Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-05-18
LOCAL ITEMS

Clyde Dimmick was discharged from
the hospital Sunday
DR.. JOS. Godfrey went to- Chicago
Saturday in regard to his health. 5
Mrs. VIM. Kerr has been ill again
requiring a nurse in attendance.
Mrs. Chas. Unger of Mineral Point
is visiting her father, Geo. Moella.
A. ]. Frazier of Bloomington was in
Town Monday visiting his son. Milton.
Misses Geneva and Louisa Wepking
visited relatives in Fennimore Fri
day.
Miss Margaret Schreiner went TO
Milwaukee Friday for a visit with
friends.
Mrs. Wilmott Blackburn of Dubu-
que visited last week at the John
Blackburn home.
Mrs Harvey Orion and little son
of McGregor, visited friends in Lam
caster last week.
Mesdames Harvey smith, Jas. Hay-
den and Burlie Dobson were Dubu-
que callers last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Winskill went to
Madison Friday to attend the auto
motive exposition the weekend.
Mrs. Nettie Ruegger of Freeport
visited the past week with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Borah.
Rev. Guy Campbell went to Shulls-
burg Friday to deliver an address be-
fore a young peoples meeting.
Miss Minnie Griffith, accompanied by
Dr. Godfrey, went to Chicago Friday
to undergo an operation for goitre.
Mrs. Beth Hazeltine of Mazomanie
was here last week visiting her sister,
Mrs. John Stone. She returned Thurs
day.
Fred Avery expects to leave soon
on a trip to California via the over
land route. He will locate in San
Francisco.
w. w .Rees writes the Herald that
be is nicely settled in Winona at 1853
4th ST. Mr.. Rees has a fine run out
OF Winona.
Henry, rural school teachers, have
finished their terms and returned to
Lancaster for the summer
Jack Whitney of Chicago was here
last week to see his sister, Mrs F. G.
Burr, who is in the hospital follow
ing an operation for stomach trouble,
Mrs. E. j. Patterson and daughter,
Mary, of Bloomington, departed We'd
nesday for a visit at Baraboo with
the formers mother, Mrs. j. L. Hack
ett
Mrs. Chas. Osthoff of Madison re-
turned home Thursday having made
brief visit with her sister, Mrs.
Robt BROKER here The Osthoffs re-
sided here a number of years ago.
c. F. Dickinson had the misfor-
tune to get his hand caught in the
bank door Monday afternoon and he
is suffering considerable pain from
the injuries received.-Patch Grove
Item.
Jos. Fine went to Linden Saturday
to look up some relatives in that To-
cality he had not seen for many years.
Mr.. Fine is another former settler of
Potosi who finds great interest in the
Pioneer notes in the Herald every
other week
The Mems Bible class of the Bap-
fist church royalty entertained the
church body last Friday evening with
a supper and program. The program
began at 1880 closing at half past
ten. Then came the supper and $50
people were we'll served.
Mrs. T. T. Hack and babe of Mil
waukee, returned home Friday fol-
lowing a visit of two weeks at the
home of Rev. Hack here. Mr.. Hack
has been in the state service and
leaves soon for Pennsylvania to act
as chief inspector of nurseries.
The Interstate line force were en-
gagged last week cutting 43 transposi-
tions into their line between Platte
Vile and BoscObel This is done to
reduce electromagnetic induction on
"Mr Ding-Dong," as the lineman
facetiously call the Bell system.
heavy rain accompanied by wind
and dark sky that caused timid ones
to fear a cyclone struck Lancaster
Thursday night. With the storm was
an electrical display. The storm did
no damage and considerable good to
gardens. etc. Within an hour the sun
was shining
Traffic is abnormally light on the
Northwestern with morning and
afternoon trains pulling out without
hardly a passenger except a few dis
consulate looking travelling men. The
trainmen say the traffic is the lightest
they have ever seen and cars hardly
carry enough passengers to pay the
brakeman his wages. This also holds
on the transcontinental runs Is the
Chicago Minneapolis trains via Madl-
son are running very light. High
fares, low prices, motor competition
and few other things are blamed tol
the scarcity of revenue on the raj
lines
Strains of music from a distant or
chestra or band mystified number
of Lancaster people last week as nc
matter where one went in the city thf
music was clearly audible. The mu-
sic came from Sonora phonograph
on the top of Lloyd Brooker' jewel
ry store. 1t was amplified by an IN.
strument known as "MagnavoX
music and voice telemegafone. This
instrument is based upon telephone
principles and will ampllfy SOUND SC
that it may be heard for miles
was used by the presidential can
didates in the last campaign. Local.
Iy it is suitable for attachment e
monographs for dancing or outdoor
programs, etc.
very Dleasant event took place