Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-01-22
BLOOMINGTON.
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uOEbH l6i0pAOnO cy SlSAA Will hiNCO q =
Mt. Hope on Wednesday of this
week. A large attendance is ex-
Pected.
About twenty Woodmen and
Neighbors from this place attended
lodge in Lancaster Friday evening.
They report pleasant tip.
The NJ. w. A. of West Grant are
preparing for union meeting to be
held in this place soon.
The Catholic ladies will give a
chicken pie social in the city hall on
Wednesday evening.
The Merry Go-Round Club will
give a larp-year party in the city
hall on Tuesday evening.
John Hope had barn raising at
his farm Friday. The boys raised a
s4x5O skeleton, under direction of
0has. Clark. carpenter.
Rev. Case, the revivalist who is
holding meetings in Dodge church,
conducted quarterly meeting in the
II. E. church here Sunday. Rev.
Aerrifeld, the presiding elder,
preached in Patch Grove.
Julien Edwards cut quite cash
IN his knee with an ak last Thurs
day.
o. E. Tate and Henry Beilhart of
0assville were IN town Saturday.
Mrs. John Foley of Cassville was
= guest of relatives here Sunday.
Charles O'Neill and wife of Chi
sago were here Saturday. They
report the Bloomington colony all
we'll there.
Thomas Sloan's sale Saturday was
= success. Miss Emma Brother
kought the place for $3.50. The
household goods brought good
prices.
Ted Schneyer and wife were down
~s<om Mt. Hope Saturday. They
rscently returned from Texas, where
they were guests of Mrs. Schneyer's
brother, Fred Zimmerman, at
Corpus Christi. They like the coast
sountry.
Del Blown visited his parents in
Boscobel Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Pike is home from a visit
with relatives in Sibley, Iowa.
Miss Clara Foshay entertained
her teachers and schoolmates Fri
d0y evening, the occasion of her
birthday.
Work in our schools is progress
ing nicely at this writing. The
pupils had examinations last week.
Basket ball and other athletics are
fnding favor in the gymnasium.
Chas. Krohn last week sold his
farm one mile north Of town to
David Baldwin. We hear the price
for the 100 was between $50 and $85
per acre.
Les and Ev. Pritchett saw the
Dolly Dimple" show in Prairie du
CHEN Wednesday evening.
Lewis Taylor of Lancaster visited
his SONS hereabouts last week.
Tom Woodhouse returned to Cor
don, Neb., after pleasant visit
here.
Our merchants have been invoic-
ing.
George Hickok has been nursing
badly poisoned face.
Mrs. Louise Alexander has gone
to Dubuque to reside fer time.
Bessie Storrs of Fennimore and
Birdie Cooley of Mt. Hope visited
friends in town Saturday.
INSURANCE MEETING. new
Bloomington Farmers Mutual Hail
and Cy clone Insurance Co. met in
annual session last Thursday. The
attendance was good and the affairs
of the company were found to be in
good shape. The company was
organized. at the beginning of last
season, and had the good luck to go
through the year without any loss
to speak of. Agents were scarce,
but $50 policies, aggregating about
$500, 900. were written. The expen-
ses were, $3.50, receipts from pre-
miums 1920, and losses $1O5. so,
which were paid out OF the premium
fund. The officers and directors of
the company are: T. d. Nagle,
Patch Grove, Pres; L. Abraham,
Sec'y. and treasurer, Bloomington;
John Harris, Bagley; f. w. Klink-
fNnccr-SlIn. N
North Andover; Ben Duve, Potosi.
Mr. Abraham RENTED his salary of
5000 to the company. The company
is in tip top shape for business the
coming season.
PROMINENT FARMER Dies.
Colt Parker died Monday, after an
illness of over a years duration.