Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-11

Richard B. Brown returned to San
Francisco, Saturday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. John Keller Of Hurri-
cane, went to Livingston for the 4th.
Mrs. Louise Bast of Sitter, attend
ed the funeral Of Louis Wetter, Thurs
day.
Mrs. Verne Clanton went to Mont
fort, Wednesday, for visit with rel
atives.
Dr.. Paul Howell 81 Beloit, spent
Sunday in Lancaster with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Howell
Clarence Suer of Highland, spent
the 4th in Lancaster. He is working
for the New Jersey Zinc Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cartwright Of
Madison, spent part Of last week at
the L. D. Eastman home.
Miss Eva Burr of this city, visited
in Platteville, last week as the guest
of Miss Nellie Drinkwater.
Walter F. Reddy was summoned to
Madison, Thursday, on legal business.
He returned Saturday morning.
Mrs. Chas. Jewell went to Fenni-
more, Friday, for brief visit with her
mother, Mrs. G. Huppenbecker.
Mrs. B. Bracket and children went
to Lancaster Junction on the 4th, for
a picnic dinner at the VIM. Stippich
home.
Mrs. ]. Q. Regain and children re-
turned home to Chicago, Friday, after
an extended visit at the Jas. McBrien
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Williams of the
Hurricane, are the parents of an 8
pound baby girl who arrived on the
4th Of July.
w. e. Lathrop returned from Mime
apolis, Saturday, for short visit. Mr..
Lathrop has decided to make this his
home for another year.
DR.. Rush Godfrey returned from
Milwaukee, Wednesday afternoon, af-
ter taking the examination for the
army medical service.
Walter Cartwright and wife of Mad
ison, met the L. d. Eastman family at
Spring Green, Sunday and motored
here with them for few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lynn and three
sons of Dubuque, spent Sunday at the
j. G. Williams home. DR.. c. Lynn re-
manned here for a two weeks vaca-
ton.
Pre4th celebrators exploded fire
works close enough to the plate glass
window of the Hickok plumbing shop
last Tuesday night to shatter the
glass. The loss was about $40.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Burrows and
daughter, Myrl, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ned
Winskill and two children, motored to
Cassville the 4th and spent the day
with the Braun and Verne Bennett
families.
j, Harold Pugh and family, L. A.
Clark and family, J. D. Hatch and
family, L. d. Eastman and family, Ar
thur Knapp Jr., and family and Ewald
ScheibeI and wife, were among the
Mineral Point and Spring Green Wis
itOrs on the 4th.
c. R. Showalter, former editor of
the HERALD, paid this office a pleas
ant visit last Saturday and talked ov-
er old times. Mr.. Showalter is now
located at Wichita, Kansas. He left
Monday for Milwaukee expecting to
return west from there.
Matthias Flesch of Liberty town
ship was in Lancaster, last Thursday
and paid this office a pleasant visit.
Mr.. Flesch has farmed the same place
since his marriage 43 years ago but
owing to old age and lack of help, de-
sires to sell out and retire.
Richard Brown returned to service
last Saturday after two weeks Wis
it with relatives here. Dick is detailed
at Goat Island, San Francisco, as a
member of the navy hospital corps.
Ills term OF enlistment is for four
years. He is now hospital appren-
tice
J. S. Wright took notion last week
and had Clyde Suttle re-letter the old
Wright House fronts. On each exter-
ior appear the words, WRIGHT
BLOCK" Mr.. Wright intends to rent
the building for stores and offices and
already has several propositions in
view.
Jay Snyder and wife and mother of
Mt Hope, and Albert Snyder Of Letch-
er, S. D., and Will Snyder of the Isle
of Pines, motOred here from Bloom
ington, Tuesday evening, and spent
the night with Geo. P. Angus and fam
lily The Angus and Snyder families
motored to Glenn Park, Wednesday
where the day was spent celebrating.
Chris Hartman and family of Bur
ton, and Miss Florence Garner of Cass-
Vile, Kenneth Brown Of DUBUQUE. Mr.