Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-04-24

E. i. Mccoy went TO Boscobel
yesterday.
Mrs W. Z. Webb is visiting in
PlatteviIle.
W. R. Kerr had business in Fen
nimore Monday.
Miss Jennie Baltic went to
Madison Saturday.
H. B. Hughes, Of Madison. was
here on business last week.
Chester Croker is visiting reIa-
tives and friends in Chicago.
The R. A. Draper family left
Saturday for their new home near
Walker, MINI.
Mrs Horace Fawcett. of Platte
willie. has been visiting her mother,
Mrs. F. NJ. CIonin.
Mis-. W. E Brown, of Rhine
lander. was a guest at the R. Meyer,
ST., home a few days.
The Ladies of the NJ. E. church
received nearly $40 at the rummage
sale Friday and Saturday.
Robert Brackett has gone to Min
neapolis for a visit after which he
will go west for the summer.
The Ladies Aid of the Congrega.
tional church will meet With Mrs.
Delos Abrams Friday afternoon.
Miss Ocea Reynolds left Saturday
for Chicago, after visit with her
brother on the fam near Lancaster.
DIR. ]. H. Hickey V. S. who is
assisting DR.. Eckert, made a pro-
fessional call at British Hollow Sun
day.
Lambert Groenier has purchased
the corner lot east of the Ira Totman
home on Maple street and is to erect
modern residence thereon.
Miss Lillian Young of the high
school faculty, went to Montfort Fri
day to act as judge in league
decismatory contest Friday evening.
-Chas. Ziegler accompanied his
father M. NJ. Ziegler to Milwaukee
Sunday where they will ..endeavor to
find some means to restore the eye
sight to the old gentleman.
jay Duncalf was operated upon
for appendicitis in the Godfrey hospi-
tai Thursday He is getting along
surprisingly we'll considering the
seriousness of the operation.
Jake Hoffman could not obtain
the desired lease of a building in
Beloit for a confectionery store and
ice cream paIlor and has given up
the work there. He went to High
land Saturday.
The state is doing a land office
business in the sale of automobile
licenses. Since the first of the year
12, 1927 licenses have been issued.
From $50 to $50 licenses are issued
nearly every day. There is also a big
demand for licenses for motor cycles.
Albert Lay, who has been visit
ing the past week with his daughter,
Mrs. Aug. Cramer, left for Dubuque
Monday; from there he expects to
return to his home at Hastings, Neb.
His daughter Margaret and Miss
Margsretta Nehls accompanied him
to Dubuque.
DIR. 8. E Hassell. who has passed
through serious attack of nervous
postration that has confined him to
the house for eight or nine weeks, is
now convalescing and Is able to ride
out little on nice days. His many
friends will be glad to see him restor-
ed to health again.
MIR. and Mrs. Eugene Whitmore
are home from an extended visit with
their son, Maj. E. r. Whitmore,
who is stationed at Fort Barrrapcas.
near Pensacola, Florida They spent
the winter there most delightfully."-
and are both much improved in health
thereby. Mr.. Whitmore WAS given
his first experience in deep sea fishing
and liked it so we'll that he is long
ing for the time when he can have
some more of it.
I, Gcoeiner has erected a very
unique playhouse for his son
Humphrey on the lawn back of the
FarweIl Hotel. The house consists of
two large piano boxes placed near
together connected with a fine roof
we'll covered with real shingles Two
doors. one from the front and one from
the rear, give exit and ventilation
and a window gives light. The house
is placed upon wooden platform and
will be source of much enjoyment