Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-05-28
Local News

Yves. Miller an old Co. | boy. and
a member of the 32nd is back home.
Walter Woodman of Cassvillu, is
working at blacksmithing at Ellen
bore.
Miss Velma Stivarius visited with
friends at Fennimore Friday after
noon
Miss Esther Henkel accompanied
Mrs r. Sanders to Madison for a Wis
it, last Wednesday.
Earl Reynolds has returned home
from France. Earl was in the 32nd
division and is an old Co. l boy.
Rev. Arhelger attended the conven-
tion of the Madison district of the
Congregational church at Madison
last Thursday returning home Fri
day.
L. o. Addison, son of James Addi-
son, was kicked by horse last Sun
day, which resulted in a broken leg
above the ankle.-Bloomingto Rec
ord
The w. C. t. U. ladies wish to thank
all those who so generously contrib
Ribbon supper.
Mrs. Kate Muench and Mrs. G. H.
Adams were summoned to FenniEOre,
Mrs. Catherine Auchter.
Miss Jennie Kissell and Mrs. S. r.
Green accompanied the body of the i'm
FAINT of Mrs. j. A. Johnson to Mont
fort for burial. The baby was born
Thursday living day.
Jos. Turner reached home last
Wednesday via Platteville, from
France, where he has been for more
than year. Joe enlisted a year ago
last June with old Co. l, w. N. G.
A dance was held at the John Ertz
home in So. Lancaster Il st Wednes
day evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs
Celestine Pink, newly married. A
good time was had by all present.
Keith Monroe of Mt. Hope, son Of
Mrs. Geo. Monroe, has been taken to
Fennimore, nearer the Doctor. The
boy had an obstinate case of scarlet
fever with subsequent mastoid trOub-
le DIR. Gault feels certain he will re-
cover
Miss Jane Whiteside of Boscobel,
visited here last week with her aunt.
Mrs Frank Place. Miss Whiteside
was calledto Boscobel Saturday as
her father, ]. w. Whiteside, fell and
hurt himself, seriously.
j. X. Arnott of Madison, was here
last week in the interest of the North
ern Grant county Y. M. G. A. This
institution is develtp ped will do Y.
work among the young people of the
county on a rural plan which does
not involve buildings, etc.
The attention of the town chairmen,
village presidents and city mayors
is drawn to sec. 1880 of the statutes
which requires that the name of the
weed commissioner be ported to
the state department of agriculture.
Failure to make appointment carries
a heavy fine.
DR.. H. D. McLaurin of the 1st Bap-
fist church of Madison, has been Sc
lected as speaker at Boscobel for
Memorial Day and the graduating eX-
ercises. Dr. McLaurin spoke here
two years ago making a very favor
able impression.
The Rev. Guy Campbell of the M.
E. church was one of $4,000 ministers
to receive the program last week an
nouncing a campaign of social ideal
ism. The work comes from the ma
tional board of Bishops of the Meth
odist church and embraces general
advancement of the worlds workers.
Jacob Shelser of Hosper, Iowa, was
here Saturday on his way to Lancas-.
ter for visit with relatives. He says
farm lands in Iowa have increased
wonderfully in value, one farm close
to town recently selling for $500 an
acre and the buyer turning about and
dispOsing of the same for $780,
Times.
Claude Sayre or "Ponty," a former
employee of the Lancaster Light e.
Power company, was recently oper
ated upon for facial trouble at Cald-
we'll Kas. Mrs Sayre was on a Wis
it at Fennimore with her mother,
Mrs. S. Steinhofer, but left hurried
ly for Kansas upon hearing that her
husbands condition was not good.
Rural carrier examinations will be
held at Lancaster and Muscoda on
June 14th to fill positions at Fenni-
more, Lancaster and Muscoda. The
examination is open only to male
citizens who actually live in the coun-
ty Admission of women is limited to
those who are unmarried or the
wives of soldiers or sailors serving
in the present war.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kasper and Mrs
Emil Kasper and daughter Marie of
Liberty left Monday for Rochester,
Mimi, where Mrs. VIM Kasper will
undergo an operation 1OI SOlIIe dI
the Mayo Bros. hospital. Her many
friends here hope it may be success
full and eliminate her trouble. Miss
Mary goes for consultation. During
their absence Wills mother, Mrs.
Mary Kasper, and niece, Nora Kas-
per of Liberty, will look after the
things at home.-Times.
Mrs. Bert Fennel, Eugene Sawyer,
Mrs. Mark Cooper and Jess Sawyer
and families: spent Sunday at the
home of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. S. Sawyer A birthday dinner was
served in honor of the 18th birthday
of their er-Bloomington Record
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph Godfrey and
brother, William of St Paul, motored
south in the Franklin last Tuesday
for Davenport where they visited
Fred Godfrey for a week.
Marion wager of Bagley, was Lam
caster caller, Friday. Marion came ov-
err to meet Mrs. wager and son, Har-
ry, who returned from Milwaukee on
see