Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-01-28
AROUND The COUNTY
BLOOMINGTON.


the social center movement.
Mrs. L. Abraham is assisting in
the M. Hendricks store.
Moving pictures in the city hall
all next week, February 20 inclu-
sive All the latest things in NOV
ing pictures. Let all attend.
The Grant County and Blooming
ton Ere Insurance Companies met
in this city last Wednesday and
transacted yearly business. Most
of the old officers, including S A.
Hatch for secretary and treasurer,
were re elected.
A number went to the telephone
meeting at Mt. Hope last Wednes-
day. The election of Oscar Knapp
for secretary and treasurer will
bring most of the business of the
company to this city.
VIM. Macke was buying stock in
Crawford county last week.
The Royal Ne1ghbors had installa-
ton of officers and a fine spread in
the city hall Wednesday evening.
After the exercises those who wished
remained and danced for a while.
Fred Barnes, of Montevideo, Mimi,
called on relatives and friends in
this city last week. Mr.. Barnes
formerly lived at Cassville.
S. E. Pearson has been quite i'll
the past week with appendicitis but
is recovering. Lee Greer has been
helping out at the State Bank dur
his absence.
George Schell died at his home in
Spring Valley, MIMI, last week,
from injuries received IN an acct
dent.
Philip Brother, of Neillsville, is
visiting old friends here.
Mrs. Hayden expects to move her
milliner store to the room being va
Gated by Mrs. George Patterson.
The change will take place in few
days Mrs. Patterson will sell her
household goods next Saturday and
in few days will move to Manka-
to, Mimi, where she has bought
the millinery department of de-
partment store.
Mrs. Mary Kavanaugh and Mr..
and Mrs. Everett Kavanaugh re
turned Friday from Charles City,
Iowa.
Otis Weld visited sick relative
at Lansing, Iowa last week.
Valentine Ertel sold a load of
hogs in Chicago, January 81, which
%
extreme Top of the market. The
receipts that day were $4,000.
Miller, White & Co., who sold the
load for him. said: This is one of
the best bred load of hogs we ever
had the pleasure of selling, and had
you fed them thirty days longer no
load Of hogs ever in the stock show
here would have been better Val
evidently knows how to raise hogs
on his farm,
Quite a humber from this city
went to Patch Grove to attend the
NJ E. banquet Friday evening and
again Sunday to hear Bishop Quayle.
BO b meetings were reported well
worth attending.
John Scrip, of Plainveiw, Texas,
is visiting relatives and friends in
this community. Mr.. Seipp says
Plainvlew is growing rapidly and
soon will be quite city. Last seas
on residences were erected costing
as high as $4,000 Mr.. Seipp has
$50 acres only four miles from town. !
The Bloomington Harp Orchestra |
played for a dance in Mt. Hope Fri |
day evening. The boys report a
pleasant trip.
Will Meyers, wife and son Virgil,
visited in Lancaster last week.
Reub. French and Roll. BrOokens |
transacted business in Dubuque last
Friday.
1.-The Outlaws" defeated the high |
school team at the city hall Satur-
day evening. There was a dance |
after the game.
The old folks dance Monday even
ing was a pleasant affair and the |
attendance was large. The music |
by the Schumacher-DeVoe Harp
Orchestra was very good.
At this writing James Hampton,
an old and well-knOwn resident of |
this city, is very i'll. We nope to
hear of Improvement in his condi-
ton.
Jesse Key, who recently bought
an interest in a store at Potosl, was
in town Saturday.
Leo Ryan, of Plateau City, Colo
RADIO, is visiting relatives and friends
in this vicinity.
Now we know why Ed Leamy has
been visiting Prairie du Chein so
regularly the past year or so. The
reason was published IN the Prairie
du Chem papers last week in the
form of marriage license with Eds
name as one of the principals The
other party to the contract was
Miss Della Cover a CHARMING VOI1no