Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-23
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Rev. Thomas S. Beavin is at
the Platteville camp meeting this
week.
Miss Julia Sweeney is back in
the city, after being for nine weeks
with Mrs. Peter Steffen, Rewey.
Mics Grace Stone was last week
at Madison attending the festivities
incident to the commencement period.
E. G. Brick is in Madison this
week, attending the convention of
county superintendent, which is
slated to run from Tuesday to Fri
day
Howard S. Rhodes slipped out of
town via Potosi, last week, and hied
to Racine, where he had good time
for aday at the state convention of
Pythian Sisters.
Miss Phyllis Roy, Darlington,
teacher of elocutIon and physical
culture at the Mount St. Joseph 3
college at Dubuque, arrived Satur-
day for a visit with her cousin,
Mrs. Leo Meysembourg.
When the rain fell so hard, last
Friday, that the street crew could not
work out of doors, there was a
general attack on the sitting room at
city hall. When the job was called
complete, the floor looked several
years younger.
Lake B. Roesch was in the other
day He drove in with his auto,
from his farm home, away down on
Boice's creek, although there was a
lot Of nasty mud in the roads. He
says there are all the little white
grubs in his soil he can stand for.
Miss Ivanelle Critchlow, of Mel
len, and Miss Marguerite Krauth,
of Phillip, Wis, who visited at the
"A. 2. Lewis home for the past
week, went to Madison Tuesday to
be present at the University exer.
cises. Miss Critchlow graduated from
the Musical Conservatory this year.
Mrs. Kate Greene was signally
honored at the state convention OF
Pythian Sisters, held last week in
Racine, by being elected to the posi-
ton Of Grand Trustee. There are
three trustees of the grand lodge,
one of whom is elected each year
Mrs. Greene was elected to serve for
three years.
The Rev. w. A. Weyhrauch,
pastor of the local Baptist church,
had a birthday, and the date of it
became known to his parishioners.
They gathered at the parsonage in
large numbers, congratulated their
spiritual leader and when they left a
nice purse was found that bore coined
evidence o. the popularity of Mr..
Weyhrauch with his own people. This
was early last week.
Supervising Principal R. w.
Adams, of Lancaster schools, was
engaged to teach in the PlatteviIle
Normal and reported for duty the
first of last week. But the classes
over which Mr.. Adams was to pre-
side did not fill as was expected
there were not students enough to GO
round. Accordingly. Mr.. Adams will
attend to matters here in connection
with Lancaster schools, before going
on his regular vacation.
Mrs. w. j. Bailie was in Chi
ago during the recent car strike, the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Mayme
{Stone) Lavine, who lives on the
north side. in the vicinity of the
Wilson avenue station of the north
side elevated. And all at once, cars
ceased to run every two minutes,
failing utterly to run. Then came
out jitney, automobile. express
wagon, cab, bicycle, power truck,
ETC., and people were hustled to the
business section, which is a little
matter of six miles. Jitneys got %
cents each way, but a bright new
auto had no trouble in collecting so
cents. One who has been packed
into the elevated trains in Chicago a
few times would gladly pay 25 cents
for a decert ride once in a while.
Peter Wayne says his crops are
coming, except corn, and of that he
says little. Plenty of white grubs,
too, but Peter is not yet alarmed
about them. He is milking % cows,
and hopes to increase the number
until he has % of them in COW
house. Mr.. Wayne got his help from
the cities this summer, one man from
Chicago; one from Milwaukee. He
says they do pretty we'll. although
they are not extra well posted on
farming methods. Pete Wayne is a