Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-02-28
BLOOMINGTON.

Harry BickOk came up from Bel
mont last week to see his brother
Frank, who has been having
wrestle with pneumonia. While he
was here his brother Lester was
taken with the same disease, and is
now having "a regular picnic,
after a fashion. Harry had to re-
turn home on Sunday. We hope
that his brothers will speedily re-
cover.
Clarence H1nch will soon go to
Edgeley,N. OAK, where he has
rented a farm. Mrs. Hinch W Il
visit with her parents, Mr., and Mrs
Reub. Garner, at Lancaster, until
Clarence fixes things up little on
the new farm.
George Ahsay has made a start,
and now we expect to see his broth
ers take to the notion At. ST.
Lawrenc's church in Patch Grove
George led to the matrimonial
altar Miss Libbie, the handsome
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. P. Nc
Adaraah A large number of friends
witnessed the ceremony, which was
performed by Rev. Coutlee.
It pays to raise thoroughbred
stock. Last week Thos. Mcnamara
of this place sold to Alex. Storms of
Fargo, N. Oak, three Percheron
horses for 81, 100. There was 10
year old mare, originally purchased
from the Durham Stock farm of
Wayne, ILL.,, mare coming years
old and a stallion colt coming 2.
The old mare was registered and
the other two were from registered
stock. It pays to raise the best
stock; and Mr.. Mcnamara knows
how to do it.
These days Of threatened spring
our stage driver between this place
and Lancaster frequently goes the
short way through Little Grant.
The road is so often impossible at
POrters bridge from high water
that he cannot cross. The town of
Beetown should raise the dump.
The Masons nad raising and
general good time Wednesday even
ing. Frank Tate of Glen Haven
completed the work. Messrs. Chand-
Ter, Hammas and Millin came up to
help him through. All who at
tended enj Dyed the evening. DR..
Blackburn of Beetown assisted in
the work.
The stockholders of the Con
solidated Telephone company re-
Gently had a meeting in Madison
and resolved to fix up the line and
exchanges. We are glad to see the
old Union line in good hands, and
hope that they will recover much Of
their lost property, Formerly they
had an exchange Of about thirty
phones in Bloomington.
Thirty of Prairie du Chi9n's young
people presented ''The Lost Dia-
mond" at the City hall Saturday
evening. The house was fairly
good, and the young people did
very well. They were we'll trained
and the costuming and stage ar
rangements were very nice.
DR.. NARROW attended dental
clinic in Minneapolis last week. DR..
Hodges attended to the business
while be was gone. By the way,
Dr.. Hodges is making many friends
here. He impresses us as a dentist
who understand his profession much
better than the ninety and nine.
George Foster is home from
Edgeley, n. Oak, for short vaca-
ton. George has a good job in
restaurant there.
Tim Mogan of the North prairie
has the pneumonia
The r. E. Jay company has a
new sign III front of the D. f. Brown
store, They have sufficient
reverence for old traditions to leave
the familiar old Brown sign in its
place. Good for them, say l.
Mrs. Oscar Brady is visiting rela-
tives in Muscoda.
landlord Donnelly upon his re-
turn from Chicago Friday morning
left the train in Glen Haven la
decollette. These coon porters
generally go to sleep and wake up
in time to 'barely" hustle people
from the sleeping car.
Hear that Fred Cooper intends
starting milk wagon for the
village in the near future Good,
Fred will give good service.
Some of the boys attended the
masquerade ball in Mt. Hope Mon
day evening.
Now IS a good time to agitate the