Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-24

Ed Harcleroad has been quite i'll
the past few days.
Mrs Fred Engroff is very sick
with rheumatism.
Mary Gunther, of Potosi, visited
in Lancaster on Monday.
Harry Beckwith. of latteville,
was in Lancaster Saturday.
Miss Lou Kaltenbach returned
from a visit in Potosi Sunday.
Jas. Anderson. OF Patch Grove,
was Lancaster caller Monday.
DIR. Marlow's little son has been
very sick during tie past week.
H. Fl. Stringer. of Cuba City,
was in Lancaster on business Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Tony Udelhofen are
the parents of baby girl, born Mon
day.
Karl F. Orion has been on the
sick list several days during the past
meek.
The Woman's Club will meet
with Mrs. Fl. G. Nathan next Mon
day afternoon at 2 80,
Henry Knapp, Harley Hickok
and e. Fl. Pohle. of Bloomington,
were in Lancaster on Monday.
DIR. Chas lockwood, of Chiocton,
was here in attendance at the funeral
of his mother, Mrs Thos. lockwood.
Mrs. Joseph Woolstenholme, of
Grand Island, Neb., attended the
funeral of her brother A. ]. Hyde.
Miss Elva Fisher, of Sitter. who
was brought here Thursday for
medical treatment is recovering slow
ly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Humphrey
and Valentine. of Patch Grove, visit
ed at the Whitmore home Sunday of
this week.
Mrs. W. j. Mccoy expects to en-
JOY visit with her daughter Mrs
Mabel Parkinson shortly at her home
in Kewanee, Ill.
The shortest month of the year is
we'll nigh ended and We may reason
ably be turning our thoughts toward
the arrival of spring
Lewis Lisherness met with an &C
cident a couple of days ago. While
playing with a younger brother he
had the misfortune to break small
bone in his right hand. 1t is healing
nicely however.
The manager of the Orpheum
Theater reports the past week as the
best six nights they have had since it
was started. Every performance was
crowded during that time. The films
are now furnished by the Carl Laemle
Co. and are much better than those
they have been using.
The social given by the young
people OF the Baptist church at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Pen
mock Monday evening was decided
success. A short but very interesting
and appropriate program was render d
including recitations, etc., after
which various games were INDUCED
in and dainty refreshments were
served. There was large crowd in
attendance and all had good time.
-Reub Garner. Davis Newman,
Chas. Wanamaker and Fred Cox at
tended the semi annual convention of
the Rural Mail carriers in Platteville
on Monday Of this week. They re-
port an interesting meeting with an
attendance of about % or 30. A num-
Der of interesting speeches were given
and several good papers on different
subjects were read The following
officers were elected: Pres, E. o.
Wheeler, of Fennimore; Vice Pres,
T. Culver, of Platteville; Secretary
and Treasurer, J. G. Anderson, of
Woodman; Delegates to State conven-
ton, Reub Garner and Fred Cox, of
Lancaster and E. o. Wheeler, Fen
nimore: Alternates. L. McClurg and
A. o. FinneY, of Platteville and J.
G. Anderson, of WooGman.
"A bad runaway took place in
this city last Saturday afternoon. A
horse driven by Mrs. Mary Kiley be-
came frightened somewhere west of
the Northwestern Hotel and started
to run. After breaking away from
the sleigh to which it was hitched
it tore madly down Maple Sc. stopping
finally on the walk in front of
Schreiner' store. Mrs. Kiley was