Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-03


Ernest Alt left for Chicago
Sunday, to visit his brother Hubert,
who is in hospital there.
Mrs. c. F. Dickinson went to
Livingston, Monday, to visit her
daughter, Mrs. R. NJ. Carter.
Miss Helen LOFTS, of Prairie
du Chem, is here visiting her sister,
Mrs. Thomas Carmody few days.
Mrs. Joe Prettrea and Mrs.
Gordon Webster, of Montfort, were
in Lancaster, Monday, between
trains.
The Misses eastman have moved
into their own residence property west
of the Hotel linda, which they purchas-
ed last fall.
The Congregational Ladies Mis-
sionary society will meet with Mrs.
Geo. P. Goble, mex Friday afternoon,
at O. clock, Mrs. ]. H. Reed leader.
-Loui Weber went to Milwaukee
on Tuesday. 1t is expected that Mrs.
Weber will submit to another opera
tion and that may be performed to-
day.
Archie Barstow. for years one of
The Herald's most valued employees,
is dangerously i'll with an attack of
pneumonia, coupled with diptheretic
symptoms.
March came in like a-welI
presumably like a lamb, Monday, as
the sun shone brightly all day, but
there was a cold and biting wind all
day, just the same.
Miss Isa MONTE and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Pfeifer, of Dubuque, were
called home Sunday on occount of the
illness of Mrs. Mary MONTE of this
city Mrs. Pfeifer is a dau ghter of
of Mrs. MONTE.
The Social Aid of Gen. Calls
Circle, Ladies of the G. A. R., will
meet with Mrs. F. A. Bracket on
Thursday afternoon, March 4. These
meetings are pleasant gatherings and
the ladies hope that all who can will
attend.
Mrs. Chas. orion, who recently
sold her home in the second ward and
purchased the Pendleton residence
property on south Jefferson street, is
having the house remodeled and a
heating plant installed. She expects
to move into it in about two months.
Ralph B. Barnett has purchased
from j. I. Bennett his entire re-
manning stock of wall paper and has
moved same to H. P. Barnett
dray office, up stairs, east side of the
court house square, where he will
close it out at slaughter prices. See
advertisement elsewhere in this paper.
L. o. Pennock succeeds Arthur
Budahn as bookkeeper in the Lancas-
ter State Bank, Mr.. Budahn having
accepted travelling position, ION
the road" Mr.. Pennock is a graduate
of Lancaster high school and has had
considerable bookkeeping experience.
He was employed in that capacity last
year by a large lumber company at
Cascade Locks, Oregon.
Upon the 9Th page of The
! Herald today will be found large
display advertisement for the annual
clearance sale of S. w. Kerr, at Hur-
ricane. This is the third consecutive
sale of the kind Mr.. Kerr has given
in as many years and if this one
proves as successful as the last one he
will be we'll content, as he draws a
large trade from many miles around.
Note the prices he offers and look for
the red tags.
With the opening Of spring,
naturally work will begin on repair
ing and renewing the road bed of the
Northwestern line leading into this
city. But already cross ties, of a
really superior quality, are being
laid along the right of way, and the
outlook is good for ar unusually fine
job of regeneration. There are dis
tributed along the track double the
usual number of new ties at this
time of the year.
-Orpheum program Tonight and
Thursday night, Dear Old Girl, F"
2-reel drama; Expensive Economy, I"
comedy. Friday and Saturday even
ings, "The Richest Girl in the
World" drama; Hearst-Selig news
pictorial; Baseball and Trouble, +"
comedy. Monday night, Robert
Thorne Forecloses, drama; "The
Stone Heart" drama, 1.-THE Right
Girl" comedy. Tuesday night, World 9
Film Corporation feature.
Mt. Hope had quite smallpox
scare week before last. 1t seems
that the Young son of Henry Julich