Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-19
LOCAL ITEMS


Darien, Wis.
Mrs. Granville of Rockford, is visit
ing her son, Fred, here.
Miss Ellen Carthew of Platteville,
visited Mrs. Francie Carthew here last
week.
Harvey Foster is back at work in
the jewelry store after a weeks i'll
ness.
Misses Maxine Phillips and Mar
garet Calls are attending Platteville
normal.
r. ]. Sweeney, local land man, was
in Rochester, Mimi, last week nego-
tiating land deal
Chas. Tiedeman is home from Osh-
kosh, where he attended the state
bakers convention.
Robt. Crouch and son, Frank, of
Los Angeles, Calf, have been visiting
Lancaster relatives.
Clement Lacke was a Friday pass
enger for Appleton, where he will pur-
sue his studies ait Lawrence.
Miss Helen Judd returned to Madi-
son Saturday after weeks visit with
her mother and brothers here.
Miss Velma Stivarius, student nurse
at Milwaukee, has been spending her
vacation at the parental home here.
Guests at the John Decker home are
Donovan Decker of Hopkins, Mimi,
nephew, and Mrs. G. V. Uhr of Chica-
go, a cousin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ely of Kirkland
Wash, are visiting the latter's sister,
Mrs. H. R. King. They plan to re-
main for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Godfrey of Wan
watosa, a Milwaukee suburb, visited
her the past week as the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank C. Meyer.
Miss Jeanette Mccoy departed
Wednesday for Milwaukee, where she
takes charge of the kindergarten de-
partment at the normal there.
Judge Smalley and reporter go TO
Richland Center this week to hold the
regular fall term of court There are
but five criminal cases to be tried.
Miss Julia Voight has opened a
millinery shop at Platteville. She will
employ trimmer for the shop there,
remaining in personal charge of her
shop here.
Mrs. A. Dank and son, Dan, of Mil
waukee, returned home Thursday fol-
lowing a visit with the formers moth
er, Mrs. Theo Vogelsberg of British
Hollow.
cation on S. T. L. 10, near Mt. Hope,
under way. Two sharp turns will be
eliminated and the road shortened
nearly mile.
Mr. and Mrs. r. S. Smith and daugh-
ter, Frances, of Chicago, visited here
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Wenzel Mrs. Smith was formerly
Miss Settle Big Of this city.
Ben Biddick, clarionetist, MontfOrt.
Ned Ivey, saxaphonist, Madison and
Gene Tenant, trombone, Fennimore,
assisted the Lancaster band at the
fair weeks playing last week.
c. F. Krebs, visiting his son, Huge,
here the past week, departed Satur-
day for Dousman, Wis, where he will
engage in finishing work in the huge
Masonic home being erected there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Holmes of Mil
waukee, visited Lancaster relatives
and attended the fair last week. Mr..
Holmes is employed in the engineer
ing department of the Wisconsin Tele-
phone Co.
Miss Rachel Schreiner departed
Friday for Wellesley, Mass, near
Boston, where she will teach in the
famed girls college this year. Her
father, Frank Schreiner, went along
as far as Chicago.
Mrs. Martha Showalter is home from
a weeks stay outside the city. She
visited in Milwaukee with Mrs. Minnie
Trentzsch, and homeward bound,
stopped off at Madison and visited Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Simpson.
Fred Bryhan, patrolman of Sec. II
between the Aupperle corner and Po-
tosi line, has resigned, his place be-
ing filled by Harry Hood, who leaves
sec. IA Geo. Schramm has taken
Sec. "A, vacated by Hood
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard MUMMY of
Spirit Lake, Iowa, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. D. R. Dunnett. They returned
here with Mr.. and Mrs. Dunnett, who
came home from three weeks motor
trip to Hannibal, Mo-, and Spirit Lake.
Lancaster hogs are lusty porkers.
Two hogs broke crates here this sum
mer while awaiting shipment. Satur-
day a hog consigned to Platteville
party jumped through stout crate,
went off a high truck and landed on
the depot platform. He was double
timbered in again before being
shipped.
Dorman L. Duncan of Madison,
formerly of this city, and son OF Mrs
EIfe Duncan, was married to Miss
Marie ii. GdNdudu6A VI
daughter of Conductor Jas. Cavanaugh
of the Milwaukee road service. The
wedding took place in Madison. Mr..
Duncan is proprietor of barber shop
in Madison.
Little Miss Virginia Belz went to
Milwaukee Thursday morning with
her grandmother, Mrs. Kate Sadroga,
and uncle, Peter Detke. The child
was bereaved of her mother, Mrs.
Frank Belz, the Sunday preceding.
She will make her home with her
grandmother. Mr.. Belz VIII continue
to reside here and operate his sm1tay.
A severe frost visited Grant county
Thursday night when the thermome-
ter dropped below freezing. Ice
formed in pans outdoors and garden
stuff was nipped. Farmers report a
heavy loss to corn, buckWheat anu
ether late maturing cereals. Canning
stuff. corn and tomatoes, were also
hadIy nipped and much of 1T repre-