Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-07

Mrs. Raymond Ertz was a Prairie
du CHEN passenger yesterday.
r. J. Sweeney, well known real es-
tate man, was Monday visitor in
Fennimore.
Mrs. Josh Bradbury of Fennimore.
visited over Wednesday with Lancas-
ter relatives.
Jos. G. Bailie was a Thursday WISH
tor at his Preston farm, operated by
Henry Fuerstenberg.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. T. Bennett went
to Milwaukee Sunday to take in the
Rexall convention there this week.
Mrs. Fred Mcdowell of Boscobel.
visited at the VIM. Burgess home here
last week, returning Saturday.
P. B. Runkell of Potosi, was a Madi-
son passenger Saturday, going down
for a weekend visit with his mother
and sister.
Harry Kenmer, we'll known auto
mechanic, has returned to his home in
Chicago and will work there for a
time at least.
Aft. Payne has completely renovat-
ed his son, Ralph's Fennimore billiard
hall property, and painted the entire
interior white.
here visiting her daughter, Mrs. w. j.
Webb for the past few days, returned
home Tuesday.
Miss Julia Voigt has the services of
Miss Linda Koehler, an experienced
trimmer from Chicago. Miss Koehler
arrived here last week.
Harvey Hurlburt, the oil operator,
with headquarters at Winona, and La
Crosse, was a weekend visitor with
his wife, Mrs. Nancy Hurlburt.
Bert Cook and daughter of Benton,
returned home via Lancaster We'd
nesday, having attended the John
Raisbeck funeral at Cassville.
r. Ahern, Teller manager, has rent
ed the new house recently put up by
Clarence Suttle, north of the old Edw.
Pollock place, also owned by Mr.. SUIT
tie.
Miss Marietta Snyder, visiting her
sisters, Annabelle and Mrs. Fred Me-
Cow for the past month, returned
home to Duncannon, Pa, Thursday
morning.
T. w Reilly, who lately took the
body of his infant son to Port Wash
ington for burial, was called there
again last week by the death of his
aged father.
Miss Velma Stivarius, Milwaukee
student nurse, has been i'll with scar
let fever but was better at last report.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Croot have been
quite sick with influenza.
A large number of Lancaster men
went to Livingston Saturday to attend
the Griswold Bros. purebred cattle
sale, postponed from February on ac-
count Of stormy weather.
Mrs. Henry Miller and Jos. Peacock
of Shullsburg, returned home We'd
nesday. They were at Cassville to at
tend the John Raisbeck funeral and
visited at Elliot Knotwells on the
way home.
Sidney Weber has been pledged to
Theta Pi, the national professional
fraternity of economics, at Marquette
college, Milwaukee. Mr.. Weber has
been making rapid advancement in
sales study.
Mrs. Mary Judd was called to
Madison Monday by the illness OF her
daughter, Helen, student nurse IN
the Methodist hospital. An operation
for appendicitis was to be performed
Monday morning.
Frank Smith, Otto Smith, Woods
Bros. John Brandemuehl, DelDert
Day, William Pink, Elmer Bryhan ana
Alonzo Jerrett were the Lancaster
men who attended the Griswold Bros.
cattle sale at Livingston Saturday.
The proposed decrease in passenger
rates. $50 mileage for $72, has been
called off by the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The commission found
that the roads were not making the
81 percent required by the Esch-
Cummins bill and refused to allow
any cut in fares from SO mile
Ward Totman and son, Harold, ar
rived. here Friday a week ago from
Jackson. Miss. Mr. Totman, after
number of years residence in the
South, sold his creamery interests ana
plans to locate some place IN the
North again. He and son are the
guests of his mother, Mrs. Lucretla
TOtman.
Miss Leona Showalter, on furlougn
at her home in Lancaster for year,
returned to her work as stenographer
with the General Insurance Agency az
Madison Wednesday afternoon. MISS
Showalter has charge OF the autoLlo-
bile risk department in addltlon 10 nel
OJUST, WOTh anu ISIuA Ao ~ - ~AN
increase in salary.
Maude NJ. Aldrich, A. B., lecturer
for the Board of Temperance ana
Moral Welfare of the Presbyterian
church of America, lectured at the
high school Tuesday afternoon and at
the Presbyterian church WEDNESDAY
evening, on Growing Church. MISS
Aldrich's lectures comprise five differ
ent lines of thought and twenty diner
ent subjects. ~,
The thaw of last week broke the
frozen roads and the spring muo SCI
in. Farmers coming in were oilen
plastered with mud from head to 1901;
Continued mild weather lndlcateG
that the spring road breakup Wou ~!
be of short duration. With aust III
high spots and ruts and deep muo III
other places the roads present a Varl-
gated appearance. oo,d
Lancaster buyers at the Grlswolo
Bros. sale Saturday were: Alonzo Jer7
rett, bull $3.50; John BrandemnenlI
and Delbert Day, bull $500; VIII F lLa,
& Son. bull $145. A number OF otnes
Tanca ster men attended the sale anu