Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-02-07

DR. J, Godfrey went to Montfort
yesterday on business.
See the famous turkey dinner in
Shore Acres, Feb. 18th.
Andrew and Ed Yoose, of Potosi
township. were Lancaster visitors last
Friday.
Ed NJ Wilmott and saBen Beier,
Of Potosi, were Lancaster visitors yes
terday.
Don't miss Shore Acres at
Reeds opera house, Monday evening
Feb. 18th.
"A r. Clifton went to Rewey
Monday to give his illustrated lecture
on The Passion Play. !"
Miss Bessie Sheares returned to
Madison after acting as nurse for one
of DIR. Go1frey's patients.
Home talent entertainment given
for the benefit Of Emmanuel church,
Reed opera house. Feb. 18th
Miss Bertha Laabs who was
operated upon in the Godfrey hospital
last week, returned to her home yes
terday.
There will be a masquerade ball
at British Hollow on Monday even
ing, Feb. 10, with music by the
Gross orchestra, of Lancaster.
Fred Philbrick came home Fri
day from an extended trip through
the west. He visited at Omaha
Minneapolis. and other places of
Importance while on the trip.
Sam Geisel of Chicago, has been
chosen to take charge of the repair
shop in the Overland Service Co.'S.
garage. He is an expert in the bust
ness and will come to Lancaster soon
to take the place vacated by Fred B.
Avery.
The second annual country life
conference was held last week in
! Agril ultural hall at Madison.
County Supt J. G. Brockert was in
attendance at the meeting and gave
very interesting lecture on, ''The
Consolidated Country School The
lecture was illustrated by slides
showing the progress of the schools
and the benefits that have resulted in
the way Of more modern methods Of
teaching.
A most enjoyable stag dinner
was given in the private dining
room and parlors of the Wright house,
last Friday evening" the hosts being
Oscar Wright and Carson Whitmore
Covers were laid for twelve and
most delicious menu was served from
to s followed with an evening Of
music. The guests we're j. @ Sykes,
Tom Haley, Harry Orion, Jake
Hoffman, ]. H Pugh. John D. Orion.
Earl Ivey, Hubert Alt, W. B. Carter
and B. j. Lowrey.
The pictures at the 'Orpheum
Theatre have been very gnod for
several weeks, but Mr. Burr has some
more fine pictures ready for the
future nights. On Wednesday and
Thursday evenings of this week the
greatest animal picture which has
been taken, Lost in The JUNGLE
will be shown to Lancaster people.
Friday aud Saturday evenings this
week another fine 1000 #. reel The
Battle" will be placed on the curtain.
They are all good and will please
everybody.
The Lancaster Cornet band has
held several business meetings of late
to elect a leader for the cunning
summer. Some of the band mem bers
were in favor Of electing Ed Morse
while others were doing their best to
keep H E. Gross in the leading
position. At meeting several weeks
ago no decision could be made
between the two candidates but at the
final meeting Thursday evening Fl, E.
Gross was elected to fill the position.
The band will begin to give open
air concerts when warm weather
comes.
The residents of the Col. Clark
home were badly frightened Sunday
morning about 80 when smoke be-
gan to fill the house coming from the
upstairs rooms G. F. Dickinson
noticed that the chimney was afire
and as a precaution be went over to
see if any damage was being done.
The chimney was very hot and had
burned the paper off around a hole
that had been left in the chimney
for stove pipe to be fitted in. The
residents of the house being all elder
ly people and rather feeble they were
much excited but the chimnev soon