Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-05-15


B. Garthwaite, Of N. Lancaster,
is building a new barn.
John Thompson, of Patch Grove,
was here on business Monday.
A. Patch and R. N. Hoskins, of
Bloomington, were over Monday.
MRS. A. Bowden, of Linden, was
here Monday to consult DR.. Godfrey.
Herbert Goldman, of Livingston,
was a Sunday caller at the L. Wetter
home
"A Nathan. Of Madison, spent
Sunday here with friends and rela-
tives.
Miss Switzer and Mrs. D. Knapp,
of Fennimore, were here on business
Monday.
Mrs. Clay Chapman and son re-.
turned to their home in Platteville
Thursday.
Leo Wetter. of N. Lancaster,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. Wetter.
CLERK of Court Geo. Barrows and
wife. drove over to Cassyille, Friday
and came back Sunday.
Joel Pedlar arrived home Satur-
day from two weeks business trip to
Minneapolis, Duluth and Gilbert,
MINI.
DR. Critchlow, Fl. F Barnett,
Thos. Haley and G. W. Whitmore,
made the trip to Dubuque in an auto
Thursday.
Mrs. Hassel went to Montfort
Monday afternoon, to meet Mrs. E.
NJ Wood, daughter of Henry Muesse,
of this city
Mr.. League, who owns and runs
the moving picture show at Fenni-
more. spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Fl. Pugh.
The w. G. T. o., will met at
the NJ. E. church at 2: 80 Thursday,
May the 9th. There will be covered
dish party in connection.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Wright,
baby and Earl Ivey. returned from
Milwaukee Sunday where they had
been visiting since Thursday.
"A crowd of neighbors gathered at
the Jno. Breithaupt home. a few
miles north of here. one day last
week, to help him raise a barn.
Mrs. Z. F. Dickinson went to
Bridgeport Monday, intending to stay
several weeks She is going to care
for her niece. who has broken arm.
Carpenters have com pleted the
new Colonial porch on the G. w.
Burrows residence. and are at present
building small porch and steps at
the rear.
The Knox Auto Co. sold two
Flanders 20, /" cars last week one to
Geo. Ward. of South Lancaster, and
the other to Geo. Groom, the livery
man at Cassville.
Mrs. Frank Muench, of Mt. Hope
aud M ISIS Rosetta Riley, of Chicago,
who have been visiting with Mrs
Kate Muench west of town. returned
to Mt. Hope Monday.
Keenan, Bennett and Ernest Alt
returned to Madison Monday, having
been at their respec tive homes for
Sunday, There will be no more
vacation now until the close of the
University term, in about six weeks.
Rev and Mrs. W. H. Hannaford
went to PlattevilIe Monday morning,
where they will visit for few days
with Rev w. A. Leary and family
before leaving for California. Rev.
Hannaford and Rev. Leary were class
mates at Oberlin college.
w. Howard Collins. of Ypsilanti
Mich, an old time friend of the pub
Usher of The Herald, made a business
visit to Lancaster last Friday. He is
salesman for cotton manufacture
ing firm at Lockport. N. Y, and was
on business trip to the Pacific coast.
He visits this city once each year.
| I. Fischer went down to his new
machinery building Sunday evening
after supper, and upon opening the
door discovered that the room was
full of smoke. He found that the
smoke was coming from a smouldering
heap of saw dust in the rear of the
building, apparently started from the
end of cigar The floor was charred
little. Directly beneath, in the
basement. were two or three barrels
of oil. Had Mr.. Fischer not discover
ed this when he did, serious damage