Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-25

e. j. Hyde, who spent the past
week in Chicago returned Wednesday
noon.
Frank Oehmen, of Racine, is
visiting out at the fam home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Wisebenner.
The noon train Saturday WAS
nearly two hours late, caused by the
engine giving out, up the line.
Friends of the Congregational
Sunday School are invited to attend a
social at the church Friday, Oct. 4th,
at : 80 p. N.
-Orville Trentzsch returned home
Wednesday nuon from T~omahawk,
where he went about a month ago to
gain relief for hay fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Harcelroad, of
Platteville, visited last week at the
j. aarcleroad and G. w. Burrows
homes, and attended the fair.
Ralph Stone. who has been visit
ing for the past two weeks with rela-
tives and friends in the city, returned
to his home in Madison, yesterday
morning.
Miss Dora Drew accompanied by
her friend Miss Bertha Taylor. of
Plattteville visited a few days last
week with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
John Drew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Hampton
and children, of Huron, So. OAK, ar
rived one day last week for a visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hamp-
ton, of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Groom, and
Mrs. Groom's mother, Mrs Williams,
of Cassville, visited here last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Downsr Kiiby.
Mrs. Williams is still here.
Joseph Him and Ed Roethe were
among the large number Of Fenni-
more people who came over to attend
the fair last Friday but were kept
away from the grounds by rain.
The ladies of the Quaker Whist
Club resumed their parties for the
fall and winter season. last evening,
their first party being held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Calvin.
Rev. Myron q. Argus, of Madi-
son, former rector Of Emmanuel
Episcopal church of this city, visit
ed Lancaster friends a few days last
week and incidentally took in the
fair one day.
Former county clerk C. E. Tufley
and wife, of Marion township, at
tended the fair and visited Lancaster
friends a couple of days last week.
Charity says ne is giving all Of his
attention to his farm these days with
most gratifying results.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Hunt ard two chill
dren, of Chicago, visited a few days
last week at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Jas. Boyle and went to Bloom
ington Monday afternoon to spend a
few days with Mrs. Hunts other
sister, Mrs. VIM. Mulrooney and
family.
Hon. David Schreiner lost his
balance and fell, while in his cellar a
couple of day ago. and striking bis
left side upon Z crate containing extra
leaves for an extension table. fractur-
ed one of his ribs. The injury is
painful, of course, but does not
prevent lis getting around as usual.
"A very sad death was that of Mrs.
John Benner who passed away at her
home in this city at noon on Friday.
She leaves besides her parents and
sisters her husband and two children.
one a little girl about two years old
and a son born Friday morning. The
body was taken to her parents home,
in Montfort. Saturday for burial.
The Brooks Stock company,
which played a weeks engagement at
popular prices at Hatch's opera
house last week, had crowded houses
the last three days Of their stay
and gave a we'll attended matinee on
Friday afternoon. Their performances
were of a satisfactory character and
we'll received. On Saturday evening
they presented the time-worn old play
Ten Nights in a Sar-room' to a
large audience, many country people
remaining over in the city to attend.
"A new 2-cent stamp. in com
memoration of the Panama Pacific
exposition in San Francisco in 1915,
was approved by Postmaster General
Hitchcock. It is about an inch wide
and an inch and a quarter long. It
bears an engraving representing the
Gatun locks of the Panama canal,
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