Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-03
BLOOMINGTON
special correspondence % the Herald.

Special Correspondence 10 the Herald.
Married 50 years. Last Tuesday
John Thornton and wife passed their
59th milestone of married life in a
quiet manner at home. They were
the recipients of congratulations from
numerous friends who called during
the day. Mr.. and Mrs. Thornton are
in fair health and we hope and expect
that they will be with US to enjoy
their sixtleth anniversary next year.
On their fftieth wedding day they had
their children and grand children
with them, and maybe they will have
another meeting next year.
Minstrels. The ministries are pre-
pairing fine program for the show to
be held on the 18th inst After the
show there will be basket social and
dance. The proceeds of the entire
affair will go to the Blake's Prairie
Agricultural Society, a most worthy
institution.
a Good Report. S. A. Hatch, A
J. Frazier and G. P. Him submitted
the books of the Grant County and
Bloomington fire insurance companies
to the insurance commissioner at
Madison last week. and brought back
his report with them. The commits
sioner found the books and affairs of
the company in excellent condition
and gave Mr.. Hatch high creoit for
the safe and conservative manner in
which he administers the affairs of
the company. Mr.. Beedle. the COM
missioner. secured a copy of the report
to show to officers of other companies
about the state.
Nomination pers for the candidacy
of Judge Goodsell for reelection to
the Office of county judge are being
circulated here and freely signed
Miss Katherine McVicar, the new
assistant in the high school, is nicely
settled in her work and appears to
very good advantage.
Herman Rector returned from a
months visit in Texas last week.
Herman likes the Panhandle country.
Reub. French and VIM. Morrissey
transacted business in Dubuque a
couple Of days last week. and in
cidentally took in The Merry
Widow show, which they said was
fine.
Miss Alice Baldwin is visiting rela-
tives in Iowa.
In Texas last week John Seipp
bought a section of land near Plain
view, in the Panhandle country. We
expect some of Mr.. Seipp'e stalwart
sons will take charge of and develop
this large tract of land.
We see by the Dubuque Times
Journal that E. D. Beeman, son.in-
law of S A. Hatch of this place, is in
New Mexico this week with a party
of twenty five land-seekers.
P. BARLEY last week bought the
Hanley forty acres on the west side OF
his farm. which now makes him q
farm of $50 acres.
VIM. Mack4 and Peter Kinsler wer {
in Chicago a few days last week.
We hear that Jay Abraham expects
to move to town soon.
Miss Maggie Morkin, efficient clerk
in the cooperative store, has resigned
her position on account of the recent
death of her mother.
Frank Hoskins and wife are now
comfortably settled in their new
house, the Raisbeck property. II
makes them fine homo.
Mrs. Kitto is in Palmyra on &C.
count of the illness of her mother.
Fred Cooper is entertaining one OF
his sons.
On account of the storm and drifts
Friday and Saturday the Lancaster
and Glen Haven stages were delayed,
and some of the route men were
forced to put back to town.
The Royal NeIghbors entertained
for Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Tornowske
last Friday evening. A pleasant
evening is reported.
Ralph Bailey and Robert benson
will have a double sale on February
18th. Albert Schreiner's sale is
February 18th.
James Hampton Jr. is recovering
from a kick he received in the face by
a horse one day last week.