Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-10-29
Lancaster Notes.

.sN1: - lancaster last Thursday
MISS Edna Halferty, teacing at Fen
h here. ~ q iioln'
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Davies wer4
eaied to No.-Freedom last week By
s sae serious illness Of Mrs, Davies
Mrs: ". j. Brennan went q Mad
tson' Thursday, to spend a few DAYS
4 dent at the university. asks
4 8 y Mrs. Nelson Baker of DEff,eanboro
4 went to Fennimore the latter. part 81
the week for a visit at the home Of
ner daughter, Mrs. Geo. Goss. sst-
MT and Mrs. Joseph Winter OF
/ S t,I9 returned home yesterday
having ltN visited their son, Arthur Win
ter. Qf the Jos. Wright stock farm.
+ Jas. Sweeney and son Martin also
oscar Drew. went TO Montfort last
week where the former has con
1 tract for big job of mason work for
]. Richie -.-------.
Mrs. John 1Jeide and MRS. Conrad
Resperman went to. Fennimore on
Inur'sdayaof last week to visit their
Drothers Chas.s.r David and John
Napp, and other relatives.
Johns Hunstuck and wife of Marsh
ned We're here last week visiting
relatlVess and friends. They return
ed nome Tuesday and Henry Fuer-
stenDerg, went along for weeks Wis
it.
I Misses Florence and Grace Finne-
gan returned to their home in Fenni-
more, yesterday Miss Grace resigned
her position as bookkeeper in the
| Lancaster State Bank after three
weeks employment.
Geo. Jerrett departed yesterday for
Twin Falls, Idaho, where he will Wis
1t at the DR.. l.. H. Giffen home. Mrs.
Jerrett and son, Harry, went there
some time ago. The Jerretts expect
to winter in the west, probably in
| California
Mrs. John Schmidt of this city,
slipped on a rug in her home last
Thursday and struck the hardwood
floor with sufficient force to fracture
one of her wrists DR.. Rush Godfrey
who was called on the case, reports
the break as doing we'll
Assemblyman Roy Grindell has
been honored by being made curator
for three years of the Wisconsin His
| tOrical Society. Mr. Grindell has
NOAAO SO1LOIuCI I0S0dIcH WOrK
along historical lines. An appoint
ment to this board is unusual with so
young a man.
Mrs. A. j. Pipkin, who has spent
the past couple of months in Boston
and other points in the east, arrived
here Saturday and is a guest of Mr..
and Mrs. c. F. Budworth and family.
Mrs. Pipkin will spend some time
hnrn and Iotnr vui 20 10 s.
for the winter.
The Keller and Frye auction last
/ Wednesday brought total of S4.543
which was satisfactory to all con-
cerned. Some of the prices we're
binder 500; hayloader $50; heifer SIS;
4 chickens 81 cents; horses $110, $125 :;
pigs $50, $50; spring pigs ST.; COWS
$50 and $116.
Joe c. Boyle and wife left Saturday
for Chicago where they will visit
friends and relatives for a week be-
fore returning to their home in Port
land, Ore. Joe has spent the past two
months with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Boyle
Relatives here have news of the
birth of a son to Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Day of Lancaster. The boy.
John Irwin Day, arrived Oct. 14-1st
anniversary of the marriage of his
parents. Mrs. Day used to be Miss
Marie Irwin.-Cassville Index.
/ Visitors at the W. D. Rath home
were Mr. and Mrs. r. J. Lewis of
Fennimore and Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton
Lewis of Lancaster. Mrs. Lewis Sr.
was there week and Mrs. Lewis Jr.
few days. Men folks came Satur-
day and all went home Sunday-Cass-
vile Index.
number of Farmers Telephone
representatives attended the hearing
at Madison last Thursday morning.
4 Among those present were: Anton
Vogt, BeetOwn; JOS. Walsh, Tenny-
SON.; F. E. Murphy, Lancaster; Thos
Metcalf, Glen Haven and j. A. Jamison
of BeetOwn. The commission has not
rendered an opinion as to the advance
in rates as certain points remain to
be cleared up. ~
Mrs. George Clementson and Mrs.
Francis Burr left Friday for st. Cloud
MIMI, where they will visit Mrs.
Clementson's~ sister, Mrs Dr. Brig
ham. Mrs. Clementson will return
soon but Mrs.IaBurr remains for the
winter as company for Mrs Brigham
who lost her husband a few months
ago. The Judge took the ladies as far
as La Crosse returning home .Satur-
day.
H. S. Rhodes drove out Friday ev-
ening from Freeport, ILL.,, with a
brand-new motor hearse of the latest
model. The hearse was purchased
from the John w. Henney company,
a concern specializing in fine carriage
and auto body work. The color is
two-tone gray with nickel fittings and
Circassion walnut interior. The mo-
tor equipment is especially design
ed for vehicle of this type being
powerful and adapted for moderate
speeds. The general attachments
are of the latest design. The motor
equipment will no doubt prove to be
a valued accessory to the Rhodes I'm
dertaking parlors.
Ed. Oleson had very satisfactory
sale last Wednesday at his place west
of the city. From 81 acres Mr.. Ole
son had enough stuff to bring him
1 $500 and he had already sold 81 600
worth of hogs previous to the sale
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