Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19

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Ben received wounds in his right hand
breaking the bones and was also shot
IN the lower limbs by machine gun
bullets. He was in two big drives
and saw lot of fighting. Needless to
say he is glad to be home and his
grandmother, Mrs. Lavinia NeCol-
Inns, rejoices with him.
Inc storm and light failure of Fri
day night kept goodly number from
attending the picture shows and 9th
er attractions. The Orpheum had as
a special attraction, Elsie Ferguson.
IN Ibsen's "The Doll House." This
is high class picture and Mr.. Burr
will endeavor to get another booking
for Friday night of this week so that
those unable to attend may see it
again.
Mrs. G. ]. Micka and daughter of
Platteyille, were here last week at
tending the wedding of the formers
daughter, Cora, to Oscar Ohlert. The
wedding took place at the home of
Mr. Ohlert's mother, on Thursday.
Rev Harberts OBLIGATED and Mr.. and
Mrs. c. F. Morenouse acted as wit
nesses. It was quiet home wedding
with only the immediate relatives
present. Mr.. Ohlert will farm near
this city.
Lou Croft of this city, had mean
joke played on him at his nephew,
Edgar's barn, last week. Mr.. Croft
had almost stopped smoking but took
an occasional Whit at a pipe he left
at the barn. Some small boys put
powder in the pipe and Mr.. Croft
faced an explosion the next time he
lit it up. He is properly incensed ov-
er the matter
Chas. Brewer of Chicago, a sales
man for the ]. & B. Moose cigar house,
and brother-in-law of Chas. Kaap,
is in the Doolittle hospital. Mr.. Brew
ertook i'll with appendicitis at Galena
Monday morning early and came at
once to Lancaster for the operation
which Drs. Doolittle and Kraut per-
formed Monday afternoon. Mrs.
Brewer is here also.
Mrs. Abe Ward and little daugh-
ter left yesterday for Greenwood,
Wis, where Mr. Ward has been en-
ployed for a month past with Mr..
Pense who built the canning factory
here. A big factory is going up at
Greenwood. The Wards will be gone
month or so.
Last weeks Herald forgot to men
ton the departure of Vern S. Pease
the Sunday preceding for his home in
Baraboo. Mr.. Pease had charge of the
news end of the Herald during the ed
itor's absence and gave universal sat
isfaction. He will retire to his 80
acres of black soil near Baraboo until
the spirit calls again.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Livens entertain
ed at dinner Sunday in honor of their
! two daughters, Mrs. Mary Watson and
Mrs. Ada Louthain. Those present
were D. E. Spaith and family, Fred
Marberger and family and Mrs. o. A..
Wayne.
Galloway hall was packed last Fri
day evening the occasion being the an
nual reception given by the Juniors
to the Senior class. The hall was
prettily decorated in class colors and
following the general visiting dane
ing was INDUCED in until late hour.
The chimney on the old Calls
homestead on east Maple street blew
violently over during the big wind
last Thursday evening Bricks were
strewn all over the street Luckily
no one was passing at the time.
| Miss Genevieve Meysembourg of
Dubuque, connected with the st. Vim
cent Academy as instructor in dramat-
.ic art and physical culture, visited
Friday with her parents here.
The 15-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Wayne, attending nigh
school here and living with Mrs. Walt
er Hickin, took suddenly i'll last
Thursday evening with influenza.
Three new Rumely separators have
gone out of Fischer & Pagenkopf's
recently. One to No. Lancaster, one
to Beetown and one to Fritz Bros. of
Potosi
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Hickok and
daughter of Belmont, returned home
Saturday. They were at Blooming
ton attending the Griffin Hickok flu
neral.
Mrs. Jos. Bach and Mrs. Annie Patz-
ner of Fennimore, were here Friday
enroute from Potosi where they at
tended the funeral of their relative,
Mrs. Jarrett Kaiser.
Keith and Carson Roberts attended
the Junior prom at Lancast IT Friday
night. The boys are now enrolled in
the Montfort schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemmie Oates of No.
Lancaster, are the parents of baby
girl who arrived Sunday evening. DR..
Godfrey OBLIGATED.
VIM. Lewis of Presho, S. D., was
here last week visiting his brother,
Andrew Lewis, and other relatives.
Deputy Sheriff John Lee Wright was
Preston passenger Friday afternoon
in an official capacity.
Mrs. Peter Hoffman went to Fenni-
more, Monday, to visit her three sons,
Frank, AL. and Clarence.
Misses Leona and Mildred Tanner