Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-17
AROUND The COUNTY
BLOOMINGTON.
pecial Correspondence to the Herald.


Detroit, announcing the death of his
wife. The old residents remem Der
the Parsons family. David Parsons
taught the academy here in the COS.
Luke's wife was Mary Seeley, sister
to Mrs. Aaron Osborne.
Last Thursday the house on the
Peter Pagan farm was burned to the
ground, together with nearly all the
contents and a woodshed full of wood.
The fire started in the garrett of a
lean-to kitchen, and when discovered
had made such progress that it could
not be put out. Only the piano and
a few articles In the house we're
saved.
The Bloomington Cemetery Associa
tion met Friday evening and elected
officers as follows: M. B. Glasier,
president; Mrs. M f. Woodhouse,
vice president; Mrs. Sam'l Kitto,
treasurer Mrs. P. BARLEY, secretary.
Chas. O'Neill was out from Chi
cago Saturday and called here. He
had just bought for his farm bull
and COW Of the Bates breed of
milking Shorthorns. The mother of
the bull has a milk record of 65
pounds per day, with .435 test, and
the COW has a record of 81 pounds per
day. Such stock as this is bringing
this country to the front as a dairy
country.
Small boys playing with matches
set a fire between the Will Morkin
and R. M. Donnelly barns Saturday
afternoon, and when discovered the
blaze had good start. These barns
are in a dangerous spot just back of
Canal street, and had the fire not
been discovered and extinguished a
bad blaze might have resulted. Par
ents should take pains to instruct
their children about the danger Of
playing with matches.
VIM. Myers and A. j. Frazier have
new cement walks on their premises,
and Thos. Smith has built one in the
street in front of his house.
Improvements are going on with
rush in this town. The Brady build
ing now has walls and roof completed
and carpenters are working on the
inside The foundation for Joe
Greer's stable is nearly up. Lee
Bailey has his barn nearly enclosed.
VIM. Heiner and family are enjoy
ing a new Mitchell auto from the
Horton agency Of Patch Grove.
A daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Oates, living near Mt. Hope, was
buried in the Union cemetery, Little
Grant last Thursday.
Mike Mutually has moved from the
Texas Panhandle to Greeley, Colorado,
and so advises friends here.
Miss Mccoy of Lancaster was a
guest Of friends here last week.
Milf. Connell is thinking Of getting
a new auto.
The physicians of the county held
their medical meeting at Lancaster
Thursday,
Harley Hickok and daughter Birdie
went to PlattevilI5 Thursday. Birdie
remained there with her sister Vera,
who graduates from the normal school
IN June.
2 Grant and Dave Ballantine and S.
E. Pearson were in Lancaster on bust
ness Friday.
Messrs. Schoenfeld and Ross motor
ed over from Dodgeville Saturday.
A. c. Bishop and wife visited in
Elaader, Iowa, Sunday.
Delos Abraham and wife are visit
ing relatives and friends at Mt. Hope
and Bloomington and out on Blakes
Prairie, principally at the Fennell
ranch.
Wes Woodhouse had some of the
toes Of one of his feet somewhat crush
ed beneath a heavy rock.
Leslie Clark and wife were over
from Lancaster Saturday. They took
Frank Hoskins back with them to do
SON papering.
j. W. and Vern Millin were up
from Glen Haven with new Imperial
auto Saturday. Mr.. Millin is agent
for this territory.
Fuller Porter, the only new case of
scarlet fever in town, was quite i'll,
but is making good progress at this
writing. His aunt, Mrs Gibbs, came
over from Marietta to help take care
of him