Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-06
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Mrs. Alvin Bausman, of Sitter,
visited in Lancaster last Thursday.
Miss Elva Doll went Friday to
Madison for short visit with friends.
Ed Swartz looked after business
at Cuba City couple of days last
week.
Mrs. Anna Fritz, of Fennimore,
visited in Lancaster briefly last
week.
J. H. Bennett, of Cobb, tran
acted business in Lancaster last
Thursday.
Miss Catherine Sabish returned
to Montfort Saturday after a short
visit here.
Misses Eva Burr and Lena Block
went to Fennimore Saturday for a
brief visit.
Atty. F. C. Meyer went to
Prairie du Chen on legal business
last Thursday.
IS. A. Holland, of Fennimore,
transacted business at the county seat
the latter part of the week.
Dist. Atty. H. E. Carthew went
to Madison, Thursday, to be in at
tendance at the supreme court.
Mr.: and Mrs. Ralph Place, of
Bellville, returned home Friday after
a brief visit with relatives in Lam
caster.
Mrs. Nellie Hill returned to her
home in Dubuque Saturday after a
visit here with her mother Mrs.
Gillespie.
Miss Mabel Drinkwater left
Saturday for Boscobel and Lone Rock
where she will be the guest of rela-
tives for time.
Miss Florence Drinkwater de-
parted the latter part Of the week for
Freeport, Ill. where she will visit at
the home of Mrs. Mccarthy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Carmody,
North Lancaster, spent last Thurs
day III Potosi with Mrs. Carmody' s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Pleumer.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Miller returned
to their home in Dodgeville Monday,
after an enjoyable visit here at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Geo. E.
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The 1O-months old child of Mr..
and Mrs. John Kraemer died Sunday
after a three weeks illness with
pneumonia. The little one was laid
to rest yesterday at Hillside.
Miss Margaret Bixby went to
Platteville for visit, before going
to her home in Stoughton, after visit
ing her uncle VIM. Barrows and other
relatives in the city several weeks.
Gladys Jordan has accepted the
position as assistant principal of the
grades in Port Washington, in the
same building where she has been
engaged the past two years as teacher
in the grades.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Treloar Jr.
of Cotton, S. D., returned home Mon
day after a short visit here with Mrs.
Treloar's mother, Mrs. Jane Ward,
and other relatives. Mrs. Ward is
still seriously i'll.
At the Congregational church,
last Sunday evening, the pastor read
a lecture on the south, which was
illustrated with lantern slides. 1t
had to do with the work being carried
on by the Congregational society
among the negroes.
Lloyd V. France of Platteville, a
senior in the College of Agriculture
of the University of Wisconsin, will
continue his studies at the university
after graduation. He was recently
appointed a student assistant in the
Bookkeeping department and will
study for a higher degree.
Last Thursday evening sort OF
missionary roundup was held at the
Congregational church of this city.
Revs. L. H. Keller, Madison, and c.
C. Merrill, Boston, did the talking.
A good congregation was present
This was part of the general move
ment to incite interest in missionary
work in general-both domestic anc
foreign.
From different parts of the
county comes the report that as soor
as the sun broke through the murky
clouds on Friday last the farmers got
busy and dragged the roads. This
process helped to dry the muddy sur
face and to level down the bumps.
1t is costing some money, but the
public highways of Grant county are
being pretty we'll taken care of these
days.
When the sun broke out on Fri
day morning there was a general