Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-04-17

Mrs. c. s. Moore spent a few
days at Madison.
j. F. Johns. of Dodgevile, had
business here last wee,,
e. M. Wilmott, Of Potosi, had
business her Friday and Saturday.
H. E. Gross has installed fine
Sohmer piano ID the NJ. f. church.
The Woman's Club will meet
with Mrs. NARROW next Monday after
noon
Miss Ruth Harcleroad, of Platte
Vile, spent few days with her
brother Jay and family.
Dick Brown returned Saturday to
his school duties at the 'Interlaken"
school near La Porte, Ind.
ID. c. johnson went up near
Barneveld Sunday to catch trout as
the season opened Monday.
Miss Lydia Boettcher, of
Sullivan, Wis, was guest at the
Chas. Jewel home last week.
The Misses Kate and Florence
eastman are home from San Diego,
Calf, where they spent the winter.
Winter is little more than past
and already we begin to hear the old
familiar slogan ''swat the fly p
The ladies of the Congregational
church will hold their rummage sale
in May. More definite announcement
later.
"A new roof was placed upon the
Presy bterian parsonage last week, the
pastor and number of the farmer
members of his church doing the
work.
The General Calls Circle has
engaged H. w. Rood, of Madison
department instructor of the Grand
Army, to talk to the school children
on May 1st.
Frank Kofer has moved his
household goods from rooms over the
Peoples State bank into the Durni
house, near the Barnett pond which
ne has recently purchased and will
reside in.
The marriage announcements for
Miss Anna Lacke, Of Highland, and
Jake Hoffman, of this city; Miss
Gertrude Ertz and John Muench were
lied for the first time at the st.
Clements Catholic church Sunday.
Joe Ivey has recently installed a
80 gal. tank and an Ideal Heater in
the rear part of the 1. M. Blackburn
barber shop so that Mac the barber
has all the hot water hs needs aud at
all times. A bath and toilet room is
to be added soon, also new covering
on the floor.
The city band gave the first open
air concert of the season Thursday
evening. About $45 was subscribed
to help the band in obtaining new
instruments. The seats had been
placed on the court yard during the
day and goodly number used the
seats while listening to the music.
"A letter received by The Herald
last week announces that Ora Frazine,
who, few years ago was an empIoye
of this office. is now proprietor and
publisher of the Wakonda, South
Dakota. Monitor and expects in com
pany with his wife and little daugh-
ter. to make visit to Lancaster the
coming summer.
The Bloomington stage horses
became frightened while standing in
front of the J.. Alt & Sons store
Friday. They started west and in
their hurry ran into farm wagon
tipping both the stage and the wagon
over in the street. The horses on the
stage broke loose and ran as far as
the Farwell hotel where one fell and
both were finally stopped. No one
was seriously injured but the vehicles
were somewhat damaged.
The Grant county horse breeders
club was organized at Livingston,
March 81 by DR.. A. S. Alexander of
the College of Agriculture of the
University of Wisconsin. the origina-
tor of the idea Of county horse
breeders clubs, during the stop of
the live stock special train at
Livingston. About 80 members
joined. A. E. Rundell was elected
president and Theodore Griswold
secretary treasurer. A vice presi !.
dent is to be elected for each town
ship. Another meeting will be held
soon.
Manager Burr of the 'Orpheum
Theatre has worked hard to get the
reels showing the fTale uf Two