Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-19
BLOOMINGTON NEWS
Gathered by Our Hustling West
Grant Correspondent.
INNING.

INNING.
Mining in the Beetown district
may be said TO be little quiet at
present. Work is progressing salts
factorily, but there are no startling
DEVELOPMENTS. The shaft for the
Bloomington q BeetOwn mine Is
down to water-about forty feet
Now the company is installing
pnmp. so that work be resumed.
The Muscalunge people are prosecut-
ing work on their shaft with great
yigor. working three shifts per day.
They hope to get down to pay DIRT
soon. The Yellow Jacket is paying
finely. Mr.. Wilson, who is working
this mine for an Oregon company,
has a shaft something over 800 feet
long. and now his labor is rewarded
with very rich sheet of disseminate
ed ore, blackjack being present ID
paying quantities. The Industrial
Eberle) people have stopped rals-
ing ore. with the purpose OF buy
ing a rooster. They have noun
tain of workable ore on top OF the
ground and plenty in sight to last
indefinitely. The Knotwell folks
have their big shaft down some
thing over sixty feet. They are
drifting on an upper vein, from
which they have marketed some
good jack. George BOnham and
VIII. Mcdonald were up Friday,
the former to confer with the B. d
b. people regarding purchase OF a
drill.
DIED.
George Shallcross, an old-tlme
resident Of Patch Grove, died Thurs
day. He was over 80 years of age.
His early life was spent IN England.
TO PREACH ON THE STREET.
During the Sunday morning
service in the Baptist church, Rev.
Hess announced that he would
preach on the street on Saturday
evening next. Rev. Hess said that
if certain people would not come to
hear the gospel, then he would en-
deavor to carry the gospel to them.
A good idea.
HAD A STROKE.
We hear that John Shrake of
McGregor, Iowa, formerly OF this
place. suffered stroke Of paralysis
one day last week. We 60 not
know howseriouslY he was stricken.
LOCALS.
A few counterfeit dollars have
been circulating in this vicinity.
Miss Kramer, who was burned on
the stove in the hotel kitchen, went
home 10 Prairie du Chen Wednes-
day.
TIE Odd Fellows have thorough
" renovated their haN and placed a
fine Brussels carpet oa the floor.
Miss Charlotte Witoemb went to
Racine Friday, to be present with
her sister Louise during the last
week of school.
che Rebekah district conyeatlon
VII be held here next Thursday.
A number of delegations fremaelgh-
boring towns will be here.
Harley Hickok Sad John sSchnor-
renbnrg attended the show IN Du-
tb1que Thursday.
DR.. Frank E. Dodge of LeSueur,
Mimi, and J. Wesley Perrin OF
Minneapolis are visiting their old
home here. 1t was many years ago
that they left here, but they find
many familiar scenes aid faces.
The r. N. Hosksns home, with
artistic new porch and fresh coats
of paint is one OF the finest look
ing places III the community.
Bernard WOffenden OF Madison is
passing few days with relatives
here.
99rs. j. C. BENEFITS and daughter
of Prairie du Chen are visiting
relatives here. Mr.. Bennetts was
an over Sunday visitor.
Uncle John Lewis of Patch Grove
has been indlspOSed Tor low days.
Mr.. Lewis is SO years of age, but
is remarkably active consider
ing the weight of years.
Harley Garner was up froEa Bee
town Saturday. Harley has rented
his FARM to Erskine Porter and will
remove &c Platteville and engage in
mining.
Mrs. Fuller and son Fred OF Ash
land are guests at the Mrs. James
Ballantine home. They expect to
remain until after the marriage o.
Miss Grace Ballantine to Alex.
Frederick on June 26.
Misses Edith Ballantine and Alice
Patterson were IN Lancaster Fri