Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-03

caller at Cobb on Friday.
Will Lathrop was business
caller at Fennimore on Friday.
-Nels G. Johnson, of Castle Rock,
transacted business here Friday.
H. E. Haryill of Patch Grove,
was business caller here the last of
the week.
Oscar Henning, of Platteville
visited friends here the fore part of
last week.
Mrs Leonard Bradley, Sr has
been in WauZeka the past week visit
ing relatives and friends.
Miss Florence narrower, of
Platteville, visited here with rela.
tives few days last week.
"A Dodgeville council meeting
made an appropriation of Sc. for
the improvement of their main street
Joe VogeIsburg was up from
Potosi On business Saturday in his
fine new Case automobile calling
on friends
Mrs. Martin Jewell, of Madison,
is guest at the henry Rsssmeyer
home. She was formerly a Lancas-
ter resident.
Phil Walker, formerly of this
place and now of Mather, is here
visiting relatives and renewing
acquaintance.
Irwin K Walker has recently re.
turned home from Chicago where he
took a course at the Jones School of
Auctioneering.
"A pearl was found last week at
Prairie du Chen that sold for 81, 600.
Two smaller ones we're found that
are valued at $500 each.
Fred Burr was in Chicago a few
days last week, booking the features
he will show here this coming fall and
winter at the Orpheum.
Mr.. and Mrs, T. Fl. Corfield and
a daughter, of Fennimore. came down
on Saturday for a brief visit here
with friends and relatives.
Mrs George Muesse, Jr. and son
Howard. of Clinton, Iowa, who have
been visiting at the Geo. Muesse home
here returned to their home the fore
part of last week.
Virgil Crichlow, who has been
visiting here at the home of his aunt,
Mrs A. E Lewis, for the past month,
returned to his home home in Mellen,
Wis on Saturday.
Ernest Alt, who with several
others enjoyed fine fishing trip to
Eagle River, came as far as Madison
with the others and remained there
for brief visit. He returned home
on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Calvin
arrived home Thursday evening from
their two months visit in various
places ID California. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin are much improved in
health by this trip.
ALFRED Tucker, residing at the
cross roads this side of Ellenboro
had the misfortune to lose his grain
stacks by lightning about week ago.
The timely assistance of neighbors
saved the farm buildings.
The new hunting licenses have
been received by county clerk, g. E
Mccoy. Numerous changes have been
made in the games laws this year and
one may find them in the game laws
published in book form by the state.
Miss Sophia Carlson, of Min
neapolis, is the new telegraph operator
at the office of the Western Union.
She fills the vacancy Of Miss Augusta
Schott who left about month ago
for Milton, Iowa, where she had ac-
copied position.
The amount of auto license re-
turned to Grant county from the state
fund this year is $685. SO Last year
it was $14OO The statute provides
that this money be used for the re-
pairing and improving the roads out
side of cities and villages.
Louis Wetter finds the work fall
ing upon him as yard man at the Ian
caster Lumber Company little too
heavy for him in his present state of
health and has been succeeded in that
capacity by Ed. Daniels of Boscobel
MIR. Wetter will retain his financial
interest in the company just the same
but intends taking it easier from now
on.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Meyer,
Mrs Joseph McCoy, Miss Abbie