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


ness, Thursday.
Miss Rachel Schreiner visited the
weekend at home.
David Schreiner is again laid UP
with an attack Of pleurisy.
Ruth Hickok is recovering from an
operation for removing enlarged ton
siIs.
Mrs. Frank Horton of Fennimore,
was the guest of friends in this city
last week.
recent visitor here was Frank
Greenfelder of Mandan, S. D., at the
Arthur Zenz home.
@. B. Unger left for Mineral Point
last Thursday where he expects to
make his future home.
Spending the Easter vacation here
were Ned Ellis, Wisconsin gu" Hilda
Fischer and Emily Roberts of Chi
cago.
Mrs. T. B. Sherman and Mrs. A. r.
Bushnell Of Madison, returned to their
homes Saturday morning. They are
the wife and sister of the late 7. B.
Sherman.
The Hugh Orion home has been
quarantined for scarlet fever, their
little son having the disease in a
mild form.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Harper of AL
bany, Ore, are visiting with Mrs.
Fannie Duncan and other Lancaster
relatives.
VIM. ]. Burr of the Belz shop, in
jured the cord in one of his little fin
gers. Several stitches were taken in
the wound.
Mrs. A. V. Ward and daughter, Miss
Irene, went to Madison, Wednesday
to consult physician in regard to the
latter's health.
Mrs. Elizabeth Carter of Madison,
returned home Thursday. She was
here to attend the funeral of T.. B.
Sherman, held Wednesday.
Claude Showalter, Adolph Lorenz,
Aug. Woerner and Emil Kastner, all
Camp Grant boys, were here on SO
hour leave Friday returning Saturday
noon.
The r. Meyer Jr. family visiting at
Fredericksburg Va, returned home
Wednesday via Potosi Richard Mey-
er came up Thursday from Chicago
where he stopped for few days.
Mrs. Hannah Wilkinson, aged 81,
died at the home of her niece in Be-
lott, March 10Th. Mrs. Wilkinson was
pioneer of Mineral Point. The fun
eral took place at Platteville last
week.
Capt. s. w. Doolittle spent Sunday
here with his family. He has been at
Rochester, Mimi, the past six weeks
taking special course in surgery
and is now on his way to Camp Sher-
man, Chillicothe, Ohio
Mrs. Jefferson Crawford of Hazel
Green, was the guest of Mrs. F. G.
Granville last week, returning home
Thursday noon. Mrs. Crawford at
tended the Liberty Loan conference.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hazeltine of Black
Earth, motored here Friday evening
and spent Sunday with the John
Stone family. Miss Elva UT who is
teaching at Black Earth, accompanied
the Hazeltines here and spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Everett UT.
G. F. Dickinson returned Friday
from a busy week spent in the dist
riot where he acts as deputy for the
NJ W. A. lodge. Mr.. Dickinson Wis
tied Hazel Green, Cuba City and Ben
ION. On Friday, April 10, he will
usher in a class of fifty into woodcraft
at Cuba City. Mr.. Dickinson is in
defatigable in his efforts to build up
the order.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmott Frost leave
this week for an extended visit
through Canada They will stop first
at Detroit and later visit at Windsor
London, Ingersoll and Tilonsburg,
Canada, returning home in the fall.
Mr.. Frost was injured not long ago
and is still unable to do farm work
Visiting old friends is a pleasant way
Of putting in the time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Barrows leave
this week for Grandview, Wash, in
the Yakima Valley. They will
ranch" 20 acres of fruit and if
things go well will make that their
permanent home. Apples are the
great crop out there and the harvest
takes place so that the winters can
be passed in Los Angeles where Mr..
Barrows sister lives Their goods
will be stored at Cassville for the time
being.