Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-09-24
COUNTY NEWS.
Herald Correspondents Contribute
Interesting Letters.
PATCH GROVE.

for several days. Henry Glass is the
next man up. They will get his
down this week.
Hogs are improving in price.
There are many on feed in this
vicinity. The price is expected to
be good for the next month or six
weeks. Fred Wetmore and Everett
Humphrey do the bulk of the buy
ing in this vicinity.
Mrs. Martha Stone and daugh-
ter Jennie, of Waukesha, are here
visiting Mrs. Stones sister, Mrs.
Rachel Robertson and other rela-
tives.
Miss Ina Key is attending school
at Sinsinnawa.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Beardsley and
Miss Jane Wilkinson returned to
Platteville Monday, after two weeks
of visiting in this community with
friends and relatives. Mrs. w. G.
Lewis and Mrs. Sarah Wilkinson
accompanied them.
Good news comes from Dubuque
that Edna Munson who was oper-
ated on last week, is improving
rapidly and has good chance for
complete recovery.
Work on the permanent road
in Bridgeport hollow is progressing
rapidly. The crawling will soon
be completed.
Mrs. Lizzie Richards and Miss
Harriet Hicklin have gone to Estal-
line, S. D., to visit with Mr.. end
Mrs. Harvey Clifton.
People generally are pleased to
know that Rev. Jefferson has been
returned to this charge. Mr.. Jeffer-
son has done much for the Patch
Grove church. Through his un-
firing efforts we now have a fine
new parsonage which certainly is
a credit to the town.
BAGLEY.
Only light frost up to date-Sept.
goth.
Mrs. Tom Millin and daughter
Vina were visiting John and Vina
Briefly Saturday and Sunday.
DR.. Mecum and Geo. Winter are
taking in the great fair at ST. Louis
this week; so for a week at least
you want to be careful and not dis
locate a joint or overload the
stomach with melon and other
good things or you will be up
against it,"
One white frost touched the
cucumber and tomato vines, but
not much damage done yet.
Will Stark and bride were down
to see Miss Minerva Stark start for
Dakota, where she will engage in
teaching school,
October LIST Tom Boorman expects
to crack the whip over mail route
No. 2.
Mrs. Frank Scott, who has been
visiting Alice Hodge, has returned
to Minneapolis. On her way she
will stop off for few days at Prairie
du CHEN.
T. j. Clifton has placed a wind
mill for the widow Mate Sutton,
the old one having been destroyed
by the late storm.
Mrs. Weatherwax, after a ten
days visit with Matte and Charley
Calkins, has returned to Cassville.
Shipper Harvey was out on the
road last week hustling for stock
Shipments are now on, and Mr..
Harvey will turn the tide this way
until cur streets are thronged with
teams.
The Bloomington fair was a sue
cess of the first water. Ye Local
was present. The gallery Of fine
art and needle work was clearly
above the average, while the dis
play Of vegetable, grains and fruit
was decidedly the best in many
years. The half-starved potato eat
ters-of last year-yOur humble
servant included-could but stare
with drooling mouths at stacks of
fine potatoes-tubers like sticks of
stove-wood.
Out of sixty Dagoes at work here
fifty were sent to Potosi, but will
return later. A squad of bridge
men are repairing bridges.
Mrs. Lime Munson of Patch Grove
has returned from her trip to Du-
buque.
Mrs. Geo. Harvill was down trad
ing last Wednesday and her daugh-
ter Leta was here with her father
Saturday.
Ruby Harvey is at school at
Rock Island, Noma and John Glass;