Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-18
LOCAL ITEMS

Chas. Myers of Woodman, here serv-
ing on the jury, left for home Thurs
day.
Mrs. Thos. Pendleton went to Mt.
Hope Thursday to visit a sister, Mrs.
Ella Walsh, over the weekend.
John Elwell of Waterloo township
has moved to Lancaster in the Ed
Kerr home on the Beetown road
Mrs. Homer Keane and sons, John
and Keith, left Thursday for a visit
with relatives at Menominee, Wis.
Mrs. Elida Stephens of Milwaukee.
called here by the illness and death of
her mother, Mrs. Rice, returned home
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Orchard have
letter from their daughter, Bernice,
in which she states her health is con-
siderably improved since locating in
California.
ThOs. Reilly went to Dodgeville on
Thursday to partake in the program
part of a road school held there for
Iowa county patrolmen.
Robt. Kinney has ordered his Herald
sent to Mt. Hope. Mr.. Kinney has gone
back to farming on the LETTER place
he and Burr Walker recently acquired
in a trade.
The two Caygill boys, Harry and
James, sons of Mr. and Mrs Alex
Caygill of Dodgeville, were members
of an old Wyalusing family. The Cay
gills moved to Dodgeville from Wya-
lusing township a couple of years ago
Robins in sufficient number to be
noticeable appeared in southern Wis
consin last Tuesday, being seen and
heard at Lancaster, DOdgeville and
other points. The little feathered
friends received a hearty welcome
from bird lovers. They are the first
harbingers of spring in this latitude
preceding the equinox by about two
weeks.
Ted Silbeck writes the Herald from
Columbus, Wis, saying he is very busy
there and doing splendidly. Ted notes
in his letter that the municipal cleo
trio plant at Columbus is able to sell
current for lighting at sc kilowatt.
The power rate there is &c a kilowatt.
AS the people of the town are heavy
current users the low rates are a
boon to them.
DR.. w. H. Hannaford, former pastor
of the Lancaster Congregational
church, has been installed as perma-
nent pastor of the Congregational
church of Contra Costa, Calf. An is
sue of the Contra Costa Gazette in
the Herald's hands speaks in compli-
mentary terms of DR.. Hannaford. The
church there recently celebrated its
50th anniversary.
John McClay, manager of the Grand
Opera House, Dubuque, informs the
Herald that the engagement of Ethel
Barrymore at the Grand on Friday,
March 20, has been Cancelled due to
the stars illness Miss Barrymore was
taken sick with arthritis at Kansas
City last week and all engagements
have been cancelled. She will go to her
home in New York for further treat
ment.
The next county health center date
is March 27 and the place is Platte
Vile The center particularly appeals
to mothers with young children and
the work includes the care and up
brining of young ones. Expectant
mothers are given sympathetic advice
and attention. Dr. Cora Allen and Mrs. |
Bessie Borden of the state board OF
health will have charge of the work as
usual.
Chas. Voelz reports the first hatch !
of the season as Is percent productive. /
Mr. Voelz Matched $50 S. c. Br. Leg !
horn chicks out of setting of nearly
400. He thought the thunder storm of
last Tuesday killed lot of chicks in
their shells as he opened some of the
non-producing eggs and found perfect
though dead little chicks inside. Mr.. |
Voelz Immediately proceeded with an
other large setting.
Miss McGeever of DOdgeville, dist !
riot deputy for the Catholic Daughters |
mess last week returning home on
Thursday. Miss McGeever says the or
der, organized in Wisconsin in 1908. |
is growing rapidly throughout the
state and has many members. The
Cuba City court is number four 1t
has sponsored several other local
courts in the county.
A license to wed has been granted
Byron Boyce and Lenice Hooks Boyce,
both of this county. The young people
were first married several years ago
and have a three-year-old child. They
were subsequently divorced but after
separation decided to cast their lots
together again. Mr.. Boyes is an eX-
perienced lineman and until recently
has been employed in New Mexico and
Oklahoma. His parents reside in Lam
caster.
Jos, wright anu OIu6IS dIS SOIIAhS
local sentiment toward starting an
other canning factory in Lancaster.
Industries of this kind are most feas-
ible for Grant county and the success
of the present factory started ten
wears ago, is an assurance for the
prosperity of another project. The rae
tory would can a general line of veg
etables and possibly be used for light
manufacture in the winter to keep the
plant working.
Mr.. Fortuna of Chicago arrived here
last week and took charge OF the city
and high school bands. The new dlrec-
tor if of Italian-German descent when
bespeaks an appreciation of good mu-
sic. He is a veteran of the World war
and during his period of service d.
rected military bands. For the past
wear or so he has played with the chi
cago symphony orchestra. Mr.. For
tuna is said to be an accomplished IN
structor and able to play the violin,
clarinet and saxaphone in capable
manner 20
VIM. f. Webb of this city was Is
wears young Monday. March 8, and
little family dinner and gathering was
held in the evening in consequence.
Mr.. Webb is active in business de-
snite his years and feels as young as
he did when fifty. He still operates
the store known for years as "lvey 4
time IN handle the |