Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-20

Miss Martha Meyer went to Madi-
son Thursday for brief visit.
Miss Ethel Merwin went to Bos-
cobel Friday to visit her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Clark left
for Chicago Saturday, for brief
visit.
Miss Birdie Cushman of Fenni-
more, was here between trains Sat-
urday.
Miss Mae BROKER went to
Platteville for visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Clay Chapman.
Mr.. and Mrs. B Mink of Madi-
son, were visiting relatives in this
city for few days last week.
Miss Harriet Cushman, of
Montfort, returned to her home,
Thursday, after a visit with friends
in this city.
H. c. Orion returned from Chi
cage on Thursday, where he was for
several days looking over clothing for
next summers trade.
". S. Pease, of The Herald staff
went to Baraboo, Saturday, for a few
days visit with his family and to
transact some business matters.
The ladies Junior Aid society of
the Nj. E. church will meet with
Mrs. S. W. Doolittle on Friday after
noon. A full attendance is desired.
Claude Showalter, who has been
a student under Mgr. E. A. Green,
of the Wis. Telephone Co. for the
past four months, has been given a
position at Fit. Atkinson.
-Delos Edwards expects to leave
tomorrow for Coaldale, Colorado,
where he owns an interest in some
mining property that is showing up
pretty we'll at present. He will be
gone for several months.
The Lancaster Light and Power
Co. is making special prices for the
next five days on useful electric
articles for the home-lamps, fiat
irons, percoIators, grills, warming |
pads, vacuum cleaners, elc. See their
advertisement on page three.
Conductor =. Mills went down |
to GAINESVILLE on last Thursday to
make friendly call on Conductor
Bartholomew, who is in hospital at
that point recovering from the shock
incident to the loss of a leg two
weeks ago. Conductor j. H. Schmidt,
extra passenger conductor from Bara-
boo, took Mr.. Mills run while the
latter was in Evansville.
Arrangements are being made by
business men of Kenosha to care for
the children of farmers who go to
Kenosha to trade. A suitable room
will be provided and experienced at
PENDANTS will see that the children
are we'll cared for. Under this new
plan any farmer and his wife may 60
to Kenosha and have the small chill
dren cared for without expense until
ready to go back home.
Professor F. D. Crawshaw,
head of the department of manual
arts, a division or department in the
school of engineering at Wisconsin
University, was in Lancaster last
Thursday inspecting the local high
school, with special reference to the
classes in manual training. As is
the case with those functionaries, his
visit was unannounced, but he found
as ready as if he had sent
4 brass band to warn the teachers of
MS coming.
Much interest was manifested in
Lancaster over the ski tournament
that was to have been held in Mt.
Horeb last Saturday, especially among
hose who had ever witnessed the
sport. The Northwestern road adver-
Used special trains but the big rain
put decided crimp into the arrange
nents and the tournament was post
1oned until next Saturday, January
%, when the original program will
be carried out, all of the skiers hav-
ng registered for return. Special
rains will be run, the return train
eaving Mt. Horeb for Lancaster and
stations at 6 p. m.
H. Levy, the Chicago horse
buyer. was in Lancaster last week
'eceiVinp horses He claimed tho !
stock was taken for the European
war market, and we will have to
take his word for it. He took 20
horses from Lancaster In this con-
1ection it is worthy of mention that
the farmers in county in Nebraska
nave formed a combination and
nave steadfastly refused to sell horses
70 be shipped to the war centers in
Europe. They say they will not raise
lorses for such slaughter. But, for