Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-06
BLOOMINGTON.
Special Correspondence to the Herald.

we'll known resident of this place
died at Sibley, Iowa, where she had
resided for the past twenty years,
and the remains were Inferred to
the Dodge cemetery, beside her hus-
band, who died many years ago.
The funeral was held In the u. f..
church or this place, where she
worshipped when living here. Her
son Frank of Fargo, n. D., and
daughter, Mrs Emma Riley, were
present at the funeral. Mrs @ rant
was a sister of Griffin Hickok and
the late Benjamin and John Hickok,
all West Grant pioneers.
We forgot to mail a number of
important items which we had
written for this column last week
Mrs. Olive Osborne is visiting
relatives in Ohio.
L. Philipson and wife departed
last week for New York City, where
they will reside, Mr.. Philipson hav-
ing entered into partnership with
his brother. We hope they may
enjoy good health in the east.
Atty. M. Casey has taken the Office
and law practice of l.. PhilipsOn.
Mr.. Casey is a competent attorney,
having practiced extensively in
Elbow Lake, Mimi for number of
years. We think he will enjoy
good practice.
Mort. BARLEY is once more at
tending Northwestern University
Dental School at Chicago.
Amos Brown and wife and Miss
Grace Tubbs' and Earl Raisbeck
were guests at the James Morkin
home at Fennimore on Sept. 18th.
They drove over in Amos auto.
Sam'l Ketner and wife of Moline
ILL.,, have been visiting their many
friends in this vicinity. They look
we'll and say they enjoy City life.
Will Cooley, having completed
the foundation. is now rushing the
brick work of the addition to the
Odd Fellows building.
Dr.. S. A. NARROW was out in
North Dakota last week, looking
over his 32O-acre farm, with view
TO making some improvements.
George Garside and family went
to Galena last Wednesday for a
visit.
Melvin Birch of Dubuque visited
In this vicinity last week.
The corn contest, which will be
held in the city hall on Saturday,
Oct. A, promises to be very inter-
esting Not only will Woodhouse
& BARLEY give $50 in prizes, but
Prof. r. B. Moore, of the University
Agricultural College, after Judging
the corn will give a lecture on
1.-The Breeding and Dissemination
of Pure Bred Corn" Also each ex
hibitor will receive free a pint OF
pure bred corn from the agricultur-
al college.
Mrs. Harvey Foster and baby re-
turned to Watertown Wednesday.
They were accompanied TO Lancas
ter by Mrs Andrew Foster.
Every new tent constructed by
w. v. BENEFITS is better than all
previous efforts The side sections
of the last one are made of fine cyp-
rus moulding, the panels of which
slide up or down Inc top is of
filled canvas. 1t is the SWEETEST
tent we ever saw.
Some people who advocate the
patronage of home industry ought
to practice what they preach.
A. N. Crabtree and F. w. Phillips
were fishing In the neighborhoOd of
Bridgeport last week.
Mrs. Sylvia Stephens of MIlwau
kee is visiting her sister, Mrs. Il
w. Hedemann.
Albert Meacham of Chicago is
visiting at the home of Dan. Taylor
on the West Prairie.
Miss M4y Dozer visited at Potosi
Sunday.
Peter Bernhardt entertained his
brother in law, B. Sullivan, of La
Crosse.
Sohd Hite and r. M. Greer, road
agents, were home over Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Shallenberger and
children are here from Iowa for a
visit at the John Cooper home.
Ford Br!ttenham sold his house
hold goods at auction Saturday.
The Brittenham and w. o. Smith
families expect to start this week
for Ismay. Montana, where they
have entered homesteads and expect
to build homes.
S. A. Hatch and wife visited their
daughter, Mrs. BeeInan, at Dubuque
last week.
A. c. Bishop entertained his
father, 81. A. Bishop, of Elkader,
Iowa, over Sunday.
Our high school boys played the
Lancaster highs warm game OF
ball in that city Saturday. Score 5