Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-05-30
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Tony Knox who was brought here
last week for an operation is getting
alng fairly we'll.
Laverne He'll passed through the
critical stage following his operation
for appendicitis and is now reported
better.
Miss Olive Hymer arrived in Ian
caster, Friday, to spend her vacation
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Hymer. Miss Hymer has been teach
ing at Hastings, Neb.
John Mcmahon, the hustling Nc
Clure silo agent disposed Of silos to
the following parties the past week:
John May, Eugene Croft, Henry Cliff
John Schneider, John Henry, VIM.
Plimpton, Henry Gerlic.
Al. Payne sold his house in the
south part of town last week to T.
Emery Bray, the new county superin-
tendent. Mr. Payne bought the Baum
gartner property from Mrs. Martin
Oswald and will take possession at
once.
Mr. and Mrs. John Fuller residing
west Of the city, had the misfortune
last week to lose their little daugh-
ter, aged 10 months, who had been in
the Cunningham hospital at Platte
vile for treatment
F. G. Meyer recently sold three Of
his thoroughbred Airedale pups to
,Al. Hunsacker. AL shipped them to
Chicago where dog concern sold
them to a man wanting to go lin the
pure-bred dog business.
1t has now been decided to allow
the regular graduation Of the senior
class, L. H. S. and the granting of the
diplomas. The proceeds Of the Judge
Mills contest will go toward clearing
up the deficit. The class play will not
be given.
The registration officers chosen for
this city are Jas. McBrien, 1st ward ;
Walter Reddy, End ward; Geo. Bax-
ter, 3rd ward Clarence Calvert, 4th
ward. They serve without compensa-
ton on June 5th, registration day,
from a. m. until 9 p. m.
Walter Snider of Rock Falls, ILL.,,
is visiting relatives and friends in
Lancaster and vicinity. Saturday he
accompanied Miss Leila Schuppener
to Sitter for a visit at the VIM.
Schuppener home.
Burlie DObsOn was in the city Mon
day from Sunrise farm. Mr.. DObson
brought in a Poland China SOW that
weighed $50 pounds. She netted the
small sum of $S4. Aside from this the
sow has won numerous sweepstakes
and her produce in pigs is around
1900.
Will Busby was home from Beloit,
Sunday. Mr.. Busby is employed as
mason on a new suburb of 100 houses
being put up on the installment plan.
The pay is seventy cents an hour and
ten hours a day. Mr.. Busby's sister,
MIS-. jas. rose, ToCufu0U WIFI ulm 1OT
an extended visit here.
A communication from Beloit COL
lege says that Miss DorOthea Hickok
of this city, has been chosen as a
member of the Chi Epsilon sorority.
There are three sororities at Beloit
and the pledging and initiation comes
at the close of the Freshman year.
A membership involves many social
advantages.
Mrs. Belle D. Smith was taken i'll
with appendicitis two weeks ago Sun
day night and has been seriously i'll
since then. Gordon Smith came home
from Monticello, Ia, to see his moth
Ell last Tuesday but returned the next
day. A trained nurse from Battle
Creek, Mich, is in attendance. Mrs.
Smith is slowly improving.
L. G. Hickok, Fred Barnett, Fred
NehlS and Fred Burr made up a party
for Darlington last Friday where a
big shoot was in progress. A man
named Richards Of Livingston was
high. On the Sunday previous L. G.
won third at the Interstate shoot at
Madison. The best there was made by
Nelson of Stoughton wAo got 1913 out
Of $50 possible.