Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-11-07

Walter Damn spent Saturday in
'Fennimore on business.
Mr. Livingston spent Sunday at home
in Livingston with his family.
George Lowry of Burton, transacted
business in Lancaster, Saturday.
Fred Taylor and wife left, Saturday,
for their new home in Geneva, Florida.
Miss Jennie Kissel spent the week
end with friends and relatives in Mont
fort.
DR.. Carl Walker has moved into his
new residence located in the 4th
Ward.
Maurice Murphy went to Richland
Center on Friday. Maurice has posi-
ton there in a shoe store.
Clarence Munns, from Fennimore
visited at the T. A. Thompson home
for few days returning home Thurs
day.
Jacob Hoffman purchased half in
Nterest in the S. & S. shoe store and the
firm in the future will be known as
Showalter & Hoffman
Miss Catherine Smith, of Neilsville,
who has been visiting at the home of
Kate and Julia Sweeny, went to Sitter,
Friday to visit her grandparents.
Mrs. Joe McBrien and son, Jack
came from Minneapolis, Friday even
ing to attend the funeral of Mrs. Nc
Brien's grandfather, Colonel Clark.
A card from Eddie Rumpf says that
the home paper is most eagerly look
ed for at Camp Grant Ed. is in the
Hqrs. company, 331st Field Artillery.
Mrs. L. E. Stevens and Mrs. F. G.
Granville went to Madison, Thursday
afternoon to see Madame Sarah Bern
hardt and her com any of PLAYERS.
They expected also to see the big game
on Saturday.
The appointment of sixty-three men
las cadet officers for the student mill
tary companies at the university of
Wisconsin include the names Of Ro-
bert Rewey of Rewey and Marcus Bax-
ter of Lancaster as second 1ieutenants
A. G. WertZ of Richland Center, was
here last Wednesday arranging for
1.-THE opening of the rink on November
10Th. Mr.. Wertz says the rink will
positively open for skaters on that date
and the outfit will be moved here this
week.
The Herald in giving a report last
week of the Liberty Loan subscribers
in the vicinity gave all the names Of
all subscribers it could find. If any
were omitted it was simply owing to
the shortness of time in getting up a
full list. Beg your pardon.
John Taylor and daughter, Helene,
Mrs. John Gotzinger, Miss Genevieve
Belken and Mrs. Henry Gerloch, went
to Elk Grove on Thursday to attend
the funeral of Phillip Belken who died
there Wednesday following a five days
J illness with brain fever. The funeral
was held Friday
Mrs. John Mcmahon and son, Harry,
and Mrs. Richard Willis, went to Madi-
son, Friday morning, where they visit
lied with the Garner and Curtiss famil-
les They expected to meet Mrs. John
4 Ellis at Madison. The latter has been
visiting friends on the lake shore the
past two weeks.
| Mrs. William Craven. a we'll known
president of Platteville, passed away in
4 that city on SATURDAY. evening, Octo-
Der 9th. Death was due to heart fail
ure. Mrs. Craven's maiden name was
Burns and she was born in the town
Rof Lima in 1916. The funeral was held
on Tuesday of last week. The husband
and many children and grandchildren
survive.
DR.. Paul Howell has been honorably
discharged from the army on account
OF insufficient weight. DR.. Howell
qualified as LIST lieutenant in the dental
corps and was in fine shape to go
ahead but could not gain enough flesh
to meet army requirments. He left
Texas last week and is again in Beloit
where he will probably resume his
practice.