Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-04-03

Mrs. Jos. Hurlburt went to Fenni-
more, Friday for a days visit
A baby girl arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Pagel last week.
Mrs. w. w. Reese and Miss Cert
rude Avery went to Chicago for the
week, Saturday morning.
Mrs. Chas. Bohringer of Bagley,
visited in Lancaster last week as the
guest of Mrs. ]. w. Hurlburt.
Mrs. Oscar Kohlenberg of So. Lam
caster, had her tonsils removed at
the Doolittle hospital last week.
John Taylor and Abe Ward expect
to leave soon for Camp Grant where
they will do U. S. carpenter work.
Mrs. Jacob Hahn and little daugh-
ter left Wednesday for Sullivan, Wis,
where they will make an extended
visit.
Abel Voelz of RID 4, had a barn
raising on Monday of last week.
Forty neighbors came to assist in the
work
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bennett of
So. Lancaster, who spent the winter
at Los Angeles, returned home Fri
day noon.
John Drinkwater and Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Glider went to Livingston, Fri
day, to attend the funeral of Frank
Drinkwater, who was killed at Bridge
port last week.
$119 was cleared in the Red Cross
benefit held Friday week ago un-
der the auspices of the Woman's Club.
The expense amounting to $22 for
hall rent and printing.
Miss Helen Coombs of Arthur, Wis
tied her grandmother, Mrs. Andrew
Foster, last week. The little girls
mother, Mrs. Chris Coombs, is taking
treatment at the sanitarium.
Miss Anie Fuerstenberg of this
city, was adjudged feeble-minded by
a local neurology board last week.
Miss Fuerstenberg was taken to Men
dota by Sheriff Hymer and wife.
Evans Barnett spent the Easter va
cation here with his parents. Evans
is attending law school at Madison.
He says that the male attendance is
greatly reduced this year owing to the
war.
Charles Johnson returned to Chi
cago, Wednesday, following a few
days visit with his sister, Mrs. Sher-
man, and other friends. Mr.. John
son was called to Camp Grant on the
29th.
Louis Vesperman has an injured
left hand as the result of an attack
from wire stretching outfit. The
stretcher pulled loose and the wire
cut Mr.. Vesperman's hand in a severe
manner.
Henry Mink and Ora Kinney were
delivering road machinery to the new
patrol sections last Friday and Sat-
urday. Deliveries were made with
the county truck hauling to the var
ious localities.
Henry Daley and son, Willard, of
Cassville, were in Lancaster, Thurs
day and paid the Herald a pleasant
call. Mr.. Daley is nursing a sore
arm as the result of coming in con-
tact with a circle saw.
Mrs. Ella M. Bennett, wife of Or
rim Bennett of Platteville, was pro-
nounced insane by an examining board
last Thursday Mrs. Bennett was TAX
en- to Mendoza last Thursday by Sher-
if and Mrs. Yves Hymer.
Mrs. F. Powell, wife of the proprie-
tor of the cheese factory east of Slit
ger, was operated on by Drs. Godfrey
last Thursday. The surgeons remov-
ed an enormous water tumor. Mrs
Powell is doing as we'll as can be ex-
pected.
Coming in on the Friday noon train
to attend the Buchner funeral were
Frank Buchner and wife of Milwau-
kee; Clark Buchner, wife and daugh-
ter, Mary, Of Millville, Ark; Elmer
Buchner and Mrs. Ida Buchner Rule
and son, John, of Crossett, Ark.
Miss Irene Ward went to Madison
General hospital Friday noon to have
an operation for appendicitis This
took place Saturday afternoon and
was success. Her many friends here
hope that she will recover soon and
be blessed with health in the future.
Stopping in Lancaster for day last
week were: Mrs. ]. V. Galloway, of
Boscobel; Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Tuffley,
Boscobel; Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Ruka,
Boscobel; John Kelley Woodman; A.
3. Rundell, Livin gston; VIM. Vic
tora, Muscoda; A. H. Bushnell, Mad
ison; I. w. Griswold, Madison; B. L.
Marcus, Muscoda; F. E. Neff, Mus
coda; L. G. Brown, Blue River; o. S.
Freeman, Blue River; G. A. Klindt,
CassvilIe; I. w. ChamIeY. Livingston.