Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-16
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the SUMMER NdCdllOus
Judge George Clementson was
in Darlington the latter half OF last
week in attendance on circuit court.
Mrs. Charles H. Basford spent
last week with her mother, Mrs.
Richards, in Patch Grove. Mr..
Basford went after her last Saturday.
Arthur Flitsch who recently sold
his farm on Boice Prairie, to Robert
Mcdonald, has purchased the 253 acre
farm formerly owned by Zenz Bros. o
miles east of Ca ssville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence More
house, Potosi, were in Lancaster on
last Thursday. They called on some
Of the members of The Herald staff
during the afternoon, returning to
their home in the evening.
Miss Grace Stone did efficient
special work in the Office of the
county superintendent of schools,
part of last week. superintendent
e. C. Brick was showed uncer with
detail work, and Miss Stone came in
and helped to shovel him out.
Miss Mae Boyle has been again
engaged to teach district No. Id,
South Lancaster, at a wage that
would be satisfactory to almost any
teacher in rural schools. The net
returns of the closing exercises and
basket picnic was $50. rs, which is
a large sum, for such an entertain
ment.
When Miss Ruby Bunker left for
her home in Montfort. week before
last. it was with the understanding
that che would be back In Lancaster
when school opens, next September,
to resume work as teacher in the sixth
grade, north school. Miss Bunker is
accounted one of the best teachers in
the Lancaster school system.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. V. Burris en-
tertained a few friends on Tuesday
evening, last, in honor of their SON.
in-law and daughter, j. H. Muesse
and wife, of Vancouver, B. c., who
have been visiting with them. The
guests were shown some of the APP
pointments of Grant county's model
Institution anu after that pleasant
evening was passed at cards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mink drove
in their auto to Dubuque last week
Wednesday. and brought back with
them Mr.. Mink's mother, Mrs. Adam
Mink. The elder Minks live at Du-
buque and are very much attached to
their home. Mr.. Mink, the senior,
seldom gets away, as he has some
full .blooded chickens that require
much CT his time. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Mink managed to keep his
mother for visit of a week, although
there was some little coaxing practic-
ed to accomplish that end.
MIR. and Mrs. j. P. Rivers Of
the hotel linda, entertained a company
of business men of Lancaster With a
smoker, Friday evening. A delicious
buffet lunch was served and bounti-
full supply of good smokes were on
hand. Mr.. Gross gave selections
with the VictroIa, Fred Burr gave his
famous Prohibition" speech, which
gets funnier with each recital, and
every one Joined in the singing of
'Tipperary' and other tuneful me
lodies. Every one enjoyed himself
hugely and all agree that Mr.. and
Mrs. Rivers thoroughly understand the
fine art of entertaining.
The Milwaukee road is posting
large signs of warning in their sta
lions advising young girls not to go
west to the San Francisco fair with
the expectation of securing work
there. They point out that every
good position is taken and that there
are now a half dozen applicants on
file for every position in the west.
They refer to the pitfalls that await
the young and unaccompanied girl
and earnestly advise none to go west
alone This is in line with the
warning of some months ago Issued
By a wOman's organization of San
Francisco to the same effect but
along much more detailed and con-
vincing manner.
Mrs. A. P. Anderson, Lagrange,
H., daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles F. Dickinson, has taken OH
a company of tourists for trip to
California, this summer. Friends of
Mrs. Anderson will be surprised to
learn this news, although the con-
Quoting of tours is in the family of
Anderson. Mr.. Anderson has fol
lowed that line of business for a
number of years, but by reason of the
European war he has had to forego