Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-08-10
BLOOMINGTON.
Declal Correspondence to tho Herald.

Special CoTTOSponOSNcS TO inc deFatO.
Last Wednesday threshiugs engines
set three fires. One on the road
started fire in the brush on the hill
side opposite VIM. Heiner's residence,
and another or the Wilson farm near
the Blakes Prairie cemetery. Another
engine started blaze in the stubble
on the Chas Clegg's and Thos. Nc
Namara' farms. All of these fires
were put out with the help of neigh
bors before they had gained much
Roadway. 1t is SO dry that fire cah
be started anywhere.
Peter Woodhouse aud Mesdames P
BARLEY, 0. Fl. Martin and M. F.
Woodhouse went to Potosi last Tues
day to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Sarah Green, eldest sister of the late
Mrs. Peter Woodhouse.
Mr.. Butler remained with the
Button & Him creamery only week.
With his wife he went to River Falls,
where he bought creamery.
This place was we'll represented at
Fennimore both Thursday and Friday.
They reported more attractions than
usual
Linn Woodhouse and Luke Webb
returned from their western trip
Thursday.
Miss Hattie Jackson has been quite
i'll with the prevailing summer COM
plant.
Mrs f w. Phillips went to Texas
last week with the Edwards Seipp
party.
Papers from Fergus Falls, Mimi ,
containing obituary notices of Miss
Fay Woodhouse, speak in terms of
highest praise of her life and chara cter
She was % years of age, possessed a
beautiful character. and was highly
cultured, especially IN music. She
was to have been married the third
week in August to a gentleman from
neighoring state.
Quite number of our people en-
joyed trip to the river sunday.
The Will Schriener family expect
to start this week for Denver, Col. i.
where they will visit with the family
of Mr. Schrieners brother, DIR. Fred
Scott, Fred is now practicing
dentist and his wife is an optician
DIR. NARROW of Lancaster and DR..
Ellis and wife of this city visited
them while attending the dental meet
ing in Denver recently.
Harry Hickok, wife and daughter
came from Belmont Friday to see
Miss Hattie Jackson, who is i'll.
Harry went back home and returned
Sunday for the family.
Jamie Sprague has good start on
his new house east of the D. F.
Brown residence.
The fair book will be mailed this
week. It is large book. Parties
who do not get it, can procure a copy
of the secretary.
Harry Light bought some horses
Saturday.
R. N. Hoskins and M. T. Wood
house and wives passed few days in
Chicago.
Miss Belle Cairns brought somt
friends down from Mt. Hope in her
auto Saturday. Belle is becoming ar
expert autolst
Billy Hart, wife and son of Savanna
are guests at the benson home.
David Eastman was over from Ian
caster Saturday with his auto.
Joe Greer starts out this week or
a wagon trip.
Fred Cooper will burn the brick fol
the addition to the j. B. Ludden store.
Mrs. Fred Cooper and son returned
last week from months visit with
relatives in South Dakota.
Rev. Lacey and family are visiting
relatives at DowneTs Grove, Ill.
Burne Pollock and Y. L. Showalter,
accompanied by Miss Arthur of New
York and Miss Jordan of Cassville,
were over from Lancaster Sunday.
George MILAN, an old and highly
respected resident of Blakes Prairie,
died Saturday. His demise was I'M.
expected and resulted FROM a stroke
Mrs. Angus Morrison is here from
Colorado for visit with relatives,
John Cooper is still quite poorly.
Miss Sylvia GarEhwaite is home
after an extended absence.
Miss Setta Weaks 1s once more in
Greer's store after a three weeks
vacation.
Grant Ballantine and family are
camping at the river.
A new boy is reported at the Bert
Fennell home.