Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-05

LII UllO Observation-Disclosures LIZ 1Ouu1OA
was in honor of William Hadley
and daughter and Fred Hadley,
who are here from California on a
visit. There are but three survivors
of the original family who came to
this community in pioneer days and
settled on Blakes Prairie Peter
Woodhouse and Aunt Jane Hadley
OF this village and James Wood
house of Lancaster. The four
brothers, John, Levison, Samuel
and Simon have all passed away.
The three living survivors were
able to be present and enjoy the
festivities of the occasion with
their children, grandchildren and
great-granchildren. Aunt Jane Had
ley is IS years of age. They were
a bright and rugged family of pro-
gressive pioneer, and their child
rem inherit many of their admirable
characteristics. James Woodhouse
was accompanied by his son Eugene
and wife, niece Mrs. John S.
Wright, and granddaughter Miss
Burrows. Mrs, Hadley and family
William, Fred, Mrs. VIM. Bates,
Mrs. VIM. Garner and Mrs. r. N.
Hoskins-had photograph taken.
One son, Leonard, Of Nebraska,
was absent. The reunion included
visiting, music, supper, and a
general good time.
Mr.. Manning, the Montana ranch
man who came to Patch Grove
with Walter Patch, came to Bloom
ington and met some of our people.
He had just marketed twenty-five
carloads of his cattle, from the K
G ranch, He went to Montana in
1870 and has grown rich out Of the
cattle business. He bought a Here
ford bull from James Paul's cele-
brated Brookside herd to take back
to the ranch. He formerly resided
at Mortified, Mimi, and was one
of the citizens who rounded up the
Younger brothers.
Joseph Sutton wrote his sister
here from Peru, South America.
He was in Alaska, but gradually
drifted south. He is engaged
in mining in that historical old
country.
Miss Lee of Davenport, Iowa,
visited at the Fennell home last week
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Fennell &C
companied her to Lancaster, where
she visited her grandmother, Mrs.
Delos Abrams.
Nose Hendricks recently bought
200 acres Of the Stevens farm, near
Beetown, owned by Geo. Ruders-
dorf.
The adjourned annual meeting of
the Blakes Prairie Agricultural
society will be held Oct. IS. All
members should attend.
The John Thorton family had
happy reunion at the home in
this village, last Thursday, when
all Of the nine children were pres
emit but the eldest son Peter Of
Zering, Iowa, who started to come
but was taken i'll, and had to re.
turn. Those present. were Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Gilkinson and daughter of
Sibley, Iowa; Mrs. M. Reed and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Thornton OF
Colo, Iowa: Mrs. Frank Handy and
two children of Arlington, Iowa,
and VIM. and Celia Thornton and
Mrs. Fred Mason Of this place. The
family went to Brookens studio and
! had family group taken. Surely
Mr.. and Mrs Thornton have every
right to be proud of their children
all of whom are good and usefu
citizens-an honor to their honor
able parents.
Quite number of us are going tx
the Boscobel fair.
Miss Cora Sutton has returned tx
Tracy, Mimi, to resume teaching.
Margie Williams Beardsley, thu
Platteville lady who is making ;
reputation as a writer, is native
of Blakes Prairie, daughter of w
R. Williams, formerly one of on.
well-known farmers.
Our merchants are adopting cit.
styles, closing at Up. M, for thu
winter, excepting holiday time.
Mention was made last week O
committee of our citizens meet
ing the government engineers a
Glen Haven and asking the reno va
of the big wing dam at the head O
the Glen Haven channel, which
was constructed with view t.
throwing the channel to the lows
side of the islands. West Gran
needs the use of the Mississippi, a.
it saves us much money on the COS