Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-29
COUNTY NEWS.
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Interesting Letters.
BLOOMINGTON.

been thoroughly renovated, new
furniture placed where needed and
new apparatus secure d for scien-
tific work. The faculty throughout
is considered excellent, and those
who know something of it say that
harmony is likely to prevail in the
work. Last winter an important
educational advance was made in
the establishment Of department
for the deaf. Miss Catherine Reed
of Milwaukee was engaged to teach
this department, and those interest
ed say that she achieved great sue
cess in the two months i'll which she
taught seven deaf children. Her
salary is paid by the state. Those
having deaf children even tho
they be but partially deaf, should
send them here, where they will be
under an instructor of the first
order. This department starts work
with the balance of the school.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR PATCH GROVE.
Our neighbors over at Patch
Grove last Friday voted to establish
a high school by large majority,
the vote standing I28 for the pro-
position to 68 against. Some of the
voters in the east and Of town are
displeased with the result, but it
means a great improvement in the
Patch Grove schools.
STRUCK BLACK JACK.
Will. Stark, who is drilling for the
Bloomington & Beetown Mining
and Development Co., last week
struck a nice showing of blackjack
in the clay bed below 1873 feet. This
strike is on the Reinhardt Kirsch-
baum farm four miles southeast of
this village. Other holes will be
drilled, and if more of the same ore
is found, shaft will be put down.
Bloomington people own over half
of the shares in this proposition.
PERSONALS.
Aft. Roberts Of Arlington, Iowa,
visited in town the latter part of
the week. Editor and Mrs. John
Foley, of the Cassville Index, called
on their many friends here Satur-
day Gay Pitts of Platteville
visited here the latter part Of the
week. Gay is now salesman for
the O'NeiI- James Co., of Chicago.
Vern Rolford returned to his
editorial duties at Fond du Lac
Saturday Or. Lewis and Leo
PhilipsOn attended the Mineral
Point fair Friday Harvey Abrams
and son were over from Lancaster
Saturday. Bertha Chambers
Harvey, who has been visiting here,
had the pleasure Of welcoming her
husband. who came from Mime
sofa the latter part of the week.
Mr.. Harvey is a brother of Mrs.
Roy Gates. Chas. O'Neil, accom-
panied by one of his statesmen. a Mr..
Evans, was home over Sunday
Mr.. Hall, son Of the late Capt. Hall
of Beetown, moved here from Michi-
gan, occupying the John Chambers
house Several of our boys went
to Gutenberg Sunday to attend
the Dutch picnic. They had
good time-under the Annhe1ser-
Busch Misses Olive and Florence
Hope went to Dubuque Monday,
where the latter will have an opera
ton for apI endicitis in Finley
hospital, where she is employed as
nurse Miss Alice Patterson IS
home nom a visit with relatives in
the west Misses Cora and Add1e
Sutton are home from a visit with
relatives in Iowa. Mrs. Bailey
now occupies her new home, the
Mrs. Beardsley house Students
are returning to their school duties
Misses Amy Crabtree and Grace
French to Oshkosh on Monday, and
Vern Edwards, Coy Chapman and
Misses Alta Sawyer and Kate Bald
win to Platteville. David and Edith
Ballant1ne were in Lancaster Fri
day. Martin Mcdonald and family
visited at the home of Ed. Patter-
son Sunday.
ABOUT TOWN.
An effort is being made to have
state geological surveyor come to
this place and locate the mining
lands in West Grant. This is a good
idea, and it should be pushed along.
Walt. Schneyer is building a barn
36x6O for Frank BOhringer. Chas.
Pierce layed the foundation.
The Methodist children had
picnic in the Clagg grove Friday.
Old settlers talk of organizing
society in this place, the annual
meeting to be held each year on the
fair grounds. Good scheme. Well