Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-13
LOCAL ITEMS

Miss Ena Durni is working in the
Grant County Abstract Co. office.
Mrs. Sherlock and daughter, Mar
garet, of Fennimore, were over We'd
nesday callers in Lancaster.
Jos. Stoll and wife have returned
to Potosi following a pleasant sum-
mer visit with relatives at Hartford,
Wis.
Mrs. Mae Keller and children re-
turned home to Platteville Tuesday
following visit at the F. L. Durni
home.
Mrs. Fred Pickering, local chief OPP
orator for the Bell Tel. Co., went to
Madison Thursday on company bust
ness.
Geo. Rigdon and family of Fowler,
Ind, motored here last week for Wis
it with the formers mother, Mrs Ell
vira Rigdon.
Mrs. G.. V. Uhr returned home to
Chicago Thursday following weeks
pleasant visit with her cousin, Mrs
John Decker
Miss Barbara Schloesser went to
Fennimore Thursday for weeks Wis
it with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Brandt
Several parties were held last week
in honor of Mrs. James DiVall of Cal
ifornia who is visiting her father,
Geo. Muesse.
Miss Margaret Peters of Milwaukee
returned home Friday morning after
a visit with Elliott KnotwelI and fam
lily of Pleasat Ridge.
Mrs W. J. Webb and daughter were
Thursday passengers to Fennimore.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Webb and a
number of former school chums had
a picnic at Marsden park.
c. NJ DuHamel has accepted the
post of scoutmaster and will take up
active duties at once. Hugh Orion is
assistant. Both are outdoor men and
take q keen interest in boy welfare.
Oscar Wright is now an active part
of the staff at the Lancaster Motor
Car Co., handling the office and floor
sales. Mr.. Wright is a capable bust
ness man and will doubtless make a
success of his work after mastering
a few technical details. He is mem
Der of the firm.
G.. w Broughton, a dairy farmer re-
siding at McGirr, Ill, shipped "a head
of Guernsey cows purchased from the
breeders of this type of dairy cattle
residing in and about Lancaster. Mr..
Broughton operates milk routes and
has 80 head of Guernseys, this last
shipment bringing his herd up to
more than 100 animals. Clean dairy
methods we'll advertised have brought
the Illinois man big business at good
prices as he sells his certified milk at
10 cents per quart.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ E. Menke and son,
Alois, of Stevens Point, mptored to
Lancaster through the rain Friday
morning and caught the train home
following a visit with FIR. N. L. Lea at
PotOsi. FIR. Lea and Mrs. Menke are
brother and sister The visitors made
Lancaster over the new hard road
with little trouble although a few
months ago it would have been prac-
tical impossibility to make the trip
on account of mud.
The marriage of Percy H. DiVall
of Lancaster and Miss Ella Marie
Edge of Platteyille was performed
last week at the home of the Metho-
dist pastor, Rev. Frank Harris, in
Platteville Mr.. DiVall is son of Mr..
and Mrs. Bert DiVall, residing near
this city He is graduate of the Nor
NAL school and has been engaged to
teach manual arts at Erie, ILL.,, next
school year His bride is the eighth
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Edge
of Platteville She also is a Normal
graduate and has successfully taught
for several years at Rewey. Friends
extend congratulations.