Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

j. I. Bennett went to Chicago Satur-
day to visit his son keenan,.
Leila Beetham of Fennimore was in
Lancaster Saturday on business.
Miss Florence Briel of Sitter was
III Lancaster Thursday between trains
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Basford spent the
weekend with DR. L. p Basford of
Chicago.
e. d. Beeman Of Dubuque visited
short time at the j. d. Hatch home
last week.
Mrs. Mink of Cassville spent part of
last week with her son, Bert Mink,
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Pendleton of Fen
nimore visited last week at the Chas.
Krohn home.
Mrs. r. Austin went to Liberty Satur-
day for a short visit with her son, Bert
Austin, and family.
Mrs. Burlie DObson left Wednesday
for Van Vert, O., where she will spend
a month visiting relatives.
The G. P. Angus family left Friday
for their new home at Vincennes, Ind.
They drove through by car.
Mrs. William Galloway, ST., and her
daughter Pearl left last week for
visit with relatives in Oshkosh.
Mrs. c. H. Williams went to Fenni-
more Saturday to spend the day with
her sister, Mrs. Nettie Stickney.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Nyeland of Mus
coda visited last week at the John
Flesch and Henry Adams homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Block, ST.,
n Ga,
days visit at the Fred Turk home
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Bradley of Ian
caster spent the weekend at the
Wayne Williams home in Wauzeka.
Mesdames MONTE and w. Stores re-
turned to Fennimore Thursday after
spending the week visiting rlatives.
Miss Laura Bowen went to Fenni-
more Saturday for short visit with
her sister, Mrs. G.. Twining, and fam
lily.
Misses Mildred Alt and Hilda Kirch-
ner of Lancaster went to Sitter last
Saturday for a short visit with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Thos. Orr, ST., went to Fenni-
more Saturday afternoon, and will
spend the winter at the William Storr
home
Miss Alta Webb returned Thursday
to her home at Livingston after visit
ing at the Dr. Carter home in Bloom
ingtOn.
Mrs. S. Summers and children of
Chicago returned to their home last
Thursday after a visit here with Mrs.
Hannum Place.
Mrs. L. H. Stevens went to Madison
last week for a short visit with her
daughter Thelma, who is attending the
University of Wisconsin.
J. Lee Wright and Ray Carthew
were in Dyersville, Ia, last Friday,
buying cattle. They shipped a load
through Dubuque Saturday.
Homer Cook of Julesburg, Colo, re-
turned to his home Friday after spend
ing four months visiting at the Chas
Wilson home and with other relatives
Ed Pierce exhibited a squash shaped
like watermelon at The Herald office
Saturday. The squash was 33 inches
long and p inches around 1t weighed
about 20 pounds.
Martin Young of Dubuque visited
last week at the Ned Winskill home.
From here he went to Horton, Wis,
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Mrs H. Brummond
L. J. Starr and wife and William
Henkel and wife returned Saturday
from Mccartney where they have
ben enjoying an outing hunting and
fishing for the last couple of weeks.
]. c. Doolittle, Harry Orion, Roy Nc
Coy, Chas. Jewell, A. H. Truitt and A.
B. Cook were Chicago passengers Fri
day. They saw the big games Satur-
day and Sunday, returning home Mon
day.
Mrs. Gordon D. Smith of Monticello,
Ia, is visiting this week with her
mother, Mrs. j. H. Place. Mesdames
Smith and Place went to Liberty last
Thursday for a short visit at the Bert
Austin home.
A killing frost visited the vicinity
last Friday night, putting an end to
crops not already matured Most of
the corn not injured in the frost a
month ago is out of the way, and Fri
days frost did no great harm.
The River Improvement association
will hold it's annual meeting at Winona
on October II and II. Engineers from
all parts of the country are expected
and an interesting session looked for
ward to by hundreds of delegates.
A Lancaster man whose name was
not learned caused considerable an
guish to another last week when he
took the latter's car and went to Po-
tosi The grief-stricken owner
thought his car was lost and began
telephoning broadcast. In the mean
time the car came quietly back.