Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-07
LOCAL ITEMS

passenger Friday.
Mrs. Jane Grebe and daughter were
last weekend visitors in Montfort.
Ward Totman of Madison visited his
mother in Lancaster over Sunday.
Attorney H. E. Carthew was Mad
ison business passenger yesterday.
Miss Martha Block underwent an
operation for hernia at Doolittle hos
pital Friday.
Harry Simpson and wife of Madi-
son visited Chas. Tiedemann and wife
Sunday.
Geo. P. Goble is about to be around
again following his severe illness with
pneumonia.
Lancaster high school lost to Liv-
ingston at baseball Friday, the score
being Is to 4.
Charles Underwood of Madison was
in Lancaster Sunday visiting his sis
ter. Mrs Clara Kemper.
Judge Smalley and Reporter Morse
went to Milwaukee Sunday to relieve
Judge Oscar M. Fritz who is ILL.,
Mrs. H. S. Schermerhorn of Liv-
ingston visited in Lancaster over the
weekend with Mr.. Schermerhorn
VIM. Smith and wife of Hillsdale,
III, motored here Saturday to visit
the formers mother, Mrs. VIM. Rose.
Miss Elsa Eghart, guest at the
ThOs. Reilly home the past week, re-
turned to Port Washington Saturday
Edw Jiru, employed with Geo. p
Goble & Son, is recovering from an
attack of pneumonia. He took sick
last week.
C. H. Basford departed Saturday for
Chicago and Momence, Ill, where he
will visit his sons for a couple of
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Showers of
Evansville motored here Sunday. and
visited the formers mother, Mrs.
Frank Sitter.
Miss Mary Ann McKelvey and Mrs.
Harvey Reed accompanied Clyde Nc
Kelvey of Potosi to Highland the lat
ter part of the week.
Veteran John Harshberger is again
able to be around after long spell
of sickness. He was preparing to
work in the garden Saturday.
The municipal band goes to Bloom
ington Friday night to give concert
and dance at Hatch's opera house A
good program has been arranged.
Prof Jack Mcmahon went to Fenni-
more Thursday to organize class in
steel string guitar work He plans to
Misses Charlotte and Marcella Seipp
are visiting their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. JOS Seipp. They return to Madi-
son where they are employed, this
week.
Manager G. E. Briggs and Janitress
Mrs. Carrie Schenk of the local Bell
force. went to Madison yesterday for
the comforting upon them of service
emblems
Mrs. Wilma Rich is recovering from
a severe cold that came upon her a
couple of weeks ago and interfered
with her playing the ingenue part in
a Pair of Skies" at the Grantland
Wednesday,
John Howe is home from his spring
trim for the Bradley Knitting Co. and
expects to enjoy the coming of spring
in Lancaster Mr.. Howe is an enthus-
iastic fisherman, gardener and out
door man generally.
The Walton league held another
supper and meeting Monday night.
Hyde hall was the place and the le-
gion auxiliary served. Walton league
meetings would be better If held
monthly. Much interest is manifested.
Mrs Emma Day and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Hines and Miss Della Day,
all of Milwaukee, motored TO Lam
caster Saturday for visit with rel
atives here and at Patch Grove. They
spent Sunday at the Ted Day tourist
camp in Bridgeport hollow.
Harry F. Livingston of Livingston,
was a countey seat caller Saturday.
Mr. Livingston, a young man OF ABOUT
35 years, is a candidate for sherlH on
the republican ticket, standing on
platform of law enforcement and sup
port of the constitution. His an
nouncement on this basis appears IN
this issue.
H. R. Briggs, assessor of incomes
for Dane county and we'll known III
Lancaster on account of similar duties
here. placed third in the l35-pound
class at the American olympic try-out
at Evanston last week. Mr.. Briggs
would have scored first in his Glass;
wrestling, but for MISUNDERSTANDING
of rules.
The fire company was called 10 the
AL Hunsaker home in the Soutn part
of town Saturday, a shed IN the rear
of the house having caught fire from
smoldering rubbish heap. The sneo
was practically wrecked but the nre
was kept from spreading TO otnei
nearby buildings. The loss was Gov
cred by insurance.
Frank Lacke motored to Dubuque
Saturday and met Frank Fivecoat VINO
came in from Omaha on the l. Z. TO
spend Sunday with his wife anu
daughter here Mr.. Fivecoat IS rep.
resenting the Wadham's OIL 60. Oh
Milwaukee in the Atlantic, Iowa, Ter
ritorv He managed the Wright
House prior to the present proprietor
]. L. Fletcher.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bolzell leaves Ian
caster this week on an extended Trip
to be gone six months. She tlrst VS.
its her brother, Gov. John Blaine' a.
Madison. The next stop will be at
Stanton. Nebr.. with son, Dr. Boil
zell. She then goes to Boise, Idaho Idaho
to visit brother S. E. Blaine. From
Boise she will journey to Portlanq
Ore to visit another son, ID. b. boi-