Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-25
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Carrie Wright went to Dubuque
Monday, for visit with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. David North and Mrs. David
Price of Beloit, visited in Lancaster
first Of the week.
DR.. j. H. Fowler performed an OPP
GRAFTON on Mrs. John Hoffman, Friday.
The patient is doing we'll.
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard Hauck of Liberty, Fri
day. The infant passed away, Sunday
Mrs. F. j. Granville and children
went to Montfort, Sunday, for visit
with Mrs. Glanville's motr er, Mrs. P.
T. Stevens.
Mrs. NJ. Kaufman of Cassville, left
Monday via Lancaster, for Merrimack
Wis, where she will visit at the Rev.
Clark home
Frank Turner of Platteville, who
formerly resided here, is erecting a
modern bungalow in that city on the
lot west of Jacob Karrman's.
The Red Cross of Fennimore, is
preparing to send six of it's members
to Lancaster soon for instruction in
making surgical dressings.
G. H. Vesperman and Walter Yes
perman went to Chicago Monday, to
bring back 1918 Buick, model E As.
The new six has so horse power.
Harvey Foster and family motored
to Arthur, last week where they Wis
tied several days with the Chris
Coombs family. Miss Helen Coombs
returned with them.
DR.. j. c. Doo1ittle and family &C
companied by DR.. Carl Morton of Mil
waukee, arrived home Sunday noon.
DR.. Doolittle is feeling better but will
require further treatment.
Miss Jessie Humphrey and Miss
Ruth Rene of Aberdeen, S. D., came
Wednesday for visit at the G. H.
Basford home. Both young ladies are
cICCC1IO1uS SCl1OO1 Ill OulCdSO.
Miss Elfrida Molter came through
from Davenport last Sunday with A.
down to spend the weekend with rel
atives. Miss Molter returned home by
train, Wednesday.
The WOmans Club will meet today
with Mrs. Lou Fischer to work for
French War Orphan Relief. All in
terested in this work, whether mem
bers Of the club or not, are asked to
be present.
The local Red Cross now has more
subscribing members will arrive as
soon as the membership list is sent
to Washington by Grant county head
quarters at Platteville.
DR.. j. c. Doolittle who was taken
i'll with kidney trouble in Milwaukee
last week, was reported from Mt. Sin
al hospital as getting better. DR.. Doc
little was in Milwaukee on business
when taken ILL.,,
Mrs. Chas. Hill of Syracuse, N. Y,
visited here week ago with her bro
Their, L. H. Stevens, and sister, Mrs.
Fred Granville. She also visited rela-
tives at Montfort. Mr. Hill was con-
nected with the Lancaster State Bank
two years ago.
The Episcopal Sunday School held
it's annual picnic last Thursday after
noon at Schreiner park with about
100 young and old in attendance The
afternoon was spent in playing out
door games on the greensward fol-
lowed by splendid luncheon served
on the big tables under the trees. AT
about $50 the picnic adjourned all
voting a merry and pleasant after
noon had been spent.
Chas. VOgell and family returned
from Chicago, last week under diff
culties. The trip was made by car
via the usual northern Illinois route
From Chicago to Belvidere the drive
was made through IS miles of rain
For As miles the run was then made
over dry roads until Freeport was
reached when the party struck deep
mud lasting to Shullsburg. From
there to Lancaster the roads were per-
fectly dry again.