Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08

picnic held at Cassville, and all re-
ported good jolly time.
William Prideaux has sold his res
idence here to his daughter, Mrs. Leon
Knapp, of Brooklyn, who offers heI
residence also, for sale.
James Sprague, an old veteran OF
Co. c. of the 25th Regiment, is lying
very low at the present writing; Sun
day evening.
The Bloomington orchestra, consist
ing of seven pieces, viz: Lester Prit-
chett, Ray Bales, Milton Frazier, Ora
,Brodt. Seward Garthwaite, Miss RoXa
Prideaux and Mr.. Helsapple, of Prai-
lrie Du Chen, furnished music for the
lCatholic picnic and harvest home fes-
Itival held at Glenharm last Wednes-
Iday, where an immense crowd assem-
bled for the occasion.
Quite a number from here attend
ed the Fair at Platteville last week
land reported a good time all around
Sam Dixon and Harry Pascoe from
the Joe Wright farm on Grant river
were here Friday and reported their
crop OF corn of about s001 acres in the
bottom, all killed by the frost.
Walter Allen and son, Grover, farm
ers, OF Beetown, were here shopping
Friday.
Last Friday evening, just 80 of the
business men and friends OF George
Hickok gave him surprise party al
the hotel, from where he departed
Monday for his home on the farm
near Millville, for which he recently
traded his hotel, after being in bust
ness here for more than twenty years
and the occasion will certainly be re-
membered for many years to come
and in token of the regard the party
held for him, in behalf of the partici-
pants, Banker Milton WoOdhouse, pre-
scented him with very commodious
and comfortable chair, which we hope
he may enjoy for the rest of his life
Lester Hickok and children, and
Ged. Budworth and children autoed
Through here Saturday on their way
to the river for a fishing outing.
Tommie Woodhouse, Mrs. Harley
Hickok, and Mrs. John Gates started
on an extended visit to Nebraska
where they will visit Levison Wood
house and family at Gordon, Nebr, fol-
while, then Eddie Woodhouse and
family at Clarks, Nebr.
Mrs. Frank Tebo, son Artie, and
i daughter, Lizzie, after an extended
visit with her sister, Lizzie Garthwaite
at Sheldon. Iowa, and her sister, Mrs
August Helms, at Hulda, Ia, returned
home Friday in time to take in the
big furniture sale at the Hotel Hickok
on Saturday.
Attorney Edward Sprague, of Elk
horn, Wis, arrived here Saturday
night to visit his brother, James, who
is lying very low at the present writ
ing, Monday morning.
Chris Garner and wife, farmers
from Grant river, below Beetown
were up Saturday and reported that
his 140 acres of bottom corn, which
was badly bitten with frost, with rea-
sonably good weather would still make
a fair crop.
The village school will commence
next Tuesday, the 7th of September
with a full corps of teachers, with
Prof. Bray as COMMUNICATIVE
Mrs. Samuel McIvor, ST., eighty
four years old, and a pioneer resident
of this village, passed away last Sun
day evening at her daughters resi-
dence. The immediate cause of her
death being pneumonia. She leaves
five children, three sons and two
daughters; Samuel, Jr., and Matte, one
daughter live in Bloomington.
The council have finished the new
cement sidewalk on Porter street, and
an excellent job at that.
Ellsworth Ball, of Sabina, Nebr., is
visiting his brother, Da vid's family
and many other relatives here.