Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-31

necessity of arranging the entries
in the culinary department in accord
nee with the rules of the food adj
ministration. The dates for the fair
have been set for Sept. IS, 10 and 20.
A party of young people had a pic
mic at Bridgeport Hollow, Saturday
afternoon in honor of Miss Thelma
Stevens of Lancaster, who has been
spending the past week with Miss
Helen Pearson. After supper they
drove to P. D. c.. and attended a show,
coming home in the "cool of the even
ing" Miss Stevens returned home
Sunday.
Miss Abbie Sturmer is home from
a visit of several weeks at Charles
City, la.
Charles WetmOre received a letter
from a young man named j. S. Filing
er who was on board the ill fated City
of Athens when she was sunk off the
Delaware coast May 1. He remembers
speaking to Harley Wetmore on board
but did not know just where he was
at the time of the collision 1T was
very dark and foggy. Mr.. Ellinger
was one of the last to leave the ship.
He was in the water several hours
and was finally picked up uncon-
sciOus. He said that very few were
able to get the life belts on, although
they were in their proper places on
the ship, as the time was so short.
The ship sank in about ten minutes.
He thinks most of those who were
lost did not have a chance to get out
of their state rooms. One boat load
was overturned into the water.
Eight of the twelve members of the
class of 1915, Bloomington high
school, are celebrating this week by
taking a trip to Devils Lake where
.hey will remain for a several days
outing. They are accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Bray and son Wal
lace, of Lancaster. This was one of
the classes graduated while Mr.. BRAY
was principal of our schools. Those
who went are Milton Frazier, Miner
Knapp, James Ballentine, Rose Voss,
Florence Cooper, Anna Mcnamara.
Title Hudson and Bessie Lord. They
took the train at Lancaster Monday.
DR.. Mort BARLEY of Columbus,
Wis, a former Bloomington boy, hes
received his commission as list Lieut.
enant in the dental reserve corps of
Wisconsin.
Mrs. J.. M. Donnelly returned from
Cassville Sunday after spending a
week at the home of her sister, Mrs.
John Foley and attending the Chau-
tauqua.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. McGonigal autoed
through from Eau Claire, Friday, mi
are visiting at the Lee Greer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo BARLEY and two
children returned Sunday from a
months visit with Mrs. Bartley's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Willett at Merrill
Wis. Mrs. Grant Johnson of Hayward
came home with them for a visit.
About 40 people from here autoed
to C~assville, Friday to take in the
moonlight excursion on the G. W.
Hill. from Cassville to Prairie la
Porte and return. The pleasure of
the trip was somewhat marred by the
heavy storm in the evning which
made it necessary for the boat to tie
up for a time. The muddy roads al
SO made it rather unpleasant getting
home. However, all arrived safely
in the early morning hours.
The Campfire girls have adopted a
French orphan. They will give a
play soon to pay for it's keep.
Mrs. Henry Mink's Sunday school
class and several friends had a pic
mic at the Andrew Park, Livingston,
on Thursday of last week. They all
had a fine time.
A. j. Frazier, Ora Hatch, Andrew
Goetzelman, J. B. Ludden, R. N. Hos
kins, Frank Fivecoats, James Sprague
and G. A. Guernsey attended a meet
ing of retail merchants at the court
house in Lancaster, Friday, in re-
gard to the proper distribution and
use of four and sugar.
Miss Althea Sprague who has been
offered a place in the Navassar La
dies Orchestra, which played here
during our Chautauqua, has about de-