Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-05-04
LOCAL ITEMS

Appleton yesterday on brief business
trip.
Mrs. j. P. Benedict visited her
daughter, Mrs. Bark, at Sitter, over
Sunday.
Congregational Ladies Aid meets
Friday afternoon with Mrs Charles
Roberts.
Miss Helen Bruss of the university
was home for the weekend returning
Sunday noon.
Mrs. B. Fl. Louthain and children of
Milwaukee, are here to spend the sum
mer at the Livens home
Miss Ruth Austin has entered the
employ of Goldstein Bros. as assistant
to Mae Boyle, bookkeeper.
John Mankel has accepted posi-
ton on the mail service replacing Roy
Woolford on route out of Lancaster.
F. H. Wepking of Highland and Miss
Elsie Fritsch of Cobb were here Sat
urday to attend the funeral of Esther
Wepking,
Michael Schauff, a staunch Herald
customer of Cassville, was in the city
Friday. This Office acknowledges a
pleasant visit,
Mrs j. E. Hamm and daughter.
week with Mrs. Seeley Ellis, return
ing north Friday.
Miss Evelyn Livens of Milwaukee.
here to attend the funeral of her sis
ter Mrs. r. S. Watson, returned to
Milwaukee Saturday.
w. E. Miller and wife, were here to
attend the funeral Of the latter's sis
ter, Mrs. R. S. Watson, and returned
home to Beloit, Friday
Charles G. Roberts has again en-
tered the ranks of Lancaster business
men. He bought out Elgie Wheeler
and took possession Monday.
Ed Eastman and Will McCor-
mick went to st. Paul Sunday to in
vestigate the cattle situation and to
buy if the conditions warranted.
Miss Mabel Wilson went to Mineral
Point, Friday, to spend the weekend
with her sister, Miss Lorraine, a
teacher in the high school there.
Harry Jerrett departed yesterday
for San Diego, Calf, where he will
reside for some time The trip is
made for the benefit of Harry's health.
r. S. Watson of Milwaukee has been
i'll at the home of his father-in-law
Abe Livens, for the past few days. Mr..
Watson was taken sick the day of his
wifes funeral.
Mrs Lena Blakesley of Bridgeport
visited here last week with her broth
err, Frank Tenant, and niece, Miss
Nellie Howell. Mrs. Blakesley re-
turned home Saturday.
Conductor Mills has been taking an
enforced vacation from the morning
run due to a session with the dentist.
He had fourteen teeth extracted and
there are others to be taken out.
The Mutual Chautauqua dates in
Lancaster are July II to July 16 in
elusive. The Chautauqua has one
hundred signers here which should
mean a good week and financial sue
cess.
The Rev. Grossheim of Dubuque
Theological Seminary occupied the
Presbyterian pulpit here Sunday.
The local church voted to call Rev.
Grossheim and he will accept the pull
pit permanently in short time.
The girls of Chadbourne Hall, 12O
in number, held a special memorial
service at Madison Sunday in honor
of Esther Wepking, former student
and one of their hall mates. The Rev
Hunt of the Presbyterian church was
the speaker at the service.
Miss Alma Henkel of Chicago has
been visiting the past week with her
mother, Mrs. Anna Henkel. Miss Hen
KEEL will attend school for month and
spend June camping at Powers Lake
She will then come to Lancaster for
the balance of the summer.
Last weeks Herald was in error in
stating that the call telling of the
death of Miss Wepking came from
Miss Elsie Brennan to her father here
Miss Brennan has been home since
Easter and the sad news was phoned
to Mr.. Brennan by the matron OF
Chadbourne Hall, Madison, where
Miss Wepking lived.
Home grown asparagus made It's
appearance on the local markets last
week, fair-sized punches selling for Ii
cents. Rhubarb sold for sc to 10c a
bunch. Morrell pickers have been on
the watch for warm, humid day tC
have this succulent morsel bloom III
the woods and be ready for picking.
Irwin Kraemer, teacher of printing
in the Muscatine high school in let
ter to his mother states that at q
meeting of editors of high school pa
pers of wisconsin and adjoining
states, held at Madison, at when
about one hundred papers were enter
ed, the school paper of Muscatine took
first place.
The tulips are blooming in the
Northwestern Park and the place
now presents very creditable APP
pearance compared to the cinder-plle
effect before the improvements were
begun.
Mrs. Albert Budworth returned on
Saturday from Council Bluffs, Where
she spent the winter, and will again
reside in Lancaster. Clinton Bud
worth will visit i'll Lancaster TINS
summer for couple of weeks II he
can arrange to leave his work al
Glenwood, Iowa.
Richard eastman, son OF John
eastman, is recovering from scarIet
fever at the home of his aunts, the
Misses eastman. Richard felt Ill last
Thursday while coming from schooi
and called on the doctor. He was III
mediately sent to his aunts' home TO
protect the other children in the fam
all sNIYTn