Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-02
LOCAL ITEMS

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not expect to leave Lancaster again
for some time to come Mr.. and Mrs
Rhodes visited the best part of the
winter at Los Molinos, 100 miles north
OF Sacramento with the Faye Barstow
family They returned via Ontario,
Calf, where they visited Geo. w. Da-
Vles and family After a winter in
the playground of the idle rich Mr..
Rhodes, or "Howdy," is convinced
that for the four seasons Wisconsin's
climate is hard to surpass
j. A. Hosego0d, the new A. & p
store manager, has rented the Mrs.
Anna Eddy residence for year. Mrs.
Eddy leaves in June for Fairbanks,
Alaska, where she will make an ex-
tended visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Clarence Kinney. Mrs. Florence Lane,
Mrs. Eddy's sister, will go along as
far as Seattle where she will visit a
son and daughter.
The North Western morning train
carries completely overhauled pas
senger coach, just out of the coach
shops at Chicago. The car is newly
painted, and the seats, coverings, ETC.,
are entirely new. The crew is prom
ised new combination baggage and
smoker to add to the comfort Of the
passengers and the appearance Of the
train.
r. p. Garner, dean Of the Lancas-
ter rural mail carrier force, recently
passed the 65th milestone of life. His
friends called at the Garner home and
made pleasant evening of it. Mr..
Garner has a fine record for steady
and faithful service and though long
at it is as keen as ever in seing that
MuScOda village has Joined the list
OF trading towns that keep open We'd
nesday evenings during the summer
months. Platteville, for instance, has
as big crowd Wednesday evening as
on Saturday night. Many Lancaster
merchants favor a Wednesday trad
ing evening, but seem to lack coop
GRAFTON in making the move.
Farmers in the Lancaster vicinity
have formed the nucleus of a COW
testing association. Officers are as
follows: Harry Borah, president, e.
Schneider, vice president, r. A. Wiel-
and, secretary. The association be-
gan with II members and an effort is
being made to enlarge the number to
at least %.
Frank Brandemuhl is getting ready
to tear down his present house in the
east part of town and beginning with
a new foundation, to put up a COM
pletely new house. Mr.. Brandemuhl
will do most of the work himself
utilizing what he can of lumber from
the present house.
w. T. Flaherty, a Chicago baseball
player, was here last week interview
ing the local management with a view
of signing up. The fame of Lancaster
ball club has spread far and wide, yea
even to the Windy City, and many an
application and inquiry has been re-
ceived.
]. Lee Wright and Ed. Funke, went
to GAINESVILLE Wednesday noon to oil
rect a driveout of Chevrolets for var
ious dealers in Grant county. Ten
cars were driven to Grant county, Mt.
Hone, Platteville, Lancaster and Bos-
cobeI being the points supplied.
Mrs. Laura Kerr has been incapac1-
tated due to a fall she received when
she tripped on a rope used to move
the old telephone office out OF the
way. No bones were broken but Mrs.
Kerr was badly bruised and unstrung
by her injury III.
The injuries of Ed Sweeney, hurt
while at work in the manual training
room. were not as bad as at first re-
nOrted. Director MegOw said the boy
had only the tips of two fingers sever
ed instead of two joints gone as tlrst
The county road office has plans
under way for the improving and Wild
ening of the Masseyville hill road
trayersing a wild and beautiful strip
of country north of the Potosi depot
on the river road to Cassv1lle.
Claire Munns of Boscobel, assisting
the Teller office during the illness OF
Foreman Geo. Rigdon, returned nome
Friday. Mr.. Rigdon has been affilct-
ed with a complaint that resembles
appendicitis. aiao,,+
Mrs. John Pink ST., an aged resloent
of this city, has been connned Dy ~
juries received when she Tell aoWn
stairs in her home a couple OF weeks
ago. Mrs. Pink suffered several
cracked ribs.
Rev and Mrs. ]. T. Morgans have
purchased a lot of Miss Emma Schrel-
ner. on w. Hickory ST., west OF the
Eastman Cartwright Co. They VIII
begin the erection of modern mouse
at once. ~, ,o
moved from the old Wepking resi-
dence. now owned by the canning FAC
tory. to the Clyde Richardson home IN
the third ward.
Mrs. L. H. BROKER went to Chicago
Friday to visit her sister, Mrs. Bert
Mount. of that place. A baby boy ar
rived at the Mount home Friday
week ago. -.
Mrs. Chas. Benoy recently under
went another blood TRANSMISSION opera
ton at the Madison hospital. Mr.. be
nov furnished the blood for the trans
fusions. D,.44o.-;,,o
was in Lancaster last week visiting
her father and sister, Nat and Grace
Farrand. She returned home Friday.
Peter Baehr of Boscobel, visiting at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clyde
pierce. for a month, returned north
Thursday morning.
Marion wager and James Croot, two
respected elderly residents OF Lanc as
ter, have been showing no great I'M
nrovement health.