Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-20
LOCAL ITEMS

Mrs. Otto Warne of Livingston was
the guest of Lancaster friends last
mid-week.
Mrs. Ed Krog and children of Platte
vile visited Harvey Abrams and wife
last week.
Miss Barbara Barnett has been en-
gagged to teach in the Pekin Gll.)
schools next year.
Mrs. Harvey Schmidt visited her
sister, Mrs. Bert Draggs, at Fenni-
more Thursday afternoon.
Louis Wahl has returned from Mer-
rill, Wis, where he spent the summer
on the Ben Wiede farm.
Miss Grace Hickin went to Werley
last mid-week for a visit with her
friend, Miss Myrna Werley
DR.. and Mrs. A. B. Cook left We'd
nesday on motor trip to northern
points to be gone several weeks.
Miss Catherine Barnett was in Chip
peWa Falls last week as local delegate
to the Legion Auxiliary convention.
Dick Nye and family of Viroqua
visited recently with Mrs. R. B. Show
alter and family, motoring down and
back.
Mrs. J. c. Webster and sons, Jack
and Harry, of Harold S. D., are Wis
iting at the Will Morkin home in
Bloomington.
Mrs ]. C. Webster and sons, Jack
and Harry, and Mrs. Will Morkin and
Lou Glenn visited at the Parke Knapp
home Thursday.
Elmer Leist of Elroy was on the
Galena run last week as brakeman
relieving F. G. Hauser, who was abb
sent due to a fall.
Miss Ruth Mink has accepted a po-
sition as teacher with the faculty of
the Belmont schools as home eco
Monies instructor.
Mrs. James Fowler and children
and Roger Sherman motored to Du-
buque Thursday and spent the day
sight seeing at Union park
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Muesse and daugh-
ter, Marjorie, of Erie, ILL.,, were in
Lancaster last week visiting Geo.
Muesse. They motored up and back.
Miss Gretchen Scheibel of Madison
returned home last week following a
visit in Lancaster at the home of her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. JOS.
Wright.
1du IlOOl1Cy DcIo l1lOfCu 1l10 viz anu
daughter here from Madison, the fam
lily having rooms in the Frank Sitter
residence. Mr.. Rooney is engineer on
the Galena run.
Mrs. Sallie Runkel and daughter
Clara, of Madison returned to that
city last Wednesday via Lancaster, af-
ter a pleasant visit with relatives and
friends in their old home, Potosi.
Mrs. Jas. DiVall of Los Angeles,
Calf, who has been visiting her faith
er. Geo. Muesse, went to Dubuque last
week to visit a sister, Mrs. Grimm.
She expects to return west this week.
Mrs. A. J. Pipkin went to Fenni-
more Thursday to visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM Newton cousins, who mo-
tored over from Omgaha to spend the
weekend with Dwight Parker and
family
Local thermometers showed a tenn
perature of At above in enclosed spots
at a. M Thursday. This meant at
least u degrees lower in the hollows,
which is too close to frost to be COM
Portable.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kaap and
son, Avis, left Friday on a two weeks,
trip to northern points. They WISH
Mrs. Kaap's sister, Mrs. Ben Wiede,
at Naugart, Wis, and go from there
to the lake region around Tomahawk
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Gibbs went to
Cobb last Wednesday for a visit at
the home of their daughter, Mrs. +. }:
Lang. Mr.. Gibbs has been confined
to his home by illness for some time
but his health shows slight improve
ment Of late.
Misses Aseneth and Laura Barber
of Minneapolis were guests OF MISS
Nettie Oswald the past week. MISS
Aseneth returned to her home in Min
neapolis Thursday and on Friday MISS
Laura left for GAINESVILLE where she
will visit before going north.
Chas. E. Chase and wife and nephew
Nervin Mitchell, left last week for
Canada where they are spending a
month camping out. The region con-
tains quite an area of mountain ana
forest land located in the Canadian
plains, miles from any other mountain
chain. High on the table lands are
several charming lakes. The Chases
have made the spot a summer rendez-
yOus for several seasons.