Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-22
BLOOMINGTON NOTES.
West Grant Correspondent Sends
Breezy Letter.

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ate in lodging fires. this winter;
but Saturday evening the record
was nearly broken, for VIM. Heiner's
house narrowly escaped a blaze.
The chimney burned out with such
tierceness as to force out the thimble
over the hole on the second floor,
and the fire plazed across the room.
Mr.. Heiner's ten-year old son Neil
was sleeping in the room, and he
gave thealarm. While Mr.. Heiner was
endeavoring to subdue the flames,
the little fellow got his younger
brothers down stairs, then wrapping
a curtain about him he ran to the
barn, mounted his pony and rode
three-fourths of a mile to town,
where he alarmed the street and
his mother, who was attending
party in town. Pretty good for a
little boy, wasn't it? But the two
hundred men who started for the
fire were hardly needed, as it was
distinguished without much trouble
or loss, except from smoke and
water.
CLANCY Stiles of Rugby, N. OAK,
Maiben Anderson, Of Davenport,
Wash, William, Of Arlington, Iowa,
and Ben, of Minneapolis, attended
the funeral of John Anderson at
Patch Grove Sunday. ALI. Roberts
came over with Will from Airing
ton, and passed a few days in this
village.
Erskine Johnson has bought Clay
Beitler's rural route and changed
teams with Clay. Clay intends to
go to Dakota and take up claim.
Mrs. Abba Ballantine visited her
daughter Edith at Madison last
week.
Ora Brodt returned from st. Paul,
after taking a course in engraving
and matchmaking.
Rev. F. w. Schoenfeld of Dodge
vile called on friends. here, the
former part of the week. He came
over to preach the funeral sermon
of John Anderson.
J. B. Ludden was in Boscobel on
on business the latter part of the
week.
| Rev. Fuller preached in Cassville
Sunday.
The towns on the Northwestern
line are not in it. The other lines
in this vicinity clear their tracks
after each storm, and traffic is but
little short of schedule time. You
people on that line should awaken
them to sense of their duty.
JOHN ANDERSON.
John Anderson was born in Coun-
ty Antrim, Ireland, Dec. %, 1884,
and died Feb ~, 1905, aged II
years, one month and nineteen
days.
In 1852 he emigrated to the United
States, and after spending three
years in New YorK came to Wiscon-
sin, since which time he shad been a
resident of Grant county He made
his home for a time in Wyalusing
township, during part Of which
time he was with N. w. Kendle, the
first sheriff. He came to the town
of Patch Grove in 1861.
On July 26, 1862, Mr.. Anderson
was united in marriage to Mrs. Cor
nelia w. Stiles, who at the time
had one son, CLANCY Stiles, now
resident of Rugby, N. Oak. The
union was blessed with ten children,
six of whom are now living, name
ly: Maiben F., of Davenport, Wash;
William, of Arlington, Iowa; Ben
jamin b., of Minneapolis, Mimi,
Lizzie j., at home; Ollie E., wife of
Walter Armsburger, Of Patch
Grove; and George c., of Patch
Grove; the deceased: Abraham H.,
who died in the Klondlke Feb. l;
1908, aged 81 years; Malben, 10
months of age; Mary, aged 8;
Alnlira, aged one year.
John Anderson was one of the
we'll known early settlers of Patch
Grove. He always took an active
interest in all the affairs Of the
town, and as a Republican he fire.
quently represented the town in
political conventions. He was pop
ular with a wide circle of friends,
who were attracted by his genial,
whole-souled nature. The un-
fortunate and respondent ever
found him at hand with sympathy
and words of cheer. The pleasant
home west of the village, created
by industry and prudent care, was
home in the truest and best mean
ing for each and every member OF
tha family Of unrest fihrA were