Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-30

Francis DIETRICH, of Cassville,
spent last week with Miss Marie r.
win. She left for her home, Sunday.
Misses Eunice and Agnes Dolan,
of Grand Rapids, Wis, have been Wis
iting the past few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. l. o. Mills. They returned
home Monday morning.
Phil Goldstein received the news
Friday night that his father had died
in Chicago. He left on the night train
via Potosi. 1t was thought that the
funeral would be held Sunday.
H. L. Booth, Lancaster band man
ager. moved his family and household
effects here Monday from Savannah,
Ill. Mr.. Booth will occupy one of the
Watts houses on south Adams street.
An automobile party consisting of
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Cook and son, Car
ney, of Cedar Rapids; Miss Beth Car
ney and Mr.. Frances Hardin, Of Wat
erloo, Iowa, were guests at the home
of Frank Blewett the past week.
Misses Catherine and Marion
Walker departed Monday afternoon
for their home at Fit. Pierre, S. D., at
ter an extended visit with their aunt,
Mrs. Mary Walker and other rela-
tives.
Clyde Prideaux received a card
from w ]. Schade last Friday from
Reno, Nevada, stating that the going
was fine and the car turned toward
home Everything was standing up
well, even to the tires, Mr.. Schade
On Sunday, August 20, brothers
and sisters of Mrs. Andrew Zenz, with
their families, numbering thirty-One
persons in all, came with well-filled
baskets and partook of picnic dinner
at the ZenZ home west of the city.
Miss Emily Budd of Fennimore,
spent the weekend with Miss Edith
Austin.
Arthur Battle, Burdette Weber, and
Misses Kathryn Mccoy and Clara
Melms attended the dance at Ellen
bOro, Thursday night.
F. B. Calls spent Thursday at Nc
Cartney and reports that trainload
after trainlOad Harvesting machin-
cry is moving toward the northwest
over the Burlington. Mr.. Calls saw
one train almost a mile long loaded
with threshing machines, two ma
chimes to a car.
Miss IQnia Roesch entertained the
following girls at her home last Tues
day night: Mary Webb, Emma Braun,
jeanette Griswold, Myrl Burrows, Ell
ma Knox, Mabel Taylor, Kathryn
Higgenbotham, Elva Maiben, Lottie
Grebe, Leila Bennett, Pearl Poland
Claudia Jordan and Eda Roesch.
The Mineral Point Republican
states that Peck, the horse man, who
was stabbed with a pitchfork at the
fair, Wednesday week ago, did not
die, as reported, but gradually got
better and a week ago was reported
as doing well. The pitchfork did not
pass through Peck's body, as reported,
but the tines penetrated several inch
es causing dangerous and painful
wounds.
Miss Katherine Barnett celebrat-
ed her tenth birthday anniversary on
Friday, and invited nine of her little
girl friends to spend the afternoon,
from until o'clock Delicious re-
freshments were served, and the lit
tie girls spent a very pleasant after
noon. Those present were: Marion
Mccullough, Alma Thompson, Kath-
leen Crichton, Villas Marburger, Eliz-
abeth Bryhan, Margaret Calls, Mar
tina Petty, Thelma Hatch, and Laura
Turner.
Rev. Studebaker, pastor of the
Congregational church at Lancaster,
came out from Chicago Saturday,
where he is spending the summer, to
fill the Congregational pulpit in this
city, Sunday morning. This effort of
Rev. Studebaker was thoroughly ap-
preciated by the local church and his
message of value to all. The Rev. w.
]. G. Ralph, of Milwaukee, who is Wis
iting among relatives in this city, has
consented to Officiate next Sunday
Mineral Point Republican.