Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-15
BLOOMINGTON.

LOCALS KING road dragS nave
made the roads in this vicinity quite
smooth for this time of year. Many
new ones have been built this
spring. Isaac Garthwaite has been
using a new one out cu the Lancaster
road in Little Grant
Mrs. Willard Hart, of Bagley,
visited at the benson home last
week.
Mrs Chas. Geiger, of Platteville,
visited relatives here last week.
Frank Taylor made flying bust
ness trip to Buda, I'll, last week.
His brother, Dr. J. F. Taylor, is but
fairly recovered from a recent
operation.
Clyde Fox made a business trip to
Dubuque and Milwaukee.
A dozen or more of our young
people went to Mt. Hope last Thurs
day evening to attend the high
school contest. Lula Proctor won
first place and Harry Garthwaite
second. The league contest takes
place there April "a. 1t Is expected
that large delegation of students
and the high school band will ac-
company our speakers.
P. BARLEY and Jacob Schreiner
made a business trip to Buda, ILL.,,
last week.
Thomas and James Nagle eX-
pected to start yesterday for North
Yakima, Wash where they will
look over the country with view
to locating in some suitable locality
VIM. j. Ketner submitted an est1-
mate on a waterworks plant to the
village board last week, He est1-
mates that a good plant can be
established for about S., 500.
DR.. Sala visited his sons, DR.. E.
NJ, DR.. o. P. Jr. and Frank, IN
Rock Island and Davenport last
week.
M. r. Seippel and Will Tornowske
were here from Glen Haven last
Saturday. Mr.. Seippel was closing
up his business here, having sold
the Glen Haven lumber yard to the
Meuser Lumber Co. of Dubuque.
Mr.. Tornowske will remain in
chal ge of the Glen Haven yard for
the Dubuque firm.
A Lancaster school team came
over and played nine from our
school Saturday afternoon. Score,
3 to is, in favor of the home team
In the evening the young people
entertained the visitors in the city
hall.
Leo. Philipson started Monday on
a business trip to Omaha, Neb.
The newly. elected members OF
the town board and other officers
came to town Saturday to qualify
for the various positions. The vii
lage officers went through similar
ceremony Saturday evening.
7. E. Brodt, the Bagley lumber
merchant, was a guest at the New.
ton Brodt home over Sunday.
Tom Davis was in Milwaukee lasl
week.
Oscar Brady and Delos Edwards
expect to start for Dakota and Mon.
tana this week. on tour of lnspec-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Humphrey
went to Lancaster Sunday, guests
at the Eugene Whitmore home Al
the election last week Mrs. Hum
phrey was elected clerk of the
Patch Grove school board. This
was a fitting tribute to a former
successful teacher. Now that Patch
Grove has led off, we expect that
every district Sin this vicinity will
have at least one lady on the board.
A young son of Ernest Garth
waite was injured from the kick OF
a horse last week.
The farmers are blowing. Re-
Gently background has been nice fol-
cultivation.
On account of the recent decision
of our people to be dry" the
coming year, we expect that after
July 1st there will be two or three
fine brick business blocks for rent.
They are centrally located on the
main business street. People look
ing for locations for lines not
already represented here should
look it up. This is good town fol
business.
On Friday evening of this week
the high school pupils will present
the rip roaring comedy-drama,
''Uncls Rube," in the City hall.
There will be lot of choice spec1-
alties between acts. Let all attend
and see how the ihistrionic abilities
of the children are coming out.