Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-08-09
LIVINGSTON.

! the local operators OF the Grant COun-
| ty Telephone company, on Wednesday
! evening. A delicious o'clock dinner
1 including ice cream, was served in the
| beautiful dining room at the Hotel
| Livingston. Those present were Dora
Mitchell, Lucy Tregilgus, Hazel Rink,
! Agnes Gilman, Blanche Toay, Leone
| McMurrough, Mary Graham, Sue R..
Bennett, chief operator; Jack Jeuck,
! and Russell M. Quick, manager, all OF
Mineral Point; local operators Loren
! C.. Livingston and Mrs. Vennie Mill
ard, and secretary and treasurer,
| Fern A. Biddick. The Livingston fam
| lily have the record of having the first
| telephone installed in Livingston;
| also of having the telephone central
at their home, Mrs. Livingston being
| operator for II years, and having the
| cares of the hotel. Mrs. Livingston
| turned over her place at the central
! to her son, Loren, upon his gradua-
| ton from high school several years
ago. Music and social time was en-
joyed, and, about 1920 departed for
| their respective homes after a pleas
! ant evening.
Around seventy-fve enjoyed the
Rock Sunday School picnic held at
Martinville last Tuesday. In Yell
nek's grove, the two ball games staged
between the Livingston and Rock
young boys team and the mems team
were played in VERSIONS field. Horse
shoe and others ports were enjoyed.
The Livingston Ladies' Aid and
| friends were invited to the Willie An
drew home on Saturday, August 5th,
to help celebrate the birthday ami
versary of Mrs. Andrews mother,
Mrs. VIM. Parland, and to quilt a
quilt for her. A bountiful pot luck
supper was served to thirty. Mrs.
! Parland was IS years old and it was
| also the date of her 61st wedding an
| niversary. The little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew was christened by Rev.
| C. H. Pierstorff, having the name of
John Alexandrew Andrew. We wish
Grandma Parland many happy re-
turns of the day.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Schermerhorn
and Carter Skate of Viroqua, were
visitors last week at the parental
Bransby Skate home.
Pauline Meyer of Platteville, has
been guest at the Harry Allen home,
and Jane Hill of Platteville, at the
| " M. Hannah home.
! DR.. and Mrs. F. H. Baldwin and
| children of Bloomington, were in
/ town Saturday. ..s-<.,r sinrfT
| Mr.. Floyd Long of Madison, spent
| Sunday at the home of DR.. Rundell.
Virgil R. 10y and Forest Livingston
are attending the Citizens Military
| Training Camp at Camp Custer, Mich.
Platteville callers Thursday: Mr..
/ n DOUGH
! ter, Nan Ellen: Mrs. Fred Biddick,
and Mrs. J. J. Andrew. "a
Livingston visitors to Lancaster
| Tuesday: Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Watson,
and daughter, Rhoda; Mrs. Franklin
B. RundeIl. Friday visitors were:
Mrs. Ada Livingston and daughter,
Mildred; Mr.. and Mrs. Watson and
Rhoda. ~
Earl r. Kennedy, wife and son, Mel
vim, were Belmont visitors on Tues
day.
Mrs. B. Doran and son, Stanley, and
! Mrs. Lou Eiffert of Montfort, were
callers in town on Thursday. u3
Miss Walters of Platteville, was the
guest of the Misses Viona Wilkins and
Elsie Howdle the past week.
The Ben Noble family have moved
into their new home purchased from
Stanley Manko, the Manko family
have moved to Chippewa Falls, where
they have purchased farm.
Mrs. Jim Knutson will entertain the
Rock Ladies' Aid on Wednesday, Au-
gust 9th.
Mrs. Ryland returned to Richland
Center Thursday after visit at the
J. A. Warne home.
A few from here attended the Fen
nimore Big Days last Thursday and
Friday.
G. L. futile, wife and daughter,
Lenora, came home Saturday from
Eau Claire, where they visited rela-
tives, the past two weeks; Chas. Fish:
er was in charge of the drug store
during Mr. Tuttle's absence. !:
Ida Arlene, fine baby daughter
arrived at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Gundlach on Thursday, August
Bird. We extend congratulations. +
Elsie M. Nicholson, Leila Skate,
Lenice Laughton, Velma wilkins,
Frank Watson, Claude Watson and
Guerdon Kies arrived home Saturday
from Madison, where they have been
the past six weeks attending summer
school.
WI n1ICnS1l 1uCIAO NOL1S
Thursday from Menominie, where she
was called by the death of her father,
Mr.. F. Oleson.
J. M. Pettera, wife and son, Donald,
of Montfort, were Sunday callers at
the Fred Biddick home. <.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Haskins re-
turned to their home at Bays Mills,
after several weeks visit at the homes
of Mrs. Jim Fields, and son w. B.
Haskins, their daughter, Mrs. Nor
wood, motored here for them on Fri
day.
Miss Florence Watson, stenograph-
er at the Y M. G. A. at Madison, ar
rived Saturday evening for a weeks
visit at the parental T. J. Watson
home.
Max FARMLAND of Montfort, Roscoe
Biddick, and Otis Livingston motered
to Woodman Saturday to fish.
Quite a number from here attended
the Free Methodist camp meeting at
Platteville, during the past two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Livingston and
two sons, of Wolf Point, Montana,
cor Saturday from Madison where