Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-01-19
LOCAL ITEMS

Adam Hirsch of Sitter was a hub
caller Thursday
Writ Monroe of Mt. Hope was a
La Crosse caller Monday.
Mrs. Mary Dobson OF this CITY Wis
tied Fennimore friends Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Duncan of Bee
town are the parents of a new baby
son.
Francis H. Edge Of Lancaster. is
visiting his folks at New Diggings.
this week
Mrs. Len Bradley, severely i'll with
gladstone trouble is reported as some
what improved
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Eckert went to
Madison yesterday to attend the vet
Urinary convention.
B. |. Kerr Of Archie, Mo-, is here to
attend the funeral of his father, the
late VIM. Kerr, who died Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Lewis of Fenni-
more, spent Sunday with their son,
Clayton in this city.
Mrs. J. P. Dahl of Dodgeville was
weekend visitor Of Mrs. Vic. Holz-
miller east of town.
Mrs. P. T. Stevens and son of Mont
fort visited at the l.. H. Stevens and
F. G. Granville homes here Sunday.
A. B. Griswold and wife of Wauke-
gan, ILL.,, have been spending their
honeymoon with Lancaster relatives.
Miss Camelia Block departed Mon
day morning for Madison where she
will attend the Four C. business col
lege.
Mrs. Ernest McLain and son, Hew-
lett of Cassville were weekend guests
at the Henry Hoffman home returning
Monday.
Henry T. Doll of Five Points has
bought the w. A. Galloway place in
the second ward and will take pos
session the first of March
Several Lancaster people attended
the silver wedding of Mr. and Mrs.
Peter w. Baumgartner at Fennimore,
last Friday
The John Beckett family have
moved over from Dodgeville to the old
Kroening place they recently bought
Of Clark and Wright.
Louis George, Superintendent of the
Way out of Lancaster, has been visit
ing old haunts around Duluth and in
the upper peninsula.
Dr. Gault performed tonsillectomies
last week for Mrs. Nelson Christopher
son, Thomas Christopherson and Ole
Leslie. The parties all reside near
Castle Rock.
Mrs. Mcconnell of Beetown has been
very i'll with pneumonia at the age of
so and her daughter, Mrs. George
Marks was called over last week to
attend her
Ira Totman, who has been so i'll re-
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sons were called here to see him. Mr..
Totman is patient sufferer and his
friends hope he may be spared.
Louis Vesperman writes to have his
Herald changed to Eau Gale, Fla, as
he is located there with the rest of the
Lancaster colony. Fruit is plentiful
down there and the weather ideal.
Mrs. Martha Showalter has re-
ceived the appointment as Assistant
National Inspector of the Ladies of
the G. A. r. The appointment came
through Mrs Ethel Irish, National
President, and former resident of
this county.
r. N. and Mark Hoskins returned.
Monday from Chicago where last
week they attended the national furn-
iture show and convention. While alb
sent they made spring purchases in
the furniture line.
The Ladies' M. S. of the Congrega-
tional church were surprised at their
regular meeting as was also Mrs.
j. FL. Reed, it being Mrs. Reeds birth
day. Refreshments were served and
a happy evening spent by all present.
w. J. Schade, d. c., underwent an
operation at DR.. Moore's Office last
Monday when four of his teeth and a
part of his lower jaw were removed.
This interchangeable worker underwent
the severe test of endurance and was
back at his work in half a day.
Harry Barnett has ordered one OF
the neW-style drag saws and an at
tachment for saving pole wood.
These saws will fell tree and block
after it has fallen. The power is a
4 horse gasoline engine to which the
heavy drag saw or the circular saw
saw can be attached at will.
The first week of January will go
down in history as a period of very
mild weather. For solid week. the
mercury in the thermometers fell
but little below frost during the night
and the days were equally mild -
This local was written before Sunday
From the present appearance of things
the latter half of January will live
up to its usual reputation.