Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-30

wound is large and deep but on
arteries were severed.
-MerrieI Hildreth, who was
operated on by Doolittle Bros. several
weeks ago for appendicitis, is slowly
improving. A second incision was
made necessary to relieve the suffer
ing.
John Kilburg and son Harry
have returned home after an extended
stay near Beetown where they have
been prospecting. They report fair
luck and expect to renew this work
in the fall.
Joe Bendorf has sold his fine
home at SGT S. Harrison, to Scott
Brothers, who are retiring from their
farm west of this city. Mr.. Bendorf
has moved into the Bartlett house,
224 w. Oak.
Miss Mile Harlowe accom-
panied by the Misses Kathryn and
Sallie Fowler, daughter of DIR. and
Mrs. j. H. Fowler, are spending a
week in Chicago visiting at the
home of Mrs. Fowler's sister, Mrs.
Royal.
The residence owned by John
Hamburger in the first ward, former
ly used as the NJ. E. Parsonage, has
been remodeled. A fine new porch
has been added besides new cellar.
Thomas Mcdonald resides in this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Howe and
daughter, Theda, arrived home Thurs
day from Beloit, where they attended
the wedding of Miss Ada FIuekiger
to Sidney Collins. of Chicago. Miss
Fluekiger was formerly a member of
the High school faculty here.
-Thos. E. Blewett has secured the
contract for the Diebold Safe and
Lock Co. 8 safe and is prepared to
demonstrate the advantages offered
by three different sizes he has on
exhibition at his Office on North
Madison street.
The Misses Anna and Genevieve
Meysembourg entertained a number
of young people at party in the
reception room of Hoffman's restaur-
ant in honor of their cousin, Miss
Phyliss Ray, of Darlington, who has
been visiting them the past week.
A portion of the evening was devoted
to dancing.
-Eber Rice is another farmer who
has read The Herald so long that he
can't quite remember when he be-
gan it. He lives over toward Platte
vile and is a prosperous sort of a
cultivator of the soil. And he
doesn't worry about things. He says
he sees no evidences of white grubs,
but that they may yet get his crops.
The C. N. w. has been engaged
this spring in replacing the SO pound
rail from Madison west on the Lam
caster branch with a so pound rail,
and has gone as far as Montfort at
the present time. They are also lay
ing a new ballast in the bad places
using "Chats" or in other words the
tailings from the mines at Platteville.
This substance while inferior to rock
ballast, is considerably better than
kho al hot ri
most of the road.
John MEME came to town, last
Wednesday, to get some repairs for
his haying machine. 1t is quite
long drive, so when he is in hurry
he puts bit of gasoline in his buzz
wagon and turns her loose. He drove
in with his auto last week. He lives
down Dickeyville way and is having
troubles to get his hay crop in out
of the weather. He says that work
is piling up on the farmers in way
that is awful to behold. Haying
at full tilt, oats beginning to head
out. corn that needs nursing day and
night, and cows giving so much milk
that he has to wait on them three
times day.
"A. G.. Knapp was in Milwaukee
the first of the week in an effort to.
secure more Ford cars. One car
load arrived Wednesday, but all were
Sold, Mr.. Knapp says that the
Ford people expect to built 600, 600
cars next year. The new $500, 900
Ford Assembly and Service building
now under construction in Prospect
Ave, Milwaukee, will be a beautiful
structure and a model plant. No
more CARS are scheduled for Lancaster
at this writing but Mr.. Knapp ex-
poets another car load in about two
weeks. They are nearly all sold
too. 1900 men are working 3
eight hour shifts per day in the fac