Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-10-19
MI. HOPE

Henry Schmidt Saturday
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Wilkin-
son, Oct. 3, a 12-pound boy. Mother
and infant doing fine
John Oostdik transacted business in
Boscobel Friday
Mrs. Henry Schmidt thought she
try her hand at driving (Lizzie) and
when son, Felix, gave the crank
turn she stepped on the soft pedal and
they went thru the end of the garage
with Felix riding the bumper No
great damage except broken wind
shield and few scratches and hurts
and some tall suffering from Hank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Schooner Of Co
Iona, Wis, are visiting relatives and
friends They took dinner with the
Hollenbergers Wednesday.
Mrs. Geo. Peterson of Lancaster
spent last week with her daughter,
Mrs L. E. wilkinson
Ole Park and wife and Jennie
Garvin, also John Oostdik and wife
and Clarence Plimpton attended the
County Fair picture at Bloomington
Saturday eve.
Miss Jennie Garvin is staying with
her sister, Mrs. Ole Parks, and at
tending Mt. Hope high school.
Vera Rice visited over Sunday with
her parents at Woodman.
The married and single men played
bail here Sunday near the Bunson
school. The score was 8 to 2 in favor
of the married men.
Mrs. Grace McCluskey came home
Sunday after spending a few days
with her mother, Mrs Hale of Bloom
ington.
Did anyone see the eclipse of the
moon Sunday evening. (Yes, Chas.
Basford of Lancaster saw IT'D
We hope this nice fall continues.
(You, Mt. Hope, are not minority in
hoping this.)
Some have their potatoes dug with
fairly good results (And good many
haven't results OF potatoes either)
Ole Parks were Bloomington shop
pers Friday eve.
Henry Schmidt and family spent
Sunday at Mike Weigels.
Frank Garvins have new Dodge.
More Mt. Hope
The Rebekahs were fortunate in
having for an honored guest on the
eve of Oct. 18th, Mrs. Gertrude POhl-
man of Fond du Lac, Grand Assembly
Warden. About 40 members were in
attendance and very instructive and
interesting meeting was the result.
After the meeting came the social hour
in which a very appetiZing lunch was
served. All were loathe to leave and
wished they might have more enjoy
able meetings oftener.
George Adams and family have re-
turned to Mt. Hope and will soon
move into their own home-the house
vacated by Prof Cox, who has just
moved into the DR.. Brindley house.
Mrs. Brind1ey will move to Madison
where she expects to finish her work
at the university.
VIM. Belscamper and wife have
rented part Of the Andrew Cairns
house and have moved to town to live.
Their son. Allen, has rented the farm.
Quite a number of our young folks
are attending the Junior Livestock
exposition at Madison this week. They
are Milton Devlin, M. J. Carmody and
Oral Monroe.
Oct. 20 is the date of Patch Grove
high school fair. or
Misses Mary Richardson and Dora
Clark were over Sunday visitors at
their homes in Richland Center.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Braudt of Lam
caster were weekend visitors at Mt
Hope.
Mrs. Mae Lynn's Sunday school
class enjoyed picnic at the home OF
one of their members, Mrs. Clark
Abrams, last Wednesday. They are
an organized class and it being the
annual election Of officers little
more interest than usual was felt in
the meeting There was good at
tendance and did they have good
time? Well, just ask the kids. The
new officers are--Pres. Clark Abrams,
Vice-pres Keith Cairns, Sec. Edna
Morrow, Treas. Bruce Cairns, Social
Com. Dorothy McCluskey, Lookout
Com. Leta Abrams.
Erna Abrams and family motored to
Eastman Sunday and spent the day at
the LintOns.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Cairns and
Bruce and Keith spent Sunday at the
home of Albert WenZel near Sitter.
Mrs. VIM Fivecoats was at the home
of her son, Victor, on Campbell Ridge
Saturday called there by illness in the
family.
Mrs. Mary Orr returned Friday from
Beloit where she had been several
days attending Baptist state con-
VentiOn.