Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28
Local and Personal

Mrs. Harvey Schmidt spent Thurs
day with friends in Fennimore.
Miss Esther Henkel is suffering from
a severe attack Of appendicitis.
Florence Drinkwater made bust
ness trip to Barneveld, Wis, Wednes-
day afternoon.
Mrs. Charles Jewell returned Fri
day night from visit with her mother
in Fennimore.
Mrs. Fred Rafferty, and son, John,
left Saturday morning, to visit with
Madison relatives for a few days.
Miss Pearl Austin arrived home
Saturday noon from Arlington, Iowa,
after two weeks visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. n. Cadby, Of Madi-
son, returned home Thursday morn
ing, after a pleasant visit with Mr.
and Mrs. F. J. Granville
Mrs Walter Cartwright arrived
here Tuesday Of last week from Mad
ison, to visit at the home of her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs L. D. Eastman.
Mrs. Abe Ward returned Thursday
from Neenah and Menasha, Wiscon-
sin. where she attended the r. n. A.
convention as delegate from Lancas-
ter.
Mrs. Walter Cartwright returned
! Saturday afternoon to her home in
Madison after spending several days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs L. D.
Eastman.
Prof. j. c.. Brockert of Plattevilla
Normal, has purchased the residence
OF Mrs. E. S. March in that city. Mrs.
March will make her home with her
son, Ed, at Linden.
Del Appleby of Minneapolis, spent
Saturday and Sunday in Lancaster.
Del says that the change to six feet
OF snow in Minnesota after spending
a mild winter in Grant county, is very
refreshing.
Mrs. j. A. Gault, accompanied by her
little niece, Dorothy Blunt, returned
home Thursday evening from a Platte
Vile, where she spent few days of
last week, visiting her sister, Mrs
Charles Blunt.
] Michael F. Sullivan, a respected res
ident of Cuba City, died there on Sun
day evening a week ago of brain
hemOrrhage. Two sons, half broth
er and stepmother survive The fun
eral was held Wednesday.
d. T. Parker of Fennimore, has do
mated a handsome building lot in that
village to the municipality for a city
hall site. The project is being thor
oughly discussed at Fennimore, and,
no doubt handsome civic structure
will be the result.
Miss Minnie Griffith arrived home
Thursday from Baldwin, Kansas, at
ter an extended visit at the home Of
Mrs. Charles Lisherness. Miss Ruth
Lisherness returned home with Miss
Griffith, and will make an extended
visit with her aunts, the Misses
Schmitt.
James q. Ballle VIII build a new
home this summer on the property
north of James Webb. The house will
be- Of the bungalow order story and
a half high. A. H. Cranes will have
charge Of the carpenter work. An
other house will be built this year
near Mr. Babies by Miss Maggie Zenz.
Oscar Kilby who has had charge Of
the old NeWberry farm near Cassville
for the past several years, moved to
Prairie du Chen this week. Mr.. Kill
by will farm in Crawford county this
year. Peter Kirschbaum has moved
to the farm vacated by Mr.. Kilby and
will farm there.
A deal was completed last week in
which w. A. Johnson Of North Ian
caster, sold his 154-acre farm to Hal
Borah The property is a good one
and we'll located. Consideration was
SITS per acre-Mr. Johnson taking a
half section Of Dakota land as part
payment. Possession will be given at
once Mr.. Johnson coming to town,
and Mr.. Borah going on the farm to
commence active operations.