Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-19
BLOOMINGTON.

Special Correspondence TO the Herald.
Barn Fire.-John T. Patterson,
residing south of this place, met
with quite loss in the destruction of
his 3x40 barn and other property
Friday night. The loss within the
barn was $50 bushels of oats, $50
bushel of barley, over 100 loads of
new hay, and good team of horses.
Besides the barn hay shed contain
ing part of the hay, a buggy shed
and a straw pile were burned; also
chicken house and some chickens.
The fire was not discovered until the
barn had fallen down, when one of
the boys awaking saw it from his bed
room window. This was between II
and II o'clock. Some of the neigh
bors saw it. and they called to others
on the phone. and quite a crowd
collected before the fire was out.
Several went out from town. This is
the second heavy loss in the same
neighborhood within few weeks.
The other was John Lords Both
losses were partly covered by insuT-
ance in the Bloomington Farmers Fire
Insurance Co. The cause of Mr..
Patterson y loss is said to have been
either tramp or spontaneous combus-
ton.
New Firm W. H. Holford has
sold his store to a company of peo-
pie, each person holding 500 share.
The name of the new company is the
Grant County Co. operative Co. These
cooperative stores are quite numerous
in the north and west, but it is new
thing here. We hope to see the new
company secure share of trade. 1t
is expected that gentleman will be
on today to invoice the stock.
Stole Time.-A. G. Tubbs left his
vest hanging for short time at the
old rock building on Congress street
Friday morning, and when he put it
on again his nice watch was missing.
The marshal has clew, and we hope
to see him land the culprit within a
week.
Seeing Mines. Reuben G. Thwaites,
scholar, geologist, author, president of
the State Historical Society, etc. and
wife, and Miss Haines of Madison,
were through here Wednesday, hav-
ing been looking over the mines in
this corner of the state Mr.. Thwaites
looked at our pubic library and said
that it was one Of the best beginnings
he had seen in the state. Coming
from one Of the greatest experts in
the country, this was quite q compli-
ment
Farm Sales. -Auctioneer Hoslxins
reports quite a number of sales
booked for the fall and winter cam
paign. This partly due to the des-
tructive hail storm which swept the
whole country north of this place,
creating a certain shortage of feed /;
partly to people moving to other loca-
tions; partly to a preference to sell
ing stock in this manner, and part
ly to numerous other causes. Hoskins
is the Oldest auctioneer and has the
record of bringing uniformly best
prices of any auctioneer in Southern
Wisconsin.
Locals. Frank Taylor, wife and
children returned home Friday from
a months outing at the Mississippi.
They report fine time, and all look
as though the trip agreed with them.
In mentioning the teachers last
week we inadvertently omitted Miss
Katherine Reed, who has consented to
return and take charge of the state
school for the deaf. Miss Reed had
accepted an offer to go to Racine, but
finally concluded to return here.
The congregational Sunday school
members had picnic out near the
south water trough Thursday. They
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