Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-28

John Grifis, of Dodgeville, was
here yesterday
Mrs, Ed Schwartz is visiting her
parents in Galana.
L. H Stephens has business in
Montfort yesterday.
Mrs. Elmer Eastman and chill
dren went to Chicago Yesterday.
j. P. Williams went to his
cranberry marsh near Mather, Wis,
Yesterday morning.
Walter Morrissey, Of Blooming
ton, is taking treatments at the W.
j. Schade sanitarium.
Mrs. Mary Plat and Miss Mary
Platt started yesterday for Terra,
Montana where they will make an ex-
tended visit.
The Congregational Ladies'
Missionary society will meet with
Mrs. J. I. Bennett Friday afternoon
at o'clock
Miss Emma MoelIe spent Sunday
with relatives and friends in this city
She is employed in the county asylum
at Dodgeville
We are glad to announce that
Henry Nehls from latest reports is a
trife better and is getting along
nicely after hard sickness.
Miss Mabel Taylor left yesterday
for Mason City. Ia. for short visit
and will then make an extended bust.
ness and pleasure trip through Dakota.
Mrs. James Ljvens left yesterday
for Fennimore to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Frank Drinkwater, for a few
weeks and will then go to Platteville
to visit her son,
Mrs C. F. Dickinson went to
Livingston yesterday and will start
today for Appleton to assist her
daughter Mrs A. P. Anderson who
has sickness in the family.
The rural mail carriers are
using their cutters again although tie
sleighing is not very good, The
runners go better on the bare spots
than the wheels go in deep snow.
&c. F. Gelbach who is now
located at Albany, Wis spent Sun
day with relatives here. Mr.. Gelbach
is a former resident Of Lancaster and
his many friends were glad to see
him again.
Deputy Sheriff Horace Hymer
went to Buscobel yesterday morning
to serve a bench warrant upon Adolf
Johnson to bring him before the court
on the charge of selling liquor in
''dry" territory.
The Odd Fellows at their re-
gular meeting in Plattevllle Friday
evening decided to erect a new build.
ing on Main street. The new structure
will be two stories high and will be
erected this spring.
Maurice E. Walker, son of Mr..
and Mrs Merrill Walker, of South
Lancas ter, died at the home Tuesday
evening. Funeral services were held
from the M. E church Friday with
Rev. Morgans officiating.
The city Of Platteville voted
Monday on whether or not they should
accept the commission form of govern
ment for the city. The result was
$50 votes for the new form of govern
ment and 523 votes against it.
Now that it has been discovered
that music results in better and more
milk and that hens lay better and
larger eggs when strains of music
reached their ears, the graphaphone
will probably desert fiat buildings
and mOnOpoliZB the stables aud
chicken coops. Highland Weekly
Press.
Word has been received recently
Of the birth of an 8 pound baby girl
at the home OF Mr. and Mrs. Harry
CIeary in Mcintosh, S. Dakota. Mrs.
Cleary was formerly Miss Stella
Smith, of this city, and they have
named the baby bona Elizabeth
CleaTy in honor Of Mrs. Cleary s
sister. Mrs. Ellie Dobson, of this city.
&C. Z. Horton and Paul Humphrey
Of Patch Grove, were in Lancaster
last Saturday where they unloaded a
carload of Ford automobiles including
two torpedo touring cars and one
torpedo roadster, to be sold through
their Patch Grove agency, These
were the first cars to run from Ian
caster to Bloomington in the 1912
winter season, making the trip
through the snow drifts in about two
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