Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-05-15
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BLOOMINGTON
oecial Correspondence to the Herald.


and had just finished attending to a
good horse that was badly cut up
by wire, and went to see to the
blasting # some stumps on his place
A fragment of an exploded stump
broke one Of the bones Of a leg a short
distance above the ankle. Herman
didn go to bed for a couple of days,
but on Saturday he had such serious
sinking spell that he concluded it
was better to lay off for few
days.
Earl Cooper and Latha Hoskins
represented our school at the speaking
contest at Platteville Friday night.
They were accompanied by Prof. Jay
Ralph Hoksins, DeForest Brown and
Misses johnson, WilIett, Marie
Edwards Norma Woodhouse and Fern
Cooper. Our speakers didn't get a
place in the raee, but those who
heard them say they did we'll
Hugh Wilson of Darlington was
here Friday evening and sold the
Salmagundi Club a lecture course for
next year. The same bureau-Red-
path Slayton--will supply the talent
again. Three of the numbers are
musical Hussars, - nine men;
"Anitas, six women, and a male
quartette. Ralph Bingham. the
humorist. will supply one of the
numbers, and Mrs. Lake, lecturer.
another.
The Cassville Band boys are re-
organizing, and will have a dance on
Friday evening of this week to raise
expenses. The Bloomington Orchestra
Les. Pritchett, VIM. Hart, Ora Brodt
and Roxie Prideaux, assisted by Geo.
Sedlmayr of Cassville, will furnish
music for the occasion.
Grant Boorman visited friends at
Madison, Rockford, GAINESVILLE and
Appleton the past week.
Frank BARLEY is out looking over
his homestead in Trip County, South
Dakota
Several young people attended
leap year party at North Andover
Friday evening.
Oscar Selle, who is doing a lot of
cement work at Patch Grove, was
home over Sunday.
Vern Brookens is sprinkling the
street again this season.
Locus Pike came home from Ian
caster Monday
The Lyric Quartette gave a very
creditable musical entertainment here
Tuesday evening. They were lecture
course people. The next course num-
Der is Reno, the magician, May 21st.
Elliott Edwards returned last week
from Ismay, Mont, where he entered
half section Of land near the home
steads of ". o. Smith, Ford Britten-
ham, Ted Sprague, Lester Dack and
others from this vicinity, Elliott
and family expect to 90 out IN the
autumn and prove up on the land.
F. P. Starr lectured on the new
rates of insurance at the NJ. w. A.
meeting last Wednesday evening
Mr.. Starr explained the entire new
plan to the members.
The girls glee club gave an enter
tainment in the high school room
Wednesday evening A fair crowd
witnessed and enjoyed the entertain
ment.
Wednesday afternoon a rubbish fire
in Abe Patch S yard, supposed to have
been burned out the day before, re-
vived and ran over a manure pile to-
ward the barn The day was very
windy, and so an alarm was turned
in, but the fire was put out before
help arrived.
Fred Cooper has the foundation for
his new house completed.
Mrs Lucille Black of Richland
Center is visiting at Dr. Hancock 8.
Mrs. George Tornowske, accom-
panied by Mrs. Anna Taylor, visited
relatives at Mt, Hope Wednesday.
Our physicians attended the county
medical meeting at Platteville Thurs
day.
I. Abraham and A. G, Bishop were
in Mt. Hope Thursday afternoon.
The @. A. R. and W. R. G passed
a pleasant evening at the W. j.
Ketner home last Wednesday evening.
Everett Faust was over from Ian
caster Thursday,
r. W. Hedemann has discontinued
the milk route, which he has been
running for some time.
The Bloomington Band boys have
secured the use of the ground flour in
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