Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10

Edward Arthur went to Dubuque
Wednesday to spend the fourth
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w Ward spent
the Fourth with friends at Dodgeville.
The Lancaster Lumber Co. are
placing new stone wall under their
Office building
Harry and john Mcmahon visited
at the Levi Garner home in Madison
over the Fourth
Elmer Garner, of Caputa, s, D.,
arrived Thursday for a visit with
relatives and friends.
Leo Wetter, of Sitter. called OH
his parents Mr. and Mrs. 1. Wetter
Wednesday. between trains.
Earl Lane and Miss Gertrude
Drinkwater spent a few days last
week at Lone Rock and Museoda.
"A number Of Lancaster people at
tended the big Ringing circus at
Madison on Wednesday Of last week
Farmers have been taking full
advantage of the recent favora bic
weather to work in their hay and
corn fields.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Budworth are
receiving visit from their daughter,
Mrs. A. 0. Lee, and children, Of
Clarion, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Morse and
children and Mrs. E. Bolzell went to
Montfort Wednesday afternoon to
spend the Fourth.
Miss Sarah Narvason an at
tendant in the county hospital, went
to Whitson Junction Saturday to spend
a short vacation with relatives.
Beginning with this week The
Orpheum Theater will be open only
on Friday and Saturday evenings until
the hot weather Of summer is past
-Chas Nj. Klarman has not con-
tracted for a Cartercar, as was stated
in last week S issue Of the Herald
Our information in the matter was
wrong.
Miss Marcia Lange returned
home Friday noon from Waterloo,
Iowa, where she has been visiting
with Miss Edith Strunk, the past
three weeks.
Miss Florence Mcnamara, who is
attending Platteville summer school
spent the fourth at her home in
Bloomington. She passed through
here Wednesday evening.
Conductor Gus Grager, of Bara-
boo. is substituting for Conductor G.
S. Helberg on the Lancaster Galena
run, during the latter S summer
vacation, which began last Sunday
The cement approaches to several
of the alley crossings have been im :
proved during the past few days by
having sluice ways built in the
cutters with heavy concrete upon
either side Of same, 50 that heavy
loads may be more readily driven
across them.
| -Aulger Bros. show, playing the
western comedy drama In Ariz1na,
written by one of the proprietoTs OF
the show, exhibited under canvas in
Lancaster last Friday evening, July
). They gave a very creditable per
Torrance to a large audience. Their
band concert on the street in the even
ing was also we'll enjoyed.
Conductor G. S. Helberg and
family started Sunday for Chetek,
| Wis, where they have commodious
cottage and all accessories located
upon the shores Of q a beautiful lake
Gus says he has a fine launch and a
| Aft. row boat there and he intends
| getting about all the pleasure out Of
| this trip that such an outing can yield.
This is the seventh summer that Mr..
and Mrs. Helberg have spent their va
cation at Chetek. They expect to re
main until the list Of September.
-Parke Knapp has been busy dur
ing the past week repairing his auto
/ which was wrecked last week while
temporarily loaned, by the driver
running into post while looping
the loop" at the residence Of Al
Hunsaker, in the south part Of the
city. He had to send TO the factory
for some repair parts but has done
most Of the fixing himself and ez-
poets that the machine will be as
good as new within few days. This
is the second instance within the past
month in which local cars have come
to grief while being handled by mex
p3rienced drivers.