Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-04-24
Local News


mother Mrs. Flora keenan,.
Mrs. JOS Godfrey departed last
Friday for a visit with her son, Fred,
and wife at Davenport, Ia.
Miss Libbie Borah returned to her
home at Mt. Ida, Monday, after a Wis
it here at the Hal Borah home.
Atty. j. j. Blaine of Boscobel, tran
sacted legal business at the county
seat the latter part of last week
Mrs. Fred Cox was confined to her
bed by illness several days last week
but is much improved at this time.
Hiram Pennock went to Leroy,
Mimi, last Friday called there by the
death of his nephew, Ray Whiteside.
Mrs A. Gulke spent a portion of
last week in Fennimore with her son,
! Otto, who had a severe case of
humps.
Earl Henry went to Edgerton on
Thursday of last week for a visit at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Harry
Maltpress,
Eric Gulke was in Fennimore this
week taking care of Otto Gulke's
! store. The latter has been very i'll
with humps.
Messrs. Louis McBrien, Richard
Sweeney and Clarence Suttle tran
sacted business in Mineral Point first
Of the week
John Kiley was home last week
from Great Lakes on furlough. John
is training as a fireman. He left on
Monday.
Mrs. Elmer Salzman and little
daughter of Highland, arrived Fri
day for visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Burlie Doll.
Mrs. Clarence Rich returned to
Highland last Thursday, following a
few days pleasant visit at the Henry
Rech home in this city.
Mrs. John Drinkwater accompanied
by her little grandson, Dick Lane,
visited relatives in Fennimore the
latter part Of last week.
Mrs Oscar Hennig returned to her
home in Platteville, Monday, after a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wenzel
and other relatives here.
Mrs. Julia BAIL and son, Cletus,
left Friday for their home in Dodge
vile, after a pleasant week at the
Vic Holzmiller home here.
Harvey Reed, Ora Kinney and Clyde
Pierce, who are employed OH higway
work near Cuba City, spent over Sun
day at their homes in this city.
Misses Elva Gehrke and Rose Fang
meier returned to their home in Fen
nimore, Saturday, after a brief visit
with their friend, Miss Mildred Slit
ger.
Mrs. Cornelius O'Neill, formerly
Miss Fannie Siegfried of Cassville,
died at O'Neill Iowa. April 18th A
husband, daughter and two sons sur
vive.
Mrs. E. N. Smith returned to her
home in Platteville, Friday, after a
visit here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Henry Nehls, and other rela-
tives.
Mrs Sarah Garthwaite accompan-
led by her son, Ora, departed last
Friday for a visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Myrtle Morgan, at Adams, Min
nesCta.
Miss Rose Pennock went to Mil
: waukee, Monday as delegate to the
Baptist Woman's Missionary Society,
in session in that city Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Ellis Schmidt departed On Thurs
day Of last week for OconomowOc,
where he has secured a position in a
shoe store and may remain there
permanently.
Mrs. Elizabeth Coombs went to
Arthur, Monday, to care for her
grandchildren, children of Chris
Coombs, who have the measles. Mrs.
Chris Coombs is in Lancaster taking
treatment.
"Save Wheat and Use Potatoes" is
the new slogan We have millions Of
bushels of potatoes, perishaDle
crop. Unless they are eaten they will
spoil We have not near enough
wheat for ourselves and our allies.
valuable Collie dog sent for SER
vice to AL. Hunsaker, proprietor of
Maple Hill kennels, was found dead
in it's crate last Wednesday noon
The dog came from James Cantrall
of Marinette and was evidently pois-
oned by some unknown on the way
here. 1t died shortly after its arriv-
al Dr. Duncan pronounced it a case
of strychnine poisoning.
Mrs. G. w. Sumner departed on
Thursday Of last week for Geddes, S.
D. for a visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Olive Bradley Together with Mrs.
Bradley she will later go to the west
coast to spend the sumner. A visit
will be made in Portland, Oregon,
and from thence to Hillsboro, Ore,
where some time will be spent with
sister, Mrs. J. w. Vedder. Her
brother Chas. White, will also lie
paid a visit in Washington. Mrs.
Sumner desires the Herald to follow
her in her travels
The writer asks as a favor that in
reporting news from your neighbour
hood that Sunday calls be eliminated,
especially those that are almost a
weekly occurrence. When the roads
are good and the weather pleasant
Sunday visits are nearly an every
house occurrence and should the
writer report all, we should have our
labor for naught, for space is too val
liable in the columns Of this paper.
Bear in mind that the Ithaca CORES
DOndnOt is writing news from a ter