Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-24

W. E. Lathrop went to Fenni-
more, Monday.
Miss Clara Tenant, of Fenni-
more, was a caller, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Applebv
went to Reedsburg, Tuesday, to visit
friends and relatives.
Ray Carthew went to St. Paul,
Tuesday, where he expects to remain
for two or three weeks.
Miss Mabel Wagner was i'll a
few days last week with an attack
of grip, but is able to be out again.
Mrs. w. W. Reese went to
PlatteviIle, Tuesday, to attend the
installation of officers at the Rebekah
lodge.
Miss Florence narrower came
home from Platteville, Monday, where
she has been employed in a jewelry
store.
Mrs. Albert Wieland returned to
her home at Arcadia, Wis, after
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chris. Vesperman, of this city.
Horace Fawcett, of Platteville,
was here to spend Sunday with Mrs.
Fawcett, who is here visiting her
mother, Mrs. Abbie Cronin.
All members Of the Rebekah
degree staff are to meet for practice
on Friday evening, at 30 Please
make an effort to be present that
evening. Captain.
J. w. Layden, assistant super
intendent of this division of the c. &
N. W. Ry., was in this city Monday
and Tuesday of this week, looking
over company's interests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmore Braudt,
of Knoxville, Ia, were here to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Braudt's
uncle, Samuel L. Borah, which was
held Friday, at the old home in Mt.
Ida.
The annual meeting of Hillside
Cemetery association will be held In
the ladies' rest room Wednesday even
ing, April 1, at 80. Lot owners
are requested to attend this meet
ing and make any suggestions they
may desire.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance union will hold a home baking
sale on Saturday afternoon, March
27, and will be glad to receive con-
tributions in this line from any one
who wishes to help in the temper
ance cause.
There will be a special COM
muuication of Lancaster lodge No.
20, f. & A. NJ, next Friday after
noon, at A 80, with work in the I'd
degree, and in the evening there will
be work in the third degree. Re-
freshments will follow the evening
session.
-Guerdon Burris, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. V. Burris, superintendent
and matron of the Grant county
asylum and county home, met with
painful and extremely serious acct
dent one day last week, when, in
turning hurriedly around in his chair,
steel pen which he was holding
struck him in his left eye, penetrat
ing the eyeball. At first it was
thought the sight of the eye had been
destroyed, but he is much improved
at present and there is strong hope
that the eye may be saved.
Maple sugar making has been
good so far this year, according to
reports from the regions in which the
naples grow. John Morehouse, men
ton of whom was made in recent
issue of this paper, has had a good
season, and he says that the best is
yet to come. He brought half a gal
lon into the Office of this paper the
other day and if any better was ever
made we failed to get taste of it.
He says there is only one thing wrong
with the industry-the price. But
think of the glory of turning out such
delicious product. 1t surely is
worth while to produce what brings
naught but pleasure to those who use
it.
August Mike, Potosi, was in
Lancaster last week Thursday, look
ing after matters incident to the
/ closing of the estate Of his uncle, the
late August Poke. Mr.. Mike, as
administrator, wanted to sell the
house and lot in which his uncle
formerly lived, in Lancaster, so he
placed a small advertisement in The
Herald. The little reader was not in
very long, say two weeks, when Mr..
Mike phoned and asked that we stop
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