Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-05-01

George Mccarthy had business in
Boscobel yesterday.
Will Cu1ley returned 10 his home
IN Racine Monday. He passed the
state examination and is able to start
as pharmacist now.
Mr.. and Mrs Starkweather, of
Madison, snent Sunday at the Corn
wall home. Mrs Stark weather is a
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cornwall.
All over the city there has been a
spring clean up and the winters
accumulation of ashes and other
rubbish has been hauled away, which
makes a great improvement in the
appearance of city property.
Mrs. Bessie Holmes, of Platte
vile, was here to attepd the funeral
services OF her grandfather Frank
Vandewall. Services were held at
the late home Sunday with burial at
Hillside. Rev. Morgans oficiated.
Rev. and Mrs. George Benfurd Of
Grand Blanc, Mich, are expected at
the W. H. Hannaford home today for
visit Mrs Benford is sister of
Rev Hannaford and her husband will
preach IN the Congregational church
Sunday, both morning and evening.
Geo. W. Howe. of Madison,
Wis, state manager of the order of
Mystic Workers of the World, accom-
panied by Mrs. Howe will visit Lam
caster lodge No. 1913 next Monday
evening. May 9th. All members are
requested to be present. Representa-
tives from other lodges are also ex-
pected.
"A letter received Monday from @.
". Harter at DesMoines, la. announces
the arrival of a 61S pound daughter at
their home April 9th. Mr.. Harter
was a former pastor in the Baptist
church here and it was while here
that he took Miss Bessie Maiben to be
his wife. The Herald extends con-
gratulations.
The regular meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Congregational church will be held
at the j. H Fowler home at 2 80 o.
M. Friday afternoon The members
are urgently requested to come earlier
than usual, SO as to make way for the
Aid Society meeting which will be at
the same place one hour later.
In the case of Mr. and Mrs. j. B.
Anderson who we're traced from Eau
Claire to Lancaster last week by the
authorities to answer to the charge of
numbering an infant child, Mr.
Anderson has plead guilty to murder
in the 1st degree. He has been
sentenced to life imprisonment and his
wife was dismissed by the court at
Eau Claire.
Louis Kamm was elected as one
of the city alderman at the recent
election in Platteville. While look
ing after some city work Friday in in.
speeding the old Highland -Pa1ke mine
which was thought to be dangerous
to work in, Mr. Kamm slipped and the
dirt at the edge of the mine shaft
gave way, hurting his body to the
bottom of the shaft. The mayor Of
the citv, who was with him at the
time, did not see the fall but when he
lost track of his com panion he looked
down the shaft only to find the
mangled body lying at the bottom.
The Injured man did not regain con
seriousness and passed away while he
was being taken to the hospital Mr.
Kamm was brother of Victor Kamm
who married Miss Kittie Webb, a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs W. E.
Webb, of this city.
1.-THE Horn & Whitney Co. :"
were in Lancaster last week Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday giving a
dog and monkey show at the Orpheum
Theatre IN connection with the
regular motion pictures. The dogs
and monkeys. by the manner in which
they took the assigned parts in the
program showed the results of careful
training and were put through some
clever "stunts' by their master. Mr..
Whitney is magician and the first
part of the program was taken up
with his sleight of hand tricks. A
matinee was given on Saturday after
noon The dogs gave parade in the
street each day while in our city.
james Chacona has been sentenced
by Judge Neelen at Milwaukee to
four months in the house of correction
for contributing to the moral de-
linquency Of Miss Grace Lytge, age
Is years. The Milwaukee Journal
gives the fnllOwinp statements