Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-10-06

Albert LOSSenSOhn went on DuSl-
ness and pleasure trip to Dubuque last
Saturday
A stranger made his appearance on
our streets last Thursday leading
timber wolf.
Prof Saethers and family, of Patch
Grove visited relatives in Bloomington
Saturday and Sunday.
Quite a large delegation from here
attended the Lacrosse f2ir last week
and all reported a good time.
Peter Rooney has about completed
his new barn in place Of the one de-
stroyed by the wind last spring.
A ball game was played at Mt. Hope
Sunday between Woodman and Patch
Grove, resulting in a victory for Wood
man.
Mr.. and Mrs Leo Barthy came home
Tuesday in their car from weeks
visit with relatives at Grand Rapids,
Mich.
The first meeting of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, Of Bloom
ington, met at Mrs. S. E. PearsOns last
Friday.
Everett Kavanaugh and wife, Harry
Day. and Larry HickOk took in the
show at the Majestic, in Lacrosse, Fri
day night.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will serve chicken-pie dinner
Saturday, October g., in the basement
of the church.
Bert Clark of Patch Grove, with
crew of men, will start building VIM.
Patterson's new residence in this vii
lage this week.
DR.. Godfrey of Lancaster, was called
here last Saturday to see Comrade
James Sprague, who has been very i'll
for some time past.
J. B. Gilligan, wife and daughter,
Pa t, started Monday for MADEIRA, Cal.
to visit relatives and will take in the
exposition before they return.
The first number of the Bloomington
Lyceum course will be on Monday,
October 18th, presenting the Balm
er's Kaffir Boys" direct from South
Africa. Be sure to see them.
J.B. Gilligan & Co. are furnishing
the new M. E. church with its heat
plant. Sprague Bros, are doing the
other finishing work and it will soon
be ready for the dedication program
Last Tuesday Henry Bonn, farmer
near here, while finishing his new silo
fell from the top, distance of 20 feet,
hurting his back and Earring him up
considerably, but escaped with no
broken bones.
Last Sunday Frank Five Coats au-
toed to Platteville with Mrs. Harvey
Hickok, her children and Leslie Lee
for a pleasure trip to visit her daugh-
ter, Gladys, who is attending the nor
NAL there.
The moving picture show given at
the city hall five days of last week
were as good as the ordinary and
should receive a reasonable attend
ance in the future. Dates for this
week Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day.
Last Thursday while crossing
Brooklyn bridge with his auto
Orville Wright ran into and killed
John Brady's blooded English bull ter
rior. Poor old pup. How he will be
missed from around the family circle
the coming winter.
Last Wednesday Mrs. Maggie Reed,
with Kennedy's team, took Mrs. Olive
Osborne to Cassville to take the train
for visit to Elyria, Ohio. When in
Cassville the front axle of the buggy
broke throwing the occupants out in
juring Mrs. Osborne slightly, but prac-
tically demolished the buggy, and the
horses escaped uninjured.
Mrs. Preston Hayden was buried
last Saturday, followed by large con-
course of people. Her father, George
Hutchcroft is certainly having his
share of this worlds trouble. Within
the last year he has buried two sons,
grandson, a daughter, and sister,
besides his house burned to the ground
with no insurance whatever, and his
own health at the present time is very
poor. In the meantime Preston Hay
den has lost his wife and son.
M. F. Woodhouse and S. E. Pearson,
with W. D. Kellogg, salesman for the
Globe Electric Light Co., went Tues
day to Kendall, Wis, to inspect a
plant there, similar to the one pro-
posed here, and on their return made
a favorable report to meeting of the
stockholders, held at the bank build
ing, Thursday evening, where an or
ganization was formed. Articles of
agreement signed by the members and
M. F. Woodhouse, S. E. Pearson and j.
B. Ludden were appointed as an exec
utive committee to promote the enter
prise to finish, and as the lot is al
ready secured, the work on the erec-
ton of the plant will soon be started.