Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-25
BLOOMINGTON.
Special Correspondence to the Herald.

to be arranged 1t is expected that
the state bank examiner will be
here about Friday to see that every
thing Is in shape for business.
Mesdames Riese, Ben Hickok. A.
81 Blackburn, L. Abraham and son
Lincoln Jr and Miss Beatrice
H1ckok attended the M W. A river
excursion to Dubuque last Thurs
day.
DR.. W. Ri. Lewis writes relatives
here that he has located in Denver,
a fine town, and no doubt that DR.,
Lewis and family will enjoy its
many advantages.
Ernest Pennock and wife and
daughter, of Cascade Locks, Oregon,
are here for about a month. Ernest
says that business is prospecting in
the west.
Ed Selle, of Chicago, was here a
few days last week. rs brought Mr..
BARLEY home in the new BARLEY
locomobile. He is employed regu-
larly as a chauffeur in that city.
Miss Gertie Cooper returned last
week from Nebraska where she Wis
tied relatives. The continued illness
of her mother fastened her return.
Those who attended the LaFay-
cite Baptist Association convention
at Lancaster last week were Rev.
Taylor and wife, J. Nj. Lance and
wife, Mrs. Witcomb, Mrs. Garth
waite and Seward, Mrs. Henry
Roberts, George Starrett and wife
and daughter Maude, and perhaps
others. The delegates report a very
successful convention.
The A. N. Crabtree family 1e-
turned from California last Thurs
day and have taken up their resi-
dence in the Bailey house in Brook
Ign.
Mrs. ]. Dawson. of Bedford, Ohio,
visited at the home OF DR.. Glasler
several days last week.
Elmer Pritchett has been ap-
pointed janitor of the school build
ings.
VIM. Heiner, accompanied by his
son Neil, daughter Violet and niece
Hazel Rardman, went to Lancaster
Friday and while in the city visited
the graves of his parents, both OF
whom are buried in the Hillside
cemetery.
James Morkin and wife and some
of the children came over from
Fennimore Saturday and went to
North Andover to visist relatives.
Miss Lulu, a member of the party,
remained here a few days with
friends. Jim's hOrseless carriage,
which was their conveyance, has
been in commission a month now
and has travelled over 1000 miles.
Jim says it has never yet failed to
make trip in good shape. Surely
this vehicle is a paying livery rig
III. Dack and wife were up from
North Andover Saturday. Mr..
Dack recently went west and took
up a homestead near Ismay, Mon
tana, where Ted Sprague, Ora ellis
and several other boys from here
have homesteaded.
L. J. Ryan, the North Andover
merchant, was In town on business
Saturday.
T. j. Clifton, the North Andover
hardware dealer, was here Saturday.
Mr.. Foster, an expert furnace
man, was here last week to examine
the furnace of the high school build
ing. He said that some alterations
must be made before the furnace
would heat the building in good
shape.
Thos. Myers Is looking after his
farm out at Meservey, Iowa.
DIR. P. C.. Gilbe1sou and wife, of
Dodgeville, were guests at the home
of the latter's brother Will Gillis,
Saturday and Sunday.
Fred Hickok is clerking in Macke's
market.
DR.. Dan Brady was down from
Mt. Hope Sunday. He will remain
in the hospital in Milwaukee for a
few months before locating.
Mrs. Alex. Frederick was over
from Prairie du Chen Sunday.
Miss Mile Lewis, of Patch Grove,
is in Finley hospital at Dubuque for
an operation for appendicitis.
Pete Schnorrenburg, of Cassville,
was here Thursday.
Oscar Selle and force of men have
started to build cement walk from
the corner of Ira FoX's residence to
Hoskins' furniture store, distance
of three blocks. This is one of the
Leading thoroughfares and will be
a great improvement.
Our schools open next Monday.
Claude Rickok writes that he is
working with threshing gang near
Redwing, Mimi.
The children of the M. E. Sunday
school picnicked out at the W. q.
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