Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-01
BLOOMINGTON.
Special Correspondence TO the Herald.

SOCIALIST COMING.-HarV0y Dee
Brown, Socialist candidate for
governor, will speak in the city hall
on Thursday evening, July 9. Mr.
Brown is said to be fine speaker,
and all are invited to hear HIM.
THE STORM. The effects of the
storm are nearly as bad as at first
supposed. In all the north country
oats, barley, hay and other small
grains are nearly a complete loss.
Corn is coming on some. but in
some places farmers say part of 1T
is rott1ng in the hill. The directors
of the insurance companies are
adjusting the losses as rapidly as
possible. In the case of the Bloom
ington company satisfactory pro-
gress is being made, and the losses
will not figure up so much as at
first was estimated.
DIED.-Mrs. W. A. Barnes died
June 20 at Wall, S. D., where the
family moved from Cassville short
time ago. The Barnes family re-
sided in this place years ago, being
well known to the older people.
Mrs. Barnes was sister to the late
Redmond Gordon.
DRoUTH. The saloons Of this
place will close on this Tuesday
evening, in response to public
opinion as expressed at the late
election. Many of the boys have
prepared for a long drouth.
BLAcKLEG.-A few cases of black
leg are reported in the herds in
this vicinity. Herman Voss lost
three or four animals. He had DR..
Kennedy go, out TO his farm and
vaccinate the balance of the herd,
which is proof against a further
spread of the disease.
BIG Day Monday, July 6, will
be a strenuous time in this place.
During the day the people will vote
on the question of holding the
village for -$I3, 600 for waterworks.
and IN the evening there will be
the annual school meeting, which
always arouses much interest in the
village.
LocALs.-Bagley will celebrate
the GLORIOUS 4th.
Miss Reeds school closed Thurs
day with picnic IN the school
park. The deaf class under her in
struction is making fine progress.
ALI are glad to know that she is
coming back next year.
Some of the young people had
dance in the city hall Friday even
ing.
The ball team QocaD plays at
Export, Iowa, July 4th.
The band boys have an engage
ment for a trip on the steamer,
ECLIPSE" Jnly IL
Landlord Donnelly has been I'M
proving the interior of the hotel.
Assessors Patterson and Hickok,
having completed the. assessment,
the town boards of review met to-
day.
Eunice and Forrest Holford, of
Cassville, are guests at the w. Fl.
HOlford home
McBrien: Can Plattev1lle lido it
again in thousand years." tzY5A
The hail storm spared enough
DrOVender to warrant the survival
of the potato bug.
George Willoughby, who some
years ago was resident of Prairie
du Caien and a frequent caller at
Bloomington, and later moved to
Milwaukee, last week was sentenced
to the state prison in Waupun for
life for the murder of his wife last
winter. Willoughby pleaded guilty.
The band gave the first of a
series of open-alr concerts on the
street Saturday evening. They did
remarkably well for the first time.
Mrs. John Gates entertained
forty of the town and country mem
bers of the ladies' aid society last
Wednesday.
Robert Glenn, candidate for
sheriff, called on his many friends
here Wednesday. Mr.. Glenn was
the best sheriff Grant county ever
had. He was not only thorough
bred gentleman all the way through,
hut his bill against the county was
so reasonable that he really did
himself an injustice by not asking
for more. A man with such a
remarkable record is entitled to
consideration by the voters.
Arthur Dale O'Neill. eldest son of
Art. J. O'Ne1ll and wife, of Chicago,
graduated from the Wendell Phillips
high school last Thursday.