Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-04

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Monroe. Saturday morning,
F. E. Huntington, of Platteville,
had business here Thursday.
Miss Elva Knux visited relatives
in Stoughton, part of last week.
Mrs e. Borah, was in Fennimore
on business. Wednesday afternoon.
There is a new boy at the John
Drew home Born Wednesday, Jan.
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w. E. Hayward. of Feunimore,
had business IN Lancaster, Wednes-
day.
Cutler Borah returned home to
Mcintosh, So, Dakota, Saturday
morning.
Miss Veva Place spent Wednesday
and Thursday at Belmont with Miss
Beth Austin.
Miss Elizabeth Friar, of Wood
man, is visiting her cousin, Miss
Mildred Trainor.
Miss Elva UT returned home
from Platteville Normal for a visit,
Saturday evening.
Roy Fisher came home Saturday
evening from the University Of Wis
consin, for a short visit.
Albert Weber was down Thurs
day from Fennimore, for a visit with
| his brothers Louis and Walter.
Monday, Feb. 2 was candlemass
day, and as such was celebrated at
ST. Clements and Emmanuel churches.
Mrs. Geo. Phillips returned
home to Madison, Thursday, after
visit here with her mother, Mrs.
Lizzie Day.
The state has employed three
travelling men to sell prison made
goods. Compensation, $1,000 per year
and expenses.
Last Thursday night Mr.. and Mrs.
| {. A. Clark entertained their friends
with a dancing party at the rink,
with Victrola music.
Among the callers from Fenuf-
more, Thursday were D. I. Parker,
R. E. Smith, D. A. Donmau, E. A
| Roetbe an Julian Bradbury.
Born to MIR. and Mrs. Peterson,
of Mellen, Wis, last Saturday, a
baby boy. Mrs Peterson was former
ly Miss Ruby Dyer Of Lancaster.
Mrs. Marvin Clifton and little
daughter, Verian, spent few days
the last Of the week with her mother,
Mrs. R. Wilkins, in Platteville.
Clarence Suttle started out into
the country on business in VIM.
Dyer's auto one day last week and
walked back FIVE miles. The axle
broke.
The Misses Elsie Brennan,
Dorothy Hickok, Rachel Schreiner,
Grace Bracket and Hilda Fisher
walked to Liberty, Saturday after
noon, and C anne back on the evening
train
On the II. pext week Wednesday,
the Rosary" will be played at
Hatch's opera house. This is &C.
counted one of the best pieces on the
road, and if the company is up to
grade, and we are assured it is, Ian
caster will have one more theatrical
treat.
Friends of Postmaster Webster,
of Platteville. and they are numerous,
are out with a petition asking that he
be retained, because of his good
official record. He is undoubtedly a
first class official. and it would be
interesting to see efficiency recognized
and rewarded, even in politics.
Last Wednesday evening the
Pythian Sisters had an entertainment
at K. of P hall. which took the form
of covered dish party. We are not
informed of the contents Of the covered
dish, but are ready to agree that it
was something fine and worth while.
A social hour was passed and then
they went home. Those who participant.
ed in the affair say it was very
| pleasant.
From the country comes the
report that winter wheat seems to be
weathering the 'soft winter" in good
shape. The old-time farmer thinks
the prospects might be improved if
blanket of snow, say Is inches deep,
were spread over the wheat. but
perhaps that is not necessary. One
farmer thinks the high tax assess
ments will operate like a blanket,
and perhaps he is right.