Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-07-18
BLOOMINGTON NEWS
Gathered by Our Hustling West
Grant Correspondent.

largest hood ever seen at that place. |
The water came down the south |
hollow in such volume as to food |
Main street, carrying away small
bridges, sidewalks, lumber, etc. |
The cause Of the spread Of the water
in the village was a jam at low
bridge across the stream, which |
forced the water into the street and
lumber yard. A number OF small |
piles Of lumber were carried away,
and some high grade stuff was
damaged, entailing loss Of about
5000. Sections Of sidewalk front
ing the business places wese carried
away.
Some more gipsies were here I Q
former part of the week. Also, a
party Of Indians campel east cf
town several days.
PROHIBITION COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Prohibition county conven
t1ol was held in the bank Ia
Bio omington, last Friday afternoon.
No event Of Importance attended
the meeting. There were thirteen
delegates present, as follows: T.
A. Huston, Frank Derby, Bagley;
j. B. Beadle, j. W. Horsefall, Frank
HOrsefall, Millville, T. y. Nagle and
Rev. Kildow, Patch Grove; Anthony
Abraham, Mt. Hope; Hiram Cliff,
@. W. Stone, Lincoln Abraham,
Fred Cooper, Rev. Lacey, Bloom
ingtOn. The following county
ticket was nominated: For sheriff.
Z. A. Huston, Bagley; county clerk,
Andrew D. Williamson, Millville;
register of deeds, James E. Jones,
North Andover; treasurer, John N.
Mcleod, Platteville; clerk of court,
Frank H. Horsefull, Millville; dis
trict attorney, vacant; survey or,
VIM. G. Lewis, Bloomington; coro-
ner, John A. Jamison, Beetown;
assemblyman, Second district, G.
W. Stone, Bloomington. Oliver
". Stewart, Of Chicago, was presel t
and addressed the meeting and also
spoke to a large audience at city
hall IN the evening. Both speet hes
were enthusiastically received.
PERSONAL -74za77rFf<Av
Misses Clara AMI Cora Rob, 5,
and Flossio Prideaux, Of Arlington,
Iowa, and Jay E. Myers OF Miller,
S Oak are visiting mum 4rous rela-
tives in this vicinity Gt orge
McGonigal and wife, of Laucastt r,
called Friday, George had ban do
ing some missionary work III West
Grant for his employers, Baxt er e
Draper Rev. Fuller returned
from his northern visit Friday
Miss Florence Hoye, nurse in Finley
Hospital, Dubuque, has recovered
from a recent illness. Alex John
son and wife are here from Esther
VILE, Iowa, for a visit. Alex. is
running hotel at that place. . +.
Frank Taylor and family and R. E.
Jay and wife are camping at the
Mississippi. Erskine Jay is RUNNING
the store, and Fl. Turk, Of Prairie
du Chen, is the barber during the
absence Of the proprietors. Mrs.
DR.. Kennedy, wife of our veteri-
marian, is visiting here. F. w.
Phillips was up from Bridgeport
Saturday L. G. Hickok, wife
and family were over from LanCas-
ter Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Young
blood and son, of Dubuque, are
guests at the home of John Zenz
.... John E. Ryan, wife and son of
Seattle, Wash, have been visiting
relatives in this vicinity. John is a
lawyer and making success of 1t,
too. John Lance and Clarence
Smith, accompanied by their wives,
are enjoying camp life at the river.
Misses Angus, of Lancaster, and
Welsh, of Galena, visited friends in
town Wednesday. Lester W.
Hutchcroft, statistician for the
State Board of Health, was with
relatives in this community last
week.
THE OTHER FELLOW.
Lyman Sawyer: l have a cow
hat gives a dollars worth of milk
every day for six months of the
year.
j. G. Snider, Mt Hope: Am feel
ng quite hearty at rs. Came
o Mt. Hope in so and with the
reception of the first few years
AVE lived on the farm which now
WI.
Tucer Hammond: That bathing
lace meath the high verdant bank !
my pasture is very popular for
len and boys. I should be as well |
leased, however, if they would |
isplay less selfishness and give