Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-12

DR.. G A. Budworth, of Prescott,
Wis, spent few days last week
with Lancaster relatives and friends.
Misses Martha Meyer and
Jeanette Mccoy went to Madison yes
terday to visit at the Parkinson home.
Miss Elizabeth Bowman, of
Oshkosh, was a guest here a few
days the past week of Miss Kathryn
Meyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Angus
went to New Lisbon yesterday for an
indefinite visit with their daughter,
Mrs. Roy Cornwell.
The ladies' aid society Of the
Congregational church will have a
covered dish party on Friday after
noon at the church.
Only one marriage license was
issued this week and that to William
Inhoff, of Highland and Ida Belle
Tracy, of Blue River.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Horsfall re-
turned yesterday noon from an. eX-
tended visit with relatives in Ne
braska and Western Iowa.
All Royal Neighbors are asked
to contribute to the home baking sale
at Aupperle's grocery store, Satur
day, Aug. Is, at p. m.
Mrs. Belle Dudley Smith is re-
ceiving a visit this week from Miss
Elkert, of Milwaukee, a trained
nurse who cared for her while sh
was at the hospital in that city
few years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Allen, their
little daughter, Aileen and son Ben,
of Charlotte, Mich, arrived here yes
terday noon for visit with Mrs.
Aliens parents, the editor of The
Herald and wife.
Mrs. Adolph o. Lee an6 dsug h-
tiers, of Clarion, Iowa, left Friday
for Winona, Mimi, were they will
be guests at the H. H. Lee home.
They have been spending several
weeks in Lancaster with Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Budworth.
Mrs. Mabel Bushnell Kerr, of
Portland, Oregon, and her daughter,
Katharine, recently visited for two or
three days her aunt, Mrs. Judge
Clementson, of this city. Mrs. Kerr
is the only child of the late Hon. A.
r. Bushnell, who for many years
resided in Lancaster and for one
term was member of congress from
this district. Mrs. Kerr is a gradu ate
of our university and recently served
as one of the school directors of
Portland. Her husband is prominent
lawyer of that city.
A muff1ed explosion was heard
late Wednesday evening. Those
hearing it said that it sounded like
some one was trying to enter a safe
and several business men and bankers
were notified and they went to their
respective business places to see if
anything was wrong. Some with
vivid imaginations say that an auto
was seen speeding out of the city
without the lights being lighted d.
rectly after the explosion but as yet
no one has been able to find out what
the explosion could have been.
The sudden and most unexpected
death of Joel P. ladder, one of Rich
land county's pioneer residents, oc-
Cured at seven o'clock Monday morn
ing tthe fair grounds. Mr.. ladder,
as has been his custom for years past,
was camping at the fair grounds and
had been in his usual good health up
to the moment of his passing. In
company with his son he was caring
for one of his horses and had started
toward the bunk-house when he was
seen to hesitate and fall in his tracks.
His son rushed to his side and called
for help but the old gentleman had
breathed his last and passed to the
great beyond. He was eighty-on
years of age and had been a resident
of this county for many years. The
j body was brought to the Pratt under
taking rooms and funeral services
will be held Wednesday afternoon
from the United Brethren church. A
wife and several sons survive him =
! Richland Democrat.