Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-04

cago Thursday.
Henry Caspers and wife went to
Sitter Wednesday.
Mrs r. a. Draper and daughter
Helen were at Montfort Friday.
Chester Saxby Of Superior. visit
ed at the Lisherness home, in this
city, last week
The morning train from this city
Thursday carried nearly $50 passengers
to the Galena Fair.
Mrs. Altizer and Mrs. ]. B.
Horsfall visited last week at the home
Of their sister Miss Morris
Mrs Geo. Phillips returned to
Madison Thursday and Marcus Bausch
accompanied her for visit.
Mrs Frank Calls and daughter
attended the funeral of Mrs. James
CASTOR at Montfort last week.
Miss jennie Farrand visited at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Robert
Smith, at Platteville, during last
week.
Al Hunsaker took his wife, Miss
Elsie Van Dusen and Miss Bessie
Gibbs to Dubuque Wednesday in his
Buick auto.
Miss Hilda Tanner and Mrs Ed
Lind with her three children, all Of
Sitter, visited at the Frawley home
Thursday.
Frank 1. Doudna of Poynette,
killed 81 blue racers in one afternoon
a few weeks ago. He certainly must
have been ''goin' some. -
Mrs W. B. BoIlard and daughter
went to Milwaukee Wednesday.
Mrs. Bollard will have her eyes treat
ed while in the city.
Mrs. A. Smith started Thursday
for her home in Omaha, Neb. after a
visit at Geo. Dyer's. She stopped at
Fennimore for few days visit
-Thos. Richie started Wednesday
for his home in Nebraska after an
extended visit with his brothers Sam
and Wallace Ritchie in this city
Emil Schwer, of Fennimore, will
attend the National Farmers Con-
| gress. October 1915 at Colum bus,
Ohio lie has been appointed
delegate by governor McGovern.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Rhodes left
Wednesday by auto for Chicago.
Miss Linda Rhodes accompanied
them as far as GAINESVILLE where she
stopped for the Woman Suffrage con-
vention.
Rev. Edward Schmidt, son of
Rev. and Mrs. Louis Schmidt, of this
city, started Wednesday for Vincen-
mes, Ind. where he is now pastor.
Mr.. Schmidt has been visiting at
home with his parents for several
weeks.
Many farmers are now busy and
have been for several weeks in filling
their silos with winter feed for their
cattle. 1t is an interesting process
and shows clearly the victory of
machinery and steam power over farm
work. A large field of corn can be
quickly stored away and the cows are
given the best of feed through the
long winter.
1t has been custom, for some
time past, for many who wished to
obtain divorce to go to Reno. New,
where the laws have been very lax in
this matter, Judge Adelor j. Petit,
IN the circuit court at Chicago has
recently declared that divorces grant
ed to one who goes to Reno simply for
this purpose are void under the law
in the state Of Illinois. Now, when
you want divorce don't go to Reno,
for you cannot get one any easier
there than anywhere else.
A curious looking object was
found Friday morning, by VIM Cal
loway in the corn field on the
Richard Willis land west of town.
Mr. Galloway placed it in a glass jar
and brought it up town to see if any
enc could classify it. Several ex-
amined it but no one could give any
authority as to its classified ton. It
had the appearance of a horned toad.
having horn like projections on its
head and back. Some thought 1t be-
longed to the lizard family, but what
ever it was it was a stranger in this
climate and surroundings.
The pupils of the high school
here are planning to open season of
basket ball soon This game has
not been played in this city for