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

holiday in larger cities.
Martin Johnsrud of Montfort, was
business caller on Friday.
David Duncan, of Baglev, was a
business caller here on Saturday.
VIM. Bierman, of Mt. Hope. was
Lancaster caller here on Saturday.
Byron Long now holds the posi-
tion as chauffeur for the q. F. Barnett
dray line.
Clyde Heberlein went to Slough,
ton, on Friday for brief visit with
relatives
Miss Gladys Jordan left on Sat-
urday for brief visit with friends
in Milwaukee.
MY. and Mrs. Louis Hoffman, of
Dubuque. are visiting here with
friends and relatives.
Miss Genevieve Moran arrived
home Saturday from an extended visit
with relatives in Minneapolis.
Mrs. j. Hahn and baby returned
home on Saturday from an extended
visit with relatives at Sullivan, Wis.
Miss Lillian Stephens has been
enjoying a vacation from duties at
Baxter & Draper store the past week.
Miss Mary Clark left on Saturday
for Lincoln, Nebraska, where she will
attend business college the coming
year.
Carl Walker left on Saturday for
Milwaukee where he will resume
studies at Milwaukee Dental
College.
Joe Wright, Jr., who has been
assisting his father on the farm here,
returned to his home in Chicago on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Brogley visit
ed the fore part of last week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gullickson. in
Platteville.
Miss Edna Keyes, who has been
visiting here at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Croot, returned to her home in
Milwaukee on Saturday.
Hog cholera is again prevalent.
Numerous reports from the farmers
state heavy losses. The County Farm
is about the heaviest loser so far as
known.
Miss Ferne Petty will leave on
Friday for Wittenberg, Wis to
resume her duties as teacher. This
makes her second year as tea cher of
this school.
Miss Bessie Conner arrived here
on Saturday from Chicago where she
has been during the summer months.
She will assist in the millinery of
Mrs. F. G. Burr.
Iowa County paid 1892 on 1874
rattlesnakes. Every person who kills
RATHER in that county is considered
a public benefactor and is entitled to
a bounty of fifty cents.
"Beachy," known as the flying
wonder, failed to make an ascension
on Friday of the Mineral Point Fair
due to engine trouble. His flights on
the other days were said to have been
marvellous.
The Homestead Mining Company,
of Platteville, has recently made fine
strikes, both in the east and west
ends of the mine. This company
now have about $50. 900 worth of ore
in their bins.
Miss Mary Schwartz, of Mus
catine, Iowa, has been enjoying a
visit with her cousin, Ed Schwartz,
and wife here for the past week. Miss
Schwartz is nurse at Muscatine and
is enjoying vacation.
John Thompson. the 18 year old
PIatteville boy who was sentenced to
the reformatory at Green Bay, for
hitting six year old child, of that
place, in the head with a rock, was
taken to that institution last week by
Sheriff W. b. Dyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Cox, of
Jacksonville, Illinois. who have
been visiting here at the home of
Mrs. Cox's sister, Mrs. David
Schreiner and with other relatives for
the past several weeks, returned to
her home on Thursday.
The three year old mare, weigh
ing an even ton, which was brought
here by Joe Wright from Chicago, has
been purchased by Carl Alt who has
been using it on a delivery wagon
since the purchase. He has disposed
of his Overland" auto to his brother
Hubert,