Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-14
BLOOMINGTON.
Special Correspondence TO the Herald.


Hogs and Machinery. Last week
Congressman Murphy told the farm
ers that they are paying too much for
their farm machinery; but ne aDso-
lutely failed to mention the fact that
six-cent hogs and everything else in
proportion, during the past twelve
years succeeding democratic hard
times, have permitted the old farm
ers to find wealthy retirement in
town, and helped the young farmers
pay for their farms-and more too.
The farmer must share his prosperity
with the manufacturer and the laborer.
Their interests are so closely allied
that conditions influencing one class
have a like effect upon the others.
When the price of farm machinery
goes down. the price of stock and
grain will follow; and as the farmer
has for sale much more property than
he wishes to buy, it is to his interest
to have hogs remain at six cents,
while he continues to pay present
pirces for machinery. We believe
that every farmer in Grant county
will think twice before he begins to
monkey with the hog market.
Surprise. A lot of the neighbors
and several couples from town sur
prised John Lord Saturday night, the
occasion being his 44th birthday.
They all had a simply delightful
time at the hospitable old Lord home
stead. They presented John with
a nice ring. to serve as think
logger for the pleasant occasion.
Mrs. Lord says it required :. the com
bined diplomacy of the entire family
to persuade the tired and unsuspect-
ing clover huller to brush up a bit
before the company came.
Fiery Dose. Sam'l Kitto 1e-
ceived word that the four year old son
of her sister. Mrs. B. f. Budworth,
Of Shelley. Mimi, accidentally took
a swallow of carbolic acid. The
little fellow had a badly, burned
mouth, throat and stomach, but he
recovered. Mr.. Budworth is an NJ.
D.
Dance. The social season is open
ing up here in good shape. On Thurs
day evening of this week there Will
be q return leap year dance IN the
CITY hall, to the tune of Carpenter s
harp orchestra. a fine musical COM
pany of five pieces, VIZ, harp, violin,
clarinet. slide trombone and trap
drums. All good people invited.
The Play. Our dramatic company
will soon be classed with the stars If
they keep extending their territory.
On Saturday evening they presented
their play. "A Scrap Of Paper, to a
fine house at Mt. Hope. The play
was we'll received and all had good
time. Now, other towns are coaxing
them for dates.
Sold Out. "A. N. Crabtree has sold
his pleasant home a mile south of
town and will take his. family to
California; Compton, near Los Ange-
les, where Sam. Stone lives. The
purchaser of the Crabtree farm, is A.
w. Richardson of South Lancaster
an excellent man to succeed an ex-
cellent man.
LocaIs.-W. j. Ketner confirms the
report that he entered that forty acres
OF land on the Hicklin farm. Says
he is going to build shanty on it
and prove up in approved style.
Mrs. L. s. Osborne of Maxwell,
Iowa, is visiting relatives here.
Fred Arndt and wife, the new CO.
operative store people, have taken up
their residence in the Abe Patch house
in Brooklyn.
University High School Inspector
Tressler visited our high school
Thursday and found it in an i'm
proved and satisfactory condition.
James benson is here from the
sunny south for visit. Jim says
the climate down there does not
agree with him.
Qoite large delegation from this
town and the north country attended
the Gays Mills fair last week. They
report good fair.
r. n. Hoskins sold at auction the
Ivan Russell farm in the town of
WOodman. Sherm. Crubaugh was
the lucky bidder.
Mrs. Chas. Churchill of Lancaster,
was a guest of her sister, Mrs. Ray
Carthew, last Thursday.
Mesdaues ARGUS and Arthur Calkins
of Bagley were visitors here Thursday.
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