Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-01-19
LITTLE GRANT.

special Correspondence to the Herald
Mrs. Margaret Hope Brother died
Monday morning, January 10, at
the age of IS years. Until eight
years ago Mrs. Brother was a resi-,
dent of Little Grant. At that time
she went with her husband to Neils-
vile, Wis, but later returned to
Bloomington, where, after a long
illness and at times much suffering,
death kindly bore away all pain.
The funeral was held In the M E.
church at Bloomington Wednesday
afternoon. Rev. N. L. Wooley
spoke words of comfort and conso-
lation to large congregation. In
| terment was made in Providence
cemetery.
superintendent j. G. Brockert
visited Little Grant schools last
week, which he found making good
progress. Both teachers and pupils
were pleased to haYe a visit from so
genial superintendent as now pre-
sides over Grant County schools.
Mr.. and Mrs Willis Pennock were
visiting among relatives near Bloom
ington the fore part of last week.
John Genry, of Mt. Hope, and
Timothy Mogan were Bloomington
callers one day last week.
Ben Brookens and wife, of Patch
Grove, were Little Grant callers
Tuesday.
Mrs, Hillery and daughter were
callers at Bloomington and Miss
Leola Rillery accompanied them
home.
Irwin Hale and Mrs. Phillip Garth
waite were business callers here
Tuesday.
Herman Lyness hauled corn from
the vicinity of Glen haven while
the roads were good last week.
Jay Hickok was at Prairie du
CHEN on a pleasure trip last week
and while there he helped the
Bloomington basket ball team defeat
their local team.
John Krohn and Smith Bros
took their shoats to Bridgeport.
Pat Smith, Jim Garthwaite and
Lewis Wetmore assisted them in
the delivery.
George HickOk was out here for
fuel. Mr.. Hickok r-plenishes his
wood pile before the last stick is
gone. That is one way to avoid
coal panic.
Mrs. Thomas Webb visited rela-
tives and friends at Bloomington
last week.
Isaac Garthwaite was re elected
as the Little Grant representative
of the Bloomington Insurance Com
pany.
Charles Underwood visited at
Sitter last week.
Clarence Horton, of Patch Grove,
has employment with the Ryden-
Lewis Automobile Co. in Anderson,
Ind. He will bring a new 1910
model machine home with him
next spring.
Ice harvest is about over with.
The quality as well as the quantity
is good.
The storm Thursday prevented
many of our local M. W. A. mem
bers from attending the installation
at Bloomington.
John Champion, accompanied by
Mr.. Mcnamara, took live stock to
Lancaster.
Supt. Brockert will conduct a
teachers institute at Bloomington
January 81 to % for the benefit of
West Grant teachers. Prof. Gentle,
of Platteville, will be present and
assist in the work, which is an as
surance that the meeting will be
worth while attending.
Harry Wetmore, of Patch Grove,
was at Chas. Kimnetze's for corn.
Matt O'Connor, Bert Garthwaite,
Henry Pink and wife and Mrs. T.
S. Pendleton were visitors at Bloom
ington the fore part of the week.
Letters received from students
who have returned to their respec-
tive school duties indicate that many
difficulties were encountered while
enroute, but all are at work again
and they would probably have met |
greater blockades this week.
Ellsworth and Clarence Traelick
were callers at Bloomington last
Tuesday.
J. Hickok was at Patch Grove
Saturday with dairy products.
Chairman VIM. Leighton was a !
business caller at Bloomington Sat
urday. Mr.. Leighton and wife Will |