Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-05
COUNTY NEWS.
Herald Correspondents Contribute
Interesting Letters.
BLOOMINGTON.

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BLOOMINGTON.
Mrs. Witcomb circulated petit
ton last week, asking the village
board to stop the work of blasting
with dynamite at the quarry in the
village limits. The families ct John
Wood, A. OFT and Will. Stark say
that the explosions throw rocks on
to their premises thereby endang-
ering their lives and property. They
claim to have had numerous es-
capes from serious injury. The
board will consider the matter.
Proper precaution on the part OF
the blasters would effectually do
away with the throwing of rocks.
DR.. M. B. Glasier, Miss Emma
Glasier and Miss Nell. Austin started
Saturday for a western trip. They
expect to go through Colorado to
California, thence up the Pacific
coast to Portland and Seattle, and
home via. the Canadian Pacific.
They meet DR.. E. FL. Brooks at
Denver, and he will make the
trip them.
Haying is in full swing this week.
Everett Faust now holds forth in
the Adkins building, and Casper
Auel occupies his own stand, va
arted by MI. Faust. Clay Adkins
came back from Plattleville last
week and moved the balance OF his
stuff over there. Harley Hickok
and son Fred took him over. Claude
Hickok went with him and will re-
main in his employ.
The rural mail carriers now
have a postofice of their own in
the postofice. 1t is something they
have needed from the start.
The sale of the L. D. Holford
goods Saturday was success.
Vern Edwards had spell of ILL
ness last week. Improving.
Visitors: L. w. Brooks, of James
vile, here for the vacation, will be
principal of schools at Necedah
next year. Miss Lora Jefferson,
daughter OF Rev. Jefferson, of Patch
Grove, visited here last week. Mrs.
Loop and daughter, of Savanna,
ILL.,, are guests of her sister. Mrs.
Leo Philipson. Will. Patterson,
station agent at lama, Iowa, guest
of relatives and friends until after
the fourth. He is a son of Ed Pat
terson and handsome young man
IT. s. Metcalf was up from Glen
Haven Saturday Mrs. w. II. OFT
and children, of Dubuque, are guests
at the home of her mother. Mrs.
Carey Mrs. Julian Dixon, of Be-
lott, is a guest of friends. Her
husband, son of Rev. Dixon, a
former minister here, died recent
ly. Miss Cabanis, of Platteville, is
a guest of her cousin, the Rev.
Witherbee family-Nell Phillips,
teacher, home from Milwaukee for
the summer vacation. Guy Mauger,
of Platteville, here for the fourth.
L. G. Hickok was over from Ian
caster Sunday Miss May Humph-
reg, teacher, is here with relatives
for the vacation Miss Carrie
Chambers, of Clinton, is home for
the vacation. Miss Chambers is a
teacher. Jim Tate and Tom Hammis
: were up from Glen Haven Sunday I.
Frank Patterson is home from Des
MONIES, Iowa, where he has been
attending school of pharmacy.
Things are lively and joyful at the
home of Oscar Knapp, mile and a
half south of town. Mr.. Knapp's
mother, Mrs. Jasper Knapp, and
brother-in-law and sister, DR.. and
Mrs. Evans and little daughter Dor
othy, and Miss Simpson, all of Chi
cago, are there for a few days visit.
A change from Chicago to a home
like Mr.. Knapp's country place can
only be appreciated by people who
live in Chicago.
Journeyings: Oscar Brady and
Will Macke got in the boat at Glass;
vile and went to Dubuque OF bust
ness Thursday Miss Essie Myers
visiting relatives at Mason City,
Iowa.
There is now a vesper service at
at the Congregational church every
evening at $50.
There is new boy at the home
of Leo Ryan, North Andover, Wis.
Mrs. Rosa Budworth, widow Of
the late Benjamin Budworth, for
mer well-know residents of West
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