Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-18
LOCAL ITEMS

Mrs. Harry Kaap Of Fennimore, was
a Lancaster caller Friday.
Mrs. Vic Kasper and daughter spent
the weekend at the parental Orion
home in Fennimore.
Ed Shepherd went to Madison on
Thursday for visit with friends and
relatives over the weekend.
Mrs. Henry Hoffman departed on
Thursday for st. Paul where she is
visiting her son, Charles Hoffman.
Mrs. E. j. Lang of Cobb was mid
week guest of her mother, Mrs. Geo.
Gibbs, and sister Mrs. Jack Thorn.
Mrs. Frank Horton of Fennimore
was Lancaster visitor over Thurs
day with her sister, Mrs. Letha Orion.
DR.. James Fowler reports the ar
rival of twin girls at the Harley Ora
ham home in No. Lancaster, last Tues
day.
Mrs. w. D. Garner went to Mont
fort Wednesday to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Neuroth. Mrs. Neu-
roth is ill.
Mrs Chris Meyer of Werley re-
turned home Friday morning follow
ing visit here with daughter, Mrs.
John Fuerstenberg.
Harry Wamsley has returned from
an extensive western trip during which
time he saw the sights of Colorado,
Utah and California.
Henry Pink and Geo. Knapp, now
advertising their farm auctions in the
Herald, plan to move to Lancaster
soon, the city gaining two fine families
thereby.
Mickey Collins, former pitcher of
the Lancaster ball club, has been sold
by San Antonio, Texas, to the Gin
cinnati National league and will play
with that club this year.
Melvin Bonn, University student,
was a Lancaster visitor last week.
Melvin, now a sophomore, is working
his way through and making excellent
credits He is specializing toward tax
ing an engineering course later on.
"A Five carloads of livestock were
shipped from the local yards to mar
ket last week. The season for ship
ping is waning and the county is
practically drained of stock. Along
next summer shipments will pick up
again.
Mrs. C. D. Stratton will continue in
business in Lancaster as proprietor OF
Stratton's Flower and Gift Shop TAX
ing over the management of the bus
mess conducted by her husband, c. d.
Stratton Mrs. Stratton is thoroughly
experienced in the business and will
render the same courteous service as
in the past.
Mrs. Annie Arnold of Lewiston
Mont, here visiting Geo. Henry and
wife, left Wednesday for Platteville
to visit a brother, Igg Wunderlin. Mrs
Arnold was raised at the Hurricane
but has lived in Montana for Is years,
the present being her first visit back
home in Is years. She likes the West
very much.
Messrs. and Mesdames Robert Pea
cock and Louis Oschman, Mrs. Thos.
Blackburn and Richard Huftil were
in Dubuque Wednesday to attend the
funeral of Mrs Archie Graham held
at the Emmanuel church, with burial
in Linwood cemetery. Mrs. Graham,
aged SO, was Miss Esther Datisman of
Dubuque, before her marriage to
Archie Graham, formerly of Lancaster.
Deceased leaves a husband and two
children.
William Hamilton, town chairman
of Wyalusing and owner of, the farm
son caller Friday. Mr.. Hamilton leases
the park land for grazing purposes
and went down to see the conserva-
ton commission about it. The park
contains 1866 acres of which but 25O
acres is open land the balance being
virgin timber. 1t is great scenic
point but not of much value as farm
land.
Due to rough roads and cold wealth
err the venerable Mr.. Rindlaub OF
Platteville was unable to give his lee
ture on Lincoln before the klwanls
club here Wednesday. A more favor
able date will be arranged later as
the club does not wish to miss this
interesting talk. Mr.. Rindlaub was
reporter at the famous Wigwam con-
vention in Chicago when Lincoln was
nominated for the first time ana also
heard the famous Lincoln-Douglas de-
bate at Freeport, prior to the Civil
war.
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