Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-24

Ida Sitter and son, Of Sitter
calIed here Monday
g K. Cl4nton had BUSINESS in
Fennimore Monday
La. a. Bryban and daughter Clara
went to Chicago Monday.
Mrs. George TufIey and baby, of
Boscobel, were here Saturday
Mrs. Louis Steers and son Ricn
were down from Tennimore Monday.
Arthur DrouIlard Of Cuba City,
5s visiting friends and relatives here.
Rev. W. H. Hannaford is in
Platteville and Madison on business
this week.
M. v. Burris. superintendent Of
the county farm went to Fennimore
yesterday.
Frank Kofer has received his
new spring and summer sample line
of fine suitings.
The Congregational Ladies Aid
Society will meet with Mrs. 9, II.
Basford on Friday afternoon.
The Junior Aid of the M. E.
church will meet with Mrs Frank
lockwood on Friday afternoon.
-Ziegler Bros. will have an auc-
ton sale at the farm they recently
sold, 4 miles south of Lancaster, on
Feb. Is
Mr.. and Mrs. George Beck left
yesterday for Dodgeville to attend the
funeral IF Mrs Beck grandfather,
VIM. Venoy.
Congratulations are due to Mr..
and Mrs. J D Hatch A fine pound
baby boy arrived at their home Sun
day morning
Lee Wright has recovered from
his attack Of appendicitis so that he
was able to return to his home in
Chicago yesterday.
Chester Croker has given up his
position in the F. P. Barnett jewelry
store. and is now helping his father
ia the Grand hotel.
Miss Mae Peacock. formerly of
Fennimore now Of Abilene, Kansas,
visited at the Thomas Peacock home a
few days last week.
VIM. Mccormick has sold his 400
acre farm east of this city to E. J.
Morse Mr. Mccormick will have a
closing out sale at 5he farm Feb. 18th.
Mrs VIM. Baxter left yesterday
for Chicago to make short visit with
her son Burne, of Montana, who is
stopping ia Chicago On his way to
New York
Mrs. Lauretta Eastman after a
two weeks visit at home returned to
Chicago Wednesday To resume her
work in the training school for nurses
at the st. Mary s hospital
There will be 25c chicken pie
supper ut The III q church Wedues-
day evening, Jan. 81 on which
occasion the men will don white
aprons aud oficiate as walters,
The RAILROADS are announcing that
they will not carry trunks over 20
inches long. The show companies
and travelling men will have to make
their baggage carriers higher and not
50 long.
Fred Kemp8~ is planning to have
a big auction sale sometime the latter
part of February. The date has not
been set as yet but the large auction
bills will soon announce the exact day
Of the sale
Don't forget the big dance at the
rink i'll Lancaster this week, Thurs
day night, Jan 25th. Music by the
famous Gibson Harp orchestra. Given
by the rink management. Come early,
doors open at q $50 Isl ID, Music Will
be ready promptly at eight o'clock.
Word has been received here that
Mrs Jay Harcleroad is the proud
mother Of a fine baby girl, born Mon
day afternoon at the James Harcle-
road home in Platteville. Jay re-
turned to Platteville Friday from
Milwaukee where he has been at
tending the auto show.
George Marks sr and his son
George Marks Jr. left Saturday morn
ing for Omro, where a brother of
the former, Walter by name, was
reported to be very sick. Before they
arrived in Omro word was sent here
that the brother was dead Tha
deceased was SO years old.
Edward Amherst OFT gave a
splendid lecture as the third number
on the Star Lyceum Course, held in