Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-21
BLOOMINGTON.
MINING EXCITEMENT


regular mining company was or
ganized, to be known as the Bloom
ington & Beetown Mining and De-
velopment company, with twenty
sha1es at $50 each. The officers and
members are as follows: A. &C.
Tubbs, Pres; J. M. Donnelly, Sec;
S. A. Hatch, Treas; directors,
Walter Allen, T. A. Hammond; sup
erintendent, Nose Hendricks; Walter
Galloway, J. L. Morkin, J. r. Hite,
A. McKevitt, L. Abraham, R. n.
Hoskins, Crit. HicKok, F. G.. Wet
more, II. G. Enke, Reub. French,
R. M. DOnnelly, F. H. Fischer, FL.
M. Hickok, Al. Sturmer. They
have leased a very promising
eighty acres of Reinhardt Kirsch-
baum, on Hackett creek, north of
Beetown, formerly owned by Ritner
Stephens. They will develop it to
the limit We wish them good
luck, and feel certain that they will
have it. This is but the prelude to
many other companies to be or
ganized to prospect in this vicinity.
A. G.. Shrake, Of New Lisbon,
Wis, was here last week and leased
some land north and northwest of
Bloomington for Milwaukee parties.
The land thus secured for mining
purposes includes the farms of
Chas. Krohn, Geo. Miller, P BARLEY,
John Hanley and Harley Hickok.
There has been a little mineral
taken from these lands, and surface
Indications are everywhere promis-
ing. Large pieces are found in the
litter by the woodchuck holes. The
Milwaukee company will begin
drilling as soon as the weather set
ties. They have some of the most
promising land in Grant county.
The same indications in Platteville
would set the people wild.
The ledge in the high cliff facing
the Wisconsin river, midway be-
tween Bridgeport and Millville, may
turn out very rich. There is a
strip three feet thick and $50 yards
long which is fairly loaded with
lead ore. This is on Ben. Shallcross's
land, and Richmond & Demmick
have a lease on the land.
Peter Campbell has examined
several sink holes in his farm north
of Patch Grove, and he says that
they all contain lead. The Indians
had worked them at an early date.
BLESSED THE BELL.
There was a large audience at st.
Mary's Catholic Sunday afternoon,
to witness the ceremony of blessing
the fine new 1, 800 h. bell, which is to
raised to it's place in the belfry this
week. Father Brudermans was as
sisted in the services by the Vicar
General, Father Torres, and also by
Revs, Field of Fennimore, Schleicher
Of Lancaster, Jones of Cassville,
Coutlee of Mt. Hope, Torres of
Prairie du Chen. A collection of
$3.50 was taken. All present en-
jOyed the impressive ceremony.
OTHER ITEMS.
The village board met Friday
evening and resolved to shut off all
sporting about town, and to en-
force the Sunday closing law.
Miss Grace Ballantine is home
from Fond du Lac.
Joe Greer expects to go to
mberlain, S. Oak, today.
A. Frederick of Prairie du CHEN
was a guest Of Miss Grace Ballan-
tine.
Remember the last mum Der on the
lecture course next Monday even
ing. A fine entertainment is
promised. Let all attend.
HIGH SCHOOL CONTEST.
The pupils of the high school had
a contest last Saturday afternoon.
There were twelve contestants, and
the winning six are to have public
contest at the City hall some even
ing soon, when the winning three
will go to CassvIlle to crate against
that school, the winners to the CON
test at Platteyille. The successful
six are Beulah Hickok, Jay Martin,
Ollie Lord, Grace Tubbs, Pearl
Wilson, Maud Peacock. The date
for the local contest will be an
nOunced next week.
The Dubuque Times is IN danger
of humiliation. Last week in It's
mining notes it referred to Lancas-
ter as a ''villagen
FUNERAL OF WILL. KINSLER
The funeral of Will K1nsler was
held on Friday at st. Mary's church,
in this place Will was the second