Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-06-19

Sidney Weber, OF Fennimore,
visited here Friday with relatives.
Mrs Thos. Mcdonald and Mrs
Frank Calls visited in Montfort last
week.
Mrs. Chester Regain and baby. Of
Chicago, are visiting Jas McBrien
aud family.
Clarence Rech went TO Madison
Friday morning for few days visit
with friends.
Miss Pearl Griawold. Of Wausau,
Wis, is guest Of Miss Florence
Kidd this week.
Mrs. R. B. Showalter returned
Thursday evening from her visit to
Madison and Kenosha.
Mrs. Bert shipley and son Ralph
visited a couple Of days last week
with her parents at Fennimore
Miss Ethel Duncan. of CassviIle,
has been spending a couple of weeks
with her aunt, Mrs. Anime Showalter.
Mrs. Q, Il. Gribble. wife Of the
publisher Of the Platteville Journal,
visited relatives here several days last
week.
Miss Millicent Lishernass went
to Beloit Wednesday morning to at
tend the commencement exercises of
the college.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Burrows
visited in Platteville last week from
Thursday until Saturday, with Mr..
and Mrs. J. Fl. Harcleroad.
Mrs. S. A. Thomas and little
son, Of Waunakee, Wis, visited here
a couple of days last week with her
sister in law, Mrs. T. F. Orion.
Miss Lila Wendall arrived home
Thursday evening from Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, where she has been teaching
the past year at the school for deaf.
A new roof has been placed upon
the residence belonging to M V.
Burris and occupied by DR.. C. S.
Moore, south IF the high school build
ing.
Miss Hattie Marks and mother
returned Friday evening from APP
pleton, Wis, where Miss Hattie
graduated last week from Lawrence
University
News was received here one day
last week Of the birth of a little
girl to Nj and Mrs. McHale, Of
Chicago. Mrs. McHale was formerly
Miss Thresa Carmody.
john Edenger, formerly a resi-
dent of this county but now in the
wholesale lumber business in
Michigan, visited here last week with
his cousin. Mrs. ". F. Hicks.
-Delos Edwards lost a small black
and white beagle hound several weeks
ago which he has thus far failed to
get any trace Of A reward will be
paid for information leading to its
recovery.
"A fair sized crowd enjoyed the
open air band concert last Thursday
evening, but the weather was too cool
to bring out the usual number We
nave had but very few warm evenings
so far this spring.
-Chas n Webb. a student of the
Wisconsin University, returned Fri
day evening for a week visit with
his parents. Mr. and MIS-. W. e.
Webb, after which be expects to leave
for Gilbert, Mimi. for the summer.
Flag Day was not very generally
observed IN Lancaster last Friday, in
fact it is doubtful whether one per-
son in five rememb ered the occasion.
The American colors were in evidence
in the windows of the q. A. R. hall
and at few Of the stores and that
was about all.
The fire department was called
out by an alarm about nine O'Clock
Saturday morning, turned IN from the
Boston store. The blaze was caused
by lighted lantern being overturned
by one of the boys in some paper in
the basement. but was extinguished
before the department arrived and no
harm was done.
Much complaint is heard from
farmers as to their necessity for re-
planting corn this spring. In many
instances it came up so poorly that
whole fields have had to be replanted,
and the fields in which a portion has
not had to be planted over again are
the exception. This is partly owing
to the fact that there has been so
many cool days and cold nights
coupled with considerable early rain.
followed with windy days that formed
a hard crust in the cultivated fields,