Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-18
LOCAL ITEMS

WI anu MIS-. j. =. Mck1chan of Fen
4llhore were Lancaster callers Mon.
day.
Walter Clegg of Bloomington. q
Doollttle hospital patient, returned
home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Long of Fen.
nimore were Lancaster visitors over
the weekend.
DR.. Kraut reports the birth of a
girl sunday at the VIM. Langkamr
home in Harrison twp.
DR.. Fowler reports the birth of .
son Wednesday at the Ed. Block home
in the west part of Lancaster.
II. }. Morse went to Madison Mon
day to report for Judge Smallev in 2
weeks session of court there.
Floyd Mccartney and wife and bahy
of Livingston spent the weekend al
the parental Phal Mccartney home
here
Miss Elsie Riddiough of Sitter Wis
tied Lancaster friends over FRIDAY
night and took in the show at the
Grantland.
Miss Mary Ann Mccormick under
went a successful operation for tu-
NOR at DOolittle hospital Friday. She
is progressing nicely.
Mrs. Mary Ellis returned Saturday
from a pleasant mid-winter visit with
her son, N. r. Ellis, Of Washington
d. c. Mrs. Ellis says the national cap
ital is an extremely interesting city.
Mrs. Joe Bierman and daughter
Letha, of Platteville, returned home
Thursday following a visit at Beetown
with the formers mother. Mrs Bier
man reports her mothers health as
very bad.
Clifford Duncan, 81, of Beetown, left
Wednesday for the Black Hills of
South Dakota where he will seek en-
ployment and locate if things suit him
This is Gifford's first extended trip
away from home
Sheriff Livingston departed Monday
for Milwaukee with Willie Brun and
Herman Decker, who will enter the
House of Correction for six months as
county charges. They are serving time
for liquor selling.
Mrs John Johnson, 81, died Monday
night of last week at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Won Oehson, in Platte
vile. She was a native of Germany.
Three sons and three daughters, all
of Platteville, survive.
Mrs Anna Arnold, who has been Wis
iting friends and relatives in this vi
entity for several months past left
Monday for visits at Bridgeport,
Edgerton and Milwaukee. She will
then return to her home at Lewiston,
Mont
Byron BOyes and Lenice H. Boyes
were married Saturday at the Meth
odist parsonage, the Rev. John Birrell
officiating Mr. and Mrs Fred Picker
ing acted as witnesses. Mr.. and Mrs.
BOyeS went to Madison where he has
employment.
The fire department made a run
through the blizzard Friday night in
responce to an alarm sent in from the
Ellie DObSOn home in the 4th ward.
Luckily the blaze was nothing worse
than chimney fire and was put out
without damage.
Mrs Frank Case and children, Rob
ert and Marjorie, left Monday for their
home near Delavan after a week S
visit at the parental Thompson and
Case homes here. Mrs. Elizabeth Case
went along for a visit at the Frank
Case home and will await the coming
of her daughter, Mildred, who is eX-
pected north in a couple of weeks.
Mrs. Eva Udelhoven, aged 50, of the
hospital Monday for mental treatment
and observation. She is the victim of
deIusiOns and DrS. Fowler and God
FREY after an examination Saturday
deemed restraint and treatment ne
cessary. Mrs Udelhoven realized her
condition and asked to be taken to a
hospital.
Miss Veva Gelbach was pleasantly
entertained by Misses Helen Holmes
and Leona Kerr at the home OF the
latter last Thursday evening, the oc-
casion being Veva's birthday. The
party was a complete surprise to We
va. She was presented with a beaut-
iful bracelet A bOunteous supper
was served and a good time is report
ted by all present.
H. E. Carthew left Monday evening
via Dubuque for San Diego, Calf, in
response to a wire Monday morning
from his sister, Mrs. Donald Simlson,
saving that their mother, Mrs. Fran
els Carthew, was i'll and wished to see
him. Mrs. Carthew has been in some
what poor health nearly all winter
and lately took a turn for the worse.
While her condition is not extremely
serious Harry thought it best to go
west at once.
The Amimi-Awakope Camp Fire held
their monthly meeting at the home OF
Phyliss Birrell on last Wednesday eve
and made Camp Fire Birthday on Sun
day, March Is. They began their Gel
ebration by attending the Methodist
church in a body and listening TO the
special sermon Rev. Birrell preached
in their behalf. Due to the GOODNESS
OF the weather and bad roads the rest
of the program had to be given up Tor
the present The next meeting VIII De
held on Wednesday, at the home OF
Marion Batty.
Joe Bendorf relates that he and ms
good wife embraced matrimony and
embarked on a journey through lie
together "A years ago Monday. On
March 16, 1881, they drove up from
the Hurricane to get married at Lam
caster. The fields and roads were
deep with snow and the rails and
riders of the old worm" fences (they
had no wire fences them barely ap-
Deared above the snow drifts. But Joe
and wife got married just the same
and they have never regretted II.
They have two married daughters, a
son having died at the age of 10.
The sheriff and Officers Kerr ana
Oleson conducted a Sunday afternoon
raid on first ward premises not oc-
cupied but being used for the after
noon as a place to play cards in.
Whether the officers of the law were
looking for hootch or gamblers is not
stated In any event the door was
broken down and the five men inside
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