Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-26
LOCAL ITEMS


SIX jury cases, two court cases and
three petitions for naturalization.
This indicates that court will not last
long. The criminal case is the state
VS. Ernest Olson and Thomas Glynn,
murder. The men viii be tried for
guilt in the death of Mrs. Bell, an aged
woman who was killed in August
when car driven by Olson and Glyun
side-swiped the car in which she was
riding.
Visitors at Waupun report that j.
Harold Pugh, recently convicted from
this city, is at work in the hosiery
factory of the state penal institution
operating knitting machine. Late
prison reforms avoid the use of prison
garb, shaved heads, ETC., and recrea-
ton is given in picture shows, posting
OF important news and sporting
events, base ball games and concerts
by the prison band.
Miss Ruth Plimpton of Mt. Hope
is one OF five young women who have
enrolled in the Health Service Train
ing School conducted by the Wiscon-
sin Anti-Tuberculosis Association of
Milwaukee, and will prepare for the
field of public health work The course
opened on Sept. 5, and continues for
16 weeks.
Clyde Oates and wife and son, HUI
bert, departed Wednesday morning for
Oakland, Calf, where they will make
their future home. They accompanied
j. ]. Conway and wife who have been
visiting here. Mr.. Oates expects to en-
gage in railroad work in the west and
has a position in prospect.
John Schreiner departed Thursday
for Madison where he registers for
the last year of his course in account
ing at the university. John took two
years at Beloit and then entered the
state school last year. When com
pleted his studies will entitle him 10
a B. A. degree.
Louis Fischer has bought the
hardware stock formerly owned by
his father, the late Chris. Fischer,
and will operate same. Ultimately is
planned to make the hardware bust
ness a part of the firm of Fischer and
Pagenkopf
Horace Hymer jr. went to Madison
Thursday to enter the university and
take his third year in chemical engin
eering. Horace after a year at Wis
cOnsin went to Minnesota gu" last
year. He now returns to finish at the
Wisconsin "U."
c. M. Calvert returned Tuesday from
Washington, d. c., where he spent a
couple of weeks. Mr.. Calvert noted
many changes in the national capital
since he was there in the government
service twenty years ago.
The new variety store opened by
Oscar Munson of Richland Center,
opened Saturday week ago and had
a rushing business. Mr.. Munson car
ries a large stock in this line and
has an attractive store.
Mrs. Jos. Caspers was Wednesday
passenger to Chicago where she is Wis
iting her daughter, Minnie, employed
there. Returning home, Mrs. Caspers
will visit Prof and Mrs. Jos. Fronk at
Spring Green.
Mr.. and Mrs John F. Taylor and
Miss Clara Budd departed Wednesday
by motor for Sand Lake, near Cumber
land, to spend a few days on the lake
and close up Miss Budd's cottage To-
Gated there.
Lancaster friends have received
news of the appointment of Miss He'd
wig Schumann of Milwaukee, formerly
of the Lancaster high school faculty.
to the principalship of the high school
at Coggsville, n. d.
W. j. Bailie and Burr Walker mos
ored to Mather Wednesday to take ii
the fall chicken shooting. Cranber-
ries are not abundant this year but
there is plenty of game around the
marsh country.
Floyd Roesch, residing south of the
Hurricane, was able to walk about
last week and visit Lancaster friends.
He underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis on Labor day.
Recent guests at the G. M. Klarman
home were Mrs. Samuel Nicholson
and daughter, Maryland, OF Valley
City, N. D., and Mrs. Idalia Higgs Of
Pine City, Wash.
Mrs. William Fullerton and daugh-
ter, Ethel, of Iroquois, S. D., returned
home Thursday following a visit at
the Parke Knapp and Rollo Kinney
homes in Lancaster.
Misses Mary Schuster and Catherine
Mccullough departed Wednesday for
Rosary college, River Forest, ILL.,,
where they will study the coming
school year.
Sylvester Smith was called to Kan
kakee. ILL.,. last week by the illness
and UGdJ0 OIL HIS IdJICls wiz peiSoSN1
away at the age of 65 years, following
an operation.
Misses Helen Bruss and Alpha Roth
departed on Wednesday for Madison
where they reengage in class work at
the University, opening this week.
Miss Francis Tuffley, Lancaster
high school graduate, class of 1928,
went to Madison Wednesday to enter
the state university
VIM. Atkins, formerly of this county
but now living in Portland, Ore, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Louis Daley
and other relatives.
DR.. Rush Godfrey went to Daven-
mort last week to visit his brother,
Fred, going from there to Chicago to
take clinic work.
Harry Beetham left last week fer
Spooner, Wis, where he will visit
SON. r. G. Beetham, for an indefinite
period.
Mrs. Mary Thompson Ryan OF Fen
nimore. visited here last week as the
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