Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-01
LOCAL ITEMS

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Miss, Elvira Cox of Madison, was a
weekend guest of her parents, MI.
and Mrs. Fred Cox. ,av
Mrs, Frank 0. Thompson of Rewey.
was a weekend visitor with her par
ents,, Mr.. and Mrs. Kress. s,
Lancaster defeated Little Grant Ii
to at the fair grounds Sunday The
game was full OF fun and thrills.
JOS. Heinrichs has gone to Messing
ton. S. D., to superintend threshing
operations on his wheat ranch there.
Miss Emma Schreiner departed on
Wednesday for Two Harbors, MINI,
on Lake Superior. She will visit there
three weeks.
Mrs. Eva Lee Gross and babe, visit
inc at the VIM. Lee home, returned to
their home in New Haven, Conn. Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Wacek of Madison
are the parents Of an 8-pound boy who
arrived at their Madison home Satur-
day a. 10.
D. G. Henkel of Milan, MINI, is Wis
ting his sister, Mrs John MankeI.
He reports Minnesota crops as being
trst-class.
The Walter Wied family of Waupa-
ca have been visiting at the Henry
Mink home Mr.. Wied was county
agent here six years ago.
Ed. Blewett Of PIatteville. was here
last week visiting his father, Frank
s. BIewett. The young man is a stu
dent III Platteville normal
Sister Herhnius of st. Clements
parochial school went to Milwaukee
Friday with the intention OF being To-
Gated there in the future
Mrs. Ray Mink Of Burton, was op-
Grated on at Platteville Friday by
DIs. Cunningham and Fowler. A
breast tumor was removed.
Mrs. Harriet Hall OF Ellenboro, is
under DR.. Kraut's care. She scaIded
one foot badly when a teakettle OF
water spilled on the member.
Miss Grace Bracket of Chicago.
spending the past month with her par
ents here, returned to her work at
Cook county hospital Monday.
Miss Mary Webb Will teach COM
mercial in the Sheboygan high school
next year. She has taught at Great
Falls, Mont, for several years past.
Mrs Vina Stone went to Madison
Friday to spend the weekend with
her sons, Frank and Ralph, who came
up from Illinois to meet their mother.
Joe Heinrichs and Ed Fuersten-
berg, Lancaster, left Monday for
Washington, S. D., where they will as
sist with threshing for about six
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. JOS. G. Kilby. Mr.. Ar
thur Kern and Mrs. Thos. Hore mo-
tored to Iowa and spent last week
with relatives at Waterloo, Charles
City and Bassett.
Miss Leone Showalter of Madison, is
here for a months visit. She return
ed last week with her mother, Mrs.
Anime ShOWalter, who spent her va
cation at Madison.
The city street department has gone
over the crossings putting down
crushed rock and tarvia. The i'm
provement is manifest and easily
noted by car Drivers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Edwards and
son. Alan, of Linden, visited over the
weekend with w. P. Rowden and
wife. They came particularly to help
Rowden celebrate his Saith birthday
Relatives and friends to the number
ot 20 visited Mrs. Ed. Cummins Sr.
Sunday. it being her birthday. All
departed at dawn wishing Mrs. Cum
Minis many more happy returns OF the
day.
Mrs Anna Hekel and daughter,
Lucille of Waterloo, Iowa, visited
here last week with the former
brother, Ed. Schwartz. They were
entoute home from a visit at Crlvltz,
Wis
Mr.. and Mrs. Lisle Blackburn,
Donald Dyer and Elizabeth Mccoy 81
Lancaster and VIM Smith and MISS
MCGOWAN of Appleton, motored 10
E5gIe Point park Sunday for a picnic
supper.
s. H. Treloar of Nora Springs, spent
several days of last week calling on
relatives and friends in this vicinity.
His granddaughter, Miss Cornena
Damn, accompanied him home Tor an
extended visit.
Miss Sarah Leader, Lee Royal ard
son. Mansel, and Ruth Leader, all OF
Marengo, Iowa, are visiting at the
James Fowler home. They returned
with Mrs. Fowler, who had been WISH
ing at Marengo. -,
D. c. Johnson lost his faithful olo
gray horse, Barney. by death last
Wednesday. Barney, pastured a.
Henry Nauman's ran stake INTO olle
groin, severing an artery. he DIeu ~
death in about an hour
Miss Lila Wendell leaves Ihursuay
for Brunswick, Ga, near the FLORIDA
Ire, for months visit with her SIS
ter Ms. j. P Damon, before return
ing to work at the Deaf and DUMP
school at Council Bluffs.
Mrs. H. M Livingston OF Portades,
\ W., is visiting in this section; ohe
spent the past week with her daugn3
t. Mrs. G. ]. Adrian of Cassvllle' anu
d arted Monday for further vlsl'
a Livingston before returning West.
The PlattevilIe ball team, known as
the "Triplex Mowers" dissolved Iasa
wsek, the players scattering 10 taeI4
vasious homes. The team put up mrs.
Qaality ball but attendance and sup
Folenbeck, manager and first pass.
port was lacking according to DUKE
man, who resides in Waterloo, lo"a,
The village of Rewey will holg
school in the village hall this fall AM, ana
winter. The high school there, Valueu
at $4,000. burned down last sprlnsi;
The municipality is too small to bond