Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-31
LOCAL ITEMS

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is visiting Lancaster friends
John TEier of Ellenboro is drivino :,
new 7-passenger Studebaker cor
clifton township bears the banner
for farm bureau organization. havin o
81 members.
E. L. Mccoy was in Milwaukee re-
Gently to attain the rank of 32d de-
gree Mason.
Messrs. Payne and Totman, paint
ers, have redecorated the Lancaster
postoffice interior.
Anton Knapp, an aged resident Of
Lancaster, and retired farmer. IS in
very poor health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cox of this civ
are the parents of a baby daughter
born last Tuesday.
Mrs. Vic Kasper went to Fennimore
Wednesday to visit her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Orion.
Mrs. Leta Yarwood has accented a
position as relief operator at the
Farmers Telephone Co.
Norton, Dry Cleaners, move their
establishment one door east to the
Trentzsch building, June l.
A. l.. Long, for a number of years
employed at the Orion warehouse, has
retired from arduous labor.
William DeLap and family of Madi-
son, visited here last week as tho
guests Of w. H. Williamson and wife.
Mrs. Richard Meyer and Mrs. e. q
Mccoy have been visiting Minneapo-
lis relatives the past week.
E. j. Hyde is building an arcade
show window in his stone building
occupied by L. D. Durni, cleaner
The Lancaster Chautauqua dates
are June 20 to "a The MutuaI-EwelI
company will furnish the talent.
Mrs. Kate McClain of Fairfield
Iowa, visiting Lancaster relatives for
week, returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Jacob Wissbaum of Gilman.
Wis, formerly Miss Mary Elkhorn,
visited Lancaster relatives the past
week.
Mrs. A. G. Taylor of Madison, after
a wee'''s visit with her daughter, Mrs.
S. S. McNelly, returned home We'd
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Johnson of
Boscobel, announce the arrival of a
daughter, Geraldine Helen, on May Z,
1922.
r. G. Gauerke, Sheboygan, has been
appointed highway inspector for the
ninth division with headquarters in
Lancaster.
MIS-. II W1lhIuSOu went TO
Hillsboro Saturday to visit daugh-
ter, Mrs. Pearl Manhardt, who has
been i'll for some time past.
Louis Alt had the bad luck to lose
his bay driving horse by lockjaw. Mr..
Alt drove the animal for years and
was much attached to it.
Mrs. Wayne Williams of Wauzeka,
visited in Lancaster last week with
her sister, Mrs. Len Bradley. She
returned home Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Pendleton of Los
Angeles, formerly of Lancaster, an
nOunce the arrival of a daughter,
Agnes Mae. at their home, May II.
Kiley & Wenzel secured the con-
tract for painting the public library, a
long deferred task. The building will
be painted white with dark windows.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wright have NOV
ed into the Mrs. VIM. Baxter home
vacated by Alonzo Aupperle, who
moved into the James Hayden resi-
dence.
Mrs Ed. Schwartz was called to
Iowa City, by the serious illness of
her father, Mr.. Lind. She returned
last week as the old gentleman was
considerably better.
The medicine show aggregation,
playing on the DR.. Jos. Godfrey lots
last week, pulled stakes Saturday
after a successful week Of attendance
and medical sales.
Little Janice Hough, daughter OF
Clyde Hough, won first prize as being
the most popular baby in Lancaster
given by the medicine show last week.
The babe received over $4,000 votes.
DR.. A. B. Bailey, a we'll known and
nh l.
more passed away there Tuesday OF
paralysis after an illness of two
months. Burial was made Thursday.
The Northwestern cut the after
noon train to three coaches, passen-
ger, combination smoker and bag
gage and 70-foot steel express and
baggage car. This change took place
Wednesday.
L. G. Hickok was the successful
bidder on the heating and plumbing
for the new municipal building over
Madison and Milwaukee contractors,
at a price of 5000. Mr.. Hickok went
to Madison and Milwaukee Thursday
in connection with his contract.
Miss Bessie McNair went to Fen
nimore Thursday to attend the tuner
al of her cousin, DR.. A. B. Bailey +.
w. McNair Of Houghton, Mich, was
also present at the funeral which was
largely attended by mourning friends
and relatives.
Louis George, local section fore
man for a number of years, has gone
to Okee, to act in a similar capacity
for the Northwestern road. His place
has been taken by John Kellogg. Mr.
George and family moved their effects
to Okee last week.
To celebrate Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
StoffePs 10th wedding day a number
of friends in the Baptist congregation
called at their home with abundant
eatables about noon time. Mr.. ana
Mrs. StoffeI received dozen HaVl-
land cups and saucers in memory OF
the occasion.
The reduction in interstate freight
rates effective July 1st, is good news
to shippers. The commission IN It's
order declares that railroad returns
will average 5% per cent instead OF
nor cont aS nrOyided bV the EScn-