Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-05-19

sale-the M. M. Ziegler home. It
is advertised in another column.
Again we are asked to call at
tention to the forthcoming camp
meeting at Platteville. This will be
held June 1927, and it is hoped a
good crowd will be in attendance.
George G. Mccarthy, chief of
police and streets, bad the street
gang out with snow shovels, Tues
day morning. Nc, net shoveling
snow-mud.
Clint D. Budworth was in Lam
caster over Sunday. He stopped off
here, on his way home from Boscobel,
where he went to attend the funeral
Of the late Charles d. Parker. Mr..
Parker was an uncle of Mrs. Clint.
Budworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Winskill,
Mrs. c.. w. Burrows and Miss Nettie
Griswold went to Dubuque by auto,
last Saturday. Mrs. Thomas Car
mody, Sr., accompanied them to the
home of her son, Leo, near East Du-
buque, where she spent the day.
They all came home in the evening.
The Rev. M. j. Kinney, who
takes part in the sacred concert at
ST. Clements church, next Thursday
evening, is the priest in charge of
the Catholic parish at Avoca. Be-
sides attending to the spiritual needs
of his congregation, he finds time to
make occasional trips to help out on
special events, like the organ dedi
catory celebration that is set for
Thursday evening in Lancaster.
| North Madison street is coming
into its own right along these days.
In addition to the improvements made
and being made in the Edwards build
ing, that were mentioned in last
weeks Herald, it now Develops that
the Lancaster Light and Power COM
pany is to occupy offices in the north
half Of the block. So it stands that
Delos Edwards is to use the south
room with a general family provisions
store, and the electric light company
ia to have the other half. All of
which is very pleasing to those who
are now engaged in business on the
street, for the more the merrier of
such agreeable company.
Mrs. William F. Hicks was 80
: x,oara old looT MopIou in tho
evening as many as 20 of her friends
walked in and gave her a little sur
prise party. They talked of old
times and spent jolly evening.
Refreshments were served, consisting
of ice cream and cake, gifts were
bestowed on the worthy victim of the
surprise and the guests left at II
o clock wishing Mrs. Hicks many
happy returns of the day. Mrs.
Hicks was born Mary Jane Lee, in
Huron county, Ohio, May II, 1885.
With her mother she came to Galena
in 1910. and to Grant county 1855.
She has lived in Lancaster 80 years
She is the mother of Mrs. c. w.
Burrows, and the party is said to
have had its origin in the Burrows
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Stevens,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Lowrey, Harry
c. Orion, l.. A. Clark, Andrew
Lewis, John Mcmahon and Stanley
Reinhart, were among those who at
tended the undelivered freight sale of
the G. M. & st. F. and G. B. & @.
railroads which took place in Prairie
du Chen on Wednesday and Thursday
of last week. For anyone who has
never before witnessed this particular
sort of sale, it is a treat to be
remembered. When we stop to con-
slider that more than 500, 900 worth
of articles, ranging from monograph
needle to an automobile, is sold in
less than two days, we must admit
that they were going some. The sale
is conducted without the least bit of
confusion or loss of time. Bids are
signified by holding up a pencil or
finger. No oral bidding is necessary,
the auctioneer doing most of the talk
ing around there. The memory dis
played by the auctioneer and other
officials at the sale is really wonder
full they never forget name or a
face, although there are usually as
many as l, 900 persons present.
For the decoration of the Soldiers
monument we will require con-
siderable quantity of evergreens and
flowers. We will also need great
many flowers to make up into wreaths
and bouquets for the children who
take part in the Memorial day exer
cises. Our committees expect to
decorate the monument on Saturday
afternoon, May %. and it will be