Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-02-15

POtO5l wednesday.
John Cook is visiting in Dunbar
ton with relatives.
Grant Turner, of Potosi, was in
this city Thursday.
j. B. Mauer, of Fennimore, was
in Lancaster Thursday.
s. Plank, of PlatteviIle, was
caller here Wednesday.
| Newton's Restaurant will perma
nently close Feb. co. Monday.
David Duncan, of Patch Grove,
was in Lancaster Wednesday.
Misses Medley and Creighton, of
Fennimore attended the dance here
Monday evening.
The W. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Lucy Price on Thursday after
noon of this week, at which time an
appropriate program will be rendered,
commemoration of the death of Miss
Frances E. Willard.
Mrs. Sarah B. Whit. of Superior,
who has been visiting here at the
home of her sister Mrs. Hicks was
called to Duluth. Mimi, Monday by
the death of her grandson Martin
Bloyer, formerly of Muscoda who
passed away Sunday at p. m.
Miss Edna Walker the daughter
of Ed Walker of Ellenboro, passed
away Friday. The cause Of her death
was appendicitis. She is survived by
father, two sisters MINIS Frank
Richardson and Earl Walker and two
brothers, William and Merle. Funeral
services were held at the home Sunday
afternoon Rev. J. T. Morgans officiat-
} ing. Interment followed at Hillside.
DR., j. G. Doolittle entertained a
number of friends at a dinner party
last Tuesday evening. The guests
were Bert Shipley. John Shipley,
Carson Whitmore, Earl Ivey, V. L.
Showalter, Hubert Alt and Bert
Schreiner. Those present report a
most ENJOYABLE time. The dinner
was planned and served by Mrs. Doc
little assisted by her sister Miss Vera
Mcdonald.
The Valentine dance held at the
rink Monday night was unusually
we'll attended and all present after
ward expressed themselves as having
had a delightful time. This was the
last dance Of the season under the
rink management Music was fur
nished by the Gibson orchestra. Of
, Appleton, Wis. and gave general
satisfaction. This orchestra expects
to FIJI another engagement here in
few months.
An order was made in county
court yesterday directing conveyance
pursuant to contract in the estate of
Albert j. Woodruff, deceased. In the
estate of Christine Gerlach, deceased.
the will was proved, allowed and
admitted to probate. Genevieve Funk
was named and approved as executor
without bond. Anna Morava was ap-
pointed guardian of Joseph Morava,
incompetent, under Dond of 81, 500
As a result of the rain Monday
night the streams Of this vicinity
we're higher than they have been for
years past. Fences were carried away
: in several instances aud bridges de-
stroyed. The trains were all more or
less delayed and the northbound train
on the c. q N. w. from Galena was
unable to pull through yesterday
morning thus preventing great deal
of the Chicago mail from reaching
Lancaster. At the Klondike Spring
the suspension bridge was washed
away and the fence more or less
damaged
Mrs. William Griswold an aged
resident of Grant county died at the
home of her son Ira Griswold in the
town of Clifton Monday afternoon.
She had been in i'll health for several
years. At the time of her death she
was 81 years old. At the time of her
fatal illness Mrs. Griswold was MAX
} ing an extended visit at the home of
/ her son. Funeral services will pro-
) badly be held at the home today
Wednesday, although definite ar
engagements have not yet been made.
| Rev. Myron Argus will oficiate.
George Thomas, an Assyrian who
has been working in and around Mont
fort for several months was arrested
last Wednesday by Sheriff Hymer and
brought before Justice G. W. Burrows
to answer to charge Of assault
brought by Margaret Nauroth The
assault was said to have been com
mitted November % and the officers
have been searching for the man since
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