Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-16

Sunday at the home of his parents in
this city.
Mrs. Herbert Washburn was a
between trains caller from Montfort
Saturday.
Miss Frenda Smalberry was
down between trains from Fenni-
more Saturday,
Mrs. Homer Kelly, of Baraboo,
visited with her mother, Mrs. VIM.
Cranes last week.
Richard Meyer, Jr. and Walter
j. Brennan were in Milwaukee the
latter part of last week.
Register of Deeds Thompson
moved to town last Thursday and is
located at the corner of East Oak and
South Adams streets.
w. E. Lathrop braved the zero
weather Of Monday and made a trip
to Platteville. Evidently a real es
tate trade is brewing.
Mrs. VIM. Browning returned
Wednesday from Platteville where
she was called by the illness of her
daughter-in-law, Mrs.W m. Brown
ing, Jr.
Two farmers Institutes are
already scheduled for Grant county,
one for Cuba City, February 1924,
and toe other at Sitter on the two
days following.
AT the Whitcomb school, No. IL,
North Lancaster, Miss Mabel Holm
ger, teacher, will present play, to
be followed by social entertainment
Friday night, Dec. 18.
DIR. and Mrs. NJ. M. BARLEY left
Wednesday for their home in Column
bus, Wis, after having been at
Bloomington on account of the death
of Mr.. Bartley's father, Patrick Bart
ley.
Twenty big new features with
Lyman Howe's pictures at the opera
house next Saturday night, Dec. 10.
The last time they were here people
said it was the greatest show ever
in the opera house. q.-..,
j. C. Scott, the civil engineer
who has been doing work on the Chi
cago Short line, has been confined to
his room in the Hotel linda for
several days with illness. Late re-
ports say that he is impoving.
W. j. Schade will leave for
Chicago on the night of December "a
and will take vacation until Mon
day, January 18th. The gymnasium
will again open for business for all
classes upon the latter date.
Frank He'll, who will succeed
w. B. Dyer in January for the COM
ing two years as sheriff of Grant
county, has sold a half interest in
his general merchandise store at
Cuba City to Albert Eustlce, who,
with Mr.. Heil's son, Luverne, Will
conduct the business here
Wayne & Son few days ago ne
gotiated sale of the 245 acre farm
south of the city known as the Ellis
estate, and occupied by VIM. Richard
son, to Chas. Bailie and George Bailie
Jr., who have since sold 80 acres of
it to Henry Macke and the balance
to Geo. A. Bailie Sr. and Miss
Georgia. Bailie.
Verne S. Pease, of Baraboo,
who upon two occasions last year oc-
cupied the editorial chair in this
nffice during the temporary absence
of the editor, is here to render US
some assistance this week and after
the Christmas vacation will be here
for several weeks during the time we
get the office moved and comfortably
settled in its new location in the Gault
building.
It. A. Thompson, the incoming
register of deeds, takes office Friday
Cor Saturday, Jan. or 2, under new
arrangement. From now on the posi-
tion is salaried, and the stipend is
fixed at 81, 300, out of which the
register must pay for the work of
his assistants. And further, those
who have instruments to leave for
record must pay the fee in advance.
Miss Katharine McBrien has been
retained in the position she has held
with Register Dugdale.
In this issue of The Herald we
publish an obituary of the late
"Pat" BARLEY, of Bloomington, one
of the substantial and well KNOWN
pioneer citizens of CIR ant county.
This tribute which was received too
late for publication last week, was
written by Milton F. Woodhouse,
banking partner of the deceased, and
testifies in a feeling and vivid man.