Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-02-26
BASKET BALL CONTEST
Bloomington Team Beat the Fast
Monona, Iowa, Team, 4S to &c.
BLOOMINGTON.

The high school gymnasium on
Friday evening was the scene of
one of the fastest games Of basket
bali ever played in this part of the
state. The Monona, Iowa, city
team, with only one defeat to their
credit, were beaten by our high
school boys by score of 4S to 26.
THE Monona boys averaged much
taller and heavier than the home
team, but the highs made up IL speed
and superior playing what they
lacked in size. The Monona team
was made up of D. Remshaw, L.
Stafford, D. Smell, L WeIlman, J.
Stafford. The Bloomington line up
included Henry Knapp, Guernsey
Abraham, Jessie Riese, Mark Hos
kins and Linn Woodhouse. Our
champions will play return game
with the Mt. Horeb high school on
Friday or Saturday evening. The
Monona boys were accompanied by
Rev. Father Hogan on their visit
here.
DR.. GLASIER HoNORED. DIR.
Nina B. Glasier of this city was
last week elected grand matron of
the Order of the Eastern Star at
Milwaukee. DR.. Glasier served
eight years as worthymatron of our
local lodge, and in the grand lodge
she had been chosen progressively
to the offices of associate grand con-
ductress, grand conductress and as
sociate grand matron The honor
was entirely unsolicited and the 412
delegates gave her the compliment
of unanimous election. The fol-
lowing Bloomington, delegation ac-
companled her: Mrs. Reub French,
Mrs. j. M. Donnelly, Miss Emma
Glasier, Mrs Lincoln Abraham and
IChas. Enke.
THE YANKEE PEDDLER. The
Patch Grove high school pupils will
present the three act comedy, 1.-THE
Yankee Peddler" in the. Academy
hall, Patch Grove, Friday evening,
Feb. %.
REAL ESTATE ACTIVE Real Es-
tate transfers have been active of
late, FL. E Taylor sold the Fischer
house to Abe Patch, his former
home to Mrs. Elmira Mcnamara.
and the jewelry store to Ora B1odt,
the present occupant. He is fgur-
ing with several people on the other
store building, When the Taylors
close out they will go to Spokane,
Wash where they bought five acres
of fruit land and Will build home.
Nagel Brothers last week sold
their farm west of this place to John
Moore-320 acres at about $35 per
acre. They will have sale March
4. See bulletin.
The 80 acres belonging to the
John McAdaragh estate, near
Bridgeport, was sold to Nonce
Schimmick for 81, $50.
Robert benson has rented the
James Donnelly farm.
WHooPING CoUGH.-The twin
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
Ballantlne, Edith and Edna, died
Saturday from the effects of pneu-
monia, following wEooping cough.
Edith died at a. m. and Edna at
$50 p. m. They were one year old
on Friday, and previous to their ill
ness were bright, hearty children.
The Borrowing relatives have the
sympathy of the community.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. - Tu-
Ger Hammond and Celinda Elton
were married Feb. %, 1870, at Patch
Grove, by the we'll known Rev.
Bushby. At the same time aud
place Kexford Stephens and Miss
Mary Hickok were married. The
witnesses TO the ceremony were DR..
Sala, Frank Grant and Carter Hic-
kok. After the knots were tied
the entire party went to Boscobel,
where the newly married passed
their honeymoon and the witnesses
attended some lodge doings Mr.
Hammond says it was a very cold
week, but they didn't mind the cold
so much thirty eight years ago as
they do now. The very large
circle of friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Hammond hope to see them enjoy
many more anniversaries.
LOCALS. Andrew Foster, who
made his returns as town treasurer
to the county treasurer last week,
at Lancaster, went on to Port