Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-24

Fred P. Meyer, of Chicago. spent
Sunday with his family here.
"A. F. David of Montfort, was
Lancaster business caller Monday.
-Messrs. Floyd Burton and Harry
Risic OF Platteville, spent Sunday In
this city.
-Messrs w. P. Swing and Theo.
Melgger, of Galena. were here on
business Monday.
The Misses Ethel and Elva UT
went to Platteville Friday morning to
attend the Chautauqua.
Mics Vera Hickok, of Blooming
ton. went from here to Platteville
Monday morning for visit.
-Chas. M. Wolf, of Dubuque.
spent several days here on business
last week, returning Monday.
Miss Helen Grimm, of Cassville
visited few days last week, with
her aunt Mrs. Geo. Barrows.
Miss Wilma Brickner, former
clerk at the Boston Store returned to
her home in Platteville Monday.
Mrs. Jake Hoffman accompanied
her mother, Mrs. Lacke home to
Highland Monday morning to remain
a week or more.
Mrs. Eva Schultz. of Hastings,
Neb., returned to her home Thursday
afternoon, after week spent here at
the home of N. Smith.
Miss Mora Plapp, of Platteville.
returned home Monday afternoon,
having been the guest of Mrs. Thos.
Blewett for the past week.
-Measrs, Floyd Scott anu Fred
Hall who are working at Dodgeville
for the Lancaster Bridge Co.. spent
Sunday at their respectives homes.
Miss Jessie McGonigal arrived
Wednesday noon for visit with rela-
tives and friends. She is the guest of
Mrs. J. G. Doolittle. at present
The rains and cool weather the
past few days have given the country
a thoroughly good soaking. resulting
in incalculable ghod to the growing
crops
Mrs. Anna Melchior and daugh-
ter, Agnes, of Dubuque. who have
been visiting at the home of Mrs.
Melchior's mother, Mrs. Mary
Cranes left Monday morning for a
visit with relatives and friends in
Baraboo.
Geo. G. Sykes returned Saturday
from a few days visit with his
mother, at Monroe His uncle, who
had been in poor health for some
time. died the same day Mr.. Sykes
arrived there and he was just N time
to see him alive.
Miss Bessie Carter who has been
visiting the past week with Miss
Yelah Calvin went to Livingston
Monday morning where she will spend
few days with her brother, DR.. r.
Carter before returning to her home
in Madison.
In referring to the railroad meet
ing held in Shullahurg two weeks
ago, at which Thomas Mcdonald, R
Meyer Jr. and j. 7. Bennett of this
city were present and explained the
plans of the proposed Chicago Short
Line electric railway, the Shullsburg
Pick and Cad newspaper says that the
general sentiment in that city is in
favor of the new road and will favor
the voting of aid for its construction.
AT the Democratic county conven-
tion held in Lancaster last Wednesday
the following candidates were chosen
to go upon the ticket at the primary
election in September: For sheriff.
Frank Pitts, of Platteville and D o..
johnson, of Lancaster for county
clerk, E. E Mccoy, of Lancaster the
present popular and capable in
cu1nbent; for clerk of the court,
Harry Williams, of Hazel Green; for
treasurer, L. P. Dietrich, of Cass-
Vile; for register of deeds. James W.
Nillen, of Glen Haven; for coroner,
W. A. Walter, Of Wingville; for
Assemblyman, first district, James
Dolan, of PlatteVille, for Assembly,
man, second district, William
Victora, Muscoda.
The Prairie du CHEN Union states
that G. H. Speck, deputy state oil in
spector for this district, was called to
Grant County last week to Investigate
the shipping of uninspected oils and
gasoline by department houses to farm.
ers. It is an open violation of the law
to use either oil or gasoline unless it
has haen officially inSnactad nv the