Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-05
BLOOMINGTON.

Quite delegation OF our teachers
and pupils attended tie speaking con-
test at Patch Grove Friday evening.
The contest was a good one, Albert
Kalt of the Bloomington school
winning first place, Madge Lewis of
Patch Grove second, Miss Anderson of
Mt. Hope third. Earl Cooper was
the other Bloomington contestant, and
he was awarded fourth place. THESE
winners will represent the local
league IN the district contest at Platte
vile. We are glad that deserving
student from our school won the prize
and nope to see him carry off the
honors at Platteville.
Last week Lester Pritchett received
a letter from CellIe Seipp, son of
John Seipp, of Plainview, Texas.
Cellie says they like the country very
much that oats andwheat are up and
looking fine, and that they have 80
acres of corn planted. They can see
a train coming for fifty miles or a
half hour before it gets to their place.
He was in town the previous Sunday
and saw 1928 cattle in town awaiting
shipment The Wisconsin boys in
that vicinity meet on Sundays and
have visit, go fishing, etc.
Harry Witcomb last week received
a letter from Max Paetzer, a former
Bloomington boy, now residing at
Granite Falls, Washington. Max is
engaged in cutting down cedar trees,
some of which are from twelve to
fifteen feet in diameter. These trees
are sawed up into shingles. etc.
Notwithstanding the bad roads.
thirty or forty of our people attended
the minstrel show in L caster Thurs
day and Friday eveniJ }.
W. V. BENEFITS last week shipped
one of his screen house tents to the
superintendent of the insane asylum at
New Lisbon. Wis. BENEFITS makes
a peach" of tent.
While down in the timber last
Thursday, ALT. Ketner was deserted
by his team, and found it in town.
No serious damage done.
Mrs. Molrissey of Blakes Prairie
received word last week of the death
of brother, Thomas Hawks. of Iowa.
Her son Delbert Morrissey, of Bagley,
was out to attend the funeral.
Burtis Field will install one of
his successful new light plants in the
residence of P. BARLEY. Mr.. Field
has several of these light plants in
operation and they are giving satisfac-
tion in every respect. A cheap grade
of gasoline is consumed, the cost be-
ing. the cheapest of any light on the
market. Burtis is ready to construct
plants for all Corners.
Chas. Krohn was over from Lancas-
ter for a load of his household goods
Saturday.
A. h. Blackburn, the Campbell
Ridge farmer, was in town Saturday.
Albert is clearing off some of his land
and expects to raise goodly crop of
corn this year. He has some clear
land rented.
Ted Sprague was expecting to start
today for Eastern Montana. to look
over the country with view to locat
ing-taking up claim.
Our high school boys defeated tine
Patch Grove boys at that place Fri
day.
Will Enke sends word from Chi
c3go that he was caught for some jury
service recently.
The Jay Abraham family now re-
side in the ola Baptist parsonage, N.
W.
Frank Newman aud wife live in
the Angeline Dopp house.
Miss Birdie Hickok returned from
Flsndreau, S. D., last week. She
was a guest of Frank Crabtree and
wife.
Joe Greer has been constructing a
nice covered wagon, with which he
expects to go out on orse-buying
and selling expedition next month.
A. G. Tubbs is in Beardsley,
Mimi. on business this week.
Miss Lora Ellis has resigned her
position in Greer store, to accept a
similar place in the west Miss
Setta Weaks of Glen Haven has been
engaged to succeed her and is now on
duty.
At the regular meeting of the Will
age board Monday evening, the board
got down to business. President
Stone appointed Aldermen Frazier,
Taylor and Riese the committee on
finance, and Hickok. Gilligan,
4. kho oOr,,