Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-08-04
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Local Items

return oH rrluay from Mason CITY
Ia where they attended the Greaf
Lakes Shooting Tournament. Hickok
was placed IN the II yard handicap
ana won nrst gun In his class. He
was rated as a 50 per. cent shot
John kehner of Potosi underwent
tonslllectomy at Doolittle hospital.
Monday.
The Interstate Power company m
loaded material for a new limo -
Bloomington. The route will he oveT
the hills and the line completed some
time this fall or winter. The Bloom
ington municipal plant now onerat-
ing as direct current 22O volt svs-
tenn will be converted to standard al
ternating 10 and 22O volt system
L. A. Clark and wife. J. G. DooIit-
tie and wife and children, A. H Tru-
lit, David Crichton and A. L Sher-
man attended the performance Of
Robin Hood at Prairie du Chen SIM
day evening The party were much
pleased with the opera and perform
ance,
JOS. Bendorf, Earl Sturmer Thos
Metcalf and r. M. Austin attended the
meeting OF the railroad commission at
Madison last Tuesday. The men rem
resented the Farmers Telephone Co.
in the hearing on physical connection
between the two Lancaster systems.
Carl Williams, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Williams, will soon undergo an
operation for removal of dead bone
in his right arm near the shoulder.
The condition is due to a fall from a
horse some weeks ago following
which an adscess formed.
Burr Walker bought new Nash at
the Bailie agency last week as a ne
cessary step in his motoring plans.
Burr and family will leave next
month with Andrew Zenz and family
for California. The trip will be made
via motor car.
Mrs. Anime Showalter departed for
Madison, Sunday, where she is Wis
ting her son, Claude. From Madison
Mrs. Showaltor and daughter, Leone,
go to Duluth to visit the formers
brother for a week or so.
Dr. Fl. j. Mclaughlin of Blooming
ton, motored over Saturday with
Misses Nora and Lucille Stanton who
took the morning train for their home
in Reedsburg. The girls had visited
for the week at DR.. McLaughlin's
Miss Helen Steil was a Monday pas
senger for Bismarck, N. D., where her
father, John Steil, is bridge foreman
Miss Helen was met at Minneapolis
yesterday morning by her father.
Otto Behncke has been limping for
several weeks from an injury re-
ceived by one foot when an extension
ladder dropped and crushed the mem
Der breaking the instep bones.
c. B. Ziegler and wife and daugh-
ter, Helen, departed Thursday noon
for Minneapolis Following visit
there they go to New London, Mil
waukee and Chicago.
c. H. Baxter on Monday sold 40
head of 9-year-old steers raised on
the old Mckenzie farm to B. F. Walk
er of Fennimore. The steers brought
a total of $9,076.80.
Miss Margaret Peacock of Sparta,
visited last week at the James Petty
home here leaving Monday for Chi
cago where she will buy goods before
returning home.
Miss Nina Mcmahon, nurse in
Passavant hospital, Chicago, returned
Saturday to her work having visited
for month at the VIM. Mcmahon
home.
Mrs. w. c. Cartwright and Miss
Janice Eastman went to Madison on
ell by Mrs. Glenn Stephens of that
city.
Miss Flavia Curtis of Mitchell, S.
D.. who has been visiting old friends
at Fennimore, visited at the Mrs.
Chas. Weber home here over Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Avery, visiting her
sister, Mrs. W. w. Reese for two
weeks, returned Saturday to her du-
ties at Mercy hospital, Dubuque.
Mrs. Anna Stockert and daughter,
Sabina, of Bloomington, visited Mrs.
Jos. Hoffman here last week, gong
to Boscobel on Friday.
Mrs. Marie Gard returned to her
home in Cobb, Saturday, following a
brief visit With her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Henry Williams.
Mrs Arthur A.. Knapp and son. Bill
lie, left on Wednesday for Mlnneapo-
lis where they are visiting at the par
entail Lathrop home.
At the recent meeting OF the he
bekah lodge Mrs. John Diesel ana
Miss .Genevieve Huff were indicted IN
to full membership.
Gretchen Heidel and Catherine Nc
Govern of Highland visited last week
at the Earl Showalter home here re-
turning Saturday
DIR. James Fowler and family de-
parted yesterday for Devils Lake and
Kilbourn where they will camp out
until Saturday.
Mrs. Clara Hodoval and daughter
OLGA. left Thursday for Oxford Jet,
and other Iowa points where they VIII
visit relatives. c...
Mrs. A. H. Christian OF Bay CITY
Mich. returned home Monday follow
ing a weeks visit with her sister, MRS
Geo. j. Jerrett. ara.
Mrs. Herman Behling and MISS
Marie Laabs departed on Saturday ioI
Chicago. where they will Visit LOT
three weeks. -
Mrs. Anna Steil of this city lett on
Monday for Preston where she VIII
visit for a week with her son, Frank
on the farm.
Arthur Knapp ST.. and wife expecl
TO leave soon for months visit al
Yellowstone Park and other western
points. ,r.se,..,
Miss Elizabeth Jenkin of Mifflln
returned home Friday having visited
NErS Walker. for two