Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-25

Wednesday.
Miss Pearl Austin visited at
Libsrty Friday
Mrs. W. q. Knox went to Fenni-
more Thursday.
"A j. Guernsey had business in
Fennimore Thursday
Mrs. w. W Roysrer visited at
Fennimore and Anderson S Mills last
week.
Leo Mccormick left Thursday for
Canton, H., where he will work for
a former employer.
Dan Donan and Theo. Werley of
Fonnimore and Ralph Ketterer, of
WerIey we're here Saturday.
MIS- s. w. Doolittle and daugh-
ter Dora left Thursday for Chicago to
join the doctor and visit for some time.
Mrs. Lon Wayne went to Fenni-
more Wednesday. She also visited at
Anderson Mills before returning
home.
Duncan, Belz and Hardwig were
taken to Waupan Thursday to begin
serving their sentences in the State
penitentiary,
Mr.. Norwood, president of the
proposed Air Line railway. left Sun
day for Winona, Mimi, for a few
days stay with his wife and children.
W. E. Lathrop left Thursday for
Black River Falls to look over the de-
struction done by the recent flood at
that place. He owns some farm lands
there.
Fred Clark left Friday for Lin
coin, Neb where he has been en-
ployed for some time. He was home
to attend the funeral of his brother
Joseph.
Mrs. Frank Thompson visited in
this city last week. Her husband
was at one time proprietor of the
Grand hotel here They are now
living in Dubuque.
Considerable digging is being
done in the highways near the fair
grounds, preparatory to laying further
extentions of the city water and
sewer pipe for citizens in that part
Of the city.
John Vesperman has recently dis,
posed of the 100 acre farm south of
this city, known as the Christian
Bryhan farm. The purchaser is
Henry Heir of Argyle, who will take
possession Mar 1st. 1912
Mrs. Helen Simison started Fri
day for her home in Seattle, Wash.
after an extended visit and business
trip to this city. She will stop at
Chicago, Grand Island and Colorado
Springs before going to Seattle
Jake Fache died at his home west
of this city Thursday after short
Illness The funeral services wer3
conducted Saturday afternoon by Rev.
Morgaus of the Nj E church. The
deceased was 81 years Of age and
leaves host ct relatives and friends
to mourn his death
The hunting season is now with
as and many are enjoying this favorite
pastime. The school boys are making
good use of their spare time on Satur-
day and many parties Of hunters are
securing the woods for the small
game Evan Stone, Harold Mccoy
and Burdette Weber went by train to
Liberty Saturday and spent the day
hunting in the neighboring woods.
John Richmond, now located at
Oklahoma City, OKLA came to this
city last week to settle up some estate
matters of the Richmond family He
met many Of his old friends and
former schoolmates while in this city.
1t is SO dry in the south that people
speak of it as a water famine, the
small rivers are nearly dry and the
ground is so parched that cultivation
Of the land is difficult for the people.
There have been an unusually
large number of cases Of eye trouble
in this yacinity lately. Friday three
more patients went to Lancaster to con :
suit DIR. Gault Tom jackson who has
experienced considerable trouble from
getting timothy seed in one eye; Leah
CLARK, daughter of, Warren Clark, who
is suffering from tuberculosis of one
eve: Uric, son of Mrs. Johu Curtis,
who had q blood vessel burst by being
hit in the eye with an apple core by a
playmate. -Fennimore Times.
1t won't pay in this town. !"
One hears this remark too often, es
pecially as it is idle and gIoudless