Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-10
LOCAL ITEMS

Miss Martha Block is medical pa
tient at Doolittle hospital.
Mrs. Frank Narrower of Fl. Akin
son was weekend guest of her
niece, Mrs. Harvey Foster.
Mrs. George Gibbs visited last mid
week with her daughter, Mrs. E. J.
Lang, of Cobb, Wisconsin.
Rev Charles Powell left Monday
noon for Madison where he is attend
ing the state Baptist convention.
Belva Plat, daughter of John Plat,
is patient at Doolittle hospital. An
operation for appendicitis may be
made.
The 3-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Nicely of Livingston, had
tonsils removed at Doolittle hospital
last Wednesday.
Miss Dorothy Patrick of Chicago
visited in Lancaster from Tuesday to
Thursday of last week with her friend
Mrs. Thomas Mcdonald, Jr.
Agnes Annette, infant daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. Elgie Kraut, is afflicted
with measles at the age of one month.
The child's condition is not serious
Lambert and Ray Gronier and Cliff
ford Ryder of the Groenier Music
stores got to Chicago this week to
take in the retail music dealers con-
vention.
DR.. ]. G. Doolittle' reports the birth
of son to Mr.. and Mrs. Doris Jerrett
Of Gays Mills Mrs Jerrett is at
the home of her father-in-law, George
T. Jerrett of this city.
limb falling nnr0cc Y0oray nj
cult during the windstorm Monday
noon put the local power service out
for about half an hour. The break
occurred near the Baptist church.
Mark Hoskins has the contract for
the window shades at the new high
school. r. N. Greer of Madison, rep
resenting the S. A. Maxwell Co., of
Chicago, was here last week to meas
ure the windows, etc.
A shower with 200 guests was given
Miss Margaret Wanezek and Clar-
ence Sedbrook of Potosi at Galloway
hall Wednesday night. Dancing was
enjoyed to the music of Burr's orches-
ira This couple is soon to be mar
ried
Special convocation Grant chapter
R. A. M, Wednesday evening, June
1925 Work in Royal Arch degree.
Jerusalem chapter of Prairie du Chen,
will do the work. Fish dinner served
after work George Petersen, High
Priest.
r. N. Greer and family of Madison,
departed last week for Camp Van
Vas. Ely, Mimi, where they will spend
the summer in "The Land of the Sky
Blue Water" They will be located
with Mrs. L. A. McGonigal of Minneap-
oils, formerly of this city.
DR.. J. c.. Doolittle announces that
the Obricht Sisters Stock Co.. has been
engaged to play at the Grantland the
week of August 10. The company car
ries high-class line of plays such as
E"The Bat Goose Hangs High" and
"a Nervous Wreck" A big fall at
traction assured for the Grantland IS
"Abie's Irish Rose" the big comedy
hit which has been success IN all
cities. The show comes to Lancaster
with a f1rst-class company.
Mrs. Irene Ward spent the past
week with nieces, Mrs. c. w. N1ckies
and Mrs. S. S. Hamilton at Dubuque,
Iowa. Mrs. Ward was met there by
Mrs. Elizabeth Shearer of Omaha,
Mrs. Dot Mcdonald of Rock Island
and Mrs. Ira Smith of Fennimore. Sew
eral social functions-a fishing party
at Durango and "a luncheon at Eagle
Point park were enjoyed. Mrs. smear
er and Mrs. McDare are sisters OF
the late w. w. Ward. Mrs. Waro
returned home Monday
An unusual feature of the Decora-
ton day parade Saturday week ago
was the marching in line OF Two
brothers. John Taylor, veteran OF the
Civil war, and Gene Taylor, veteran
of the World war. The wars were
nearly sixty years apart, but that olo
not prevent an elder brother from
serving with distinction under the
Union arms. and the younger brotner,
Gene. equally distinguishing h1msell
with the A. E. F. Gene is about 90
and Tohn possibly 20 or 25 years ms
senior The Taylor family is noted Tor
its longevity and youthful character
istics. g az.
Ed Never, retired farmer OF TINS
city. had a peculiar accident lds'
Thursday While walking upstairs III
his stocking feet he ran what ne
Thought was silver into MS leII
foot. Not much was thought OF II un-
til some time later in the day Wneh
no ran an object in the same loot. Elk
aiming he found broken neeale III
his stocking. Mr.. Meyer then sur
missed he had a piece of the needle II IN
the ball of his foot and called on Dr.
DoolittIe. An X-ray disclosed part
of a broken needle half an inch long
embedded in the feshy part OF the the
mans foot After some digging Tue
offending metal was removed
Clifton KrOgh Wedding.
very pretty wedding took place at