Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-06
LOCAL ITEMS

the subscription with Stills.
Henry Roethe and wife of Fenni-
more motored to Lancaster Sunday
and attended services at Emmanuel
church.
Fred Orion has been under the
weather lately with stomach trouble.
His sons, Harvey and Ralph, were here
to see him.
MISS Laura Wurster departed last
week for Ell Paso, Texas, to join her
sister, Mrs. w. B. Dyer, on a trip to
MADEIRA, Calf, where they will visit
relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter Wagner of
Dennison, Texas, and Miss Dora Clegg
or bloomington were visitors at the
Chris Grebe home here last week.
Miss Helen Graney has resumed her
duties as operator at the Bell exchange
following an enforced lay-off due to
receiving a shock in one ear during a
thunder storm.
Burr Walker went to Milwaukee on
Thursday to drive out a new Essex
for local customer The Bailie con-
Germ handles the Essex, Hudson and
Hup models of cars.
Sam Richie went to Madison Thurs
day to see his wife who has been con-
fined in the Methodist hospital there
following an operation. She is expected
home some time soon
Supt. w. A. Hayes and wife of Bar
aboo have been visiting the latter's
sister, Mrs. Lenora Orion. Mr.. Hayes
is slowly recovering from the effects
of a stroke he suffered last fall.
Geo. S. Rockwell is home from a
jcif OF MOT IL. Il,
Fred Palmer. George expects to go
back again in strawberry time, that
region being famous for the luscious
fruit.
Mrs. Martha Wright returned last
week from winters visit in Califor-
MIA. She and daughter, Alice, have
rented the Baptist parsonage for the
summer and will make their residence
there.
w. J. Rolling was in Lancaster Fri
day and through the assistance of 4.
E. Lewis, bought a carload of Here
ford feeders from Wilbur Scott of
Glen Haven, taking them to his farm
near Linden.
Highway Commissioner Henry Mink,
Asst. Roy Wolford and some 25 of the
patrol force have been sworn in as
deputy sheriffs to supervise and in
measure control traffic conditions on
the highways. They have full powers
as deputy sheriffs.
Miss Pauline Baglien of La Crosse,
an experienced beauty specialist. is
here to become associated with Mrs.
Ellie Duncan in the opening of a new
beauty parlor in the Hyde building.
The new establishment will be ready
in week or ten days
Mr. and Mrs Lester Thompson of
Madison, accompanied by Mrs. Chas.
Thompson and daughter, Hildred, mot
ored to Lancaster and visited the end
of the week with relatives. Mrs. Chas.
Thompson remained for a more ex-
tended visit here but Hildred return
ed to Madison with the others to com
plete her year of school studies.
I. o. Mills was home last week on a
four-day vacation. Mr.. and Mrs. Mills
have taken up residence at Galena
due to Mr.. Mills making that city each
night on his Madison-Galena run.
They leave Lancaster with consider
able regret. Mr. Mills home which
would cost $4,000 to replace, and 5
fine lots are on the market at bar
gain price 1t is delightfully."- situated
in one of the best residence sections
of Lancaster.
Assessors of the county, fifty in
number, met at the court house Tues
day for annual instructions in regard
to making assessments. The work is
delayed somewhat by delay in blanks
arriving and some doubt exists over
what to do in regard to homestead eX-
emptions However, the assessors will
go ahead with their work and If the
exemption law is repealed household
ers can obtain blanks in plenty of
time.
Earl Jerrett, No Lancaster farmer,
was in Lancaster last week exhibiting
three baby wolf cubs he had taken
alive. The mother wolf was shot in
making the capture. John Jerrett,
another N. Lancaster farmer, found
family of five cubs but failed to get
the mother. The woods and rocky
ranges of No. Lancaster afford con-
siderable protection to wolves ana
foxes and the pests have never been
tboroughlv eradicated from that reg
ion.
peter Hoffman and wife departed
Thursday noon for Milwaukee, called
fer Sister Godfrey, who is a nun IN
Catholic hospital at Elm Grove. Inc
report reaching the parents was thaI
sister Godfrey was dangerously III
with lung affection and might not
he alive when they arrived. With sad
idened hearts and hoping for the pest
but fearing the worst, the aged par
ents began their long journey
Madison papers of recent date pen
interesting accounts of piano recital'
rendered by Miss Gretchen Schelpel'
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. f. R. Scheloc
el of that city, and granddaughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Wright OF Lancas-
fer Miss Scheibel appeared IN Wheel-
or auditorium in recital, giving
group of five numbers with sple1ulu
technioue. The review says her play.
inc was full of poetry, her tone OF
rich quality and her memory unIail1
ing It is hoped that Miss ScneloeI
will no able to appear in recitai mere
at some future date -, rnis
An event of interest to locaI Ids
oonalians is the consecraton OF Tue
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