Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-05-20


Father Wambold went yesterday
to Mt. Hope for visit with Father
Quinn, who is soon to leave there.
Mrs. Seth Bailie returned to her
home at Fennimore, Saturday, after a
brief visit at the home of Mrs. Nc
Nair.
Robert Larson, of Lacrosse,
arrived the latter part of the week
for a visit at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Chas. Klarman.
The "Elopement of Ellen"
given by senior class Friday, May %.
Prices 25c. and 35c. Seats now on
sale at Hatch's drug store.
But one marriage license has
been issued the past week, that being
to Oscar Offerdale, of Boscobel, and
Jennie Yonash, of Watterstown.
Street Commissioner Mccarthy
took joy ride on the city street
roller, Tuesday morning. He passed
The Herald office at the speed of 20
miles week.
Wayne Land agency has opened
a branch office in Swanville, Mimi,
which is in charge of A. Wayne; the
Lancaster office is still under control
of Ora Wayne.
Miss Sabylla Stippich, a trained
nurse of Dubuque, has been visiting
here at the home of her friend, Miss
Lisetta Alt. She went yesterday to
Fennimore for a visit with relatives.
Carl Fjarin, who has been en-
ployed as baker at Hoffman's restau-
rant, resigned that position recently
and with his family returned yester-
day to Madison, where he for merly
resided.
Yes, sir, the band will give
concert on Wednesday evening, May
27, in court house square. 1t will be
fine affair and all are invited to
attend, rain or shine. The band is
doing nicely.
-Thelma Pennock and Frank Ran
shaw were awarded prizes at the
patriotic contest, held at the M. E.
church, last week Friday night. It
was a pleasant entertainment, with
musical selections to break the
monotony.
There is much comment on the
small acreage of corn in this part of
Grant county. Oats stand as two to
one, some say, more to corn. There
may be a reason for this dispropor-
tion, but nobody seems to be willing
to name the reason.
Everything around the new coun-
ty asylum looks like prosperity. The
garden alongside of highway is plant
ed, and the rows are marvelously
prim and precise. Two weeks ago
early potatoes were planted. 1t is
said the hotel de Grant county is
good boarding house. Who can tell
when we may have to try it?
Ladies of the Congregational
church will hold their annual rum
mage sale at city hall, next Friday
and Saturday. Those having articles
to contribute will please communi-
cate with Mrs. George Goble, Mrs.
George Gibbs or Mrs. Roy Mccoy.
The public will please take notice
that quantity of rare merchandise
will be offered for sale.
"A representative of an iron gate
concern, who has been travelling the
roads of Grant county for several
days, remarked the other day that
the farmers of this section were the
broadcast gauge he ever met. They
have time to listen to a story, or to
hear the advantages of farm gate
explained. He said he did not meet
real short-skin" in his travels
in the splendid county Of Grant.
For the last three weeks the
temporary, or vacation editor, = has
been getting up the news for this fine
old sheet, during the absence in
Michigan of Mr.. Lowrey. 1t has
been a splendid outing, a regular
journalistic frolic, for him. The
people of Lancaster, and of Grant
county, are such wholesome lot that
to try and please them with the selec-
tion and preparation of the news is
no work-it's just fun. We news
paper fellows are the most respon-
sive to good treatment of any in the
world. A tiny lump of taffy goes
long way with us. We just natural
ly love it; and as there's not much
money in the work, we come to ex-
pect the confectionery talk by way of
compensation. Truly, that's the
biggest part of our pay. And you've
been mighty generous with the sweet
commodity. We've tried to hand
back to you lot of good news, just