Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-01-04

Elmer Smith, of Montfort was in
Lancaster Friday on business.
| School was resumed yesterday
following the holiday vacation.
B. j. Wilcox, of Fennimore, had
legal business at the county seat Fri.
day.
Miss Hester Harper, of Madison,
visited in Lancaster during the holt
days.
Mrs Florence Gilmore and son,
of Platteville, were Lancaster visitors
Friday.
The new year starts off with the
real article, in the way of winter
weather.
Frank Van Dusen, of Chicago,
arrived last week for a visit with
Lancaster relatives.
-Attys W. E, Howe, of Boscobel
and D. j Gardner. Of PIattevilIe,
had business here Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Smith, of
Cassville, have been visiting at the
E. j. Austin home east of town.
DIR. and Mrs. q. s. Moore left
Monday afternoon for Chicago where
the Doctor was called on business.
The firm Of Lowry & Shimmin,
lawyers, has been dissolved by mutual
consent and each will Ego it alone
again.
Mrs. Clay Chapman and little
son returned to their home in Platte
Vile Saturday after a holiday visit in
Lancaster.
The regular monthly tea will be
held at the M. E church ON Wednes-
day evening of next week, commence
ing at 5 o'clock.
The Ladies' Missionary Society OF
the gregational church will meet
with Mrs Frances Burr next Friday
afternoon at 2 80.
w Fl Hough, who is now on the
road for the Cooper Wagon and Buggy
Co., Of Dubuque, spent his Christ,
mas vacation at home,
Prof Kehl of Madison is going to
give few dancing lessons in Lansas-
ter at the Rink The first lesson will
be given Jan 10th see notice.
The Rebakah lodge will hold
its annual installation next Monday
evening. Each member may have the
privilege Of inviting one guest.
Prof. s L. Whitcomb, of Law
renee. Kas., and Clarence W. Cox, of
Omaha, Nebraska visited at the home
of Dr. S. E. Hassell during the holt
days.
A chimney fire in the Judd home
in the fourth ward called out the fire
company twice Monday afternoon.
The fire was considered dangerous
because of the high wind prevailing
Many of the students and teachers
who spent the holidays at home re-
turned to their schools the first of the
week, The Lancaster teachers were
on hand to commence work yesterday
morning Monday being generally
observed as a legal holiday by the
schools.
Upon another page today we pub
lish letter from Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, written by G r. Showalter,
who was at one time editor of this
paper but now a resident of that city.
The letter describes Christmas din
ner there, participated in by a mum Der
of Lancaster people VINO are spending
the winter in southern California.
Mrs. Henry Gerlach, for a great
many years a resident of Lancaster,
died at the residence Of her daughter,
Mrs. Frank Funk, with whom she has
made her home, few moments after
midnight, on New Years morning
Her age was 76 years, and she had
been i'll for about four weeks She
leaves to mourn three daughters, Mrs.
Funk and Mrs. Pauline Belken Of this
city, Mrs. John Huhnstock, of Sas-
katchewan. Canada. and other rela-
tives. Two granddaughters Of the de-
ceased, Misses Mary and Elizabeth
Belken, have long been employed in
The Herald's printing department.
The funeral services were held yester-
day morning at the Catholic church
at 9:30 and interment took place in
the Catholic cemetery
According to the old family
almanac" there will be no eclipses of
the moon in 1911 and two ecIipses of
the sun. Old Sol will be entirely
hidden on April 80 This eclipse will
be visible to the United States except