Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-09-20
AROUND THE COUNTY
BLOOMINGTON

Our schOO | has added department
for the instruction OF the blind. The
last Legislature passed a law permit
ting the organization of such depart
ments in public schools The state
allows 5000 per year for the instruc-
tion Of each pupil, and 500 for board
for non resident pupils. Glasses have
been organized at Milwaukee, Racine
and Amigo, and so Bloomington will
be fourth to take up the work. It
will be necessary to have four pupils
to form the class. and we understand
that the required number will be
ready to attend. The school Will
open in about four weeks, and it will
be in charge of Miss Stella Goldberg,
who has been in Milwaukee for some
time receiving instructions in the
work. A portion of the intermediate
department will be partitioned off
with glass for this class. Much credit
is due Mrs. Pierce Patterson for
securing this new department
Mrs. VIM. Chapman, who. it will
be remembered was resident of this
village some years ago, died at
Cherokee, Iowa, and was buried in
the LumpkiG cemetery beside her
husband, who died previously to the
family's removal to this village. A
family of four children survive her
two sons and two daughters. All but
one daughter residing in Dakota &C
companied the remains to this place.
DR.. and Mrs. w. H. Ellis, who
were visiting his parents at Casson,
MINI, we're summoned to Chicago on
account of the death Of an adopted
brother of Mrs. Ellis, a boy about
twelve years of age. The death was
accidental, the boy having been struck
by an automobile.
Edw. Blinn and John Hampton
painted at James Ryan's last week.
Chas. Enke visited in Milwaukee
and Chicago last week.
Will Hart and Tom WEIGH have
been out doing some finishing on the
Tom WEIGH house.
Our doctors attended the medica
meeting at Cassville last Tuesday.
They were entertained on Hartford S
island by Drs. Hartford and DeMers.
Mr.. Ackermann, travelling de-
monstrator, last week entertained
many visitors at the Sam'l Kitto
hardware store, showing up the merits
of Coles hot blast range and heaters.
Mr.. Ackermann made lunches and
candy for all Corners.
During the showers Wednesday
night lightning burned a hay shed
and about forty loads of hay on the
Will cortland farm near Glen Haven.
One of several things we forgot to
mention in our write-up of the fair
last week was the dinner served by
the ladies of ST. Johns church of
Patch Grove. The ladies realized a
profit of $163 as a result of their
efforts, and would have made more
with good weather. They are thank
ful to all for kind patronage.
A horse belonging to Les Orr
broke loose from the hitching rail on
the street and made some disturbance
Wednesday evening Les. managed
to get it quiet
Miss Helen Abrams, of Lancaster,
visited here last week.
Frank Cooley has his nice new resi-
dence in Brooklyn enclosed.
We hear that the Robert Wilson
farm southwest of town and the Chas.
Chandler farm near Glen Haven have
teen sold to Iowa parties.
Miss Sylvia Garthwaite started for
Dos Palos, Calf, Monday where she
will teach music in the public
schools. Miss Garthwaite is especial
ly we'll trained for the work, having
taken special course at the college
at Dixon, Ill. We hope to see her
succeed.
Mrs Wash. Garner of Beetown
visited at the home of her son, VIM.
Garner, last week.
Quite a number of our people at.
tended the Lancaster and state fairs
last week.
Mrs. Clarence Smith of Prairie du
Chen visited here last week.
Chas. Pierce was out to Will
Moore's last week, building a silo.
Will and Ort Cooley have just
finished rock sllo for Lee Brookens.
Miss Isabel Leamy and mother are
visiting relatives in Lancaster.
The question moves from lip to lip,
Did you behold the phantom ship,
Upon her far-famed hOt-air trip"
She came OF fleets that move at night
Was positively out of sight.
The Chas. Chapman house is in
charge of the plasterers. Cooley Bros