Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-01-07


in Dubuque. Her sister Jessie of the
Platteville Normal was also with
them.
There will be Joint installation
OF the officers of the Corps and Post
in this city next Saturday evening.
open to members of the two orders
and their families The ladies of the
W. r. c. will furnish refreshments as
usual.
An interested should remember
the teachers meeting in the Lancas-
ter High school building beginning at
9 O'Clock next Saturday. A profitable
meeting is anticipated. Prof Me-
Gregor will lecture il the Congrega-
tional church in the evening at 1880
o'clock. The public are invited.
Mr.. Richard Booker is next in
line after Uncle Jerry Garner for
matrimonial honors. Mr.. and Mrs
Brooker will have been united in mar
rage fifty years next April at which
time they intend TO invite in all their
friends for general jubilee; but we
do not believe the house will begin to
hold all their friends.
Two young ladies who come well
recommended both for character and
ability, will visit Lancaster next
week with view OF getting up class
IS in dancing and physical culture.
They are Miss Beatrice Williams of
Minneapolis and Miss Nettio Turner
of Stoughton; they have been giving
lessons together in several towns in
Wisconsin
"A public installation of officers OF
Masonic lodge of Cassville was held
on "Wednesday evening Of last week.
Sam Birch Of Beetown ofliciated and
duly installed the officers as follows:
w. 2. Hartford w NJ. Nv. NJ. Larned,
5. W; r, French, j. W; w. p. Col
burn, S. d. Martin Burgess, j. oh.
Shultz, Treas; A. G. Taylor. Sec; l..
L. Nj. Okey, Tier.
"A merry surprise party was had
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. III.
Benefits of the city last Friday even
ing on the occasion of their oath
marriage anniversary. The company
numbered about thirty relatives and
friends who met at the suggestion of
Miss Mamie BENEFITS as a surprise
for her parents. A very pleasant
evening was passed in story telling,
social games and banqueting.
DR.. Joseph Clementson left Wed-
nesday for Philadelphia to take post
graduate course in surgery in a
Polytechnic Institute there. Dr.. Glenn
entson is young physician OF high
ideals who is not satisfied with any,
thing but the best the educational in
situations of the country affords. He
will have unusual opportunities for
study and practice in the hospitals of
Philadelphia under the direction of
the most eminent surgeons of the
country. He will resume his practice
in this city in about two months.
The Eastern Star chapter gave a
public installation in Reeds Opera
house last Monday evening. The
Masonic brethren furnished themusic.
the Dubuque Harp orchestra, and the
ladies served refreshments. Every
body tripped the light fantastic. The
officers installed were Mrs. Nellie
Budd, w. NJ; A. c. Morse, w. p;
Desire Abrams, A. M; Mile
Humphrey, Secy; Kate Mccoy, Treas;
Ida Showalter, c.; Mrs. Anderson.
Warder; Mrs. Lowry, Organist; II. l..
Moses, Sentinel and Miss Whitmore.
Mrs. Godfrey, Mrs. Needham, Mrs.
Wright and Mrs. Basford, Star Points.
r. b. Showalter and Mrs. Budd did
the installing.
District Attordey w +. Howe
will remain in Boscobel for the pres
ent at least. He desires US to say
that he can be reached at any time BY
telephone from nearly all parts OF the
county He has a phone in his office
and all communications relating to
the business of his office will be free
OF charge over the line OF the Grant
County Telephone Company. For
convenience Of the public local to
Lancaster he has arranged with Ex-
District Attorney Ed. NJ Lowry to
act for him here in his absence This
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