Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-07-10
AROUND THE COUNTY
BLOOMINGTON

from LaICbSl6I OSL III CUuuuCIluS
the funeral Of James Hughes, a
brother veteran of the Civil War
VINO died Tuesday at the age of "a
Those from here were Griffin Hickok,
p. BARLEY, A. OFT, L. S. Sawyer,
L. BETTER J. Schreiner. Mr.. BARLEY
delivered the address a. the funeral,
and music was furnished by NJ F.
Woodhouse and wife. Mrs. BARLEY
and A. c. Bishop.
This place was nearly deserted on
the 4th Our people went to Cass-
Vile, Bagley, Prairie du Chen, Du
buque and Little Grant. Our band
boys made music for Cassville. and
the orchestra played for the dance
that night. Every body reported a
good time, and hot time.
The directors of the Bloomington
State Bank met last Tuesday and re-
elected the old officers for the ensuing
year. The business affairs Of the
bank were found to be in a salts
factory condition.
Several from this city attended the
funeral of Ritner Stephens at Dodge
church last Wednesday. Mr. Stephens
was one of the early settlers of Bee
town, aud he was man of consider
able prominence in the affairs of this
vicinity. During the past few years
he resided at Huron, S. D., and farm
ed quite large tract of land.
Chas Day and wife of Lancaster
visited at the P1itchett hotel June
Both.
Thos Corcoran is building a new
barn on his farm north of town.
Prof Francis Jones Of Dodgeville,
is visiting friends here. guest at the
L. Abraham home.
Mrs. Wash. Garner, Of Beetown, is
visiting relatives and old friends here
for few days.
There is a camp of boys and girls
on the H. Casey farm west of town.
MINIS. Roberts and Lanca are looking
after them.
Miss Emma Glasier, teacher at
Manitowoc, is home Cor vacation.
Miss Sylvia Greer IS home from
Chicago for visit.
DR. M. NJ. BARLEY of Columbus and
L. p, Clark and wife and Miss Grace
Morse autoed over from Lancaster
Friday.
Several of our leading Democrats,
probably including P BARLEY. VIM.
Patterson, A. c. Bishop, and may be
two or three more, will attend the
Democratic state convention at Mil
waukee this week.
a few local showers have helped a
little toward relieving the drought in
this vicinity. We need more rain.
A horse fell on one of Henry DON
nelly S feet and broke two bones.
This will keep Henry away from
work for some time.
Miss Kate Baldwin, teacher at La
Crosse, and Miss Ella Baldwin Of
Elkader, Iowa, are home for a vaca-
ton
Saturday evening the Rebekah
lodge gave Mrs. Goldberg a farewell
party.
Louis Pohle returned from Dubuque
last week, having recovered his
health.
Mrs. Della Young is visiting rela-
tives at II .dison.
Miss Wheeler Of McGregor. Iowa,
is a guest at the DR.. Hancock and
Geo. Paterson homes.
Lester, little son Of Mr. and Mrs.
Era PendletoD, fell from a horse and
broke an arm one day last week
l.. NJ Greer and wife and Mrs. j.
NJ, Donnelly are camping at the
Greer cottage near Bagley this week.
E. S. Tubbs has been repairing and
painting the Sherman Tuhbs resi-
dence property on the Brooklyn side.
J. E ConneIl, wife, Milt, Ishmael
Pohle and Miss Grace Harrison autoed
to Fort Atkinson last week, and
visited relatives Miss Harrison re-
manned for long stay.
The Flora ball team played our
boys here Sunday, but were in rather
bad form, and SO did not give our
team much Of a game.
A number from this vicinity at
tended the funeral Of Mrs Robert
Newman at Lancaster Monday. she
was buried beside her husband in the
Little Grant cemetery.
Chas. Grimm of Cass7ille was a
guest at the home IF CeciIe Garner
Sunday
Mrs. Carrie Greer, Miss Sylvia
Greer and Mrs. Joe Greer visited at
the home of r. N. Greer in Prairie