Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-02


cident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Miller of Platte
vile were guests last week at the Chas.
Angus home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Wepking are
parents Of baby daughter, born Sun
day, Jan. 80.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs Joseph Simons, of Potosi on
Sunday, January 80.
Mrs. M. A. Reed is suffering with
an attack Of la grippe. Her niece, Mrs.
Forbes is caring for her.
Harry Blake, the state highway
commissioner of Madison, transacted
business here last week.
Mrs. Henrietta Woolf is seriously
i'll with pneumonia at her daughters
home, Mrs. James Dawson.
Mrs. Charles Blunt, of Platteville,
spent several days of last week with
her sister, Mrs. ]. G. Gault.
Miss Mabel Stone left Friday af-
ternoon for Madison where she will
visit with friends for week.
Mrs. Fannie Hirsch of Sitter, has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Chris
TOPPER Schenk for several days.
Mrs. E. Shur. eff left Tuesday
morning for Chicago, where she has
gone to select her spring millinery.
Miss Ruby Bunker went to Mont
fort Saturday to visit until Sunday
with her parents and other relatives.
Mrs. Iva McLimas left Friday
morning for Stuben, Wis, to visit her
mother-in-law, Mrs. Robert McLimas.
Miss Margaret Doll went to High
land and Montfort, Friday afternoon,
where she instructs a class in music.
Thomas S. Blewett, who has been
having a siege with lagrippe of the
old-fashioned variety, is able to be out
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Endrick DeNure of
canton, S. d., arrived here last
Thursday and are visiting at the Alfred
Payne home.
Misses Nora Gull and Eugenia
Bernard, of Prairie du Chen, returned
home Monday, after brief visit at the
Robert Hoffman home.
Mrs. Ben Witzig, of Sitter, has
been visiting with her brother and
family, Henry Nichols. Mrs. Witzig
returned home, Monday.
Miss Jane Whitside, who has been
a nurse at the Frank Schreiner home
for the past three months, returned
to her home III Boscobel, Friday.
Miss Ellen Johnson, who fell a
week ago last Friday and broke her
left arm above the wrist, is able to
be out, carrying her arm in sling.
ARGUS Calkins, the Five Points
school teacher was operated on Mon
day for appendicitis at the home of
Albert Phillips. Drs. Godfrey per-
formed the operation. At this writing
Mr.. Calkins is getting along as nice
ly as can be expected.
Joseph Mayne of Beetown town
ship was a Lancaster visitor Satur-
day. Mr.. Mayne called at the Herald
office while here and paid pleasant
visit. He has been busy this fall at
tending sales and looking for likely
offerings Mr.. Mayne has taken the
Herald for nearly forty years and feels
better today than ever. Good medi-
cine.
Miss Carrie Nemitz entertained
the Quaker Whist club and several
other ladies at her home on Friday
evening, Jan. %. The evening was
spent in playing cards. Mrs. Theodore
Calvin won the head prize, and Mrs.
w. J. Brennan the consolation prize.
A delicious lunch was served, after
which all departed for their homes.
Among those present were: Mrs. Ben
Davis, Mrs. j. G. Gault, Mrs. Sam
Greene, Mrs. Louis Fischer, Mrs. Theo-
dore Calvin, Mrs. David Crichton, Mrs.
Downer Kilby, Mrs. Walter j. Bren-
nan, Mrs. George Mccarthy, Mrs. Fred
Wenzel, Mrs. Charles StrattOn, Mrs.
Carson Whitmore, Mrs. Guy Miller and
Miss Laura RoWden.
"A dancing party was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hoffman
on Friday evening, January %, and a
most delightful evening was spent.
Those present we're: Mr.. and Mrs.
Lorenz Rekenthaler, julius Christian
son and family, Henry Block and fam
lily, Charles Funk and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Heberlein, Dot Hartline,
George Funk, Reuben Oschman, Mae
Keplar, Harold Hartline, Bert Block,
Adolph Heberlein, Alma Berndt, Reub-
en- Holzinger, Leila Berndt, Anthony
Christianson, Earl Walker, Clara
Christensen, Mabel Heberlein, Rudy
Block. Joe Hoffman, Mary Johnson,
Hilda Heberlein, Amor Stippich, Al
Ian Hoffman, Clara Behling, Charles
Hoffman, Laura Christianson.
A very DleaSant evening was SDent