Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-21
COUNTY NEWS.
Herald Correspondents Contribute
Interesting Letters.
BLOOMINGTON.

contentment and happy memories.
At no other earthly shrine is the de-
votion SO pure, sincere and lasting,
and nowhere else does the weary
head enjoy the same complete re-
Taxation and sweet repose as on the
old home pillow up in the humble
bedroom. The home visit is never
lost sight of during the absence of
the wanderer from its protecting
care. n@
.Stay, stay at home. my heart, and rest,
housekeeping hearts are happiest,
For those that wander t~ney,know not where
Are full of trou ole and full of are.
TO stay at home is best"
Mrs. Leroy f. Greener, of Min
nesota, came home to see her father,
Abram Adkins, whose health has
been delicate of late. We hope to
see the old veteran about again
soon.
Mrs. John Foley, junior editor of
the Cassville Index, visited relatives
and numerous friends here the
latter part of the week. Mrs. Foley's
health is quite good now, thanks
to the glorious climate Of Cassville.
The Royal Neighbors' leap-year
party at City hall Friday evening
was a complete social success. The
ladies know how to handle all these
social functions better than the
men do. We hope the results Of the
last leap-year party Of the year will
be recorded good and numerous in
the Office of the county clerk.
Patch Grove has a holiday ball
on the Goth, with music by the
Bloomington orchestra. The North
Andover dance will be on goth,
with music by the Dubuque harp
orchestra.
r. N. HOskins cut loose his ice
h~arvesters the latter part OF the
week. The ice is over a foot thick
and as clear as crystal fine as ever
was seen in this vicinity.
Grandma Devlin died at the home
Of Jacob Henry, town Of Mt. Hope,
Thursday. She was the mother of
Mrs. Henry and L. F. Devlin, and is
said to have been over eighty years
of age.
A.. G. Tubbs went to Waunakee,
Dane county, Monday, to attend the
funeral of his sister, Mrs. DR.. l.. A.
Friederichs, formerly Of Blooming
ton and Patch Grove. She went
from Patch Grove to Florida, but
returned to Chicago, where they
have been living for some time.
Mrs. Friederichs was an invalid for
a number of years prior to her
death.
We are sorry to hear that S. d.
Ludden of Boscobel is seriously i'll,
with but slight chance for recovery.
His son, J.. B. Ludden, one of our
well-known merchants, goes to that
city az often as possible to visit
him.
Casper Auel while hunting re
Gently captured a fine fox. Casper
and his fellow sportsmen capture a
dozen or more foxes every winter
in West Grant.
Dawald Garner of Lancaster
visited at the home of H. G. Craig
over Sunday.
Chas. and Frank O'Neil were up
from Bridgeport Saturday. Chas.
recently returned from,a trip in the
south. He reports selling more
graphophones than the company
can make-about 1900, behind on
orders.
Santa Claus at Hedemann's store
Saturday attracted the children.
The fifteen to twenty lodges in
town are electing officers for the
ensuing year.
Misses Edna Gulick and Myra
Knapp returned from normal school
at Oshkosh, on account of the pre-
valence of small pox in that city,.
Madge Lewis, fourteen-year old
daughter of w. E. Lewis of Patch
Grove, while skating in the roller
rink Saturday evening, fell and
broke both bones of an arm, near
the wrist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hale, of Little
Grant, celebrated their t~wenty-fifth
wedding anniversary Saturday, by
inviting in a lot of neighbors. AL
very pleasant evening was the re-
suit. The program included a lux.
urious spread. Many presents were
left by the guests
John Gates, a well-known farmer
and stockman living near this place,
fell from a hay-mow and fractured
a RIB Sunday morning. We hope he
will not be laid up long on account
Of tho o00idont