Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-11-25
BLOOMINGTON.
Correspondepce to the Herald.

by Saturday If possible, and by
Monday evening at latest, or they
will be too late. We close up Mon
day evening.
The r. C.. Fennell and VIM. ellis
families attended the funeral of Frank
Powers at Fennimore last Tuesday.
Miss Eva Govier, one of the eff
cient clerks at the Ludden store, last
week received word from her brother
Fred of Little Grant that he would
start with his family and sister
Hattie for Long Beach, Calf, on
Tuesday. Eva had planned to go
with them, but did not know they
were going so soon, and concluded
not to desert the store in a busy
season.
Grant Johnson started for Mil
waukee this week, where he will at
tend Marquette College this winter.
He will study pharmacy.
Mms. Nan. Donnelly and M. B.
Glasier visited relatives and friends
at Cassville Wednesday and Thursday.
Miss Rema Kitto was i'll the past
week.
Messrs. Griffin Hickok, Sam !
Kitto and NJ. F. Woodhouse went to
Lancaster last Wednesday to see P.
BARLEY. Mr.. BARLEY is not gaining
as rapidly as his friends would like
to see him.
R. N. and Ralph Hoskins were
out near Potosi Wednesday, crying
sale for Clyde Roesch. Speaking
correctly, Ralph did most of the
crying as his father was too
hoarse to shout. The sale was a sue
cess, best so far this fall.
DR.. Hennekins, deputy Inspector
of the state board of health, was
here last Wednesday.
Miss Bowsher of Cassville bought
Ora Hatch s Victrola last week.
Joe Mccoy bought some cattle here
last week. One pair of five-year old
steers from the Andrew Nelson farm
weighed $500 pounds.
o. H. Eliason, state veterinarian,
has sent out an order that all who
have sales before January 1st must
have their cattle inspected and certi-
fed to by a veterinarian. The danger
of foot and mouth disease makes this
course seem necessary as another
precaution against the spread of the
trouble. Farmers having sales should
not forget this order
VIM. Cooper and sons Milton and
Melvin, Mrs. Ort. Cooley and Miss
Winnie Cooper attended the county
Sunday school convention at Montfort
Thursday and Friday. They report
very pleasant and profitable meeting.
Ell Redmond had the fingers of
one of his hands badly lacerated
while shredding corn out on Campbell
Ridge last Thursday. A couple of
the fingers were amputated.
Luke Webb and Neil Ballantine
the ball game at Madison
Philip Brother came from Neills-
vile Friday, and for time will
make his home with his daughter,
Mrs. Lee Brookens.
Bert. Garthwaite was laid up
several days the past week with a
sore arm. Blood poisoning developed
from scratch.
Mrs. Martha Taylor of Rock
Rapids, Iowa, is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Ira Fox.
A number went from town to the
social at John Moore's Friday even
ing. 1t was Congregational
Christian Endeavor enterprise, and
all report it a pleasant affair.
Earl Brother and wife of Bagley>
visited at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Lee Brookens, last week.
Earl is just recovering from a severe
illness.
The P. BARLEY house was placed
on the new foundation on Mill street
in short order by the house movers.
Fache Son understand their business.
The Lee Greer family visited rela-
tives in Dubuque over Sunday.
The big sale of Geo. E. Groom &
Son started Saturday, and was a COM
plete success. The store was
crowded all day with buyers from
near and far. Thirty-one people
were engaged in waiting on the
crowd The sale will continue this
week and next. T. Frank Drohen,
representing C. N. Harper & Co. of
Chicago, is managing the sale with
good judgment.
John Baldwin returned last week
from a friD -, Mippoo0fo opd noLofo