Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-22
Local NeUs Items

Miss Helen Judd, of Madison, was
at the home of her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. E. Baxter, in this city a
few days last week. Miss Judd is on
the staff of nurses at Methodist hospi-
tai in Madison.
Mr. and Mrs Milton R. Frazier and
baby of Norwalk, Wis, who have been
visiting at the home of Mr. Frazier S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Frazier, in
this city the past six weeks, departed
last Thursday for Ripon. Mr.. Frazier
has been principal OF the schools at
Norwalk the past three years, and will
continue his work there after the sum-
mer vacation.
Charley Basford does not know it.,
but he is shy handful of green ap-
pies. A newspaper man is always I'M
accountable, but when he strikes a
deserated house and d tree of apples
well, there's nothing to it but to
gather what he can eat without TAX
ing too great chances with the tummy-
ache. That's just what happened on
Thursday.
Tuesday was pretty fair day at
the Northwestern stock yards in this
city. Seven carloads of fat stock were
shipped out; one of sheep, three of
swine and four of fat steers. The
stock industry of Grant county will
keep down the rust on the steel rails
of the Galena division, if the passen-
ger service fails to do it.
Arthur Workman, superintendent
of the Madison division, w. A. Hayes,
retired superintendent, and Jack Lay
den, trainmaster at Madison, were in
Lancaster on Wednesday on tour of
inspection. They were not downtown
much, because of Mr.. Hayes health.
He recently suffered stroke OF par
alysis, and although he is improving
he cannot get about very much. Be-
cause of this infrmity, Mr.. Workman
was brought back from Wyoming,
where he was division superintend-
ent, and given the Madison division.
Mrs. Ira Murphy, Milwaukee, is in
the city visiting old time friends and
lativeS.
The Rev. William Oliver Johnson
and Mrs. Johnson, Louisville, KY, and
young son, are visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark.
Miss Elsie Brennan is in Chicago,
visiting friends.
Leroy Eastman, Jay G. Creighton,
Stanley Groenier, Harold Totman, Jno.
Doolittle and James Fowler left on
last Friday for Phantom Lake, near
Milwaukee, to join the Y. M. c. A. sum-
mer camp. The outing is to last a fort
night.
DR.. James Fowler, Mrs. Fowler and
their daughter, Miss Sally, went to
the Y NJ C. A. camp at Phantom
Lake, near Milwaukee, Friday.
Ned Culver and three daughters,
Dickinson, N. D., are visiting relatives
in this vicinity.
Miss Martha Meyer entertained on
Wednesday for her sister, Mrs. Emery
Wales, Chicago. On Thursday the
Misses jeanette and Elizabeth Mccoy
entertained for Mrs. Wales.
Mrs James Norris and daughter, of
West Salem, are in the city visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Weber.
Joe Turner went to Madison, We'd
nesday and drove back with his sister,
Mrs Albert Flesch and children.
They will remain in this vicinity for
an extended visit.
The Platteville lodge K. of c. held
meeting in Galloway hall last Tues
day evening. This is one of a series
of meetings being held in this section,
the last one before being put on at
Tennyson. After the session Lancas-
ter K. of C. entertained their guests.
There was speaking and music, follow
ed by refreshments. AS many as $50
were in attendance.
Claude Showalter and family, Hori-
con, who have been in the city visiting
relatives for some time, have return
ed to their home.