Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-06-15
WEST GRANT PEOPLE
WANT NEW RAILROAD
Sentiment Growing In Blooming
ton and Patch Grove.
Other Matters of Interest Concerning
Our Neighbors in That Part
of the County.
BLOOMINGTON.
correspOndence to the Herald.

Special Correspondence 10 the HeIdiO'
People going fishing to the river
should be on the lookout for rattle
snakes. Last week while fishing at
the lower end OF Ferry Slough, ;"
Oscar Brady had a narrow escape.
He had just stopped down under tree
about four feet from the ground, when
on another log just beyond and not
two feet from his face crouched big
RATHER all ready to strike. Oscar
lodged back SO quickly that the reptile
did not have time to make up: his
mind to strike.
John Behmer of North Andover
made his annual visit here Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Ross. the Mine ;al Point cattle
buyer. and a couple of ladies were
here last Wednesday.
A goodly number of old soldiers
and friends expect to attend the
reunion at Fennimore this week.
Several informal railroad meeting J
have been held in the towns interested
the past week. The sentiment for
railroad in Mt Hope, Patch Grove
and Bloomington is growing Carson
Scott, the surveyor, has been engaged
to survey from Mt. Hope to Woodman
this week. Then promoters will be
asked to name bonus necessary for
0e
Several construction companies have
been interviewed, and no doubt our
people will have a fair offer from
somebody. Then when we know how
much is necessary we will vote on
the question of bonGing the several
towns. Certain interests have been
endeavoring to stir up quarrels and
divide the people into opposing
parties. but the feeling is so strongly
in favor of a railroad that details are
secondary and will work themselves
out all right.
Clarence Horton has had several
parties down from Patch Grove in
the new Mitchell auto The new
car is silent as the foot of time. "
The members of the Baptist Sunday
school enjoyed supper at the church
last Wednesday.
The Ludden store has a new cash
register of late design.
r. ". Hedemann. who last year
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principally on his rural route, dis
covered that he could not use it be-
cause of the fact that he carried the
closed mail from this place to Mt.
Hope. This is against regulations.
So now he offers it for sale at very
reasonable figure. A dandy four pas
senger car with one seat but a place
for a second seat.
F. A. Taylor was in Milwaukee
last week, buying swell new barber
outfit 10 replace the furniture damaged
in the recent fire. He is fixing up the
room and expects t0 occupy the same
In few days.
Oscar Selle is in charge of the
work ON the new cement walks, and
he started Monday to build from the
east end of Brooklyn bridge over the
hill two blocks east.
While out on his rural route near
Pierce Patterson s last Friday, Will
Morkin's team ran away, overturning
the buggy. Will held onto the lines
and was dragged along until his face
was badly cut and bruised.
Phil. Henderson,, county clerk
candidate. was here Thursday.
NARROW Kidd, for sheriff. met old
friends Saturday.
Mrs. Ellis is home, after an ex
tened visit with relatives.
P. BARLEY returned FROM the west
Friday.
DR.. }. c. Coolittle of Lancaster
was here Friday.
The Congregational ladies served
on the HI. .. Enke lawn Saturday
evening They we're literally patroniz-
ed.
Chas. 'O'Neill was home from
Chicago Saturday. He came to town
with his family.
Those who forgot to Cross their
fingers were tagged by the w c. I.
q. ladies Saturday. Receipts for
tags amounted to about SIS.
Mrs. Ellsworth Ball of Albany,
Neb, is a guest of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Tubbs
Mrs. Henry Cooper starts this week
to visit her daughter, Mrs. Todd. in
South Dakota. The Cooper brothers,
Lester and Harvey. are holding down