Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-09-30
Local NeUs Items

Mrs. Edith PrideauX, who has been
visiting her aged parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Blackburn, and other rel
at1ves and friends, left Thursday to
visit the Bloomington fair and then
she will visit relatives and friends at
Bagley, Cassville and Beetown, also
Blakes Prairie and Bloomington vi
entity. She will return to this city be-
fore starting for her home in the west
She will then go to Madison and Chi
cago to visit relatives and friends be-
fore taking her final departure 1t
has been rs years since she went
west prior to this visit and has tray
eled extensively being in every north
western state and almost every large
city. She has with her photos of In
dams and Buffaloes. Edith says she
is not ashamed to claim Wisconsin as
her birth state but she loves the
west *#*
Sunday, Sept. 20, was the 50th we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Matthias Flesch of Liberty and the oc-
casion was celebrated in an appropri-
ate manner with all but two of the
children present. Mr.. and Mrs. F1esch
are among the Oldest and most re-
spected residents of Liberty. They are
enjoying the sunset of life il their
comfortable farm home on the upper
reaches of Platte river
Fred w Sargent, new president of
the Northwestern road, has issued
dictum that the road shall find steady
employment for it's help all through
the year. Mr. Sargent is a youthful
and very gOod-looking man of about
40 years. In a recent press statement
he makes an excellent case for the
railroad and their obligation and SER
vice toward the public.
H. A. Parish, former Montfort boy.
has been appointed trainmaster of the
Wisconsin division of the Northwest
ern road with headquarters at Chica-
60 For many years Mr.. Parish has
acted as tralnmaSter of the Iowa di-
vision with headquarters at Council
Bluffs, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark plan to
leave Lancaster about October LIST for
Indianapolis, Ind, where they will
spend six weeks with their son, Har-
ry. From there they go to Louisville,
Ky, to spend the winter with Rev.
William Oliver Johnson and wife.
Miss Ruth Frye of Madison is at
tending the Lancaster high school TAX
ing advanced work. Miss Frye matric-
ulated at Beloit college but found
that the advanced condition of her
school work made it advisable to en-
ter at a later semester.
A Buick six driven by John Krepfie,
farmer living east of town, and
Chevrolet sedan driven by Sam Daw-
son of this city, collided on the south
side of the square. Both cars were
somewhat damaged but no one was
hurt.
Chas. Schleiger and Miss Nellie Mey-
ers, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Ed Mey-
ers of So Lancaster, were married
at Dubuque July 26 but the event was
made public just last week. Their
friends are offering congratulations.
The Lancaster Canning Co. have
finished their pack for the year and
are now shipping out carloads of
canned goods to points all over the
country Last week fine carloads went
out consigned to distant buyers.
Louis Starr Jr. has moved his fam
lily back to Lancaster from Cassville
where they have lived the past two
years. Mr. Starr is employed in the
Monitor garage.
Austin & Lewis, stockbuyers, have
acquired 5000 sheep which they are
selling to farmers through the county
Parties at Livingston alone took 210O
Frank Hunsaker of this city has
gone to Salt Lake City, Utah, in the
interests of the National Cash Regis
ter Company by whom he is employed
Ellie Dobson was in La Crosse last
week with his race horse, George s.
J. Lee Wright and Chas. Chase were
other Lancasterians watching the
ponies at the big upper river fair.
Miss Myrtle Adams of Milwaukee re-
turned home last Wednesday noon fol-
lowing a weeks visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Heberlein of this city.
Mesdames w. J. Brennan and Lizzie
Orion have returned from Duluth
where they went to escape the hay
fever ravages.
Dick Mason, until recently OF MIN
neapolis, is back in Lancaster ana
attending the Lancaster high school.
Mrs. Kate Wetter went to Montfort
Thursday for a weekend Visit Win
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Schmidt are
home from a hay-fever relief trip IN
northern Minnesota.
Mrs. Victor HolZmiller was NIL
waukee visitor the past week.
Chas. Kaap was Chicago business
caller last mid-week