Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-04-03
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BLOOMINGTON.

| Special Correspondence to the Herald.
The license people held their
caucus in the Wooahouse & Bank
Saturday evening, and nominated the
following ticket Pres ident, M. F.
Woodhouse; trustees, A. Roberts,
R. E. Jay, Geo. Porter clerk, Luke
Webb treasurer, Geo. Hickok as
SCISSOR, Joe Greer; supervisor, M. F.
Woodhouse; justices, Lewis BETTER,
M. Casey; constable, Joe Greer.
The no license caucus was held in
the city hall The ticket nominated
was as follows President, M. F.
Woodhouse; trustees, Chas. Chapman,
A. Roberts, Fred Cooper. clerk,
Joseph Horsfall; treasurer. James
Peacock assessor, Joe Greer; super
visor. Grit. Hickok. justices. L.
Abraham, T. d. Maggie; constable,
Joe Greer.
Verne ellis and wife, the newly
married couple, were in town Wed.
nesday, doing some shopping and
otherwise completing their equipment
for house keeping.
Owing to an accident in Canada,
the Hussars, who we're to be the next
number of the lecture course, did not
come. Another number will be
furnished by the bureau.
Miss Allen, grammar teacher, has
resigned and will return to Montfort.
Her place has been taken by a Mr..
Clark of Lancaster, who is we'll re-
commended.
Our schools are enjoying a vacation
this week.
The schoolmates of Letha Hoskins
gave her a birthday surprise Wednes
day evening.
Every man who pays taxes on all
his property should be shouter for
the income tax. The law is designed
in part to catch those who do not pay
their legitimate share of taxes.
Joseph Beadle and wife we're up
from Melville Friday.
A. Fl. Long of Prairie du Chen
made a democratic speech in the city
hall Thursday evening. He was in
favor of Wilson for president and
probably favors himself for congress-
Messrs. F. Booth and Scott were
down from Patch Grove Friday.
Otis Weld passed his SD birthday
Thursday. Mr.. Weld is hale and
hearty and comes down town every
day.
The children of the Baptist church
had temperance program Sunday
evening. A very interesting meeting
is reported.
The l.. Abraham family now &C.
cupy their new home on the north
hill. 1t is one of the incest resi-
dences in the village.
Miss Mile Schreiner, who is
teaching near BagleY, is having
vacation.
Thos. Mcnamara lest week received
letter from T. 81. Fischer of Green
acre. Wash. who is in the life in
surance business. Fred enclosed the
last report of the New York Life In
surance Co., to agents. From this it
was found that Fred was next to the
largest writer of insurance in the
United States for that company.
Those who know Fred think that he
will have first place in short time.
At the town caucus Saturday after
noon F. M. wager presided and Era
Pendleton served as secretary. Some
seventy voters nominated the follow
ing ticket: Supervisors, D. Fl.
Martin, chairman. John Patterson,
Chas. Plonke; assessor. Fred Millin /;
treasurer, Gus Pohle: clerk, Era
Pendleton; justices, Will Schreiner,
Frank, Vogt; ccnstables, Frank Mil
lin, Gus. Koecke.
Geo. Porter visited his son Foster
at GAINESVILLE last week.
While Erven Oaklief was repairing
the acetylene light plant at the
Baptist church Saturday, the acetylene
exploded and damaged the outfit to
quite an extent. Nobody hurt.
Miss Brotkorb, of Edgeley, N. D..
is visiting the Schreiner families.
Miss Brotkorb is a student at Beloit,
and now is enjoying the spring vaca-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs o. P. Sala entertain
ed some friends at supper Wednesday
evening. Those present were DR..
and Mrs. Heraty, DR.. Glasier, DR..
and Mrs Hancock, and Prof. and
Mrs. Jay. A very pleasant evening
is reported.