Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-07-02
BLOOMINGTON
,pscia1 Correspondence to the Herald.

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W. J. Ketner started Friday evening
for their trip to Gettysburg, to join
in the monster fftieth anniversary
celebration of the great battle which
turned the tide Of the war. We hope
they will have good time.
Bert Clark, Casper Auel and Jack
Duncan have Frank Raisheck's new
house on the Raisbeck farm enclosed
and nearly ready for the plasterer.
Mrs. P. Hamilton, a we'll known
resident of Patch Grove, died last
Monday evening, aged IS years.
Miss Bessie Morkin is visiting
relatives and friends here.
w. G. Forehand has a new awning
over the front of his store, and in the
placing of same the old D. f. Brown
sign was taken down. This same old
sign had held its place on the front
of the building for at least fifty years.
Truly, an old landmark
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark Cooper died last Monday,
and the funeral was held at the Dodge
church, Tuesday.
Several from this city attended the
funeral Of Will Behlmer at Dudge
church Tuesday. The Masonic lodge
of Cassville had charge of the service.
Rev. Woolley of this city preached
the sermon.
Miss Myra Knapp, teacher the past
year at Ishpeming. Mich. is home for
the summer.
Lester and Mabel Pritohett of this
city and Miss Day of Lancaster
visited Dubuque last Tuesday.
Following some limitations the
Eastern Star ladies invited in the
Masonic brethren and had a spread
Saturday evening. They had a nice
time.
The explosion of the gas stove at
EIgie Maiden's home was not caused
by defective pipe, as we reported
last week, but one of the children
opened valve and the escaping gas
caused a slight explosion. We are
not exactly posted as to the merits
of acetylene, but are told that it is no
more dangerous than gasoline.
Casper Auel and wife went to
Montfort Saturday to attend the
fuueral Of a nephew, one of the
Weevil family.
James WEIGH of Salem, S. D., is
visiting relatives in this vicinity.
Miss Beulah Hickok. teacher at
Lacrosse, is home for vacation.
Miss Isabel Leamy entertained the
clerks of the Ludden stores at tea
Tuesday evening. Those present we're
Theron Reublin, Harry Plimpton,
Misses Lora Ellis. Eva Govier and
Orrol Allen.
Editor E. j. Roethe, wife and son
and A. G.. Roethe and daughter
stopped here a short time Thursday
evening. They were taking a little
auto outing through West Grant.
Mvssrs S. A. Hatch. L. Abraham.
Ora Hatch, James, Sprague Jr., H.
G. Enke, Sam'l Kirto and Harry
Plimpton attended the Odd Fellows
convention at Fennimore Friday.
Mrs. VIM. Mulrooney and daughter
Bessie are visiting with the ". P.
Roseman family at Lacrosse this
week.
The school for the deaf closed Fri
day with a picnic, Miss Willett,
the teacher, will pass the vacation
with her people at Grandfathers Falls
Messrs. Harley Hickok, Dave Bal
lantine and K. Hilficker expect to go
to Littlefeld, Texas, on business this
week.
John Thompson, Mrs. Elmira Nc
Namara and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Enke
autoed to Dubuque Sunday.
Will Pohle went to Dubuque last
week to seek medical advice regarding
his health, which has been poor for
over year.
Will Morkin and wife and quite
number from this city attended the
funeral at Lancaster of the young peo-
pie, drowned in the river at Cassville.
Mrs Morkin is sister of Miss Judd,
one of the victims. The sympathy of
many friends here goes out to the
families bereaved.
Dr. Sala visited his sons at Rock
Island and Davenport last week.
Miss Nellie Morrissey is home from
Oshkosh for the summer vacation.
Prof. W. L. Clark and Misses
Marie Edwards, Gladys Stark, Minnie
Myers, Hattie Pierce and Marie
Lyness are attending the normal
review school at Platteville this week.