Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-10-11
BLOOMINGTON NEWS
Gathered by Our Hustling West
Grant Correspondent.


people attended the Boscobel fair,
and all report a good time but light
attendance. Some enemy OF the
society spread the report all about
the country thai small pox, scarlet
fever and diphtheria were prevail
ent In town. Hundreds stayed
away on that account. Next year
the society should advertise ahead
that there will be no contagious
disease permitted during the fair.
West Grant people carried off honors
with stock exhibits. Lyness Bros.
had nine horses there and captured
eight premiums, and also second IN
the breeding ring. Thos. Hore q
Sons of Little Grant had some
horses entered and carried off some
prizes. Harry Young Of Mt. Hope
had second premium on draft team,
Chas. Simpson on hogs, and Fred
Lambert and Frank Alexander on
horses. Lambert's CHERRY Bounce"
won both running races. The ex-
hibition pleased the people.
Miss Elsie Kist, recently sent to
Mendoza, shows very little improve
ment of mind trouble. Her present
condition was brought on by an in
jury to the spine, sustained IN an
accident on street car in Chicago
two years ago. The company
buncoed her into accepting $40 as
compensation for the accident.
Personals: Mrs. G. G. Briggs of
Kansas City, Mo-, visited at the
home of L. BETTER and G. w. Day
last week. She had been on a visit
with her mother at Mt. Ida. Harvey
Foster and wife were over from
Lancaster Thursday. VIM. Nc
Gully, wife and baby daughter Of
Milwaukee visited her brothers, the
McNamaras, in this vicinity last
week. Butterman Dack was up
from Beetown Friday. Mrs. Mary
Watriss and Norman arrived from
Gordon, Neb., Friday for an ex-
tended visit. George Bishop was
up from Cassville Saturday. Rev.
Maxwell of Minneapolis called on
Miss Orcott and other friends from
an extended visit IN the north.
Rev. Lacey and wife, Mate McIver,
Nellie Austin and Otis Weld at
tended the Congregational state
convention at Dodgeville last week.
Casper Auel went to Dubuque last
week to see his wife, WHO is recover
ing from the effects of an operation.
Quite number attended a social at
Dodge church Friday evening.
Harley Hickok made business trip
to Illinois last week.
Abe Goldberg is sending out a
fine clothing circular, printed at the
Record Office.
This is the first year that farmers
have actually wished for a frost.
The leaves have matured and are
dropping off.
Several from here attended the
funeral of Capt. Hall at Dodge
church Friday. They knew him
in early days, when mining was the
industry at Beetown.
The Union telephone central is
now at s. A. Hopes.
The Methodist children had a
picnic in Chas. Garthwaite's grove
last Saturday.
The bowling alley is open even
ings.
John Hughes and Chas. Elledge
were over from Platteville last Sat-
urday, and Mr.. Hughes sold his
nice new home on Aristocratic
avenue to Will. Morrissey, who we
are told, will move to town in the
spring.
Bertis Field has men mining at
Buena Vista, Iowa, and east of
Beetown, with good prospects of
striking pay dirt. We hope he may
strike big lead.
Rev. Catchpole who is in the
business of finding homes for home
less children, preached at the
Baptist church Sunday.
S. Agnes Hope is on the sick list,
but is improving.
Will Myers of Beetown has
bought Mrs. Bonham's home and
will move to this village soon. Will
is good citizen and we welcome
him.
i. Abraham has traded the L. D.
Holford home to O. j. Prideaux
for his farm four miles east of this
place. So Mr.. and Mrs. Prideaux
and family will probably become
residents of this village.
Mr. Williams is well-to do con-
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