Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-05-11
AROUND The COUNTY
BLOOMINGTON.

are being arranged for the formation
of a company to build the road. This
town hasn't caught the fever yet. but
we expect to have it before long.
The last attempt our town made
to build road cost the citizens three
or four thousand dollars and lots of
work, time and attention. They be-
came so discouraged and Disguised
that they gave up hope, and no wonder
they don't enthuse as readily as their
neighbors, who are comparatively new
at the BUSINESS. When the neighbors
get things warmed up. however this
town will fall in with its full share
of help.
Rev. Woolley was over at Gays
Mills last week.
Harry Hickok and wife and Mr..
and Mrs. NesIer were over from Bel
mont Sunday. Mr.. Nesler, the
furniture dealer, came to look at John
Rector's black team, but found them
too large to suit him for a hearse
team.
Fresh paint, new shingles, cement
walks, and other repairs here and
there make our town look neat and
clean.
Our school board members are
figuring on the list of teachers for
next year Several teachers have
resigned, and thus left vacancies to be
filled. Miss Keller will return as
intermediate teacher, and Miss Emily
Cronin of Lancaster has been secured
for an assistant. Miss Morris has
consented to continue in charge of the
school for the deaf.
Claude Hickok returned from
PlattevIlle last week.
Last week Will Cooley cemented
the damaged wall of the Odd Fellows
building.
Miss Ocea Seymour has a position
in the sanitarium at Prairie du CHEN.
Mrs. Carrie Ballantine is here from
Ogden. Utah.
Miss Mabel Addison has been help
ing out at the telephone central.
Several blocks of cement walks
will be built in this place this season.
The street committee was around con-
dsmning walks last week.
On Monday DIR. Hancock moved
from the d. E. Brown house to the
DR.. Lewis house. Ora Brodt vacating
same to move to the house purchased
of Oscar Brady. and Brady moving to
the Brown house.
Mrs. c. E. Brown is home from
Madison.
Mrs. Greer, accompanied by Keith
Dickinson, returned from Chicago last
week. She passed the winter with
her daughter Sylvia there.
Reub. French was in Milwaukee
last week to have his eye treated.
Mark Hoskins, accompanied by a
fellow student of the university, was,
home over Sunday.
Mrs. Thos. Prideaux and sister,
Mrs. Gordon, of Arlington, Iowa, are
visiting here.
Mrs. Anna Glider of Seneca and
Mrs. White of Bridgeport visited
relatives here Friday.
Fletcher Burris AMI sister, Mrs.
Chris Roberts. weT5 over from Ian
caster Thursday.
Newton Brodt is back on the job of
sprinkling the street. Mr.. Brodt
thought that he would not able to do
it this season, but he came out all
right in the spring. He's the right
man in the right place.
Leslie Clark and wife were over
from Lancaster Sunday.
Our ball team defeated Cassville
Sunday IN that village. Somebody
said the score was As to 5S, but we
don't know-four and eight were in it
some way.
Prof. and Mrs. Headley entertained
the teachers and some other friends
Friday evening.
Arthur Pagan was over from Prairie
du Chen Monday.
DR.. F. E. Blackburn and wife are
guests at the A. G. Tubbs home.
Michael Mutually, an old and
respected resident of this place died
Friday after an axtanded iIIness
Mr.. Mutually was 20 years of age and
a native of Ireland. He came to this
country when a young man an at
first engag d IN fshing in New F. ad-
land. Aftsrward he came to this
county and engaged i'll farming. His
wife died some years ago. A grown
family survives him. The funeral
Monday in the Catholic church, town
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