Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-04-29
LOCAL ITEMS

III
Miss Grace Bradbury of Fennimore
was an over-F'riday guest of Lancaster
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Jiru of Chicago an
onunce the arrival of a baby daugh-
ter at their home last week.
Mrs. James Fowler returned Satur-
day from three-weeks' visit with rel
at1Ves at Chicago, Milwaukee and Mad
ison.
Shirley Horton of Fennimore at
tended the contest here Friday and
visited over night with his aunt, Mrs.
Letha Orion
Miss Dorothy Smith of Fennimore
attended the contest here Friday and
visited over night with Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. W. Jewell.
Mrs. Irene Wacek and children re-
turned home to Madison Saturday fol-
lowing visit of two weeks at the A.
V. Ward home.
Everett, for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reub. French of
Bloomington were Sunday visitors
with Grace Thomas.
Gordon Smith and wife of Eldora.
Ia, motored to Lancaster Sunday for
a weekend visit at the Frank Smith
and Hal Borah homes.
DR.. Fowler reports the arrival of a
son at the Joe Koehler home in Wa
terloo, and daughter at the Roy Co
hoe home in Potosi, Saturday morn
ing.
81 Dawson of Boscobel was brought
to Lancaster Sunday night and held on
completely in the auto theft case in
which Ostrander and Reynolds are in
volved
Otto Eastman of Little Grant under
went an operation for appendicitis at
Godfrey hospital Monday morning
Mr. Eastman is doing as well as could
be expected
Frances Fuerstenberg, employed at
Milwaukee, spent the past week visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs P. j.
Fuerstenberg. She returned to Mil
waukee Saturday
Local fishermen are making big
preparations for the opening Of the
trout season Friday Most of them plan
to be on the streams b tore daylight
to catch the early fish ny
Mrs Louisa Oswald and daughter,
Miss Nettie. returned Saturday even
ing from Florida, where they spent
the winter. They were glad indeed to
get home after a distressing winter of
illness.
Mrs Emily Schmidt. aged 50, for
nine years state-at-large patient at
the county asylum, died there Sunday
of heart failure. The body was shipped
Monday noon to Darlington, her for
mer home, for burial.
Leo B. Mccormick and Whitley"
ClantOn have opened an automobile
service station on the upper floor of
the Lancaster Motor Car Co. The new
firm will handle automotive repairs
of all sorts and descriptions. AS both
are competent mechanics they should
do a nice business.
Lambert Groenier completed a deal
Wednesday with Chas. H. Schleft of
Milwaukee, acquiring the Platteville
Music Shop, operated for years by
Mr. and Mrs Hobbs who retire from
business The consideration was
around $4,000. An interesting slant of
this item is the possibility of the re-
turn to the Southwestern Wisconsin
field of Ray Groenier who has been in
southern California for the winter. Mr..
GrOenier is considering an offer of
his uncle to return to Wisconsin and
manage the Platteville branch of the
business The Groenier is probably
the Oldest and largest general music
firm in this region, products handled
by the house being known in six or
seven counties.
Friday of last week was the 106th
anniversary of the foundation OF the
Odd Fellow lodge, one of the Oldest
and best established fraternal orders
in the world. In keeping with the
event of meaning to all ODD Fellows
various chapters all over the world
observed it either with elaborate rlt-
ual or religious services. The ODD
Fellow lodge finds its basis on the
teachings and example of Jesus Christ
Louis Oschman and family left last
week for Madison, their new nome.
Mr.. Oschman has bought place on
the outskirts of the city and will COM
bine a chicken farm with employment
in the capital city.
Walter Damn and Clarence Rich OF
IC. E. Rich & Co, are in Missouri
where they have contracts at Nelly S
Landing and Cape Girardeau. The last
named place is beautiful Southern
city of about 10000 about 100 miles
above Cairo, ILL.,. and near the historic
Grand Tower rocks of the Mississippi
The body of Mrs. Isabelle X. Doll,
wife of Wilbur Doll of New York, VIII
arrive in Lancaster today, Wednes-
Edav noon. Funeral services will be held
at the Mrs. Oliver Doll home tomor-
row at 2:30. Burial at Hillside.
Deceased was Miss Isabelle BOW
ters of Fennimore, before her mar
riage.
Granville & Nelson completed three
Ia R. records in March. One COW pro-
n
duced $50 pounds of fat; one COW pro-
duced 6S5 pounds; one produced b4O
pounds in one year. The Glanvilie *
Nelson herd is composed of purebred
Guernseys and is on the federal ac-
credited list. They have bull ana "a
heifer in the sale at Livingston, May
9TH
Sunday guests at the home of Mrs.
Sophia Walker in this city We're; Dr.
u. S. Lewis and wife of E. Dubuque;
DR.. J. NJ. Lewis and DR.. Harvey ana
wife and SON Monroe, and daughter
Alice. of Minneapolis. The Harveys
were enroute home from Clearwater
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