Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-07

L. D. Eastman had business in
Montfort Friday.
H. W. Brown was passenger to
Fennilnore Friday.
Raymond Gratz was here from
Sitter Saturday.
Tom Haley went to Chicago Sat
urday on business trip
Miss Jessie Ziegler now has a
position as cashier in the Schreiner
store.
The Ladies' Aid of the Congrega-
tional church will meet Friday after
noon at the home Of Mrs David
Schreiner.
Mrs Clement Lacke and Mrs.
Frank Lake, of Highland, attended
the funeral of the infant son of Mr..
and Mrs Fred Cox.
WIN. Huesenetter Of Lincoln,
Nebr who is the State Oil Inspector
was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs George
Barrows one day last week.
Funeral services fer the infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs Fred Cox were
held at the ST Clements Catholic
church Wednesday, mo ming.
Walter Da mn. who was injured
while playing foot ball at the
University of Wisconsin early in the
fall, has returned to Madison to take
up his studies again.
The semester examinations have
been given at the University at
Madison during last week and this
week. Chas. Webb was home over
Sunday and will spend most of the
week here.
The young people Of the Baptist
church are planning sleighride party
to the Guy Walker farm Friday
evening It was planned to go last
week bot the cold weather compelled
them to postpone it.
For nearly two years government
experts have been laboring in the
/ examination of the books of the
defunct National bank at Mineral
Point The task is now completed
but no additional dividend for the
depositors is in sight as yet.
People who have been work ing
in the woods these cold days report
that the frost is doing much destruc-
tive work in splitting open the large
trees. Such an example is shown in
the big maple trees along the front of
Miss Minnie Griffiths' residence in
this city.
Miss Ruth Hannaford is expecting
to leave for Rockford, Ill, Friday.
She has been employed as stenographer
by the Smith Paint & Wall Paper Co.
at Rockford for over two years. but
she has now accepted an advanced
position with the American Insurance
Company.
-Adolph Wepking was over to
Dodgeville Friday to meet with a
committee. of high way commissioners
from Iowa and Lafayette counties in
looking after the connecting highways
in the three counties, Iowa, Lafayette
and Grant. He went to Fennimore
Saturday on business.
Every body is waiting for the
Farmer Institute which will be held
in Lancaster the latter part Of this
month See hand bills and watch
for later announcements. There will
be several fine addresses and much
that will interest all the people and
especially the farmers.
During the past week Mrs G. W.
Garthwaite, Mrs. Chas Kaap. Mrs
Bert Priadeaux, Miss Leila Gehrke
and a Bierman child have been
operated upon at Doolittle Bros. ;
hospital. Harry Billings is also a
patient, the little fellow having
broken his leg above the knee a few
days ago. All are doing nicely.
Funeral services for the infant
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Croft,
were held at the home of Mr., and
Mrs. Alec Croft on North Adams street,
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
Rev. Hannaford spoke words of cheer
and comfort to the grieving parents
and relatives who were present. The
little body was laid to rest in the Mt.
Zion cemetery.
Recent letters received by rela-
tives of W. +. Kemper and family
who moved from Liberty to Barne-
stable, Alberta, Canada, about two
years ago tell of the extremely cold
weather which has prevailed there
for several weeks past. However. the
snow has now melted and everything
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