Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-06-11
Lancaster Notes.


Thos. Longbotham was a guest at
the Al. Payne home the week-en
Mrs. Otto Cook of Montfort, visited
over Sunday at the Bert Cook home.
DR.. Roy Fischer of Columbia Uni
versity, N. ", came last week for a
visit with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Rothschild of
Beryeley, Calf, are here to care for
Miss Florence Rothschild.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney and children
went to Chicago, Friday, having Wis
tied F. G.. Burr and wife for a week.
Miss Wilma Bartholomew of Fen
nimore, visited her aunc, Mrs Will
Tiller, Saturday returning Sunday
Benz. Kubly of California, a broth
ar of Mrs. VIM. Burr, has been visit
ing here on his return home from
France.
Leroy Durni departed Monday for
Lake Geneva where he will visit for
a month with Albert Weyhrauch and
other friends
Miss Elva Neff, county school super
visor, leaves soon for Chicago where
she will study art during the sum-
mer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Willard of Sc
attic, have been visiting relatives
here. Mrs. Wizards mother, Mrs
Florence Lane, resides in Cedar Falls,
Wash
The visiting program members for
the Livestock meeting left Wednes-
day noon the event having been post
pOned due to the unusual bad wealth
er conditions
Misses Marie Mccarthy and Elva
Doll left Thursday for Dubuque where
they took the train for Des Moines,
Iowa. They will visit Miss Marie's
cousin, Miss Marion Flynn, for a few
days.
Walter Kuster of Rockville, was a
Herald caller last Wednesday Mr.
Kuster is specializing in pure bred
Aberdeen-Angus cattle and doing very
we'll. He left us a nice order for
farm stationery
Frank Whitney and family of Eagle
Grove, Iowa, were the guests last
week of F. c. Burr. Mr.. Whitney is
Mrs Burr's brother. He is Chief
Train Dispatcher for the Northwest
ern at Eagle Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Ellis were in Ian
caster Saturday, preparing to locate
here. They spent Sunday at Preston.
For some time past the Ellis family
have lived in the west.
Fred Nehls has bought the Herman
Buchner place where he has rented
for some time. This is an old house
but a fine location and Mr.. Nehls
keeps the yard in perfect condition.
The consideration was said to have
been $4,000.
T. S. Blewett and wife departed on
Wednesday for Seattle, Wash. They
will make several stops enroute one
of which will be Yellowstone park. 1t
is hoped that the change of climate
will be beneficial to Toms health
Ed. L. Vesperman of Ellenboro, was
Herald visitor last Wednesday in
cidentally ordering farm stationery
Mr. Vesperman's place is called Ell
| lenboro Stock Farm" and is well
named as the proprietor is an indus
trious and enterprising farmer.
DR.. Carl Walker left Saturday for
Minnesota Dental college at Mime
! apolis where he will take post-grad-
uate work for a week or more. Mrs.
Walker will visit and vacation in the
city while the doctor attends school.
Later in the summer DR.. Walker
plans to attend a postgraduate
course in Chicago.
A watch lost ad from. Cassville adj
vertised in last weeks Herald found
quick results as Carl Brandemuhl
brought the watch in Saturday The
watch and bracelet had been run ov-
er as it lay in the road and was al
most ruined but the owner was glad
to get it back again.
James Huff of No. Lancaster, was
a Herald visitor last Wednesday.
! James hasn't seen any cyclones this
year and records that he doesn't want
to see any-last years experience be-
! ing a "mouthful." Incidentally
barn dance is planned for the Huff
barn on the 18th, tomorrow night, and
the Delco folks are going to light the
place. Therell be good music and
lots of it, Jim says.
County Supt. Young was in Bloom
ington, Monday and Tuesday and Liv
ingston Thursday and Friday holding
teachers examinations. That is he
was there but no teachers were pres
ent to take the exams. The law re-
quires examinations at specified points
each year but Mr.. Young says that
few if any appear. Most of the teach
ers attain their certificates by having
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Geo. Allen of miles west of Liv-
ingston, was here between trains Sat-
urday to get pipe coupling. Mr.. AL
len is finishing rock reservoir on
his place that is SKIS and feet high.
1t will have a capacity of 5000 gal
Ions. 100 feet of pipe will convey the
water to the stock tanks and milking
machine. Mr.. Allen is progressive
and hospitable farmer and the Her
aid man is surely going to accept his
invitation to call some of these days.
| Miss Kate eastman and Miss Ellen
Johnson left Thursday for Vancouv-
err. Wash, where they will visit Miss
Mae Tobler for an indefinite period.
The ladies travel via St. Paul and
from there enter Canada at Portal.
Their trip will be over the c. P. R
highway of great scenic interest.
They will probably return through
the western states taking in the many
points of interest. Their many
! friends here wish them pleasant
and interesting journey.
Some of the big guns of the live