Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-18
BLOOMINGTON.

last week for Greenacre, WASH, to
engage in carpenter work during
the coming season. At Lacrosse in
some manner he was relieved of his
roll of greenbacks, amounting to
something like 1925. He telephoned
back to this place and friends for
warded him enough to help him
through to Washington. George
expects to help HI E. Taylor erect
some new buildings on his new
farm.
CUT HIS FooT.-While helping
Pat. Smith cut wood William Troll
lope cut his foot quite badly last
Saturday. He came to town to
have it dressed.
HIGH SCHOOL CONTEST. AT the
preliminary high school contest held
in the high school room Saturday
afternoon there we're twenty-three
contestants, from which ten were
selected for the public contest to be
held in the city hall soon. From
these three will be chosen to rep
resent our high school at the con-
test of the five west Grant schools
at Mt. Hope some time next month.
The speakers chosen at the preli-
minary contest ale Stella Goldberg,
| Margaret Pohl, Lucille WOOdhouse,
Lewis Better, Edith Pennock, Ella
W1tcomb, Guernsey Abraham,
Albert Kalt, Jay Martin and Birdie
Riese.
Welded IN DUBUQUE, William
r. Williams, of Platteville, a for
mer we'll known farmer and stock
man of Blake's Prairie, and Miss
Nancy A.cIver, of this city, took
their friends completely by surprise
last Friday, when they quietly went
to Dubuque, where they were mar
Rod on Saturday. Mr.. Williams
had been paying this city frequent
visits the past winter, but very few
guessed the nature of his business.
An unusually large number of
friends say amen to our "God
bless you, my children"
FUNERAL OF THoS. SLOAN. The
funeral of Thos. Sloan was held in
the M. E. church last Friday, Rev.
Woolley officiating. Interment oc-
Cured at Providence, where his
WIFE was buried. Mr.. Sloan was
rs years of age. He passed the
past few years, alone, but as his
health became quite feeble he lived
at the county home the past few
weeks.
SOLD STORE BUILDING. H. E.
Taylor and wife started for their
new home in Greenacre, WASH,
last Wednesday. Before leaving,
Mr.. Taylor disposed of his hardware
store building to the present oc-
cupant, j. B. Gilligan. This made
clean sweep of their real estate in
this place, and nothing but memories
and friendships now binds them to
the old home.
II LOCALS. There was thirteen
hours devotion at ST. Mary's Catho-
lie church last Thursday and Fri
day. Rev. Bruderman was assisted
by Revs. Coutlee of Mt. Hope,
SchIeicher of Lancaster, Field of
Fennimore and the priest from
Dickeyville, all of whom preached
sermons. The attendance at all the
services was good.
Last Tuesdays Burlington train
forgot to connect with our stage,
and so we got no mail from the
east.
While making his usual trip from
Glen Haven to this place one morn
ing last week Clay BETTER saw a
fine flock of wild geese settle down
In Fennell Bros. pasture to feed.
Clay was sorry he forgot his gun.
Glen Cairns and Eden Starr, who
went to Boise, Idaho, last week, met
two brothers of the former, one of
whom is employed in a bank and
the other running farm, and both
| dong well.
James johnson is visiting friends
in town. James recently rented his
land in Edgeley, North Dakota.
Herbert Leon Cope gave very
satisfactory lecture in the city hall
Thursday evening. The attendance
was fair. The promoters of the
lecture course are out some money
on the enterprise.
James Millin was up from Glen
Haven Friday and Saturday, adj
vertising his machinery.
The F. l.. Greer party last week
forwarded greetings from Monterey.
Mexico, They say they are having
a good time.
Spring election is the next excite