Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-01-08
AROUND THE COUNTY
BLOOMINGTON


and families at GAINESVILLE last week.
James McNamee has sold his farm
one mile out on the Patch Grove road
to Will Cooper. taking Mr.. Cooper )
house in the village in exchange.
They expect to move in a week or so.
In another column A. N. Crabtree
advertisies a big sale of pedigreed
Jersey and Shorthorn cattle, to take
place Wednesday. Jan. 10th.
Frank Smith and son Gordon were
over from Lancaster last Tuesday.
L. Abraham was doing insurance
business in Crawford and Richland
counties last week.
Miss Gretta Thomas, of Platteville,
visited Miss Nellie Wilkinson here
during the vacation last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Young of Dubuque
visited the latter's parents. Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. ellis. last week.
h. E. Taylor. who has been i'll in
hospital in San Diego, Calf, writes
friends here that he is improving and
expects to return to Washington in a
short time.
Last Tuesday G. A. Guernsey re-
ceived a new soda fountain. which is
a fine addition to the equipment of
his fine store The outfit was pur.
chased at Muscoda. and Dell Brown
drove over and got it.
H. j. Brooks of Neillsville and DR.
E. H. Brooks of Appleton. visited
relatives here last Wednesday.
Ernest Rundel and sister, Mrs
Taylor, moved their restaurant outfit
to Cassville last Thursday. The Mrs.
Maker building, vacated by them.
will be converted into a billiard hall
and conducted by Thos. Woodhouse, so
we are informed. The building is
owned by Harley Hickok
The Eastern Star ladies had a
special program last Tuesday even
ing. A fine banquet was one of the
nice features.
Mike Mutually has been visiting
friends here for a week. Mike has a
good position in North Dakota with
the Hart-Parr Co., engine builders.
He goes from here to Minneapolis to
take q month schooling in the work
School work was resumed Monday,
after pleasant two weeks vacation
Chas. Block and family moved to
Lancaster last week. where they have
taken Mr. Blocks fathers farm.
John Schnorrenburg last week start.
ed a barber shop at Cassville.
Miss Vera Scott, who has been visit
ing at the home of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs Walter Scott, has interesting ex-
Eeriences to relate of her life as a
Montana pioneer. She and her brother
Harry have claims of 800 acres each
43 miles from Glasgow, northeast
Montana. Their uncles Virgil and
Warren Murphy also have claims
adjoining theirs They had good crops
this season, flax going II bushels per
acre and other things in proportion.
Vera taught school five miles from
her claim, making the trips horseback.
When going home one evening she
came mp with neighbor and got in
his buggy to ride, leading her horse.
The horse stopped in the road, pulling
the rope through her hand in such a
way as to take off her thumb. She
bad to ride the 43 miles to Glasgow
to have a doctor care for the wound.
Engineers are surveying a railroad
three miles from their claims and
they expect to be closer to the world
soon.
At the Platteville poultry show
last week Ora Hatch's cockerels won
first and fifth places against twenty
competitors, and pullet won fourth
place with 81 competitors. His best
fowls were at show in Milwaukee.
The parcels post business is quite
good at this postoffice.
Floyd Budd of Fennimore, has pur-
chased 300 acres of Mrs George Garth
waite's farm in Little Grant the
price being $50 per acre. Tom Webb
bought the other so for $40 per acre.
Mrs Garthwaite is considering the
idea Of moving to this city.
Ben. Brookens had a number of
his relatives out 20 his farm FRIDAY
evening" and a pleasant time resulted.
The orchestra went out to make music
for the merrymakers
Bert Pritchett was up from Cass-
Vile last week.
The writer is in receipt of a letter
from Verne Holford of Crystal Spring,
Florida, about thirty miles north of
Tampa. The HolfoIds have built a
home at that place, and say they like
it very much. Weather is like our