Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-22
Local News

JOS6pu "A. h66n0 ana Dustin Far
mum Pierce, our day and night police
men, are Respondent in new uni
forms. The "Coppers" present a very
cred1table appearance.
Burnell Suttle. received a call on
thursday to report Sunday to Great
Lakes station for special training in
wireless work.
The three-year-Old son of James
Clark, living on the Will Hickin place,
died last Wednesday evening follow
ing an attack of appendicitis. The
little fellow was sick only a short
time and the death was a very sad
one
Henry Cliffs son had tonsils and
adenoids removed at the Godfrey hos
p1tal last Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Dyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Mankel and Mrs. Alma
Hyde were Dubuque visitors last
Thursday.
Mrs. DR.. JOS. Godfrey returned on
Thursday from Davenport, Ia, where
she visited her son, Fred for several
weeks
Sunrise Stock Farm lost three OK
ford lambs Monday night Of last
week. Wolves got in the flock.
Farmers on Grant were putting in
their corn last Wednesday. Ed. Bish-
ell, near the Flora bridge, has a fine
field that will be shoulder high by
July 4th.
Otto Wisco of Platteville, arrived
here Tuesday to call on his brother
Ernest, who left Wednesday for the
army. His mother, Mrs A. Wisco
returned to Platteville with him for
an extended stay.
Louis Taylor left Tuesday for Du-
buque where he will consult a spe-
cialist. Henry Hudson accompanied
him.
Burrows & Winskill have rented
the DR.. Gault room adjoining their
present garage and will use it for a
show room after necessary alterations
are made.
Mrs. Earl Vesperman was taken
suddenly i'll on Saturday week ago
| and brought to the Doolittle hospital
for a rush operation. Appendicitis
was the cause. Mrs. Vesperman is
getting along nicely.
The many friends of the Fl. A
/ Studebaker family were more than
pleased to see them here last week
Mr.. Studebaker attended the Congre-
! gational convention and visited old
friends in the city.
The Guy Horsfall family have a new
boy baby.
Mr.. and Mrs: Ora Kinney welcomed
a fine lob. boy to their home last
i Thursday.
Maurice Murphy was home las
week from Richland Center. Maurice
4 has been clerking in a Richland Cen
ter store
VIM. Lorenz and wife, VIM. Lorenz
Jr., Mrs. Adolph Lorenz and Car
Woerner, motored to Madison, Sun
F.; day, to see Adolph who was camp
ing there with the artillery on march
to Sparta. The party was detained
by the rain arriving home Monday.
Corn has come up fine on Pigeon
bottom where good stands are now
in evidence
Rev. and Mrs. Wieland Of Barne
weld, returned home, Friday, after {
brief visit with Rev. and Mrs. Weyh
rauch
Roy Grindell, the PlattevilIe mon
ument man, was in town Friday fol-
the first time in two weeks. Mr.
Grindell came home last week from
San Benito, Texas, where he accom-
panied a party Of land seekers. He
is enthusiastic over the Rio Grandt
valley as farming region. Corn is
eight feet high and crops Of alfalfa
are cut MONTHLY ton to thu acre
each cutting. Alfalfa is selling fol
$40 ton. All the land is irrigated
from the river and sells in the raw
state for $3.50 the acre. Away from
the ditch it is valueless. All the Ia.
Dor is Mex. at a dollar per diem
Mrs. Earl Green returned Thurs
day evening from Freeport, Ill.
where she was successfully operated
upon for goitre. She brought her son
John, with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Rumble anC
two children of Madison, are guests
of the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Rumble. Ernest recently un-
derwent an operation for appended
tbs and came home to recuperate
Mrs. Maggie Wayne visited rela-
tives in Fenimore a portion Of las