Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-22
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Mr. and Mrs. George Farr, of
Mt. Ida, visited here the first of
this week.
Arthur Doyle, of Cuba City,
was in Lancaster yesterday on bust
ness.
Preparations are now in pro-
gress for "Woodman Day" on
Thursday of Home Coming week
Particulars will be given later.
The East Lynne" company
that was advertised to appear at
Reeds opera house on the evening
of April 90, has Cancelled its engage
ment by telegraph, without giving
explanations.
Next Saturday will be the
formal opening at Lathrop's new ice
cream parlor annex. The new room
has been in the hands of the
decorators this week and will be
beautiful for opening day. Ar
rangements are being made to &C
commodate 12O people at one sitting.
The orchestra will furnish music
afternoon and evening.
John Henry Bald, an old resi-
dent of Liberty, died at his home
there April 20, after a long illness.
He was we'll known and well liked
throughout Grant county. At the
time of his death he was "a years of
age. Besides more distant relatives
he leaves a wife and 5 children.
The funeral will be held today at 3
%. m. from the Sitter church.
Leon Synder, son of Sam
Snyder, of Bsetown, died Monday
night at six o'clock from the effects
of blood poisoning. About week
ago he scratched his hand slightly
with rusty nail, and it was not
long before blood poisoning set in.
He was a young man of about
twenty four years of age and was
popular with all his acquaintance.
At this writing funeral arrange
ments have not been made.
The Milwaukee Evening Wis
consin published, few days ago, a
list of the $50 Wisconsin boys who
are with Admiral Evans feet on
its trip to the Pacific coast and later
to go around the world The names
of those from this part of the state,
and the ships on which they are
located, are: VIM. P Mcpherson,
Missouri, Dodgeville; Roy w. Kauf-
man, Whipple, Glen Haven; Howard
G.. Ransom, Ohio, Mazomanie; w.
Gordon aardcastle, Virginia, Platte
vile; Luther Fazel, Maine, Mus
coda; Walter W. Gregory, Law
renee. Platteville; Sydney W.
Sands, Vermont, Platteville.
The Cemetery Association will
conduct in "Old Curiosity Shop" up
stairs II the postoffice building dur
ing the Home Coming week, in
June July. 1t is the purpose of the
committee to collect from citizens
articles in the way of old time pict-
ures, manuscripts, clothing ancient
brio a. brac and curios, also war
time relics. Those having anything
of interest IN these lines are request
ed to communicate with some of
the members of the committee who
are. Mrs. r B. Showalter, chair
man; Mrs. Chas. Lisherness, Mrs.
Chas. rockingham, Mrs. Gene
Woodhouse, Mrs. Henry Leise, Mrs.
Baumgartner, Mrs. G. S. Moore,
Mrs. Chas Knapp, Messrs. Jno. Calls,
@ G.. Sykes, V. L. Showalter, and
Misses Mildred Ivey, Alice Wright
Helen BROKER, Portia Showalter,
and Magnetic Rogers.
Scenes in a Union Depot" is
the title of very laughable farce
comedy which is to be presented at
Reeds opera house tomorrow
Thursday evening by Lancaster's
best local talent, the proceeds to be
for the benefit of the Emmanuel
Episcopal church. The cast is a
long one and represents fifty differ
ent characters amongst which are
found the names Of such well
known local Thespians as Lambert
Groenier, Herbert Schreiner, E. G.
Burr, Virgil Showalter, John orion,
Ed M. Lowry, Mrs. Grace Edwards,
and Misses Georgia hyde, Magnetic
Rogers and Margaret McBrien, and
many other capa BILE ones Of lesser
stage expert ence The scene is laid
in the Union depot in Philadelphia
and if you don't go You will miss
the treat of the season. Curtain
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