Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-23
w. H. Brown and Wife Gel
citrate Anniversary.
NEWS OF WEST GRANT
Stag Party at Harry TornOwske's
Royal NeighbOrs Entertain.
Other Items of Interest.

ceipt of announcement of the mar
rage of Miss Lula j. Warwick to
Harry Reinheimer, Pingree, North
Dakota, Nov. /, 1904. They Will
make their home at Buchanan,
same state. The bride is the daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Ida Warwick, and both
were former well-known residents
of this village, who have host OF
friends here. All unite in wishing
the bride much joy.
Postmistress z. K Nevins and
Mrs. H. c. BrookenS drove to Ian
caster Thursday on business and
pleasure trip.
Jack Richardson of Lancaster is
replacing the large stone coping on
the top of the front of the bank. 1t
will be remembered that these
heavy rocks were driven from the
wall during the wind storm last
summer. The wind got under the
wide projecting caves at the rear of
the roof, lifting 20-foot section
and carrying it forward, where the
end struck the coping, which smash
ed the telephone wires and sidewalk
beneath. The roof would have gone
into the street, but for the fact that
the well nailed tin roof held it down.
At the same time Abe Goldberg's
roof adjoining the bank roof, was
badly damaged in the same manner.
No more projecting caves for them.
There will be a Thanksgiving
dance at City hall, Bloomington, on
Thursday evening of this week.
Music by the Ideal orchestra, which
is simply ideal.
We are going to have large
theatre company, with full brass
band and orchestra, all the week
beginning Dec 5. EVERYBODY come
in and be entertained.
Mrs. j. M. Donnelly and DR..
Glasier went to Cassville Friday
with Mrs. u. S. Lewis and children,
who had been visiting here few
days.
Never was nicer weather seen
in this country in November than
that Of the past week. AS a result,
building operations have been
rushed to the limit, and corn shred
ding and preparations for winter
have kept farmers busy.
Blackburn brothers went to Bee
town Saturday, to attend the
funeral of their cousin, William
Blackburn, who died Thursday
while in the west receiving treat
ment. He was buried at Dodge
cemetery. Deceased was brother
of DR.. Blackburn of Beetown.
The high school juniors had an
entertainment at City hall on Fri
day evening. 1t was a sort oil
Midway Plaisance" or ''Pike" at.
traction. Hence It's success. They
Melted about $40.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Brown cele.
brate their forty-fifth wedding an.
niversary on Thanksgiving day.
They are now the oldest residents
of this place. Mr. Brown came
from Akron, Ohio, to Patch Grove,
with the family when a lad of six.
They took up claim midway be-
tween this place and Patch Grove,
and then proceeded to the strenuous
and interesting task of subduing
the wilderness. The father, Luther
Brown, was one of the best known
men in West Grant, and died a few
years ago at ripe old age. When
but a boy of sixteen William started
a store in Patch Grove, but shortly
after, in 81, he moved to this vii
lage, which was a more promising
point, securing a building west of
the M. E. church, the site now oc-
cupied by Mrs. M. Hickok's resi-
dence. The residence was on the
site of J. D. Clayton's home. Miss
Emperance Quick came from New
York with the J. D. Clayton family
in 1854, to visit her sister, Mrs. J.
A. Davis, at Patch Grove. She
liked the country well enough to
remain, marrying Mr.. Brown on
Thanksgiving day, 1859. Mr.. Brown
retired from active business about
twenty years ago, and since that
time they have been enjoying the
fruits Of an active and successful
business career. During the years
of retirement they have not been
idle, but their lives have been full