Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-04-11
LOCAL ITEMS

Sheriff Edge threw UP his hands in
disgust Wednesday when asked "how
are the roads?" Mr.. Edge gesticulat-
ed, but could not answer. He had
been out serving papers all day using
team as means Of getting around.
The roads last mid-Week were mud,
dee, snow, ruts, chuckholes, and ira
verses through fields. All in all the
sheriff does not look for good roads
for month, but he is probably pes
simistic.
Ellenboro voters residing east of
Platte had serious time of it getting
10 the polls at Ellenboro village last
tuesday. Water Tapped the edge of
the bridge floor and came even with
the wagon boxes on the cement spill
way west of the bridge. One man
with single rig was nearly carried
down stream by the force of the cur
rent. By afternoon the river had fall
en- sufficiently to permit safe traffic.
With the coming of warmer wealth
er ice started out of the Mississippi
river early last week The rain OF
Monday broke the ice and the process
OF dissolution was augmented by the
RAPID rising of streams flowing into
the big river No serious floods are
looked for at present and the ice leav-
ing the big river causes a general
feeling that spring is here at last.
The People State Bank has about
completed it's extensive interior i'm
prCVements. Deamed ceiling, new
marble fixtures, bronze grill WORK,
mahogany furniture and a new brick
fireplace comprise the man improve
ments. The Peoples has one of the
neatest bank interiors to be found
anywhere.
Mrs. Albert Wiedenbeck Jr and
four children departed Wednesday
for Darlington, ILL.,, where they will
make an extended visit at the paren-
tai VIM. ]. Brandt home. Mr.. Wied-
enbeck, who has been in poor health
for some time, will remain in Lancas-
ter for treatment.
Judge Smalley and his reporter
went to Dodgeville Thursday to hold
naturaliZations continued until after
the spring election. The state law
forbids naturalizations for thirty days
preceding an election on the theory,
no doubt, that the new citizen may be
put through to vote for some candi-
date.
Miss Myrna Bergheger, L. & S.
course at the University, spent the
Easter week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs AdOlph Bergheger here.
Miss Bergheger is taking college ply
sizes in addition to other work and
recently gained mark of 100. She is
the only girl in the class.
The Lancaster fire department was
called to the Joe Scott home in the
Erc4 oy.1 0.O0 dow
morning A chimney fire, neglected,
had started holes burning in the roof.
These were put out without much
difficulty when the fire laddies arriv-
ed
George Williams, one of the veter-
an engineers on the Northwestern
and lately driving the Galena run,
went to Fennimore Thursday to take
charge of the narrow guage. F. Long
of Madison succeeded Mr.. Williams as
major domo on the Galena trip.
The Junior Y. boys had a pleasant
evening at the Methodist church last
Wednesday being entertained by a
Mr.. Artman, an insurance man and
former Y worker. Friday the boys
went on a hike to cover the rugged
region along Grant river
Rev. John Birrell of the Methodist
congregation is editing little church
monthly of sixteen pages called the
Methodist Church Review" The
publication contains church news and
attractive advertising.
Ex-county Agent Graf has decided |
to put his agricultural knowledge to
an active and personal use He will
locate on the 240-acre farm of his
father-in-law, Christopher Anderson,
near Mt. Hope.
c. E. Rich & Go. have bridge con-
tract on a federal aid job near Argyle
which they will start as soon as the
frost is out of the ground The total
contract is around 100000 and the
bridge end is a third of that amount.
Chas. Blunt of Milwaukee was here
last week actively engaged in buying
good horses for his teaming business. !
Mr.. Blunt is an old hand at the game
and an excellent judge Of horse flesh.
Miss Helen Walter, bookkeeper at
the Lancaster State Bank, has re-
turned to her work after two weeks
absence in McGregor where she was
called by her mothers illness.
Mrs. John Clifford of st. Paul is
here for visit with her sister, Mrs.
w. D. Burr, and cousin, Mrs. ]. P.
Williams and other relatives ***
Harold Wright and Rudolph Hart
man, University students, visited at
their respective homes in Lancaster
last week.