Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-06-27
LOCAL NEWS NOTES


day in Fennimore.
&C. w. Fine. of Potosi, had bust
ness here Thursday.
j. Mum, of Cassville, was a
Lancaster caller Thursday.
Frank j. OFT, of Potosi, was in
this city Thursday transactlng bust
ness.
Congressman J. w. Murphy, of
Platteville, was a visitor here this
week.
The German Evangelical chnrch
has added new cement steps and a
walk to the front of the building.
Richard Falley, of Wahpeton,
N. D., arrived Wednesday noon for
visit during homecoming week
with relatives and friends.
The usual Saturday edition of
The Herald will be omitted next
week, in order that our printers
may celebrate the homecoming
event.
Mrs. Orvllle Holmes and baby
daughter, of PlattevilIe, are visit
ing at the home of Mrs. Holmes
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Van
dewall.
Many minor improvements and
changes have been made this week
about Lancaster residences. Every
lawn and residence should look its
best next week.
Mrs. Leroy Kilbourn, of Kin
cad, Neb., is enjoying a visit with
friends and relatives in this city.
Lancaster people remember her as
Miss Emma SLhrader.
Miss Ethel Can ter is home from
dollar Bay where she has been an
instructor in the high school for the
past year. She has been reen
gagged for the coming year.
Mrs. Eva Boyd, wife CT Chas.
Boyd. formerly of this city, was ex.
amined Wednesday by Drs. Fowler
and Hassell and found to be insane
She was taken to Mendoza Thurs
day.
kidnapped for a Million, play
/ ed here Thursday evening to ar
: appreciative audience. Monte Clarh
Joined the company here and viii
travel with them the rest OF the
; season.
Mrs. David Pearson and sol
f Ford. of Academy, South Dakota
are visiting Mrs. Pearson's brother
John G. Jordan, and family. They
will remainfor the homecoming
festivities next week.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Calls at
tended the Gibson Chandler wedding
at Montfo t Tuesday Mrs. CALI
and little daughter remined for ;
visit with Mrs. Calls parents, Mr.
, and Mrs. J. S. Chandler.
l H. E Goldsmith, an old Ian
caster boy, and who is now employ
ed on Viroqua Censor, was married
Wednesday morning to Miss NATL
da Schmirler, of Boscobel. Til
wedding took place at the Catholi
parsonage in Fennlmore.
John Sheean, a resident of tn
5 town of Jamestown, was ajudget
4 insane Thursday by Drs. Doolittl
and Gault and the same day wa
taken to Mendoza. He recently al
tempted to commit suicide b.
cutting his throat with an ak.
Mrs. Margaret Murphy, mothe
,, of Ira Murphy, of this city died a
the Thos. Mcnamara residence il
Bloomington Thursday evening
after a lingering illness. She wa
so years old at the time of he
death. Funeral services will be held
today.
Among those who attended one
or both of the games in PIattev1llt
were: Harvey Schmitt, Clint Ed
wards, Fred Wenzel, Mr.. and Mrs
Lee Eastman, Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Decker, DR.. Gault, DR.. Doolittle
Dorous Griswold, Frank Meyer, Net
Ivey, Bert Shipley.
TO accommodate those who viii
find it impossible to visit the "OlC
Curiosity Shop" to be conducted by
the ladies of the Hillside cemetery
association in the Carthew building
!. next week, 1t has been decided tC
place the display on exhibition this
Saturday afternoon and evening
Fields of corn that went
through the severe storm of hail
rain and wind last week are in
most instances coming out of the
trouble in better shape than had
been expected, which is certainly g