Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-02-24
SHORT LOCAL HAPPENINGS
sleighing.

Whaley fell and broke her wrist
Miss May Hannum is the guest of
Mrs. Twichell while in Chicago this
week.
Ladies' Parish Aid society meets
with Mrs. Kate Nathan Thursday af-
ternoon.
-Assemblyman SUIT. Flagg of Ed
gerton is the father of bran new
baby boy.
A Foresters lodge was instituted
at Bloomington Feb. 10 with twenty
members
Miss Laura Roberts of Blooming
ton is spending the week with friends
In Lancaster.
Born: February 16, 1898, Robert
Emmett Doran. SON of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Doran.
Mrs. w. j. Wright, OF Mineral
Point, was a Lancaster visitor the
latter part OF last week.
Word has been received that the
Klondike party reached Seattle all
right February 20th 1t was one of
the largest parties yet to reach
Seattle.
The Dante Club were entertained
at tea with the Misses Meyer on Tues
day. This club has Just completed
the '.Monk and Knight" by DR.. Gun
sauIus. Their next work will be
Browning.
Geo KEENAN, of Battle Greek, Ia
is here to spend several weeks with
his sister Mrs. Jos. Bennett. MIR.
KEENAN, is just recovering from a siege
of typhoid and has dropped business
until he regains his usual health.
The ordinance of Baptism was
administered in the Baptist church last
Thursday evening DR.. S. f. Sweet Of
ficiating. This is the first time that
Baptism by immersion has ever been
administered in house of worship in
the city Of Lancaster
Evangelist w. o. Coburn and
wife left on the 500 train for Ocono-
mowoc where ne is to hold evangelistic
meetings. He will long be. remem-
bered by the large number Of people
who attended his services as a gentle
manly speaker of ability.
Mrs. Helen NJ. Budd was highly
honered while in Milwaukee last week
by being elected to the office of Asso-
ciate Grand Conductress of the Grand
Chapter, 0. f. S. We congratulate
Mrs, Budd and also Minerva Chapter
in having Grand officer.
Mr.. Anton Knapp OF Garnett,
Kan, formerly of Cassville, Wis,
writes US to send his Herald to Wash
ington, la. adding that they expect to
try it one year in Iowa and if they 10
not like it any better there than they
do in Kansas that they will return to
Wisconsin to spend the remainder of
their days.
F. i. Greer, of Bloomington and
Mrs. Mary Hancock, of St. Paul, were
married at her home on Wednesday,
February 16, 1898. After short
visit at Charles City, Iowa, the happy
couple expect to arrive at Blooming
ton today Wednesday, Their an
nouncement cards say they will be at
home after March 1st, at st. Paul
The Herald extends congratulations.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H.
Baxter was invaded by company of
about thirty volunteers last Monday
evening which was a complete sur
prise to that worthy couple. Monday
was the thirty-third anniversary of
their marriage and the Grand Army
boys thought they would help them to
celebrate. The guests met at Mr.
Harshberger's and when all were as
sembled marched forth to the tune Of
an impromptu band led by D. Schrein-
er and others. Upon their arrival
they gave serenade and demanded
admittance During the evening Rev.
Brown made happy comparison OF
the then and now" by means Of pict-
ures taken at the earlier date and the
originals of the pictures now. Itgoes
without saving that all enjoyed the
evening very much.