Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-05
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Thomas J. Watson, of Livings-
ton, was Lane aster business caller
Friday.
IT. S. Blewett has been re-
painting the interior of his bust
ness place.
Friends of Leon Showalter are
getting signers to petition asking
for his pardon.
Miss Rose Hoffman, one of the
faithful employees at Hoffman's res
taurant, has resigned.
Frank Muesse, of Minneapolis,
has been spending the past week here
with relatives and friends.
Miss Ruth Horton, of Fenni-
more, returned home Friday after a
brief visit here with friends.
Miss Mae Kepler returned to
Dubuque Friday after a brief visit
here with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Pugh are
home after a brief vacation spent
with friends and relatives in Chicago
Thomas Watson was here from
Livingston, on business, yesterday
and made The Herald a pleasant
visit.
Miss Florence Lathrop has gone
to Huron, S. D., where she will at
tend a house party with college
friends.
Geo. Sykes went to Menomonie
Friday morning to start work paint
ing the house of his sister, Mrs.
Ehrhardt.
Mrs. Floyd Scott has been spend
ing several weeks at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Pringle,
at Cassville.
j. C.. Brockert spent Thursday,
Friday and Saturday OF the past week
at Platteville, where he held teach
ers' examinations.
An ice cream social was given
by the Baptist ladies at the home of
Hiram Pennock Friday evening. A
large crowd attended.
Mrs. Louis Marburger and sister,
Mrs. George Heberlein, visited few
days the past week with relatives at
Lancaster Junction and vicinity.
The dance at the rink Thursday
evening given by the Orpheum Or
chestra, was only fairly attended.
The boys owe the small attendance to
the warm weather.
H. F. Barnett, Frank Heidel,
Ira Murphy, Evans Barnett and Clyde
Gobel autoed to Platteville Friday
night. The three former attended
the K. C. meeting held there that
evening.
DIR. J. H. Fowler had the mis-
fortune to have several steel spokes
broken out of one the wheels on his
new "MoIine'' auto one evening last
week by another auto which ran into
his car.
Mrs. VIM. Procknow, of Chica-
go, accompanied by Helen and Geo.
Norton, and Mrs. Oscar Jeide and
daughter Evelyne, of Lacrosse, have
been visiting here the past week at
the Henry Nichols home.
Mrs. Fred Nehls and daughter
Margretta are home from an extend
ed visit with relatives and friends at
Highland and Muscoda. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Roth have been living in
the Nehls home during their absence.
We are going to give Ford au-
tomobile, 1914 model, as first prize in
our big subscription contest, just
about to start. Read the particulars
in this paper and send in your own
name or that of some friend at once.
Misses Nellie. and Alice Howell
left Saturday morning for Oklahoma
City, where they will visit sister.
The former will only be gone about
three weeks but the latter will stay
a couple of months. They expect to
rid themselves of the hay fever by
taking this trip.
Mrs. Edith Dee and son Harold,
accompanied by Mrs. DeMoss, and
daughter Ollie, all of Chicago, visited
Cassville and Lancaster relatives and
friends last week. While here they
were guests for few days at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Stephens,
at the city pumping station.
Saturday morning DIR. j. A.
Gault left his Regal go" auto
standing with the engine in gear.
His son Harry came along and cranked
it while in gear and the machine
started up, running into their larger
auto before it could be stopped and
smashed one of the large lamps. Had
not Harry got out from in front of the
onto met in time ne mioht have heen