Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-10

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Richter
went to Gays Mills, Friday, to visit
friends.
Mrs. J. Whitney left for Mil
waukee and Chicago, Friday, to visit
relatives.
Miss Mabel Chandler. of Bee
town, passed through here Friday,
enroute to Patteville.
Mrs. Earl Greene went to
Monroe, Friday to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ] M. Becker.
Remember the supper at the
Rockville school house to be given
for the benefit Of the church. 25c a
supper
F. A. Meyers has moved from
his farm near Sitter to the Sam
Pennock house in the west part of
the city.
Mrs. Alicia Doll and daughter,
Tellia. of Fennimore, were here be-
tween trains, Thursday, to consult a
physician. s.
-Deana Holzer went to Platte
vile, Monday, to attend the wedding
of her cousin, Miss Rose Holzer, to
Anton Meyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Albright
returned to their home at Monroe,
Friday, after visit at the William
Brink home in this city.
Remember the big dance at the
rink this week Wednesday night.
Fine music by Gabel's orchestra, of
Lacrosse. Come if you can.
Paul Edwards has been confined
to his home the past few days with
rheumatism, but is able to be out and
around with the help of crutches.
Miss Lizetta Alt, who is a
nurse in the German Deconess hospi-
tai of Chicago, came home Sunday to
visit her brother, Hubert, who is
sick.
j. F. Curtis, of independence,
Mo-, who is minister of the re-
organized church of Latter Day
Saints, was here few days last
week.
There was paid in by the various
town collectors, to the county col
lector, on Monday last, little more
than $38, 900. And several towns
are yet to report.
On February % and 20, there
will be held at Sitter a farmers
institute, with the very best talent
in the state in attendance. A com
pIete program will be published in
this paper, next week.
/ Lancaster never looked more
cosmopolitan than it did last Satur-
day when a team was out hauling
away snow. Some of the large drifts,
especially the one along side the
Wright house, were pulled away tC
patch poor shedding at some nthel
point.
Fred FreymiIler, town collector
for Marion township, was in the
city on Monday, to make his settle
ment with the county treasurer. A:
has happened on other years, Marion
again makes first returns of tax col
lections, and what is more, Marion
collects every cent on the books.
BY order of the state railway
commission. there will be a Sunday
train installed on the Milwaukee roaC
between Prairie du Chem and Madi-
son. For years the people living
along that good branch Of road have
begged for one Sunday train. They
wanted Sunday papers, more thar
anything else, and they thought there
would be business enough developed
to pay the company. And so it wen
until John j. Blaine filed a petition
before the state railway commission
end on hearing the service was order
ed. And there is great rejoicing.
Arthur C. Cute, Milwaukee, is
in the city carrying on campaign oil
promotion for the savings department
of the Peoples State bank. The work
is in the placing of home banks with
children and grown-ups. in which
small sums may be put for safe keep
ing, until much time as the receptacle
may be carried to the bank and the
funds transferred to regular account.
This same kind of work has been car
ried on in other states, and it is &C
counted successful. Every family in
the city and nearby rural community
will be given a chance to open q
savings account. Mr.. Cute will be
here a few weeks.
John Flesch, Hurricane ountry,
was in to see us last week regarding
a little matter of business and took
occasion, under our questioning, to
fell ZIG something of hiS aarlv hOyoa