Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-06-30
LOCAL NEWS NOTES


NeuneSuay.
DIR. ]. Fl. Reed left yesterday on
trip to Racine.
Mrs. N. j. Tiedemann is visiting
Platteville relatives.
Place and Jerrett's next shipping
day is Tuesday, July 6.
Edward Shepherd visited his bro
Their in Madison over Sunday
Miss Magnetic Rogers left yester-
day for Iowa for a visit with rela-
tives.
The W. G. I. U. will meet
with Mrs. J. J. Mckinney tomrrow.
July 1st, at 2 80.
The German Presbyterian church
has been reprinted, the work being
done by Jordan & Richardson.
Alex. Sweeney and family came
over from Dodgeville Saturday to see
his sisters before moving to his new
location in Waukesha.
Miss Bertha Ziegler left yester-
day for CassvilIe for visit with her
aunt Mrs. Glenn Smith. She went
by way of Potosi and was accompani-
ed by Miss Lenora Edwards who is
visiting in Dubuque.
The Horace White prize awarded
at Beloit College for special excellence
in Latin during the sophomore year
was this year divided between Miss
Bessie G. Arthur and Miss Martha
J. Meyer. OF this city.
Wilbur Dodge and two daugh-
tiers arrived last week for visit with
Mr.. Dodge's sister. Mrs. Copeland.
Mr.. Dodge was once a Lancaster resi-
dent and is now located in Alabama
and is in the employ of railroad
company.
Mrs. Simon Pallinan of Fenni-
more who has been totally blind for
two years, due to cataract, was
operated on a short time ago by DR.. J.
A. GauIt. She now has the pleasure
of going about and can read news
paper if she so desires. !.
The Orpheum Family Theater
will close July third and not open
until September first. This is due to
the fact that business is usually
rather slack during the hot summer
months and the management figures
that it will hardly be paying in
vestment to keep the theater open.
COL and Mrs. J. q. Clark are
recovering nicely from their recent
illness since their return from the
hospital at Eau Claire to their home
in this city. The Colonel is very ap-
preciative of and speaks with the
warmest praise concerning the SPLEEN
did treatment and care accorded him
self and Mrs. Clark while at Eau
Claire.
KAY B. Woodhouse. a former
Lancaster boy, was graduated last
evening from Rusk County Normal
school at Ladysmith, Wis. according
to invitations received by friends and
relatives here. He is a son of Will
Woodhouse formerly of this city. and
grandson of James Woodhouse. Ray
is also graduate of Ladysmith high
school.
MCPHERSON Creek continues to
furnish occasional fine catches of
trout of the brook and German Brown
varieties. Last Sunday VIM. Mullen
and Archie Parkens caught nine
beauties, the largest one measuring
10 inches and weighing, dressed. near
ly two and one-half pounds. Several
lesser catches have been made It the |
same brook during the past week.
Mrs. Margaret Weber died at the
Jos. Book home Sunday evening after
but few hours illness Mrs Weber
was born in Germany, Dec. 10. 1S41.
Early in life she came to this coun-
try and has resided in Grant county
for number of years. Her husband
passed from the earth several years
ago. Since the death of her husband
she has served as housekeeper for the
late DR.. Hambitzer, or British
Hollow, and for Jos. Book in this
city. Besides other relatives she is
survived by son, John Weber of this
city. Funeral services will be held
today, the burial taking place in
Tennyson.
Lewis Gelbach, a we'll known
Lancaster citizen, died at his home
in this city Saturday evening. He
had not been we'll for several years
but for the last few months had been
IN particularly bad health. Mr..