Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-28

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Milford Billie of Madison, spent the
weekend at the home of the formers
parents. Miss Graham is employed in
TIE once OF a thresher company in the
city
William Clark and aunt. Mrs
FRANCES Burr, left last week for Sac
remento, Calf. Mrs. Burr will try a
winter IN California and report next
spring as to the difference between
the climate there and Wisconsin dur
lag the r. months.
Harry Barnett bought the city safe
USED by the clerk and treasurer for
years. The new city hall contains
bullt-ln vaults making the old safe
unnecessary
me Royal Neighbors are making i
Dig drive for new members calling the
movement Speedway Drive" Sew
eral members have been taken in and
others have signified their intention.
Miss Angela Williams, English and
French teacher in the high school.
went to Madison Friday for a few
days stay Miss Leila Goble had
charge Of Miss Williams classes dur
ing the latter's absence.
Forty-fOur cars of livestock left the
local yards last week consigned 10
various points. There were IA cars
OF livestock and 20 cars of hogs
counting II double deck cars as the
equivalent of % singles. One car OF
poultry was shipped out
The eastman farm of several hun
dred acres in Beetown was bid in at
sheriff's sale Saturday a week ago.
Henry Henkel bought the place in for
$500, the purchase price including q
first mortgage of $4,000 held by A. J.
Lindner of Cassville. Mr.. Henkel
held second mortgage for $14,500 as
trustee for the Delos Abrams estate.
Dr. VIM. Harberts of Carthage, ILL.,,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church there, sends the Herald an in
teresting church folder gotten out
purely as church news. The church
structure is shown on the cover page.
1t is a handsome edifice The spirit
of brotherhood in the congregation
reflects itself in the wholesome tone
of church paper.
Geo. Stewart of Austin, Mimi, re-
turned home Saturday following a
weeks visit in Ian coaster. Mr.. Stew
art was called here to attend the flu
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ely of kirkland,
Wash, who came to care for Mrs.
King during her final illness, are still
here. Mrs. H. S. Bolton, of Seattle, i
niece, is also here.
John Halloran, local manager CT
the Bell Telephone Co. for the past
year, has resigned his position effec-
tive Dec. 1. Mr.. Halloran has bought
out the John Rasque furniture and
undertaking store at Muscoda. Mr..
Rasque moves to Crandon Mr.. Hal
loran is experienced in the undertake
ing and furniture line and is deter
mined to make a success of his new
venture.
Elgie Hickok departed last week for
Renton, Was, where he will make an
extended visit with his son-in-law and
daughter, A. Alden See and wife. Mr..
Hickok took his sporting parapher-
MALTA along with the intention Of
hunting and fishing in the woods and
streams around Renton. That part of
Washington is considered sports
mans paradise although it is not far
from one of the largest cities in the
West-Seattle.
nul GCdy was a HGdNy SIOCh SulD-
ping day from the local yards. Croft
& Stephens bought and shipped 666
hogs, ten double deck cars, to Madi-
son. The hogs were consigned to Os-
car Meyer Co., being one days kill.
Among the best were 104 hogs from
Woods Bros. of Little Grant. They
averaged 234 pounds each. The pre-
vailing price for the big shipment
ranged from 214c to 61ac.
AL Sargent of Madison, formerly
with the Teckemyer Candy Co. as
salesman, was in Lancaster last week
after an absence of six months. Mr..
Sargent is now employed by the E. J..
Brock company of Chicago, appoint
ing agents and dealers all over the
country. He recently returned from
an interesting visit in the Cumber-
land mountains of the southeast,
where he found business conditions
fiourishing although life is primitive
in the extreme.