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

VIM. Miller of Colome, S. D., is here
on business.
Chas. Kaap and wife motored to
Rock Island last week and visited rel
| atives.
! w. H. Williamson and wife are back
from their eastern trip after a months
vacation
Oscar Edwards of Madison was a
Lancaster visitor last week, returning
Saturday
Miss Susan Clementson went to
Galena Monday to visit at the Sheehan
home for a few days.
DR.. Kraut reports the arrival of a
daughter at the Harrison Allen home
| in Liberty Sunday last.
Miss Nellie Smith of Madison visit
ed IN Lancaster last week with her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Ellie
| Dobson.
Mrs. Peter Baehr returned home to
Boscobel Monday following a visit of
two weeks with her daughter, Mrs
Clyde Pierce.
DR.. c. NJ. Walker and family are
away on a vacation to be gone the
balance of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. v. Roberts of FIRE.
mont, Nebr., went to Madison Monday
to visit Mr.. Roberts mother and sis
ter, who reside there
A. HI. Bergheger accompanied by his
mother and sister, departed Thursday
for Madison where they are enjoying
camp life at Monona Park
Mrs. J. L. Vogel and son, Carson,
returned home to Chicago Saturday
following visit with the formers
mother, Mrs. Burton Sumner
Mrs. Alderman and son of Madi-
son returned home via Lancaster Sat
urday following a visit with the for
mers mother, Mrs. r. N. Alderman, of
Cassville.
Glenn Holmes, Wisconsin Telephone
Co. foreman, was in Lancaster last
week visiting his mother, Mrs. George
Holmes. Mr.. Holmes has been contin-
uously in the employ of the Bell COM
pany for about 20 years.
Mrs. John Mokelke and daughter,
Eleanor, and Master Ray Dilger left
for their home in Milwaukee Satur-
day after a weeks visit at the Mike
Esser home near Cassville Mr.. Esser
is an uncle of Mrs. Mokelke.
At the business meeting of mem
bers of the Congregational church
Sunday it was voted to call Rev. Carl
P. Bast of Millbank, S. D., who recent
ly preached here. Rev. Bast has wife
and one child. He is expected to be
able to locate here in a short time.
Rev Guy Campbell preached at the
Methodist church Sunday and left
Monday on his round of duties as
district superintendent. Rev. John
Birrell and family have sailed for
home and Rev. Birrell is expected
back in the pulpit here Sunday, Aug.
"a
Edwin mike" Fischer of San Fran
cisco is visiting his brother, Louis,
and sister, Mrs. l.. G. HickOk. Mr..
Fischer left here a number of years
ago for the Golden West. At present
he is owner of a large auto body shop
in San Francisco and is doing splen-
didly
A. H. Bergheger and family arrived
home last week from an automobile
trip to Niagara Falls and up into Can
ada The party drove to Lorain, O.,
and viewed the destruction wrought
by the tornado which recently struck
that city.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Schwartz send the
Herald a picture of Niagara Falls,
saying they had crossed the falls and
taken a ride in Canada. They want
the Herald sent but gave no permanent
address so the office assumes the
Schwartzes will be travelling consid-
erably for the next week or so.
Frank Oakleaf, residing two miles
south of Burton, was in Lancaster on
business Saturday. He brought along
three large stalks of corn. The larg-
est was ten feet, ten inches long and
the others slightly shorter. The corn
was picked from field located on the
second bench" above Grant river.
Mrs Robt. Hoffman went to, Pra.
du Chen Monday, called there by the
death of her aunt, Mrs Ellen Nc
Guigan of Woodman. Mrs. McGuigan
was on a two weeks visit with her
brother, James Gull, who is Mrs. Hotf-
mans father. While there she passed
away suddenly. Funeral services were
held at Mt Hope today.
Dawald Garner, a Civil war veteran
we'll known all over Grant county, was
| here last week to attend the funeral
OF his brother-in-law, Henry Smith,
who passed away at Sitter at ripe
old age. Mr.. Garner lives with his
son. George, near Woodstock. He is
one of the best preserved men of his
years to be seen anywhere.