Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-02-23
BLOOMINGTON

can furnish chin music ike InaI OuSnG
to be sent to the senate to flibuster
when occasion demands.
The John Thompson sale on Friday
was a complete success. Quite
number went out from town.
A man caught AZ. 900 pounds of fish
in the Mississippi near Clayton last
week. This practice of dragging the
waters under the ice and SEEMING all
of our good fish ought to be stopped by
law, and the Wisconsin and iowa law
makers should pass similar laws.
DR.. Mclaughlin was over from
Glen Haven one day last week.
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Knapp and in the presence of relatives
and few intimate friends occurred
the marriage of their daughter Elva
to Clyde Battle, Rev. L. N. Woolley
officiating. After the ceremony the
assembled guests sat down to feast
fit for king. Shortly afterward the
newly welded pair departed for a
honeymoon trip to Chicago and other
points. They will settle down on
farm near Lancaster.
The Bagley man who is preparing
to set out a vineyard adjoining the
schoolhouse play ground will be
tempting boy nature like shaking a
red rag in a bulls face.
A. Fl. Bartholomew of Boscobel was
in town last Tuesday.
That new boy at the Roy Gates
home weighed IL pounds. and is
growing every day.
Miss Myra Knapp was home to at
tend the wedding of her sister Elva.
James Peacock went to Lancaster
last Wednesday and made his report
of taxes collected for the village to
the county clerk. Mr.. Peacock hoped
to be the first to report, but the Bos-
cobel man beat him couple of hours.
Mrs. Peacock went with him and
visited her sister Mrs. Smith in Little
Grant.
Two of Frank Cooley's children,
who have been suffering with pneu-
monia, are recovering.
Mr.. Beerman, the man who bought
the G. W. Stone farm, moved over
from Iowa last week. The neighbors
brought the goods up from Glen
Haven.
The Masons had an interesting ses-
sion last Wednesday evening, when
Sam'l Brodt of Brodtville and Fay
Ketner of this city received the
degree of Master Mason. After the
ceremonies the party went to
Pritchett's restaurant and enjoyed a
spread.
Mark Hoskins was home from
Madison a couple of days last week.
The writer of these notes last week
received copy of the Gilroy (Calif. J
Gazette, published by L. G. Nc
Kenney, formerly publisher of the
Bloomington Record, Boscobel Dial
and Platteville News. The McKenney
family have been in California for
some years.
The last and best number of the
winter lecture course will be
musical male quartette, highly recon-
mended wherever they have appeared.
Those who fail to hear them when they
come to Bloomington will miss
treat.
The farmers institute is in session
this Tuesday and Wednesday, with
banner attendance. The city hall is
beautifully decorated and the program
is all that it should be. The farmers
part of the program is conducted by
W. G. Bradley of Hudson, assisted by
Fred Stubley of Black Earth, and
W. A. McKerrow and G. E. Matteson
of Pewaukee
Frank Ferguson was down from
Mt. Hope last week.
Ed Pagan has sold his farm in the
town of Patch Grove to Joseph Hors
fall, whose son Roy will take charge
of same.
Mrs. julius Enke of Los Angeles,
Calf, is guest at the H. G. Enke
home.
r. N. Greer and J. R. Hite,
travellers, were home over Sunday.
Myron Davis sold his household
goods Saturday and will depart short
" for Auburn, Iowa, where he has a
good job in a brick and tile, factory.
Mrs. Davis aud children will visit
here for a time before joining him.
Joseph Brookens celebrated his 69th
birthday Feb, 9th, and all of his chill
dren but two were home to take
dinner with him.
Harley Hickok and Fred Lambert