Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-29
LITTLE GRANT.

in this locality of late. A much
needed rain has moistened the
ground and started the small grain
to growing.
@. French was a Hub" visitor
the fore part of last week.
Ray Mccormick of Lancaster is at
present engaged at the farm of his
brother George, of this township.
Max Pagel was a Lancaster visitor
last week.
Bloomington visitors the fore part
of last week were John Smith,
Frank Hickok and Albert Brande-
muehl.
Friday of this week is May day.
Farmers are already turning their
cattle into the green pastures. The
grass is ready for pasturage this
season about a month sooner than
it was last year.
@. Leighton has been a frequent
visitor at Mt. Hope the past week.
His object was to assist the high
school students of that place in the
preparation and rendition of their
''yells" which were delivered at the
league declamatory contest held
there Saturday evening.
G. w. Garthwa1te, ST., and j. G..
Garthwalte were Bloomington visi-
tors Thursday.
This is busy season for our con-
stituent housewives. House-clean-
ing, gardening, hen setting and
other occupations engross most of
the attention of local femininitY.
Assessor John Wilson attended
the assessors convention held at
Lancaster April goth, by Supervisor
of assessments 0. j. Arnold.
Lester Orr, a student at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, Madison,
visited at the home of his friend,
Luke Webb last week. He has but
recently returned from a trip
through New York State with
eighty four of his classmates. While
there they inspected many electric
light plants and electric power
! houses. He returned to his school
duties at Madison, Friday April,
25th.,
Chas. Wetmore is endeavoring to
change the road on the line be-
tween his farm and that of Mayor
Patrick Smith.
Annie Henry has returned to her
school duties at Mt. Hope high
school, after a short week end vaca-
ton at home.
Ed Jeidy lost a valuable holse
recently.
j. Beerman was a visitor at Mt.
Hope last Tuesday.
Thos. Webb was a Lancaster
visitor Thursday.
The JOS. Addison family attended
the funeral of Leon Snider at the
Dodge church Thursday.
Mrs. Chas. Jeidy was a visitor al
Bloomington one day last week.
Arthur Hamer and Roy Garth.
waite we're Mt. Hope visitors Thurs.
day.
M. Bishop agent for the Madison
granite and marble works, was q
recent visitor in this town.
A saw mill conducted by Brookens
and Jeidy is now IL operation at
Ellsworth Jeidy's.
John Gull has begun operations
upon the substructure of his new
residence. The rock laying will be
done by his father-in-law, from
Dubuque, Iowa. According to re.
ports this gentleman is an excellent
mason and architect and is al
present engaged in the erection OF
the foundation for the new barn Oh
Herman Lynass.
Rumor suggests that we will have
several new firms operating in
Bloomington in the near future.
Among those positively contemplat.
ed are a new drug store, furniture
emporium, undertaking establish
ment and harness shop. A new
bank is spoken of as a possibility
and without doubt numerous other
industries will be originated in the
saloon buildings vacant after July
1st.
Work has been begun on Gus.
Reynolds new basement barn. 1t
will soon be ready for raising.
See the Observation-Disclosures
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