Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-10-06

vi oAc1i . VI lHlSrGSI To the OfQof. A
ten o'clock supper at the Brookens
MOTEL was served to about fifty guests.
Farm Brings $3.50 an Acre
Harry Tornowske has sold his 12O
acre farm mile south of town to a
party from Dubuque, the price paid
being $685. per acre.
A League Address
Hon. X. |. Perkey of Boise, Idaho.
who has been visiting here the past
week gave political address Friday
evening at the city hall, the subject
OF his talk being the League OF
Nations. Mr.. Perkey is a good speaker
ana ne gave clear explanation of the
League from Democratic stand
point There was a good audience
out to hear him. About dozen from
Bagley and several from Mt. Hope
were III attendance at tie speech.
Funeral. of Pioneer
Funeral services for the late john
Brookens OF Chehalis, Wash, who
dled at Abilene, Kan Sept %. were
held Ill the M. E. church in this city
tuesday afternoon and burial was
at providence cemetery. A large
number of Old friends and relatives
gathered to pay their last Tribute Of
respect TO this worthy man who spent
most OF his life in this community.
lie was 70 years of age His near sur
vlvEg relatives are his wife of Che
halls, Wash, four sons and five daugh
tiers: Lee, ROLAND and Ben of Bloom
lngton, Mike of Dakota. Mrs. Emma
Lewis, Nina Foster, Eliza beth Hope Of
Bloomington, Maud Louthain of Bee
town and Effie Anderson of Mt. Hope.
Mrs Lee Greer is visiting friends
at Mellin. Wis
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Cooper of Mad
1son came Sunday for a visit with rel
atives.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Mcpherson and
children spent Sunday in Prairie du
CHEN.
Principal l.. H. Wochos attended a
Superlntendents meeting at Mad
ison, Friday
Miss Effie Skinner and mother. of
Glen Haven are visiting at the S. F.
Mcfver home
Fred Cooper came home Friday
from Madison where he has been for
the past two weeks.
Messers and Mesdanes T. b. GilIi-
gan. and Clarence Smith made an auto
A number from this place are plan
ming to attend the Community and
School Fair at Mt Hope next Satur-
day
0. L. Saither was in town Saturday.
gave an interesting talk on Home
Missions at the M. E. church Sunday
morning
Mrs. Henry Knapp returned Ftiday
from Minneapolis where she spent the
past week with her daughter Mrs.
Pearl zimmerman
DR.. NJ. B. Glasier, Mrs Lee Brook
ems and Mrs. Reub French went to
Milwaukee Monday TO attend Grand
Chapter of o. E. S.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pennock went
10 Lancaster Sunday to spend few
days They will also visit relatives
at Fennimore before returning home.
Military Ridge Chapter D. A. r.,
will celebrate its 9Th anniversary
Tuesday by a covered dish dinner
party at the home Of Mrs S. e. Pear
son.
Jesse Sawyer and wife OF I.ancas-
ter visited at the L. S. Sawyer home
Saturday On Sunday Jesse left for
Rochester, Mimi, to consult special
lists in regard to his health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Riese returned
to Lancaster Friday. After a few days
they expect to return to their home in
Chicago and Jesse will resume his
work with the State Bank in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Hatch, M. ard
Mrs. Charles Hatch, Mrs H. Il. Wood
house, Mrs. e. d. Beeman and con
David. Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Hatch and
son Gilbert spent Sunday with the
James Hatch family at Lancaster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linn Woodhouse and
two children accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs. K. l. Perky to Milwaukee Satur-
day After short stay there and at
Chicago Mr.. and Mrs. Perky will re-
turn to their home at Boise, Idaho.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo BARLEY and
children went to Viroqua Thursday
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Johnson
and attended the fair From there Mrs
BARLEY and children went to Cash
ton to spend a week with her sister,
Mrs. O'Connell and family.
Miss Belva Hoskins and Mrs. Mark
Hoskins had a narrow escape from
serious injury Sunday, as they were on
their way to Lancastae IL making
a quick turn to avoid a deep rut the
car was thrown out of the road into
a ditch Mrs. Hoskins was thrown
the windshield but fortunate
ly received only slight injury. Belva,
who was driving, was unhurt.