Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-04-05
BLOOMINGTON.
Special Correspondence to the Herald.


A fine Percheron stallion, belong
ing to company of Cassville breed
ers, died Thursday night. The
owners had purchased the animal
of A. B. Holbert Of Greeley, Iowa,
a few months ago, paying SO, 600
for him. In order to determine the
exact cause of death. DR.. Kennedy
of this city went to Cassville and
held an examination. The animal
died of natural causes.
Era FL. Grifis of the town of
Little Grant, former we'll known
county clerk, lost the third and
fourth fingers of his left hand, and
the tip Of the second, in sawmlll
accident last week.
r. N, Hoskins and M, F. Wood
house attended the Frank Webb
sale at Mt. Hope last Tuesday, the
former as auct1oneer and latter as
clerk. A number of others from
this vicinity attended.
That CassvilIe horse sale didn't
come off. The circumstance illus
trates how easy it is for stranger
to come into a community and with
out references ingratiate himself
into the Conscience of nine-tenths Of
the business men. They will pass
business right over the heads OF re-
liable home people into the hands Of
strangers.
A hunt for a five-year old boy
who had been lost three days in the
woods, was INDUCED in by half the
citizens of Neillsville, Wis. The
child was found by Herbert Brooks,
son of FL. j. Brooks, formerly of
this place, who with party of COM
panlons made a systematic search
with the aid of instruments. The
lost boy was eleven miles from home
and was nearly dead from exposure
and fatigue.
About $50 cases of eggs were
shipped from this place during
March. This would be about 18. 900
dozen, or 227,8 800 eggs. At right
around fifteen cents per dozen, this
income amounted to about $2,8
ready cash for the farmer This
does not account for the eggs con-
sumed locally, which was quite an
item. This showing speaks we'll for
the hen.
The schools closed Friday for the
spring vacation, and just IN time
to avoid an epidemic of Dutch
measles.
r. N. Hoskins, J. M. Donnelly
and Joe Greer attended a horse sale
In Lancaster Friday.
Amos Brown recently gave John
ThOmpson's auto and his own a
thorough overhauI1ng, since which
they have been running perfectly.
Amos is ready for such job almost
any time.
Chris. Coombs and wife visited in
Lancaster, and they are considering
the idea of moving there.
DR.. Ellis and wife returned from
Minnesota Friday.
Harry Witcomb expects TO leave
for Attala, Alabama, this week,
where he will consider the idea Of
taking a position in a lumber bust
ness controlled by his uncle, D. J.
Watkins.
There were Two caucuses held in
the village last week, the nO-license
caucus on Friday evening and an
independent caucus Saturday even
ing. The successful candidates are
to be found in the election report in
another column. The town caucus
was held Saturday afternoon and
was quite we'll attended. There were
some warm contests for office. The
successful candidates are reported in
another column, with the election
returns.
AT the village caucus Friday even
ing a motion was passed to request
the incoming board to appropriate
a one-fOurth mill tax for the support
of the public library This would
amount to about $95. Nearly all
places having library do make
such appropriations.
Miss Marie Patch. student at Sin
sinawa, is home for a few days.
An artist from Hartford, Wis, is
painting a fine curtain for the city
hall.
The license question is up at Bee
town.
Miss Violet Heiner, student at
Cleveland, Ohio, is home for vaca-
ton.
r. N. Greer and family expect to
to Prairie du CHEN in a few
days.
Eva, little daughter Of Frank
Fivecoats and wife, had her nose SO
badly cut that it was necessary to
put her to sleep and sew it up Sat
urday evening.
Colored Diamonds.
At a recent gem exhibition in Lon
don there were shown blue, pink and