Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-08


Sitter on business, Saturday.
Mrs, Adella Rogers, of Fenni
more, was in Lancaster, Saturday.
-Myrl Burrows was sick a couple
of days last week with the grippe.
Pat BARLEY was here from
Bloomington, Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. w. j. Schade is sick in
Chicago with appendicitis and peri
tonitis.
The w. c.. T. U. will meet
Thursday at 2 80 p. m. with Mrs. C.
w. Burrows.
Miss Elva Dyer, who teaches at
Sheboygan Falls, Wis, is home for
weeks vacation.
Austin Ferrand visited his
brother-in-l VIM. Jackering at
Hurricane last week.
Janice Eastman spent the week
end with her grandmother, Mrs.
Hunter. at Livingston.
Misses Kate and Florence Cash
man are expected to return from their
California trip, Thursday.
Miss Laura Emery, of Brodhead,
visited relatives here the past week,
returning home, Saturday.
Mrs. J. F. Chandler, of Mont
fort, is spending the week here with
her daughter, Mrs. Frank Calls.
Misses Hazel Clanton and Leone
Showalter went to Fennimore, Sun
day, to visit Miss Esther Weber.
Miss Marcia Leighty came home
Monday evening from a visit in
Platteville with her cousin, Miss Elva
Leighty.
Miss Maude Finney returned
home Monday evening from weeks
visit in Chicago with her sister, Mrs.
Earl Scoville.
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Chas. Blum, who were operated on at
the Doolittle hospital last week are
getting along very nicely.
-LaVen Weidman was operated on
Monday night for appendicitis. 1t
was found to be very serious case
but he is recovering nicely.
The Gross Music House has sold
an $3.50 Sohmer player piano to
Andrew Zenz, who lives just outside
the city on the Beetown road.
Sam Pennock has sold his house
in the northwestern part of the city
to w. E. Lathrop and will build a
new house on one of his adjoining
lots.
Miss Velma Stivarius, of Fenni-
more, was here Saturday to visit her
friends, Misses Margretta Nehls and
Leone Kraemer, and returned home
Sunday.
Mrs. Katie Taylor left here
Monday, for the home of her son,
VIM. Taylor, of Boaz, Wis, to help
care for their children, who are i'll
with measels and pneumonia.
Mrs. Clay Chapman and little
son, Jean, spent last week here at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robt. BROKER. They returned
home to Platteville, Saturday.
-Chas. and Irwin Vesperman re-
ceived four new Cartercars last week
and Friday delivered one to each of
the following parties: Lewis Damn,
Dennis Oates and Frank Zenk.
"A Sunday School Convention for
Grant County will be held at the Con-
gregational and M. E. churches in
this city April 20 and Fl. Parti-
culars and program next week. 81
For the benefit of those who re-
ceived invitations to the Hard Times
social in which the place was omitted,
it is announced that it will be held at
the Congregational church, this WED
nesday) evening.
The season of navigation on the
Mississippi river opened last week
when the locks at Keokuk were
cleared and opened. The ice is
practically all out of the river now
but boats will not begin to operate
for at least week or two.
will Lathrop, of Fennimore,
commonly dubbed RUSTY by base
ball fans, is making good in the big
league. He is one of the recruits in
the Chicago White Sox club, now in
training in California, and is doing
excellent work. A little more fame
for old Grant county.
The Lancaster Light and Power
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