Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-08-07

Platteville Sunday.
Francis Spenser, of Fennimore.
was here on business Saturday.
Frank Belscamper living west of
the city is having new house built
Miss Marie Walsh, of Chicago,
was a guest in this city Thursday and
Friday.
Get busy now with shaping up
the live stock you will exhibit at
the fair.
"A new roof is being placed on
the Methodist church, by D. Price
and J Il. Stevens.
&C. E. Button, the Mt Hope
creamery man, made The Herald
pleasant visit Thursday.
Miss Ruth Harcleroad of Platte
will. is visiting her brother J. Harcle-
road, and other relatives and friends
Miss Gladys Lisherness, who has
been attending summer school at
Platteville, arrived home Saturday
evening
The Misses Anna EIack and
Josephine Bsrnaminne spent Sunday
at Centerfeld, Wis, with Miss Berna-
minne's parents.
Mrs. JAS. Carlin and son Arthur
and Miss Rosa Goetz, of Milwaukee,
arrived Saturday evening and are
visiting at the farm home of P.
Speigleberg.
MIR. and Mrs. W. ]. Schade ex.
pecT to start on Thursday of next
week for three weeks. vacation trip,
passing most of their time at Chicago
and Minneapolis.
Last Tuesday evening Mrs. Jos.
Scott was pleasantly surprised by
about thirty of her neighbors, who
brought lunch and entertained in
honor of her birthday.
The cool days and nights of the
past week remind US that summer
will soon be over and bring back
thoughts of county fairs, pumpkin
pies and the empty coal bin.
Mrs. Fred P. Meyer and daughter
Dorothea left Friday afternoon for
Chicago, from which place they leave
for Seattle, Washington, where they
expect to make their future home.
Auto parties from Lancaster were
out III every direction Sunday, a
majority going to various places on
the Mississippi. Cassville and Dubuque
seemed to be the fsvorite places.
DIR. S. A. MaIlow and Mr.. Crab
tree, of Bloomington, spent Sun day
in this city, the former at the home
of mis- brother, Drs. g. NARROW,
and the latter with his uncle, F.
Garner.
Mrs S. W. Doolittle and daugh-
ter, Dora, and her sister Miss Leila
Wendell, left Monday for Madison,
where they will attend cousins
reunion. They will visit at Slough
ION and Blodhead, before they return,
being away two or three weeks.
Miss Ethel Weisbenner, who has
been attending summer school at
?latteville returned Friday noon, &C
,ompanied by Miss Elizabeth Grimm,
# Cassvllle, who will visit for a
week or more at the Weisbenner
lome, before going to Cassville.
There is a state law requiring
hat weeds should be cut from the
'oadsides. but it will be observed that
5he law does not cut the weeds. 1t
requires a sharps cythe, a lusty pair of
rms and little pride on the part
# the property owner to actually &C.
;oIuplish the thing.
Mrs. c. W. Rockingham, gave
little birthday party for her grand
ION, Master Chester rockingham,
Thursday evening Out on the lawn
he table was la for the little
guests and their psrents. Mrs. r.
rockingham and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Harcleroad and baby were
among those present. g.
"A lecture on Russia will be given
yI. Rubinstein. who is. supp lying
3ev. Cramer's place during his
.bsence, on Friday evening, eight
o'clock, August the 16ths. IN the NJ.
{. church. Mr.. Rubinstein lived in
Russia during the stormiest period in.
he history of that country, and is
bic to speak from experience. No ad.
nission charged, Every body is well
ONE.
The tearing down of the 24xs6
rick veleered extension which has
ormed d west wing on the Hotel
arwell is wonderful Improvement