Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-12

nome. Supt. E. j. Young and family
occupy the Roberts residence. On
Monday of last week the o. E. S. gave
farewell party in Mrs. Roberts
nonor. This was 6 o'clock potluck
supper. Other invited guests of hon
or were Harry Gingrich and Ed.
Rumpf, returned members from the
Y. 5. service. Mrs Roberts was pre-
sented with beautiful Star pin as a
reminder of the occasion. A very
pleasant time was had by those pres
ent
Lewis Bendorf has sold his farm of
24O acres to Ray Peterson who takes
! possession this month. The place is
] known as the old Jas. French farm in
Potosi township and is considered one
OF the best improved farms in the
| county. Mr.. BenGorf and wife will
/ move to town and will reside on the
| Drinkwater place in the west part Of
town for the summer
JOS G. Bailie went to Fennimore
Friday, to transfer several head of
Holsteins he had purchased the day
before at the Frank Horton sale, to
his farm near Preston Mr.. Bailie and
Fred Rector, tenant on the farm, have
fine herd of the celebrated Hol-
stems, and the five head purchased at
the Horton sale will make a valuable
addition.
Jesse Crossley who recently moved
here from Michigan and is located in
the Hore property in the east part of
town, had the misfortune to fall and
sprain his left wrist quite severely
An icy walk was responsible. Mr.
/ NnOc ,-In he, Al, ~.
place of 200 acres in the town of Ell
lenboro. He will begin farming soon
Herman Bruss has sold his prop
erty to Thos. Carmody and resigned
at the DObsOn store. Mr. and Mrs
! Bruss will visit their brother, Frank
Bruss, at Centerville, Miss, and if
they like that locality will locate
there. Forthe present they will store
their goods.
Sundays were visible at two spots
in the sky last Thursday morning
The encyclopedia gives no explana-
ton in regard to weather changes
saying that the phenomena is due to
the intersection of two or more halos
around the sun.
Leo Mccormick visited relatives in
this city last week preparatory to
leaving for Volga City, Iowa, where
he has a good opening as garage man
ager. Leo's army experience as gas
engine mechanic will prove invalu-
able to him wherever he goes.
Geo. Keehner & Sons of Potosi, sold
two pure-bred Angus bulls to Min
eral Point parties last week. The an
imals were shipped from Lancaster
Monday. They were very good offer
ings.
Mrs. Frank Heidel and family of
Highland and Mrs. Catherine Thomp-
son of Dubuque, returned to their re-
spective homes Monday They were
here attending the funeral of Mrs
McBrien.
Robert Gerhardt, who has been in
the navy and stationed near New
York City, arrived here Thursday for
visit at the home of his sister, Mrs
Clyde Suttle. He has been released
! from duty in the navy.
The following high school teach
ers attended the teachers institute at
Madison: Misses Buell., Metcalf, Bak-
err, Amundson and Owen. The ses-
sions were held on Friday and Sat-
urday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McBrien re-
turned to their home in Chicago, Fri
day, after attending the funeral of
Mr.. McBrien's mother JOS McBrien
returned to his home at Minneapolis,
Thursday.
| Barney Long went to So. McGreg
or, Ia, the latter part of the week af-
! ter a few days visit here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Long.
Barney is employed by the Mid-Conti
mental Utilities Co.
Dist. Atty. r. M. Orchard went to
GAINESVILLE, last Thursday, where he
prosecuted the cases of Doescher and
Kobdisch, Platteville ex-saloon men,
/ who took a change of venue from the
local court to GAINESVILLE.
! Mrs. Jennie McKichan returned to
! her home in Fennimore, Friday, hav-
ing been here to visit her sister, Mrs.
]. H. Place. Mrs. Place has been quite
/ i'll for some time but is now GONZALES
cling.
/ Mrs. F. j. Glanville and little
daughter departed the latter part of
the week for Pittsburg, Pa, where
they will be guests at the home OF the
formers sister, Mrs. c. W. Hill, for a
time. {.
Private Wesley Hore returned to
this city Thursday evening after hav
ing received his discharge from the
service in the Panama Canal zone
where he has been stationed
Havelock Logue of Boscobel, was
here Tuesday for an operation by Dr.
Gault The surgeon removed a growth
in Mr.. Logue's nose and took out his
tonsils.
Mrs. Henry Sanders of Platteville,
an aunt of Mrs Arno Alt and sister
of Mrs. Will Kramer and Mrs. L. Wet
ter, died at her home last Saturday.
The funeral was held yesterday.
The engagement of LaVerne Sny-
der of Lancaster, and Miss Eva Mey-
thaler of Rockford, Ill.,, has been an
nounced Mr.. Snyder recently re-
turned from 331st Field Artillery.
Rev. Louis Schmidt was here last
week looking after shipment Of his
household goods to Van Vert. Ohio,
where the Schmidt family will make