Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-27
BLOOMINGTON
NEWS NOTES

out at Clayton landing and other
places along the Mississippi. M.
F. Woodhouse, r. N. Hoskins, Il.
E. Taylor, Fred Fischer, VIM.
Perrin, James Sprague and F. L.
Greer With their families spent the
past week camping, and large
crowd drove down Sunday to spend
the day. The weather has been
unusually favorable, making the
week one of pleasure to all con-
cerned.
James Morkin's family are en-
joying weeks outing at the VIM.
Lewis camp in Bridgeport hollow.
Rev. Schoenfeld of Dodgeville,
who has been among us few days,
occupied his old pulpit in the Con-
gregational church Sunday morn
ing. A house full of his old friends
and hearers were present, and
seemed glad to hear him preach
again. He and Mrs. S. will return
home Tuesday.
The officers of the fair association
are changing the shape of the track
and otherwise improving the
grounds, with the expectation of
having better fair than ever this
year. The premium list has been
revised and greatly improved.
r. w. Hedemann is giving his
hardware store coat of fresh paint.
James Briggs and wife of Suther-
land, Iowa, are visiting at the
home of E. S. Tubbs. Mr.. Briggs
was formerly one of our Blake's
prairie farmers, and meets many
old acquaintance here.
Miss Katherine Donnelly returned
from a three weeks visit in Min
neapolis Tuesday. She brought
Miss SADIE Lewis home with her for
a visit with relatives and former
schoolmates.
Martin N. Seippel and wife of
Glen Haven were callers in town
Wednesday.
Miss Myrtle Hughes of Beetown
spent a few days here last week.
Miss Emma Glasier accompanied
her home for a short visit.
Mrs. John Foley and Miss Celia
Bernhardt of Cassville visited at the
Hotel Donnelly last week.
Our merchants have been having
some special sales of different lines
of summer goods, making trade
brisk the past week.
Grace M. Ballantine and Edith
Pennock are visiting friends in
Madison. They will also take in
the Monona Lake assembly.
Mrs. L. HI. Giffin of Webster City,
Iowa, is visiting her mother Mrs.
Nancy Ballantine.
We were pleased to see Will
Macke on our streets again Satur-
day.
The lumber for the new Baptist
church. is now at Glen Haven and
will be hauled this week. Rev.
Fuller holds services in the Con-
gregational church once each Sun
day. This is a very suitable ar
rangement, as the Congregational
people have nc minister this sum-
$ mer
Delos Abrams and wife, Harvey
Abrams and wife and James D.
Hatch and wife of Lancaster at.
tended the Hatch-Tubbs wedding
Wednesday evening.
Abe III. Patch is transacting
business in South Dakota this week.
Mrs. Harry Woodhouse and
daughter are guests at the home of
her father S. A. Hatch.
The many friends of Mrs. G. w.
Stone are pleased to learn that she
is recovering from the operation
which was performed last Wednes-
day. She has been great sufferer
from a disease of the nerves of the
face for several years. This is
the fourth operation which has
been performed for her relief.
DR.. Frank Blackburn and wife
of Beetown shook hands with
friends here Wednesday.
Miss Agnes Peacock of Dodge
vile is spending a week in our
city.
About forty of the friends of Mrs
Will Smith surprised her Friday
evening, the occasion being her
birthday. A nice rocking chair was
presented, refreshments served, and
q pleasant evening passed.
The Salmagundi club met Thurs
day afternoon and decided to hold
meetings of social nature oc-
casionally during the summer. The