Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-13
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Twelve pages this week.

Ben Mckenzie, of Madison is
visiting relatives here.
-Chas. N. Webb, student at the
U. of W., spent Sunday at his home
here.
Mosquitoes will soon be here.
You'll know when they arrive.
Don't worry.
Harvey Hurlburt, of the Plain
Price Store, went to Fennimore on
business Monday.
L. D. Eastman made a business
trip to Marshfeld and Wausau the
first of the week.
will Mulrooney, of Bloomington,
passed through Lancaster Monday
enroute to Platteville.
Mrs. Geo. Pulsifer, who has
been visiting here, joined her hus-
and in Platteville Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gates, of
Cassville attended the Judge Mills
contest here Friday evening.
Willis Knox and Harvey Schmidt
drove an auto to Madison, Tuesday,
coming home next day on train.
Very soon, if not already, the
house fly will present himself for the
swat. Get ready; don't disappoint
him.
The intense heat of last Sunday
was a weather breeder" nothing
but rain, hail, wind and thunder
since.
Mrs. Kate Cubela, of Fennimore,
returned home Monday after a visit
at the Vic Holzmiller home south of
town.
Sheriff and Mrs. w. B. Dyer
returned home Monday, having taken
an insane person to the hospital at
Mendoza.
Gus Munson, whose wife died
short time ago, left yesterday for
Milwaukee where he will enter the
Soldiers Home.
William McCord, for many years
a citizen of this city, died in Madi-
son last Sunday. His remains was
brought here Tuesday and buried.
Ben Cubley, formerly an employ
of the Blackburn barber shop in this
city visited friends here last week,
returning to his home in Monroe Sat
urday.
Miss Mary Bellows and Mrs.
Julia Mccoy went Saturday to Cobb,
for visit at the home of Mrs. Anna
Edwards, former resident of Ian
caster.
During the heavy storm that
broke over Lancaster Sunday night
late, lighting struck the chimney on
the house of Henry Bryan. Little
damage was DONE
-Mesdames A. G. Knapp, D. C.
Johnson, DIR. Fowler and Miss Emma
Schreiner went to Richland Center
Monday as delegates to the Woman's
club convention held in that city this
week.
Mrs. A. H. Stanley, of Ironton,
Wis, returned to her home Wednes-
day, of last week, after a few days
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. H. Cook. of this city and a sister,
Mrs. Chas. Wilson.
Last Saturday evening the train
for Lancaster got in fix at Montfort
the engine broke down. The freight
engine, that had just arrived in Lam
caster, went back and brought in the
passenger train. 1t was two hours
late.
Everett Comeford, local manager
of the Bell telephone company, went
to Madison over Sunday and brought
back with him Mrs. Comeford. They
have rented the Mrs. William Linton
house, in the north part of town, and
will setup house keeping at once.
Their furniture came yesterday.
1t must be that the oak leaves
are as large as squirrels ears by this
tine. When we were boy on the
farm oak leaves of that proportions
were a sure index that the time to
plant corn had come. 1t is said that
some corn is already planted, and
that much ground is ready for the
planting. A few days as warm as
was. last Sunday will sprout corn, if
it is but in the ground.
The lumber yards in Lancaster
report that there is quite a lot of
building in this vicinity, especially
in the country. They say the farm
ers in this neck of the woods don't
seem to know when they get buildings
enough, so they keep on driving nails
into wood. Several jobs of repair
and rebuilding are in the works, be-
tween Lancaster and Rockville.
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