Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-02-21
FLORA.

Especial correspondence to Herald)
Among the farmers of this vicinity
who purchased full blooded swine at
the sale in Lancaster last Tuesday
were: r. A. Blackbourne, A. G. Peter
sen and L. E. Wilkinson.
L. c. Hickok drove a bunch of cat
tie home last Tuesday which he pur-
chased last week.
Bernie Taylor has been quite sick
for some days, threatened with pneu-
monia.
w. A. Marshall and family visited
Sunday at the Samuel Snyder home
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Snyder accom-
panied by Mrs. Snyder's mother, drove
to Cassville Friday, returning home
Saturday.
H ]. Starrett and wife have both
been bothered with rheumatism late
ly.
The Ladies' Sewing circle met last
Thursday with Mrs. George Budworth.
The attendance at the social center
meeting last Friday night had the
pleasure of listening to two good talks.
one on swine, by r. A. Blackbourne,
and the other by H. G. Budworth on
Chicago, as seen by an outsider. 1t is
gratifying to know that the young
people Of our vicinity are able to acquit
themselves so admirably before
crowd.
J. P. Schildgen, accompanied by H.
Weisbenner Of Big Grant, drove out
on the prairie to the Len Scott farm
to see about purchasing some blooded
Hereford cattle, of which Mr.. Scott is
quite an extensive breeder. J. P,
himself, is quite breeder of the same
kind Of cattle, but is always Oh the
lookout for something better.
Our teacher, Mildred Stark, went to
Lancaster Saturday to take teachers
examination in order to have her GER
tif1cate renewed.
Mrs Ed Bishell has been sick and
her sister, Zoie, of Lancaster, came
out and helped her one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Petersen and son
were in Lancaster Saturday, Mrs. Pet
ersen having some dental work done
while there
MI. and Mrs. Fred Mayne and daugh-
ter Cora, were Sunday visitors at the
L. E. Wilkerson home.
Friday night at the Budworth school
house takes place the bate: RE
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man than Lincoln" Mella Hudson
and Carrie Champion for the affirma-
tive, and Tillie Hudson and Edith
BlackbOurne for the negative. Be sure
to attend this debate, as it will surely
be a hummer
The young folks who are preparing
for the play to be given by the social
center club are progressing quite rap
idly with their parts and will soon
have it ready to put on the boards.
Watch these columns for further an
nouncement.
There has been quite a bunch of
quails staying staying at the farm
stead of the writer all winter. Owing
to the hard winter it has been impos-
sible for them to obtain feed in the
fields, hence their feeding with the
stock around the buildings. We are
always glad to have the quails come
the winter, as they are inval-
liable to the farmers on account of the
amount of weed seeds they consume.
A great many of the other birds are
valuable for the same reasons,
and it will be a sorry day for the
farmers if they become less numerous
than at present.
j. P. Schildgen and wife visited one
day last week at the Anton Vogt home.
George Atkinson helped his son-in-
law W. A. Marshall butcher his sum-
mer's meat one day last week.
R. A Blackbourne and wife called
on the Matt Edwards and Nick Heind-
ricks families Sunday.
Lester Snyder and family visited on
Sunday with Ervie Edwards
Washington's birthday will be OBJ
served i'll our school with appropriate
exercises.
Ed Bishell is the latest lagrippe suf-
ferer