Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-11
BLOOMINGTON NOTES

truck gardening IN that vicinity,
where there were fields Of 100 acres
Of vegetables, like onions, etc. He
confldentially told a nelghbor Qady)
that he had the happiest time of
his life, as he Rugged and kissed
more women than eyer before in
the same length of time, and
strange enough, they seemed to
ike it; too" said Tom. Now they
have given him the name of Tom,
the Hugger" Miss Portia Sho-
walter, of Lancaster, is visiting
friends in town VIM Finicle,
wife and daughter went to Fenni-
more Saturday, to attend the fun
eral Of relative. :. Mrs.J. NJ Lewis
is here from Minneapolis FOR visit.
. Chas. O'Neil, after a week at
home, departed for Philadelphia
Monday, where he will do some
business in New Jersey Frank
Riese, operator at St. Paul, sent a
likeness Of his smiling countenance
home on postal card on the 4th.
Frank is taking lessons on the vio-
lin Mrs. Quincy Ferrand is visit
ing relatives at Moline, I'll. Our
band went to Lancaster Friday, to
play for the carnival. A large num-
Der of our people went with them.
"A number of our young people
went to BagleY to see the ball game
Sunday.
ABOUT TOWN.
George McBurney had two fingers
of hand injured by the premature
explosion of a large f1re-cracker
Wednesday.
The children of the Congregation
al Sunday school had a picnic on
the church lawn Wednesday even
ing.
Nomination papers are being cir
culated here for Babcock and
Mahoney, Republican candidates
for the nomination for congress.
About sixty neighbors attended a
barn raising at Michael Casey's
farm Saturday. The staunch frame
was erected and a lot of sheetiug
was nailed. Fifteen women as
sisted the lady of the house in pre-
pairing dinner for the hungry build
ers.
Several whips and other articles
have been stolen from buggies on
our streets recently. It is the duty
of our authorities to stop this sneak
thieving, if within the range Of pos
sibility.
Our four saloon keepers dropped
in on the village treasurer and de-
posted So, 900 license money for the
coming year. This sum, judlcious-
~ employed, will go long way on
the roads and sidewalks.
Little Miss Gladys Adkins, of
Platteville, entertained her former
school mates at the Adkins home
Wednesday.
Harry Geiger, of this place, and
Miss Bessie Quigley, of Cassville,
were married at Dubuque Saturday
evening. Harry is young man of
good habits and industrious dis
position. He is the faithful rural
mail carrier on the Little Grant
route. The bride is a charming
young lady.
The New Lisbon drill on the
BARLEY farm has been moved about
thirty feet, and new hole is being
sunk. An old shaft, in which
mineral is known to exist, is being
cleaned out with a view to working
the same.
A teachers institute is beng held
in Lancaster this week. Some Of
those from mere who are attending
are Misses Olive and Agnes Hope,
Allie Schreiner and Goldia Adkins.
Andrew Roberts has just COM
pleted 50 rods of permanent road
work between the Small and Will
son farms southwest Of town.
Oliver ". Stewart. Prohibition
speaker, will lecture here July Is.
DR.. Scott. accompanied by sever
al young ladies, was here from
Cassville Monday. They didn't
register, and so we haven't their
names.
Mrs. G. E. Brown is VISITING her
daughter at Madison.
Mrs. May Okey Holford, of Cass-
vile, visited relatives here Sunday.
She went from here to Lancaster to
attend the teachers meeting.
Mrs. Scharfenstein is entertaining
her mother and sister from Cass-
vile.