Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-27

Ellis Schmidt of Oconomowoc is.
VISITING his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jno.
Schmidt. 80 80
Chas Gardner of Madison. is here
visiting his sitter, Mrs. Fred Hall. and
other relatives. ''''N'
Lucille Sweeney OF this city, under
went a .tonsil removal operation by
Dr. Fowler Saturday.
Master Shirley Horton of Fenni-
more, visited over Sunday with his
cousin Richard Orion.
Mrs. II. Lee Ellis and G. w. Burrows
and wife departed yesterday for Bos-
cobel to spend the day.
L. p. Eastman and family motored
10 Chicago last Wednesday making
the trip in seven hours.
Ernest Rumble of this city, under
went an abdominal operation at Doo-
little hospital yesterday.
Miss Florence Fisher OF Livingston,
was guest last week of her sister,
at the Ala farm east of town
| Emory Abby of Ashland, Neb., re-
turned home Monday having visited
MS grandmother, Mrs. Jane Grebe
Misses Doris Cook and Alta Hill
visited at the Sam Galbraith home
last week returning to Montfort Mon
day.
Mrs. Earl Groetzinger of Chiffon,
Wis, and Henry Rothschild of St.
Paul, are at the Rothschild home for
short time.
The Harvey Abrams farm of 225 ac-
res in the north city limits was sold
Monday to Gus Hesselman of Dyers-
vile, Ia
Miss Clara Budd of Minneapolis, re-
turned home Saturday having been
here to attend the funeral of her sis
ter, Mrs. Sprague.
DR.. Rush Godfrey reports a baby
girl at the Paul Smith home in So.
! Lancaster. The little visitor came on
/ Saturday morning
Marion and Catherine Walker of FIT.
Pierre, S. d.. visited their grandmoth-
/ er, Mrs. Sophia Walker, and other
relatives here last week.
Mrs. VIM Duncan received word
this week that her brother, Andrew
G. Grill of German-Austria, had died
of wounds received in battle.
Miss Mary McKelvey and VIM. Nc
/ Kelvey went to the home of their
brother John near Potosi, Saturday,
/ to visit for couple of weeks.
Mrs. Chas. Lisherness and daugh-
ter, Ruth, arrived here Friday from
Baldwin, Kas., enrOute to Minneapo-
/ lis where they will make their future
/ home.
4 Percy Eastman residing east of the
| city, was cutting posts Saturday
when the axe blade slipped and struck
his right shin INJECTING a painful but
not severe injury
Ned Culver and four children of
Dickinson, N. d., are visiting rela-
tives here and near Platteville. Ned
is son of L. d. Culver. They remain
over the Big Badger fair.
Herman Roesch of Danville, ILL.,,
brother of Mrs. Geo. Cardey, died on
Saturday, August 23rd. Mr.. Roesch
was former resident of Boice Creek.
He was IA years old and unmarried.
Miss Minnie Caspers went to Chi
! cago last week and entered the Gregg
Business school where she will take
commercial course this fall and
winter. Miss Irene Caspers accom-
panied her sister for weeks visit
in Chicago.
Mrs JOS Chapman and Kern knight
returned to Milton Jet, yesterday,
having visited at the Collins Chap
man home in Waterloo. Mrs Collins
| Chapman was thrown from a rig two
weeks ago and fractured an arm but
is getting better.
Howard Willoughby and Willard
Busser, employed on the Bennett
farm in No. Lancaster, went to Mad
ison, Monday, to visit friends. Mel
vim and Mona Doyle, guests of Chas.
BENEFITS, went TO Butler, Wis.
Mrs F. B. Calls and daughter,
Margaret, motored to Milwaukee with
Foss Stephens who came down to
Montfort from Minneapolis to attend
the Chandler funeral. The party took
Ed. Chandler back to Milwaukee in
the car.
G. w. Oleson and wife of Barron,
| Wis, are visiting their relatives and
friends here and at Fennimore this
week Charley formerly lived here
and worked on--the Herald He then
tried farming between Lancaster and
Fennimore but made up his mind to
go north. He bought a farm miles
from Barron and has made good He
sold out and is now on the retired
| list. His vile is w. HI. Roses Oldest
daughter. ***
Mrs. Lois Sanger SpragUe, daughter
of Mrs. Helen Budd Taylor of this
city, died Monday of last week at
Minneapolis. Mrs. Sprague was 40
years old The body was brought to
Lancaster fer burial which took place
Thursday. The Revs. Arhelger and
Weyhrauch conducted the funeral
services.
Mrs Fred Philbrick invited few
friends in Tor supper Thursday even
ing the occasion being Fred's birth
day. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Suttle, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Damn, Henry Belscamper, Berna
Knobel and the host and hostess. Mr.
Philbrick was completely surprised
but rallied and made the guests feel
thoroughly at home. The time passed
very pleasantly.
Louis Perleth of Dubuque. a train
man on the Milwaukee road is in
the county jail awaiting trial on
81 900 bonds. Perleth, 25 years and
married, went to dance at James
town on Tuesday night 1t is al
legged that in a drunken state he
drew a SO caliber pistol on one Ernest