Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-11
LOCAL ITEMS

caSIon pelng nef birthday. The af-
ternoon was pleasantly spent at
finch" after which lunch was served.
The ladies all wished Mrs. Lane MANY
more happy birthdays.
The John Wininger shows are booked
for Grantland week of March 9. This
is said to be one of the best reper-
toire shows on the road with a bill
of snappy, up-to-date plays. The
Grantland management hopes to have
considerable more entertainment she
coming year than last.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pagel of
Little Grant township, west of Lam
caster, celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary at their home on
Saturday, Jan. 81. A large circle of
friends helped them observe the occa-
sion in fitting manner.
Mrs. Frank Allen of Livingston was
here the past week visiting her sis
ters, the Misses Julia and Kate Sween-
ey, and a brother, Richard. Miss Kate
Sweeney is in poor health and a sis
ter, Loretta Eastman of Chicago, is
here caring for her.
A Mexican patient at the county
asylum escaped from custody Friday
1AASAA1 eSAAN "ceo OCl41So GCcl1 CIlCQ IOI EOdt-
urday. NJ V. Burris Jr. was out scout
ing for the man Saturday and Chief
of Police VIM. Kerr was searching all
the outbound trains.
Adolph Sphinx, a former Platteville
resident, died of heart failure at his
home in ST. Paul, Mimi, last Monday
evening. Funeral services were held
at the Platteville Congregational
oh II.Oh ,1rxr nx1l
lows in charge.
Henry Mink, highway commissioner,
Roy 0. Wolfard, Asst. Comm, Louis
Vesperman, committeeman, and Thos.
Reilly, engineer, departed Monday for
Madison where they attend and partic-
ipate in the state road school this
week
Out-of-town people attending the
Chas. Stratton funeral Friday morn
ing were Isaac Deller and Lawrence
Pollworth of Milwaukee, Mrs. Adolph
Sterne of Grand Island, Nebr., the
Rev. w. H. Wolfe of Tomah, and AL
fred Payne of Fennimore
Frank Elwell of Beetown township
went to Madison Wednesday to take
in the Farmers week program the last
three days of the session. Frank ex-
pected to pick up some useful infor-
nation and have a little outing at the
same time.
VIM Gierens went to Madison on
Thursday to transact business in fed
eral court in connection with his re-
cent voluntary suit for bankruptcy.
His mother-in-law, Mrs. John Peter
sen, accompanied him to the capital
city
Judge Smalley was in Alma, Buffalo
county, and Ellsworth Pierce county,
last week, trying case. His reporter,
e. j. Morse, did not accompany him as
the reporter up there wished to
handle the record end of the session.
Delbert Kenney of West Bend, a
former Lima resident now with B. G.
Zeigler Loan Co., has been here the
past several weeks placing farm loans
with the cooperation of G. M. Klar-
man, local agent.
Chas. Budworth and wife of Mason
City, Iowa, visited Mrs. AL. Budworth
and son, Clinton, here last week Mr..
BudWorth describes business condi-
lions as being very slack at Mason
City.
Byron Payne of Madison has been
seriously i'll with the humps. AT
present he Is DIT JIlG IlOl1C VI II1o PSbA
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Payne of
Fennimore, recuperating.
Mrs. Frank Fischer, formerly Miss
Genevieve Moran, has been quite Ill
at her home in Ableman. Her sister,
Mrs. r. w. Rafferty,, went to Ableman
to be with Mrs. Fischer.
ooh Daddy" the musical play at
GrantIand drew good houses both on
Friday and Saturday. Those attending
reported a good clean show and en-
pertaining performers.
Arthur HARDWOOD concluded visit
with his brother-in-law, Cap. GabeI, OF
Potosi, last Monday, and returned to
his studies in the chemistry school
at the university
Lancaster bakeries have been com
PEELED to raise the price on some OF
their goods due to the heavy increase
in the price of flour caused by the
world shortage.
Henry B. Godfrey was here Satur-
day loading up his household goods
and moving same to Milwaukee by
truck. Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey are well
located there.
Mrs. Amelia Gibson, who resides
with her daughter, Mrs. F. r. Ralph,
ewnt to Fennimore Monday for visit
with another daughter, Mrs. John
Heathcote.
Miss Eva Aupperle and W. D. Gar
ner went to Platteville Thursday
morning to attend the funeral OF
relative, Adolph Sphinx, of st. Paul.
Walter Clegg of Bloomington, re-
Gently returned from Montana, IS
patient at Doolittle hospital and may
undergo an operation there later.
Paul X. Edwards, attending medical
schoo lat the state university, visited
between semesters with his mother,
Mrs. Nj. C. Edwards of this city.
Miss Ruth Hudson, employed at
Monroe. Wis, visited here the middle
of last week with her parents, MI.
and Mrs. Hiram Hudson.
Mesdames Geo. Williams of Baraboo
and Otto Schrader of Madison spent
Sunday with their husbands, tralnmen
on the runs out OF here.
A number of local young people at
tending university left on the noon
train Saturday to begin work after the
mid-semester vacation.
Mrs. Geo. Royal of Oak Park spent
the past week heer visiting her Sis
fer. Mrs. James Fowler, returning
home Saturday.
Archie Morrow and Wlte OF LlISle
Grant are the parents of a oapy
daughter born Feb. 5, DR.. Fowler at-
tending. ~,
Miss Caroline Peterson, one OF the
county supervising teachers, mas peeh