Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-08-26

Miss Lisetta Alt went to Bridge
port Monday for an indefinite visit
with relatives.
Misses Hildegarde Alt and Alma
Henkelzvisited last week at the Carl
Saeger home in Little Grant.
Advertised letters at postofice
are addressed to following: Miss
Nora Gull, Dave Knapp and Mrs. F.
Morse.
Miss Leila Cornwall return ed
Monday morning to her home in
Platteville after a visit here with
relatives.
Clarence Markert returned to
Chicago Monday after a couple of
weeks visit here with friends and
relatives.
VIM. j. Webb is spending a
portion of his vacation visiting at
Duluth and Gilbert, Mimi, with his
brothers Frank and Walter.
Jessie A. Grafton returned
Monday, via Potosi, to his home in
Springfield, ILL.,, after spending the
past week here with friends.
Mrs. j. P. Rivers, of Lake
Geneva, was here on business Mon
day. Mrs. Rivers is the new proprietor
of the Hotel Farwell.
Mrs. Walter Webb and two chill
dren, of Gilbert, Mimi. returned to
their home yesterday, tuesday after
an extended visit here with her
mother Mrs. NJ. Oswald and other
relatives.
Mrs. Martha Trezona left last
Thursday by way of Potosi for her
home at North Yakima, Washington,
after an extended visit with her
cousin Mrs. VIM. E. Webb of this
city.
Mrs. Christian Vesperman, Mrs.
H Hartman, Mrs. George Hoehn, of
South Lancaster, and George Vie
land, of Hurricane, returned last
week from a visit with an aged uncle
at Mallard, Iowa.
Two fishermen, of Potosi, who
furni h Lancaster people with their
catches, were arrested last Wednes-
day for having fish in their possession
of illegal size. Each was fined fifty
dollars and costs.
An ice cream lawn social, given
by the ladies of ST. Clements Gene
terry association, will be held on Fri
day evening, Aug. %, at the home
of Mrs. Maggie Zenz. Everybody
cordially invited.
DIR. and Mrs. Roy Carter and
two children, of Livingston, accom-
panied by Mrs. Ed Carter and daugh-
tiers Ethel and Bessie, of Madison,
autoed here Sunday and spent the
day with relatives.
DIR. and Mrs. Chas. Bolzell md
family, of Stanton, Neb., who have
been visiting here with the E. j.
Morse family, went to Montfort yes
terday for a brief visit before return
ing to his home.
Annual Conference of the M. E.
churches of Western Wisconsin is
being held at Richland Center this
week. Bishop Quayle, who is
presiding, will lecture next Friday
evening on Napoleon the Demo-
crat," and will preach on Sunday.
M. M. Bruner, candidate for
sheriff, with party composing ten
auto loads, were in Lancaster Mon
day morning making political tour
boosting Bruner for sheriff. Com
posing the party was band which
furn ished several selections for the
people. The auto party will tour
Grant county and will take in every
town of any size in their political
campaign.
Gov. Frances E. McGovern, who
is now touring the state as a candi-
date for the republican nomination
tor U. S. senator, will speak at a
number of places in Grant county to-
day. He will be at Fennimore at
1870 this afterno on, at Lancaster
about 4 O'Clock, and at Platteville
this evening. Montfort and High
land are also included in this morn
ing's itinerary.
VIM. w. Porter, of Pla tteville,
proprietor of the Purity Oil Company,
was in this city Monday and purchas :
ed 40 x9O it. lot of the Lancas :
ter Lumber Company, adjoining the
present location near the c. &
N. w. depot, on which to keep the r
large oil tanks and will move the
tanks on to their own property, they
having been renting the lot formerly
used by them. John Livens, of this
city is representing this company.