Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-14

the fourth, comprise the present Ian
caster delegation on the county board
1t is said that candidate is being
gr0Omed to enter the race against Mr.
Eastman who has record of close
shaves but no defeats for the post. He
Is chairman of the county board. J.
T Bennett Of the fourth retires and it
il rumOred that Clarence Calvert NAV
he asked to succeed Mr.. Bennett. Mr.
C5lvert is a man of considerable bust
ness ability and we'll thought Of all
over the city.
The terms Of four aldermen expire
this month and must be filled at the
April election. They are: H. C. Or
ton list; Chas. Tiedemann, I'd; V.
showaIter, 3rd; Harry Barnett, 4th.
The aldermen express no great eager
ness to run again but say that if their
friends want them to they will accept
The obligation as matter of good
citizenship No opposition can be To-
Gated as yet but two weeks remain
and lots of things can happen in that
time.
Announcements have been received
here of the marriage OF Miss Dorothy
Baldwin of Baltimore to John S. Parr,
a Scottsville, Va. business man. Mrs.
Parr formerly resided in Lancaster
and graduated from our high school,.
She later attended Stout Institute.
For several years she was dietitian at
various large hospitals and since a
wear ago was stationed at U. S. hos
pitaI, Fl McHenry, Maryland, near
Baltimore. Mr. and Mrs. Parr will re-
eide at ScOttSVille Va
Saturday, March 10, was the 47th
anniversary of the Hazel Green cy-
clone. Seven lives were lost and a
great amount of property destroyed.
Lee Eastman, q native of Hazel Green,
was four years Old then. He remem-
bers the disaster distinctly. The cy-
clone was preceded by an intensely
hot wave and followed by a snow
storm.
The Monday noon train, inbound
from Madison, was one hour and 80
minutes late due to bucking drifts out
of the capital city. The snow fall was
much heavier at Madison than it was
further west At Madison the deep
drifts caused suspension of street
traffic and the city schools closed for
The day.
passed the twentieth milestone OF
welded life last week. Their friends
iii Lancaster and Sitter had a party
planned, but owing to the illness OF
the principals this was postponed to
later date.
The Lancaster school board was
supposed to meet last Tuesday even
ing, but for some reason only mem
bers Webb and Austin were present.
The meeting was postponed until a
later date when all members can be
present.
Mrs. Ernest Steinforth went to Fen
nimore again Saturday to see her
father George Frye. Mr. Frye, aged
49, is in poor health and his prospects
for recovery are anything but good.
Mrs Henry Williams and children
plan to move to Cobb Wis, in the
near future Mrs Williams went ur
Wednesday to look things over and
visit a daughter, Mrs. VIM. Gard.
number of Lancaster people mo-
tored to Bloomington Friday to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Ora Hatch,
who passed away Tuesday after a
long illness.
James Croot, residing in the fourth
ward, has been very low from the eff
fects of influenza for the past ten
days Monday Mr.. Croot was reported
no better.
Mrs Ed Metcalfe of Beetown, went
to Cobb Thursday to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs Ed GARDINER, located there.
Mr.. GARDINER has a barber business
at Cobb.
Clyde Robbins, and Neil Finnev
mail carriers, have bought lots from
John Mcdonald on West Maple ST.
and plan the erection of homes this
year.
The Bert Watson family have moved
into the Josh Leighty place vacated
by F. C. Hauser The property was
formerly owned by Jos. Walker.
Abe Heronemus and wife OF Little
Rock, Iowa, spent their honeymoon
from Thursday to Tuesday at the Will
Heronemus home here.
DR.. E. A. Morse and Mrs. A E. Rec
tor of Appleton, were here to attend
the funeral of Mrs Nancy Morse held
at Beetown Sunday.
Mrs. Chas Benoy went to Madison
Yesterday to see Dr. Jackson. Mrs.
Benoy is considerably improved IN
health.
Paul Graf was a Madison caller
Sunday. Mr.. Graf, recently resigned
as county agent, has not located yet
Sunday motoring was good and the
roads seemed as good as they usually
are in May. The next day it showed
Frank Ward and wife went to Mont
Tort Saturday to visit at the Huston
nome over he weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Claire Totman depart
ed Wednesday for Brookings, S. D..
where they will make their future
home.
Frank Smith has bought the Jack
Eastman property in the fourth ward
near his present place of residence.
Ernest Lane and David Johnson
nave contract refinishing the inter-
.or of the Sitter church.
+ NJ. Orchard started yesterday for
Dodgeville, Madison and Boscobel on
legal business.
Frank Steil of Preston, was Sun
day guest of his sister, Miss Helen
Steil.
Mrs. Irene Wacek and children OF