Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-06

Park Ridge, H., Sunday.
Ruth Zeiglet left for Milwaukee,
Friday, to spend few days with
friends.
-Erbin Smith, of Fennimore, was
in this city Friday and Saturday on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Hickok, of
Belmont, were Lancaster callers,
Saturday.
Bert Bailie returned from Platte
Vile, Friday evening, where he had
been on business.
Miss Helen Peterson returned
Sunday after spending her vacation
at Soldiers Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Jewell went
to Fennimore New Years day for
dinner with friends.
Frank w. Van Dusen returned
to Chicago, Friday, after a visit with
relatives in this city.
Mrs. AL. Payne and father, Mr..
Landon, left for Canton, S. D.Friday.
Canton is Mr.. Landon's home.
Miss Emma Decker returned to
her home at Monroe, Monday, after
a visit with her sister, Mrs. Earl
| Green.
The outgoing train, Saturday
morning, was delayed until $50
waiting for a snow pillow to arrive
from Montfort.
Miss Harriet Marks entertained
few friends at dinner, Friday even
ing, in honor of Miss Amy Crabtree,
of Bloomington.
The Misses Florence Rundell and
Wilma Grlndell, of Platteville, were
in this city New Years to attend the
dance at the rink.
Miss Amy Crabtree, teacher in
the Bloomington high school, is Wis
iting with Miss Harriet Marks for
few days.
The Misses Mary Webb and
Marghretta Nehls returned to Apple.
ton, Monday, were they are attend
ing Lawrence College.
Mrs. A. P Anderson and chill
dren returned to LAGRANGE, Ill.,, Sat-
urday after a visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Dickinson.
Miss Ada Mccormick, who
teaches at Hastings, Neb., returned
Saturday, after a visit with her
mother, Mrs. James Mccormick of
this city.
Miss Martha Jordan returned
Saturday evening, from Port Wash
| inpto-. Wis, where she has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. R.
Burner, formerly Miss Gladys Jordan,
of this city.
During the year of 1914 there
was paid to the state of Wisconsin
$136 for "suit" tax. That is, each
suit filed in a court of record must
pay to the state a dollar, in addition
to other costs.
The Misses Vidah and Bessie
Brookens, who were visiting at the
w. G. Lewis home in Plarteville,
and Inez Brookens, who was visiting
at the Marshall Broths home at Liv-
ingston, returned Saturday.
Christ Funk, whose home has
been in Dubuque for few years, re-
Gently came to Lancaster to stay with
his mother, Mrs. Catherine Funk, for
an indefinite period. He has been in
poor health for some time.
There will be another special
session of circuit court at the court
house, on Wednesday, January 10.
No calendar is issued for this, and
at this time it is not known what
matters will come up for hearing.
During the last quarter of last
year there was collected in inheri-
lance taxes in this county for Wlscon-
sin, 81, 451. 10. County Treasurer Liv-
ingston made settlement with the
state treasurer for this item at the
close of the year.
Residents of the north end of the
county are getting chesty over the
recent Improvement in the train SER
vice furnished by the Milwaukee
road. Only lately two trains each
way have been furnished with electric
generators and as a result those trains
are archaeological. And that is
going some for this section of the
country.
The Misses Grace Stone and
Jane Pengelly returned Sunday,
after spending their vacation in
Chicago, Evanston, Milwaukee and
Madison. While in Evanston they
visited at the home of Prof. and Mrs.
John Hodges. Mrs. Hodges was Miss