Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-03-15


ployed at Hatch's drug store as drug
clerk.
Mrs. Karl Orion and children
spent Friday with friends in Fenni-
more.
Mrs. George Moore left Saturday
morning for Livingston to visit with
her mother.
Mrs. Kate Muench is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Rudersdorf in
Fennimore.
John Prideaux suffered broken
clavicle, or collarbOne recently, while
engaged in exercising at the gym. John
insists that there are sensitory nerves
in the bone structure and that it hurt
decidedly" for while.
Miss Mayme Engels, of Mineral
Point, was the guest of Mrs. George
Wunderlin for a few days last week.
She left Monday morning for Rewey,
where she will visit several days be-
fore returning to her home.
Word was received here Friday
that Miss Marie Baumgartner of San
Diego, Calf, had passed away at her
mothers home on Thursday evening.
The remains are expected to arrive
here this noon, and funeral services
will be held Thursday at the home
of her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Muesse Miss Baumgartner
was formerly a Lancaster girl, and
several years ago went to California
to live with her mother on account of
her health
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bass enter
tanned the following people at an Oys
ter supper Saturday night in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. George Harasha: Mr..
and Mrs. JOS. Bass and family; Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Voeltz md family;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Backus, Mr. and
Mrs. William Kroening and daughter
Marguerite; Leonard Schwantes, Tom
my Bass, Paul Mclean, William Sager,
Ernest Sager, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Heinrichs and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Brandemuehl and family and
John Sager.
A crowd of young people gathered
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Burns on Tuesday evening to help
celebrate the 9th birthday of their
son George. Games were the features
of the evenings amusement, and de-
licious refreshments were served at
midnight. Those present were: Rena
Ertz, Marie Hoffman, Maggie Ertz,
Ora Wissbaum, Frank Adams, Edward
Pink, John Udelhofen, George Hoff-
man, Theresa Adams, Celestine Pink,
Raymond Ertz, Charles Adams, Ger
trude Udelhofen and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Muench.
Prof. and Mrs. Paul VanGraven of
New York, are in Lancaster arranging
for a Baby Contest" which will be
put on in connection with the Hatch
opera house management. Mr.. Van
Craven states that local movies" will
be feature of each days performance
which commences Saturday, March Is,
and lasts two weeks. Yesterday Mr..
Van Craven was looking for a suitable
point to take view Of the city. The
slides of the infants entered in the
contests will be shown at first, with
moving pictures of the children later
on. Town movie" features and pos
sibly moving picture drama with
Lancaster as the scenes of operations,
is also spoken of.
Forty years ago last Friday was
the anniversary of the famous Hazel
Green cyclone and Saturday knot of
old timers discussed the memorable
event L. d. Eastman, who was lit
tie boy in Hazel Green then, recalls
how his family found coffin at their
front door after they emerged from
the cellar following the storm. His
fathers barn was swept clear of it's
foundation, but the stock which had
taken refuge in the basement, was
unframed. Peter Stoffel recalled the
great storm edition of the Chicago
Tribune which was then as now "The
Worlds Greatest Newspaper" L. d.
Eastman was four years old the day
following the storm