Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-12-08

IA for all members, their wives and
Rebeccas. Supper will be divided be-
j tween the two restaurants.
| Mrs. John Frankland and son Dave,
of Beetown, helped to swell the crowd
here last Saturday.
The M. w. A. will elect officers on
Thursday night, Dec 9 and all mem
| bers are requested to be present.
The roof is on the electric power
station and the machinery will soon
be installed and the poles are almost
ready for the wires.
The hotel Jones gave a special din
ner last Sunday which was we'll at
tended and all present felt fully salts
fed with the bOunteOus spread.
The Bloomington Athletes went to
Bagley last Thursday and defeated the
Bagley team in a game of basketball,
by a score of 26 to 20.
Pritchett Brothers have leased part
of the rooms occupied by Miss Ryan's
millinery store, and have moved their
electric furnishings in there. Call and
inspect, them.
Chris Greebe, who was operated
on for appendicitis in the Mercy hos
pital at Dubuque few days ago, is
expected home about the middle OF
this week.
Mr.. Gormley, our movie man, has
purchased proper fixtures for the oc-
casions and will take some of his en-
tertainments to other villages and we
heartily indOrse him as a gentleman
and a first class business man where
ever he goes.
The ditcher finished it's contract last
Wednesday and started to dig several
blocks more for the village and when
it had gone about One-half block they
received dispatch from the owner
of the machine ordering them to stop
till further orders and it has done
nothing since.
The we'll driller for the waterworks
has struck a larger flow OF water at
depth of about 100 feet and thinks it
will furnish plenty of water for the
needs of the village, and wOrkmen
from the Chicago Bridge and Iron Co.
are busy building the foundation for
the reservoir and work on the pump
ing station will begin soon.
The waterworks men began blasting
out the rocks in the ditch in front OF
the hotel last Tuesday, and are about
ready to complete the laying of the
mains in Canal street, and everyone
will be glad when it is done as it has
been obstructing business in the main
business section of the village for
| long time.
Last Wednesday evening, William
Flickner, an old time busman OF Bee
town, rode from CasSville with Hal
Stephens to Beetown. When about
| half way home Hal noticed that Flick
ner was asleep and could not wake
him. When he arrived in Beetown he
was still asleep. When he left him at
John Bishops house and at the pres
ent time he is still unconscious. PrOba-
bly, had a stroke.
Last Wednesday, the G. A. R. boys
and wives marched to the residence
of Comrade Jacob Schreiner for din
ner, as per order, to celebrate the an
niversary of his 18th birthday, and
partook of a spread that would be hard
to duplicate, and from the banquets
we have attended this winter we
should think the poultry yards would
be exhausted before now. But then,
you know Comrade Schreiner served
in the cavalry, and chicken must
roost very high that he cannot reach.
After dinner we retired to the parlor,
where, after hearing Comrade Hick-
ok and Better tell for the 42nd time
how the Iron Brigade captured little
Round Top, General Lee and put down
! the rebellion, we joined with Mrs. Pat
BARLEY at the piano and sang again
the old war songs of long ago, with
| the compliment from Mrs. BARLEY that
we were all good singers-but that
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