Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-09-20

Herbert Wagner, of Bridgeport,
| called here last week.
Roy Walker went to Milwaukee
Thursday for the State Fair.
Mrs. Chas. Linden, of Dodgeville,
attended the fair here last week.
Urban Smith returned Saturday
to Fennimore after few days visit
with friends here.
Mrs. A Bergheger and daughter
and Mrs, Bergheger's mother went
to Sitter Wednesday,
Miss Alma Grota returned Satur-
day to her home in Chicago after a
visit with friends here
DR. r. Fl. Kinney and family
have moved into the Clifford house
two blocks west of the Catholic
church
Mrs. q. G. White returned Sat-
urday to her home in Madison after a
visit with her son w. P. White, of
this city.
DIR. d. NJ Cook and son Homer,
of Julesburg, Col, returned to that
city Monday. after short visit with
relatives here.
Miss Helen Abrams started Mon
day morning for Milwaukee where
she will enroll as student at Mil
waukee .Downer.
Miss Helen Schneider, daughter
of Fred Schneider of Madison, return
ed to that city Monday after a visit
with relatives here
Mrs. Cora Cooley, of Mt. Hope,
attended the fair here last week, and
then remained for visit with Robert
Jordan and family.
Miss Springmeyer who has been u
guest at the Rev. Louis Schmidt home
for few weeks returned to her home
in Cincinnati Saturday.
Several auto loads of Blooming
ton people came over for the Fair
last week. Also some from Platte
Vile, Fennimore and other surround
ing towns.
Frank Rothschild, Of LeMars,
la. is home for a few days visit with
his father Mr.. Rothschlld travels
for the irm of H. B. Glover & Co. al
Dubuque.
Wilbur B. McGonigal, former
Lancaster boy, who has been in the
employ of the c. & N. w. R. R. Co.
for some time is now employed by
the Madison Street Car Co. of that
city.
George Heltonberry. of Skulls
burg, and Miss Jessie NJ Reed, Of
Darlington, were married in this city
saturday, Sept. 10th by Justice G. w.
Burrows. MIR. Heltonberry is {
nephew of city marshal George
Mccarthy.
Judge Humphrey Of the Fedora
court at Madison has handed down g
decision which states that the
directors of the First National bank
of Mineral Point, must stand trial fol-
their negligence in permitting Phi
j Allen to loot the institution of over
half million dollars. The outcome
of this trial will be watched with &
great deal of interest by the people all
through this part of Wisconsin and
the country at large.
H. Hurlburt and al Hunsakel
took two auto loads to Ex-Sherif
Glenn farm near Wyal,1sing Sunday
While the members of the party were
at the top of Point Lookout, a poin
on this farm 1900 feet above SEA level.
looking across the country. someone
heard noise like that made by {
rattlesnake. Mr.. Glenn grabbed {
stick and when they found the reptile
all coiled and ready to strike ht
SdEuCk IL OuO U1OW anu 6uuGu lis lie
Virgil Showalter, member Of thC
party brought the snake home, I
measured nearly four feet and had
rattles aud button.
Thursday morning the first day O
the Grant CO. Fair the weather was
cold and rainy and it did not look
favorable for a very large sale of ict
cream for our local dealers. How
ever, change came about and in one
day and half, Thursday Afternoon
and Friday, Harvey Schmidt worked
at his restaurant until be had frozel
1873 gallons of cream. As most of thil
was served on the grounds in cones
which average 80 cones to a gallon
there we're nearly IL, 900 cones O.
Schmidt's ice cream sold in this
limited time 1t is surprising how
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