Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-01-14
LOCAL ITEMS

J. T. Foley went to Madison Monday
following visit with friends in Ina
caster.
DR.. Elgie Kraut reports the birth of
a son to Mr.. and Mrs. Leo MuIroonev
of Mt. Hope, on Jan. z.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Weber left Monday
on their trip to Florida where they
will remain until spring.
Miss Pauline Rogers, employed at
the Leroy Eddy home, returned to her
home in Mt. Hope Monday.
Mrs. JOHN Roesch visited a portion
of last week at the home OF her broth
er, Frank Taylor, in Boscobel.
Floyd Dixon of Madison spent over
Sunday here with his father and
called on former school friends.
Mrs. l.. V. Lee and children of FL
roy returned home Saturday follow
ing visit with Lancaster friends.
Donald Jones returned home to Mil
waukee yesterday following a visit at
the Frank Bausch home near Cass-
Vile
Mrs. Ed Frawley went to Waukegan.
Saturday, accompanying Mrs. w. F.
eMade, her aunt, who visited here last
week.
deacon of the Congregational church
for life. He has held this post for %
years.
Mrs. Dollie Stotler of Beaver Dam,
returned home Thursday after a two
weeks visit with her father, Ben Hay
den of Beetown.
Stock shipments are running light
or the farmers are holding for better
prices. But four cars left the local
yards this week
DR.. S. W. Doolittle reports the birth
of boy at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur H. Williams of Lancaster, on
Thursday, Jan. g..
DR.. Fowler reports the birth of a
daughter at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Duve of Potosi township, on Tues
day of last week.
Homer Keane and family have rent
ed the Groenier house vacated recent
1y by Ray Groenier. Mr. Keane is the
new operator at the depot.
Mrs Erma Gault and son Harry and
wife left by motor car Monday morn
ing on a trip to New York to visit a
sister of Mrs. Harry Gault.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. G. Vesperman en-
tertained at six o'clock dinner Sun
day evening in honor Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Weber, who left Monday for
Florida.
w. L. Winskill and family have
moved here from Dubuque and are To-
Gated in their own home in the first
ward. Ned is selling Fords in this
territory.
Frederick Carthew celebrated his
18th birthday Thursday, Jan. 8. The
occasion was made merry by treating
the children in his room to popcorn
balls and candy.
The little daughter of Alfred Cum
mings of Ellenboro suffered a fracture
of her right arm while skiing near
her home a week ago. DR.. DOolittle
set the break.
r. A Irwin left yesterday morning
for Madison to attend the state hor-
ticulturist convention and apple show
held in the state capitol-the only
show of its kind in the world held in
a seven million dollar setting.
H. R. Cook, deputy U. S. revenue
collector of Milwaukee, was in Lam
caster on official business last mid
week Mr.. Cook says the work OF as
sisting in the filing of returns will be-
gin around the first of February and
continue until March Is.
The showing of Colorado pictures
put on at the Orpneum without charge
Saturday proved to be an interesting
feature The company takes this me-
thod of advertising their Colorado
lands. Colorado is a wonderful state
and too much could not be said or
shown in praise of its thriving ana
varied industries. Jos. Wright is
handling the local publicity end for
the Colorado people, furnishing liter
ature to parties interested.
Chris Roberts sends the Herald
copy of the Fremont, (Nebraska) DAILY
Tribune which shows the remarkable
building growth there in the past
year. The majority of residence per
mits were for bungalows and other
types of residences in the $4,000 to
$500 class, showing that the work
ing people are acquiring their own
homes. Fremont is but one of the nu-
merous hustling Nebraska cities, al
though Chris thinks it the best.