Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-06-01
LOCAL ITEMS

Director E. A. Nealy of the local
band is planning for a community sing
to be held in Lancaster some time in
August This will be a Countrywide
musical festival and get-together meet
ing and the plan is to have people in
from every part of the county. In adj
ditiOn to great choruses in which eyerv
man, woman and child on the ground
will sing we'll known songs each com
munity will have special number of
some kind or other. At least nine
towns and as many more as would
+ like to come will be represented. The
song festival will include basket
picnic dinner.
Rev L. Crittenton departed Sun
day noon for Nashotah college to att
tend the annual commencement ex-
eTcises and the ordination of all old
friend Next week Rev. Crittenton
goes to New Hampshire on his vaca-
ton expecting TO motor home via
Canada in week or two.
Louis Croft, aged IA, underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the
Fowler hospital Friday. The trou-
HE developed Thursday and the sur
geons found the appendix broken.
Mr. Croft is the oldest patient ever
operated on by DR.. Fowler. His
condition is favorable.
A large number greeted the grade
pupils who rendered the pleasing
playlet, "The Posey Bed" at the opera
house Friday night. The various char
acters in costumes representing
flowers, acted the sketch set to music
Miss Sue Abrams was married to
A. E. Meager of Strool, S. D., at Miles
City, Mont, couple of weeks ago
Miss Abrams formerly resided in Ian
caster but for the past several years
has taught school in the west
Mrs. Geo. Atkinson of Beetown fell
while stepping from the house last
Monday and sustained a broken
ankle. One bone was broken and the
other bone dislocated. She is under
the care of DR.. Kraut
DR.. Jos. Godfrey and wife returned
Sunday from their trip to Davenport,
driving home in their new Franklin
over what the doctor called perfectly
wonderful roads. Their son, Fred,
returned with them for days visit
ThOs Smith and daughter Lucille,
and Miss Dorothy Eggers, all of Du-
buque, visited at the Burrows and
Kiley homes Decoration day Miss
Myrtle Burrows motored the visitors
home the same evening.
Fred Blackburn and wife of Dun
barton, motOred over Saturday to
visit Joseph n. Blackburn. Sunday
they went to Cassville for visit
with DR.. Blackburn and WIFE
Mrs. Maggie Wayne of this city is
again a grandmother, daughter
having arrived at the Ora Wayne
home in Breckenridge, Mimi, Sun
day a week ago.
Albert Kasper had his head cut by
flying stick while sharpening posts
last Thursday. DR.. Doolittle took six
stitches to close a cash over Mr.. Kas-
per's temple
An unknown driver of large car
struck John Decker's Ford coupe
near the latter's home Monday. Not
much damage was done to either car
Rev. VIM Grossheim of Dubuque
preached at the Presbyterian church
Sunday. He will return in July to
occupy the pulpit regularly.
The highway Office will hold a bid
letting on June 9Th on the federal aid
projects on Hackett branch and the
Boscobel-Fennimore road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Durni of Fenni-
more visited friends here over Dec
Grafton day and missed the morning
train out Tuesday.
Dawald Garner was in line with
the other veterans in the march De-
cOration day. Mr.. Garner now re-
sides in Illinois.
Mrs. Chas. Hill and children of
Pittsburg, are visiting at the Fred
Granville and L. H. Stevens homes
in Lancaster.
Miss Leona Showalter and Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Showalter of Madison
were holiday visitors here Monday
with relatives.
DR.. Mort BARLEY and family of CO.
lumbus, Wis, spent Sunday here
going to Bloomington Monday to visit
relatives.
Freda Peters of Sitter is a patient
in the Godfrey hospital following an
appendicitis operation performed last
Tuesday.
Mrs. Will lockwood and daughter,
Julia, of GAINESVILLE visited last week
at the Thomas and Geo. lockwood
homes
George Stewart of Austin, Mimi,
is visiting his aunt, Mrs. H. R. King,
and other Lancaster relatives for "a
week
Mrs. Katharine Trentzsch has been
il and her daughter Mrs. Costing of
Chicago, was here to assist in her
care.
Mrs. John Stone has been in poor
helath lately and her son, Evans, ar
rived home last week from Phoenix,
Ari
Miss Emily Roberts of Chicago
spent Decoration day with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Roberts.
Mrs. r. M Lee is at st. Croix Falls
assisting the in the care of her father,
Joel Lee, who is i'll.
Mrs. Seeley Ellis of Fennimore Wis
tied her daughter, Mrs. Seeley Ellis,
over the weekend.
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