Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-20
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. LathroI
went to Sitter. Wednesday.
"A. Daily, of PlatteviIle, was /;
caller in Lancaster on Thursday.
Mrs. Otto Wisco went to Platte
vile, Thursday, to visit friends.
-Alonzo Wayne returned from
Minneapolis, Thursday, were he wa:
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newell Garner
returned to their home at Minneapolis
after visit at the j. H. Reed home.
Miss Myrna Pearson, of Mt.
Mt. Hope, returned to her home,
Thursday, after a visit with Miss
Nettie FInney.
Mrs. Frank Rayne and two chill
dren, of Platteville, are visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Miller.
"A. j. Howell returned from
Bridgeport, Friday, where he has been
visiting his daughter, and son-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. j. Campbell.
Mrs. J. H. Montgomery, of
Wakefield, Neb., returned to her
home on Thursday, after visit with
her grandmother, Mrs. Delos Abrams.
Sheriff Frank He'll went to Bos-
cobel, Friday, to bring Will (Bronco)
Smith to the county Jail to await
trial for giving liquor to a posted
man.
County Treasurer w. G. Livings-
ton went to Madison last week Wed
nesday and spent the balance of the
week. He was trying to get house
broke to the new administration.
II. F. Barnett has sold to Fred
Aupperle his ice business, including
the pond, ice houses and good will.
Already the new proprietor is putting
away blocks of ice that are at least
16 inches thick, and look as if they
were cut from good frozen water.
Up to last Saturday, City Col
Iector Frank B. Calls had not
gathered in quite half of the taxes
he had coming when he started out
to gather. On Thursday night he
had in S18, 352. "a, which is account
ed good business for that kind of
job.
Last Thursday evening the Wood
men gave a dinner to their members,
which is said TO have been a very
delightful occasion. As many as 112
dinners were served, and those who
participated say the quality was up
to standard for the Woodmen, which
is high enough, surely.
The Herald is now moved into
its new and connections rooms up
stairs in the Gault block, on Madison
street, north of the Union State
Bank. We expect to get fully fixed
up and settled within the next week,
and shall be glad to greet our friends
in the new location.
The next big dance at the rink in
Lancaster, will be Thursday night,
Jan. 21st. Music by the famous
Gibson Harp Orchestra from Apple
ton, Wis. This will be their last APP
pearance IN Lancaster this season,
and one of the best dances of the
year. Tell your friends. and come
if you can.
There has been one feature of |
the winter weather, which has been |
over this section for the past six
weeks, that is worthy of special and |
separate mention-the great number |
of mornings on which the trees have
been white with frost. Morning after
morning this phenomenon has been
conspicuous on the trees, like white
foliage.
Chris. Hartman is to have |
sale of purebred swine at Cassville, |
on February 3. He has in prepara-
ton a full description in a catalogue
of each animal that will be offered at |
this sale, together with the pedigree
from the beginning down to the day
of sale, or whereabouts. Mr.. Hartman I
las been breeder of fancy swine for
a number of years, and is accounted |
particularly successful.
Mrs. j. Treloar and two sons,
Ellsworth and Homer, of Nora
Springs, Iowa, have gone home, after
an extended visit in Lancaster, at the
home of Oscar Damn. Mrs. Treloar |
was called here at the time of the
fatal illness of her daughter, the late
Mrs. Oscar Damn. On her return to |
her Iowa home, she carried her grand
daughter, the little daughter of Mr..
Damn, for an extended stay.
For year and half the village |
of Muscoda has been torn up over
lawsuit that was brought to Dust Ben
Marcus from his posiCion as one of