Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-23
LOCAL ITEMS

ed by the DObsOn, Eastman and Rurr
stock farm to Harley Wilcox. Rara
boo, was loaded Thursday morning Nv
express via the old reliable North.
western road. The pig apparently did
not concur as when the train started
he made one leap through his crate
and landed on the baggage car floor
Express messenger John Thorn call
ed &C. O. D." at once and Burlie Doh
son made flying leap abroad tha
train. taking charge. In the mean
time the pig was showing propensities
toward being an acrobat as he waltzej
around on his hind legs, pirouetting
and turning in approved circus ring
manner. The train stopped to th3
clang of warning bell and Burlie
assisted by others took the star per-
former off the train. He was secure
ly rated (the pig, not Burlie) and
shipped out at noon The pig had 2
warning look in his eye as the agent
with several helping loaded hira
aboard and the noon train express
messenger was given full instructions
as to what to expect if the crate broke
again.
uncle Jack" comedietta, was
given before a large audience last
night by the G. D. A. dramatic club
The play was we'll put on and the ef-
forts to entertain drew much APPROX
all The cast was as follows: Mr..
Charles Montgomery, very wealthy,
Donald MacMary; Jack Fenton
Uncle Jack" from the West, Frank
Walsh; Constable Stubbs, Joe Zenz.
Mrs Charles Montgomery, Leonora
Seipp Martha Blake, her sister, very
poor, Charlotte Seipp; Nancy Mahon-
ev, Irish servant, Helen Creamy;
Widow McGill, Martha's neighbor,
Mathilda Pink; Betty and Bob, Mar
tha's children, Helen and Paul Hoff-
man.
Harry Jerrett, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo Jerrett, is at home recuperating
from a recent serious auto accident
Harry went to California in Deem
Der and was shortly after transferred
to Columbus, Ohio, as local manager
Of the Southern California Edison Co.,
an electrical supply concern. While
sitting in a Ford truck on a Column
bus street Harry was thrown out and
pinned beneath his vehicle by means
of a Cadillac sedan driven By an ln-
experienced woman hitting his truck
Harry suffered broken leg and four
broken ribs. After "a stay in a hos
pital he came to Lancaster to finish
conyalescence.
The postoff1ce department has re-
ended the rule as to having numbers
on mail boxes. Rural mail patrons
will no longer be known by number.
Instead each box must bear in plain
letters the head of the family's name.
This order will facilitate distribution
especially with green" carriers.
Mrs. Ellie Duncan, for the past two
years a resident of Madison, is back
in Lancaster to reside. Mrs. Duncan
recently underwent serious opera
ton for thyroid goitre, but is recov-
ering health and strength.
Lancaster with it's innumerable
fruit trees has been a beautiful sight
the past week. Tie apple trees have
bI0ssomed heavily this spring al
though Orchardists fear some damage
to the apple crop from previous cold
weather. 1t is not necessary for any
Lancaster person to drive to Gays
Mills to see the riot of color in apple
trees We have it at home in album
dance.
Mrs. Sidney Gates is visiting her
husband and children near Blooming
ton, enjoying the spring weather IN
the country for a week or so. Mrs.
Gates is slowly, but gradually making
an Improvement in health and hopes
to regain the use of muscles, lnactlVe
since an attack Of infantile paralysis
couple of years ago.
q. W. Knapp & Son have advices
for the week ending May 10, the Ford
company turned out 39,303 cars Tor
OvnnndC nv 2o1
a previous high mark of 30053 the
week before. The high daily produc-
ton was May g. with 6,615 cars. 100
Lincoln cars were turned out the
same week.
Operations performed at the Doc
little hospital Sunday were: Mrs. Guy
Horsfall. removal of abdominal tu-
NOR; Mrs. EIgie Garthwaite, Bloom
ington, abdominal operation; Mrs,
Mrs. Ralph Bailie, So. Lancaster, ton
sis. DR. J. G. Doolittle was mere
from Chicago to aid in the work
Mrs. Chas. Edwards Of Linden Wis
tied here from Thursday to Saturday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.. r
R0wden. Mr.. Rowden is 50 ana ms
wife 50 years of age. Their health
has been none too good OF late.
Conductor Mills was released from
quarantine Monday and will resume
his duties on the morning run to ga
lena shortly. He was sick with small
pox. Mrs. Mills did not contract the
disease.
H. C. Larsen and wife were called
to Escanaba, Mich, Sunday, to az
tend the funeral of Mrs. Larsen
brother, who died in Chicago Inc
body was taken to Escanaoa' 10Y
burial.
Alvin HiIdebrand and family de-
parted Monday for Madison, whe!r,99
they will reside. Mr.. Hildebrand VIII
continue as fireman on the daily, run
from Madison to Lancaster ana re-
turn
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G. Meyer ar
rived home Sunday from their wee
ding trip. They will reside with MI
Meyers mother, Mrs. Jeanette Mey-
er.
Mrs. Della Keenan, of Dubuque al
vises the Herald that the 10Th annual
retreat for Catholic women VIII pe
held at De Sales Heights, Duouque'
! - fn ALL ages.