Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-07

lei ApploDy went 10 minneapolis
again on business, Thursday.
Harry Carthew returned from Cali
fornie last Tuesday evening.
w. ]. Richardson, Of Platteville, was
Lancaster business visitor Thursday.
DR.. Joseph Godfrey and wife, were
Sunday noon passengers to Milwaukee.
Miss Louise Briehl of Sitter, was
business visitor in the city Thursday
DR.. j. C. Doolittle and wife, went to
Chicago Sunday noon via the North
western.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thorn have moved
into the Grundy house in the north
part Of the city.
Mrs. Mary Alcorn left Saturday at
ternoon for Peru, Indiana for an ex-
tended visit.
Clanton & Appleby will have another
dispersion sale tomorrow at the old
Adam Mink farm near Burton
Miss Hildegarde Alt returned Satur-
day from Dodgeville, after a. two
weeks visit with Rev. and Mrs. T. S.
Beavin.
Mrs. Louis Alt returned Saturday
evening from Dodgeyille, after aGbrief
visit with her daughter, Mrs T. S.
Beavin.
Mrs. John Daniel of Cuba City, Wis,
,aAY I'D -
visit at the homes of John and Frank
MOrehouse.
Mrs. P. T. Stevens returned to her
home in Montfort Saturday afternoon
after a visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. j. Granville.
Miss Modesto Doyle returned to her
home in Milwaukee Monday morning
after visiting at the home of her uncle
c. Il. Bennett
Mrs. c. H. Bennett and little daugh-
ter, Norma, left Monday morning for
Wilton, Wis, to visit at the home of
Mrs. Benefits mother.
Ellie Dobson went to Chicago Sun
day to get some cattle for the market.
Mr.. Dobson has been unable recently
to get what he wanted, locally.
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Carter and Mrs.
Martha ShOwalter arrived home Satur-
day from Daytonna Beach, Florida,
where they spent the past six weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hughett left
Monday morning for their home in
Nashotah, Wis, after an extended visit
with friends and relatives in the city.
Charles Adams, Celestine Pink, Fred
Sager and Elvy Kern, returned Sat-
urday noon from Madison where they
attended the threshermen's conven-
ton.
Miss Nettie Finney, who is employed
as stenographer for the Wisconsin &
Illinois Railroad company left Sun
day for Kenosha and Chicago, to visit
relatives
Ed Croft again owns the farm OF
125 acres in Little Grant supposedly
sold last fall to Charles Knapp. For
some reason or other the deal did not
go through.
Wesley Thompson arrived home Fri
day noon from Minneapolis, Mimi, af
ter spending several weeks with his
sisters, Mrs. Frank Muesse and Mil
dred Thompson.
F. j. Granville is the new owner of
the Peter Hoffman farm of eighty-six
acres, east of town. This is consider
ed to be one of the best farm proper
ties around Lancaster.
A. L. Sherman bought the Knight
BrinkerhOff player piano formerly
owned by Arthur L. Vesperman, and
auctioned off at Groenier & Stitzers
store, Saturday afternoon.
Croft & Stephens last week bought
the Aug Pagel farm in Little Grant
consisting Of 210 acres. They take
manage the property.
The infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Vesperman OF South Lancaster, born
Saturday week ago, died last We'd
nesday after living near five days. The
funeral was held Thursday.
w. c. Austin of Austinville, Iowa,
came to Lancaster last Tuesday for
brief visit with Lancaster relatives
and to look after business matters.
Mr.. Austin returned home Wednesday
Miss Florence Barnett entertained
the following young people to Ken
singtOn party at her home Friday
evening: Kathryn Mccoy, Lenice Jor-
dan, Nina Mcmahon, Ruth Austin,
Nellie Smith and Elva UT.
"Tatters, Pet of Squatters' Gulch,"
will be given at the Grays Mill school
Friday evening at o'clock. Basket
social follows Admission 15c to those
not bringing basket Money refunded
to boys who buy baskets. All welcome
Henry Pagenkopf, Charles and Will
liam Kaap, and Joseph Pendleton