Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-15
Happenings at Bloomington
and Vicinity.
TO HAVE WATERWORKS
Soldiers Reunion June II and 10. Other
Items OF. General Interest to
Our Readers.

Is SERIOUSLY COuSIutIIHS GAO duNlodOIA-
ity of putting in a system of water
works. At the meeting of the village
board Thursday evening it was decided
to employ civil engineer to carefully
60 over the ground and figure the cost.
Alarge majority of our people are in
figures do not prove to be too high.
Ben Wade, a returned missionary
from Japan, is visiting his mother at
Mt. Hope and called on friends here
Thursday. Mrs. Wade is in poor
health, but as soon as she is able to
travel she intends to visit her other
son, Pitt, a doctor at Canyon City,
Col.
The rains have relieved the feed sit
uation for our farmers who have been
importing thousands of dollars worth
of .baled hay the past few months.
Our high school graduating class and
juniors passed pleasant evening at
the bank hall Friday night. A ban
quet was one of the pleasing features.
By the way, we have bright class this
year, as follows; Frank Patterson,
Frank BARLEY, Agnes Peacock, Bea-
trice Verran, Alice Patterson, Elma
Woodhouse and Alice Flynn. Com
mencement exercises are to be held
June 6, with all the usual accompani-
ments- and more too.
Remember to commence at once lay
ing plans to attend the Grant County
Soldiers reunion at Bloomington on
June 70 and 13. Please remember the
dates, as mistakes have been made in
publishing them. Our people are go
ing to see that no old veteran shall go
without reasonably good bed; and the
question of grub is never raised in
Bloomington-we never play out OF
feed, even in dry season. Our citi-
zens have raised big money for paying
expenses and the entertainment, mus
ic, ETC., will be as good as the boys ever
had. Program later.
Our schools observed Arbor Day Fri
day with appropriate exercises. The
tree question will be one Of the burn
ing subjects of the hour in the near
future. Our land has been robbed OF
the forests, the great conservators OF
moisture, and it becomes the duty OF
coming generations to grow more trees.
Richard and Delos Ladd, the former
Of Brookings, S. d., and the latter OF
Conrad. Kan, came home to attend
the funeral of their mother, Mrs. A. K.
Laid, at Patch Grove. They remained
with West Grant friends few days.
Thad Wild, deputy bank examiner OF
Milwaukee, was in our city Wednesday
calling on Woodhouse & BARLEY.
Miss Mollie Ryan, teacher at North
Andover, brought a load OF her pupils
to this city Friday for half holiday.
The old settlers who subdued the
Wisconsin wilderness are rapidly dis
appearing from the scenes OF their
early triumphs. The last to leave us
was Benz. Hudson of the town OF Bee
town, in the S3rd year Of his age and
the SD of his married life. His aged
widow is quite feeble. Mr.. Hudson
came to Grant county in 1916. He
leaves a grown-up family of children to
bless the memory of good father, an
honorable man and patriotic citizen.
More cannot be said of any man. HIS
sister, Mrs. Emeline Stewart, is re-
ported seriously ill at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. A. G. Prior, at Glass;
Vile.
Delos Abrams and wife of Lancaster
passed Sunday with Bloomington
friends.
1t is being charged that politics act
uated the committee to certain ex-
tent in it's choice of Mr.. Whitehead for
Memorial day orator at Lancaster
But we don't believe for a moment that
the committee, which is composed OF
honorable men, would stoop so low as
to take political advantage on SUCH
solemn occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Prideaux OF Ar
lington, Iowa, came here to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Prideaux's father, Benz.
Hudson. which occurred at the Dodge
school house today.
Mrs Loop and baby daughter OF Sa-
vannah. ILL.,, are visiting her sister, Mrs.
Leo Philipson. Mrs. Holt and child
rem came up with them Sunday, re-
turning Monday.
John Hite has gone to Oklahoma on
a prospecting tour.