Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-30
LOCAL ITEMS

Grant County FIR dates are Sept.
12-13-14.
Chas. Wieland is driving a new
Dodge sedan.
Seeley Ellis Of Livingston was a.
Lancaster visitor over Sunday
VIM Brintnall and family motored
to Elroy Sunday and spent the day.
Annual meeting Hurricane ceme-
terry association June 5 at 1 p. m. p1
Miss Lois Edwards went to Madison
Sunday to attend Bell Chief Oper-
ators' convention.
Mrs Jack Whitney sof Ravenswood,
Chicago suburb, visited Lancaster
friends last week.
Leo Henkel went to Madison Mon
bought through Jos. Pendleton of Mt.
Hope.
Ruth, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. Carmody, underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis at Doolittle hos
pital Wednesday.
Mrs. S. w. Doolittle and daughter,
Dora, left Tucson, Ariz., Monday
bound for Lancaster. They will reacn
here the latter part of the week.
Mrs. C. w. rockingham, of Madi-
son, still convalescent from recent
operation, visited Lancaster friends
last week, returning east Saturday.
The county highway picnic will be
held July 10. A program is now be-
ing prepared with A. R. Hurst of the
State Highway Commission as prin-
cipal speaker.
John Spiegelberg has been in the
newspaper game for time, selling
subscriptions to the Drovers Journal
John worked Grant cLdnty and adjac-
ent territory in Iowa with marked
success.
Warren Roberts went to Madison
Saturday for weeks visit with old
friends. Warren recently completed
the university agricultural course.
He considers it of inestimable value
to a young farmer.
VIM. J. Richards of near Cuba City
visited over the weekend with his
son-in-law, M. w. Hanks. Mrs. Rich
ards, who has been here for several
weeks recuperating from illness, re-
mains for a longer visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold ]. Alderman
of Neillsville, Wis, returned to their
home Thursday, after spending a
week with the latter's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Chris. Grebe and other
friends.
The city street department has be-
gun oiling the streets. The plan is TO
oil one side and allow the oil to soak
in we'll before oiling the opposite side.
This saves oil and is easier on the
cars and motorists tempers.
Bert Chappell of Dodgeville, visit
ing Miss Dessa Benoy, was taken Ill
suddenly last Wednesday with ap-
pendicitis. He was operated on by
Dr.. Fowler and is convalesc1ng at the
Fowler hospital.
Miss Lenice Schneider departed on
Sunday for Parkersburg, Va, where
she enters a union mission to do well
fare work. Parkersburg is a city OF
$4,000 but beyond that Miss Schneider
saws she will know more after living
there a while.
A Memorial Day program prepared
by Mary H. Morse, was held at the
W. r. G. hall Saturday afternoon,
May 26, consisting of history notes
on the origin of the day, readings ana
songs. which were enjoyed by the Vet
Grams and Corp members present.
The county road department is haV-
ing nine cars Of oil shipped in for
placing on macadam roads. The oil
will be unloaded at Lancaster, Cass-
Vile and Glen Haven. The county
order this year will consist OF l5O,0OO
gallons. Road conditions determine
placing and roads newly covered Will
not be oiled.
Rev. Vim. Harberts writes Lancas-
ter friends that his congregation mas
installed a wireless sending OUTFIT TO
broadcast his sermons. Church SER
vices begin at 11:00 a. m. Sunday on
$50 meter wave length and Lancaster
wireless owners desiring to tune IN
can hear a sermon from the lst Pres
byterian church at Carthage, DR.. Har-
berts speaking. The broadcast has
ben picked up at Denver.