Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-01-07

Mrs, A. arrand Is nome from an
extended stay at the home Cf heI
brother, John Jackering, of Waterloo
George Schuster returned to his
school work in the University, at
Notre Dame, Indiana, Monday morn
ing.
Mrs. George. who has been visit
ing her invalid sister, Mrs. Carthew,
at Platteville, returned home to Ian
caster. Saturday evening.
Mrs. Chris, Meyer, of Werley.
was here to see her daughter. Monday.
Her son, who has been attending the
parochial school here. returned with
her.
Mrs. Fred Brun and two sons, of
Sitter, made a short visit in Bee
town with Mr.. Bruins brother, VIM.
Brun. returning home Sunday after
noon.
Miss Maud Halferty returned to
Davenport, where she is employe ed as
bookeeper. Tuesday morning. after
spending the past two weeks here with
her mother and family.
Mrs. R. B. Showalter received
word yesterday of the death of her
nephew, Harley REYNOLDS, which &C.
Cured in a hospital at Portland,
Oregon, following an operation.
To the ministers and members of
the different denominations in Ian
caster we wish to acknowledge with
gratitude the fruit and candies sent to
the unfortunates at the County Home,
the feast of the New Year. Res
pectfully. Mr.. and Mrs. Burris.
Saturday. Jan. 3, the Doolittie
hospital opened again. on Monday
Lizzie Davies, who lives east of town
was operated on for appendicitis, and
Mrs. Chas. Kaspers underwent an op-
Grafton Tuesday. Dave Young OF
Mif1in was admitted Monday night
and will be operated on in few
days.
NO marriage licenses have been
issued in this county since the com
mencement of the new year, because
of the new Eugenics law. One party
came with certificate of good health.
but it had been altered in form and
the county clerk declined to accept il
as a compliance with the law. a
mandamus case has been started In
Milwaukee, to test the law.
The Lancaster High school
basket ball team will play the Potosi
High school team at Hatch's opera
house on Friday evening. This game
is expected to be very exciting one
as on December 18th they playe1 a
game at Potosi and our team was de-
feated by score of % to 8. This
time our team will play on an &C.
customed floor and an interesting
game is expected.
The western comedy drama
presented at Hatch's opera house last
Friday evening by home talent was
witnessed by a very fair sized audi
ence and each of the participants
rendered very capably the characters
they represented, considering the
limited time for rehearsals. The
play was put on for the benefit of the
Woman's Relief Corps, and their
share of the receipts, after the bills
were paid, amounted to 1913 10.
VERNE Knapp, the i9 year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knapp, Of
Bloomington, died at the Fowler
hospital. Saturday evening at 6
O'Clock. On the 10th of December
Vernie had the misfortune to catch
his thumb in the shredder and hurt it
so badly that it had to be amputated,
Drs Heraty and Lewis, of Blooming
ton, performing the operation. On
the following Monday he began to
show signs of lock jaw and on New
Years day was brought here to DR..
Fowler's hospital, the disease being
we'll developed at this time. .Tetanus
antitoxine was procured from Dubuque
Madison and Chicago in hopes of saw
ing the unfortunate young man but
it had no appreciable effect an Satur-
day evening at o'clock he was past
recovery. The body was taken home
to Bloomington where he will be
buried today; the funeral service
taking place at o'clock from the
Baptist church.