Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-15


Frank McQuiggan went to Wood
man, Saturday on business.
W. C. Livingston spent the week
end at his home in Livingston.
Andrew Cairns, of Mt. Hope,
was a county seat business caller on
Monday.
Clarence Rech, left Saturday for
few days visit with friends at
Madison.
DIR. J. w. Gibson has sold his
"Yale" motorcycle to Charles Graney
of Ellenboro.
ID. c. Johnson went to Barnaveld
yesterday in preparation for his an
nual trout fishing.
George Budworth, from near
Bloomington, was here purchasing
some new machinery last week.
Mrs. Jas. Mccormick went to
Liberty, Thursday for a visit with
her sister, Mrs. R. A. Austin.
Mrs. Carl Alt and baby son went
to Livingston Saturday, for a few
days visit at the Fischer home.
Paul Richardson returned to
Madison, where he is painting,
after brief visit with parents here.
The township boards met last
Saturday to declare the election re-
suits and for the allowance of bills.
Local streams are being plenti-
fully patrolled today by fishermen,
this being the legal opening of the
trout season.
Gordon Smith came home Satur-
day evening to spend the week end at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Smith.
Andrew Kaltenback and family,
of Potosi, were here in their auto
Monday and visited at the H. F.
Barnett home
Mrs. Morse, of Platteville, re-
turned to her home, after a brief
visit here at the home of her sister,
Mrs. John Horsfall.
Miss Alice Howell was taken
seriously i'll Sunday with symptoms
of pneumonia but at this writing is
getting along nicely.
Miss Gladys Jordan who teaches
in Port Washington, visited her
cousins Hazel and Viva Pearson in
Chicago during her Easter vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Sherwood, of
Lacrosse, returned home Thursday,
after spending a couple of days here
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. w.
rockingham.
"A band of gypsies or horse trad
ers landed here Monday with their
outfits consisting of about fifty horses
and four or five wagon loads of the
wondering nomads.
The w. C. T. U. will serve
lunches on Saturday the 18th, at C.
w. Burrows confectionery store, it
being the last day of their rummage
sale of April 18th and 18th.
The guessing contest at K. F.
Orton's began Monday and will con-
tinue until Saturday. This is fine
chance for a person between the ages
of 10 and 20 to get a $40 camera
free.
Don't fail to see Guy and Con-
stance Caufman in the funniest play
ever written, Fool and His Money,
The title spells Fun, and the produc-
ton proves the promise. Will be
presented at Hatch's Opera house,
Tuesday Apr. FL.
The horse used by Ralph Irwin
on his mail route went through few
gymnastic stunts Saturday afternoon
which ended in the horse falling on
the cement sidewalk in front of the
Teller office, but with no injury as
the result.
Harry Gault, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. DIR. J. A. Gault, met with a
most painful accident a few days ago
while cleaning an automatic rifle. A
bullet which automatically enters the
chamber discharged and passed
through several fingers making a
most painful wound, but is doing
nicely now.
At the Congregational church
Easter day there were given out
several hundred attractive souvenir
folders containing new picture of
the church, the pastors portrait,
etc., and a list of new members.
From this it is learned that sixty
seven new names have been added to