Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-28
BLOOMINGTON.
FEVER GROWS.


Of $50 per share. They have
bought an excellent new drill and g.
horse gasoline engine for prospect
ing. Will Stark went to Waterloo,
Iowa, last week and made the
selection. Will expects to take his
family with him to Beetown, where
he will soon begin operations on
the cOmpany's leased land, the
Reinha1dt Kirschbaum farm, on
Hackett creek. Old miners regard
this the best prospect west of Platte
vile.
Burtis Field and u. H. Hinch
have leased good prospect on
Thos. McNamara's farm, near the
village, and will sink a hole at once.
Mr.. Mcnamara has found con-
siderable float mineral on tie
surface Of the ground when plough
ing, grubbing, etc. One piece
picked up in a furrow weighed over
eight pounds.
Way & Blackburn are down to
the opening in their Glen Haven
mine. They will now do some
drifting. Mr.. Blackburn Cab is
working in his Little Grant mine
this week.
Plans are under way for the
organization of company to
develop the prospect at the ledge in
the Wisconsin river bluff, near
Bridgeport.
TOWN NEETIN'.
Spring election is near at hand.
There will be some excitement, in
that our people will express their
sentiments on the license question.
Our saloons pay license fee of
$500 each-a total of $4,000 for the
four saloons. This gives the vii
lage quite a revenue for the i'm
prOvement of the streets, etc. ALI
about the village we have fine
macadamized roads, extending out
into the suburbs. Tf license carries
this spring, it is the present purpose
of the board to macadamize Canal
street and construct the best cement
sidewalks on both sides for two
blocks. There is about $500 IN the
treasury, and at the stone quarry is
a huge pile of rocks all ready for
the crusher. Up to date there is
not a foot Of cement sidewalk in tie
village.
DIED-JOHN HORE.
John Hore, one of the old settlers
of Little Grant, died Friday night,
after long illness. Mr.. Hore was
about 80 years of age. He leaves
some grown children.
FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY.
A lot of friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Hickok surprised them on Fri
day evening, the occasion of their
fifteenth wedding anniversary. They
had right royal time and left
substantial momento of their 1e-
gard.
GOOD ENTERTAINMENT.
The operetta, Mother Goose"
was presented by the young folks
at the Baptist church Saturday
evening. A large audience enjoyed
the program, which was first-class.
The proceeds went to the Boys
Club.
CITY BRIEFS.
Will Foshay's sale Wednesday
was a success. Nearly everything
sold we'll. The Foshays will live at
the farm until July, boarding the
Seipp Bros.
Prof. NJ. n. McIver was home
from Eau Claire last week, to see his
mother who has been seriously i'll.
Thos. Mcnamara purchased from
H. A. Briggs of Elkhorn, Wis, the
imported grey Percheron stallion,
Valegrim (53S69) 1922, four years
old this spring, and weighs 21OO
pounds, said to be sired by the best
Percheron sire in France. He is a
fine specimen of the breed.
Harry Geiger has taken over
Rural Route No. 2, vice Clay
BETTER, resigned. Clay went to
North Dakota to locate. Harry
was the substitute.
Everett Faust was i'll last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Newman re-
turned last Saturday from their
winters sojourn with their children
at Brownsville, Texas. They re-
port a pleasant visit.
Everett Cavanaugh is home from
McGregOr, Iowa.
Postmaster j. M. Hayden came
over from Beetown Saturday even
ing. Mrs. Hayden, who has been
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