Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-03
LOCAL ITEMS

Miss Alice Wright departed Monday
for a weeks visit at Madison and Mil
waukee.
Fred Hagen, Huron, S. D., Chas.
rockingham and daughter, and Mrs.
Jack Whitney of Madison spent Dec
Grafton day in Lancaster.
Norman Drew goes to Evanston this
week to spend month driving for
Clarence Howe, Bradley Knitting Co.
salesman, on trip through Iowa.
Jas. T. Webb and wife and son,
Raymond, and family, motored to She
boygan last week to vsiit Miss Mary
Webb, employed as commercial teach
er there.
Sunday visitors at Charles Kaaps,
Frank MONTE and wife of Dubuque,
Charles Smethurst, wife and son Dom
aid, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lock and babe
of Wauzeka.
DR.. Fowler reports the birth of a
sonat the Henry Schaefer home, Po-
tosi, Sunday morning, and boy at
he Bert Weisbenner home in Beetown,
Tuesday morning.
Miss Sophia Sherman Holt of Du-
luth, a returned missionary from Tur-
key, spoke before the high school on
Thursday and at the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning.
Miss Emma Schreiner returned last
week from her trip around the world
from east to west, with a trunkful of
curious things and many a story of in
teresting experiences in all chimes.
| She left in mid-winter.
A Retreat for ladies will be given
at De Sales Heights, Dubuque, Iowa,
June 1916 by Rev. Gretory O'Brien,
c. P. All ladies, whether friends and
acquaintance of De Sales Heights or
not, are cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. August Miller returned home
to Dodgeville Friday following a brief
visit at the Geo. Beck home. Mrs.
Beck was in Dodgeville hospital, re-
turning to Lancaster with Mrs. Mil
Ter. Mrs. Becks condition following a
goitre operation is favorable
T. D. Hunsaker of Stromsberg, Neb-
braska, is visiting his brother, AL
bert, of this city. Mr.. Hunsaker ar
rived here Friday. He has lived in
Nebraska for nearly 80 years and con-
ducts a lumber business there. Crop
conditions in Nebraska are good.
G. F. Budworth left Monday for
Kenosha where he is attending the
/. 0. o. F. convention as Lancaster
delegate. Miss Ethel UT went as Re-
bekah delegate and man and woman
of Fennimore accompanied them to
represent lodges of their city. The
trip was made via S. T. L. go, taking
the motor route.
Mrs A. J. Pipkin arrived in Ian
caster Monday from Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia where she spent the winter.
She will visit briefly at Lancaster
and Fennimore before departing for
New York. On June Is Mrs. Pipkin
joins a party of II people on three
months tour through Europe, visiting
the British Isles, Italy, Switzerland
and other scenic and historical points
of interest.
John Borah and wife of Sioux City,
drove to Lancaster last week and
visited with the formers brother,
! Charles BOrah Mr.. BOrah, a one
handed man, made the trip of over
400 miles in one day. He is said to
be as handy with one hand as most
men are with two, has shocked grain,
husked so bushels of corn day and
made several trips to the coast all
with one hand missing.
A surprise party was given Thurs
day evening in honor of Evelyn Sher-
mans 18th birthday, her mother in
viting in two of her teachers and a
few girl friends of the young lady.
! A $50 dinner was followed by music,
games and social converse. Those
present were: Misses Angela Williams,
Ruth Kurtzweil, Dorothy Oleson, Bar
bara Schloesser, Susan Clementson,
Sallie Fowler, Nadine Kinney, Pearl
Kinney, Eva Fivecoat, Doris Huff, Dor
is Kaap, Esther Kaap, Alma Edwards,
Lilah Mclean and Evelyn Sherman.
Evelyn received a number of presents
in honor of her birthday.