Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-02-18
LOCALS

DR.. A. B. Cook attended dental
convention in Milwaukee, last week.
Mrs. VIM. Chamberlain of Fennf-
more was an over Wednesday in the
county seat.
Miss Elizabeth Mccoy of the uni
Verslty, visited last week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. e. Mccoy.
Evans Barnett came home Thursday
from the university law school to visit
here for a few days.
Dorman Duncan Of Madison. was
here last week to see his mother who
was a convalescent from influenza.
Lewis Wilkinson of Mt. Hope, has
been here for the past week taking a
lew treatments at the sanitarium.
Mrs. VIM. j. Faber of Sitter. who
was formerly Miss lea Washburn. a
rural school supervisor, was I.ancas-
ter visitor between trains, Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Schleppergrell
returned to their home in Sheridan
MO-, on Saturday, following months
residence in Lancaster
Mrs. Nelson Baker of EIIenboro. de-
parted. Thursday for Fennimore to
make visit of several DAYS at the
George Goss home.
L. B. Roesch, the Hurricane breeder
of purebred Holstein cattle, was in
attendance at the Baltic & Rector big
sale at Preston, last Thursday.
Miss Ruby Bennett Of the univers
ity whose home is in Fennimore. was
weekend guest of Miss Eta Ben
nett OF this city.
Mrs. Louis Moen of Edgerton, Wis,
was here last week to take home the
body OF her daughter, Lura who died
at the asylum, on Friday.
John Druen and daughter, Mrs. w
H. Schumacher, returned to their home
in Garnavillo, Iowa, Saturday, having
been here to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Mary ]. Hinson.
Mrs. Sarah Kern who had been
visitor with her son, JOS. Kern of
Five Points, departed on Wednesday
for Houston, Texas, to visit another
son, George Kern.
Mrs. J. c. Taylor a visitor with Mrs
S. r. Greene, left Thursday noon for
New York Mrs. Taylor expects to
sail March Is to join her husband in
London.
Charles Knobel and family have
left Cobb and will locate in Valpar-
also, Indiana, where Mr.. Knobel has
a position as manager Of a meat
market. Their daughter, Miss Marcia,
will attend the university in that city
The Knox Auto Company have been
receiving a number of new Stude-
bakers which find ready disposal
Last week Messrs. Knox, Roth, Grebe
and Kemmer, all went to Detroit 10
drive out a bunch of new cars.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Brandemuhl
and daughter Ruth, departed Thurs
day for Mason City, Iowa, being called
there by the serious illness of Mrs.
BrandemuhPs brother, Frank Swedan-
ski, who has the flu in a severe form.
Dan Kinney's mother, Mrs. Alfred
Kinney, died at Spokane, Wash, last
week. Mrs. Kinney was an old res
ident of Bloomington and Lancaster
Nine years ago Mr.. and Mrs Kinney
moved to Washington. Mr.. Kinney
is SO and his wife was 70. They had
been married 81 years.
Miss Pearl Poland departed Thurs
day for Fennimore where she will be
connected with the State Bank of
that city Miss Poland has been an
assistant in the county registers
office for three years past and has
made many friends. She is agreeable
and efficient and therefore should
succeed anywhere.
Mrs. H. Lee Ellis entertained at
$50 o'clock dinner last Wednesday
evening in honor of Miss Pearl Poland
who left Thursday for her future
home in Fennimore. Those present
were:: Misses Pearl Poland, Charlotte
Grebe, Myrl Burrows, Helen Kiley,
and Mrs. Ellis and her mother, Mrs.
Rosamonde Lee.
John Klarman of South Lancaster
sold his 40 acre place 6 miles south
west near the Hurricane, to Dave
Spease the deal being closed on Sat
urday. Possession will be given by
March LIST. The consideration was at
a good figure. The friends of the new
owners will be glad that they decided
to remain in Wisconsin and Grant
county and hope also that the klar-
mans find something to their liking
without moving away.
Frank Niemer of Sunset Farm, 3
miles northeast of Cassville, was IN
Lancaster. Thursday enroute to the
Bailie-Rector sale at Preston. The
Niemer boys specialize in the best
having nothing but pure-bred stock on
their place. Their lines are Percheron
horses. Holstein cattle, Poland CHINA
swine and White Leghorn chickens
The Niemer boys are good advertisers
and in consequence have received
orders from points as far away as
Massachusetts, One order generally
means another later on.
Clarenc Macke, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Macke of South Lancaster, and
Vera Burr, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. d. Burr of Little Grant, were
married last Wednesday at the Pres
byterian manse in this city The Rev
DR.. William Harberts officiated using
the ring ceremony. The witnesses
were Walter Macke, brother OF the
groom and Kathryn Burr, sister OF
the groom Mr.. and Mrs. Macke will
be at home on the Macke farm in So
Lancaster after March 1st. Albert