Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-05-23
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Bloomington. Cassville, Cornella
Arthur and Bagley Heard From.
Gossip Picked Up.

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beauties of nature. The painless
wood and the verdant slope are tax
ing on their loveliest hue, aud there
is no spot on earth where she pre-
sents a more perfect aspect in all
her visible forms than right here in
beautiful Bloomington and environs.
Pastures and hayfelds are boom
ing on account Of the recent damp
weather Small grain is doing well.
Some fields Of corn are up, while
others are not quite all planted.
Visitors Postmaster Patch of
Patch Grove, Friday; L. G.. Hickok
and family, Lancaster, Sunday; DR..
G.. G. NARROW, Lancaster, Monday;
Jacob Beer, Bagley, Wednesday,;
Jim Burton, Glen Haven, Wednes-
day; Miss Abbie Dawson, Rockville,
John Dawson Of California and a
little daughter of Joe Dawson of
Rockville, at the home of Will
Macley Wednesday.
Exodus-John Pennock, wife and
daughter Edith to Platteville Satur-
day, Sunday and Monday; Abe Patch
and wife to Pra. du Chen Wednes-
day; Rev, Schoenfeld at Beaver Dam
for few days; Mrs. H. J. Wither-
bee to Colorado to see a sick daugh-
ter; Atty. Ph1lipson at Cassville last
week; Miss Ethel Holford at Ian
caster last week; Dr. NARROW and
Abe Patch to Lancaster last Friday;
Geo. Holford left for Colorado Tues
day; Mrs. Grant Ballantine and
daughter Dorothy at Prairie du
CHEN last week.
VIM. Fl. and D. F. Brown drove
to Patch Grove Monday, via the
McAvoy lane, past the old home
stead entered by their father, Luther
Brown, "A years ago. While both
of these gentlemen have seen much
of the world, there are many tender
memories lowering about the piOn-
eer home, where they labored hard
to subdue the wilderness but en-
joyed robust health and the whole
some pleasures Of the time.
Rev. Matt Wing of Elkader, Ia,
preached two eloquent sermons to
large congregations at the Congre-
gatioual church Sunday.
In the list of our graduates last
week the name Wagner" should
have read Mauger-Miss Gertrude
Mauger.
The windstorm Sunday slightly
damaged a partially built kichen on
Chas Woodhouse's home.
Mrs. Job Crabtree is seriously i'll
with but slight chances for recovery.
A. OFT is remodelling his house in
Brooklyn suburb.
Our people are Strengthening out
their tents and fishing tackle to be
ready for excursions to the river.
DR.. Hancock, the noted Dubuque
surgeon, in the presence of DR.. U.
S. Lewis of East Dubuque, DR.. Cook
of Glen Haven, and Drs. Lewis and
Glasier of Bloomington, performed
an operation on Mrs. Heilerman at
North Andover Wednesday.
Miss Bertha Johnson, one of
Bloomington's fairest daughters,
who has been making her home
with her uncle, G. FL. Woodhouse,
at Estherville, Ia, for several years,
was married to Mr.. Ross OF Des
Moines Wednesday. Lee Greer of
this city attended the wedding.
Our creamery is doing a good
business. Dack & Son are popular
with the farmers.
Merchants report trade good for
this season of the year.
Lincoln Abraham continues on
the sick list We hope for a speedy
recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs: Frank Newman of
this village are grandparents, a tel
egram from Brownsville, Texas,
hauing announced the arrival of a
son at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. E. K Goodrich, May 18th.
A number of our people contem-
plate attending the dance at Patch
Grove Monday. A number of the
young folks took in the hop at North
Andover Thursday night.
T. C. Davis of Platteville. pro-
moter Of the Imperial Blonde mine
at Glen Haven, is in town. He re
ports about enough ore to pay ex-
penses and men are now sinking to
lower level. Prospects are said to
be fine.
Memorial service at the M. E.
church next Sunday.
Herman Pohle has been fixing up
his residence, the old Max KOlb
home.
Mrs. A. G. Tubbs is still seriously
i'll in Chicago
Hereafter people will be fined for
riding or driving at high speed in
the village. Fancy horse managers