Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-10-23
AROUND The COUNTY
BLOOMINGTON.
ipecial Correspondence 20 the Herald.

ed meeting saturday evening. A
number Of bills were allowed and
other routine business transacted.
The board voted to give the public
library 800, which is two-tenths of
one mill in taxes. NJ. F. Woodhouse
was elected a member of the library
advisory board. j. L Brady & Son
renewed their billiard and box ball
licenses, amounting to $40, and John
Shipley one pool table license for $40.
0. L.. Brady was granted permission
TO lay a board walk in front Of his
premises. A. j. Frazier and Street
Com. Fred Geiger had prepared a
statement of the cement walk laid
during the year, which totaled 7742
square feet at a cost Of 10 cents per
square foot. Marshal Heiger was in
structed to secure extra police for
Hallowe' en- and to arrest any person
found destroying property OF other
wise disorderly. The marshal also
was instructed to collect all dog taxes.
Robert Rienow, of Elkader, Iowa,
will deliver a Wilson speech at the
city hall on Friday evening. Mr..
Rienow is principal of the EIkader
schools and candidate for state super
inrendent of Iowa. He spoke here at
a fourth of July celebration some
years ago. Music will be furnished
by the band and a male quartette.
Sidney Gates and Mrs. Roy Gates
and son went to Madison and DeForest
Sunday for a few days visit.
Lewis Henry raised a nice big new
barn on his farm out in Little Grant
last week. All the ~neighbors were
present to assist. There was an &C.
cident which might have been worse.
A partially raised timber fell, strik-
ing Herman Lyness a glancing blow
on the leg. No bones were broken
but Herman has beer on crutches
every since.
Auctioneer Hoskins sold som
miscellaneous articles for various
persons on the street Saturday.
Earl Cooper, student at the uni
versitY, was home over Sunday.
Our schools are getting along very
we'll. The pupils seem more interest
ed in the work than usual. Prof.
Clark of the Grammar department is
a musician ana is organizing a school
band. This will be another interest
for the boys.
Theron ReUbin will move into a
portion Of the Weld house this week.
Ora Jeidy, who scld his farm to
Thos. Mcnamara. has bought the
Jacob Henry farm. Mr.. Henry THINKS
Of coming to this city if he can make
necessary arrangements
A. N. Crabtree and wife returned
last week from Syracuse, N. Y.
where they bargained for a 1300-acre
farm. This means that we shall lose
the family should they conclude to
close the bargain.
Harley Hickok went down to Chi
cago with some cattle last week.
Vern Snyder once more looks after
customers in the Jay store.
Henry Knapp & Sons are saving
wood with their gasoline outfit.
Bert Pritchett is at CassviIIe work
ing for the Williams & Hammond
meat market.
DR.. HeratY and wife and Mrs.
Letha Donnelly made a business trip
to Lancaster last Wednesday.
Fay Ketner and Grant johnson
visited at Lancaster last Thursday.
Fred Foster, wife and children re-
turned Saturday from a visit with
Fred's father at Chetopa, Kansas, and
with other relatives in Kansas and
Oklahoma. Fred says the country
he visited was very dry.
Hiram Cliff served on the jury at
Lancaster.
Mrs. John Foley of Cassville visited
relatives and friends here last week.
Miss Grace Mcpherson Of Gays
Mills visited at the home of her
brother Herbert here last week.
The Royal Neighbors are planning
to have a a play in November.
George Hickok, Casper AueI, Grant
Tuhbs, John Kinsler, Milt. Connell
and Andy Leeper are camping near
Bagley.
Our orchestra boys played for a
dance at Mt. Hope Friday evening.
They took their own feast too, in
cluding a birthday cake of several
stories. A nice present, also, was
another thing not forotten.
Abe Patch and Reub. French, &C.
companied by their wives. autoed to
Madison Thursday. Mr.. Patch sold
another Rambler to a person in Craw.
ford county.