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

Past Grand Master of the |. o. q.
lodge in Wisconsin, was the PRINCIPAL
speaker Thursday evening at the To-
cal observance held in the Methodist
church. Mr.. Joslin was introduced
by James t. Webb, presiding officer
The speaker, also a Mason, traced the
growth of Odd Fellowship and ONT
lined the principles of brotherIv love
for which the order stands. In a quiet
but effective way, interspersed with
gentle humor, Mr.. Joslin made an in
teresting address. He was followed
by Rev. John Birrell, pastor, who ex-
tempOraneously spoke of the close
alignment of principles surrounding
lodge work and the purpose of the
Christian church. At the opening of
the evening the church quartet.
Messrs. HOskins, Ralph, Corner and
Mink, with Miss Janet Woodhouse as
accompanies, rendered excellent mus
ic. All in all the 105th anniversary
OF the Odd Fellow foundation was a
pleasure to those who attended. The
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs were in
attendance in regalia, marching to
and from the hall.
]. Clarence Kinney sends Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Kinney the first number
OF Cne rdfLn0SL-NOrCn COlIeg1an, the
official organ Of the Alaska Agricult-
ural College and School of Mines, To-
Gated at Fairbanks. The magazine,
attractively gotten up, is said to be
the farthest north college paper in
tie worid-and no doubt the college
is the farthest north also-Fairbanks,
Alaska. The publication contains a
number of interesting articles on the
&c
Fairbanks, a town with all modern
improvements, on an up-to-date press,
type set on standard linotype and
everything.
Friends and neighbors of Mrs. Ma
bel Ward gave her birthday surprise
party Saturday afternoon, April 2Sth.
The surprise was complete. The Wis
itOrs brought Well-filled baskets and
a lovely cafeteria supper was en-
ioyed by all The afternoon was spent
in pleasant sociability and all wished
Mrs. Ward many happy returns of the
day. ***
An operatta containing some 81
children was put on under school
auspices Tuesday night with Miss
Irma Terrill, in charge of school
music, as trainer and director. The
Torrance that reflected credit upon
themselves and their director and
teacher.
g. J. Hyde went to Madison Mon
day to sign release and obtain $1,000
insurance in connection with the es-
tate of his brother, C. S. Hyde, miss
ing for a number of years. Mr.. Hyde
recently proved the legal death of his
Oh% Ind in
full from the Prudential Insurance
Co.
Frank Blewett of Madison, employ
ed in the state capitol, was a week
end visitor in Lancaster. Mr.. Blewett
is slowly recovering from injuries to
one foot and leg received last winter
when he fell from a ladder while at
work.
Fred Brees, 5-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. James Brees of Mt Hope,
was run over by car near the Union
State Bank corner Thursday, but
miraculously escaped without
scratch.
Mrs. Irene Wieland went to Bara-
boo Monday as Lancaster delegate to
the state convention Of Presbyterian
Sunday Schools. Returning Mrs.
Wieland will visit friends at Madison.
Robert w. Dawley of Chicago, rep
resenting Blanchard-Rowe & Co., In
vestments, was in Lancaster Friday
comforting with the local representa-
tive, w. B. Doll.
Miss Genevieve Kilburg, employed
in Dubuque for the past two years,
has entered the employ of the Ian
caster Motor Car Co. as desk clerk
and bookkeeper.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ritter, Mr.. and
Mrs H. D. Ritter and Mr.. and Mrs. W.
J. Richardson, all of PlatteVllle, were
Sunday callers at the W. P. Richard
son home.
Mrs. Elizabeth Day of this city de-
parted Monday for Mishawaka, Ind,
where she will visit her daughter,
Mrs. w. S. Sandilands, for two
months.
Mrs. Isabella Rounds has rented her
home on the Platteville road and de-
parts today for California with her
son, Floyd, to make her future home
there.
L. A. Clark and mother, Mrs Josie
Clark, motored to Richland Center
Saturday to visit Mrs. Clark's brother
seriously i'll at his home there.
Claude Showalter of Horizon and
Leona Showalter of Madison, were
weekend guests of their mother MIS-
Anime Showalter.
Mrs. G. B. Williams of Baraboo, was
a weekend visitor with her husband
employed as engineer on the morning
run to Galena.
Mrs. S. E. Ransom and son, Carlyle
and Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts, OF Bloom
ington, were in Lancaster Sunday Wis
ting friends.
Rev. John Birrell went to Chlcaso
Monday to attend a convention OF Llte
Service Secretaries with whom ne IS
affiliated.
Mrs. Elsie Abrams and family OF
Madison. were here for the weekend
visiting at the Marion Wager home.
Herbert Letter of Batavia Wis,
licensed embalmer, has entered Tue
employ of Geo. P. Boble Son.
Mesdames Harvey Hurlburt ana
Rolla Knapp spent Saturday AFTER
noon with Fennimore friends.
Maurice Ziegler departed Monaay
for Chicago and Champaign, Ill, 1or