Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-07-05

VIII Wetter and family of Cobb
spent the 4th at the George Wetter
home in Lancaster.
MRS. Chas. Basford and daughter.
MIS-. Max Stokes of Aberdeen, S. D.,
are visiting in Chicago.
henry Cooley, an aged veteran of
tnls city, was taken very i'll Monday.
Ills children were sent for.
Ferry Knapp of Long Prairie, Mimi.
was here Sunday to attend the funeral
OF MS father, Anton Knapp.
Sisters Sindelpha, Marcella and
| HerHndez went to st. Mary's convent.
FRA. du Chen, Thursday to enter re-
treat.
T The baseball games have vastly in
| creased the restaurant business in
Lancaster. On a recent Sunday Hoff-
mans served nearly two hundred ex-
ira meals.
Geo. w. Foster and wife and daugh-
| ter, Fern, of Aberdeen, motored here
| the first of the week fer a visit with
MI, and Mrs. Andrew Foster
Rev. J. Merzdorf and wife, MiIwau-
| kee, newly married couple, visited
Rev Hack and family the past week.
Weekend visitors at the VIM. Burr
nome were Mrs. Elizabeth Kubly, Mr..
&nd Mrs. Rolan Francis and daugh-
daughters, all Of Waterloo, Iowa They
ter, Patricia. Mrs. A G. Fox and two
motored home Tuesday
Residents of the Beck & Schwartz
creamery block held another party
one night last week on the lawn west
OF the plant. The guests of honor
were Clarence Kinney of Fairbanks,
Alaska, and Miss Winnifred Eddy,
OF Lancaster, who are to be married
today.
Mrs. H. McGinnis Of Edgerton, and
MISS Ella Croft of GAINESVILLE, returned
Thursday to their respective homes
after visit at the Alex Croft home in
Lancaster. Other guests here the
past week were Mrs Roy Croft and
daughter, Margaret, of Madison. While
the visitors were here a family picnic
was held at Klondike spring Sunday
OF last week with fifty-two members
OF the Croft clan present The gath
erlng met at ten o'clock in the morn
ing and lasted until dusk, all present
having a pleasant time.
John Decker has been driving a new
Maxwell car Of the latest model. The
agent, Fred Erwin of Cuba City, re-
lates that he recently drove a new
Maxwell from Cuba City to Pra du
CHEN and return, a distance of about
165 miles. The round trip was made
i'll high gear, starting on high and not
| changing gear on the trip. This in
Guided trip UP the famous Black
River hill-considered a poser" for
most cars. Fred used about six gall
Ions of gasoline on the trip. A higher
priced car used double the gasoline on
the trip and changed gears four times
going over. The driver of the h. p.
car refused to compare going back
Fred sells the new Maxwell for fig
ure under $1,000. 1t has the looks and
finish of an expensive job
The marriage of Clarence Kinney
of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Miss Win
nifred Eddy of Lancaster, took place
at noon today, Wednesday, at the
home of rms. Anna Eddy, mother Of
the bride. Rev. John Birrell of the
Methodist church performed the GER
emory which was witnessed by the
relatives Of the contracting parties.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krohn of Mt. Hope,
brother-in- and sister of the bride,
acted as attendants. After a wedding
dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Kinney mOtored
to Dubuque to take an overland train
for San Francisco where they will
spend a month, From there they go
to Fairbanks to reside Mrs Kinney
was born and reared in the Lancaster
vicinity and is we'll known to all as
winsome and capable young woman.
Mr.. Kinney, a native of this county,
went to Alaska with the Grant county
contingent in 1898, being the baby"
of the party Curiously enough he
was the only one Of that large party,
who remained in Klondike, residing
in the Dawson district until 1905 when
he located in Fairbanks and has re-
NAMED there since. Mr. Kinney is
successful mine owner and operator.
Lancaster friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Kinney extend heartiest congratula-
tons.