Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-22
Local News

many uayS WAIHOuC 1000 or water on
the open Pacific. Sampson was a.
sailor on the steamer Damaru which
was struck by lightning off the coast
of Guam, PHILIPPINE Islands. Thouob
the vessel was but 20 miles from tho
shore prevailing winds prevented the
lifeboats from making shore and thav
drifted 1,200 miles. Thirty-two mon
started but only eleven survived. The
others died from starvation or be-
came insane and jumped overheard
The men caught fish and rugged .
clumsy stove to cook them with Pain
fell all about them but none in their
boat. \ SIMPSONS brother. Harold
was among those to perish. The SIR
vivors were finally picked I'D by a
passing steamer.
Several influenza cases developed
IN and near the city last week. DR..
G. S. Moore was i'll Thursday Art
Bass and wife living miles wast
were taken sick the same day. Mrs
Geo. Addison of Boice Creek. has
been i'll with influenza.
The home of Mrs. Frank Marshall
was released from smallpox auaran-
tine on Tuesday last for the first time
since Thanksgiving day, when Miss
Nellie Marshall, the formers niece
took i'll. Mrs. Marshall took sick with
the same disease exactly 21 DAYS lat
er. Mrs. Marshall and her niece have
now entirely recovered from the dis
ease.
arthur Flitsch of Waterloo, is the
proud father of a bouncing baby boy
I'M nG Il
doing splendidly JOS Bendorf and
wife. OF Lancaster, are the happy
grandparents of this youngster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kaap of Little
Grant, are the happy parents of boy
born Sunday of last week
Henry Reeves of Gays Mills. was
here Friday on legal business. Mr..
Reeves left for home on the noon
train expecting to reach there Sat-
urday. Less than so miles across
country but it took nearly a day to
reach there. Mr.. Reeves went via
Fernimore, Woodman, Wauzeka and
up the KickapOo. y
A new department is this week ad-
ded to the Herald's news service
Grant County Farmers" We feel
that our thousands of readers will
like this news, and will enjoy reading
it. It is on page two of this issue.
Live farm stuff there.
Mrs. Carrie Waters Of Platteville
was a weekend guest at the ]. B.
Horsfall home.
Mrs. Vic HOlzmiller and children
Harold and Monica went to Dodge
vile Friday for visit with relatives.
[. D. Eastman shipped two fine
pigs out on Friday by express the con-
signment going to Jas. Davidson OF
Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs Robt. Reynolds Wis
tied friends in Sitter, Friday.
John Rafferty, visited the weekend
at Cobb with his friend, Kenneth
Lang.
Miss Helen McNair of Houghton
Mich, came Friday evening to visit
her grandmother, Mrs. M. ]. McNair
Miss Bessie McNair met the guest at
MOntfort Junction.
G. A. Perrin of Beetown, was at
Wauzeka last week attending the fu-
neral of his brother, Ed. r. Perrin
who was buried Wednesday. The de-
ceased was nearly 50 years old and
his death was due to heart trouble
He was born and reared at Burton
There are number of surviving
brothers and sisters.
Mrs. A. ]. Pipkin left Saturday for
Fennimore where she will visit rela-
tives for a week.
Misses Goble and Austin visited at
Montfort, Saturday.
l. A Clark went to Chicago on Sun
day. He attended to the shipping OF
his new auto, a 74-horse power Mar
mon. He says this is his best car, UP
L., frn ~ NOV n
buy a better.
A new schedule Of rates went into
effect one minute after midnight last
night. Next week we shall give some
of the particulars of the hew arrange
ment. Safe to say, the county toll
rate is perceptibly lower, and in some
instances the long distance tool is re-
dL sed. 1t seems that the new tariff is
in the nature of more equitable re-
adjustment.
The stork left a baby girl at the
Chas. Erwin home in South Lancas-
ter, on Saturday, Jan. IS.
L J. Martin, whose home is at Mad
ison, arrived in this city last Thurs
day for a visit with the Pat May fam
lily Mr.. Martin has been stationed in
the army at Newport News, Va, and
now has his discharge.
walter Velk of Chicago, is visiting
at the Louis Schneider home in this
city. Mr.. Velk has just been dis
charged from the service.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Hall are the
parents of a baby boy, born Satur-
day, Jan. IL.
Burnell Suttle who has been in
structor in submarine listening at
New London, Conn, received his dis
charge and returned here Friday.
Friends of Mrs. t. E. Bray will be
pleased to know that she is now rap
idly improving after serious illness
of pneumonia.
Mrs. Lincoln Ellis of Dubuque, ar
rived Monday for a visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. Hilda Gratz.
Paul Edwards arrived Monday
noon from Mt. Pleasant, S. G. where
he has been stationed in the navy. He
has received his discharge.
Il. H. Hyde went to Milwaukee on
business, Saturday.
c+i+zar visitors here Saturday were