Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-12
COUNTY NEWS.
Herald Correspondents Contribute
Interesting Letters.
BLOOMINGTON.


Lancaster, via Beetown, to Cas-
vile, where he made a speech at
IL a. M, thence 10 miles up the
river road to Glen Haven, where he
spoke at p. m., thence 10 miles to
Bagley, addressing large crowd at
5 o'clock, thence starting at $50
through the mud and black night
for Bloomington, where he arrived
at 9 o'clock and delivered an
enthusiastic speech which lasted
until IL o'clock. At all of these
places he had large audiences, who
listened with a deep interest to all
that he said.
Rankin, the celebrated Pittsburg
iron moulder, is billed to speak
here October Dist. He is considered
one of the best political speakers
in the country-an orator to whom
it will be a pleasure to listen.
Bert Schreiner of Lancaster was
a caller in town Tuesday.
John Hughes is leaving the nice
new home on Piety hill, to move to
Platteville, where his business
interests centre. The Hughes family
have many friends here, who hate
to see them go. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Hickok have moved into the
vacated home. No building in
Bloomington IS vacant for more
than, day or two.
Mrs. Leamy's nice new brick
house is nearly enclosed. doc"
Cooley doesn't intend to get caught
with cold fingers.
Miss May Tyler departed Satur-
day for DePere, Wis, where she
will stay some time with relatives.
She was accompanied to Lancaster
by Jesse Sawyer.
Contractor Field is placing the
large window frames in the new
Baptist church. Some of them are
as large as the side of small house.
West Grant towns were full of
politics last week. The assembly
caucuses called out large per cent
of the voting population.
Several focks of wild geese have
passed on their way south. Some
of them stopped in the corn fields
to feed. Look out for cold weather.
Vern Holford returned to his
duties on the editorial staff of the
Fond du Lac Commonwealth, Satur-
day, after pleasant visit here.
Father Donovan, the newlv-ap-
pointed priest for Bloomington and
Glen Haven parish, arrived the
latter part of the week, and here
after will conduct regular services
in those churches.
Mrs. Carey went to Dubuque
yesterday to visit her daughter,
Mrs. OFT. Soon she will go to
Merrill to visit her son George.
VIM. Lewis and wife were in
West Grant the latter part of the
week.
P BARLEY and wife started today
FOR visit at the great exposition
at ST. Louis.
Those who attended the Boscobel
fair are Messrs. and Mesdames
Ludden, Fischer, J. M. Donnelly,
Philipson, and Thos. Mcnamara,
Harley Hickok, Jas. McNamee,
Miss Ethel Holford and Mrs. Glasier.
M. F. Woodhouse was off duty
a few days last week, on account of
sickness.
The high school football team
went to Cassville Saturday, and did
up the boys of that place by score
of 10 to 0.
A. G. Tubbs is looking after his
land interests in the west this week.
The greatest joke circulating in
the papers lately was a report that
Prairie du Chen has gone dry
voted no license. Not on your life
not so long as the river flows.
Landlord Millin of Glen Haven
was business caller Thursday.
Mrs. A. HI. Blackburn, who has
been i'll, is convalescent.
His Bloomington friends are
sorry to learn of the indisposition
Of Father Hanert, formerly in
charge of the Catholic church here.
Mrs. E. Ishmael returned to Glass;
vile Sunday, after a pleasant visit
with her sister, Mrs. Scharfenstein,
who, with the family accompanied
her home.
There was quite gathering of
relatives at the home of John
Lewis, near Patch Grove, Sunday,
the occasion of his eighty-frst
birthday. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lewis
of Lancaster, and Mr.. Wilson Lewis
Of SadOwiolx Kan uprn nrncant