Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-02-23

Miss Hattie Govier is in Milwau-
kee engaged in millinery work.
Harry Pohle and son Glen, of
CassvilIe, were in Lancaster Saturday.
-Thos. Vincent has moved into the
McCord residence in the fourth ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hoffman, of
North Lancaster, will move to town
shortly.
Andrew E. Lewis is IN Crawford
Co. purchasing horses. Walter Ziegler
accompanies him. ~
Lester Orr. M. A. Hoskins5 L. Fl.
Webb and q. E. johnson, of Bloom
ington, were in Lancaster Sunday.
Rev. Catchpole, of Evansville,
solicitor of funds for the Orphans
Home, occupied the puplit at the Con-
gregational church Sunday evening.
Two attractions have been secured
for Reeds opera house for the coming
spring. MAS Husband will be
here April is and the Ell & James
Co. May 6. Both are good companies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Macke, Of
Potosi township had business in Lam
caster Monday and Mr.. Macke made
the Herald pleasant visit.
Mrs. Frank Mcmahon and family,
Of Madison, spent Sunday at the
home of. her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John johnson in this city. They re,
turned home Monday morning.
| Tom Haley returned Saturday
evening from couple of weeks visit
at his old home in new Richmond
where he was looking after some
alterations and improvements in
property he owns there.
This morning the marriage of
Miss Verna M. Jerrett to Mr.. Edwin
Pagel, of Little Grant, takes place at
the home of the brides parents Mr..
and Mrs. John W. Jerrett in north
Lancaster. The wedding ceremony
will be performed at II 80. Quite
number of relatives and friends will
be present.
| From Christmas to last Saturday
the schools of the county have been in
session thirty days. Much of this
time the roads were nearly impossible.
Despite this, however, Supt Brockert
managed to be on the road twenty
seven days visiting schools in all parts
of the county. Few county superin-
tendents, we dare say, have equalizer
the record under similar weather con-
ditions. !, a
The plan is being talked over by
exchanges of using a graphophone ia
telephone centrals, TO catch the words
of those in the habit of 'sassing" the
operator When the illmannered
patrons deny that they used
"boorish" language they could be
lconfronted with the indisputable evil
dence Of their guilt. This scheme
could be used to advantage here in
Lancaster. l.
Henry Knoke has rented his farm
81 miles southwest of Lancaster TO
his nephew, Andrew Knoke, and him.
self and maiden sister, Hannah, last
Monday moved to this city to reside.
They now occupy the Trowbrldge
house in the third ward. Herman
Knoke, Jacob Fitch, Frank Jacker
ing, Writ Kilby and Dan Caklief as
sisted with their teams in moving
their personal effects here from the
farm.
"A Cross Country club is the latest
athletic organization down at the high
school, The sport of Cross-C Country
running which is new to this section.
is nevertheless almost as ancient as
the hills themselves. It is an Ameri
can adaptation of the old English
game of "Hare and Hounds" which
readers of tom Browns School
days. will remember. In their first
run the high school boys made the
distance of 81 miles in 90 minutes.
The members of Prof. Schade's
classes are practicing regularly for
the athletic entertainment to be given
Friday and Saturday nights of this
week and those attending will witness
some interesting stunts. The complete
program, giving the names of those
taking part in every number, is print
ed elsewhere in these columns. Read
ers will notice that there have been
one or two changes made in the
personnel since it was printed in the
last issue of the Herald.
Miss Laura Eastman was united
in marriage Wednesday evening to
Mr.. George L. Kinzel, Rev. j. I.