Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-12-29

Mr.. Ralph Place has sold his farm
in north Lancaster and will soon move
to the city. Fritz Dietzel is the pur-
chaser.
-Thos. Marsden of Fennimore and
C. E. Borah of North Andover were
valued callers at the Herald office last
Saturday.
The Post and Corps OF this city
will hold joint public installation
the second Saturday in January.
Families OF members are invited.
-FoRSALE: l offer for sale my
residence on Cherry street in the city
OF Lancaster. Call on or address the
undersigned. JERRY GARNER.
Lodge elections, installations, etc,
are numerous this time Of the year.
Mention OF some OF them is reserved
for round up next week or the fol-
lowing one.
Mr.. John Carthew, who has just
sold his abstract business to the
Churchill brothers, will remain in
business here giving his attention to
insurance and real estate
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hannum of
Hurley Nd. are visiting in the city for
a few weeks. They visited in Illinois
with the parents Of Mrs. Hannum be-
fore coming to Lancaster.
MIR. Jerry Garner and family de
sire to express through the Herald
their thanks to the manv friends who
were so kind during the sickness,
death and burial of Mrs Garner.
Sheriff Hymer will remain in
Lancaster and has rented the F. A.
Bracket house which is being repaired
for him. Sheriff-elect Fawcett will
move to Lancaster next Monday.
Mr.. H. U. johnson is sick. He
suffered a partial stroke of paralysis
last Sunday from which he has not
entirely recovered, though he is now
able to be about the house 1t is to
be hoped his trouble is only tempo
rary.
DIR. Godfrey was called to River
Falls last Monday on account of the
illness with typhoid fever OF a sister
of Mrs. Godfrey, Mrs. Oates, living
there. Surely the family are having
more than their proportion Of sick
ness this year.
The business houses of Lancaster
enjoyed bigger and better holiday
trade this year than for years before,
pretty good sign that people feel
more prosperous than they have for
some time AID that they have more
money to spend.
Mr. Louis Widmann and Miss
Leila A. Price were united in marriage
in this city yesterday evening (Wed-
nesday) by Rev. T. j. Brown. A
large circle OF warm friends witnessed
the pleasing ceremony The Herald
extends warmest congratulations to
the worthy young people.
The concert and dance given by
the Lancaster Cornet Band last Fri
day night was largely attended About
$75 were cleared. The boys looked
well in their new uniforms and their
playing was Of the same high order
as in their other concert. Music for
the dance was furnished by the
Dubuque Harp Orchestra
The churches in Lancaster this
year had their usual Christmas servi-
ces. The Methodists took especial in
terest in theirs and had very fine exer-
cises Sunday evening and dinner for
the Sunday school children and their
parents on Tuesday. There were
family and neighborhood trees and
good times .'too numerous to men
ton
A distressing accident happened
to little Emmerson Strong, son Of Mrs.
Lucy Strong, last Tuesday afternoon.
He was coasting not far from home
and rode into the street just as team
came along. He was run over by the
buggy containing five people and both
bones in one leg were broken about
half way between the foot and knee
His mother carried him home. 4
physician was called TO properly dress
the injured limb and the little fellow
is getting along as well as might be
expected.