Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-11
AROUND THE COUNTY
BLOOMINGTON.
special Correspondence to the Herald.
JERRY LINTON KILLED.

JERRY LINTON KILLED.
While riding horseback to Mt. Hope
village, where he was attending high
school, jeremiah Linton was thrown
from the horse and died from the
effect of the injuries the same day.
Conclusion of the brain or something
similar is said to have been the cause
of death. Jerry was son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Linton, and was 10
years of age. His funeral was largely
attended.
RAILROAD RUMBLING.
J. G.. Scott was here last week
with his party of surveyors, complet-
ing the preliminary railroad survey
from Lancaster to this city. The
route had been surveyed from this
city through Patch Grove to Mt Hope.
MIR. Scott surveyed down the ravine
southeast of town, on the Beetown
road. He found no serious difficulties
on the line laid out by him. We
near IudI SIN LlllSS VI IhO AINSJ WSSI
of Lancaster has been completed and
is ready for the steam shovel.
BASKET SOCIAL.
Quite a number went out to the
pleasant farm home of Paul Hum
phrey Friday evening, and mixed up
in basket social for the benefit of
the Union (Nagle) cemetery. More
than two hundred people found ample
room for a good time in the COM
modious Humphrey home. Eighty
baskets were sold, and the quality of
the contents was rightly "sized up"
as frst-class, for the successful
bidders paid $85 for the privilege of
enjoying the company of the fair
cooks and the product of their skill.
All present had regular jolly good
time.
A delegation of Masons from this
city went to Lancaster Friday even
ing to attend the lodge of that city
and witness the comforting of the Sd
degree on two candidates. Those who
attended report a splendid program of
entertainment, including a feast of
generous proportions. The delegation
included 1. S. Sawyer, H C. Enke,
L. BETTER, ]. B. Ludden, F. A. Tay-
Tor Roy Gates, E. E. Sawyer and l..
Abraham of this city, and Andrew
Cairns, VIM. Adams and Harry Patch
of Mt. Hope.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Woodhouse are
visiting for few days in Dubuque,
after which they except to spend a
short time with their daughter, Mrs.
DR.. Ward, at Oelwein, before return
ing to their home ae Salem, Oregon.
They had a pleasant visit with rela-
tives and old friends in this city.
Harry is running a station for an
electric railway company and thinks
an electric line would be all right for
this country.
Some of those who visited Dubuque
the last of the week; John Lord and
wife and daughter Bessie; Reub.
French, wife and Mrs. Ora Lord,
Mrs. Fred Cooper and daughters Fern
and Florence; Misses May Young,
Alta Lewis; Maggie Morkin, Hazel
and Velma Hickok; Mrs. Harley
Hickok; Mrs. w. G.. Hlckok, and
Mrs. j. NJ. Hayden.
Fred Behlmer will move his barber
shop to the building to be vacated
by the Kavanaugh restaurant, oc-
cupying the front of the room.
Everett and Les Pritchett will use
the back of the room for their
electric business. The changes will
take place this week.
"The Virginian" at city hall
Wednesday evening was greeted by a
good house, and nearly all enjoyed
the stirring western play. The
Virginian" was another of a series
of high-class plays secured by
Sprague & Hatch for this city. The
plays are so good that they deserve a