Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-14
CORNER STONE
CEREMONIES
Exercises Appropriate to the
Occasion Aug. Goth.
PLANS NOW COMPLETE
Lancaster to Entertain Visitors Royally
From All Portions of the County.
Judge ClementSon to Speak.

The corner stone of the new court
house will be laid Tuesday, August
26th. Ceremonies appropriate to
this suspicious occasion will be held
and it is earnestly desired that every
citizen in the county, old and young,
join with the people Of Lancaster in
properly observing the day.
A meeting Of Lancaster business
men held last Thursday evening to
consider the matter did not organ
ize and took an adjournment to
Monday evening. An enthusiastic
audience assembled and at s o'clock
R. Meyer, Jr., called the meeting
to order, proposing for chairman
the name of Judge Goodsell. The
choice was unanimous and he was
elected. The judge stated the pur-
pose Of the meeting and suggested
the selection of a secretary. On
motion of J. G.. Churchill, this fell
to the lot of III. j. Johnson. Mr..
Meyer, as a member of the Building
committee of the County Board
stated the views of himself and his
colleagues favoring the celebration
of the event, and said that it was
the sense of the committee as we'll
as the people in general that Lam
caster should take the initiatOry
steps in the matter. Expressions
were heard from a number relative
to the undertaking, and the ques-
ton as to whether or not the eXer-
cises be held was finally conclusively
settled in the affirmative by rising
unanimous vote.
The arrangement of preliminary
details, date, etc., it was decided
could best be disposed of by an ex-
ecutive committee, and j. 9.
Churchill so moved, making Judge
Goodsell chairman with power to
name five associates. This COM
mittee was also gifted with author
ity to name subcommittee for var
ious parts of the work. This mo-
ton carried.
The chair desired a short time fol-
consideration before naming the
committee and an adjournment was
taken until the following morning.
At a. IN. the gentlemen selected
by Chairman Goodsell as members
of the executive committee, having
been previously informed of their
appointment, met at the county
judges office toiconfer They were
as follows: John G. Clark, Richard
Meyer, Jr., G. w. Ryland, DR.. S.
E. Hassell and j. G.. Churchill.
The naming Of date was first
taken up and after consideration
Tuesday, Aug. goth, was settled
on. subcommittee were selected
as follows:
Program and Printing: John G.
Clark, r. Meyer, Jr., Dr. S. E. Has
sell, Frank Schreiner and w. j.
Brennan.
Finance: J. S. Wright, HI. Henkel
and Reuben Ward.
Grounds and Decorations: j..
Leussen, E. HI. Grifis, Geo. E..
Budd, Geo. Tuf1ey, John Schein-
plug, Jas. McBrien, Dan Doyle,
Harry Orion and John Calls.
Executive committee authorized
to select speakers.
Music and Entertainment: Geo.
Baxter, Geo. B. Clementson, H. S.
Rhodes, HI. Buchner, Mrs. E. B.
Goodsell and Misses Hattie Hyde
and Mary Warren.
A. r. Bushnell was the unani-
NOUS choice for master of ceremOn-
les.
Committee on Deposits: G. w.
Ryland, Lancaster; j. Ell. Evans,
Platteville; Jacob Bremmer, Mus
coda; L. Basford, Lancaster; j. w.
Seaton, Potosi.
Transportation: j. {. Churchill,
G.. S. Rockwell.
Committee on Amusements: The
Country Club.
The exercises will be held at 1:30
D. m. and special train is being
arranged for to convey the visitors
to their destinations at close. A
reduced rate will also be secured.
The members of this years county
board and those of the board of last
year who will not be with us this
fall, the editors of the county papers
and the nonresident members of
the committee having in charge the
deposits will each receive neatly
printed invitations and be the hon
ored guests of the city while here.