Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-14
Local News

Burdette Weber went to Chicago and
Milwaukee, Sunday for a ten days
business and pleasure trip.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Schultz, of Brit
ISM Hollow, are the parents Of baby
girl, born Thursday, March g.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Stevens enter
tanned number Of their friends to
300" party Thursday evening.
Miss Elva Doll was taken to her
nome Sunday after undergoing a sue
cessful operation for appendicitis.
Master Donald Scott of this city
was in Cassville last week for visit
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. y. Pringle.
Place & Jerrett shipped two cars Of
hogs to the Milwaukee market, Mon
day. The Shipping Association sent
out a car Of mixed.
G. f. Dickinson of this city. is again
grandfather, as a boy arrived at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. r. M. Carter of
Livingston, last Tuesday.
c. W. Burrows, who successfully
conducted sale last Saturday will
aaye another auction the coming ST.
urday afternoJ III ir front of his store
G. E. Rech leaves today for Richland
Center where he will bid on a $4,000
JOB. He will also go to Darlington
where a large job will be let this week.
Geo. P. Angus left yesterday for Mil
Waukee where the state electrical men
are to have convention. Before COM
ing home Mr.. Angus will go to Chica-
go.
E. NJ. WilmOtt, and Walter Schu-
macher, treasurers of Potosi town and
village, respectively were in the city
Monday settling up with the county
treasurer.
Wrs. w. A. Hayes, of Milwaukee, ar
rived here Monday night to see her
sister, Mrs. William Orion, who has
been in poor health the past couple
OF weeks.
l. A. Clark is the owner of a Har-
wood G. melody saxaphone, bought Of
the Jenkins Music house. Merrill
Youtz Of the high school faculty, has
a c. G. Conn saXaphone. Both are
fine instruments.
John Day bought the old Adam Mink
farm in the village Of Burton last Sat
urday. The place of 1874 acres was
traded for 800 acres in Dickey coun-
ty, y. D. Mr.. Days Kissel Kar went in
On the deal. Robert Henry will go
III as manager.
John LOngmire and Joseph Hillary
came over from Ramsey, Tuesday. MI.
Hillary will undergo an operation at
the DOOlittle hospital and John acted
as driver The trip was made in less
than three hours.
The high school basket ball team
with Coach Schade and R. w. Adams
were entertained at a o'clock sup
per at the Schmidt restaurant Mon
day evening, Mr. Schmidt being the
host. A bonfire was also planned at
the North School grounds in celebra-
tior Of the victory.
Charles Kemper of Livingston, died
at the Mayo hospital in Rochester,
Mimi, on Sunday morning following
an operation for cancer. The body
was brought to Liberty yesterday
where the funeral took place. Mr..
Kemper is survived by several broth
ers and his wife and two children. He
was about As years old.
Miss Mae Dawson celebrated Ger
nrth birthday last Friday, Marc1 9th
and invited a number Of her friends
10 spend tile evening at her home
Those present wore: Florence Hayden
Naggaret Guile, Marion Johnson vi
las Marburger, Rernice Duncan, Mac
Hymer, Hulet BAR EFT, Carson ROBBERS
Harry johnson, John Rafferty, ana
Fred Hayden.
Miss Ada Mccormick entertained the
S. s. Sewing club to a covered dish
party Wednesday evening in honor Of
two of the members birthday Among
those present were Mae BROKER,
Ada Mccormick, Martha Meyer, Ethel
Utt. Pearl Galloway, Jessie Zeigler,
Elva UT, Martha Borge, Florence Bar
nett, Louise Chandler, Beth Austin,
Mabel Stone, Mrs. Elmer Schmidt,
Mrs, Charles Tiederman, and Mrs.
Ned Willis
The children Of the 1st End, 3rd and
4th grades, North school, were march
ed in a body to the high school Mon
day afternoon under the supervision
Of the Misses Mccormick and McDon-
aid, their teachers. At the high school
the children were entertained with a
moving picture, Golden Locks and the
Three Bears" followed by travel
slides. The little ones enjoyed the
program immensely.
Allen Dearborn of Chicago, arrived
Monday for a brief visit with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs G. E. Dearborn. He
left Tuesday for BrattlebOro VT,
where he will enter the dairy business
on the Wilder Farms, an immense
place devoted TO Holstein Friesian
COWS and their products. Brattleboro
is the headquarters ror the National
Holstein association and famed the
world over. Wilder Farms has been
in one family since pre-revolution
days, it having come to them on a
grant from King George. 1t consists
Of 900 acres all devoted to dairying on
a large scale.
William Hayes died Saturday, March
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