Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-15
John Cranage has returned to this

John Collins and wife are visit
ing in Richland Center
Louis White returned to Platte
Vile Saturday afternoon.
C. A. Langridge went to Sitter
for visit Monday afternoon.
The regular meeting of the
Country Club will be held this even
ing.
Miss Minnie Mackey went to
Platteville Monday for visit with
relatives.
Judge Clementson is having his
house painted. g. Q. Sykes is doing
the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Goble are
visiting relatives at different points
in the west.
e. L. Mccoy was at different out
of town points on business the first
of the week.
Mrs. B. J. Duncan is driving her
husbands rural mail route this week
/ while he is taking his vacation.
%. E. Whitcomb, of Baraboo, and
W. A. Whitcomb, of Hankinson, N.
D., were in this city the first of the
week.
Judge CIementson and wife have
returned home from Chicago where the
latter has been taking medical treat
ment.
Missionary tea will be given at
the NJ. E. church this "Wednesday
evening. The usual price of fifteen
cents will be charged
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor E. Kamm
returned to Platteville Saturday after
two weeks visit with at the home
of Mrs Kamm' s parents.
MIR. an. d MIS-. Henry Laise were
called to Platteville Saturday on ac-
count of the serious illness of their
daughter. Mrs. Harry Zeller.
Mrs. L.. sapiro and children ac-
companied by Mrs S. Levin and
little daughter left Monday morning
for Milwaukee where they will visit
relatives.
A large tree belonging to Will
Miller in the western part Of the city
was struck by lightning during the
storm Sunday morning. No other
damage of any consequence was done.
Joseph Needham. formerly of this
vicinity, and now of Dubuque is the
plaintiff in a suit started in the dis
trict court to enjoin Mayor Schunk.
of that city from conducting a liquor
establishment.
Mr.. and Mrs. crit" Stephens,
former residents of Lancaster but
now located near Huron. s. D., where
Mr.. Stephens owns 1900 acres of land,
came back here last week to attend
the funeral of Mrs Phineas Wright,
} of Beetown. Mr.. Stephens returned
r to Dakota yesterday but his wife will
r remain for a visit here.
Bert Schreiner received a new
| Schacht runabout Saturday evening.
] 1t is a high wheeled machine, some
) thing ike DIR. Fowler's. 1t seems tt
be constructed for use in rough
country and will no doubt be just the
thing for climbing the hills about
Lancaster. It is said that there are
other Lancaster citizens who are con-
templating the purchase of a similar
machine.
Last Friday evening Jacob Heff-
ner, aged ~ years, residing in Musco-
da was united in marriage to Mrs.
Gustav Sailing, aged II years, who
lives in Highland. The wedding.
which is one of the most unusual that
ever took place in the county, was
quiet one. Both the bride and groom
are the grandparents of large num-
Der of grandchildren. They will live
in Muscoda in beautiful home owned
by the groom.
| Many of our citizens renewed
their acquaintance with the "old
swimming hole last Saturday. 1t
was the hottest day Of the year, the
thermometer ranging between "a and
90 most of the afternoon. The only
case Of prostration that we have so
far heard of is that of Geo. Moehle
who was overcome by the heat Satur-
day afternoon while working in the
field. Mr.. Moehle was unconscious
until Monday morning.
Let the average boy and girl of to-
day compare their lot with those Of
their gray-haired father and mother.
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