Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-03-13
CASSVILLE.
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lena over Sunday visiting her sister,
Mrs. Elmer Smith. Mr.. Groom, juror
at Lancaster, also went to Galena to
spend Sunday.
Miss Rose Wunderlin of Potosi, is
spending the week with her sister,
Mrs. Ben West. There is a nice new
baby boy, named Ralph Conrad, at the
West home. Another item Of news
from Wiest's is that their cellar was
broken into Saturday night and $50
quarts of fruit stolen.
Lee w. Okey is improving slowly.
Sat up for the first time Sunday af-
ter being confined to his bed six
weeks. His sister, Mrs. Holford, who
assisted Mrs. Okey in caring for the
invalid, went home the other day and
Miss Eunice Hampton is helping her
aunt, Mrs. Okey.
Wilbur Nicely expects to leave Glass;
vile this week to begin spring work
on his claim at Cohagen, Montana.
His wife and baby Martha will re-
main here a few weeks at the home of
Mrs. Neely's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
w. Donaldson.
Mrs. G. J. Scharfenstein had word
last week that her son Whitney was
very i'll in the hospital at Rockford,
where he is employed. His ailment
was in the nature of pneumonia but
he took turn for the better and is
getting WE'LL His aunt, Mrs. Leo
Phillipson of Chicago, went to him as
soon as the news reached her and re-
NAMED until his recovery was GER
tain. His mother could not go be-
cause Mr.. Scharfenstein is at Little
Rock. Two Cassville boys, Francis
Lau and Mark Flickner, are at Rock
ford and are looking after their friend
Whitney.
Lancaster, were guests at the home of
Mrs. Burris' parents, John Hernon and
wife, several days. The Hernons
have word that their son Michael's
wife, who fell and severely injured
her knee, is home from two weeks
field. Miss Bertha Hernon, who was
called there by her sister-in-law' S
accident, has not yet returned to- Cass-
Vile.
Mrs. Walter Galloway returned on
Saturday from a weeks visit in Po-
tosi. Her sister, Mrs. Frank Morris
is suffering from rheumatism and
confined to her home six weeks; her
son, Ray Osborne, is in France. Mrs
Galloway says that John r. Campbell
is off duty as mail carrier on account
of blood poisoning in his left hand
caused by scratching his wrist on a
nail; his son, Lee, left Tuesday for
Columbus, Ohio to join the engin-
GERS corps.
M. H. Habermann, John Moore and
G. E. Grafton attended the K. G. mi
tiation at Prairie du Chen Sunday
A class Of 78 was taken into the or
der on that day. J. J. Seipp, M. H
Petry and Albert Lindner were among
those initiated A swell banquet was
served after the exercises.
! Mr.. and Mrs. John Habermann, ac-
companied by DR.. G. w. Palmer, went
to Prairie du Chen Friday where an
X-ray photograph was taken Of Mrs
Habermann's arm which has caused
her considerable trouble since she
had it injured in a. fall down stairs
! about a year ago. The photographs
show that the arm instead Of being
broken was out of joint at the elbow
and it is likely that she will have tC
undergo another operation to have il
put back in place.
Wednesday evening Ed. Roschi call
ed at the parsonage and informed the
Rev. B. Falk that there was bust
ness meeting proceeding at the
church The pastor thought it was
continuation of the monthly official
board meeting Reluctantly he and
his wife proceeded with the messen-
ger. AS soon as they stepped into the
church big chorus Of voices cried
Surprise, surprise" 1t certainly was
surprise to the parsonage folks. The
church membership was we'll repre-
scented and each one had brought a
goodly gift. The evening was pleas
antly spent till the lights ''winked,
in singfest and merry conversation
The ladies served a very fine lunch
Bro. VIM. Reed remarking that it
was a surprise to him.