Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-28
Local and Personal

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Lancaster business visitor, Monday.
C. H. Vesperman and daughter
went to Madison Tuesday morning to
drive back a new Buick car.
Mrs. Lewis Vesperman returned
home Thursday from st. Louis, where
she has been visiting the past three
weeks with her daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Knotwell and
children of Beetown, with Albert
Schaben were callers at Rose Lawn,
Sunday.
-Orville Trentzsch of Milwaukee,
arrived here Saturday noon to spend
several days with friends and rela-
tives.
Miss Martha Meyer arrived home
Monday evening from Beloit, where
she went to attend commencement ex-
ercises.
Miss Frances Hemphill returned
home Tuesday morning to Neillsville,
Wis, after a weeks visit at the L. ID.
Eastman home.
Judge E. B. Goodsell returned to
his duties at the court house yester-
day, after an absence of several weeks
caused by a severe attack of tonsilitis.
David Schreiner, Richard Hufftil
and Burton Sumner attended the Old.
Soldiers reunion held at Boscobel,
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cook and
family returned to their home in Lin
den, Friday afternoon, after a brief
visit at the Fred Klauer home in Bee
town.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Williams of the Hurricane which
was born last Wednesday, only lived
a few hours. The funeral was held
Thursday.
H. F. Barnett, was using crutches
last week as the result of sprained
ankle received while he was supervis-
ing the unloading of lumber at the
depot The injury was painful, but
not severe.
Mrs. Lizzie Sturmer Bishop was
a visitor last week with her sister,
Mrs George Parkins of this city. She
was one of the happy participants in
the Beetown Ladies' Aid party at Joe
Wright's home.
Art Vesperman disposed of his
farm located miles northwest of the
city of Little Grant, on last Saturday
to E. L. Upton, of Fayette, Iowa. Mr..
Vesperman received a consideration
of $4,000 for the property. Mr.. Up
ton will take possession next March /.
Belle Dudley and cousin, Miss
Sylvia Chandler, spent part of last
week at Cassville with their relatives,
the Eversolls. On Friday they were
accompanied back to the city by Nor
ton Eversoll, who returned to Madi-
son for summer study at the Universe
ty of Wisconsin.
George Schuster, who has been To-
Gated at Hibbing, Mimi, for the past
year as instructor in the city schools,
arrived in Lancaster, Thursday last,
for visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Anton Schuster. Mr.. Schuster is
graduate of the School of Journal
ism, at Notre Dame, Indiana, and eX-
poets to take up newspaper work in
the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Howe left
Sunday for an extended trip in the
East. Miss Theda Howe and Miss En-
ma Schreiner will join them in Chica-
go. They will visit Washington, Phil
adelphia, New York and Boston. While
in New York City they plan to take
side trip up the Hudson through
Lake George and Lake Champlain to
Plattsburg, Mr.. Howe's old home
town. While on the coast they will
put in two weeks in the Maine woods,
camping and fishing.
-Fennimore had a very quiet we'd
ding Thursday, when two deaf mutes
were united in marriage. Grace Rams
our, eldest daughter of Henry Rams
our, a rural mail carrier, and Clarence
Hansen of Manitowoc were united in
marriage. These young people be-
came acquainted when attending
school at Delavan. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Weinberger of
Milwaukee, who used the sign Ian
guage. They will reside at ManitowOc,
where the groom is employed as an in
terror decorator.
Hugo Kohlenberg of South Lam
caster, was the recent purchaser of
the Clarence Mcmahon property, To-
Gated in the Fourth ward. Mr.. Mahon
moved onto his farm south of town
last week and is preparing to raise a
barn which will be erected some day
this week The structure is 32X56,
has stone foundations and is being
framed by Fred Irwin of this city,
who will supervise the raising. Mr..
Mcmahon also recently completed re
modelling the old house on the farm
and the same presents very cosy
and modern appearance.