Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-04-18
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Boice Creek school is closed on ac-
count Of smallpox
Mrs. NJ. Wells of Fennimore, was in
Lancaster, Tuesday, between trains.
VIM. Schall and Merrill Hildreth
visited Sunday with Cassville friends.
S. E. Pearson of Bloomington, was
a business caller in Lancaster last
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Wepking are the
parents of baby girl who arrived
Monday.
A. E. Jones and H. R. Morrisey ofa
Bloomington, spent Friday in the
county seat.
Mrs. A. Mink of Dubuque, spent
few days last week with the Henry
Mink family.
Henry Leindecker and Jesse Droul-
lard made business trip to Eagle
Point, Monday.
H. J. Johnson and family move this
week into the Ira Totman house on
| West Maple street.
Miss Beth Williams of Platteville,
visited her aunt, Mrs. F. Schreiner,
Of this city, last week.
Mrs Neal Frye and Miss Blanche
Powell of Fennimore, were in Lancas-
ter Monday on business.
Mrs. F. Heidel and children return
ed to Highland, Monday after a short
visit here with her parents.
Melvin Goodrich and family Of Mad
ison, motored here Sunday and spent
the day with Mrs. Mary Judd.
Lester Thompson motored here from
Madison, Saturday and spent Sunday
at Beetown. He returned home Sun
day afternoon.
Prof. w. H. Williams and family of
Platteville, motored to Lancaster last
Friday and spent the day at the F.
Schreiner home.
Ray Carthew brought a carload of
steers in Monday morning from Dy-
ersville, Ia. The stock was taken to
the farm in Liberty.
Elizabeth Mccoy, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Mccoy, is i'll with
scarlet fever. The case is reported to
be Of a mild nature
1 Ralph King and family motored to
Platteville, Sunday, taking home Mr..
and Mrs. Alvin Hale who visited here
with friends last week.
Leonard Haeffner celebrated his
10th birthday last Saturday by pruu-
ing apple trees. Mr. Haeffner looks
nearer sixty than seventy.
Carl Johnson left Monday morning
for Birnamwood in the northern part
of the state, where he will enter the
employ Of local newspaper.
L. NJ Dixon of Pontiac, ILL.,, arrived
Friday for a visit with Lancaster
friends. Mr.. Dixon was formerly ed
itor of the Democrat at Muscoda.
Clyde Clanton arrived Friday for a
weekend visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. K. Clanton. Clyde re-
turned Monday via automobile.
Roy and George Jerrett returned to
their home in Canistota, S. D., Mon
day. after having attended the funeral
of their father, Smith Jerrett
d. c. Johnson returned from Bos-
cobel, Monday evening. Mr. John
son had been on a trout fishing trip
and brought home a nice string.
Mrs. G. H. Gibson returned to her
home in Montfort, Monday. Mrs. Glib
son accompanied her cousin, Mrs
Thos. Mcdonald, home from Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Totman are the
parents Of a baby boy who arrived
last Friday night. No name has been
selected as yet for the little gentle
nan.
Ed. Rumpf left Tuesday for Port
age where he will visit his brother.
His mother also arrived there last
week from Louisiana for a visit with
her sons.
Mrs. Lester Jenkins of Cobb, was
operated upon Monday, at the God
frey hospital. Dr. Gault assisted with
the operation. Miss Jenkins is do
ing nicely.
Miss Nell Moran left Monday for La
Crosse via PIOtosi. She is attending
business college in that city. She was
accompanied as far as Potosi by her
sister, Genevieve.
DR.. j. A. Gault went to Montfort,
Monday, to attend the two patients
who had their eyes injured in the ex-
plosiOn at the David mine. The in
jured men are doing we'll.
c. B. Mccoy of Amarillo, Texas,
where he has charge of the Fred Har-
vey system of eating houses, was in
Lancaster from Friday to Monday,
visiting his mother and brother.