Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-03-05

mere on business few days last
week.
-Delbert Winchell has sold his
residence property to Eugene Doll and
has purchased from Ralph Place the
place commonly alluded to as the
tin house. =
The Ladies Missionary Society
of the Congregational church will
meet with Mrs. David Schreiner Fri
day afternoon at 2 80, Mrs. John Car.
thew leader.
Miss Martha Lewis, of Madison,
who was English Instructor IN the
local high school last year, arrived
Wednesday evening, the guest Of Miss
Doris Schriener.
Mrs. Carrie Marks returned from
Beetown Friday where she had been
helping to celebrate tie 50th wedding
anniversary of her father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Mcconnell.
The vacant postofice clerkship,
caused by the resignation Of Miss Carrie
Howell, has been filled by the appoint,
ment of Fred Philbrick, who recently
passed the civil service examination.
There is an unusual amount of
sickness this winter, much of it being
the common epidemic influenza or
ori7opo Tn manu- f.,x, los ,oroo+;oo11,,
all of the members have each had an
attack of the disease.
Henry May. of Louisburg. visited
here few days last week at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Carmody Sr.,
with whom his little daughter,
Elizabeth lives. Mr. May has gone
to Dakota to spend the summer.
Jacob Ohlert returned last Thurs
day from a visit of about three weeks
with his brother, P j. Ohlert at
Archie, Missouri. He says the farm
ers are blowing there now and the
robins and blue birds are plentiful
DIR. J. A. Gault operated upon
five cases last week; Clarence Ralph,
of Cuba City; Mabel Kleibenstein. of
Platteville; Allie and Merrill Willard.
of Livingston and Mary Gull, of
Werley. All are reported as doing
nicely.
"A basket social and dramatic en-
tertainment will be given by the
school in district No. 1, South Lam
caster, Miss Marie Meyers teacher. on
Tuesday, evening, March IL Title
of play ga Busy Liar; or Quite by
Accident - Doors open at 7:30
Everybody welcome. Come and bring
plenty of baskets.
Geo. Maiben. living on a farm
north of this city, has purchased the
Lathrop home, in the third ward, of
Cutler E. Borah. W. E Lathrop, hav-
ing bought the H. j. Place residence
of John Vesparman. Mr.. Maiben's
sister, Miss Minnie also Of North Ian
caster, has bought one of the Scott
homes on N. Adams ST., and ex-
poets to move here suon.
Word has just been received here
of the death of the wife of Fred H.
Gelbach, who is in the clothing bus
mess at Mott, n. D. Mrs Gelbach,
who had suffered for some tune with
goiter went to Chicago late last fall
to consult specialist and while there
passed away. Mr.. Gelbach was
former Grant County boy and has
many friends and relatives in this Sec
tion of the country.
&C. W. Knapp & Son have half
page advertisement upon the second
page of todaY's Herald in which they
make their thirty first annual an
nouncement to the public. In this
advertisement they call attention to
some of the points of superior merit
in the Deere discs and harrows, the
John Deere manure spreaders and the
Van Brunt drills and seeders. all
high class and seasonable goods. Read
the announcement
j. B Horsfall, of this city, re-
Gently received an announcement of
the marriage of his nephew. Lieut.
Lloyd z. Horsfall to Miss Helen
Raymond, at Newport. R. l.. on
Jan. II. Lieut.. HorsfalI left here
about ten years ago and entered West
Point and for the past several years
has been stationed at Newport. where
they will be at home after a trip to
Miami, Fa., to see his parents, MIR.
and Mrs. D. F. Horsfall, of Prairie
du Chen, who are spending the winter
in the south. Lieut.. Horsfall visit
ed his uncle here about two years
ago.
AS an instance of the way in
which real estate has increased in
Uol,1o IN Grant county durino Tho