Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-05-08
AROUND THE COUNTY
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BLOOMINGTON.

From dry cloud mot much
larger than your hand" a heavy bolt
of lightning struck Will Harris house
Thursday evening, demolishing the
chimney and ripping hole a yard
wide down to the cave trough, whence
it was conducted down nearly to the
cisteln back of the house. the lath
and plaster were torn from the under
side of the roof, AID the force of
the bolt drove the stops from the
chimney. covering the floors of the
Upstains rooms and parlor with soot
Several members of the family, we're
sitting in the kitchen and experience
ed very severe shocks. A fire alarm
was sounded down town and lot of
men went to the scene of the accident
but the lightning did not ignite any
thing. Mrs. Hart just finished clean
ing house, and next morning had to
start all over again. The building,
which is owned by Ben. benson, is
insured in the Grant County Com
pany, but the Harris had no insurance
on household goods.
Henry Cathman, young man re-
siding on the west prairie, was taken
to Lancaster by Under Sheriff Horace
Hymer Friday, and committed to
Mendoza hospital for mental treat
ment. Mr.. Cathman has been in
poor health for some time. We hope
mis- trouble is only temporary.
A property transfer of considerable
Importance took place here last Fri
day, when P. Barley sold his new
residence across the street from the
Catholic church to st. Mary's con-
xregation. 1t is understood that
Father Rupprechter will have this
building for the parsonage, and that
the present parsonage will be con-
verified into a schoolhouse. Prepare
tions have been under way for some
time to start parochial school here
for the children of the first eight
grades and this deal will permit the
establishment of the school at an
earlier date, as the parsonage can be
remodeled much quicker than new
building can he build. The price
paid for the BARLEY property was
81, 900.
Messrs H. Hazen, Havel, L. A.
Beer, @. Jacobs, and Jack Hill of Bag
ley, were in town Saturday.
E. L. Curtis sent a reminder of the
south in the form of a bunch of
magnolia leaves to NJ. W. Hope last
week.
Jesse Roberts of Plainfeld. Iowa,
is visiting the Robe1tses for a few
days.
The Bloomington Cemetery Assocla-
tion held the annual meeting in the
bank hall Friday evening" Officers
elected for the ensuing year M. B.
Glasier. president; Mrs. NJ. F. Wood
house, vice president; Mrs. P. BARLEY,
secretary; Mrs. Sam'l Kitto. treas
urer. Arrangements were made to
have the cemetery kept in good con-
dition this season.
Mrs. Young of Dubuque is visiting
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. Gillis.
Her husband, who is travelling man,
was here over Sunday.
Miss Caroline Wagner of Dubuque
is visiting Miss Marie Patch.
A number of school children of this
vicinity attended the school district
contest at Lancaster Friday.
Prof. E. L. Jay and Earl Cooper
attended the field meet of high schools
at Madison Saturday.
Father Rupprechter assisted Bishop
Schwebach in the dedication of the
new Catholic church and confirmation
of class of sixteen at Patch Grove
last Tuesday. Several others from
this place attended.
Several from this vicinity attended
the circus at Prairie du Chen Fri
day.
Chas. Pierce's new house is nearly
enclosed.
Miss Bessie Gibbs, clerk in the
Greer store, was at her home in Lam
caster portion of last week On &C.
count of illness.
r. K. Stoffel of Lancaster was in
town Saturday.
James Hicklin and Ed. Wiseman,
two pioneers of the north prairie. met
in town Saturday morning and ex-
changed few "reminiscences.
POTOSI.