Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-07-09
BLOOMINGTON
peeial Corresrondence to the HeraId.


from the Rockford Business College
two weeks ago, found immediate
employment with the Houghton Manu-.
featuring Co. of that city. Clyde
made a good showing in school, and
can be expected to follow up the
record in the practical application
Of his knowledge.
Ed. Selle sends his friends here
cards from Boston and vicinity, where
he is taking his employer with a
large automobile.
Mrs. Tim Mogan, who had an
operation at Dubuque last week, is
improving.
Miss Sylvia Gar:hwaite is doing
we'll with a nice music class of
twenty five pupils.
George McGonigal and wife of
La Crosse are visiting at the Greer
cottage at Bagley.
George Porter visited during the
4th with his son Foster at GAINESVILLE.
Our new postmaster, Editor A. G.
Bishop, took charge of the postoffice
last week and has things running
smoothly there. Miss Cornelia Wit
comb, who was assistant under Mrs.
Nevins for some time. retains that
position.
Del0s Abrams and wife of Lancas-
ter visited several days at the s. A.
Hatch home and celebrated at Patch
Grove.
DR.. Oscar Ishmael and wife of Chi
cago and Val. Ishmael. wife and
daughter of Cassville visited at the
Frank Scharfensteiu home last
Thursday.
The liveliest celebration in town
was held at the Everett Sandleback
home. A new daughter arrived that
day to help make noise.
The crowd went with the band to
Patch Grove on the 18th, and all re-
port good time. The Patch Grove
people are said to have handled things
nicely. A number of loads celebrated
with the Cassville folks, and others
went to Prairie du Chen. Gutten-
burg. Dubuque, Platteville and other
places. This town looked too dead
to be alive until toward evening,
when the visitors returned and started
shooting fireworks.
Miss Edith Wilkinson is visiting
her brother Frank at Madison and
sister MIS-. Manhart at Hillbsoro.
While at Hillsboro she will attend a
summer school.
Lila Hickok visited at the W. @
nauger home at Platteville Sunday
Hiram and Sam Pennock and
families visited at the John Pennock
home Friday.
Will Hart. wife and Max visited at
Prairie du Chen over Sunday.
Fred Behlmer has rented the room
formerly occupied by the F. A. Taylor
shop, and will start new barber shop
in Il few days.
Crops in this vicinity are looking
we'll. Rain and sunshine have been
coming about right.
Al. Budworth of Lancaster called
on friends in town Saturday.
A. J. O'Neill, wife and daughter
Lillian and Miss Sylvia Greer of Chi
cago visited relatives here last of the
week. Mrs. DR.. Hartford and son
came up from Cassville and took the
O'Neills home in their auto Saturday
Mr.. O'Neill and Miss Greer returned
to Chicago Sunday, and Mrs. O'Neill
and daughter will remain for few
days.
A Y. Decker of Lancaster visited
his son Chas. and family on Camp
bell ridge the past week.
Word comes that Mrs. G. E. Brown,
who is at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. A. g. Zimmerman, at Madison,
is very i'll. with but slight chance of
recovery.
Mrs. Matte Campbell of Dubuque
visited at the home of her brother,
DR.. Sala, for few days.
W. H. Jordan and wife of Glen
haven have the sympathy of friends
here because of the death of their son
jennings, bright young man %
years of age.
Rev. Hamilton of Wauwatosa
preached in the Baptist church Sun
day. He will preach here every two
weeks until pastor is engaged.
Del Moore and wife and @. A.
Guernsey and wife autoed to Boscobel
Sunday.
George Patterson, wife and daugh-
ter went to Chicago Saturday.
Mrs. Sada (Lewis) Harvey of Ex-
celsior Mimi, presented her husband