Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-11
LANCASTER
LOCAL ITEMS
Personal Mention and
Brevities of Interest.

Miss Jeanette Mccoy returned on
Sunday to her school work at Beloit.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P. Nicholson of
Montfort spent Sunday at the Walter
Dale home.
Miss Nellie Keitlinger departed on
Sunday for her school work at Lake
Mills.
DR.. Kraut reports the birth of a
girl at the Joe Koeller home, Water
loo, Jan. 5th.
Mildred Case departed Monday for
Milwaukee where she will enter
course of nurse training in the care
Of sick children.
Walter ]. Steinhoff, of Aberdeen
Angus fame, was up from Harrison
township on business Monday.
Mrs. A. f. David of Montfort was a
last weeks visitor with her daughter,
Mrs w. L. Morrissey of Glen Haven.
Mrs. George Finney and grand
daughter, Dorothy Kennedy, went to
Kenosha Saturday for a visit there.
Miss Elizabeth Joyce returned Sat
urday to her studies at Sacred Heart
Academy Madison.
Mrs. August Kress went to Rewey
Saturday for visit at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Thompson.
Jesse Ruble, one of the leading at
tOrneys of Platteville, was in the city
on official business Monday.
Ray Speaker and John Hesseling
OF Dickeyville were in Lancaster on
business Monday and the Herald &C
knowledges a pleasant call
A Mr.. Nicholson of British Hollow
underwent an appendicitis operation
at the hands of Drs. Godfrey Friday.
John Burdette Payne, son of Byron
Payne of Fennimore, was injured in
fall one day recently and has since
been somewhat paralyzed
Mrs. Dave Spease of Potosi twp,
underwent a serious operation at the
Fowler hospital last Wednesday she
is still in the hospital as . patient.
Miss Elsie Happen of Milwaukee
was in Lancaster over the weekend
in the interest of Baptist church
work. While here she was the guest
Of Miss Rosetta Pennock.
Miss Helen Kemper returned Mon
day to her studies at Whitewater
normal after an extended holiday Wis
it with her mother, Mrs. Clara KEN
per, and brother, Charles.
DR. Fowler reports the following
births George Robbins, So Lancas
ter, boy, Jan. 9Th; Will Keehner,
Waterloo, girl, Jan. 3rd; Frank
Adams, Waterloo, girl, Jan. 8th.
F. Heinstad, employed at the dis
trict highway Office, had one eye cut
badly one day last week when in
leaning over a desk he struck glass
plate used as cover. Or. Kraut
rendered surgical aid.
VIM. Cornwall, son of the late Mr.
NTru navr;5 Cor,,uyo1J DF
ter, died at Aurora, Ill He was born
at EIlenbOrO and lived in Grant coun-
~ until twenty years ago when he
moved to Aurora, Ill.-Platteville
News.
Sheriff Holmes hand the following
Jail record for publications In jail oh
Jan. /, 1921, one prisoner; record Of
year ending Dec 81, 1921, II pri8-
oners, SO male and II female; mum
Der let out on bond, and not commit
ted, 81; number taken to Waupun
S; number taken to Girls Indus
trial School, 2: number taken to
Mendoza hospital, 20; number in
Jail at present. II males and 1 female.
ParOled on work outside, l.
The Modern Woodmen will have a
big blowout and social time at an
Initiation in their forest home Thurs
day night. of this week. Several good
acts are on the program including
music by the Royal Vulgarian Or
chestra." The last named feature
has just returned from a long tour of
the woods and is prepared to render
high-class CD music Another fea-
ture Will be an impersonation by
Parke Knapp as little Miss. All
Woodmen are cordially invited.
M, w. Hanks has purchased half
interest in the Walter Weber jewel
ry store and the firm will be known
IS Weber & Hanks in the future. Mr..
Hanks moved here from Westfiel0,
Wis, last summer and has been aSso-
Ciated with Mr. Weber since thai
time in the store. He is experienced
at the business and after trying it out
decided that Lancaster was good
place to make his permanent home
Mr.. Weber is Lancaster product and
needs no introduction. The Herald
wishes the new firm every success.
The Chas. Thorpe home near Bee
town was the scene of pleasan,
gathering Monday eve. Jan 2, when
a large number of relatives and old
friends assembled for miscellaneous
shower in honor of Miss Francis
AdS lOis WhOSS uOI1ldSS 10 hoy DAFT
occurred later in the week. The
evening was spent in visiting and
playing games until nearly midnight
when refreshments we're served. Al
ter presenting the bride to he with
number of useful presents the COM
pany dispersed with all good wishes
for the happiness of this worthy
young couple.--A Friend
Frank Ramshaw writes the Ter
aid from Ashland, Nebr., as follows
I'VE have received practically No
moisture since I arrived here two
months ago. 1t has showed twice
but each were Just furries and not
enough snow fell to completely
cover the ground. It has been quite
windy and dusty. Wheat needs the
moisture badly and / fear that if
there is an unfavorable winter and
spring that much of the wheat will
die. Wheat is at present selling at
CSC bushel and corn at 34c Only
those who need money badly are sci
ling their grain now There was an
unusually large crop of corn raised
here in 1921. Almost every farmer