Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-20

lis, Milwaukee and Madison. Their
home will be at Dubuque. They have
the best wishes of host of friends.
A fine gentle rain Friday night and
Saturday greatly benefited all grow
ing things, cleared the atmosphere and
settled most disagreeable dust.
Street Commissioner Geo. Smith and
force of men cleaned and swept Ca
nal street last Monday.
| Mrs. Roxie Pritchett of this city
graduated from the Dubuque Academy
of Music Thursday evening, appear
ing on the program in piano duet
with A. G. Kleine, chief instructor at
the academy. Mrs. Pritchett has made
weekly trips to Dubuque for several
months past to finish the course which
was begun several years ago. L. j.
Pritchett, o. j. Prideaux, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. B. Ludden, Charley and Burdette
Ludden, Miss Gertrude Edwards. Lee
Welsh and Royal Standorf went to
Dubuque Thursday and attended the
commencement exercises.
The members of the W. r. c. sur
prised Mrs. Ed Connell Tuesday af-
ternoon and helped her celebrate her
| 18th birthday The ladies brought well
filled baskets and picnic supper was
served. Rev. and Mrs. J. w. Taylor
and Mrs. VIM. Gates of Cassville drove
up to attend the party. All enjoyed
the occasion very much and wished
both Mr.. and Mrs. Cornell many more
as happy birthdays.
This community was saddened to
hear of the death of Mrs. Ed. Koschkee
at Mt. Hope Wednesday. She was very
well known here having lived here for
several years before her marriage and
making frequent visits since. A host
of friends deeply regret her passing
and sympathize with her family in
their great loss. A large number from
here attended the funeral Friday and
the local o. E. S. of which she was a
member, gave their ritual service.
r. N. Hoskins went to Lancaster on
Friday after the remains of Miss Mary
Gockel who died at Milwaukee. She
was taken to Glen Haven, her former
home, and funeral services were held
there Saturday. Burial was at the Co
excl cemetery.
Peter Duve went to Madison to see
his wife who is in hospital. He found
that she is slightly improved in health.
A ladies' quartet composed of Mes
DANES Lille BARLEY, Daisy Brown,
May Sawyer and Sylvia Woodhouse,
with Bessie Clark at accompanist,
went to Patch Grove Sunday evening
and sang at the baccalaureate sermon
preached by Rev. Selander. Mrs. Linn
Woodhouse drove them over. The
Patch Grove school graduates a fine
class of Height boys and eight girls,
this year
Drs. F. HI. Baldwin, M. B. Glasier
and H. J. Mclaughlin attended the
meeting of the Grant Co. Medical So
ciety at Lancaster Tuesday and report
a very interesting and helpful meet
ing.
Union memorial services will be
held at the Congregational church
next Sunday morning. Rev. J. w. Tay-
Tor will preach the sermon and music
will be furnished by a union choir
A fine monument was erected on the
S. A. Hatch lot in the village cemetery
last week.
Miss Gladys Gilligan has been en-
gagged as teacher of domestic science
in the school at Seneca, Wis, for next
year. She drove over there Wednesday
to look the ground over. Mrs. Alice
Small and Miss Violet Small accom-
panied her.
Raymond Ludden was home from
Madison for the weekend and Incl
dentally attended the Junior prom.
Mrs. Louise Hayden spent last Sun
day and Monday with friends at Mus
coda.
Mrs. Clarence Smith and Mrs. Har-
ry Tornowske attended the district
convention of federated Women's
clubs at Platteville Tuesday.
There was a dance at the city hall
Wednesday night, music being fur
nished by an orchestra from ST. Paul.
Edna Wetmore and Nellie Fennel
were home from the Platteville normal
for the weekend.
DR.. R. M. Carter of Madison was in
town for short time Tuesday.
Mrs. Orion Cooley spent the latter
part of the week visiting at Cobb.
Mrs. Sarah Ketner is home again
after spending the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. Rose Jay and family of
Bagley.
Roland Sala of Rock Island called
on old friends here Thursday.
Mrs. Abba Ballentine returned home
last week from Dubuque where she
spent most of the winter at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. David Rath.
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Oaklief, Mrs
Elgie Garthwaite and Mrs Oral Ellis
went to Lancaster last Monday and at
tended the funeral of an infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schildgen.
Mrs. Schildgen is a sister of Mrs Oak