Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-10-01
LIVINGSTON.
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The 120 acre farm of the Mrs. Sar-
ah Watson estate was sold at auction
Tuesday to McNett Bros, Will Ban
field and Jas. Galligan, all of Cuba
City, at $257 an acre. j. G. Kramer has
been on the place the past 8 years
and held his closing out sale also on
Tuesday. Col. p. A. Bishop cried both
sales. A large crowd was in attend
ance. About 300 autos were counted in
front of the house during the noon
hour and number were parked else
where. Total of the sale was around
$4,000. The first COW sold for $525 (;
6 months old calves went for as high
as $3.50, and everything else in pro-
! portion.
Mrs. Frank Moore and grandson
have returned from visit with rela-
tives at Oelwein, Ia.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Goodsell Billings at Platteville re-
Gently. Mr.. Billings is superintendent
of the Yewdell mine near here.
Come to the high school fair. Re-
member the date, Saturday, Oct. 18th.
The Rev G. H. Pierstorff and fam
lily arrived from Maiden Rock Tues
day. They are now nicely settled in
the residence east of the M. E. church
which was leased from Mrs. Arch
Granville for the parsonage.
Roscoe Gundlach laft Tuesday for
Gilman, Wis, to purchase car of po-
tatoes to ship to Livingston.
Earl Kennedy spent Sunday in Mad
ison.
Mrs. Geo. Walker of Lancaster, Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Robert Graham,
last week.
Mrs. Rose Yewdell and daughter
Elsie of Philadelphia, are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe BiddicF
Mrs. Geo. Walker left Saturday for
her home at Lancaster after a visit
with her sister, Mrs Graham.
Mrs. Ben Rahbek and little daugh-
ter of Darlington, visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Livingston, last
week
Gussie Hartsook and family are
moving to Montfort
A large crowd from here attended
the fair at Lancaster Thursday and
Friday. On Friday Livingston VS. Big
Patch played ball. Score 2 to 1 in fav-
or of Livingston.
Grover Reed who recently arrived
from overseas is visiting relatives and
friends here
Potatoes sold at 50 a bushel Mon
day. Hugh Livingston and Lee Bail
ell received a car from Portage.
Rev. F. H. Apologize departed Mon
day for his new pastorate at Viola.
He goes there instead of Blue River
as previously stated. We wish him
success in his new field.
Mrs. Thatcher Robe of Henrietta,
Okla, has been a guest at the home
of Mrs. Jane Skaife She left Satur-
day for visit at Lancaster before re-
turning to her home.
Miss Pauline Banfield returned to
her home at Cuba City, Wednesday.
Robert Wilkins is attending the
Platteville normal instead of the U.
w. as stated last week.
Come to our annual high school fair
Saturday, Oct. 4.
High School Fair Notes.
Program for the H. S. fair, Satur-
day Oct. 4th, is as follows:
to IL a. M, exhibits entered at
high school
10 a. m, Concert by Mineral Point
band.
1890 a M, Baseball between Liv-
ingston H, S. and Rewey H. S. at H.
S. grounds.
II a. m. to p. m.-JLdging of ex-
hibits.
100 p. m.-Band concert by Min
eral Point band at high school,
8 p. m.-Baseball Livingston VS..
Big Patch at H. S. grounds.
1880 p. m.-Band concert on Main
street.
Premium lists for the fair may be
obtained from Livingston barber shop
or Won Wald's store.
Prizes for rural school exhibits
will be the same as last year. This
was omitted by the printer
The prizes for any other variety of
corn will be the same as for the Wis
consin No. 7-$5, So, 50, 81.
Pens for the hog exhibits, which
are being made by the freshman boys,
will be completed this week.
The boys will also make a run-
way for unloading calves and cattle
from wagons.
The Mineral Point band of Is to 20
pieces will play all day and give a
concert after supper.
E. d. Holden of Madison, will Judge
the vegetables and grain; Miss Peat
of Platteville will judge sewing and
cooking; County Agent Davies and
Co. Supt Young of Lancaster will
Judge the educational exhibits; Mr..
Davies will judge the poultry; a rep
resentative from the University of
Wisconsin will judge the livestock.