Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-04-25
Late EVENTS
INLANCASTER
And VICINITY

Mrs. Frank Schreiner has under
preparation an interesting paper on
China to be delivered at the WOman's
Club meeting next Wednesday. Mrs.
Schreiner wrote to several good au-
thorities on Chinese subjects and in
| each case received some very helpful
reference. Club members are looking
forward to an intellectual treat SINH
lar to one when Mrs. Schreiner gave
paper on the subject of advertising
a couple of years ago.
The Lancaster Motor Car Co. sold
three Chevrolet cars last week, the
offerings being snapped up as soon
as they arrived in stock. Fred Burr,
Ward Totman and Lou Fischer wee
the buyers. Thirty-seven ChevrOlets
have been sold so far this season with
an expectancy of fifty sales in the
territory by May 1, when the heavy
selling season opens.
AS soon as the roads are good
travelling men disappear from the
railroad trains like birds in migra-
ton. This is not really due to any
sudden casualties, epidemics, ETC.,
among the drummers. They simply
take to motor cars like ducks to
water when it is possible to travel by
road instead of by rail.
Mrs. c. F. Dickinson, Patch Grove,
departed Saturday morning for Shaw
ano, Wis, expecting to reach there in
| the evening. Helen Anderson, 10
year-old daughter of A. P. Anderson
and granddaughter of Mrs. Dickinson,
is quite sick and Mrs. Dickinson went
| north to assist in the child's care.
Mrs. Jeanette Meyer underwent a
second blood TRANSMISSION operation at
the Doolittle hospital Sunday. Her
daughter, Martha, furnished the
blood. Mrs. Meyers condition is sat-
| isfactory. The operations are unique
! locally in that they are the first OF
this nature to be performed here.
Byron Price of Glen Rock, Wyo.,
was in Lancaster from Wednesday to
| Monday visiting his father, Dan
| Price. Mr. Price recently sold a
dray business and expects to enter
| the hardware business in couple OF
weeks. He is visiting relatives in
| Wisconsin during the interim.
| The April issue of the Northwest
ern magazine contains an interesting
account of the railroad career of G.
| w. rockingham of Madison, for
MANY years a resident of Lancaster.
| The Herald has asked for the cut and
| if obtainable the story will appear IN
this paper next week.
Harvey c. orion, District Supt. for
| the Interstate Power Co., was here
from McGregor on business last week.
Mr.. Orion is responsible for good SER
| vice in the territory and with able as
sistance is rendering brand of cleo
trio service not to be surpassed any
where.
Local shippers made cleanup OF
tubercular stock on adjacent farms
last week when they shipped forty
head to the Chicago market. Ii the
cattle do not pass the government ex-
animation as being fit for food they
will be sold for tankage.
Supt. of Streets Geo. c. Mccarthy is
out daily with equipment and mer
putting the Lancaster streets in 5000
/ shape. AS fast as possible the vari-
Gus streets are being graded anG
cleaned up and made ready for spring
and sommer traffic.
Albert Phillips and family have
moved from the Episcopal rectory t
the Mcdonald house near the higf
school. Rev. VIM. Oliver johnson
and aunt, Mrs. Ida Paape, have takeI
possession of the rectory.
Ted Raymond of the Krebs stat
was a weekend visitor at his home il
Ft. Atkinson.