Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-07-20
LOCAL NEWS NOTES


-Lus POGuY VI ECuuluOTO, Was III
Lancaster Wednesday,
e. F. Rotne, of Fennimore, was
in Lancaster Saturday. a"'
q. ]. Seipp. of Glen Eaven. was
in Lancaster Wednesday.
Miss Bertha Egan visited last
week at her home in Highland.
W. P. Peters, of Dodgeville.
called here on business Thursday.
Herman Baumer of Wyalusing,
visited in Lancaster the past week.
--Chas. r. Fox, of Mineral Point,
was in Lancaster Thursday on bust
ness.
George Grange, Of Mineral Point,
was in Lancaster on business Thurs
day
Mrs Alice Bradbury, of Hurley,
S. D., arrived Saturday for a visit
with relatives.
Miss Vera Richie, of Lancaster,
visited at the Dietzman home in Platt-
Vile last week.
Miss Margaret Peacock visited in
Dodgeville last week with her sister
Miss Agnes Peacock.
Mrs VIM. Harris and children,
Of Hancock, Iowa, are spending tbs
summer with relatives here.
Mrs Ed Morse visited her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Bolzell IN Mont
fort during the past week.
Mrs. VIM. Mullen and children,
of Hazel Green arrived last week for
visit with Lancaster friends.
Arthur Knapp, Otto Wiedenbeck,
Harry Nathan and Yves Cooley camp
ed last week at Gamers Landing.
john Day and family went to
Mccartney last week for a few days
camping on the Mississippi. Fishing
was good
John Schloesser, of Dubuque. a
former resident of Lancaster, visited
friends in this city and vicinity dur.
| ing the past week.
! We are glad to learn that Ernest
Brooks. the Herald's hustling Bloom
ington correspondent, is recovering
from his recent illness.
Mrs. Clay Chapman and little
son, Eugene, arrived Saturday for a
visit at the home of her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Robert BROKER and to attend
the BROKER Orion nuptials.
The veterans of the Civil War
have been receiving their quarterly
pensions the past week. AS time
goes on the work that the men of
sixty-one did for their country is ap.
preciated more and more. very few
of thvm went through the war with
out receiving any bodily injury but,
it is safe to say, that not one returned
home in the same perfect physical
condition as when he enlisted. Every
old soldier is deserving Of a good
pension.
Many Lancaster people are plann
ing to attend the PIatteviIle Chautau-
qua which opeus Friday and closes
July 81. Features of the program
are: The Whitney Brothers Quar-
tette, The Strollers Concert Co., DR..
Writ Lowther, Senator Thus P. Gore,
Senator Robert M. LaFollette, Mrs.
Lenor L. Lake, Edward Reno. Ramos
Spanish Orchestra, Hruby Brothers,
Judge Ben B. Lindsey. the Music
Makers, DR.. j. S. Montgomery,
Ralph Bingham and Adrian M
Nevans.
News was received hera Thursday
Of the death Of John Hartford. an old
Grant county resident at the home
of his dughter, aaMrs Ben Twining in
Gays Mills, Wis Mr.. Hartford had
been an invalid for five years. He
was former resident of Wyalusing
but for twelve years had lived in Cass-
vile. In hopes that the move would
be beneficial to his health, he was
taken to his daughters home about
four months ago He was seventy five
years old. He is survived by wife,
three daughters and two sons. Fun
eral services were held Friday after
noon at Wyalusing.
Years ago John Dillon. the COM
edian, was stage favorite throughout
this section of the country. Many
Lancaster people still declare that a
funnier chap never lived than old
John. He was an actor of the same
school as Bob Buchanan, who is still
on the road although over so years old
and makes" Grant county towns
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