Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-06-19
Local News


in f. E. Murphy's place.
R. Meyer Jr., went to Madison on
business, Friday of last week.
Miss Leila Bennett is attending the
summer session at Platteville Nor
NAL.
Mrs. Ed. Lind and children Of Slit
ger spent Sunday at the Frawley
home
Mrs. John Wenzel visited with rel
atives at Liberty, the latter part OF
last week.
Mrs. Phil Ryan of Fennimore, Wis
tied her relatives in this city last
Wednesday.
M Mcdonald and L. D. Eastman at
tended the Chautauqua at Blooming
ton on Friday
The Rev. and Mrs. Louis Schmidt
have returned from their visit in IL
linois and Ohio.
Frank Murphy "F. E." has accepted
a position as sales clerk at the Haley
& Edwards store.
V. E. Morris of Richland Center
transacted business in Lancaster the
latter part Of last week.
Misses Mary Eddy and Ethel Weis-
benner left Sunday for Platteville to
attend summer school.
Mrs. Clarence Wetter visited the
past week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Hore, at Liberty
Mr.. and Mrs. Seeber and daughter
Mary Jane, motored to Lancaster on
Sunday and visited with friends.
VIM. Krohn and family and Miss
Edith Block of Kenosha, spent Fri
day at the H. Weisbenner home.
Dr. Jos. Godfrey was called to Den
yer, Col, to see patient. The doctor
expects to be gone some time.
Mrs. w. Pollock, Clara and Roy
Pollock and John Hoffman spent
Thursday at the H. Weisbenner home
Mr.. and Mrss. JOS. McBrien and lit
tie son of Minneapolis, arrived Sun
day for visit with Lancaster rela-
tives.
DR.. Alex Ivey of Estherville, Iowa
and little daughter, Mildred, arrived
Friday for visit with his relatives
here.
Mrs. Oscar Kohlenberg went to
Rewey, Friday, for a several days
visit with her friend, Miss Leora
Kamm.
Mrs. Lois Sprague and Miss Clara
Budd of Minneapolis, are visiting at
the home Of their mother, Mrs. John
F. Taylor.
Mrs A. J. Pipkin returned to Bos-
cobel, Monday, via Madison, following
a three weeks visit at the G. F. Bud
worth home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Clark of Okla
homa City Okla, arrived Sunday via
Potosi for a week or ten day sojOurn
in Lancaster.
Roy Pollock and Earl Blackburn
went to Madison first Of the week, to
take examination preparatory to join
ing the navy.
Mrs. Herman Cooper OF Dubuque
visited friends and relatives here last
week She departed Friday for Wis
it at Mt Hope
Mrs. Geo. Munns returned to her
home in Fennimore, Saturday, after
a visit here at the home of her sister
Mrs. John May.
]. r. Fowler and daughters, Sadie
and Elizabeth, returned to their Liv-
ingstOn home, Friday, after a brief
visit in Lancaster.
w. P. Newzek Of Morehead, Mimi.
returned to that city last Friday, af-
ter a sojoUrn in Lancaster on gov
eminent business.
T.. r. Graber in charge Of the ag-
ricultural work in the west district
was in the city, Monday, comforting
with County Agent Weld.
Mrs Fred Bracket departed yester-
day for Oshkosh, going as delegate
to the Beaver convention held in that
city three days this week.
Harry Jenkins, aged IA, working
north Of town, was hurt last Monday
by being run over by drag. The lit
tie fellow felt better by Wednesday
Miss Jessie Humphrey, instructor
i'll music in the Aberdeen, S. d
schools, is spending the summer va
cation with her mother, Mrs G. H
Basford
Mrs. Duncan McLaren (nee Bessie
Trautwein) returned to her Cleveland
home this week. She has been visit
ing her mother here for the past three
weeks.
Miss Leila Humphrey passed away
at WOOnsocket, S. d.. on June 18th
ait the nome Of her parents, Mr. anC
Mrs VIM. Humphrey, who lived here
some years ago.
Mrs. James Walker and Mrs. JohI
G. May departed yesterday for MaUs
ton this state, where they will visit
sister, Mrs. Phillip Walker, who il
ill and confined in a hospital in tina
city
The aged mother of L. M Dixo1
passed away at Berkeley, Calf. OF
June End The DiXons lived here
many years ago Mr.. Dixon being {
minister. Their home was at Castle
Rock.
Yesterday, June 18th, was JOSEPH
Hurlburt's birthday. One item on thu
bill Of fare for the birthday dinner
was new potatoes out of the Hurl
burt garden.
Ed. L. Vesperman of So Lancaster
was in town, Saturday, with two loads
of wheat, or 70 bushels. Ed. has
marketed all but six bushels of wha
he raised last year. He has four &C
res in this year.
Mrs. P. r. Stevens returned to hel
home at Montfort, yesterday, after ;
visit here at the L. H. Stevens and F
G. Granville homes Master Fred