Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-10-25
LOCAL ITEMS


du CHEN, visited last week at the
WAitney Burr home.
Senator La Toilette made an ad-
dress at the auditorium in Richland
Center Friday night.
Co. Supt and Mrs. F. E. Ralph or
Lancaster, were Wednesday visitors
here-Cuba City News.
Mrs. r. Granville of Rockford Wis
tied here last week with her son, Fred,
returning south Friday afternoon.
Andrew Lewis, a consistent user OF
Essex motor cars, has new touring
replacing the one recently burned at
MOntfort.
VIM. Domer, residing north of Lam
caster, has completed extensive I'M
provements in the way of new farm
buildings.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Hatch of Bloom
Ington, aged parents of j. d. Hatch,
went to Madison Saturday for a Visit
with friends.
Mrs Leone Lawton, of the Doolittle
hospital nursing staff, went to CUBA
City Wednesday to visit relatives Tor
the mi1-week.
Mrs. Harvey Schmidt, son, Rex, and
Rexford Mink, motored to Madison
Sunday of last week and took in the
SOusa band concert
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Foster left
yesterday for Aberdeen, S. D., where
they will spend the winter with their
son, George w. Foster.
Digging Contractor Warren Wayne
has completed 159 feet of ditch enter
ing the Louis Fischer home, where
water line had gone bad
Miss Lucille Wells of the high
school faculty entertained teachers at
a Saturday evening card party at the
home Of Mrs. Eugene Whitmore.
Mr.. and Mrs Robt Engroff went to
Chicago Saturday where they Will
spend the winter with their son, Will
liam. residing near Mckinley Park.
Miss Hazel Richardson and brother,
Carson, departed Friday for their
new home in So. Madison. The Clyde
Richardson goods went down the same
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Ora Place, Leila Place,
Mrs. Mary Ann Place, Mrs. Hugh Or
ton and Mrs. Bessie Chapman motored
TO Dubuque Tuesday and spent the
afternoon.
Fred Wenzell has taken the clerical
position in the Aupperle store vacated
by Ed Vesperman who enters the
employ of L. Weber & Son as shoe
salesman.
Delos Edwards, camping out near
Mccartney, broke his right arm at
the wrist cranking a Ford Thursday
Mr.. Edwards came up and had the
arm set and returned to camp.
Robt Grilley Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robt. Grilley, was seriously i'll
the first of last week with ptomaine
poisoning and his parents were great
ly alarmed Wednesday the child was
much better.
Hans Larson and wife motOred to
Clinton, Iowa, Sunday and spent the
weekend with H. A. Larson, son OF
Mr. Larson, who is a locomotive en-
gineer on the Northwestern with head
quarters at Clinton.
George Winchester of BaraboO has
heen acting as operator at the depot
during the illness Of Agt. Williamson
who has stomach ulcer. Robt. Grill
ley has been acting as agent during
Mr.. Williamson's absence.
The remainder of the gardens not
ripened and gathered were nipped on
Wednesday morning when the first
killing frost came. Ice was in evil
dence everywhere. Root crops are
Yeadv for harvest and storage for
winter consumption.
Mrs. J. T. Bennett went home last
Thursday from the Godfrey hospital
whore she had been following an Oper-
alton for appendicitis. Mrs. Bennett
was taken suddenly i'll Sunday two
weeks ago and was operated on the
same day She made rapid recovery.
Frank Lacke has bought half in
terest in the S. & S. Shoe Store of his
brOther-in-law, Jacob R. Hoffman.
Mr.. Lacke leaves the Dobson store
this week and enters the shoe bust
ness. The new firm will have the
best wishes of all.
Mrs. Lavicy Twining, aged resident
of this city, leaves this week for Har
lowtown, Mont, where she will reside
with her daughter, Amanda, the wife
of a railroad man Mrs. Twining is
past SIS years of age and unable to
keep up home on account of feeble
ness.
Mrs Frances Burr, an aged and
highly respected resident of Lancaster
who is probably also the oldest native,
was So years old Sunday, Oct. Is.
Despite her advanced years Mrs. Burr
is very keen mentally and physically
and able to supervise household work
in a capable manner.
The first issue of the 1929 Main
spring" is off the press, containing a
variety of news interesting to Lancas-
ter school pupils. The little sheet had
its inception last year and since has
coming out twice a month during the
school term. Alma Thompson is edi-
tor-in-chief; Francis Tuffley, asso-
ciate editor; Billy Edwards, sporting
editor; and Roy Schiffman, business
manager.
A number of Bell Telephone Com
pany officials were in Lancaster We'd
nesday looking over the local plant
The officials were making a motor
tour of inspection through the state
Those in the party were: F. M. Nc
Entry, Gen1 Commercial Supt.; l..
Killian, Plant Supt.; F. E. Chandler,
Gen'l Traffic Supt.: w. d. Hobbins,