Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-21

AcAys
Mrs. G. E. Grattan. Of Cassville,
visited at the Joseph Caspers home
Friday.
C H Basford and sons, Harry and
L. Z. are III Madison attending the
Dane 20. Fair.
-Mr. and Mrs. John Day returned
last evening from a visit Of two or
three days in Chicago.
Miss Frances Andrew. of Livings-
ton, returned home yesterday after a
visit with Lancaster friends.
Miss Sophia Pink, Of Highland,
returned home Saturday after few
days visit with Misses Barbara and
Irene Caspers.
Mrs. Ben Kreul and children and
Miss Sophia Pink, of Highland
visited during the past week with
relatives in this city.
The Ladies' of st. Martha S guild
will hold pantry sale at AupperIes
grocery store on Friday, Sept. %, at 3
o'clock. Home baking
Candidates Wesley Hymer and
R. !. Dugdale, of Platteville, shook
the hands of their supporters at the
Grant County air last week.
Mrs. L E. Bradley, Of Geddes,
S. D., accompanied by her mother.
Mrs. Summer, of Sand Prairie, Wis,
arrived last week for visit with
relatives.
Those from Lancaster who at
tended the state fair were we'll
pleased with the exhibits and attrac-
tons presented. The races were hardly
up to the standard.
Thirty four cases were on the
calendar of the Richland County
circuit court for trial at the fall ses-
sion opened by Judge Clementson last
week. Eleven were criminal cases.
Mir and Mrs George Tuff1ey and
daughter Frances, of Boscobel, visited
in Lancaster the forepart of the week.
Miss Louisa Tuf1ey also visited rela-
tives here
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Newton have
leased the building formerly occupied
by Mrs. Block, as a restaurant, north
of the city hall, and will open an up
to date restaurant there about October
1st.
Mrs J. w. Lovely, of Fowler,
California, who has been visiting at
the home of b. J. Lowrey and wife
for the past week, starts today for her
western hume Mr.. and Mrs. Lowrey
will accompany her as far as Galena.
Mrs. J. E. Dee. of Chicago, Mrs.
E. A. Fengler and Mrs. A. Trautwein,
of Dubuque arrived in Lancaster Sat
urday evening to attend the funeral
of the late George VAIL and to spend
a few days with their sister, Mrs.
Beth Bowers.
Miss Martha Meyer and Miss
Goodwin. who has been visiting here
this summer, returned to Beloit Mon
day to resume their collegiate work.
They made the trip in Mr.. Meyers
Mr. and Mrs. Meyer and
son Frank accompanying them.
Word has been received that
Louis Dechow, formerly Of Lancaster,
is confined in hospital at Minot,
Moth Dakota. suffering from blood
Mr.. Dechow is now a
member Of the meat and grocery firm
IF Durley and Dechow.
DR.. ]. A, Gault says he has a
singing mouse IN his woodshed which
a number Of bis neighbors have listen
ed to and can not tell the difference
between the sweet notes of its song
and those Of canary And the
doctor has usually been considered a
truthful man, too, UP to this time.
People of this section are warned
to prepare for long hard winter,
The prediction Of the weather prophets
is partly based upon the fact that the
animals are getting their growth of
fur earlier than usual this season.
The sudden and early flight OF night
hawks toward the south is another
unfailing sign according to those
versed in wood lore. The long drouth
this summer is also taken as an in
location of severe weather during the
winter season. Coal trade journals
also make similar predictions and
their word should certainly be &C
copied as final.
DIR. J. S. Lewis, a former Grant
county resident who was we'll known
to many Of older citizens, died at his
home in Dubuque early Wednesday