Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-01
COUNTY NEWS.
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BLOOMINGTON.

for the swoop of the first chilling
blast of winter. Sunday morning
Blake's Fork was frozen from shore
to shore in the still places. Every
thing indicates a hard winter, but
the prophets hold out some hope by
speaking for mild season.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Clegg and two
children, of Fayette, Iowa, are visit
ing relatives here. Mr.. Clegg re-
Gently bought nice farm near
Springfield, Southwest Missouri,
and the family will move there at
once, thus escaping the rigors of
the forthcoming winter.
Ash Davis, the cartonist, was the
first attraction of the lecture course
here Wednesday evening. There
was large attendance, and nearly
everybody enjoyed his work. The
next number will be the Ariel
Ladies' Quartette of Boston, an
organization having splendid ref
erences. Let us all turn out to
hear them and help worthy public
cause along.
Rev. Schoenfeld of Dodgeville
was in town on Thursday.
Henry Day has nearly completed
the wall for the old Baptist church
building, which will be moved to
the new foundation by Fache & Son
of Sitter.
Will Hammond didn't buy the
Glen Haven mail route, as reported.
Will Patterson Jr. smashed the
end of a finger at the farm Friday.
The nail was left in the mitten.
Will. says that it wasn't a design to
AVOID picking.
The Junior Eudeavorers had a
social and Halloween party at the
Congregational parsonage Friday
evening. They had very pleasant
evening.
The Baptist meetings are still in
progress this week. Rev. Chalmers
is a splendid sermonizer and every
body should hear him.
Lester Pritchett is employed I'M
railroad station at Frederick, Wis,
where he expects to remain for a
time.
There was pleasant oyster social
at Kilbourn school house Friday
evening. Several went out from
town.
Quite a number Of young people
attended party at the farm home
of Lou. Taylor, on the south prairie,
given by the daughter, Miss Elva,
to celebrate her birthday.
There will be a Thanksgiving
dance in Bloomington.
Evidently We festive chicken, like
the traditional goose, is suspened at
an unusual elevation in Lancas-
ter, when a poor critter like Sherm
Streeter has to do time for two
years in Waurun, simply for the in
nocent amusement of touching a
neighbours hen roost.
John Hale has rented the John
Carey farm.
Falc. Woodhouse enjoyed an old
fashioned trip to the river with
some of his friends Saturday even
ing The other members of the party
were Rob. Hoskins, M1lt. Wood
h ouse, Orlo Martin, Grant Tubbs
and John Lord. They had camp
equipage galore, and also all the
necessary accessories. Had good
luck fishing, catching the largest
pickerel of the season. That prince
of good fellows, Chas. Plondke,
showed them the way to a good
time.
Tommy Woodhouse raised about
fifty acres of potatoes way out on
the loamy plains near Gordon, Neb.,
but when he had about half of them
dug the balance of them were
frozen in the ground. Now he is
talking of shipping them to Grant
county, where the crop is light and
prices play about IS cents.
The o. j. Prideaux family are
moving to their new home, the L.
d. Holford farm. They had party
at the old home before leaving, all
the neighbors attending.
Web. Cook and Mr.. st. Clair of
Bagley and J. M. Chambers of
Prairie du CHEN were seen on our
streets Saturday.
While operating a cream separa-
tor a young son OF George Scott of
Little Grant had a thumb 3 lied
out and a finger badly split. ~
The football boys are practicino
for game with Cassvllle on
Thanksgiving day.
Saturday was q liveyv Trade do1,