can boast
of having such good clean cut
young man as John. He has gone
in to win and we predict great
things for him in the future; we
wish more of our young men would
emulate him. He returned to Madi-
son on the afternoon train, after
spending several days here with
his sister Martha.
Mrs. Walter Jones and baby
spent several days at Montfort this
week with her sister, Mrs. Jewett.
Mrs. James Alton and Miss Edna
Iverson, were shopping in Montfort
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Biddick spent
Wednesday in Platteville.
Miss Phoebe Andrew and Maudie
Livingston have been visiting rela-
tives in Lancaster, Miss Andrew
returning Wednesday. Maudie is
still there.
A number of ladies very pleasant
ly surprised Grandma Vipond on
her SSth birthday Tuesday evening.
Refreshments were served. Mr.
Vipond favored the crowd with
music on the graphaphone. Mrs.
Vipond was presented with nice
rug, as a slight token of the esteem
in which she is held by her neigh
bors and friends.
Mrs. johnson and daughter
Mamie of Lancaster have been
spending some time with Matte