Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-25
COUNTY NEWS.
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Interesting Letters.
BLOOMINGTON.

bate and encourage home talent.
CassvilIe school won, but it was a
contest Of high school children on
the part of Bloomington and Mt.
Hope VS.. older and experienced
speakers on the part Of Cassville.
On the whole, our folks feel that
Miss Beulah Hickok and Jay Martain
would have been right in it with
high school students of their own
age and experience. The winners
of the prize were Dorothy Brown
and Marshall Hannum.
A. G.. S1rake, of New Lisbon,
representing the New Lisbon Min
ing Co., is in town, and the latter
part of the week will start a large
steam drill on the farms leased by
the company west of this place.
We sincerely hope that they will
find precious metals in great
quantities. Bloomington needs a
few good mines, in order to bring a
railroad through West Grant.
Will Stark has his new drill
nearly ready for punching holes on
the Reinhart Kirsch baum farm, on
Hackett, near Beetown, leased by
the B. q B. M. e D. Co. The pros
pect is one Of the fairest in Grant
county.
Mick Hlllery and Will Mcdonald
were up from Beetown Saturday.
They say that Beetown is on the
qui vive over mining prospects.
They had some drillings from the
Knotwell farm, which were ex-
tremely rich in blackjack. Will re-
Gently took charge of the rural
route.
Rev. Verran, of Cuba City,
preached at Little Grant, Dodge and
Bloomington Sunday, in place of
the presiding elder.
The Morkin meat market sports
new sign.
Millin Bros. last week made a
saving On the RopeY farm OF
timbers for Michael Casev's barn.
The lumber cut out of the Roney
timber was of excellent quality.
Clyde Fox last week sold his .auto
to Claire Lynn, of Mt. Hope. We
think the p. m. will enjoy his buzz
wagon.
Warren Murphy, North Dakota
homesteader, visited his sister, Mrs.
Walter Scott, and other re latives
and friends here last week.
G. W. Vince was down from Mt.
Hope Friday. Nj. Vince recently
returned from a trip to Idaho and
Washington. He says that the
grass was green there in February.0
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Scharfenstein
went to Cassville Friday, Ito after
the funeral of his sister, Mrs. VIM.
Holt, who died quite suddenly.
Mrs. Herman POhle entertained
the Salmagundi club at the annual
banquet Friday evening. The mem
bers report a splendid banquet. Mr..
Pohle, who was professional wait
err for some time in San Francisco,
performed that office on this occa-
sion to the satisfaction and pleasure
Of the guests,
Quincy Ferrand moved his family
from Lancaster last week and now
occupies the Witcomb house. Mr.,
Ferrand will be assistant in the
Macke butcher shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Lord, who
on April 18th celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary, are at the age
of SO and 70, respectively, number
ed with our brightest and spryest
old people. Mr.. Lord recently said
that he likes the country and intends
to stay as long as they will permit
him to remain.
II. G. Enke, president, and S. A.
Hatch, treasurer, of the Grant Coun-
ty Fire Insurance company, went to
Bell Center last week to adjust
loss on the store of a leading
merchant, which was adjusted at
$500.
Ora Hatch will this season have a
gasoline engine to freeze his ice
cream. The freezing paraphernal1a
will be located on a cement floor at
the rear of the building.
The last lecture on the course May
z. Be sure to attend.
Reason Weaver and Mrs. Thos.
Webb, of Mt. Hope, visited their
sister, Mrs VIM. Moore, in this city
last week.
The brass band gave us the open
ing concert of the season Saturday
night. The boys are in shape to
make record this season.