Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09
BLOOMINGTON NEWS
Gathered by Our Hustling West
Grant Correspondent.


with assault and battery and the
latter with ominous threats. A boy
named Hill was wanted, but he es-
capped to the river. The defendants
had a hearing before Justice Better
in this village Thursday morning,
when about a dozen witnesses and
friends from Bagley. were present.
The case was continued to Aug. Is.
Fest is a saloon keeper, and he as
serts that the boys have been hav-
ing rough house at his place every
now and then.
G. j. Hyde and Erskine Mccoy of
Lancaster were in town on business
Wednesday.
The pupils of Providence Sunday
school had a picnic in Mat Edwards
pasture last Wednesday. Over one
hundred were present and they re-
port good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Stark and
Mrs. Bradley visited relatives in
EllenbOrO last Sunday.
DIR. and Mrs. Edward Pohle of
Guttenburg, Iowa, visited relatives
on Blakes Prairie all last week.
Harry Tornowske chaperoned
the Merry Go-Round club on a
picnic to Cassville last week. The
ladies who attended we're: Mes
danes Abe Patch, Reub. French,
Harry Tornowske, Jay Donnelly,
Abe Goldberg, Frank Hoskins, Rob
Donnelly and VIM. Heiner.
There was reception given in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Hal. Beach
at the Bank hall on Wednesday
evening, given by the ladies of the
Eastern Star. 1t was one of the
pleasantest events of the season. A
large number of young people
were present.
Henry Dagenbart of Mt. Hope
had two fingers and a thumb quite
badly cut and crushed in the chain
of a Irvine binder one day last
week.
j. M. Donnelly and wife, L. A.
Abraham and wife, Everett Faust,
Frank Hoskins and Will Macke
were among the number who at
tended the big days picnic at Fenni-
more last week.
Del Higgins and wife of Min
neapolis visited relatives and old
friends here the latter part of the
week. Time is overlooking these
two excellent people, to all ap-
pearances.
Two gentlemen from Dubuque
are laying the brick on R w.
Hedemann's new residence. They
have the work well started.
Sam'l Kitto has sent out invita-
tions for a Majestic range exhibition
to be held at his store Aug. 18th to
10Th, to be conducted by an expert
to be sent out by the company. All
are invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hal. Beach departed
for their home in Lewiston, Idaho,
Sunday, after pleasant visit with
relatives and friends here.
DR.. NARROW passed the latter part
of the week in Madison and Fenni-
more.
A heavy wind accompanied the
little shower Saturday afternoon on
the south prairie. 1t was so violent
as to blow down corn, telephone
poles, etc. Several vehicles in the
track of the storm were nearly
overturned.
Several new camping parties are
at the river this week. F. L. Greer
and wife now occupy their cottage
and have invited q number of
friends to visit them during their
stay there. Les. Pritchett, Harrison
Day and Ora Brodt went down
Monday for two weeks stay.
Oscar Brady and wife also departed
Monday for a short trial of camp
life. ALI of these people went to
Glen Haven and took passage on a
steamer to Clayton Landing, be-
bause of the high water.
A party of people from Elkader,
Iowa, visited in this place over Sun
day. They included Mrs. HI. G.
Bishop and daughter Ruth, mother
and sister of Editor Bishop; Mrs. F.
q. Liebrock, and Mrs. Max Gold
berg and two children.
The blacksmithing firm of Tornow-
ske q French has been dissolved,
Harry Tornowske retiring. We
hear he intends to engage in farm
ing.
Mrs. Scott Clemens of Thornton.
Iowa, is a guest of her father, John
Lewis, of Patch Grove.
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