Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-15

Miss Elsie Brendemuehl went to
Fennimore Tuesday to visit with
friends.
Mrs. J. P. Rivers left Tuesday
morning for Delavan, Wis, to visit
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stephens will
attend the NJ E. conference held in
Dubuque this week.
Walter Knox went to Fennimore
Tuesday to deliver a 7-passenger
Studebaker at the David BOIL home.
Frank He'll, transacted business at
Cuba and Hazel Green Tuesday. Evans
Barnett accompanied him.
Walter M. Webb, of Gilbert, Mimi,
is spending few days with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Webb.
Mrs. George Kohlbar, of Galena,
is visiting in the city as the guest of
her sister, Mrs. John Cramer.
Misses Leona Bryhan and Kathryn
Mccoy left Tuesday for Oberlin, O.,
where they will attend college.
Misses Irene Caspers and Gather
inc Schuster expect to leave Wednes-
day today for Sinsinawa to attend
school.
Miss Carol Drags, of Fennimore,
was the guest of her friend, Miss Ruth
Austin last week. She returned home
Sunday.
Mrs. Bruce Holland came from
Madison Saturday to visit over Sum-
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Diesel.
Mrs. H. B. McCarty, of Freeport,
ILL.,, has been visiting for the past week
at the John Drinkwater and Ora Slit
ger homes.
Andrew Lewis, and Henry Levy,
the Chicago horse buyers, will be in
Lancaster, Friday of this week, pur-
horses.
The following people left Tues
day morning for Milwaukee to attend
the state fair: Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Basford, Henry Pagenkopf, Lee
Myers and Walter Mccormick.
"A fishing party consisting of Dave
Johnson, Clarence Market, Claire
Totman and Edwin Knobel went to
Mccartney Saturday, returning home
Sunday. They report an excellent
time and good catch
-Miscreants helped themselves last
week to numerous articles from the
various exhibits at the art hall in the
fair grounds. Schmidt & Showalter
lost S. pair of mems shoes, pair
of lady's moccasins and pair of silk
hose. Orion e Company lost a pair
of shoes, as did L. Weber.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Groom and
daughter, Marjorie, Mrs. Harry Okey
and daughters Marjorie and Evelyn,
and Mrs Maize Okey and daughter,
Bess, motored from Cassville Friday
in Mr. Groom's car to attend the fair.
On account of a broken rear axle,
they were compelled to remain over
Sunday.
w. J. Carmody made one of his
regular trips to Cedar Rapids last
an on his return ran into the storm
that seemed prevalent throughout this
section of the country. Mr.. CarmOdy
left the Iowa city at~near noon and
made Lancaster by evening. He re-
ports the storm as something terrific.
&C. G. Pigg, of Chicago, visited last
week with his father, J. M. Pigg, of
this city. Mr.. Pigg was the manager
of the theatrical company and travels
under the stage name of Weston. He
received the order to assemble a COM
pany a few days before the engage
ment, and was able to get together a
very good troupe which played here
during fair week.
Clayton Kaiser, and Charles De-
Total, of Chicago, who have been do
ing the fairs in this vicinity selling
"sure-enough" oil paintings, disposed
of the balance of their stock this week
at the Hyde building. Mr.. Kaiser is
very rapid with the brush, and painted
with green leaves on them, hills in
the distance, etc., in eleven miutes
by the watch. The pictures sold for
thirty-nine cents by themselves, or
$1.00 with frame.
One of the delightful events at the
close of fair week was reception
rendered by Mrs. Chas.. Harp, at her
home in this city, in honor of visiting
guests on last Saturday evening. A
number of invited neighbors and
friends also participated and the even
ing was most enjoyably spent in trip
ping the light fantastic to music fur
nished by a stringed orchestra, at the
conclusion of which refreshments
were served by the amiable hostess
assisted by Miss Mabel Worden and
Mrs. Kate Kritlinger. About thirty
were present.
Walter Knox came up from Chi
oaC0 last Wednesday, driving new