Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-27

WdS d Lancaster NlSlCOF last MOuudy.
Ed Austin took two car loads of
cattle to the Chicago market last
week.
Mrs. Vina Stone attended the w.
G. T. U. convention at Madison last
week.
Miss Jennie Kissel went to Mont
fort Saturday morning to visit over
Sunday with her sister.
The little son, aged eighteen
months, of Harry Snyder of Montfort,
died Monday Of last week.
John ziegler and wife of Glen
Haven neighborhood were in Lancas-
ter callers last Saturday.
Mrs Sarah Mcdaniel left Satur-
day morning for Boscobel, to spend a
few weeks with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Roth, Mrs.
George Moore and the Misses Cash
man were Dubuque visitors, Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Smith ar
rived home Friday night from Madi-
son, after brief visit with friends.
Miss Julia Sweeney left Satur-
day morning for Chicago, to spend a
week with her sister, Mrs. Lauretta
Eastman.
The Peoples State Bank is max
ing extensive improvements in the
form Of reinished floors and new
heating system.
Grant White, who was the leader
ofthe Lancaster band recently, died
at his home in Fond du Lac. Mr..
White was cOnsumptive.
-Goble & Son have installed a large
new floor in their display window and
are making other improvements to-
ward better window displays.
Mrs. G.. J. Johnson and son
Charles, left Saturday morning for
their home in Chicago, after spending
several weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. A. l..
Sherman and family.
The tiny infant girl which was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wieland
on Sunday of last week, died on
Thursday after living five days. The
baby weighed only two and one-half
pounds
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Meysembourg,
Mrs. w. H. Mccullough and daughter,
Marion, and Miss Maggie Mcnamara,
motored to Sinsinawa, Sunday in the
formers car, and spent the day with
friends.
Mrs. W. L. Miller and Mrs. E. o.
Miller of Colome, S. D., arrived in
Lancaster last Friday for an extended
visit with NJ. Miller and wife. They
will also visit with Griffin Hickok and
wife of Bloomington, before returning
home
Rev. August Cramer of Avon, S.
D., participated in the Sunday service
at the Presbyterian church. Rev.
Cramer was the pastor here about
three years ago. This week he will
attend the synodical meeting at Du
buque.
Thomas Riley, assistant state
highway engineer was a Grant coun-
ty visitor last week. Friday Mr. Riley
with Mr.. Mink inspected work in
Platteville, Potosi and Jamestown.
Saturday the day was spent in Bee
town and Glen Haven townships.
Much new work was looked over.
-Rundell Bros, Homer and Dale,
are to give a beautiful silver cup for
the best draft colt six months old on
fair, Oct 7th. j. A. Howdel and ].
A. Livingston both five gold pieces
for prizes as we'll as a number of 9TH
er valuable offers have been listed for
permiums.
School teachers of former days
may consider that instructors of the
present day might be amassing a
great wealth. In an old contract found
at Cassville by Les Boorman that was
made between Sarah Clark and the
salary of $1.75 per week.-Plattevill
News
The choir girls of the st. Glenn
ents' church gave a miscellaneous
shower in the parochial school last
Tuesday night in honor of Miss Mary
Johnson. The guests present were:
Addie Keitlinger, Elizabeth Belken,
Lillian Carroll, Mary Jackering, Gen
eyieve Belken, Marie Turner, Irene
Caspers, Mary Belken, Lizzie and Min
ME Caspers.
John Day collided with a COW
while driving west of the city last
Saturday evening. Mr.. Day says that
the COW ran in front Of the machine
and was carried along for about %
feet before the car could be stopped.
Then the "critter' galloped away.
Some damage was done to the car and
it is likely to the cow
Joseph Mayne of BeetoWn, was a
a Lancaster caller last Saturday af-