Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-03
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MISS Laura W dlheT l6IJ IOE NEW
York city, Saturday, to attend
Columbia University.
"A play and basket social at the
Pleasant Ridge school, Friday, Feb.
;. Teacher Ruby Poland.
Mrs. James Walker went to
Fennimore, Saturday, to visit her
mother, Mrs. Remert.
Miss Ethel 1T returned from
PlattevIlle, Sat, ,, where she has
been visiting relatives.
Misses F. Smallberry and Birdie
Cushman. of Fennimore, were here
between trains, Saturday.
Mrs. H. Abrams went to Platte
vile, Wednesday, to visit her sister,
Mrs. Ed. Krog, of that city.
Henry Bremmer manager of the
Farmers Telephone Co., of Fenni-
more, was here between trains on
Saturday.
Mrs. Geo. Garner and son, of
Cobb, returned to their home, We'd
nesday, after visit with relatives
in this city.
-DeForest Brown of Bloomington
passed through here Friday, enroute
to Appleton, where he attends Law
renee college.
Mrs. d. j. Campbell returned to
her home at Bridgeport, Saturday,
after a visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Howell.
Circuit court will open on the
18th, with what promises to be a
slim calendar. But, of course, it is
a bit too early to predict that.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Dorsey re-
turned to their home at Two Har
bors, Saturday, after a visit with
Miss Emma Schreiner of this city
The members of the S. S. S.
club were entertained by the Misses
Mabel and Grace Stone, Thursday
evening, and every one present had a
very enjoyable time.
The Misses Rose Voss, Florence
Cooper, Maude Winner and Irene Mil
lin, and Melvin Cooper, passed
through here, Saturday, from Bloom
ington enroute to PIatteville, where
they attend the Normal school.
Henry Mink, county highway
commissioner, is in Madison this
week, in attendance on the road
school, which is in session under
the direction of the state road
officials. 1t requires four days to
finish the course.
There is a class of % for
naturalization at the forthcoming ses-
sion of circuit court. In all 27 filed
applications, but of these one has
died since filing, one found he was
already a citizen and something else
happened to wo others, cutting down
the class to 3.
Last Friday evening Landlord
and Mrs. Rivers opened the parlors OF
the hotel linda to an invited company
of guests to say farewell to Claude
p. Smith, the foreman &C the Teller
office FOR the past year. AS many as
SO invited guests accepted the invita-
tion and a delightful evening was
passed. Incidentally it may be men,
toned that the guests inspected the
improvements that have recently been
made in the hotel and called them
fine. The evening was passed in con-
versation, interspersed with instru-
mental and vocal music.
At an election the people OF
Miflin decided by vote that the town
must be dry. And there were those
who thought it was dry, but stories
began to get loose and float around
Iowa county to the effect that the
quality of dryness in Mifiin was not
strained. Then the sheriff got busy,
to the result that four more or less
worthy citizens of Miffln were taken
to the county seat, under the escort
of the sheriff. Result: Claude
Goldworthy was fined $40 and cost,
total of S43 John Slack was soaked
for SO, and George Muscovic, com
monty known as big Foot" was
fixed for $50 fine and costs that
amounted to $103.
Last week Thursday was the
cold weather day Of this winter, anc
two unfortunates liked into Lancaster
from Platteville. They are of the
genus hobo, and of course were in
sufficiently clad. One frosted both
ears on the way, and when they
reached the harbor Of city hall they
were in a deplorable condition. To
turn them out next morning to freeze
was beyond the humane instincts of
those who handle things in city hall.
It was just impossible to freeze the