Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-01-16
Local News

improving a.
little at the present writing.
Miss Emma Lindahl of Rockford is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Marshall of
this city
Mrs. Albert McMonagle of Napa.
California visited relatives and friends
here last week.
Mrs. t. A. Thompson went to Bos-
cobel yesterday for visit with her
sister, Mrs c. Pasold.
Miss Sabina Stockert went to Patch
Grove Friday for a visit with her
brother, Geo. Stockert
Robert Meysembourg returned to
Prairie du Chen Thursday where he
is attending Champion college.
Mrs. M Montz went to Dubuque
yesterday for an extended visit with
her daughter, Mrs Chas. Brewer.
Miss Bertha Laabs left for Chica-
go Monday where she is employed in
the pattern department Of Cages.
Miss Lydia Lacke of Highland re-
turned to her home Thursday after
visit at the Jacob Hoffman home.
Mrs. Jos. A. McBrein and little son
of Minneapolis, came Monday for a
visit at the James McBrien home.
Mrs. John Fuller of Bloomington
and Mrs. j. Leighty of this city went to
Platteville Thursday for visit with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs Peter Wayne and Mr..
and Mrs. Clay Fralick went to Mont
fort Thursday to the spend the day
with friends.
! Mrs. David Brown of Mineral Point
returned to her home Tuesday after
spending about a week at the r. Har-
rover home
Mrs. F. A. Brandmuhl left Friday for
/ Wauzeka where she was called by the
sickness of Mr. Brandmuhl's sister,
Mrs. j. S. Seemore.
| Mrs. A. Geerlings of Milwaukee left
for home Wednesday last following
a pleasant visit at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. B. Stephens.
Richard Brown, son of Mrs. Harry
Brown, was married on Dec 81, at
Hollywood, Calf, i'll the Episcopal
church, to Miss Luellan Jones'
Mrs. John G. Clark, widow of Col.
Clark, had the misfortune to fall last
week and break one of her hips. Her
condition has been bad since then
Mrs Lee Wright and Miss Marie Nc
earthly went to Chicago Thursday
where they will meet Miss Marian
Flynn They will be gone about a
week.
Mrs G. H. Ostohoff and son, Donald
of Baraboo, returned to their home
Monday after spending a week with
Mrs. Ostohoff's sister, Mrs. Robert
Brooker.
Mrs. Stella Adkson and daughter,
Mrs. M. S. Gardner of Vancouver,
British Columbia, returned to their
home after short visit at the J. l.
Williams home.
Thirty explosive licenses have been
taken out at the county clerks office
since Jan. 1st The law requires all
users of explosives to obtain a license.
A fee of Is cents is charged.
L. G.. Hickok left Monday for Mil
Waukee where he will attend the
plumbers association. He will go from
there to Beloit where he will visit
short time with his daughter, Doro-
thea.
Those attending the schol board con
vention at Fennimore Tuesday from
here were: Supt. Bray, Misses lea
Washburn, Opal Stevens, Nellie Mar
tin, Lorraine Wilson, Myrtle Burgess,
Bessie Murphy, Gladys Hickin, Marie
Myers, Alta and Mile Bark and Marie
Bennett.
Mrs. Roy E. Chase and son, Robert,
have been visiting with the G. H. Bas-
ford family for the past week. The
Chases are moving from Oshkosh to
Guthrie, Okla, where Mr.. Chase is
now employed as an expert account
ant.
J. Lee Wright advertised last week
for 60 head Of feeding pigs and had
return on 131. The Battle boys,
Alec and Chas., saw the ad and got
in touch with Mr. Wright. The deal
came to about $4,000 The Herald gets
one per cent-NOT
Claude D. Showalter, son Of Mrs.
Anime Showalter Of this city, with "a
other soldiers has been selected for
special duty. Claude was assigned to
the battery commanders detail The
young men will have special charge
of certain important material
Otto Pagenkopf, Richard Walsh,
JOS Pendleton and Floyd Govier,
made their plans on Saturday to leave
Monday for Milwaukee, weather per-
hitting. The boys expected to take
the examination for apprentice sea-
men. This will mean a course at
Great Lakes, Ill, with further duty
later.
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