Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-31
AROUND THE COUNTY
BLOOMINGTON.
special Correspondence to the Herald

UNUSUALLY S6N0I0 III the country
south and southeast Of this place.
A barn on the Ben Myers farm near
Beetown was struck by lightning
ing and destroyed. Hiram Hud-
sons barn was blown down. A
windmill on the John Zeigler farm
near North Andover was blown
onto the house and broke quite a
hole in the roof ALI the way down
the south prairie to Cassville trees
we're overturned, sheds and small
outbuildings blown down and an oc-
casionai barn unroofed. The storm
was reported very severe in the
village of Cassville.
Out at John Gates farm Saturday
the neighbOrs assisted in raising a
nice large barn 30x6O. The party
included about twenty, and they got
the barn raised, sided and the roof
partly sheeted before night. Walt.
Schneyer and his force of carpen-
ters, John Kiasler, Bert Pritchett,
Will Hammond and Andy Leeper,
were the moving and directing
spirits in the task.
The high school seniors repeated
the play, Brother JOSIAH, Friday
evening. The attendance was large
and the play pleasing. After the
performance the young people had
a dance, which was heartily enjoy
ed by quite a party of young peo-
pie.
The directors of the Bloomington
Farmers Fire Insurance Co. met at
the Office of A. "a. Patch, secretary
of the company, last Saturday, and
voted an assessment of one and one
half mills to pay for losses sustained
by the COMP any since November.
The claim for the insurance on the
house on the John Gasner farm,
which was burned from a grass fire,
was laid over to be considered at
the annual meeting. There was no
occupant of the house at the time
Of the fire, and the owners are said
to have neglected to get permit to
vacate. What the company will do
with the account is uncertain.
Messrs. Robert Glenn, John Klar-
man and Malin were present to ex-
plain the circumstances OF the fire.
@. A. R. memorial services were
held in the Baptist church Sunday
morning, the Ct. A. r. and w. r. G..
attended in a body. Rev. j. T.
Taylor delivered very able sermon.
People are ready for a proper
observance of Memorial Day. The
program has been published in this
column. and it promises to be inter
esting and impressive.
Will Morrisseys new barn at the
farm was raised last week. George
Hillary and Casper Auel are COM
plotting it.
John Blackburn, the veteran
brickmaker, is moulding a kiln for
Fred Cooper.
The directors who attended the
fire insurance meeting with Secre-
tary Patch Friday were f. Il. Wet
more, Patch Grove; Geo. E. Groom,
Cassville; Eugene Chandler, Glen
Haven; D. j. Harris, Wyalusing;
Frank Braudt, Mt. Hope; l Garth
waite, Little Grant; w. G.. Hickok,
Beetown; @. E. Williams, Potosi.
Allen Prltchett cut his wrist quite
badly with a hoe Saturday. The
artery and two of the cords were
severed Thirteen stitches were re |
quired to close the wound.
Miss Amy Crabtree, teacher at
Cashton, is home for the summer
vacation.
The Odd Fellows had a district |
convention here Thursday evening, |
and about fifty guests were here
from neighbor towns. A very i
pleasing feature of the meeting was
the presence Of about twenty mem
bers OF the Patriarchs Militant, the
uniform rank of the order from !
Lancaster. They gave an exhibi- !
ton drill on Canal street, which had |
the approval of quite number of
witnesses. In the hall there was a
mixed program of music, singing,
speeches, banquet, etc. All present
report it very successful meeting.
Ora and Clint. Patch were down
from Mt. Hope Wednesday.
Mr.. Truelover, nephew of the late
Mrs. Maker, accompanied by an at
torney, Mr. Pinkham, was here from |
Indiana last week to look after the
estate. They found every thing sat
isfactory and returned home the
next day.
ellison Tyler has moved his saw
ing outfit to Matt. Edwards farm,
where there is large pile of logs to
work into lumber.
Stone q Ludden are buying wool
Several loads came in last week.
Dr. Mehlhop of Dubuque was in
town professionally Wednesday.
Miss Ruth Perrin, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs w. B. Perrin, former
residents of this place, is a member
of the graduating class of high |
school at LeSueur, MINI.