Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-21
BLOOMINGTON.
special Correspondence to the Herald.

Wis. Her husband and two other
occupants Of the car were somewhat
injured. Before her marriage Mrs
Mccoy taught one year in the Bloom
ington schools, and a good many
people here remember her very we'll
j. M. Donnelly. Oscar Brady, Chas
Enke and Dave Ballantine drove to
the Spring Green fair in the latter s
auto Thursday. Then they went on
to Milwaukee and took in the state
fair.
E. L. Curtis, wife and two sons
and Miss Emma burberry Of Alma
Center are visiting relatives and
friends here. They came in Mr..
Curtis auto
John Thompson is breaking in his
new auto.
The railroad directors and town
boards met here last Wednesday to
arrange for the issuance Of the bonds.
Atty. Howe of Boscobel was present
Mrs. Scha1fenstein visited rela-
tives in Cassville last week.
John Schreiner, son Herbert and
daughters, Mrs. Simonson of Seattle,
Wash, and Mrs. Moulton Of Two
Harbors, Mimi, were guests at the
Jacob Schreiner home Sunday.
Quite number of people from this
vicinity attended the state fair last
week, and pronounced it a success.
Mrs. Abba Ballantine writes that
she expects to return from Germany
the last of the month, and possibly
Edith will come with her.
James Lewis is here from Iowa.
Our schools finished a week of work
Friday evening, and teachers and
pupils are enthusiastic over prospects
of profitable school year The at
tendance in nearly all departments is
| larger than usual.
Miss Roxa Pr1deaux goes to Du-
buque this week to attend the Con
servatory of Music as piano student.
L. G. Hickok was over from Ian
caster Saturday
Joe Ketner returned home from
Omaha last week, after six weeks
stay in the hospital. Joe had been
held up by coon and struck on the
head with a heavy ''billie. y The
brain conclusion resulting from the
blow affects his speech.
The funeral of Miss Nettie Bracket,
former resident of this place, was
held in the Congregational church
Thursday. and the remains were in
tered in the family lot in the city
cemetery Miss Brackets home was
Lincoln, Neb, and after her death by
her request her remains were cremated
and brought here for burial, her sister,
Mrs. Philbrick, and two daughters
coming to the funeral. Several rela.
tives from Lancaster also attended the
funeral.
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Chen Sunday to preach the funeral
sermon of the eldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Bieloh of Bridgeport.
The Will Myers family ATTENDED
the funeral of Mrs. Myers father,
August Lau, at Cassville Sunday.
Mrs. Myers was at her fathers bed
side for several days before his death.
AS usual regular procession OF
West Grant people attended the Ian.
caster fair last week.
Andrew Roberts, Frank Fivecoats,
Jay Donnolly and Bert Pritchett went
near Bagley Monday to do some work.
Mrs. George Pink is visiting rela.
tives in Dodgeville.
A load of relatives of Mr.. Ashmore
of Patch Grove passed through here on
their return to Platteville Monday
morning.
Harry Geiger passed several days
in GAINESVILLE the past week.
Henry Knapp is building a new
barn.
Hazel Hickok is teaching in the
Knotwell district, Beetown; Agnes
Hope IN the Bowen district, and Pearl
Wilson in the Welsh district, Little
Grant Minnie Myers in the Leamy
district; Bess Tornowske in the
Lambert district, Mt. Hope Margaret
Pohle in the Pohle district.
The village board met Monday
evening to fix up the railroad bonds.
Cultivate Good Manners.