Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-12
LOCAL ITEMS

Misses Vida Farris and Nellie Eisefe
of Fennimore, were over Sunday
guests of Miss Ruby Bennett Of this
city.
Atty. John Scanlon Of Fennimore,
was a Lancaster business caller yes
terday.
B. j. (Bud1 Duncan Of Clear Lake,
wis, was here last week as the guest
Of his sister, Anime Showalter.
Mrs. r. P. Garner was a passenger
to Madison yesterday She will visit
at the Levi Garner home for the
week.
Kenneth and Bert Noble, sons Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Noble, had tom
Sis removed at the Fowler hospital
Monday.
County Agent Keenan, conducted 4
community meeting at the Hardscrab-
bic school in Wingville last Friday
evening
F. E. Murphy and Adolph Wepking
went to Madison yesterday to take III
the Gamers short course two days
this week.
DR.. Fowler reports a nine pound
bow at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Del
bert Day of South Lancaster, born
Tuesday, Dec. 4th.
Miss Leone ShoWalter, employed in
Chicago bank, came home Thurs
day for visit with her mother, Mrs.
Anime Showalter.
Miss Margaret Schreiner went to
Platteville Wednesday to join her
aunt Mrs. Clarence Gribble, in
brief trip to Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Edge of
Shullsburg, announce the arrival of a
new baby daughter, Myrtle Alyse, at
their home Saturday, Dec. l.
Miss Mae Keehner has returned to
her home in Potosi following stay
at the Doolittle hospital during which
time she underwent an operation.
Miss Ermine Weida, graduate nurse
Of Finley hospital, Dubuque, returned
Monday following an extended en-
gagement in the Lancaster vicinity.
John Cox, county register of deeds,
went to Platteville yesterday. Mr..
Cox has almast completely recovered
from an illness of two years standing.
The Buttermakers and creamery
men will meet at the Hoffman par
Iors in Lancaster Thursday eve, Dec.
10, for a banquet and business meet
ing.
Mrs. Chas. Benoy, after being criti-
cally i'll for months is improving and
able to take regular nourishment.
Mrs. Benoy has been sufferer with
anaemia.
Mrs. James Thomas and Miss Mar
tina Thomas of Cobb, nieces of Judge
and Mrs. E. B. Goodsell, spent the
weekend at the Goodsell home in
Lancaster.
Kermit, four, and Herbert. nine
years old, sons of George Noble of
South Lancaster, had tonsils and ade-
noids removed at the DR.. Fowler ios-
pital Saturday.
o. H. Failing and A. ]. Dietrich,
representing the Klindt-Geiger Cam
ming Co. of Cassville, went to Madison
Mandoy to attend canning school in
session there this week.
Marvin Foster, aged 8, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey B. Foster Of this
city, fell Sunday evening while play
ing and broke his left arm at the
wrist Marvin went TO school Monday
as usual.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Stelpf1ug of Har-
rison, drove to Lancaster Saturday
morning with the formers sister,
took the train for Milwaukee, where
she is visiting friends.
Records were broken in the local
yards Tuesday night when the count
showed 1,109 hogs assembled for
shipment Croft & Ctephens and
Lewis shipped nine decks of hogs out
Tuesday and ten decks Wednesday.
J. A. Mccoy was greatly pleased to
Telephone and Telegraph Radio
Broadcasting Station, acknowledging
Mr.. McCoy's letter in regard to hear
ing Woodrow Wilson's message as it
was broadcasted from Washington.
Mrs. C. w. Burrows received let
ter Monday announcing the death OF
her aunt, Mrs. Sarah B. Whit, widow
OF John Whit, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Johnson, IN
Los Angeles, Calf Mrs. Whit pass
ed away Dec. 8. She formerly lived
at Blue River and was we'll known in
that part of the county.
j. L. Kruger of Madison, a COM
merciaI traveller in the shoe line, was
in Lancaster Wednesday. Mr.. Krue-
ger spent his childhood days in Brit
lsh Hollow when that village was
nNeIy Durg. In those GOOD ola Gays
Mr.. Kruger wrote for the Lancaster
Teller under the pseudonym OF
'Swipes." Most of the old-timers
around here remember the Kruger
family.
G. F. Budworth and sons, Donald
and Frank, returned to Lancaster
Monday from Glenwood, Iowa, where
they have been located for the past
three years. Mr.. Budworth resumed
his place on the Herald staff yester-
day They will make their home with
Grandmother, Mrs AL Budworth, who
returned from Council Bluffs Monday
noon and opened up her residence on
fhn