MRS. LUCY ELIZABETH GRASS. Mrs. Lucy Elizabeth Grass died at her home in this city last Saturday evening at 8:30 o’clock following an illness that covered a number of months. Paralysis was given as the cause of her death. The deceased was born September 28, 1849, at East Tracy, Wisconsin. She was united in marriage to Nicholas Grass, on December 26, 1871, at East Tracy, Wisconsin. To this union five children were born four of whom sur vive. The family came to Holt county in 1884 from Rayville, Nebraska, where they had made their home for a time, and settled upon a homestead nine miles east of O’Neill where the family resided for many years; fol lowing the death of Mr. Grass in April, 1906, Mrs. Grass and daughter, Elsie, moved to O’Neill wrhere she made her home until her death. Mrs. Grass was a hard wrorking wo man during the years that have pass ed; she reared a family in a way that was a credit to her and who were at tentive to her during her declining years, and who administered to her every want. Her daughter, Mrs. L. K. Hough, has remained with her mother and cared for her since she came to O’Neill. The deceased leaves two sons, Charles and Percy Grass; two daught ers, Mrs. Cora Hamilton, Page, and Mrs. L. K. Hough, O’Neill, one brother, Joseph McKinstry, Hornick, Iowa; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Miller ,of Wisconsin, and Mrs. Nellie Hotch kiss, Lincoln, Nebrska, besides a number of nieces and grand children. Those from away who were here to attend the funeral services w'ere Joseph McKinstry, Hornick, Iowa, a brother; Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Hildreth, and daughter, Winifred, Dennison, Iowa, Mrs. Hildreth is a niece; a granddaughter, Mrs. George Drey and Mr. Drey and children, Donald and De loras, Early, Iowa. The two sisters were unable to come for the funeral services. The funeral services were held from St. Patrick’s church Monday morning at 8:30 o’clock, conducted by Monsig nor M. F. Cassidy; burial was in Cal vary cemetery. The pall bearers were R. J. Marsh, J. H. McPharlin, H. E. Coyne, R. E. Gallagher, M. H. McCarthy, C. E. Stout. CARD OF THANKS. Our sincere appreciation is extend ed neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy shown and for floral tokens of remembrance in the hours of anxiety and bereavement occasion ed by the recent illness and death of our beloved mother, the late Mrs. Lucy Grass. The Children. Attorney and Mrs. Donald Gal lagher and children, of Lincoln, are visiting his mother, Mrs. E. F. Gal lagher and brother, Edward and family. Women’s Leader w*.:* MRS. ALVIN T. HERT of Ken tueky, vice-chairman of tha Republican National Commit tee, who is in charge of the Hoover Curtis campaign among the women of the country. She is one of the na* | tion’s most widely known political leaders. She has many interests, but finds time to manage successfully her thirteen hundred acre farm. Busy Chief SENATOR GEORGE MOSES of New Hampshire, chief at East ern Hoover-Curtis headquarters, takes his coat off and goes to work on campaign plans. BOONE COUNTY FAIR TO OPEN MONDAY, AUG. 27 Albion is expecting one of the larg est crowds in her history when the gates swing open on Boone County’s! 44th annual fair, August 27-31. No expense has been spared by the, management to make this the greatest of all the fairs that have gone before. Thousands of dollars will be offered for prizes and other thousands have been expended in giving fair patrons a great show. There will be full card of running races; a fast ball game each day be tween closely matched teams, motor cycle races, auto races and pushball, airplane stunts and parachute drop. besides the above there will be four other high class acts given before the, amphitheatre every afternoon and: evening. The Lackman-Carson carnival shows, one of the largest in the country, will be on the grounds. Music for the fair will bo furnished by the Wayne high school band. CAR I) OF THAN K S. We desire to express our thanks to the kind and loving neighbors and friends for their help and sympathy following the death, and burial of our beloved daughter and sister Blanche; and hope you may have as many kind friends in your hour of sorrow; also thank all those who gave such beauti ful floral offerings; especially the “Girl Chums” and “The Sophomores of of 1928” of Atkinson. A precious one from us has gone A voice we loved is stilled; A place is vacant in our home Which never can be filled. Lonely the house and sad the hours Since ou* dear one has gone; But oh! a brighter home than ours. In heaven is now her own. Mr. and Mrs. John Mohr and family. MEEK AND VICINITY, Several in this vicinity are thresh :ng this week. Arthur Devall and James Spindler spent Sunday evening with Cecil Griffith. Miss Elsie Kaczor and her brother, of Boyd county, spent several days at the W. F. Kaczor home. Miss Elberta Spindler, of Norfolk, vas a week-end guest at the home of her brother, Hoy a