Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-02-07
LANCASTER LOCAL, S

MOuudy 10 WISH felaIlVeS Tor a week.
Art Flitsch, well known Cassyille
farmer, was Lancaster caller Mon
day.
Harry Borah has moved onto the old
Duncalf farm now owned by c. H.
Baxter.
Mrs. Lucy Lounsbury of Lake Mills.
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Mark
Hoskins.
w. H. Rose has been i'll with pneu-
monia. He is reported as being a lit
tie better.
Claire Clifton of PlattevilIe, son Of
Marvin Clifton, was a Lancaster call
or Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James D. Hatch gave
a dinner party to twelve couples Fri
day evening.
Mrs. Lizzie Albright Of Fennimore.
visited here last week at the John
Pink Sr home.
Carl Bruss Of Platteville Normal,
visited at the parental home in Ian
caster last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Hoehn of So.
Lancaster, are the parents of a daugh-
ter Born Jan. oath
Misses Ivanelle Lewis and Belva
Hoskins, University students, were
home visitors last week
H. c. Orion went to Milwaukee
Monday to attend a meeting of the re-
tail clOthiers of the state.
Ellie DObsOn took load of cattle to
Chicago Monday Mr.. DObson has fed
and shipped six loads so far this win
ter.
Louis Vesperman returned last week
from a months visit with his son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs G. r.
Watkins of st. Louis.
Miss Margaret Roeske departed
Sunday for Madison, where she will
take up advanced work in history to
obtain a masters degree.
Mrs John T. Buster of Fennimore,
was an over-Friday visitor at the
Chas. Kaap home. Mrs. Kaap is able
to be out following an illness
DR.. Fowler on Wednesday operated
for appendicitis on Miss Mildred Wag-
ner, residing with her sister, Mrs.
Oliver Alexander of No. Lancaster
Paul Stockey, fireman on the Ga
lena run, i'll with the grippe, has stuck
to his post. When Paul feels shaky
he agitates the coal into the engine
CRATE.
The Albert Brinkman herd of grade
Guernseys has been tested by Inspec-
tor Bamber of the U. S. service, and
pronounced entirely free of tubercu-
Osis.
Raymond Bonn, student in the civil
engineering college at the University,
was a between-semester visitor at
home Raymond returned to Madison
Saturday.
Clinton F. Budworth, Glenwood,
Iowa, was made a knight Templar in
Missionary two weeks ago, taking the
work at Ivanhoe Commandery, Council
Bluffs, Iowa.
Gordon Holway of the highway of
fee was called to Madison Friday on
account Of the serious illness of his
father General Holway. The end
came Saturday evening about 7:15
o'clock.
Ruth Mink, Florence Battle, Roy Ed
wards, Arno Hack, Helen Bruss and
a number Of other University stu
dents, home for vacation between
semesters, returned to their studies
Sunday.
The Pythian Sisters will celebrate
the goth anniversary of the founding
of the order at the local temple to-
morrow night The members are also
planning a shower for Mrs. Geneva
Macke, recently wed.
Mamie Guggenheim broke trail
from Chicago Saturday, arriving here
with a new Chevrolet for the Samson
garage. He described the roads as
almost impossible. Lee Wright and
Curtis Totman followed with another
Chevrolet.
John Klarman, Five Points farmer,
sees better times coming for the agrl-
cultural worker. A year ago Mr.. klar-
man saw good dairy cattle go for $4o
a head Today the same cattle bring
twice that amount. This looks ike
good times for the farmers.
Jos. Ryan, a Milwaukee young man
who has been residing at the Hurrl-
cane for several months past, return
ed to Milwaukee Saturday Mr.. Ryan
enters the electrical engineering col
lege of Marquette university and VIII
pursue studies in the electrical pro-
fession
Fred Aupperle has been contem-
plating taking action to prevent re-
currence due to the filthy condition OF
the upper pond which prevented nm
from cutting ice in that pond. Inc
lower pond is entihely clean and fed
by springs. All the ice was put up
from the lower pond The refuse
from the upper pond filoated in from
the creek due to sewage overflow. !,
The cold snap Saturday stopped
work on the city hall. If the weather.
moderates the steel work for the root
will be placed this week and the last
brick laying done. The roof, a COM
position of reinforced cement in slabs
2x6 feet. will be placed next. After
the roof is on the interior work can
Friday, Feb. ?, was "Groundnog
Day" and the old-timer who watches
such things said the animal did not not
see his shadow. If the grounding ld
see his shadow the legend is that ne
would crawl back into his hole LOT
another six weeks. This implies that
he would stay out if he didn't see MS
shadow and if he did Mr.. Hog surely
froze to death Saturday mornlns
which was the coolest morning OF the
winter, 19 below zero.
George Bailie was called back east
hurriedly from his winter in CallloI-