Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-28
LOCAL ITEMS

DR.. Joseph Godfrey was a Chicago
passenger Thursday morning.
Mrs. Bert Prideaux of Madison
spent Sunday at Rollo Knapp's. ***
Z. H. Basford is home from Mo-
mence, ILL.,, where he visited his son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kaap attended
the carnival at Dubuque last Thurs
day. &**
Mrs Samuel Pennock spent Thurs
day at the Barney Long home in Fen
nimore
Mrs. Otto Vangsness and babe were
weekend visitors with relatives in
Madison
Mrs. 0. A Reyes and Mrs. Clyde
Aupperle were Wednesday passengers
to Chicago.
F. j. Granville was in Hinsdale, ILL.,,
last week attending the National
Guernsey sale.
Mrs. Nora Ellis has been quite ill
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
John Mcmahon.
Miss Pearl Kerr, P. N. S. graduate,
has accepted a teaching position at
Rice Lake next year.
Miss Edith Becker has completed a
term of school near Platteville and
is at her home north of the city.
Miss Velma Richardson is home
from Sinsinawa where she finished
the school year for another teacher.
Mrs Margaret Ressmyer of Belle
Vo1lle is planning a summer visit to
Bellingham, Wash, where two daugh-
tiers reside
Albert Hunsaker has new Oak
land touring car with winter top and
new four-wheel brakes to use in his
taxi business.
Miss Margaret Taylor, employed
with the Alabama State Board of
Health, is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. H. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs Jos. Wright went to
Madison Thursday for a weekend
visit with their daughter, Mrs. Ewald
Scheibel, and son, Harold, Wisconsin
U. student
Charles Benoy has been visiting rel
atives at Dodgeville and Reedsburg.
During his absence Chas. Underwood
substituted for Mr.. Benoy at the
Round House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Wales of Chi
cago were here last week packing
their goods. The effects were moved
to their home in Winnetka, near Chi
cago, by truck
Co. Highway Commissioner Mink
and G. L. Kennett of the highway Of
flee were out last week making pre-
1iminary surveys of new state trunk
line locations in this county.
The Methodist parsonage will un-
dergo extensive improvements during
the absence of the pastor, Rev. Biz
rell. The foundation will be he1ghten-
ed and the interior decorated.
Nine automobile loads of boosters
advertising the beauties of Devils
Lake park and the Dells were here
last Tuesday afternoon serenading
the city and distributing literature.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Brewer and
daughter, Mrs. Will Wood, motored
from Chicago to Lancaster Tuesday.
enough to tell us what ails the wealth
Chas. Brewer and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Kaap.
Nineteen members of the local XII
wants club with their wives went to
Pra. du CHEN Wednesday evening and
attended a meeting and banquet CIV
en- to Kiwanis members of Pra. du
Chen, Richland Center, Lancaster
and Platteville.
Michael MONTE, charged with Sollie
Oates of the theft of the Delbert
Beetham Ford car, secured $1,000
bail Wednesday his bond being pro-
vided by Chas. Kaap and Chas Brew
er. brothers-in-law. Sollie was unable
to provide bail and remained as the
guest of Sheriff Edge.
Quite heavy frost was noted on
three mornings last mid-Week but no
serious damage is reported. Snow
fell at many northern points causing
the temperature to drop in this sec
ton Fruit was somewhat nlpped Dut
not seriously damaged and the ten
der shoots of beans and other deli
cate plants frozen so that replantlng
is necessary.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gourlie are the
parents of a new seven and one-half
pound boy, their fourth son, born on
Nav II, The little chap is named Jean
Francis. Mrs GOurlie's mother, Mrs.
Hattie McCabe of Cuba, is here assist
ing in the care of the Gourlle mousse
hold for the time being
c. H. Hoffman returned to st. Paul
Thursday following a brief visit with
his mother, Mrs. Henry Holman. MI
Hoffman is an express MESSENGER pc
tween st. Paul and Grand Forks ana
saws it has been very cold IN the
northwest with four inches OF snow
at Grand Forks. Mrs. Holman ana son
Charles, fGIlldl16u HSlS ICA ''AA
od visit as the former recently I'M
derwent an operation and desires to
recuperate in Lancaster rather than
St. Paul.
Rev. John Birrell and family de-
narted Tuesday for three-montns
trim abroad They will stop hrst IN
Massachusetts to visit relatives ana
While there Rev. Birrell will attend
the Methodist conference in session
This month. While in England the Biz
rell family plan to attend the BRUSH
Empire exposition now being held at
Wembly Park, London. Rev. Birrell
has promised to write the Heral6 at
various intervals of his trip TO Eng
1ond and return and the novel sights
and experiences encountered
Postmaster VIM Mcmahon was IN
Pra du CHEN Thursday conferrlng
with other postmasters and few rep
resenfative business men of the towns
es"o+ad in regard to the proposed re-
,,loyaI of the early northbound Bur