Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-15

Lennico Biddick returned to their
home in Montfort, Sunday afternoon
after visiting with friends in the citv
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Wepking Of
Fennimore, visited this week at the
Adolph Wepking home. They, returned
to Fennimore Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Kendall left Lancaster,
Saturday morning for her home. in
Boscobel, after visiting her sister
Miss Mildred Trainer.
Miss Myrtle E. Green went to Fen
nimore Saturday and will return to
Lancaster next week to take up her
work with the kindergarten at the
home Of Miss Elva Knox.
Miss Kicker came to Lancaster,
Monday from Waterloo She will work
as stenographer in the Office of Frank
Meyer.
Miss Sabina Stockert went to Fen
nimore Monday morning. She will
spend the week visiting the rural
schools.
Mrs Ellen Wiseman of Melville,
came Saturday noon for visit with
her sister, Mrs. Charles Dickinson of
this city
The officers of the Liberty Insurance
Co. will meet this week at the home
of Louis Boerner, of Liberty, to make
out assessments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hippenbecker
took their daughter to Madison Fri
day, where she will be operated upon
at the hospital there.
Miss Marie Kretschmann of Fenni-
more, came Saturday noon for a visit
with Mrs. Mary Ochter, and returned
to her home Monday morning.
5 Mrs. ". M. Fisher of Livingston,
visited this week with her daughter.
, Mrs. Carl Alt. Mrs. Fisher returned
+ to her home Monday morning.
: Mrs. Paul Speigelberg and daughter.
3 Viola, left Friday morning for Osh-
/. kosh, Sheboygan and other points in
| the northern part of the state to visit
relatives.
: Rev. and Mrs G. w. Campbell en-
i tertained the choir and the music COM
5 mittee of the NJ E. church at their
l home Friday evening. Games were
: played and refreshments served and
: all spent very pleasant evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aloysius Hoffman gave
a dancing party to about thirty-five
!, young people at their home Friday
S evening. The party was given in ap-
e probation Of the miscellaneous show
+ er given Mr.. and Mrs. Hoffman before
f their marriage
Mrs. Fred Peterson of Mellin, Wis,
: came Saturday noon for a visit with
her mother, Mrs. William Dyer Mrs.
, Peterson came to Lancaster from
Chicago and she will take her little
r son, John, who has been visiting his
: grandmother, home with her.
Austin R. Dewey returned from
e Chicago Friday night where he had
l been since Tuesday of last week with
cattle shipment. Mr. Dewey took in
thirty eight head of three-year-olds
and received $8.75 for them He struck
? day when the receipts in cattle
amounted to $4,000
: Mrs. Louisa Henkel of this city, re-
ceived the sad news of the death of a
nephew fighting under the German
:. colors on the west front This young
r man. named John Henkel, was the last
OF several nephews of Mrs. Henkel
who have lost their lives in the great
: conflict He was killed in artillery
action on the Somme between the 1st
and 18th of last August
Prof. T. E. Bray was in Lancaster
Saturday evening on his way to
Dodgeville where he was called by
!, the death OF sister-in-law, Mrs A.
5 M. Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson
moved to Eau Claire the week previous
Mrs. Anderson going on ahead of Mr..
I Anderson While on the train she was
taken violently i'll and went to an Eau
Claire hospital upon her arrival. An
operation was performed for appendi-
citis, but death came a few hours lat
= er from complications The funeral
: was held Monday
The Guild of the Emmanuel church
> was entertained last Wednesday even
ing at the home of Mrs. Charles STRAIT
ton Each member Of the Guild was
privileged to bring a guest, as this
+ was guest night. Although it was
a very stormy night there were thirty
present. Special musical numbers
were given by Miss Myrl Burrows,
( and Miss Myrtle Pendleton Mrs.
r Stratton had prepared stunts of diff
Y ferent kinds. One stunt in particular
:. she call "Off to the Races" This con
sisted of ten different races. Prizes
were given to each person who won
! in each race. Everyone entered into
the spirit of the races heartily. The
place cards and refreshments were
| such as might nertain to RACES The