Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03
LOCAL ITEMS

weekend guest of E. l.. Neff of tie
highway office.
Extensive repairs and improve
ments are being made on the Congre-
gational parsonage.
The Guy Horslall family are happv
over the possession Of a handsome
new Studebaker car.
Nick Yunk is going farming and
Fred Pickering has rented Mr.. Yunk's
house in the fourth ward.
Harry Simpson and wife are NOV
ing from the Rose house to rooms in
the Mrs John Dobson home.
Little Genevieve Turner has been
quite sick the past week with an in
famation of the throat glands
Miss Mable Wilson went to Ripon
Friday to spend the weekend with
her sister, Lorraine, a teacher there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wacek left this
noon for Madison, their home, after
a few days visit with relatives and
friends. ***
Miss Lena Fischer, teacher at Biwa-
blk, Mimi, has been visiting her
father, Chris Fischer. The latter has
been feeble of late.
G. E. Dubois and wife motored to
Baraboo over Sunday returning Sun
day eve via Pra. du Sac. They found
good roads all the way.
Mrs NJ. A. Jordan and children.
Marlin, Clarence and Ruth, of Barne-
weld, visited in Lancaster from We'd
nesday to Sunday with Mrs. John
Hore.
Mrs. Robt. Grilley and son, Robt.
Jr., departed Wednesday for Deer
field, Wis, for a visit with relatives.
They will visit in Chicago before re-
turning to Lancaster
Donald Lowell has been employed
at the B. & d. store as grocery and
delivery clerk in place of Ralph
Cranes who is assisting his stepfather
on the farm south of town
Northwestern traffic is very light
and the trainmen do not look for i'm
proVement unless mining business
picks up. Practically all local travel
is by motor car durig pleasant wealth
err
Mrs. Carson Whitmore entertained
Tuesday evening for Mrs. Nettie
Welsh Weber, the recent bride of
Louis Weber, who has been showered
and feted recently in honor of her
marriage.
Three or lcur auto loads of gipsies
visited Lancaster Saturday, Their
call was brjef as Chief Jos. Keenc
ordered them un without delay. They
wore the usual gypsy outfits of garish
but dirty cOlors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B. Clementson
entertained about "a couples at d
dinner party Friday evening. A de-
licious fOur-course dinner was served
after which the guests listened to d
Madison radio concert.
Clarence Hinch and Dick Mason,
two Lancaster boys who responded TO
N~AN ,H,s
bly, to join the navy, are home again.
Dick was taken sick at OconOmOwOc
and the trip was halted 2
j. w. Murphy o. Platteville, acting
for DeIbert Morrissev and others, has
appealed the Bloomington consolida-
ton school dispute to State Supt.
Callahan. All papers must be in Mr.
Callahan's hands by May IA.
A number of Lancaster people took
advantage of the fine roads Friday
night and mOtored to Bloomington,
where they danced until after mid
night. The trip over and back was
made swiftly and without trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Whitney of
Eagle Grove, Iowa, and Mrs. Fl. E.
Micka of Halfa, Iowa, were here last
week to see their sister, Mrs Fred
Burr, returning west Wednesday,
They left Mrs. Burr feeling much i'm
proved.
The Brintnall window featured
mercy to dumb things last week when
animal lovers over the country paid
attention to Kindness to Animals
Week. Mr.. Brintnall always has
good windows and this time was no
exception.
Otto Briel, Sitter plasterer. was
here Thursday consulting Dr. Fowler
in regard to an injured right eye. A
small piece of plaster became en-
beded in the eyeball causing great
pain and dizziness. Relief was al
forded the sufferer.
The Lancaster city band has been
reorganized with Fred Maso as man.
ager and Rex Schmidt as secretary.
The new leader is said to be an ex-
pert on band and orchestra work ana
various orchestra talent in the city
look forward to membership IN an
orchestra with pleasure.
DR.. Ed Morris and Mrs. DR.. Rector
of Appleton were in Lancaster over
the weekend attending the 6oth
birthday anniversary Of their mothet'
Mrs Nancy Morris, who resides WIN
her daughter, Mrs. John PETERSON
The old lady has lived in this county
here from Fulton, ILL.,, with her
parents.
Cables La Crosse orchestra, tour
ing this section of the country, played
M The Galloway hall dancing CLUB
Thursday night The dances were
hearty in their praise of the music
furnished. The orchestra played
Bloomington Wednesday and was, IN
vited back for a Friday night date
They will be in this section AGAIN
later in the month
Jimmie Dodge, travelling for the
Teckemeyer Candy Co., Madison was
here on business Wednesday, ana
while in the city signed up with the
city team as pitcher for the entire
season. Mr.. Dodge is a pleasant man
as we'll as being fine base bali
player. He expects to make Lancas-
ter his headquarters this summer
taking care of candy sales IN the Ter
ritory when not engaged in twlrlIng
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