Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-02-12

John Benner had business al
Albany and Ridgeway, last week.
j. B. Horsfall has a dandy new
four passenger Ford car arrived last
week
Will ElweIl, of Potosi, was a
business caller in this city, on Wed
nesday.
Mrs. Frank narrower and baby
are visiting relatives and friends. in
Platteville.
Geo. Wahl recently closed a deal
for the Mrs. John Cook property on
North Adams st.
Will kiley was in Dodgeville
last week, at the home of his parent is.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Kiley
The ". c. 7. o. will meet at
the home of Mrs. T. Rumble, Friday
afternoon, at two o'clock sharp.
Henry Bausch successfully under
went an operation for appendicitis at
TIE DooIittle hospital Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. Harry Tuckwod. of Fenni-
more, was here between trains on
Sunday to see her aunt, Miss Eta
Bennett.
Judge E. B. GoodseIl has been
confined to his home for the past
several days with a severe attack of
the grippe.
The Beavers have covered dish
supper the 18th of Fet All members
are requested to come Ladies bring
covered dish.
Arthur Knapp who has been
spending the past two weeks in Madi-
son, spent Sunday here with hia par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Knapp.
-Messrs. c. H. Basford, A. G..
Knapp and F. G. Orion, returned
home Thursday evening from Chicago.
where they attended the auto show.
Clarence Horsfall cane from
Fort Dodge, Ia, one day last week and
will spend the winter here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. HorsefaIl
Anton Wisco, of Mason City,
Iowa, who was called here one day
last week by the illness of his brother,
John, returned home Saturday after
noon.
Miss Mary CLARK who spent
almost three weeks in Platteville at
the home of her cousin, Mrs. G. W.
Chapman. returned home Wednes-
day evening.
%. G. Rewey. president of the
Rewey State Bank, has been re- elected
president of the state board of agri-
culture and will be at the head of the
state fair for another year.
You are cordially invited to come
to the Valentine social to be held at
the home of Rosetta Pennock, Fri
day evening, Feb. 18th Each one
is requested to bring a valentine.
Otto and Ernest Wisco, of Platte.
Vile, were called here last Tuesday
by the serious illness of their brother
John. Otto returned nome Wednes-
day morning and Ernest will remain
for an indefinite time.
keenan, Bennett and the Misses
Grace Stone and Marcia LANCE re-
turned Sunday afternoon to their
school duties at the University, hav-
ing spent a short vacation here at
their respective homes.
Rev. Edward Schmitz, of Cincin-
natl, o., arrived here Friday noon to
help celebrate his parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Schmitz, silver wedding ami
versary. services in honor of the &C.
casion being held at the Evangelical
church Friday evening.
John Jewell aged 46, of Duluth,
a former. Dodgeville man, is alleged
~ udNO ld4Aou u0lI W du 6SLdGC In
England valued at fifteen million
dollars. Not long ago he received
news of his uncle's death there and
now learns that he lett a vast estate
Jewell is a poor man but seems de-
stined to soon be rolling in wealth.
The parcel post has thus far
proven so much more popular than
had been anticipated that the post
master general has ordered the
bureau of engraving and printing to
increase the daily output of parcel
post stamps from five million to ten
million, and the bureau has also had
to work on Sunday for the first time
in years.
The lenten season this year will
be one of the shortest on record. Lent
began last Wednesday, Feb. 5, and
Easter will occur on March 90. ONLY