Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
Local News

Mrs. Louis Vesperman spent last
week with her son Ed. L. at Ellenboro
Joseph Heinrichs left Tuesday for
washington, S. d. for an extended Wis
| it.
Jacob Wissbaum went to Madison
Saturday afternoon on pleasure trip
returning home Sunday noon.
Mrs Chas. A. Vesperman visited
last week at the home Of her sons.
Glen and Harry at Ellenboro.
J. B. Bradbury and wife, of Fen
nimore, visited Saturday with Mr..
and Mrs. James Bradbury, of Lancas-
ter.
Kenneth Lang, of Cobb, Wis, visit
ed over Sunday at the home If his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Gibbs.
Misses Lillian Holzinger and Lor-
raine Wilson arrived home Saturday
evening from Waukesha to spend their
spring vacation
Ted Clanton, of Prairie du Chen,
spent Sunday with his parents here.
Ted and Ed. Drapier are proprietors
tors of The FaultIess Bakery at that
city.
Rev. Guy Campbell preached at
Platteville, Sunday. Rev. Tomlinson.
coming here for the morning service.
Rev. Campbell says the roads are bet
ter than he expected
Mrs. Mary Auchter went to Fenni-
more Sunday afternoon to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Adam Buhser.
Mrs. Mary Alcorn returned Sunday
noon from Peru, Ind, after an extend
ed visit
w. G. Battle had the tough luck
last week to fall down hay NOW lad
der at his North Lancaster farm. He
had the good luck to catch himself
so what might have been a serious
fall resulted in face bruises.
A. H. Kessler is recovering from
black eye he received when crank
flew from an engine he was winding up
at Fischer & Pagenkopf's, and struck
him in the right optic. The bruise was
narrowly averted.
Miss Jessie Humphrey, Instructor of
Music at Aberdeen, S. D., schools. has
been in Grand Rapids, Mich, as dele
gate and advisory council at the Ma
tional Convention Of Music, in session
there last week. On her return from
Grand Rapids she stopped off at Osh-
kosh for visit with her sister, Mrs.
Chase, and her mother, Mrs. c. H.
Basford.
Present Day Artists and Their
Work" furnished the subject for the
program of the Womans club at the
meeting held last Wednesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Reese. The
program was in charge Of Miss Mary
Walker, who was assisted bv Mrs
Carl Walker and Miss Marie Knapp.
The next meeting of the club. April
4th, will be held with Mrs. Knapp in
0CSNA - W p AAOO01C1, DIS announced
in the club program.
Thos. Richie who called at the Her
aid office 65 years ago, came back for
second visit last Saturday. Mr..
Richie was a member of Co. H. 9TH
Wisconsin, and was at the surrender
Of Gen. Lee. He moved to Nebraska af
ter the war and managed in the
course Of lifetime to acquire 1920
acres of rich prairie land. Mr.. Rit-
chic claims to have travelled consid-
erably around the world but never
to have bought any mining stock.
oil wells, fake gold mines or other
get-rich-Quick devices. Mr.. Richie
came to Lancaster for his first visit
since 1885 to attend his brother Wal
lace's funeral. He said Saturday that
the weather indicated a Grand Trek"
was desirable to the west and that the
Spring Fever was stirring in his
blood. A pioner convention will be
held at Omaha next month and the
old gentleman plans to attend. He is
up in his eighties but spry for his
years.