Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-13
LOCAL ITEMS

Mrs. Alonzo Aupperle has been a
patient at the Godfrey hospital
Miss Nellie Marshall is seriously ill
at her home on No. Adams street.
L. H. BROKER has been a Godfrey
hospital patient following a recent
operation.
Mrs. c. c. Manning of Fennimore
was Lancaster caller between trains
Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Cox of Dubuque tran
sacted business in Lancaster Thurs
day and Friday.
Miss Hilda Lorenz of Dubuque is a
visitor here at the home of her par
ents, Carl Lorenz and wife.
Miss Laurene Zoellner of the Fash
ion Shop went to her home in Waupon
Thursday for a weeks visit.
Mrs. Fred Leighty of Platteville was
here visiting with Mrs. John Dobson
and other relatives and friends.
Mrs. Geo. Beck went to Dodgeville
Thursday for a weekend visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Miller.
The Rev. A. NJ. Mclaughlin will
preach the high school baccalaureate
sermon at Grantland theatre June T.
William e. Webb was in Milwaukee
last mid-week attending the state M.
w. A. convention as Lancaster dele
gate.
G. H. rockingham and daughter,
Jennie, of Madison, spent Thursday
and Friday visiting DR.. Fred Rafferty,
and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Walter of Wat
erloo announce the arrival of a son
at their home Monday of last week,
DR.. FOlWer attending.
Rev. G. A. Mckinley was in Fort
Atkinson last week attending the dis
trict meeting of the Congregational
ministerial association.
Lambert Groenier has acquired an
other music stock at Platteville, MAX
ing two purchases of the kind there
of recent date. Ray Groenier, recent
ly in California, will be in charge of
the Groenier interests at Platteville.
The Lancaster Womans club en-
tertained the Salamagundi club of
Bloomington on Thursday of last week
at the Grantland club room. A dinner
was served, after which program
was enjoyed, followed by a social hour.
Lancaster high school lost the first
ball game of the season to Mt HOreb,
to 4. Holmes for Lancaster struck
out ten men to Kelleher's Ont Horeb)
eight "Roundy," the State Journals
sports writer, umpired in an engaging
manner
Lancaster Motor Car Co. reports the
following cars sales: Judge GOodsell,
De Luxe Olds sedan; Henry Pagen-
kopf, Lincoln Johnson, Carson Whit
more, Deluxe Olds Coach; Peter Glass
macher, Olds Touring; Arnold Breu
er, Dodge sedan.
At Odd Fellow lodge meeting We'd
nesday night, G. F. Budworth was Sc
lected as delegate to the grand lodge
which convenes in Kenosha the
first week in June. Walter Beetham
will also attend as a representative of
the local lodge.
The new postage rate on newspapers
mailed by persons other than the pub
Usher makes it little cheaper to sub
scribe for the average weekly paper
for that friend or relative you have
been mailing it to rather than to send
them your own copy.
Lancaster fishermen made fair
catches of trout during the first week
of the open season, but await warm
weather and showers of rain to find
their best luck Instead of diminish
ing, trout fishing has actually i'm
proved hereabouts in the past ten
years and a number of well-stocked
and protected streams exist in the vi
cinity.
AS an expression of thanksgiving
for a successful mission and in mem
DRY of his father, the late John H.
Mclaughlin of Milwaukee, the Rev.
A. M. Mclaughlin of Emmanuel par
ish has donated new electric fixtures
to the Episcopal church, replacing
the antiquated fixtures in use for
years. The new fixtures present
creditabIe appearance.
A. J. Barrett, better known as
"Biie" Barrett, died Sunday week
ago at Escanaba Mich. Burial was
made at Harvard, Ill, Wednesday.
Mr.. Barrett was one of the pioneer
railroad men of the Northwestern
road and had a conductor run into
Lancaster about Is years ago. He was
SO years of age The old gentleman
was Civil war veteran, having left
his run to enlist along with another
Young railroader He was we'll known
bv Chas. rockingham and other old
timers of the North Western About
ten years ago he went on pension ana
resided in Escanaba since.