Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-24
BLOOMINGTON
.ial Correspondence to the Herald.

Montana, returned Saturday, to re-
sumo his practice.
G. A. Guernsey went to Min.
neapolis Friday to meet his wife and
son, who had been visiting at Che
halls, Wash.
Harrison Day returned to Ellen
dale, S. D., Monday after a pleasant
visit here.
Dave Ballantine returned Thursday
from trip through Minnesota and
part of the Dakotas. Alex. Frederick
of Prairie du Chen accompanied him.
Misses Hazel Hickok and Mile
Schreiner visited at Dubuque and
Cassville Saturday and Sunday.
Escaping gas from a gasoline light
plant in the G. A. Guernsey res
taurant Friday morning nearly caused
a fire. A match was lighted and the
gas started to burn. A fire ex-
tinguisher from The Hatch drug store
put it out.
Quite delegation from this town
and surrounding country attended the
fair at Lancaster last week. The
infantile paralysis scare kept great
many at home, especially families
with children.
Father Rupprechter and Monroe
Hoskins motored to Milwaukee last
week, returned Friday. They en-
joyed the outing very much.
Grant Boorman returned to Montana
Thursday. Grant likes it very much
there.
Herbert Mcpherson and wife are
very much occupied with new baby
girl at their home.
Mrs. Jay Abraham and children
returned to Rockford, ILL.,, last week.
Jay met them at Lancaster.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Popple of
Newport. R. I. are visiting old
friends of Mrs. Popple in this vicinity.
Many will remember her as Tent.
Hazard.
w. G. Forehand has placed some
large windows in the second story of
his store, and otherwise improved the
room. Mr.. Forehand believes in
keeping things moving.
j. E. Riley, wife and children re-
turned to Maiden. WASH, last week.
Mrs Clay B8itler returned to Sioux
Falls, s. D., last week.
Mrs. S. A. Hatch visited few
days in Dubuque the past week. Her
daughter, MIS-. E. ID Beeman, will
soon return to New Mexico for the
winter.
Fred Chapman of Arlington, Iowa.
came over to the fair and to visit
relatives and friends for short time.
The Ora Brodt family visited at
Cassville over Sunday.
Our merchants report fall trade to
be picking up right along. They are
receiving heavy stocks of new goods
are good, and prices are away up. So
our farmers, merchants and everybody
ought to prosper.
The first number of the lecture
course will be the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra on Saturday evening,
October 4th. This orchestra of
sixteen musicians will be the best
that ever visited this section. The
other mum bers of the course to be
presented during the winter will be as
follows: The National Grand Opera
Quartette; the Commonwealth Male
Quartette; Chas. A. Payne, illustrat-
ed travel lecture; Edward j. Ward,
lecturer, adviser in civic and social
center development for Wisconsin
L. r. Daggy, popular lecturer.
These people are the greatest in their
line that can be secured. For those
who hold course tickets the prices
will be only csc per number, includ-
ing reserved seats. Profits go to the
public library.
VIM. E. James and Myron Ryan
have been visiting relatives and old
friends in this vicinity. Will lives
at Letcher, S. D., and James and
Myron live in California. the former
at Berkely and latter at Oakland.
Erwin Oaklief and wife were given
q rocaption Of the Odd Fa1loUUs lodoa
Tuesday night There was a jolly
program, including supper. The Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs gave them
present. as token of good will and
reminder of the occasion.
VIM. Garner has been repairing and
Smuggling his house.
Helen Abrams started Monday for
Milwaukee to attend Downer school.
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