Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-06-09
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was in this city Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Scullon. of
Texas, are visiting Lancaster friends.
Tom Haley started Saturday
night, via Cassville, for a visit of
several days at his old home in
New, Richmond.
Marriage licenses have been
issued this week to Frank A. Dahn, of
Melbourne, Ia. and Mabel Austin,
Lancaster; John B. Eagan, Excelsior
and Margaret Meier, Muscoda.
Instead of the regular services at
the Congregational church, next Sun
day morning, there will be an ap-
propriate program by the children,
in observance of Chlldren's day and
a short sermon by the pastor.
There will be meeting at the
Country Club rooms tomorrow Thur
sday) evening. to decide the question
Of whether or not to have a base
ball team this season. Every body who
is interested in the subject is invited
to turn out at the meeting.
Miss Mollie Giffords. formerly of
this city, died at her home in Fenni-
more Friday after long illness.
Funeral services were he'd Sunday
in Fennimore. Miss Gifford's death
did not come unexpectedly to her
Lancaster friends as she had never
been in the best OF health.
AN application for the appoint
ment of guardian for William
Hill, of Muntfort, said to be incom-
petent was heard in county court
yesterday. The case grew out of a
real estate transfer. A large number
of witnesses were brought here from
BCscobel, Montfort and livingston.
Court adjourned until p. m. yester-
day afternoon and at the time we go
to press a number of witnesses are
yet to be examined.
AT 10 80 this morning, at the
hone of Reuben Austin. nesr
Liberty. will occur the marriage of
Miss Mabel a. Austin, to Mr..
Frank A, Dahn. Miss Austin is a
daughter of the late Henry Austin
of this city and Lancaster has been
her home for many years. Mr.. Dahn
is a young hardware merchant of
Melbourne, Iowa. which will be
their home after their return from
a trip around the great lakes.
The usual success of the annual
junior reception and dance was repeat
ed both financially and socially last
Friday evening. A large sized crowd
of students and friends generally of
the school were present and all en-
joyed themselves heartily. After the
reception to the senior class delicious
refreshments were served and after
that dancing was INDUCED in to a
late hour. Reeds opera house was
prettily decorated, the 'O9 class colors
predominating in the color scheme
and showed that the members of the
class Of 1910 had surely done some
hard work individually and collective.
ly in preparing for the event It is
now established custom in the schoo |
that the junior class shall hold this
function annually and it is to be
hoped that it will never be broken.
Memorial services were appropIi-
ately observed on last Sunday at three
o'clock p. M by the Royal Neighbors
of Eva Camp No. 1904 at their place
of meeting in this city. The services
are of solemn and impressive nature
and are held annually all over our
broad land in commemoration of those
royal neighbors who have fallen
asleep. On this occasion neighbor
Grace A. NARROW of the local camp
delivered the address. which was most
worthily written and touchingly
delivered and words of praise from all
present were expressed. Mrs. Glen
Smith Matte Rogers) sang in her
beautiful voice Face to Face and
our young neighbor, Flossie Bidwell
rendered The lovely song Beautiful
Isle of Somewhere. - A goodly num-
Der of residents not in membership
were present. B. d. 5.
The local camp of Modern Wood
men of America recently subscribed
$50 for the election of tent cottage
at the new NJ. w. A. tuberculosis
sanitarium at Colorado Springs, Col.
This movement of the order toward
fighting the white plague" was
quite fully described in an article
published in the Herald sometime
ago. In acknowledging the receipt
Of tho oVnounE cuhsor1ho6 bu the