Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-02-14

dangerously i'll with pneumonia.
Carol Draggs, Of Fennimore, visited
over Sunday with Miss Helen Judd.
Mrs. George Clark of Dubuque, is
visiting her father, Joseph Nagle and
other relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. Alfred Cummins are
parents Of a baby boy, born Thurs
day, Feb. s.
Mrs. William Fache Of Sitter, spent
the weekend with her sister, Mrs.
Clark Showalter.
Mrs. Fred Brun and daughter, Ed
ma, Of Sitter, were in the city Mon
day on business.
Kenneth LANCE, Of Cobb, visited on
Sunday with his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Gibbs.
William Carroll of Platteville, spent
few days of last week with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Henry Carroll.
Edward, Lillian and Rena Ertz re-
turned Saturday noon from a visit
with relatives in Belmont and Platte
Vile
Mrs. E. Schmaldt returned to her
home in Madison, Monday morning, af-
ter spending Sunday with her husband
in the city
Mr.. and Mrs. James Luce, of Platte
vile. were guests Of DR.. and Mrs A.
H. -Truitt for a couple of days last
week
Misses Belle Dudley and Laura
Johnson, Platteville normal students,
spent the weekend at their homes in
the city.
Misses Minnie and Mary McDon-
aid left Tuesday morning for Milwau-
kee to purchase their spring and sum-
mer millinery
Mrs. Doris Jerrett returned Monday
morning to her home in Gays Mills
Wis. after weeks visit at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Jerrett
Miss Mile Harlowe, who has been
assisting at DR.. Fowiers office for the
past seven years, has resigned her
position and will be succeeded by Miss
Grace Bracket
Miss Grace Norton of Marinette
Wis, was a guest Of Miss Hilda Fisch-
er from Friday until Sunday. Miss
Norton is attending school at the Uni
versity with Miss Fischer
largo Antoyivak. a state patient,
died at the county home Monday and
was buried in the county cemetery.
Mr.. Antovivak was a Russian Jew and
was committed from Darlington five
years ago.
A good crowd attended the Peter
Hoffman sale held Monday afternoon
Seed oats brought Csc, seed barley
$1.25, and hay $14 a ton. Glover seed
sold for $3.50 the bushel. Machinery
also brought good prices.
JOS. Benoy and Miss Grace Morrow,
of Little Grant were married last Tues
day at the M b. parsonage by Rev.
Campbell The ceremony was wit
messed by Archie Morrow and Dessa
Benoy The young couple left on the
afternoon train for DOdgeville and
Boscobel where they will visit with
relatives.
George Creamy living on farm east
of the Cement school house reports
that a red bird of very bright plum
age has made his home out around
the farm all winter, and is still stay
ing regardless of the weather. Says
II is quite warbler, and on Sundays
MARBLES beautifully his appreciation of
sunshine.
A very likely lot Of bred sows and
gifts were on exhibition Monday
morning at the Lancaster Lumber Co.'S
barn The offerings represented var
iOus consignments made by the Grant
County Poland China association mem
bers. The sale took place at 1 o'clock
The sale is a big affair and means
much to Grant county as a center of
pure bred hogs.
a. farewell party was held at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis O. Yes
perman of South Lancaster, Wednes-
day evening of last week The even
ing was spent in playing games and
various other amusements. After re-
freshments were served and time to
depart for their homes, the neighbors
dIIN 1A1SlluS plSS6uC6u NH. anu MIS-.
Vesperman with a fine leather seated
rocker, and wishing them success and
happiness in their new home, which
they have recently purchased from
Mrs. H. Chase. Among those present
were: Mr.. aud Mrs. William Cox,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Taylor, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Schwab and family Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Irwin, Mr. and Mrs.
E. Holzinger, Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Yes
perman, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Vesper-
man, Mr. and Mrs. John Vesperman,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bevins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Bevins, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Pagenkopf,
Earl and Walter Vesperman, Virgil
Hoehn, Dorothy and Rudolph Vesper-
man, Ralph Bailie, Adolph and Alvin