Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-09-02
Locals Of Week

set The boy was at picnic at Glenn
| park mad received a fall from slide
with this unfortunate result.
John Gates had stroke of paraly-
| sis Saturday. His many friends hope
the attack will be light and that he
will soon be around again.
| The BARLEY picnic was held at
! Garthwaite park last Tuesday after
noon, with about sixty in attendance.
This annual affair is designed as a re-
union of the pupils of P. Barley who
presided over the Bloomington schools
| for a number of years when you and
I were young" Dinner was served,
| short program was given, officers
were elected and the rest of the af-
| ternoon was spent in reviewing old
time Incidents Plans were made for
next years picnic to be held at the
same time and place.
| DR.. R. J. Merrifield's household
/ goods were sold at auction Saturday
afternoon at the home The family
went to Platteville Saturday even
/ ing and will go this week to Cali
! fornia where they expect to make their
home. DR.. l. T. Pohle bought DR.. Mer-
rifield's office equipment.
The annual family reunion and pic
! mic of the Garthwaite family was held
| Sunday at Garthwaite park. There
was a large number in attendance and
all enjoyed a fine dinner and a gener-
al good time.
Another family gathering Sunday
at the park was that of the Horstall
family, who in good numbers spent
the afternoon in visiting, after the
usual big dinner.
Dagnon Bros are having the old
wagon shop at the rear of the filling
station torn down and will have the
lot cleared off, thus improving the APP
pearance of the street.
A picnic was held at the park Tues
day afternoon for Mrs. E. K. Goodrich
of Brownsville, Texas, at which she
met some of her old school friends.
Gordon Kieser of Pra. du Chen
spent the past week at the Carl Ellis
home. He returned home Saturday ac-
companied by Miss Glendora Standerf
who will go from there to her home in
Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Miss Ruby Faufau came home from
Merrill with the Leo BARLEY family
and will remain here and attend high
school the coming year.
George Engle Of Canton, S. D., who
is visiting at Patch Grove, was meet
ing old friends here Saturday.
Mrs Mary Neis has returned from
a visit to her daughter, Mrs. John
Chrisman, at Sitter
A number of the golf players went
to Mineral Point Sunday and had
game with the golfers there.
Will Macke and J. L. Erwin will
have a sale of horses Saturday, Sept.
5.
Mrs Linn Woodhouse's grandmoth-
er, Mrs Hunter, arrived Monday from
Los Angeles, Calf. for visit at the
Woodhouse home.
Mr.. and Mrs Vern BroOkens and
Charles Pierce started Saturday morn
ing on trip North. They were accom-
panied by Mr.. Pierce's sister, Mrs.
Harry Okey of Cassville. They will Wis
it another sister, Mrs. Will Woodhouse
and family at Ladysmith and attend
the Minnesota state fair at Minneapo-
lis before returning. Mr.. and Mrs Lee
on Knapp are looking after things at
the hotel during the absence of Mr..
and Mrs. Brookens.
Miss Edna Wetmore left Sunday to
begin her work as teacher at HanoV-
| er, Ill.
Born, 10 MI. anu MIS-. A1Slf III 4hcloOlA,
| Thursday. an eight pound son
C. w. Stone made a trip to Edgely,
N. D., last week to look after his
farm.
Mrs. lone Lietz, Dorothy and Mar
garet, visited relatives at Milwaukee
the past week.
Miss Sabina Stockert has returned
| from trip to Oregon and Washing
| ton. She was gone about four months
and had a very enjoyable trip, visiting
many places of interest and meeting
| a number of old friends.
! Dr.. and Mrs S. A. NARROW and chill
dren visited at the Grant Tubbs home
several days the past week.
Frank BARLEY is away on a motor
! trip to Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Mrs. Ellen Prideaux and daughters,
Flossie and Viola of Arlington Iowa,
visited here the past week.
| j. B. Ludden transacted business in
| Madison Tuesday.
Mrs. A G. Bishop underwent an OPP
Grafton for goitre at Rochester, Mimi,
last Tuesday. She is making a good
recovery.
| Miss Edith Pennock spent part of
| last week with Mrs. Bishop at Roches-
| ter.
Mrs. Anna Parrey is in St. Louis
| visiting relatives.
| Fuller Porter left Wednesday for
/ Spencer, Wis, where he will be prin-
cipal of the public schools for the
| coming year.
Miss Margaret Lyness left Friday
| for Bismarck, N D., where she has a
position as teacher in the public
| school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Price Burkholder and
son of Abilene. Kansas, visited rela-
tives here Friday, in company with
Mrs. Burkholder's parents, Mr.. and