Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-16

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Harold Wright, U. of W., is spend
ing the spring vacation with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wright.
Allen Taylor and sister, Mrs. Ora
Kinney, went to Madison Thursday
LOT a weekend visit with friends.
Mrs. Ella Mccartney went to Liv-
lngston Friday on account of the ill
ness OF her sister, Mrs. Jas. Ginger.
MISS Belva Hoskins and friend, DR..
Heath, OF Madison, spent Sunday at
the Il. N. Hoskins home in Blooming
ton.
Matthew Muench went to Fenni-
more Sunday to assist his brother-in-
law, Joe Rudersdorf, with the spring
work.
Miss Laurinda Hampton, teaching at
EVANSVILLE, was here last week for the
spring vacation. She returned to her
work Sunday.
Mrs. John D. Henkel is a patient in
Doolittle hospital. She undergoes an
operation for the removal of an alb
dominal tumor.
Miss Helen Judd of Chicago, stu
dent nurse, returned to her duties
Sunday after visit with her mother
and brothers in Lancaster.
Mesdames James Fowler, Henry
Mink and j. w. Gibson entertained at
a series of parties at the Fowler home
on Madison street, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Fuerstenberg of
So. Lancaster went to Cuba City Fri
day to attend the funeral of their sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Emma Grimm.
Jay and Martin Sweeney departed
Sunday for Madison. Plasterers in
the capital city are getting up to $1.50
an hour. There is plenty of work.
Miss Kathleen Crichton had twelve
girls friends in for Sunday evening
dinner. Most of the guests were
students at home for the spring va
cation
Miss Leone Bryhan, formerly of
Lancaster, has again contracted for
the position of librarian at West Al
lis. She now enters her seventh year
in the position.
H. A Ganser and J. J. Lilly of Mad
ison, employees of the state tax COM
mission, have been working in the
county clerks office installing a new
system of books.
The Misses Berenice Orchard, Mar
tina DiVall and Kathryn Walker were
recently initiated into the Eastern
Star lodge Miss Laura DiVall went
in by transfer from Wauzeka.
Helen Wenzel. 16-year- old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. August WenZel of
Liberty, underwent an operation for
the removal of an eXopthalmic goitre
at Doolittle hospital Sunday.
James Tormey of Fennimore and
Oscar Henning, Jr, of Platteyille
have been drawn on the grand jury
list Jurors reported two weeks ago
at Madison but were excused until
April IA.
The old city council met for it's
last session Monday night. A full re-
port of proceedings will be published
in next weeks Herald. The new cOun-
Gil and mayor will meet the first
Tuesday in May.
Mrs Belle Better, Beaver repre-
sentative, was a Madison caller yes
terday. The Beavers have line, new
building at Madison fully paid for.
In addition they have two million
dollars in first-class securities, draw
ing good interest.
Ziegler & Son have been showing
a brooder with a colony of small
White Rock chicks in their display
desired amount of heat and the
chicks vary their distance from shell
ter according to their desire for
warmth.
The Dobson store shipped two car
loads of eggs out of Lancaster last
week. With 480 cases in car the
total load comprises 80 dozen to
case or 172,800 eggs. The Dobson
firm is one of the largest shippers
of poultry and eggs in southwestern
Wisconsin.
Fischer & Pagenkopf have been
making a number of improvements
in their hardware department, for
merly the Chris Fischer store. These
include a new metal sheetin,g on the
outside wall and new plate glass
fronts. The old entrance has been
closed and a new corner entrance in
stalled. The general appearance is
markedly improved.
Paul Kaempke and Miss Ellen
Johnson, both of this city, were mar
ried at Galena Tuesday. They re-
turned to Lancaster Wednesday and
will reside in the canning factory
house in the first ward. Mr.. Kaemp-
Ike has been employed at the canning
factory for several years past. his
bride is a well known and respected
resident of Lancaster.
Earl Jackson of La Crosse, Factory
commemorative of the Automatic Elec-
tric Washer Co. of Newton, Iowa, was
Lancaster caller Monday. Mr..
Jackson arranged with R. j. Webb,
local representative, for an intensive
selling campaign of Automatic wash
ing machines, to be begun shortly
The first ad of a series will be noted
in this weeks paper.
Miss Agnes Smith, former Coun-
Nv Nurse. writes Lancaster, friends
from Chilli, South America, where she
Is spending her summer vacation. 1t
must be remembered that winter IN
the northern hemisphere is summer
below the equator. Miss Smith ana
Miss Amanda Schwartz, formerly OF
Platteyille, are located in Rio jan
Zero. doing health service work for
brazilian government.
Gable men are at work on the Far
mers plant connecting the cables IN
the new building with the supply ca
HES for the city. When the cut
over is made late this month the old
- .oryad off np1l Of