Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-17

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mother.
Miss Florence Lathrop went to
Minneapolis Thursday via Potosi. to
spend a couple of weeks with rela-
tives.
During the storm of Friday night
a large hay stack belonging to Marvin
Clifton living near the Hurricane,
was struck by lightning and burned.
Mrs A W. AppIeby, of Boscobel,
left for her home in Boscobel, Mon.
day morning, after making a visit to
her sons A n. and Lester Applaby,
Of this city.
Mrs. Chas. Elliot and three
daughters, Genevieve Eugenia and
Edith. Of Eagle Grove Ia, arrived
Friday for visit at the Warren
Hannum home.
Mrs Harvey Foster and children,
of West Bend, Wis, arrived here
Friday evening to spend the summer
with Mr.. Fosters mother, Mrs.
Andrew Foster.
Emmanuel church parish picnic
will be held Thursday. July 18th at
Schreiner pax. All baskets to be left
at Mrs r. Trentzcsh's or Mrs T F.
Orton's. by 10 a. m. when buses will
call for them.
Edwin Totman, travelling
mem Der of the Manufacturers APP
praisal Co.. of Cincinnati. has gone
to work in ST. Louis after month S
vacation spent here with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. / D. Totman.
Several auto parties were over to
the Mississippi at Mccartney on Sun
day, but found that crimp had been
put into the bass fishing by recent
heavy rains, the river being much
higher than before and very muddy.
Miss Ethel Angus, of Oconto
Falls, Wis, daughter of Dexter
Angus, formerly of this city, is here
on visit to her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. q. Fl. Argus and other
relatives in the city and vicinity.
"A swarm of bees was found in
one Of the trees OIL the court house
grounds Sunday. A limb to which
they were attached was cut off and
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trouble
-Messrs L. P. Basford and Chas
Tiedemann and the Misses Mary
Clark and Iva Galloway autoed to the
Glenn park at Wyalusing Friday
V. L. Showalter took the Misses
Stiles. Kent and Anderson over to the
Glenn park in his auto the same day.
Herman Bruss. wife and daugh-
ter started Monday afternoon for
Madison. where they will visit several
days with Martin Jewell and family.
From there they will go to Chicago
for few days and then on to Gin
cinnati and other points in Ohio
They expect to be away about four
weeks.
Miss Emma L. Evans, state agent
of the state public school for neglect
ed children, which is located at
Sparter, Wis, was Lancaster visitor
last Thursday. She says the institu-
ton has a number of very desirable
little boys from two months to five
years old for whom she wishes to find
good homes. and a number of other
desirable children of varying ages of
both sexes. whom she would also like
to place.
In order to eliminate as much as
possible accidents iE the handling and
shredding CT corn, the state industr ia
commission has started an investI ga
tion to ascertain the cause and condi-
tions under which these accidents
have occurred in the past. Long be-
fore the corn husking season is open,
the department will have formulated
rules and devised protective appliances
to be attached to shredders that may
lessen the number of MANNED hands in
these machines in the future
Mrs. G Fl. Angus started via
Potosi Thursday afternoon for Caps
Girardeau, Mo-. in response to a
telegram informing her that her
only brother, W. ", Ward, was
dangerously i'll. She arrived there
about "a hours later but not in time
TO see him alive, his death having
occurred short time previous to Der
arrival. Nj. Ward spent his boy
hood in Lancaster, and was, SO far as
known. the last survivor Of the buys
who were once pupils in school here
with Col. ]. g. Clark as teacher
Mr.. Ward also studied surveying
with Col Clark and when only 16
| wears of age went ont on his first