Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-14
BLOOMINGTON.
THE WAR GOES ON, THOUGH PEACE

Following an esta bllShed custom
Of several years duration, the veter-
ans of the Civil war who had the
pleasure Of engaging in the battle
of Pea Ridge, Ark. On the annive1
sary Of that battle with their families
met and took dinner with a comrade.
This year the hospitable home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Schreiner was
was the place of meeting, and the
boys say that, of all the many fine
times they have had, none exceeded
the entertainment of the Schreiners.
The visitors present were VIM. H.
Rogers and wife and Ford Abraham
and wife, Of Mt. Hope; James Ed
wards and wife, Griffin Hickok and
wife, DR.. 0. P. Sala, wife and sor,
P. BARLEY, wife and family, al d
Albert and Will Schreiner, wives
and families. The entertainment
consisted Of q splendid four-course
dinner, music, visiting and the re
counting of memorable events hav-
ing to do with the great civil con
fict. A spicy letter from Chas.
Mitchell, of Iowa, who enlisted as a
boy under the name of Jack Ruther-
ford, was read by Comrade BARLEY.
Next year the boys will visit at the
home Of Comrade BARLEY on the
regular date, March s. The battle
of Pea Ridge was fought forty-four
years ago, March 6, z, and s, 1862.
AGOOD SALE.
One of the best sales of the season
was the one held by Leroy Oates on
the Cairns farm on Monday, March
5. Everything brought a good
price. A large part of the cattle
we're of the Polled Angus breed, and
while they we're only grades they
brought better prices than register
ed cattle at sale held over in the
country the week before.
Auctioneer Hoskins is certainly a
wizard for getting the last dollar.
He has had about sixty sales SO far
his winter, every one of which was
4 success. Mr.. Oates goes to Lam
caster to live, having bought the
PendIeton fruit and berry farm. We
wish him every success in his new
home.
NEW CATHOLIC BELL
A bell weighing 900 pounds, fer
the new Catholic church, was re-
eeived here last week. It is in posi-
ton at the church, and next Sun
day will be appropriately blessed.
will then have six nice
large bells all in a bunch. We hope
to hear them all ringing at once as
often as it can be arranged.
BUSINESS CHAT GEES.
Frank Taylor has rented the oil
bank building, where he will locate
his barber shop this week. The
The Weld building, which he W.
Gates, has been leased by Will
Macke, who will start butcher
shop and provision m arket soon.
DIED MRS. VIM. CLEGG.
Mrs. VIM. Clegg died at her home
at Fayette, Iowa, last Thursday.
Her maiden name was Ella Green
lee, of the well-known Beetown
family of GreenIee. The Clegg
family had recently closed out all
their holdings at Fayette, and were
ready to move to Missouri, where
they had bought a farm. The family
and relatives in this vicinity have
the sympathy of all.
WIFE OF FORMER SHERIFF.
Sheriff Robert Glenn went to
Wyalusing Friday, to attend the
funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Kendall,
who was the wife of a former sheriff
of Grant county. She died in Da-
kota, and her son BERTHE accompani-
ed the remains to Wyalus1ng. Mr..
Kendall, be it remembered, was
sheriff at the time of the hanging
of Brewer, at Lancaster, for the
murder of DeLasseauX at Beetown,
in the early mining DAYS.
FOSHAY FARM SOLD.
The well-knOwn Will FOshay
farm, in Patch Grove, was sold last
week to John Seipp, for one of his
sons. Mr.. Foshay retires on account
of poor health. This farm is one of
the best in West Grant.
PERSONALS.
Ed. Pendleton and wife and Jim
Davidson were Down from Mt. Hope
Wednesday Lewis Glass, Of Bag
lev, was here Thursday A. G.
Bishop was in Chicago the latter
par5 of the week. Atty. Geo. B.
Clementson, of Lancaster, made a
professional visit at the office of Leo
PhilipsOn Thursday. gong on ia