Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-09-16
LOCAL ITEMS

Mrs. Henry Mink and son, Rex,
drove to Humeston, Iowa, last week
and spent a few days with Mrs. }. L.
McCorrison, a daughter of Mrs. Mink.
They found some heavy roads, on the
other side of the Mississippi
Mrs. A. E. Showalter and daughter,
Leone, spent the weekend in Horizon
with Claude Showalter and family.
John Grindel of Platteville leaves
next Sunday for Vermont on bus
mess mission.
Mrs. E. C. Vesperman entertained at
a o'clock luncheon Friday.
"Nubs" Weaver is back at his chair
at the Star shop, after a weeks va
cation. While away he worked a day
in Madison, visited day and a nlght
in GAINESVILLE, and recruited in Fen
nimore. He has decided to enter River
Falls Normal, and will go there as
soon as he has seen Grant county fair.
Miss Dora Doolittle has gone to
Stevens Point where she will enter the
Normal.
Miss Thelma' Stevens is spending a
few days in Chicago.
Miss Caroline rockingham of Mad
ison is visiting at the Oscar Wright
home.
Mrs. Lou Fry of Fennimore, who
submitted to minor operation in
Lancaster last week is recovering
nicely at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Ora Place.
Mrs Al Hunsacker has been in Day
ton, Ohio, for two weeks for a visit
with her mother, Mrs. Elsie Van Du-
sen, and daughter Miss Elsie Van Du-
SEN Her son, Francis Hunsacker, lives
there ad is employed by the National
Cash Register Co. Mrs. Van Dusen
formerly lived in Montfort, but went
to Dayton when her daughter found
employment there as a stenOgrapher
Francis Hunsacker has been there for
several years. Mrs Hunsacker was
there when her husband was injured
a week ago in the auto collision, but
when she got copy of the Herald she
was satisfied that first reports had
been exaggerated. She is now in Chi
cago with a brother, Frank Van Du-
sen, but will be home this week
Janet Hickin, daughter of William
Hicken of North Lancaster, was
brought from Fennimore where she
had been attending high school, to the
home of Peter Wayne in this city, last
Thursday, suffering from an attack
OF appendicitis The attack subsidized
rapidly but, as this was one of many
that she has suffered in recent years,
Miss Janet decided to take no more
chances Sunday morning she was OPP
Grated at Dr. Fowlers hospital and a
chemically diseased appendix re-
moved. She is doing we'll.
Miss Villas hamburger left last week
for Madison where she is taking a
commercial course at the Madison Col
Iege of Business Administration.
Mrs Louisa Hurlburt received
wire from her niece, Mrs Harry
Gross, Saturday, stating her father,
Theo Calvin, had passed away at their
home in Hollywood, Calf. Particu-
lars later.
Jesse Sawyer, a former resident of
Lancaster but now of Lose Angeles,
Calf, is visiting relatives and old
friends in this community.
Regular meeting of X. P. lodge will
be held Tuesday evening, Sept. I'd.
Important business.
After three weeks visit here with
relatives and friends, Mrs. Fannie Nc
Kenzie Carthew of Salem, Ore, left
Sunday for Vineland, N. J., where she
will visit her mother, Mrs. Susanna
Mckenzie, and her sister, Mrs. Chas.
Churchill
Dr. J. F. Henkel and family, and
Otto Kleintell and family of Richland
Center, were in the city Sunday as
guests at the home of Mrs. Anna Hen
kel. They made the trip by automobile.
Dr. Godfrey reports an interesting
event at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Stoeckig last Thursday, Sept 10.
A little daughter was born to them on
that day.
In order that the rural mail car
riers may enjoy the fair they will
leave the postoffice at 5 o'clock a. m
on both Thursday and Friday morn
ings of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Crouch of Los
Angeles, Calf, who have been visit
ing relatives in Grant county for sew
eral weeks, started for home Satur-
O. they came and went by train
Harry Day of Aberdeen, S. D., was
for a week with his mother in Bloom
ington. He was in Lancaster Thurs
day to see old-time friends, bringing
Ernest Brooks of Bloomington with
him. Mr.. Day was formerly printer
on the Bloomington Record but now
is travelling salesman for a cigar
company Mrs. Day was with him in
Bloomington; they spent some time
with her mother in Omaha on their
way to Grant county. They have re-
turned to their home in Aberdeen.
DR.. C. S. Moore is in Lyle, Wash.
on business.
Miss Lila Wendell, teacher in the
state school for the deaf in Council
Bluffs, Iowa, who spent a part of the
summer in this city with her sister,
Mrs, S. W. Doolittle, has returned to
her school duties
Miss Marion McCulloch has entered
the Milwaukee Normal.
Last week was light in stock ship
ments. only one carload being shipped
to the markets from Lancaster station.
That was split load, half swine, half
beef
The Misses Helen Kelly. Anna Helm
richs, Laura Turner. Vera Walker and
Cornelia Wanazek are off to attend
the Platteville Normal Rex Mink and
Tony Ellis have also gone. Rex. is a
junior. all the others are freshmen.
Clarence Market Chicaeo. has baen