Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-13

Miss Ruth Ward departed Wednas-
day for Werley to visit at the Henry
Bender home.
Miss Josephine Ferguson Of Madison
was a weekend guest of her friend
Mrs. Edward Nathan
H. l.. Hartnett, formerly of Harri.
sontown, writes the Herald to send
his paper to Marshffield.
Chas. Kaap last week bought the
James Blewett building on No. Madi-
son street of the estate.
Mrs Carrie Kleinpell and daugh-
ter Miss Erma, of Madison, are visit
ing at the Geo. Muesse home.
Mrs. r. M. Lee and daughter, Mrs.
II. Lee Ellis, arrived here yesterday
for visit at the G. w. Burrows home
Fred Davis is building IA $4,000
house and barn on his farm near Liy-
ingston, which he purchased last
spring.
John and Rachel Schreiner and
Ruby lockwood underwent operations
for tonsil removal at Doolittle hospital
yesterday.
s. |. Moore and wife, daughter.
Jenie, and Miss Phoebe Pallet, all Of
Stromsberg, Nebr., are visiting at the
Albert Hunsaker home.
ed deputy county clerk and will
look after the office during the all
sence of Mr.. Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell j. Mulgrew Of
Dubuque, motored to Lancaster Sat-
urday and visited over SUNDAY at the
parental Mesienberg home.
Clark & Wright have bought the
VIM. Kroening farm near Five Points.
1t is rumored that Mr. Kroening will
retire and move to Lancaster this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. G. Henkel and
daughter, June and Mazda, of Milan.
Mimi, arrived Saturday for visit
with Mrs. John Mankel and Mrs. Mag
gle Lind.
Mrs. Chas. Brewer went to Fenni-
more, Saturday, to see her mother,
Mrs. M. MONTE, who was badly scald-
ed on the left foot and arm a week
ago Friday.
F. ]. Granville has bought the fine
residence property on the southwest
corner of west Elm al Polk streets
of Walter Austin. The Austin family
will move to California.
Henry Ramshaw is back from Ash
land, Nebr., where he assisted his sons
during the busy harvest season.
Hands get Sc day and board in
Nebraska during the busy season.
Chris Roberts and wife of Fremont,
Nebr., are visiting Mrs. Roberts par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. " Burris. They
motored here in a new Oakland road
ster.
Will Bruss has bought the Henry
Naumann residence on So. Madison
street and will retire and move to
town December LIST. Mr. Bruss has
three children in high school.
Parties subscribing to a fund for
the Improvement OF Adams Hill are
now requested to step to the Peoples
State bank and pay to G. H. Basford.
Miss Nettie Welsh visited friends
at Boscobel and took in the fair.
Clarence Rich ana Clarence More
house motored to New Glarus Friday
and arranged for some special ma
chinery to be used in laying con-
crete road across Ellenboro bottom.
The Women's minimum wage law
become effective August 1st. Female
employees work not to exceed 10 hours
a day or hours at night and draw
not les than % cents an hour salary.
Marvel Hahn had tonsils removed
by Drs. Godfrey and Kraut Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Rich Of Liberty
are the parents OF a new boy who
arrived Saturday, DR.. Godfrey Officiat-
ing.
Chas. Thier has bought the Clar-
ence Reynolds so just south of town
on the Platteville road and sold his
235 acres on Platte in Ellenboro town
ship to David Baker, the Ellenboro
cheesemaker.
Miss Elva Knox, returned Wednes-
day to her position in Washington,
d. c., feeling much recuperated from
her visit homes Miss Knox was seri-
ously ill with pneumonia this spring
and the road to recovery has been
long.
Eddie Sweeney, IA years, was pain
fully injured in the left knee Sunday
afternoon. Eddie was running for his
horse on the A. e. Lewis farm near
Sitter, and fell tearing cash two
inches long. DR.. Fowler put six
stitches in the injury.
Hiram L. Harvey, we'll known
native of Bloomington, died July S1st
of paralysis. For the past seven
years Mr.. Harvey with his wife and
two sons, Lee and Ted, moved to V1k-
ing, Canada, and farmed there. The
body was brought to the old home for
burial, interment taking place in the
Lumpkin cemetery.
The Soldiers and Sailors Relief
commission held its election of Off
GERS recently re-electing Hugh Math-
ews chairman and Alex Ivey, secre-
tary. VIM r. Snowden of Platte
vile, is the other member succeeding
the late John Draggs. The greater
portion of the commission funds now
disbursed go to widows of veterans.
Andrew Roberts of Bloomington,
aged 20, was brought here early on
Tuesday of last week by DR.. Baldwin.
The old gentleman was suffering from
hernia in bad form. An operation
was performed at Doolittle hospital 2
local anesthetic being used. MT.
Roberts was conscious and laughed
and joked throughout the entire oDer-
alton
Melvin Bonn and George Taylor
left Thursday for two happy days at
the Boscobel fair. Melvin recently
returned from Milwaukee where he