Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-05-21

Is, is guest at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Lewis.
will Rowdon has been obliged to
quit school by an illness that is
thought to be appendicitis.
g. Q Sykes and his force Of men
are at work painting and decorating
the interior Of Hoffman's restaurant.
THE dissemination of the truth
never yet hurt just cause. Judge
Nlutchalu in John Fearem's Con-
version. =
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Hurlburt
will go today to Livingston for a
visit with their niece, Mrs. Arnold
Graves.
Mrs j. d. Hatch is receiving a
visit from her mother, Mrs. Chas.
Bartle, of Platteville, WIZ arrived
Monday evening.
DIR. j. A. Gault went to Boscobel
yesterday morning, and will go from
there to Milwaukee today to be gone
about a week.
"A. j. Howell went to Bridge
port yesterday sfteroonn to spend a
few days with his daughter Carrie.
Mrs. Ben Campbell.
Rev. Stirdivant, who is conduct
ing the tent meetings here. was called
to Platteville Tuesday to oficiate at
the wedding of Charles Austin.
Mrs. Thrall is visiting her son
Herb Rothwill. of The Teller Office.
Rev. Thall is assisting in the
evangelistic tent meetings now in pro-
gress here.
+, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Vogt. of
Glen Haven, visited in Lancaster
Sunday. Her sister, Miss Addie
Keitlinger accompanied them home
for two weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Howe of
Sioux City, Iowa, are parents of a
baby boy, born at the home of Mrs.
Howe's parents in Evanston, Ill
last Saturday. Clarence writes that
they have named him John Henry
Howe, in honor of Grandpa Howe,
of this city.
The various committees in charge
of the exercises for Memorial Day
was announced in last week s Herald,
are actively progressing with their
duties and the program will be pub.
lished in full next week. Memorial
services will be held next Sunday
morning at the M. E. church the
sermon to be preached by the local
pastor, Rev. Chas. T. Beers. On
Sunday evening there will be union
service at the M. E. church, the
speaker to be announced at the morn
ing service.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Fischer, of
Spokane. Wash. arrived in the city
Monday from Cleveland. where Mrs
Fischer had undergone an operation.
They will make brief visit here
with his father, j. G. Fischer, and
other relatives, before returning to
their western home. Fred is an old
Lancaster bo7, who got this first start
in the insurance work here with E.
L. Mccoy, about eleven years ago.
He now occupies a very important
position in the business with the
Mutual Life ms Co., of New York,
and has Offices in Spokane, from
whence he directs force of agents
throughout the west.
Upon another page of The Herald
today appear three ordinances passed
at special session Of the city council
on Monday evening of last week. One
of these pertains to the removal of old
sidewalks and the building of new
ones of concrete in various parts of
the city The work provided for is
of very extensive character and
when completed it will leave Ian
caster with very small percentage
of its old board walks remaining.
There has been wonderful progress
in this respect in Lancaster during
the past FIVE years. greatly to the
satisfaction Of all public spirited
citizens and the admiration of all
visitors to our city,
-Orville V. Garner, son of the late
Samuel r. and Mrs. Emily Blewett
Garner was born in Beetown April II,
1876. His parents soon after moved
to Cassville and later to the home at
Gamers Landing at which place after
Orville married Miss Addie Pape of
Waupeton, Ia, March /, 1888, they
conducted summer resort with
marked success, gaining many friends
among their patrons. Although Mr..
Garner suffered a complication of
diseases and recently offered his place