Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-01-21
LOCALS;

Harvey julius of Libertx,mxva adm
town last Thursday for the first tim 1Ia
IN about five weeks. Shortly = FfoT
moving on the Geo. Wenzel Mare
which Mr.. julius recently bought Mrs
julius and four children were gstricks
en- with scarlet fever in a yirnler+
form. Mr.. Julius was the only we'll
one in the family and he had his
hands full nursing the sick. last
week the quarantine was lifted with
all apparently recovered from their
severe siege.
Miss Margaret Taylor returned to
Iowa City, Iowa, Friday morning fol-
lowing a pleasant holiday visit at the
parental 5. H. Taylor home. Miss
Margaret has been appointed bacter-
loioglst 1or the department of epidem-
lology under DR.. E. G. eBirge who is
son OF PRESIDENT Berge of Wiscon-
sin university. This department con
ducts research work in the causes of
epidemic diseases. Miss Taylor ex-
poets to come home on another visit
in July.
Mrs. Ed. Cornwall of Madison re-
turned home Friday having been here
for three weeks with her daughter
Mrs. Jess Day. Mrs. Day was a suf-
ferer with blood poisoning in her left
hand coming from infection in an
ingroWing finger nail. The physician
attributed the infection to dressing a
chicken about month ago. The pois-
oning was of a severe nature but at
present Mrs. Day is doing we'll.
The county state road and bridge
committee met yesterday to consider
applications for positions as patrol
men on the 43 sections in Grant Co
One or more applications were re-
celved from every section except that
around Muscoda and Blue River. Here
six roads await men. The Burton-Po-
tosi road is also without an applicant
The list of appointments will appear
next week.
Alma and Leo Henkel were host
and hostess at six o'clock supper
Saturday evening to twelve young
people of the Bethlehem Ev. congre-
cation. This entertainment was the
first of a series of chain teas. Several
weeks ago Miss Henkel entertained
the church choir of twenty members
at a cafeteria supper.
The Rev. Harvey Kephart and wife
and son, Newell, of Aurelia, Iowa, Wis
tied here with Ora Place last week
departing yesterday for Marshfield
Oregon, where Rev. Kephart accepts
the pastorate of the Methodist church
there. Rev. Kcphart is Mrs Places
brother.
Albert Wiedenbeck ST., whose ill
ness has been matter of concern to
his friends for many months, was TAX
en- to Doolittle hospital last Wednes-
day Up to Sunday there was little
change in Mr. Wiedenbeck's condition
John Day had the misfortune to lose
his Franklin car in fire at Flueck-
ner garage, Dubuque, when a number
of cars were destroyed with a loss OF
$4,000. Johns care was on the sec
ond floor and could not be rescued. II
was partially insured.
The many friends in Grant county
of Mrs. Hannah Peacock will be in
trested in knowing that she was mar
ried before Christmas to Mr.. j. H
Healey. They are at home at TAI Fill
more ST.. San Francisco. Calf. #s:a
The Delco boys, Zenz, Knapp and
Guthrie, left Thursday for Madison
where a state convention of dealers
for this concern was held last week
end
New Herald subscribers are jacob
Hahn, Lancaster; Ora Welsh, Lancas-
ter; Portia Showalter, Livingston: H
b. Uppena, Rockville; Mamie Stuer
Platteville; Gel. Rupp, Potosi An
drew Ames, Potosi.
Mrs. Arch Gibson went to Cuba
City, Thursday, to visit the, weekend
at home Mrs. Chas. Jewell accom-
panied Mrs. Gibson as far as Fenni-
more
Mrs Nelson Deming and little
daughter of New London, Wis, re-
turned home Friday having visited al
the parental Stephens home.
Miss Genevieve Moran departed on
Thursday for Madison to visit at the
Chas. rockingham home for a few
days.
DR.. Eckert is gradually recovering
from his recent severe illness.
Robert Reynolds and wife were
Montfort callers, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Rhodes We're
Fennimore callers, Thursday.