Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-29
Local and Personal


Walker went to Fennimore, Saturday
morning to visit at the home of their
friend, Miss Orilla Smith.
Miss Catherine Schuster, who is at
tending St. Claire's college at Sinsin-
ava, arrived Friday night to spend the
week end with her parents.
Mrs. M. J. Rule, Butte City, Mont,
left Lancaster Tuesday for Platteville
after visiting at the home of her broth
er, Thomas Vincent of this city.
Mrs. James Dolan of Grand Rapids,
Wis, who has been visiting at the
home of her sister, Mrs l.. O. Mills,
left Monday morning for her home.
Miss Emma Hippenbecker of Fenni-
more, returned to her home Monday
morning after visiting few days with
her sister, Mrs. Charles Jewell of this
city.
Painters and paperhangers have
been in charge of the Aupperle groc-
cry during the past week. The store
interior presents a very neat appear
ance.
Mrs. o. F. Wiedenbeck and baby,
Marion, arrived Wednesday noon from
Bisher Montana. They will visit at
the Wiedenbeck home in this city for
some time.
Rev. and Mrs. T. S. Beavin, Of
Dodgeville, arrived in Lancaster Fri
day noon to visit at the home of Mrs.
Beavin's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Alt of this city.
The Kensington tea given by the
Rebeccas Tuesday evening was very
we'll attended. There was a short
musical program and a very enjoyable
time was spent
Mrs. Maggie Ressmeyer returned to
her home in Madison, Friday after
noon, after attending the funeral of
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Henry Heile-
ger, Of this city.
Miss Nettie lockwood left Friday
morning for Fennimore, where she
attended the wedding OF her niece,
Miss Mabel Rowden to Harry Garth
waite, on Saturday
Mrs. George B. Haskell of Shulls-
burg, who has been visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Snow, of Bloomington, pass
ed through Lancaster, Tuesday on her
return to Shullsburg.
A shadow social was held at the ST.
Clements school Friday evening. There
was a good attendance and about So
shadows were sold. The prices paid
for the shadows ranged from SO cents
up to $1.90.
The Misses Fannie Halferty, Gladys
GriswOld, Geneva Blackburn and Ed
ma Rafferty, went to Fennimore Sat
urday morning to attend the wedding
OF Miss Mabel Rowden to Harry L.
/ Garthwaite of Mt. Hope. SAX
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rowden and
Miss Laura Rowden, Thomas Tuck
wood, and George lockwood and fam
lily went to Fennimore, Saturday
morning to attend the wedding of Miss
Mabel ROwden to Harry Garthwaite Of
Mt. Hope.
Miss Ionia Roesch gave a kitchen
shower in honor of her cousin, Miss
Eda Roesch, Friday evening. Miss
Roesch received many useful gifts.
Those present we're: Misses Dora Yes
perman, Myrl Burrows, Jeanette Girls
void, Elva Knox, Mildred Case, Mil
lie Thompson, Pearl Poland, Bernar-
dine Knobel, Emma KnObel, Charlotte
Greebe and Mrs. Fred Vesperman.
A. L. Sherman received the sad news
last Friday morning that his brother
in-laW, and Mrs. Sherman's brother.
George Johnson, had passed away ear
ly in the morning at a Chicago hospi-
tai. The cause of death was scarlet
fever, and Mr.. Johnson was only i'll
only three days. Owing to the ma
llgnant nature OF the disease and the
fear of infection to their own children,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman did not go to
Chicago.
The Gen. Calls Circle held a bazaar
Thursday, Nov. %. The prize in the
baby contest was won by little Max
inc Webb, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Webb, and the prize in the doll
carriage parade was won by Ivanene
Burgess, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robt. Burgess of this city. There was
a very good crowd, and the Calls
Circle realized quite sum of money
from the bazaar.
L. A. Clark returned from the coun-
try Thursday night after three siren
uOus days clerking sales. Mr.. Clark
put Tuesday in at the ]. d. Hatch
sale north of town, Wednesday, was
spent at the Charles Wamsley sale
near Burton, and Mr.. Clark stayed
there all night as getting home was
simply an impossibility. Thursday
was taken up with the Matt Flesch
sale near the Hurricane, and Thursday
night Mr.. Clark came home through
the mud. Three days of strenuous
sale clerking.