Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-20

/ MIS-. FRANK DOSIHSL, VI hlUGrCy 7,
visited in Lancaster Monday.
J. T. Bennett went to Madison
Monday on a business transaction.
The Rev. H. A. Studebaker is
at Fort Atkinson at church conven-
ton.
Guy Hamilton went to Sitter
Monday where he will be employed
for the summer.
Misses Anna and Jessie Monssian
went yesterday to Montfort where
they are attending school.
Mrs. DiVall returned to her
home at Montfort Friday, having been
here at the home of her brother, w.
J. Wier.
&C. F. Springer, of Mineral
Point, looked after his Red Trunk
cigar patrons here the latter part of
the week.
Mrs. Frank Holmes went Mon
day to Dodgeville where she will
visit at the home of her sister, Mrs.
w. Bassett.
Mrs. L. l.. Bennett, of Fenni-
more, returned home Friday after a
brief visit at the Chas. Borah home
in this city.
Mrs. Al Wier, of Montfort, re-
turned home Monday, having been
here in attendance at the funeral of
w. j. Wier.
Mrs. Chas. Krohn went yester-
day to Fennimore for visit at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Pendleton.
Mrs. A. D. Kruger, whose hus
band is brakeman on the C. & N.
W., went to Chicago Monday for a
visit with relatives.
Miss Matte Knapp, of Fenni-
more, returned home Saturday after
brief visit here at the home Of her
aunt, Mrs. Henry Belz.
Mrs. VIM. Leindecker and daugh-
ters, Mesdames Merrill Hildreth and
VIM. Wetter, went Thursday to Fenni-
more for, visit at the Harry Key
home.
Mrs. John Decker went Thursday
to Milwaukee to visit her mother,
Mrs. ]. G.. Harshberger who is in a
sanitarium at that place and at the
present is quite i'll.
L. Alt & Sons bought drove
of fine fat steers from the Potosi
| brewery, last week. It is said the
bunch cost more than $4,000. They
were sure enough fat.
Mrs. A. ]. Pipkin, who has been
visiting here for some time at the
home Of her niece, Mrs. C. F. Bud
worth, went Monday to Fennimore
from whence she will go to her home in
Boscobel.
Mayor w. j. Bailie and Alder
man W. E. Lathrop went to Platte
vile Friday. A new smoke stack is
to be built at the pumping station
here and their mission at Platteville
was to inspect the smoke stack at
the pumping station at that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Alcorn
were here last week for a visit with
home folk of former days. 1t was
the first trip home for Mr.. Alcorn for
Is years, He is located at Omaha,
Neb., and is contractor by occupa-
ton He visited his mother, Mrs.
| William Alcorn, his sisters Miss Rose
Alcorn and Mrs. J. C. Rigdon.
Bloomington high school this
year will graduate large class.
There are 16, as follows GLADYS
Hickok, Jean Roberts, Norma Pear
son, Harley Wetmore, Pearl Schreiner,
Lille Garthwaite, Bernice Peacock,
Walter Morrissey, Nellie Mcnamara,
Belle Selle, Mella Hudson, Letha
Hoskins, Edith Kalt, Fern Cooper,
Charles Irish, and Roy Martin.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McBrien are
leaving today for visit with their
daughter, Mrs. Chester Regain and
family, in Chicago. The story goes
that Jim" always mules, when
these visiting trips are under con-
sideration, but finally consents, and
then has the best time of anybody.
This Chicago movement has been
under family discussion for weeks,
but Jim" persisted that he could
not go. Sunday he caved-in, as
usual. At least, that's the yarn that
is going round town.
Strange that the Chicago &
Northwestern railway company cannot
premeditatedly run train into Ian
caster on time. Sure, a train some
times comes struggling in on time,
but that always seems to be an acct
dent. Delays occur SO frequently