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

Geo. @. Sykes was a Monday pas
senger to Monroe where he visited his
/, mother.
The William Noble family have
moved into the Miss Louisa Wagner
residence
Mesdames Robt Peacock and Thos.
Blackbourne were Fennimore business
callers yesterday.
Geo. Noble left Lancaster Wednes-
! day for a visit in various northern
| Wisconsin points.
John Thier on Friday sold his
building occupied by the Day restau-
rant to Rolla Day.
Miss Margaret Jordan went to
/ Highland Wednesday for visit at the
Elmer Salzman home.
Mrs. Alonzo Aupperle was a Friday
passenger to Madison, where she Wis
tied friends over the weekend
Mrs. VIM. Kroening was called to
Milwaukee yesterday by the illness of
her sister, Miss Linda Peters.
Mrs. ]. L. Hack went to Monroe
yesterday on account of the illness of
her mother, Mrs. Louise Stuckey.
Claire Munns of the Herald staff is
III at his home in Boscobel and the Of
ice is running short-handed this week
Croft & Stephens shipped two car
loads OF hogs from the local yards yes
! terday. The shipping season is about
over.
Mrs. Frank Allen of Livingston
visited her sisters, the Misses Sween-
! ey, here last week, returning home
! Friday.
Judge Goodsell went to PlatteviIle
| Friday afternoon to act as one Of the
judges in the inter-normal oratorical
! contest.
Mrs. John Cox, wife of the register
OF deeds, passed away at Platteville on
Monday evening at 1880 after an ex-
tended illness.
|. 0. Mills, jovial conductor on the
morning run, was indisposed last
week and Al. Mailer of Baraboo, took
| charge of the train.
Mrs A. Wisco of McGregor visited
sisters in Lancaster last week depart
ing yesterday for visit with her son,
Tony at Platteville.
The Misses Fritz of this CITY, de-
parted yesterday for Gilman in the
northern part of the state, where they
will visit relatives.
Herman Alt, aged "a, a resident Of
Clayton, Iowa, was here last week to
attend the L. Alt golden wedding. He
returned home yesterday morning.
Mrs. Jess CrossIey departed Friday
morning for GAINESVILLE. The Cross
legs have taken the management of
! the Hotel Meyer, a GAINESVILLE hostel
! ry.
Mrs. U. D. Kinney departed yester-
day for Pra. du Chen where she will
take baths at the sanitarium. She
has been afflicted with rheumatism
since last fall.
Mrs. Kate Muench was returned
from Fennimore where she visited her
| daughter Mrs. Joe Rudersdorf While
away Mrs. Muench was made a grand
mother as a little daughter arrived at
the Rudersdorf home on the 18th
Louis Keehner, Waterloo farmer,
was before Justice Burrows Saturday
on a charge of selling intoxicants. The
complaint was made by Thos Mayne
and Harry Ashby, neighbors, who
claim to have bought wine from Mr..
Keehner on Feb. 10. A search revealed
80 gallons Of wine on Mr.. Keehner's
premises, Justice Burrows states. Mr..
Keehner claims he is being framed"
on account of grudge. The case will
be heard next Saturday.
Rev. E. Crusius of Minneapolis, a
young man aged %, occupied the pull
pit of the Evangelical church Sunday.
The congregation was so well pleased
| that an unanimous call was issued for
the visiting minister to take charge.
Rev Crusius has the matter under
consideration and will no doubt ac-
cept Rev. j. L. Hack, who goes to
= SSrI,1r
of Rev. Crusius.
Eric GilbertsOn, Fennimore, farm
er, was a Lancaster caller Friday.
Mr. Gilbertson says it is pleasure to
come to Lancaster by train now COM
pared with fifty years ago when one
drove a rig, rode a horse or walked to
the county seat. In those days the
nearest railroad was at Boscobel,
there were no motor cars and
'shanks' mare" was a popular
method of travel.
County Highway Commissioner
Mink started several patrolmen last
weekend on dragging in response to
numerous requests to get the main
trunk lines in shape for spring travel.
The roads dried rapidly and dragging
seemed necessary at certain points.
Until April 1st patrol work is done by
the hour. Starting April 1St all Of
the sixty odd go on by the month.
A family dinner party was held at
the David Johnson home Saturday
noon in honor of the first wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Belscamper. Owing to the bad roads
from Little Grant in Mr. and Mrs.
Belscamper were unable to reach
Lancaster and about 1890 a phone
call came saying that the guests of
honor had struck such deep mud that
they had to turn back. Regrettably
! the dinner proceeded without them.
Miss Myrtle Green of Fennimore, at
Bloomington training a class in dec
| lamatory work, returned home Tues
day. She reports considerable inter-
est in the district as to who will carry
| off the honors this year. Lancaster
Fennimore, Bloomington, Mt. Hope and
Potosi are in this district and Lancas-
| ter has won the honors for the past
two years. There is considerable
friendly rivalry over the contest this