Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-03-22
LANCASTER
LOCAL NEWS
MENTION
PERSONAL Items and
News of Interest.

Mrs Jess Reynolds and babe Of
Blue River, visited in Lancaster last
week at Robert Reynolds home.
Mrs j. Lee Wright went to Madison
Wednesday for visit with her par
ents, Marshal and Mrs Frank He'll
James McBrien went to Highland
Friday to visit for week Of so with
his sOn-in-laW, Frank Heidel, and
family.
Mr. and Mrs George Frantz of Fen
nimore are the parents of a baby
daughter who arrived at their home
couple of weeks ago.
Elgar Schneider of South Lancas-
ter departed Wednesday for Wauke-
sha to look at some Guernsey cattle
with a view OF buying if the stock are
satisfactory.
Robert Leffler and family went to
Dodgeville Wednesday where Robert
will assist his father in the garage
there. They expect to return to Lam
caster again some time in the future.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Marberger were
passengers to Fennimore again We'd
nesday to visit at the Henry Henkel
home. Mr.. Henkel has been i'll with
pleurisy-a matter of concern among
his old friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hurlburt,
after many years of residence there,
have moved from the house south of
the depot to a fiat in the old c. w.
rockingham house, now owned by
Chas. Huppenbecker.
A number of old friends recently
surprised Mrs Kate Muench at her
home in this city, the occasion being
the old lady's list birthday Among
off &c PC
eral potted plants in bloom.
William Lowry Morse, son of Mr.
and rms Will Morse and grandson of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Morse, is visiting
his grandparents here. Billie, aged
s, made the trip from Harrisburg, Pa,
to Lancaster, by himself. Mr.. and
Mrs. viii Morse will come west in
the summer
George w. Davies, former county
agent here and more recently secre-
tary Of the Wisconsin Livestock
Breeders Association with head
quarters at Madison, has resigned his
osition, and will move to California
soon to take over the management CT
an orange orchard.
john f. Lout1ain, printer at the
Herald, departed Saturday for Viro-
qua where he will be associated with
ScheTmerhorn Bros. in publishing
the Independent. Mr.. Louthain is a
printer OF ability with a capacity for
turning out fine specimens of the art
typos aphical in short order.
Robt. Grilley, operator at the depot
will move soon from the Mrs. Timm
house in the fourth ward to the
former Adolph Wepking house, now
owned by the canning company. The
Timm house has been SOLD TO Leo
Kemper who recently moved here
from Livingston. 1t is a we'll located
and desirable property.
W. c. Kuester OF Rockville, was
discharged from the Doolittle hospital
Thursday. Walter was hospital pa
tient for several weeks and during
that time the regimen required alb
stinence from food for eight days.
Walter describes this as anything but
pleasant but he is feeling much better
and appearing at meals regularly
now. During his illness lie dropped
from 1856 to 16S pounds in weight.
Miss Edna Better, the new rural
school supervisor, was in Lancaster
last mid-week comforting with County
Supt Ralph in regard to the duties OF
her new position. She is teaching at
Livingston at present and will re-
main there until her successor is APP
pointed. Miss Better is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John |. BETTER of
Boscobel and the Dial of that city
states that she is amply fitted from
George Twining and family of three
small children started Thursday
morning on the long trip to Mirror,
s. D. The children, Earl, 5, Margar-
ct. 5, and David Harlow, IA months,
were bereft Of their mother few
months ago and the father decided to
take the little ones to his sister, Mrs.
Lizzie Schwartz OF Mirror, who will
provide a home for them and keep
the little orphans together George
was we'll equipped with baskets OF
food and clothing for the long trip,
including a bottle for little David
Harlow who sat on daddy's lap. The
children. washed and combed spick
and span, waved a goodby at the re-
norter as the train pulled out and
they began their long journey.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jerrett and
son. Harry, returned last week from
California where they went in the
fall for Harry's health. They left
Los Angeles in a Ford two weeks ago
last Tuesday, driving east. At Stat
ford. Texas, they ran into blizzard
and George sold the car to stranger
and the family came on by train. He
saws that extremely cold weather has
nreyailed in California all winter.
In the orange orchards decaying
fruit covers the ground-stricken
down by frost. The California orange
crop is a failure. Considerable bust
ness depression exists o-s tne coast at
present and in Los Angeles hundreds
IF vacant stores are for rent. The
former proprietors sold their goods
- auction and locked the doors.
Bants remain high in Los Angeles
nut # present conditions continue
,ysill has.due for q drop soon.