Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19
Local News

MIS- w. y. Ballle Visited friends in
Fennimore, Wednesday.
The big U. S. war exposition will
show at Milwaukee March 20 to 81.
Mrs. Alice Walker went to Fen
nimore, Wednesday, to visit her niece
Mrs. AL. Doeringsfeld
VIM. Galloway has bought the old
Baptist parsonage and will reside
there.
The board of asylum trustees met
here Tuesday and Wednesday of last
week.
Mrs John Lee Wright went to Bos
cobel, Wednesday, to visit her moth
eT.
The local board for Grant county
has orders to close its affairs up by
March 31st.
Miss Katie Finnegan underwent
serious operation at the Doolittle hos
pital last Wednesday morning.
Hugh Pritchett has bought the 1870
acre Wepking place 61a miles east of
town and is in possession.
The government is earnestly re-
questing all holders of war savings
stamps to continue holding them and
not to convert them into cash.
Thos. Harris, a Mineral Point
Blacksmith, has moved here and en-
tered the Henry Belz shop. He is To-
Gated in the Ralph Place house.
The Bailie Auto Co. has sold two
Chevrolets, one baby grand, to Jake
Schuster, and a small touring car to
Robt. Bailie.
Earl Green and wife left Lancaster
Wednesday for Monroe where they
will visit for a few DAYS. Mr.. Green
will locate in Milwaukee.
]. P. Zenz assisted by H. ]. Cas-
pers went to Rewey Wednesday, to
install a 160 ampere Delco lighting
plant for T. H. Mathews, a farmer.
Frank Calls went via Madison to
Muscoda, Friday, to convey Mrs. Jul
la McAllister of that place back to
Mendoza asylum. The lady was ex-
amined and pronounced insane.
John M Stone and wife went to
Fennimore, Thursday, to see the for
mer's step-mother, Mrs. Martha
Stone, whose condition is serious
Mrs. Stone is SO years old
Uncle Sam needs mail carriers at
Cuba, Livingston and Sitter and ex-
aminations will be held at Lancas-
ter, Platteville and Prairie du Chen
or April 18th.
Ro1la Day has returned from over
seas and is again in charge of the
restaurant. His many friends will
be pleased to see him home again
ROlla was overseas seven months and
landed at Newport News, Feb. 9th.
Judge Clementson had his 18th
birthday last Thursday evening the
same being David Crichton's birth
day. A little dinner party took place
at the judges home with Mr.. Crichton
as a guest of the evening.
Parke Knapp's service truck is re-
splendent with a new coat of khaki
color gold trimming and letter and
red wheels. 1t is a classy little job
and the work of Geo. @. Sykes, our
eminent decorator.
Ed Stephens of the water plant, is
mourning the loss of his Saturday
nights groceries taken from his car
while he was at the Grand theatre.
Mr.. Stephens suspects certain party
but will not act until he has positive
proof
Mrs. Laura Beale of Chicago, a
daughter of George T. Walker, a for
ter, spent the past several weeks in
and around Lancaster visiting rela-
tives and renewing old acquaintance
eS.
A couple of weeks ago Mrs. AL.
Morse advertised for a very valuable
bar pin as lost and had the pleasure
of finding it in her wardrobe where
it had fallen. Mrs. Morse insists that
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find.
His friends will be pleased to learn
that Frank C.. Meyer is expected home
about the last of March. Mr.. Meyer
has been in Virginia for several
months assisting his sister, Mrs.
Catherine Nathan, in closing up the
estate of the late Edward Nathan
Howard Jordan visited his aunt and
uncle here last week before going to
Mountain Grove, Mo-, where his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Jordan, re-
side. Howard went overseas last
July and was in France six months.
He was recently discharged from the
service.
The Lancaster Jazz orchestra play
ed at Dodgeville Friday night a week
ago the occasion being a homecom-
ing party given by the Red Cross Ia
dies to the returned soldiers. David
James and ALI. Cookson of Montfort,
gave short talks. The orchestra re-
ceived praise for their work.
County Agent Davies was a busy
man last week. On Tuesday and
Wednesday he conducted institute at
Fennimore and followed up likewise
at Bloomington on Thursday and Fri
day. Saturday he went to Patch
Grove with grain show and farm
ers meeting.
John Bracket has sold his $50 &C
re farm to Andrew Browning of Mt
Hope who has already taken posses
sion. Mr. Bracket takes the Brown
ing property in town on the deal but
will rent it to his brother-in-law and
spend the summer on the Chas. Will
son place of % acres or the Beetown
road Mr.. Bracket will Try peas and
small farming for this year but may
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