Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-04

autoed through from A biOn, Neb.. a
distance of six hundred miles in four
days last week They made 225
miles the last day with their Ford
runabout. DR.. Black burn sold his
practice at Albion and expects to do
some post graduate work in Chicago
this winter.
VIM. Mergen, one Of our farmers
who came from Iowa, lost valuable
MAZE last week. This is the third
horse Mr.. Mergen has lost since he
moved here.
Henry Roberts last week bought the
house recently vacated by Lee Bailey.
So the Roberts family soon Will be-
come residents Of this place.
Herbert Pendleton, wife and child
of Elkader, Iowa, and Miss Alma
Glenn of Wyalusing drove through
Friday to Lancaster. returning to
Wyalusing Saturday
Mrs. Robert Brandon entertained
mother, Mrs. VIM. White. sister Cora
and niece, Glennie Handy. of Fenni-
more, last week. They also visited
other relatives in this vicinity. Miss
Sarah Goan of Melville also visited
at the Brandon home last week.
Mrs Daisy Riley writes from
Malen, WASH, that her little son had
his face badly burned by an exploding
coal stove. His eyes we're injured,
but it was thought they would be
saved.
John Shipley is taking an enforced
vacation on account of an injured
knee.
Mrs. S. <. Pearson returned Fri,
day from a visit at Viroqua.
Mrs. VIM. Morrissey and daugh-
ter visited at Oshkosh last week.
Thos Smith visited relatives at
Lancaster last week.
Irving Woodhouse. y no broke one
Of the bones of forearm. last week,
is improving right along.
VIM. Moore and wife and Mrs.
Robert Brandon visited Mrs. VIM.
White at Fennimore last week Sun
day.
The Maker business block will be
sold at auction next Saturday. See
adv. in another column.
A number from this place attended
the funeral of Mrs. John Pagan at
Patch Grove last Wednesday.
While cranking his auto Harley
HickoK sprained his wrist, and now
carries his arm in a sling.
Luke Webb, Ralph Hoskins,
Jennings Brady and DeForest Brown
passed the Thanksgiving vacation at
Madison. They made the trip in
Luke's new auto.
Quite a number went to Lancaster
Friday to attend the lawsuit of a.
G. Bishop VS.. Frank L. Greer. The
first suit was dismissed on account Of
technicality, and the costs will fall
on the county. A second suit was
started, AMI Mr.. Greer paid a fine OF
95 and costs, amounting in all to
over So.
Miss Willett gave the children Of
her school for The deaf Thanksgiving
dinner in the school room last We'd
nesday. They had very nice time.
Ross L Crabtree of this place and
%. L. Taylor of Glen Haven will at
tend the short course in agriculture at
the university this winter.
The G. A. Guernsey family now &C.
cupy portion of Mrs. Ad. Hickok S
home.
Mrs. Fred Heherlein of Charles
City. Iowa, is visiting relatives here.
Our people did lot of visiting
Thanksgiving day. There we're many
family parties, and much pleasure re-
suited. The dinner at the old Cath.
Ollie parsonage was generously pat.
ronized.
Misses Birdie REESE and Eva Hickok
were home from PlatteviIle for the
Thanksgiving vacation.
Harry Hickok, wife and daughter
Vivian, of Belmont were here for
Thanksgiving with relatives.
The Royal Neighbors went to
Bagley with their play Thursday even
ing. They had a full house. Our
orchestra accompanied them anG gave
a dance after the play. Quite num-
Der went from this place, and all had
good time.
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