Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-10
LOCAL ITEMS

4eAh Wo1hel udS returned from
san Diego, Can't, where he spent the
winter.
G. H. Basford has been VISITING his
sons, Harry and L. P, at Ashton and
1Iomence, III.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Kinsel of Fonni-
more are the proud parents Of a new
baby daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Duffy have moved
into the Mrs. Shattuck residence in
the west part OF the city
John LaWless of Pra. du CHEN Wis
tied in Lancaster over Thursday at
the ThOs. CarmOdy home,
Mrs. G. Dubois OF Baraboo was an
oVer-Sunday guest of her son, c. r.
Dubois, brakeman on the morning
run
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tenant went
to Milwaukee Thursday to consult a
specialist in regard to Mr.. Tenants
eyes
Rev Kaiser has been setting out
shrubbery and otherwise improving
the premises of st. Clements parish
house.
Mr. and Mrs Lambert Groenier AMI
nephew, Ray, and Miss Marie Weber,
motored to Chicago last week for a
brief visit.
Miss Hazel Richardson went to
Madison Wednesday for a two weeks
visit at the home of her cousin,
Leonard HOughton.
Mrs. Elizabeth McGonigal of Mime
apOlis is here for an extended visit
with her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. John d. Henkel.
w. J. Mccormick, head Of Pine
Grove Stock Farm, on Platte river,
was in st. Paul recently for load of
cattle he will feed this summer
The American Legion Auxiliary will
meet with Mrs. r. j. Holmes Wednes-
day evening, May 10th. A good atten-
dance is desired, as there will be work
to DO.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Kickok and
Harry Simpson drove to Genoa Jet
saturday afternoon, visiting Mrs A
Alden See and Mrs. Hattie Simpson
on Sunday
The Beaver district convention was
held at FennimOre Friday. Lancaster
delegates attending were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Irwin, Delpha Kaap, Katie
Rhode and Marie Starr.
Mrs Claude Showalter and baby
daughter, Naomi, departed Friday for
their home in Horizon after a months
visit at the parental E. A NeaIy home
in Lancaster.
Sweeney & Sons, plasterers, have
completed large job in Cassville and
are now at Montfort doing the plaster
work on a big house, 2SX42, Jay Rit-
chic is putting up.
Mrs. Arthur Stivarius and son, Al
vim, went to Milwaukee Wednesday TO
visit two weeks or so with Miss Vel
ma Stivarius, student nurse at the
Milwaukee hospital.
A number of Lancaster people took
advantage Of the fine weather and
good roads Friday to motor to Du-
buque Trips were made via the new
Dickeyyille-PotOsi route in one hours
time each way.
Miss Susan Gray Akers of Madison,
representing library affairs for the
state, was in Lancaster Thursday and
Friday inspecting the local library.
Miss Akers was the guest of Miss
Bessie McNair while here.
Andy Aliens Fennimore orchestra
playing Wednesday night for the Hyde
hall dancing club, proved to be a
delightful surprise. The music was
excellent and the floor good, so the
dancers tripDed until half past one.
W. c. Suite, the we'll known real
estate operator Of this city, was IN
Montfort and Plateville Saturday on
business He recently bought a
Platteville residence property OF Jas.
Hayden, and is having the place COM
pletely gone over.
Since selling out his stationery and
news business to Howard Folio OF Ak
ron, O., Chas. c. Roberts has been
pushing his insurance business. He
(ASG-
Vile country last week and sold a
lot of wind insurance to the farmers
A delegation of Beavers, Miss Marie
Starr, Mrs. Fred Engroff, Mrs. Hattie
Smith and Mrs. Anna Croft, went to
Fennimore Saturday to attend q
county convention of the lodge. the
purpose of the gathering was to Sc
lect delegates to the state convention
at Ladysmith in June.
Clarence Kinney has returned from
his eastern trip for further VISIT
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon
Kinney, before he returns to Fair
banks. Alaska, his northern home.
While in the east Mr. Kinney was II
New York city and Washington, d. O.,
attending an entree giving by the
president in the national capital. he
Will leave for Fairbanks, where he IS
in the mining business, in seVeraI
weeks.
The train crew on the noon train
mss the kindly presence of Alfred
Stone the baggageman, whose death
was briefly recorded last week Mr..
Stone aged about sixty, had been on
the Lancaster run for five years. ne
was a pleasant man and well hkso
by his associates. He died at post OF
duty Friday a week ago while the
train was running between Madison
and Verona, a stroke Of apopleXy pc
ing the cause OF his sudden end.
The AIikado Club OF Monttort mo-
fored here Friday and spent the day
with Mrs. Fred Granville.
Nature has furnished Lancaster
beautiful new green coat OF yerdure
and with the cleaning up OF the
streets and premises the city never
presented prettier appearance
Lancaster is in bad shape in one
respect only-the streets. The city
fathers recognize this keenly but
they feel that with the heavy pond
issues for school and municipal DIdg'
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