Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-24
LOCAL ITEMS

Wieland.
Leroy Walker was a Saturday pas
senger to Madison where he transact
ed business.
Mrs. Irma Gault and son, Harry and
wife, motored to Milwaukee last week
for a visit at the Blunt home.
Ernest Becker, Dubuque taxi driv-
er, is visiting relatives in Lancaster.
Ernest pilots a Yellow cab.
Elmer Darr of Freeport, represent
ing the Milwaukee Casket Co., called
on customers here last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Greenwood. en-
ployed at the county home, spent the
weekend at the Duncan McKichan
home in Fennimore.
Miss Louise Webb, who spent the
summer with her grandmother, Mrs.
Louisa Oswald, returned to her stud
les at Wisconsin university, Saturday.
M. J. Tappins, ex-secretary of the
state board of control, now inspector
of state institutions, visited the Grant
county asylum in his official capacity
last Wednesday.
Paul K Edwards left Saturday for
Madison where he enters the medical
school at the state university Paul
has two years to his credit at Law
renee College pre-medical course.
Mrs Mary Hope, residing with her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Morrow of No.
1aFA e.,
where she will spend the winter with
her daughters, Olive and Florence.
Miss Nellie Moran of Austin, Mimi,
spent the weekend visiting her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Wood
house. Miss Moran says the senti-
ment at Austin, being railroad town,
is strongly La Toilette.
Mr.. and Mrs Warner Gray, Rudd,
Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert That
cher of Charles City, Iowa, were here
last week to attend the funeral of
Mrs E. E. Graham. The ladies are
nieces of Mr.. Graham.
Mr.. and Mrs Homer Roher, Auburn,
Washington, are visiting in this city
at the home of John Meyers. The
parents of Mrs. Roher, Mr.. and Mrs.
Moses Galloway, were former res
pected residents of Grant county.
Carl Kasper departed Saturday for
Madison where he enters his third
year in the commerce course at Wis
consin university. His sister, Lydia,
went along as far as Fennimore to
visit relatives there until this mid
week.
Geo. P. Goble and wife and daugh-
ter plan leaving Lancaster Sunday on
a motor trip of some duration and ex-
tent They have not decided as yet
where they will drive to. Edwin J1ru
of the Goble force, goes along as
driver
Mark Gutweiler of Fennimore, driv-
ing a county road truck, ran his Ford
car into a guard rail at the little
bridge below the Rock school on the
Potosi road last Monday A large 2x4
from the guard rail sailed through
the Ford, smsahing it badly. Gut
weller escaped with bruises.
Two Fennimore men, Messrs. Ger
hart and Tenant, figured in an auto
crash near Rockville the end OF the
week. Enroute fronm Plattevllle
home they failed to make the sharp
turn on the Lancaster road at ROCK
vile. Their car was badly smashed
but the occupants escaped injury.
Paul Craven of Madison, superinten-
dent of vocational school work, and
sneaker before the Kiwanis club to-
night. has notified Judge GoodseH that
he cannot be present on account or a
convention at La Crosse. Asa Royce
president of Platteville Normal, mas
been secured as speaker of the even
ing. Those who have heard Mr.. Royce
will be more than glad to hear MIN
again.
An inspector of the state Industrial
commission was in Lancaster last
week checking up the stores where
female help is employed. The law is
that female employees may not De at
work over hours in any day or more
than SO weeks in the year. In Guy
not far from Lancaster where the IneI-
chants have been keeping open even
ings and retaining their women ana
girl help, they will be compelled TO pay
back salaries and perhaps be fined
Mrs. Ida Judd of San Francisco
Calf. announces the marriage of her
daughter, Miss Lena Judd, to Ralph
D. Pence of Los Angeles. The wed
ding took place Sept. 6, at the nome
of the brides sister, Mrs. F. b. Avery
1887 18th street, San Francisco. Fol
lowing a trip to Yosemite park Mr.
and Mrs. Pence are at home in San
Francisco. where Mr.. Pence pursues
the vocation of machinist The BRIDE
is a Lancaster girl and favorably re-
membered here.
Mrs. Mae Pipkin, who has been VS.
iting in Lancaster for the past month,
departed Saturday for Fennlmore anu
Boscobel to remain for several weeks
AIRS. Pipkin returns next month to IN
spect work she is having done at the
old cemetery south of Emmanuel Epis-
copal church where a number OF the
pioneers of this city are making tne
last sleep. Her grandfather MI M,
Of fhn Herald. lies