Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-16

was a business visitor, Friday.
A baby boy was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Cox, Tuesday, Feb. s.
Mrs. Helen Palmer is critically
i'll at her home in the second ward.
Mrs. Helen Judd is visiting he1
daughter, Mrs. Will Morkin in Bloom
ington.
W. B. Dyer has been confined to
his home the past week suffering with
lagrippe.
Mrs. Adam Buhser of Mount Ida,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary
Auchter.
Jos. Linden of Platteville, former
ly of here, was Lancaster visitor,
Friday last
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Brande-
muehl, Jr., are parents of baby girl
born February 10.
Miss Alice Edge attended the
teachers convention at Madison, Fri
day and Saturday.
Mrs. Lou Daley living in the
south part of the city, is seriously i'll
with pneumonia.
Miss Eva James arrived here Fri
day from Freeport, Illinois, to visit
a few days with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Heinricks
are the happy parents of baby girl,
born Sunday, Feb. 13.
Miss Ruby Barrett of Platteville,
was the guest of Miss Katherine Bra
gan the latter part of last week.
Misses Mary and Minnie McDon-
aid left Tuesday morning for Chica-
linery.
Floyd Pollock, John Armstrong
and Lisle Stanley became members
of the Christian Endeavor society,
Sunday.
Mrs. AbUie Adams returned to her
home in Kansas City, Mo-, after a
pleasant visit here with her mother,
Mrs. M. A. Irish.
Mrs. James Fowler left Sunday
afternoon for Oak Park, ILL.,, where
she will visit her sister, Mrs. George
Royal for several weeks.
Henry Nichols is the blushing,
but proud parent of baby boy who
arrived to gladden. his household on
Jan. &c. The youngster tipped the
beam at II IL lbs. Mrs Nichols and
baby are getting along well.
The Rebecca lodge held their
regular meeting at the I. 0. 0. F. hall
Monday night. Misses Bessie Divall,
Ruth Austin, and Geneva Blackburn
were taken in as new members. Fol
lowing the initiation refreshments were
served.
Carl Croft, aged 5, is the proud
little owner of a fine full blooded Shet-
land pony which his father, Edgar
Croft, brought home from north of
Fennimore last week. Mr.. Croft pur-
chased the pony from Clarence Croft,
paying 500 for him.
Mrs. Harry Simpson and Misses
Bernice and Mildred Dawson resumed
their duties Wednesday at the Wis
consin Bell Telephone office, after an
illness of several weeks with lagrip.
Misses Elsie Polk and Florence Trask
returned to their homes Wednesday.
The former to GAINESVILLE and the lat
ter to Madison.
Mrs. Lester Clifton living near
Five Points, entertained the following
ladies at a quilting bee last Wednes-
day: Mrs. JOS. Keen, Mrs. JOS. Dun
can, Mrs. James Duncan, Mrs. John
Taylor, Mrs Everett Blackburn, Mrs.
Clara Retallick, Mrs. Frank Slaght,
Mrs. Dan Curtis, Mrs. w. G. Bass, Mrs.
NARROW Pritchitt, Mrs. Harry Hood
Mrs. Charles Perrin, Mrs. M. o. Rey-
nolds and Miss Geneva Blackburn.
The ladies presented Mrs. Clifton with
a casserole, which was greatly appre-
ciated by her.
"A sleighing party comprising the
following young people, spent Mon
day evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Battle, miles south Of
Lancaster: Walter Damn, Henry
Belscamper, Harry BOrah, Donald
Hickok, Lisle Stanley, Bryan Rich
ardson, Floyd Pollock, Frank Wilson,
Nina Mcmahon, Ada Maiben, John
Watkins, CyOta Rigdon, Elva Maiben,
Berna Knobel, Lenice Jordan, Vera
Maiben, Nellie Smith, Emma Knobel,
Gladys Poland, Marie Irwin, John
Armstrong and William Pollock.
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