Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-01
OLD settler PASSES
MRS. ORLANDO PRIDEAUXs OF
BLOOMINGTON, ANSWERS LAST
CALL.-OTHER NOTES.
BLOOMINGTON.

Mrs. Orlando ]. Prideaux passed
away at her home in this city Friday
morning after a few days illness of
influenza aged SIS years. She had
been in poor health for some time and
her strength was not sufficient to
stand this last attack. She was for
merly Miss Susie Chapman of Dodge
vile, Wis. Mrs. Prideaux came with
her husband to this community i'm
mediately after their marriage about
forty years ago. They settled three
miles east of this place ON a farm
where they lived for more than 20
years. Later they purchased the r.
d. Holford property on Mill St which
has since been their home. Deceased
is survived by her husband and three
daughters, Lily and Mrs. Ella Red
field at home and Mrs. Lester Prit-
chett of this city. Funeral services
were held at the house Sunday morn
| ing, Rev. G. G. Stafford officiating Bur
ial was at Providence cemetery.
! Messrs. Bert and Clyde Prideaux of
Madison, were here to attend the fu-
neral
Word was received here Sunday Of
the death of VIM Hutchcroft of Glen
Haven, an old and respected citizen
we'll known in these parts. He was
about 75lyears of age.
Miss Sylvia Greer of Chicago. r.
N. Greer of Prairie du Chen, and
Harry Greer of Mason City, Ia, are
here this week in attendance upon
their brother Joe who is seriously i'll
of influenza. He is somewhat better
at this writing.
Abe Patch and Dave Ballentine of
| Prairie du Chen, were here Saturday.
Sgt. Mark Hoskins came up from
Camp Grant Sunday to spend a few
days at home.
Sgt. Lee Peacock came home from
Camp Sheridan, Ala, to spend Christ
mas with the home folks, returning
Sunday.
Word comes from Rev A. L. Conk-
| lin at Bradford, Ia. that his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lee milford, is the mother
of a little daughter born Monday Mrs.
milford has been very i'll with pneu-
/
ting along very we'll.
Miss Belva Hoskins is spending a
| few days with her friend Miss Leila
Lewis of East Dubuque
Several of the teachers who were
home for the holidays have returned
to their schools. Misses Norma
/ Pearson and edith Pennock left Sat
urday, the former to Sparta and the
latter to Kansas City, Kas. Misses
returned to Boscobel Sunday; Miss
! Nellie Morrissey to Verona the same
! day
The following students are also re-
turning to their work at the univer-
sity this = eek: Bessie Mulrooney, r.
/ wing Woodhouse, Fred Schreiner Rose
Better, Charley Meyers, Neil Bal
lentine. Dorothy Ballentine. Helen
Pearson and Mabel Anstey.
Miss Ethel Carter and her mother,
! Mrs. Ed. Carter of Appleton, are Wis
ting at the DR.. r. M. Carter home.
Mrs. L. S. Sawyer who has been i'll
for some time, is improving.
The local Red Cross branch shipped
fifty suits Of pajanas to Platteville
/ last week.
Mrs. Elliott Edwards returned Sat
urday to her home at Ismay, Mont,
after visit of two weeks with rela-
! tives here.
The Bloomington Record has start.
ed subscription list for funds to
erect suitable monument or memoir
ial to the memory of the Bloomington
boys who gave their lives in the late
war. Several good sums have already
b, en- pledged for this worthy cause
The news of the death of Martin
! Seippel which occurred at Dubuque,
Friday, was heard with much regret
/ by his many Ii 'eLds here He lived
at Glen Haven for number of years.
being in the ldTaher business aI,G had
dealings with many people here His
wife, formerly Miss Elsie Hutchcroft,
of Glen Haven, is also well known
here. She and her two children have
= e sympathy of this community in
their loss
/ Those who wished for a white"
| Christmas were not disappointed as
several inches of snow fell last Tues
day The heavy storm in addition to
| the muddy roads of the preceding
week interfered with the Christmas
shopping to a certain extent, the re-
silt being that the stores have been
busy with holiday trade all the rest
of the week. One merchant says he
never sold as many goods in the days
after Christmas as he did this year
As no Christmas trees or public
exercises were held more than the
usual number of little trees in the
/ homes were enjoyed.
The coal situation has been some
what relieved by the arrival of sew
| era1 cars at Glen Haven. Transfers
from here were busy bringing it out
Friday and Saturday. With num-
Der of families this is the first coal
that could be obtained this season