Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-18

Edward Row, of Dodgeville, tran
sacted business here Monday.
-Burne Pollack has been here the
past few days from Milwaukee.
John L. Grindell was here from
Platteville on business the first of the
week.
Clarence Calvert was in Minnea-
polls on business few days the past
week.
-Keenana Bennett is home for a
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. t. Bennett.
W. J. Carmody went in to Milwau-
kee to get more Overland autos for
the Horton Auto Agency.
Clay Chapman, of Platteville, has
been spending a few days the past
week at the Robert BROKER home.
C. w. Hill has been here the past
week shipping his furniture to SYRIA
cuse, New York, where he will reside.
VIM. Mcmahon and w. D. Suttle
autoed to Madison Monday where
they have a large contract for road
work.
Misses Ethel and Mildred Lawton,
of Madison, will come Sunday for a
brief visit with their father, w. G..
LaWton.
Miss Rachael Schreiner has re-
turned home after a five weeks visit
at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Clarence
Gribble, in Platteville.
Mrs. Roy Garthwaite and daugh-
ter, of Burton are here for the remain
der of the summer with Mrs. Garth
waite's mother, Mrs. L. A. Spencer.
Ruth and Rex Mink went to Du-
buque, yesterday, for weeks visit
with their grandpa and grandma, Mr..
and Mrs. Adam Mink.
H. B. Blake, assistant division en-
gineer, state highway commission, was
in the county yesterday looking over
the road work in Jamestown and
Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Dickson, of
Muscoda, came Monday evening for a
visit with Mrs Effie Duncan. Mr..
Dickson was formerly editor of the
Muscoda Democrat.
Miss Meta Kieckhafer, of Milwaukee,
has been appointed to fill the place
recently resigned by Miss Pengelly in
the Lancaster high schools. Miss
Kieckhafer will instruct the classes in
general science and botany
-Rech and Damn were allowed
the contract for quarrying the rock
in Boscobel township upon which the
bids were opened yesterday. The
contract calls for 600 cubic yards OF
stone at a cost of SO cents the cubic
yard.
Mrs. Leo. luxembourg has as
guests, her mother, Mrs. Robert Glen
non of Potosi, her sisters, Mrs. Win
fired Glennon and Mrs. J. H. Hunti-
mer, of Dell Rapids, S. D., and her
nieces, Fyrena, and Ethel Huntimer,
who are nurses in St. Mary's hospi-
tai, Rochester, Mimi.
Evans Barnett, of this city, re-
ceived yesterday the pleasing news
that he has been allowed the alumni
scholarship at Georgetown Universe
Ity, Washington, ID G. Evans gradu-
ated last spring from Campion col
| lege, Prairie Du Chen, receiving B.
| A. degree. Evans VIII IedVe loI
Georgetown to take up his studies in
the law school about October 1st. He
is one of Lancaster's fine young men
and we rejoice at the honor conferred
upon him.
Benjamin Hamer, of this city, and
an old and highly respected resident
of Grant county, celebrated his nine
tieth birthday last Wednesday, at the
home of his son and daughter, Joseph
and Mary Hamer, where he has resid-
ed for several years. Six children
two grandchildren and two great
grandchildren gathered with him and
had a very pleasant day together. Mr.
Hamer was born in Yorkshire, Eng
land, in 1925, and came to America in
1849, settling first at Elk Grove, La
fayette county. In the spring OF 1854
Mr.. Hamer came to Grant county To-
eating on a farm in Little Grant, and
| lived there until about five years ago
when he moved to Lancaster. Mr.
Hamer is in good health considering
his years, and reads without the aid
of glasses.