Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
Local News

Earl Oreeu is Ill at his home
Mrs. Frank Allen of Livingston
week-ended here.
Ora Long of Milwaukee, visited at
the parental home here last week.
Mrs. Harry Brown OF Los Angeles
is nome for visit with her parents
VIM. Wetter transacted business in
Platteville the latter part of the week,
Ed. Tanner and John Lonergan of
Potosl township, were here Monday
Misses Nellie and Ethel Smith Wis
tied part of last week with friends
in Madison
Miss Jessie Hannum is in Madison
for a visit at the home of her brother.
wv. j. Hannum
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lewis of Salt
Lake, accompanied the body of the
formers mother, here today.
Mrs. L. Wetter and Mrs. John
Fischer attended the Mission Festi-
val at Liberty church, last week.
Frederick Bishop of Platteyille.
visited in Lancaster a portion of last
week, with relatives.
Miss Ethel Pollock went to Arena.
Wis, last week, for visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pollock.
Miss Margaret Metcalf spent part
of last week in Sitter with her
friend, Miss Nellie Moran, who teach
es there.
Miss Elnora Sweeney returned to
her home in Fennimore first of the
week after an extended stay in Lam
caster.
Mrs. F. L. Durni and Myrtle and
Irma Engroff went to Madison first
of the week for few days visit with
friends.
Mrs. P. ]. Schloesser returned to
her home in Chicago, last week, after
an extended visit with relatives here
and in West Grant.
Misses Inez and Marie Bowen left
Sunday for Madison, Ladysmith and
other northern points. They will Wis
it several weeks.
Martha Jordan came home Tues
day for two weeks vacation. The
Racine schools closed a week ago on
account of the flu.
j. G. Dawson returned Friday from
Regent, N. D., where he has been har-
vesting this fall. Crops in Western
Dakota were just fair.
Harvey SCOTS display advertise
ment OF pure-bred Poland China hogs
brought him good results with sever
al sales to farmers in the vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cornwall and Mr..
and Mrs Meade of New Lisbon, mo-
tored here Saturday and spent the
weekend at the G. H. Angus home.
Rev. and Mrs. l.. Schmidt went to
Liberty, Thursday, to attend the Mis-
sion Festival at Liberty church. Rev
Schmidt assisted with the services.
w. E. Lathrop of Minneapolis, Wis
tied the weekend with his family
here. Mr.. Lathrop says the Twin Cit
les exceeded their loan quota in one
day
The body of Mrs. j. P. Lewis will
arrive here on the noon train today.
The funeral will be held at the old
home at o'clock. Burial at Hill
side.
Dave Johnson, democrat, indepen-
dent candidate for sheriff, returned
Monday from trip around the coun-
ty. Dawes broad smile indicated con-
fidence in election results.
Miss Caroline Fischer wired her
parents Sunday that Clouquett, Mimi,
the town where she taught, was burn
ed entirely out Miss Fischer man
aged TO escape to Duluth in safety
Mrs. Karl Orion and children went
to Fennimore, Monday, for a brief
vicit.
Miss Grace Bracket returned to
Chicago the latter part of the week
after a visit at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Bracket, in
this city. Miss Bracket is taking
course in nurse training at the Cook
County hospital in Chicago
Chas. Hoffman returned yesterday
to his home in st. Paul, after
pleasant vacation spent here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hoff-
man and with relatives west of town.
Mr. Hoffman is a mail clerk on the
Great Northern
Rev. Quirin and son Harvey of Mil
ford, Ia, and Edward Boerner of Port
Washington, autoed here Tuesday
from Cedarburg and visited at the
Robert Jordan home. They left on
Wednesday for their home in western
Iowa.
The annual reception for the city
teachers was held at the Emma
Schreiner home last Wednesday. Fol
lowing an address of welcome by
Mrs. Williams, president of the club,
Mrs Crichton gave talk on "Co-
operation" and Mrs. Alma May Borah
gave several readings. Misses Ethel
Thomas and Audrey Boettcher of the
school faculty rendered pleasing vo-
cal numberS