Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-01-21
LOCAL ITEMS

Wednesday evening, JAN %, for the
purpose OF giving an illustrated lee
ture covering his experiences as a
missionary in the South Sea Islands
of the Pacific ocean. FIR. Schmeetz
spent ten years there in active ser
vice and is thoroughly familiar with
the customs and habits of an interest
ing and primitive people. His lecture
is illustrated with 40 colored slides
AS the slides are shown he talks in an
interesting way, describing the mean
ing of the picture. This promises to be
a rare educational treat for young
and old and everybody should make it
a point to attend. The lecture is pop
ular priced, soc and 25c.
Mary G. Moses of Mitchell, S. D.,
received word from her son, Herbert,
at Houston, Texas, saying they had
experienced the worst storm the cold
est inhabitants had seen in forty years.
Great loss of property, stock and suf-
fering thereby. His brother, Rollo, had
been hurt in an accident but was bet
ter now and working again Ray is
working for the Southern Pacific He
is in the S. p and Shriner's band
playing at state fairs and other gath
eringS.
L. H. Stevens, we'll known Lancas-
ter banker, is in Jefferson, Iowa. Mr.
Stevens and Miss Mabel Markus of
Jefferson will be married this week.
The groom is one of Lancaster's prom
inent business men and highly re-
garded here. His bride resided here
number of years ago and has numer-
Gus friends in this city. Mr.. and Mrs.
na11a nTNf~ IN
their home here following a short we'd
ding trip.
DR.. Fowler reports a girl at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Clanton
Thursday morning, a girl at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Crubaugh on
the evening of the same day, a boy at
the home, of Mr. and Mrs Everette
Day on Saturday morning and a boy
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Krause, town of Potosi, Monday morn
ing. Mrs. Crubaugh was formerly Miss
Velma Engroff and Mrs. Day was Miss
Iva Doll, both natives of Lancaster.
A. C. Smith received a telegram Sat
urday announcing the death of his
grandson, st. Clair Shaw, at Ell Paso,
Texas Deceased was a son of Mr..
and Mrs E. V. Shaw, and Mr.. Smiths
8
" after a spasm. ST. Clair lived here
for several years with his grandpar-
ents. He was a bright and winsome
boy and the loss lies heavy on the
parents and aged grandfather. Mr..
Smith lost his wife by death few
months ago.
Those from abroad in attendance at
the VIM. Breithaupt funeral Saturday
were: Dr. J. R. Breithaupt and family
of Lake Mills; Dr. A. w. Breithaupt
and family of Watertown; DR.. and
Mrs. Wallace Garthwaite of Oconomo-
voc; Oscar Breithaupt and wife, Mil
waukee; Jess Blackburn and family
Fennimore; Dr. E. J. Taylor, Tomah;
Mr.. and Mrs. Delos Wood, Beetown;;
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Taylor, Beetown.
John Mcdonald received a wire on
Saturday from his son, John Jr., a
freshman at Iowa state university, at
Iowa City, that he was in a hospital
with a. broken leg. The wire con-
tanned no further details and it is as
sumed that John was injured in some
athletic event. He played in the uni
yersity football team last fall.
Harry Gault writes friends from
Jamestown, N. Y, that his party made
the trip there safely although they
encountered snow drifts II feet high
and roads thoroughly plowed. He eX-
pected to start for Lancaster yester-
day unless storm broke in when
case he would stay there for the
spring thaw. 80
Mrs. Henry Rech received a tele-
gram from Sumner, Iowa, Monday, an
nouncing the death of her brother'
William Treloar, who passed away tol-
lowing a stroke of paralysis. Deceased
was a former resident of this county
and II wears of age Funeral services
were held yesterday afternoon at SUM
ner.
The Tennyson Players club put on
an interesting melodrama sunday
night, "The Bells of Shandon, Win
bic house present. number OF
Lancaster people motored down TO see
the performance Another play, title
RI he announced, will be put on IN
few weeks. 20
sixteen members of the local r. OF
p lodge motored to Glen Haven on
Thursday and conducted funeral ser
vices for Horace Woods, an aged
bachelor of that place, who died tues
dav. Mr.. Woods. aged II, was long
time member of the Lancaster .louse
K. of P.
walter Treloar of Huron, S. d., VINO
&c visiting his mother, Mrs. James IRE
1oar of Lancaster, had his tonsllS re
moved by DR.. Fowler Thursday morn
ing and remained in the hospltal
Thursday and Friday.
Archdeacon Wolfe of Tomah, FORMER
nriest in charge of Emmanuel parish
here spent Monday at the Chas. Strat-
ton home in Lancaster, returIlns
north Yesterday. He expects TO return
in two weeks if all goes Wen.
Miss Bernice Orchard departed On
Monday for Madison where she met
her aunt. Mrs. Mary Orchard me TWO
denarted from Madison for Pasadena
calf where they will spend the re-
mainder of the winter -;
M D. McNelly, a Philadelphia ousi-
ness man. spent Sunday with ms
brother. S. S. McNelly of Lancaster
He came west to visit his father re-
siding at Neillsville, who is I'D very
poor health - rood
Grant countys winter hard roau
.vs+en, is superb and winter motorms
T. Going along in good shape Inc
roads are smooth and frozen soliu'
presenting a surface superior 10 aS-
phalt. ao RI Chi
oaoo This week to take IN the spltns
f,Irnitr1e market and buy gooos loI
their Lancaster and Bloo1iihseon