Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-19

Mrs. E. j. Morse spent Friday
with her parents in Montfort.
james Glennon, of Potosi, was in
Lancaster, Saturday, on business.
Ora and Roy Jeidy, Of Blooming
ton, were Lancaster visitors, Friday.
Mrs. Christopher Funk, of Du-
buque, is visiting relatives in the city.
Mrs. Carl Orion was called again
Thursday afternoon to West Branch,
Iowa, by the serious illness of her
mother.
The one and one-half year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George GOss
OF Ellenboro, died Saturday and was
buried Sunday at the Wing ceme-
terry.
Clement Hoffman has added a
new fountain to his store equipment.
The new fixture is very handsome in
appearance and has many handy fea
lures.
Prof. r. w. Adams went to Miner
al Point Friday afternoon to attend
the oratorical contest held there that
evening, and also to act as one Of the
judges.
William Mccoy is visiting his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Mccoy dur
ing his spring vacation. William is
attending school at the University Of
Wisconsin.
Mrs. L. G. BARLEY and Frank
BARLEY of Bloomington, motored over
Tuesday morning to call on Mrs. L. A.
Clark, and to shake hands with lit
tie Miss Clark.
yves" Hymer of Potosi, candidate
on the Republican ticket for sheriff,
and c. J. Ragatz, cashier of the POto-
ST State Bank, were Lancaster callers,
Friday afternoon.
Miss Lena Anderson, who has
been visiting for several days at the
John Starrett home in this city, re-
turned to her home in Dodgeville,
Monday morning.
The nine-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Mclean, living five
miles southwest of Lancaster fell last
Thursday and broke her left arm at
the elbow while playing at school.
Miss Meta Schmidt returned Nor
day morning to Wheaton, H., where
she is attending college, after spend
ing a weeks vacation with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Schmidt.
r. A. Watkins left Friday on a
business trip to Oklahoma. During
his absence, John Watkins has been
moving the Office to a new location
over the Oscar Heberlein shoe store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Funk, for
merly of Platteville, arrived in the
city Monday of last week and expect
to remain here Mr.. Funk is employ
ed at Burrows & WinskilPs garage.
Mrs. Jennie Reed Pauley, Mrs.
Ben Reed, Mrs. H. l.. Slaght and son,
Homer, and ]. J. Martin, of Burton,
were Lancaster visitors Thursday.
The trip was made in the latters car.
"A special communication of Lam
caster Lodge No. 20, F. & A. NJ, will
be held Friday, April q, 1870 p. m.
Work in the E. P. Degree. A full at
tendance is requested. L. G. Wheeler,
w. M.
H. J. Mink made a trip through
jamestown and other southern parts
of the county on road matters. About
$500 damage has been done to the
Sandy Hook road between Eagle Point
bridge and the Burlington tracks on
the east side Of the river by high wa
ter.
The following students enrolled
in the University of Wisconsin, left
Tuesday afternoon to resume their
; studies, after a weeks vacation: Mar
garet Schreiner, Ned Ellis, William
Mccoy, Genevieve Bennett, Arthur
Bailie, Donald Fellows, and Margaret
; Taylor.
j. T. Bennett has remodeled his
store window front, putting in a solid
oak background that will afford many
different effects in display window ad-
vertising. While the store interior
isc ut off from the window light, prism
glass at the top reflects the light in
side in ample quantities.
"A party of young people consist
ing of Virgil ShoWalter, Harry Car
: thew. Marcus Baxter, Arthur Bailie
Donald Fellows, keenan, Bennett, Mar
garet Schreiner, Genevieve Bennett
Esther Henkel, Martha Meyer, Helen
f Peterson and Vera Eastman, motOred
, out to Porter's bridge, seven miles
, southwest of Lancaster, Friday, and
spent the afternoon. They returned
home after supper time, and report a
very pleasant time.
-Thelma Stevens, Cecile Bryan
Janice Eastman, Ivanelle Servls
Gladys Bryan, Jessie Bailie, Bernice
: Angus, Norma Lathrop and chaper-
ones Miss Louise Broun and Miss Meta
Keickhefer walked to Eastmans camp
> Saturday morning. After dinner was
: over, which was eaten in the cabin