Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-08-11
BLOOMINGTON.
,al correspondence TO the Herald.

special Correspondence to the Herald.
The death of Charles GeIger oc-
Cured at his home in Platteville last
Wednesday. Charles had been i'll
for some six months. suffering great
pain, but enduring his affection with
heroic fortitude. Charles Geiger was
torn in Beetown in 1874. and came
with his parents to this place 26 years
ago. He married Augusta, daugh-
ter of P. J. Hamilton and wife, in
1900, and they removed to Pl4tteville,
where Charles worked as carpenter.
de was a skilled and rapid workman
ana assisted in the construction of
nearly all of the better class Of new
buildings there He built pleasant
home of his own and was prepared to
live comfortably when stricken with
disease. The funeral was held last
Friday at Patch Grove, Rev. Hooking
preaching the sermon. Interment
was made in the Nagle cemetery.
Lambert & Donnelly's running
horse, 81 Must, - ran a race with a
runner on the Boscobel track last
week, II Must winning the half mile
dash in 500. Several from this place
went up to see the race, which all
pronounced one of the prettiest
ever seen In this vicinity.
Joseph Geiger was home from
Little Rock, Iowa. to attend the
funeral of his brother Charles. His
mother and sister, Mrs Clay BETTER,
returned with him and will visit
there for time.
At Glen Eaven Saturday VIM. Ball
had narrow escape. When crossing
the Burlington track an incoming
train caught the back end Of his
wagon and smashed it, the team run
ming away. Mr. Ball was thrown to
the glound and his head and face
were badly cut.
o. Fl. Martin, John and Oscar
Brady and A. c. Bishop engaged the
big WInton automobile from Lancas-
ter and went down to hear Bryan
speak last Sunday.
Hiss Media Wilson, sister to Mrs.
Z. J. Schloesser, died at the home of
her sister in Chicago last Tuesday. The
remains, were brought to the home OF
Henry Schloesser last Wednesday and
on the following day the funeral was
held in Beetown. Rev. J. A. Jamison
officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. Schloesser
and Charles accompanied the remains.
The two former remained or s. few
days in this vicinity.
Farmers are threshing and the
crops are reported fair. One piece of
ten acres of oats on David Baldwin 8
farm yield II bushels per acre. They
weighed 1O4 pounds per sack.
Chris. and Joe Him of Fennimore
came down in thier auto Saturday.
they caught up their creamery partner,
Mr. Button. at Mt. Hope. While
here they they talked over the idea
of building a new creamery. We are
told that they definitely decided to
build right away.
Mrs. Harley Chambers and children
of Chicago are vitising relatives
here.
Jacob Hager, wife and two children
of Mortified, Mimi, are visiting at
the home of Mrs. Hager's brother, j.
B. GilIigan.
Mrs. John Cooper was quite i'll
last week.
Mrs. Pritchett and grand daughter.
Allie Pritchett, are visiting IN Lam
caster.
Sidney Woodhouse. the boy pos
sessed of an overpowering wanderlust.
vas here a day last week He had
Teen out to the west coast. Sidney
Is a son of Harry Woodhouse of
Oelwein, Iowa.
Rattlers are reported plentiful in
the Mississippi and Wisconsin bluff
country.
Miss Katherine Carey is visiting
her brother at Merrill and sister at
Winona. Mimi Her mother. Mrs.
Mary Carey, will follow in few
days, and together they will go to
California about Sept. 1st.
Miss Algie NARROW and brother
OF Lancaster visited here last week.
While running his auto west of
town last Thursday evening, Mark
Hoskins ran into one of Fred Cooper S
cows and broke her leg. The animal
was killed.
Miss Franklin of Chicago is guest
at the home of her sister, Mrs 0. H..
Winner. near BeetoWn.