Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-19
LOCAL ITEMS

Miss Catherine Barnett was Mad
ison passenger Friday.
Mrs. Frank Allen of Livingston was
a mid-week guest of her sister, Miss
Julia Sweeney.
Mrs. Roscoe Leighty of Platteville
spent the mid-week as the guest of
her aunt, Mrs. Burlie Dobson.
Mrs. Harry BROKER went to Madi-
son Wednesday for weekend visit
with her sister, Mrs. Chas. Roberts.
A. V. Ward and wife have returned
from Madison where they visited their
daughters, Mrs. Jos. Wacek and Mrs.
Marvin Beale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Croft have
moved for the winter with their
daughter, Mrs. Mae Tiller, Mr.. Croft's
health being poor.
The county board rewarded Roy O.
Wolfard's faithful work as asst. high
way commissioner by appointing him
to the office again.
The city department has been &C
tive in cleaning up dirt from the paved
streets to prevent the inevitable mud
when wet weather comes.
Miss Olive Grebe returned to her
work in Washington, D. c., Wednes-
day, following a months visit with
her mother, Mrs. Jane Grebe.
Miss Flora Harker is again at DR.,
Moore's office as dental assistant
She spent some months at her home
in Cuba City, her mother being i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Kinney will
move for the winter into quarters
with their son, Robert, and family
their flat being rented to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Pickering.
| Geo. Thomas Calvert, son of G. T
Calvert of Benton, died Nov. 6, after
short illness at the age of II years
Deceased is survived by his parents
three brothers and six sisters.
Mrs. Louis Arhelger and children
Homer and Stuart, left last week fol-
their new home in Waupun, Wis.
joining Mr.. Arhelger who is pastor Of
the congregational church there.
Geo. Finney has been hauling corn
from his farm in Waterloo to Lancas-
ter and selling it for 81 bushel
George leaves soon for Kenosha tc
spend the winter with his daughters
| there.
Judge E. B. Goodsell went to Madi-
son Thursday afternoon to attend the
funeral Friday of his old friend and
relative by marriage, w. F. Fergu-
son, whose demise is spoken of else
where.
The Catholic ladies cleared $175 al
their supper last Monday night
Around 312 persons partook of theil
hospitality st. Clements social hall
proved a delightful place for the hold
ing of suppers, etc.
John Thomas Buser of Platteville
county surveyor for many years, has
accepted a position with the Grant
County Abstract Co. Julian Bellows
who has been associated with the of
flee for years will retire next spring
| Miss Lillian Holzinger returned tt
| her school work at Richland Center
/ Thursday following a weeks visit a
home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Henry Holzinger. Miss Holzinger con
| tracted a form of nasal infection
which rendered her voiceless for
week or so. She came home to re
cuperate.
| Kay Wood, member of the old Chi
| cago commission firm of Wood Bros.
| in business since 1867, was in Ian
caster last mid-week as the guest Of
| J. A. Mccoy. Messrs. Wood and Nc
| Coy are old intimates having bought
and sold stock and hobnobbed togeth
er for a generation. The firm is ole
and ranks high among the yards
| buyers.
w. F. Ferguson, we'll known trav
cling representative of Roundy, Peck
ham and Dexter, Milwaukee grocer!
house, passed away Tuesday at a no
tel in Hanover, ILL.,, of heart failure
His home was in Madison. Mr.. Fer
guson, fine man in every sense O.
the word, made Lancaster for AZ con
secutive years. He was a native O.
Middleton, N. Y. A widow and five
children, two sons and three daugh
tiers, survive.
/ Lightning struck a hayshed on the
! Gotleib Meyer farm seven miles cas-
of Lancaster in Ellenboro township
Thursday night week ago. The hay
shed. IL tons of hay and about $500
worth of machinery were destroyed
Mr.. Meyers loss will run around
| 81 900 with about two-thirds insur'
ance. Hard work saved the barn. TIL
! fire fighters took the cupola off the
top and poured water down into the
building and on the roof, preventing
more serious loss. While it LASTED
! the blaze was a hot one.
Attorney H E. G. Kemp of Bosco
| bel died at a Madison hospital at 9:3t
| last Tuesday morning. Death came as
surprise and shock to the family
and friends as Mr.. Kemp had been i'm
proving. A cerebral hemorrhage was
the direct cause of death. The body
was taken to Boscobel by strain or
Wednesday. Funeral SERVICES were
held under Masonic auspices Friday
Mr.. Kemp was about IS years old ano
! leaves a widow and several children
He located in practice at Boscobel
seven years ago, becoming a partner
! of John J. Blaine.