Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-08-14
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buque Sunday papers. Mr.. Addison
and aunt. Mrs. L. s. Sawyer, of this
city went to Benton Sunday, to be
present at the funeral. Mr.. Addi-
sons sister Alice as Mr.. Hirds wife.
Street Com. Geiger and carpenters
are laying new floor on the Brook Ign
bridge. There will be two layers of
three-inch plank. The old floor was
getting quite rotten.
Mrs. NJ. r. Oman of Ell Paso,
Texas, is visiting her sister, Miss
Louise Roney, at Roney farm.
Mrs. Mary Carey and daughter
Catherine of Los Angeles. Calf, are
visiting relatives and friends here.
They expect to visit at several other
points before returning.
M. N. McIver, supt. of the Oshkosh
schools, is visiting a few days in this
city. Mr. McIver is welcomed by
many old friends.
Chas. Pierce recently completed
cement walks about the premises of
the O. ]. Prideaux home.
Friends of this paper are cordially
invited to hand the writer the news.
We can't guess when you do some
thing. Must find out about it So
please remember to hold us up on the
street, in the store. workshop, church,
or wherever you know we are &C.
customed to hang out, and whisper the
| information into our own awaiting
ear.
Mrs. Lee Greer entertained a party
of old friends for Miss Catherine
Carey Thursday p. N.
Quite number of our people
mudded their way to Fennimore
Thursday and Friday. A large num-
Der expected to go, but rain prevented.
During fire in the bayfield, on the
Fred Wetmcre farm two years ago
Robert Brandon lost watch. Later
the watch was plowed under twice
and buffeted about by corn pillow
for two seasons. Last week Bud
Bates who Vas assisting Fred Foster,
turned it over once more, and hap
pened to see it. He restored it to its
owner, who found the works almost
perfect but the case was ruined.
Mrs. Net. (Dixon) Hoffman of
Streator, ILL.,, is visiting relatives
and friends IN this vicinity. She ex.
poets to stay month, and then 60 on
west
While driving on Hiram Cliffs
farm one day last week Harley
Hickok's buggy parted at the reach
and threw the occupants (Harley,
Hiram and two boys) to tbs ground.
The men escaped. but the buggy was
badly broken up
Mrs Alex. Fredericks of Prairie
du Chen visited at the Ballantine
home last week.
Mrs. Fred Geiger and two children
visited at the Henry Fassbender home
in Wyalusing last week.
That new girl at the Earl Raisbeck
home is very we'll, and Grant Tubbs
doesn't mind being called grandpa. :"
F. L. Greer was on goods pur-
chasing trip to Chicago last week.
Quite a number went to Lancaster
Saturday to attend the show, but
didn't have much of a show to see
anything but rain.
Frank Hoskins' new house is en-
closed.
At the instance of Bessie Quinn,
the Frank Fivecoats home had fine
pickerel last week, weighing 16I
pounds. and lneasuring3 feet and ten
inches. The fish was caught at Rice
Lake, where Miss Quinn resides.
James Sprague has placed a new
plate glass front in his store build
ing. painted the interior of the store
and erected a small building in the
rear for bake oven. The premises
will be occupied by Mr.. Guernsey of
Blue River, who will start bakery
and restaurant.
Mrs. E. L. Jay and children and
Mrs. Kate Ryan went to Madion last
week, where Mr.. Jay is attending
school.
M. f. Woodhouse, wife. Norma and
Irving took the steamer at Prairie du
CHEN Sunday, bound for St. Paul and
Saltwater. Expect to return Thurs.
day.
Mrs. Anna Hefferon. who has been
visiting relatives in Little Grant, re-
truned to Chicago Sunday.
BEETOWN.
| Special Correspondence to the Herald.