Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-05-15
Additional Local

day.
"A new concrete floor is being laid
an the basement of the First National
Bank.
The Woman's Club will meet
with Mrs Joseph Bailie next Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. Iva Mc[imans went to
Werley yesterday, to visit her sister,
Mrs. VIM Noone.
Mrs J. B. Smith went to Fenni-
more yesterday morning to spend the
day with relatives.
Miss Jordan. of Prairie du
CHEN, attended the funeral of Mrs.
Gardner, yesterday afternoon.
Miss Fannie Frawley and her
niece Miss Mildred Lind, of Sitter,
were here between trains yesterday.
Mrs. Mary E. Hampton, left yes
&erday for Lavalle, Wis. where she will
visit her grand daughter, Mrs. Irvie
Laird.
Mrs. Downer Kilby and children
went to Cassville Friday, with Mrs
Geo. Groom, who visited here a few
days last week.
There will be no services at the
German Evangelical Church, next
Sunday, Nav 10Th. as Rev. Schmidt
will de at Marion, Wis that day to
install the new minister, Rev. Smell
chen.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brodt, of Mt
Hope, who has been taxing care of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Hore,
ST., of this city since Christmas, re-
turned TO her home yesterday for a
few days.
Fifty of the inmates of the
county asylum, 80 men and is women,
were taken from here to the new
county asylum at Reedsburg, last Sat-
Urday morning in a special car sent
here for the purpose.
The price for building concrete
walks in Lancaster is one cert per
foot less this season than last, owing
TO lower prices for cement It is
predicted that cement prices will be
higher again before fall.
Mrs. N. Irish left Yesterday
Tor Kansas City, Mo-. to visit her
daughter, Mrs. ADbie Miles She
will tnen go to Drexel, Mo, to
visit her son Henry and will be gone
altogether about one month.
The United Colony of Beavers
will hold basket social at the K. P.
hall Saturday night, May 18th.
Queens bring lunch for two and
beavers bring your pocket book. All
members requested to be present.
- The ladies of the Congreagtionl
church will continue their rummage
sale on Saturday, May IS, There are
Douches, sewing machines and numer-
Gus articles of clothing for sale.
Those wishing to contribute articles
are requested to send them to the city
hall on Friday.
Edgar Grebe returned Sunday via
Potoai from North Dakota, where he
bad been for a weeks, looking after
3iis farm. He intended to have more
of his land broken this year. but
when he got out there, be found that
every one was too busy, so he seeded
only that which was broken last
year.
Mothers Day was beautifully
observed at the G. A. r. hall in this
city last Sunday Afternoon, the pro-
gram as published in last week s
Herald being carried out in excellent
manner A white carnation, which
typified the occasion, was sent to
many of the aged and enfeebled
gnothers of the city who could not at
tend the meeting.
After an illness which lasted
only week, Mrs. Justina Stephens
Gardner passed away at her home at
Prairie du Chen Saturday morning,
May 18th. Mrs. Gardner was born
in Lancaster Nov. %, 1876 and has
always lived here, with the exception
of two years in the west, and the last !
three years in Prairie du CHEN. She
was married to Allan Gardner, Nov
80, 1894 The remains were brought
here Monday noon and taken to the
home Of her father John H. Stephens.
Funeral services were held at the NJ.
e. Church, yesterday afternoon at 2
O'Clock and the remains were laid to
rest in Hillside Cemetery Deceased
4eaves a husband and three children
Charles. aged 16. Pleuna, aged IA
and Marion. aged z.