Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-08-14

vile Friday.
Girl wanted for general house
work. Inquire at Weber Bros. store,
Lancaster.
w. R. Berhan and A. W. Hicks,
OF Burton, transacted business in Ian
caster last Friday.
The American History Club will
meet with Mrs. Clara rockingham on
Saturday afternoon.
j W. Watson, of Livingston,
was here day or two last week on
business, returning home on Sunday.
Get your reserved seats at Hatch
drug store, Friday morning, at 9
o'clock, for The Kissing Princess. =
Jacob Berndt and wife, of Fenni-
more. returned home Sunday after a
few days visit with Lancaster
friends.
Mrs. G f. Dickinson returned
Monday evening from visit with her
daughter, Mrs. r. NJ Carter, at Liv-
ingston.
Mrs. Geo. E. Budd and two
daughters, accompanied b. the three
grandchildren, are visiting at Min
neapolis.
Fred Skemp. of Dubuque, exc
cutor of the estate Of the late Richard
Kimble. had business in the probate
court here last Friday.
Misses Helen Godfrey and Myrtle
Judd attended the homecoming at
Dodgeville, Thursday and Friday of
last week, returning home Saturday.
Mrs Adam BOIL and daughter,
of Boscobel, have been visiting Mrs.
Chas. Harp on the W. E, Shimmin
farm south of town, during the past
week.
Miss Carrie Howell is back to her
duties in the postofice, having return
ed Monday from a two weeks visit
with her aunt, Mrs Tenant, at
Bridgeport.
Mrs. Lille McLeary, of Toledo
Ohio, and Mrs. Eugene Hufmeister
and daughter, Mrs. Eta Forester, of
Chicago, are visiting at Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Vesperman
Hon. David Schreiner returned
Friday noon from Platteville, where
he had been to attend the ceremonies
of laying the corner stone for the new
Odd Fellows Hall.
Clarence Webb concluded mis-
visit here TO his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
JAS Z. Webb, last Friday, and de-
parted that afternoon for Omaha,
where he is employed as stenographer
in the general offices Of the Illinois
Central railway company.
The date of the organ recital by
Prof. Frank W. Van Dusen, to be
held at the Congregational church in
this city as not been definitely de-
cided upon but it will, probably be
on or about August 81. Further
particulars will be announced next
week
Sam Levin, of the Boston store,
filed schedules in bankruptcy at Madi-
son, Monday. The exact figures are
not obtainable at present but it is
understood that his liabilities are
placed at about $32. coo with assets, in
Guiding his residence property and
other exemptions, about $40, 900.
Mrs. j. 7. Bennett and daughter
Genevleve. went to Madison. Saturday
for weeks visit with Mrs. Bennett 8
mother On Saturday of this week
they will return as far as Dodge
Vile, where Mr.. Bennett will join
them and they will remain there over
Sunday. returning home on Monday.
IT. f. Orion left last Saturday for
the club house at Wolf Lake, Adams
county, of which he is part owner,
for weeks fishing. He was joined
there Monday evening Dy DelOs
Edwards and Frank Orton is planning
to also go for day or two the latter
part of this week.
Remember that if the bonding
proposition to aid the new railway
carries at next Tuesdays election in
Lancaster, it don It cost the taxpayers
a cent unless the road is built, and,
that the company will give to the
city stock in the railway to an
amour at par value exactly equal
to the amount of aid voted.
An action was brought in Justice
G. W. Burrows court, Monday, by
Harry Young, of Campbell's Ridge,
north of Patch Grove, against Thomas
Davis Jr.. of Mt. Hope, alleging that
the latter had run over one of Young's