Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-30
LOCAL ITEMS

Ice cutting has begun here on the
Heiliger pond.
Miss Lonida Reichart of Dubuque is
a. guest at the G. f. Kaap home here.
Mrs. Jos. Blackburn is home from
an extended visit at Mason City, Ia.
Fred Nehls was a Montfort caller
between trains Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. O'Hara and daughter of Fen
nimore were Lancaster callers Thurs
day.
Miss Hildred Thompson of Madison
spent Christmas at the Henry Schneld-
er home here.
Mrs. G. E. Briggs has been quite
ill at her home here. Miss Ada NAL
ben is caring for her.
Miss Cornelia Damn went TO rem
nimore Thursday for a holiday WISH
with various relatives.
w. D. Garner and wife went TO
Montfort Thursday to spend Christ
mas at the Neuroth home.
Miss Katherine Walker, student at
la Crosse Normal, is visiting her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Walker.
Mrs. Irma Gault went to MllWau-
Irea Wednesday to visit owe, CHRIST
mas with the Chas. Blunt family.
Mrs. Earl Hill and children OF
Brooks. Mimi, are visiting the for
mer's mother, Mrs. Luella Knoke.
Miss Helen Kemper, teaching at
BLACK Earth, is spending the holidays
with her mother, Mrs. Clara Kemper.
Miss Florence Bailie, teaching al
Marinette. is visiting her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. JOS. Bailie through the hol-
idays.
Miss Theda Howe, Milwaukee teach
err. is visiting through the holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Howe.
Mrs. ]. w. Thomas, sister of John
Rock of this city, died at her home
in Hartford, Kansas, recently. She
formerly resided here.
Alpha Roth, Racine, and Miss Leone
Bryhan, w. Allis, both teachers, are
visiting at the Carl Roth home through
the Christmas holidays.
Lloyd Hyde, employed by Erwin
Massey Co., big advertising agents OF
Chicago, visited his mother, Mrs. W.
G. Knox, over Christmas.
Tonsil operations were performed
recently at Godfrey hospital on HUI
bert Alt, Arthur Fascinato, Bobby Bee
than and Ethel Aupperle.
Kenneth Fletcher Of Madison has
been visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. l.. Fletcher at the Wright
House. through the holidays.
The news reached Lancaster We'd
nesday of the burning of the Webster
Brown bank at Rhinelander. Every
thing was destroyed but what was IN
the vaults.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lisle Blackburn OF
Milwaukee have been spending the
holidays with relatives in Lancaster
and Beetown, driving out in their
new coupe.
George Richmond of Fennimore Wis
tied in Lancaster last midWeek with
his cousin, Austin Dewey. Mr.. Rich
mond enrolled on the Herald list OF
readers while here.
Wesley Buehl, Potosi resident, is
a patient at the Godfrey hospital re-
cuperating from injuries to one leg
and right shoulder suffered when he
was struck by a motor car.
Harry Stephens went to Madison and
Chicago on the Wednesday afternoon
train. Croft & Stephens consigned
five cars of cattle to the U. S. yards
and four cars of hogs to Madison.
Cleo Mink, 10-year-old daughter OF
Bert Mink, died at Madison following
a short illness with appendicitis. Bur
ial was made at Madison. The Mink
family lived here some years ago.
On Wednesday Ruth Wards cousins
gathered at her home and gave her q
miscellaneous shower. The evening
was pleasantly spent in visiting an6
playing games Miss Ward received
many useful and beautiful presents.
Jay Gle Crichton gave dinner
party Sunday evening in honor OF
Anna Clementson of Beloit who is Wis
iting friends here. Those present were.
Anna Clementson, Anna Wright, Hell
en- Doolittle, Margaret Morse, Ivan
Kinney, Roger Sherman, John Doolit-
tie and Jay Gle Crichton.
Word reached Lancaster relatives
Friday that Messrs. Dwight 7. and
Frank A. Parker would leave Los An
geles, Calf, Sunday with the body Of
Mrs. A. ]. Pipkin, arriving at Bosco-
bel this Wednesday. The funeral will
be held at the Congregational church
in Boscobel, Thursday, Dec. 81.
Frank Smith of this city has traded
for the Joe Koehler farm located three
miles northwest of Burton and will
move there in February. The farm
consists of SO acres with good build
ings, etc. Mr.. Koehler takes the Smith
place here and will move to Lancaster
when Mr.. Smith moves to the farm
John Day made the deal.
Announcements have been received
of the birth of daughter to Mr. anC
Mrs. J. D. Sorrell of Washington, D
c. Mrs. Sorre1 was formerly Caro-.
Ign Lisherness of this city and the
Youngest child of Mrs. Charles Lish.
erness. now of Kansas City, Kansas
Mrs. Sorrell is niece of the Misses
Elizabeth and Veronica Schmitt