Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-08-07
AROUND THE COUNTY
BLOOMINGTON

Delegates were present from nearly all
the unions Of the county, and the
meetings were attended by residents of
the village. Wednesday afternoon
Mrs Flora Abraham delivered the ad-
dress of welcome. Wednesday even
ing there were addresses by NJ. =.
Woodhouse, president of the village
board, on behalf of the village; NJ
Casey, president of the school board,
on behalf of the school and Rev.
Taylor, on behalf of the churches Vie
Fl. Campbell, state organizer of the
W. G. 7. o., made an inspiring ad
dress. Thursday morning and after
noon sessions were devoted to papers
and discussions. Thursday evening
was devoted to lectures by Rev.
Olympia Brown and Mrs. May Wright
Sewell, for the suffrage cause. All
sessions were we'll attended and those
present voted the convention a sue
cess.
Friday afternoon Mms. Brown and
Sewell addressed the Salmagundi
Club and others ct the public library
room and local branch of the Wis.
Woman's Suffrage Association was
formed with the following officers
elected: Mate McIver, president;
Mrs. J. T. Taylor, secretary; Eleanor
Austin, treasurer. Meetings will be
held every Monday at the library until
election. This organization was
effected by Miss Linda Rhodes of Lam
caster, county organizer of the new
association.
Drs. Lewis, Glasier, Heraty and
N. F. Woodhouse and wife, A. q.
Bishop and wife. L. ". Brooks and
wife, Mark Hoskins. Walter Morrissey
and DeForest Brown attended the an
nual outing of the Grant County
Medical Suciety at Cassville last
thursday. Woodhouse, Bishop, Brooks
and Hoskins gave the doctors some
quartette music All report an ex-
cellent time and voted the Cassville
doctors princely entertainers.
Messrs P. BARLEY, Fl. c. Enke, R.
N. Hoskins and Luke Webb attended
the funeral of Ed. M. Lowry at Lam
caster last Friday.
Mrs. Mary Carey and daughter
Catherine of Los Angeles, Calf, are
visiting at the F L. Greer cottage at
Bagley, and expect to come to this
city this week.
j. B. Luddsn passed last week in
Chicago, buying goods for fall and
winter.
A. H. Patch was out on the road
last week, with his Rambler.
Ben. benson and wife received a
nice large box of fruit from their
daughter, Mrs. Daisy Riley, who
lives near Spokane. Wash. That is
proving to be a good fruit country.
S. 3. Pearson went down to Mil
waukee last week and bought a new
r. Z. Fl. automobile. He ran it
home, arriving Saturday.
Talk about hard luck, Mrs. Rev.
Taylor knows something about it.
After carefully canning enough choice
fruit to cover large table, and ex.
hibiting the fruit of her labor to
friends, one day the table broke down
without the least warning, breaking
all the fruit jars
Miss Edith Pennock is visiting
relatives at Fennimore.
Frank Pitts, democratic candidate
for district attorney, and David
Gardner, for district attorney, autoed
over this way from Platteville last
Saturday and got acquainted with
some of our people.
Geo. Mccarthy, republican candi
date for sheriff, was in town Fri
day.
Henry Brandse of Mt. Hope, visited
friends here Saturday
Miss Sykes of Beetown is visiting
at the W. J. Ketner home.
Chris. Roberts and wife returned
TO their home at Lincoln, Neb., last
week, after pleasant visit in this
vicinity.
Frank Childress of Bagley was in
town Saturday.
Mrs. Gleason of Madison was a
guest Of Miss Emma Glasier over
Sunday.
Miss Florence Mcnamara, who at
tended the summer school at Platte
Vile, stopped at Lancaster Saturday,
and was accompanied home by Mrs.
Josephine Mccullough and daughter
Marion and Miss Margaret McNamara.
Miss Agnes Harvey returned to her
home at DeForest Friday. after
pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs.
Roy Gates.
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