Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-24
COUNTY NEWS.
Herald Correspondents Contribute
Interesting Letters.
BLOOMINGTON.


A very interesting program has
been prepared, as follows:
ENTRANCE OF GRADUATES.
March Bessie BARLEY
Invocation. ....... Rev. Lacey
Salutatory Mary Patterson
The Elements of Success. -.
............. Florence Brady
Great Inventions -. Paul Lewis
Instrumental Solo. Bessie BARLEY
Unconscious Influence. Amy
........., Crabtre @
Glass Will. Frank Riese
Graft. $50. 800. Mort BARLEY
Quartette, Mesdames BARLEY
and Woodhouse, Messrs. Wood
house and Bishop.
Power Attainable. /. Coy Chapman
Modern Knighthood. ), Lou Smith
Class Prophecy 49,, Mae BudWorth
dnstrun ntal Duet Bessie Bart
..... ......, ley, Mrs. BARLEY
The Past and Present. Elgie Kraut
Valedictory :. Charlotte Witcomb
Presentation of Diplomas.
Benediction -. :. Rev. Wltherbee
Will Macke has been remodeling
his store.
Andy Roberts is building a piece
of permanent road by Lee Brookens'
farm on the Little Grant road.
O. j. Arnold, supervisor of as
sessments was in town Wednesday,
on his rounds of instruction.
The high school juniors are pre-
pairing a reception for the seniors,
on Monday evening, May 20. In
vitations have been issued.
DIR. o. P. Sala visited his four
sons-Dr. e. M, DIT. o. P. Jr.,
Will and Frank at Rock Island, I'LL,
and Davenport, Iowa, last week.
Archbishop Messmer, of Mil
waukee, is expected to be here to
confirm a class ait the Catholic
church ON June 4. He will perform
a like service at Glen Haven, on the
following day.
Mrs. Abe Patch has been suffer
ing from the effects of stepping on
"a tack, but now is recovering.
Miss Inez Mutually was sent to
Mendoza last week for treatment for
mental trougDle. We all hope that
the unfortunate girl will recover.
Mrs. Josephine Brooks, accom-
panied by her daughter, Mrs. Daisy
Brown and son Detorest, is visiting
at Janesvdale, Appleton and Ne1lls-
willie for a couple'of weeks.
Miss Bessie BARLEY is home from
Dubuque, where last week she
graduated from the Academy of
Music, with much credit. She is
now asp4epdid pianist. Her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. BARLEY, were
present at the exercises.
John Thompson shipped four cars
of cattle and one of hogs from his
Patch Grove farm to Chicago last
week. The herd of 81 cattle was
considered as one of the best punches
of beef ever shipped from this part
of the state. They averaged 1877
each, right straight through, MAX
ing total of $500 pounds. Two
of the steers weighed 1890 pounds
each, and flll-blood Durham cow
in the shipment tipped the beam at
1900. Since August one of the steers
gained $50 pounds, another 615
pounds, and another $50 pounds.
He realized 1925 per hundred for
them. Mr.. Thompson always has
good stock ON his farm.
Mrs. Henry BOughton and son
Lauren of Sioux City, Iowa, arrived
Friday for visit with relatives and
friends. While working for the G.
M. & ST. P. at Aberdeen last winter
Lauren was so unfortunate as to
lose his right leg. He went from
here to Chicago to settle with the
company, who, he said, would do
the right thing.
The commencement exercises of
the Patch Grove schools will be held
next Friday. The graduates are as
follows: Ina Borah, Clara Foshay,
Lillia Arss, Alta Curtis, Florence
Hill, Edward Parker. Jesse Voss, AL
bert Milham. They have had a
very successful school year, and
Misses Sprague and Van Dusen, the
teachers, will return to their homes
in Lancaster, with the satisfaction
of having pleased pupils and par
ents.
QMrs. Carrie Ballantine went to
Sibley, Iowa, last week to visit
her sister, Mrs. A. M. Lewis. To-
gether they expect to go to Port
land, Oregon, where they will meet