Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-10-13
grandson. of course.

autoed over from Belmont, Sunday to
visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Griffen
Hickok, and returned the same day.
There was some talk of starting an
other newspaper in Bloomington, until
l started to write for the Herald,
which blocked the entire proposition.
Lester Hickok and family took din
ner with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Griffen Hickok last Sunday and visited
with his brother, Harry and family of
Belmont.
Robert Hoskins cried a sale at the
George Reed farm near Millville last
Tuesday and l believe Bob would
rather cry sale than ride in hearse
any old time.
o. H. Winner and son, Ellie, of Bee
town, were selling the second crop OF
strawberries on our streets last Fri
day. Something out of the ordinary
in this climate.
Our blacksmiths, Reuben French,
George Porter and Frank Scharfen-
stein attended the National Horse
shoers' association at Lancaster last
Saturday evening.
DR.. and Mrs. Heraty and two child
rem with Alex Brady, autoed to Mil
waukee Tuesday for visit with the
doctors parents, and Mr.. Brady re-
turned Friday by train.
At the present writing Frank Hay
den of Burton and brother of Pres
ton Hayden, who lost his wife in Bee.
town few days ago is lying very i'll
while his brother, Preston, is there
nursing him.
A large auto truck from Winona,
Mimi, has been plying between here,
Glen Haven and Lancaster, hauling
passengers and freight for the past
week, and took load of young peo-
pie to Prairie du Chen for the dance,
Friday.
Next Saturday will be dollar day"
in Bloomington; so be sure and be in
early and see what we have got for
dollar, as it is always dollar day
at Mrs. Hayden's. Be sure and see
what she may have in specials for
your inspection.
George Gregg, an old veteran, for
merly of this vicinity, and his wife,
now of Blue Hills, Neb., arrived here
Friday and will make an extended visit
with relatives and friends before they
return home. Mrs. Gregg is a sister
of Mrs. Henry Cooley of Lancaster,
who is reported very i'll at present.
Last Wednesday the ladies of the
M. E. church held fried chicken So
cial at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Roberts, where they fed
multitude of souls, who seemed more
hungry for chicken than religion
about that time of day. Just think of
$40 worth of fried chicken masticated
at one luncheon.
Ora Hatch, while coming from the
direction of Patch Grove Sunday in
his auto with his wife and baby, for
some unknown cause the car struck a
small ditch, when the door flew open
and threw his wife and child to the
ground, with but very little injury to
them or the car. Ora says it seems
that either he or the car must have
been asleep.
Last Wednesday while threshing at
the Ernest Garthwaite farm in Little
Grant, William Rose, Sherman Hay
denis hired man, received a severe
wound in his right hand by the tongue
of the separator piercing his hand
while against the tool box of the en-
CINE, and he was brought here Sunday
where he will remain for some time
! to be near the doctor, for treatment.
The subject of electric lights and
waterworks has been exhausted, so
will pass them up for the present, but
for the railroad it seems that Bishop
will have to fall back in the Tom Nc
Donald class and wait for future re-
suits. l am sorry / did not subscribe
for the eleven shares and be one of
the big men of the community, for it
was a cinch from the start. l should
never have had to divvy up.
Last Saturday the ladies of the
Congregational church gave a chicken
J pie dinner in the basement of the
church, and cordially invited as many
as could raise 35c to attend and as
luck would have it, some lady came in
the day before and settled for the
trimming on her last spring hat, so |
put 10c with it and went up and
bought two dinners, and you know
that chicken pie is kind of lottery,
for you don't know just what part of
the chicken you are going to draw,
and the first time l drew the rum
ming gears" of nice spring pullet
and the second time duplicate of the
first; so l thought 1 would do some
thing to change my luck before
tried it again, thinking could never
look an old hen in the face again
when opposite the Tubbs' home l met
the same rooster that scratched three
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