Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-06
COUNTY NEWS.
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Interesting Letters.
BLOOMINGTON.

new cement sidewalks to be built
on Canal street. At the same time
the street will be substantially
macadamized. This will be nice
Improvement, to be followed tv
others of the same nature all over
town, all within few years.
FAIR OFFICERS MEET.
The fair officers met on Thursday
evening, transacting some routine
business and resolving to push the
fair for '06 to the full extent of the
resources of the society. Some
frst-class attractions are being en-
gaged-features that the people will
be pleased to witness and that the
society will not be ashamed of.
More later.
MINING.
Three memb ers of the New Lis
bon Mining Company visited this
town recently, and inspected the
c0mpany's leased land west Of
town, and also examined the work
Of their drill, which is being handled
successfully by Messrs. Shrake and
Lenahan. The visitors were James
Barrett, of Wausau, here Friday
and Saturday, and n. H. Lombard,
Of Tomah, and Fred Duncan, Of
Grand Rapids, here Sunday and
Monday. They were we'll pleased
with prospects. The hole now be-
ing drilled on the BARLEY farm is
down about so feet, with good
prospects of a find.
SHOW IN TOWN
The Clifford Haer1ng Company are
here all this week, with a nice
repertoire of popular plays. They
are being we'll patronized, all of
which is marited by their WORK.
PERSONALS.
Dr.. Slattery was up from Du
buque Saturday, to see his trotting
mare and fine Earl King colt in the
D0nnelly stables. Alfred Foshay,
here from Kansas to attend the
funeral of his sister, Mrs Potter, at
Platteville last week, called on old
friends here Friday. Mrs. Clar-
ence Patch, Of Hazel Green, Is VISIT
ing friends here. Saturday call
ers: Jerome Bishop, of Hurricane;
George Zimmerman, of Mt Hope;
Pete Gasner, Bagley; Alex. Cairns
and wife, Mt. Hope; Theo. Clifton,
Of Bagley; Dan. Harris, Wyalusing,
AMI many others. . DIR. Kennedy,
the new veterinarian, is proving to
be q success. Mrs. r. M. Don
nelly and sister, Miss Florence
Brady, who visited Lester Brady at
Dubuque last week, report him to
be recovering nicely from the eff
feet of his recent operation for ap-
pendicitis . Del. Brown and family
moved up from Glen Haven last
week. Del. recently sold his stage
line to Erskine Johnson, who is now
running it. 1t has not yet been
decided who will bring the mail up
OF Sunday. Willis Edwards was
down town Saturday, for the first
time since his leg has mended. 49,.
Geo. Gray, of Dubuque, is visiting
Will Hoffman, in Little Grant.
George was formerly owner of the
mill near the iron bridge. The
Walter Scott family are entertain
ing a niece from Neillsv1lle. Gus
Meyer was down from Milwaukee
last week, at Patch Grove. Mrs.
Foster and niece, Miss Crashaw,
visited the Harvey Foster family in
Lancaster last Thursday. 1t was a
farewell visit, as Harvey and wife
departed the next day for Wash
burne, where he is managing tele-
phone exchange for the Bell Tele-
phone Company. Harvey is an ex-
pert appreciated by the great con-
Germ. :. Lou. Fischer and wife
were over from Lancaster Sunday.
w. v. BENEFITS went to Sheboygan
Monday, to represent our Odd
Fellow lodge at the state meeting.
ABOUT TOWN.
Ed. Hite, an inmate of the county
insane asylum, escaped while TAX
ing in the decoration exercises at
Lancaster last week and came over
to this place to see his relatives.
Ed is one of the TRUSTEES over there.
Will Smith is building a cement
walk on his premises.
Myron Myers just completed a
new barn, 36x60, and Matt. Ertz is
starting one this week 40x64. Chas.
Clark has the carpenter work and
Geo. Glenn, and Leroy Beemer the
mason work.
Stone e Donnelly bought a lot of
wool on the street Saturday. paving