Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-11-05
AROUND The COUNTY
BLOOMINGTON
special Correspondents to the Herald.

married uIGy years ago IdsI EI1udy'
They passed the anniversary day
quietly at home. as usual. Friends
who knew Of the anniversary offered
congratulations Their affair" start
ed in Dane county, where they had
come with their parents, Mr.. Tubbs
from Southern Ohio and Mrs. Tubbs.
whose maiden name was Hattie Smith,
from New York. She was a teacher,
and he was one of her big boy
pupils. He learned all right, being
especially apt in the lesson of love,
which he didn't have to study at
all. Mrs. Tubbs moved with he1
parents to Rochester, Mimi, and he
went there and married her October
81, 1888 They lived in Dane County
five years, and then came to Bloom
ington and bought the farm now
owned by Thos Baltic, paying $50 per
acre for 100 acres, with a forty of
timber thrown in. Then they bought
the Beach farm of 112 acres, the
Avery farm OF so acres and the Ed.
Palmer farm Of so acres making a
fine farm of 432 acres. They sold
the farm to Mr.. Bailie twenty two
years ago, receiving $50 per acre.
1t was the first farm in the com
munity to bring that price. Mr..
Tubbs is II years of age and Mrs.
Tubbs 70. Both appear much younger,
and there is every reason to believe
they will enjoy many more years of
life. Their three children are Minnie
Mrs. Ellsworth Ball) Albion, Neb.
Lulu Mrs. DR.. F. +. Blackburn and
Clara Mrs. Ora Hatch of this city,
We hope to help Mr. and Mrs. Tunbs
celebrate their 10Th anniversary.
Mrs. John Clegg and daughter
Dora are visiting relatives at Oelwein,
Iowa.
Lester Boughton, a former register
of deeds and teacher of this vicinity,
died at Beetown last Monday. His
brother Henry Boughton was here
from Sioux City, Iowa, to attend the
funeral Thursday.
The James Peacock family now &C.
cupy their new house, which is one of
the contest in town.
Mary Nelson. daughter of Andrew
Nelson of the town Of Patch Grove,
was married to Patrick McKeon OF
Rush City. Mimi, by Rev. Rup-
prechter at st. Mary's church last
Wednesday TIE bride being an I'M
usually good girl has an unusually
large mum Der of friends, who wish
them we'll. Mr.. McKeon we hear is
a man of affairs and had a pleasant
home awaiting bis bride.
George Callan, visiting at the
Chas Gates hume, died on Monday of
last week, and the remains were
shipped to his hone in Colorado. Mr..
Callan and wife were visiting at the
home of her sister. Mrs. Gates.
Robert Brandon traded his home in
this city for George Monroe's farm in
Melville valley. He will move onto
the farm about March 1st.
Mrs Letha Donnelly is clerking in
the Ludden stores.
Mrs Nan Donnelly entertained the
Mysterious Club Wednesday. There
were present MINIS. q. w. Frothing
ham, A. c. Morse, T. T. Orion,
A. E. Lewis, Lancaster, Mary Greer
and M. B. Glasier, BLOOMINGTON
The Halloween party at the high
school Friday evening was we'll at
tended, and all report good time.
The receipts were satisfactory.
Ora Hatch and wife have parents
on ''both sides of the house, who
have passed their fftieth ami
versaries of married life. Mr.. and
Mrs. S. A. Hatch were married fifty.
three years ago this coming Dec. 5th.
and Mr.. and Mrs, A. G. Tubbs ffty
years ago last Friday. Probably nc
other married couple in this vicinity
enjoys that distinction.
Elgie Garthwaite, who is employed
by the big Studebaker Manufacturing
Co. at South Bend, Ind, in a letter
to his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Garthwaite, of this city describe the
big time the employees had celebrat.
ing the eightieth birthday of j. M.
Studebaker, president of the works.
The following pen picture ia a nice
illustration of the right feeling be
tween capital and labor 81 was
Mr.. j. M. Studebaker's eightieth
birthday, and the occasion had been
we'll prepared for. As he marched
down the aisle formed on either side
by his employees, he was greeted by
waving hands and futtering handker-
chiefs. His steps were not so setady
as they once were, but the majority
of men of sixty would have had to