Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-06-09
BLOOMINGTON.
sc,al Correspondence to the Herald.

The funeral or Mrs. Emily Bailey
was held in the NJ. E. church Fri
day at / 80 p m. Rev. Woolley
officiating. Interment was made in
the Nagle cemetery. OF the children,
William E. of Galloway, Mimi,
Mrs. Elva Calkins of Bagley and Lee
of Bloomington were present at the
funeral. Roy of Plainview, Texas,
arrived the same day, but too late for
the funeral. The other children are
j. L. Bailey of Seattle WASH, and
Ralph of Texas. A. number of out
of-town relatives and friends were
present at the funeral.
Stone & Donpelly are receiving a
lot of wool at the mill. On Saturday
they bought twenty-five loads, about
5,OOOpounds, paying q cents for same.
Paul Humphrey is buying at his farm.
Andrew Roberts and company last
week completed forty rods of per.
manent road work by the John
Edwards farm on the Beetown road.
Now he has started on a piece of
equal length out by Henry Roberts
farm.
The Salmagundi club had picnic
in the grove east of town Saturday
afternoon. The event was in honor
of Misses Reed and Orcutt, members
of the club, who complete their work
as teachers in our schools this year.
The shake-up on Canal street con-
tinues. Manager Fred Arndt last
week removed the stock of the CO.
operative store to the BARLEY build
ing and the place certainly makes
swell store. j. B. Ludden expects to
occupy his new place of business in
few days.
Virgil Murphy and wife of Min
neapolis were guests at the Walter
Scott home last week. They called
on friends in town Friday.
Mrs. Wanezek and daughter Lillian
departed for Minneapolis by way of
Lancaster last week. They stored
their household goods temporarily in
Lancaster.
The Royal Neighbors entertained
delegations from several neighboring
towns Thursday evening. The occa-
sion was an exposition of the work by
Mrs. Childs of Hanover. a member of
the board of supreme managers, and
Mrs. Mink of Potosi county deputy.
The meeting was successful all
through.
Abe Goldberg made a business trip
to Chicago Tuesday.
Such a large number of former resi-
dents of this place have decided to
come home July 5th that it his been
decided to rake it regular home
coming occasion. Meet your former
townsmen here on that occasion.
Lynn narrower and wife of Garri-
son, N. D.. are visiting relatives and
friends here Lynn recently sold his
farm there and has been clerking in
store. Mrs. narrower has been
teaching in the village schools.
John Hanley returned from the
east last week. He came back to sell
his farm, after which he will return
to Brooklyn and engage in. business.
John Zenz and wife are visiting his
brother Joe at Loyal, Clark county.
james Peacock and ]. B. Gilligan
and wives were in Dubuque couple
of days last week.
Jesse REESE went to Blooming
Prairie. MIMI, last week to play in
the band furnishing music for Dode
Fisk's railroad show.
James Hamilton and wife now &C.
cupy the rooms vacated by Mrs.
Wanezek. Frank Scharfenstein and
family live in Mrs. Strong's house..
Herman Pennock and wife of Lam
caster visited here couple of days
last week.
Mrs. Alex. Frederick and Miss
Marther of Prairie du Chen were
guests at the Ballantine home last
week.
Eugene Anger of Storm Lake, Iowa,
attended the funeral of Mrs. Bailey
and remained here a few days.
Our baseball boys played at
Guttenburg Sunday and were defeated.
Score, to
Rose Smith Lance recently sold
pianos to Frank Myers, Tom Biggin
and Fred Mason of the town of Glen
Haven, and an organ to Dell Moore
of this city.
George Hickok has added a new
soda fountain to his restaurant euip-
nent
Our venerable townsman, ]. d.