Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-09
DR.. J. H. Reed went to Arens, Wis.

DR.. J. H Reed went to Arens, Wis.
Tuesday afternoon on business.
Alfonso Dietrich, Of Cassville,
transacted business in Lancaster sew
eral days last week.
Jacob Gerhard, of Tennyson and
e. IT, Wilmott of Potosi, were in Lam
caster Tuesday on legal business.
Honorable C. H. Baxter and wife
departed Monday morning for Califor-
MIA, where they expect to remain un-
til May. They will visit at San Diego,
Los Angeles and San Francisco. The
greatest share of their time will be
spent in Los Angeles visiting their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Brown.
Henry Irish, formerly a resident
here, but now of DreXel, Mo-, arrived
several days ago for a visit with his
mother, Mrs. Maria Irish and other
friends in this vicinity. Mr.. Irish
says that the corn crop in his country
was good last year considering the
wet weather and other adverse cir
cumstances.
Roy Grindell of John H. Grindell
& Son, Platteville monument men, was
in the city Friday looking after bust
ness affairs. Mr.. Grindell is busy
booking orders for the increased cost
of living has hit the granite manufac-
turers as well as other lines and an
advance of 20 per cent on all grades
takes effect March 1, 1916.
&C. B. Maritime, who has been visit
ing near Vincennes, Indiana, with his
sister, Mrs. Francis Briethaupt since
December, returned home Thursday.
Mr.. Hartline says that southern In
diana is simply flooded with water
the lOwlands along the White river
being undated. He was glad to get
back to the highlands of Wisconsin.
Fred Wentzell, the new proprietor
of the Phillips House, has been very
busy the past few weeks. Mr.. Vented
first changed the name of the hotel
and now calls "The Elite. He also
has made considerable changes in the
arrangement of the building and
placing things in first-class condi-
ton.
W. n. Parish of Little Grant, was
in Lancaster Monday settling up mat
ter preparatory to moving his family
' to Platteville. Mr.. Parish has given
up farming on account of poor health
and decided to locate at Platteville-
his old home. He paid the Herald Of
flee a pleasant visit while here and
informed the Herald man that his re
cent sale was very satisfactory.
While returning home from church
Thursday morning, Feb. about $50
o'clock, Mrs. Annie Adams, aged 70
years, living near the depot, broke her
hip. DR.. Godfrey was instantly sum-
mOned. Mrs. Adams was given tenn
porary relief and the bone was set
later in the day. Her daughter, Mrs
Nick Auel and daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Nick Adams have been caring for her
At this writing she is getting along as
nicely as could be expected.
&c. E. Rich of the C. E. Rich Con-
struction company, has been out Of
the city recently great deal looking
up new contracts. Mr.. Rich visited
several towns in Northern Wisconsin,
was in Bemidji, and /, International
Falls, Mimi, and down to Knoxville,
Iowa,-the Herald mans old home.
The firm has broadened out consid-
erably this year and will probably
be handling big contracts all over the
Northwest. Walter Damn, the other
member of the firm has been in Mad
ison the past week attending the road
convention.