Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-18
AROUND THE COUNTY
BLOOMINGTON.
Special Correspondence to the Herald.
CBy ]. NJ Hayden.)

son City, Iowa, were visiting her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Nj. Hayden and
other relatives here last Wednesday
and Thursday. They will make an
extended visit with her sister, Mrs.
Will Taylor, of Beetown, and her
brother, S. P. Hayden, of Little Grant.
Mrs. Lincoln Abraham gave her
Sunday school class a picnic We'd
nesday on a lawn west of the village
where they had a very pleasant time,
as Mrs Abraham is noted for enter
tainment of that kind.
Miss Olive Hope, who has been
teaching at Salem, Wis, for the past
ten years, is spending her vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Hope on their farm.
Fred Cooper and wife took Mrs. A.
j. Frazier to Lancaster Wednesday,
where she attended the goth anniver-
sary of the birth of her father, Benja
min Hamer, when all his children,
grandchildren and great grandchild-
rem, except one, were present.
The Ladies' Aid society met last
Wednesday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Cleggs.
Prof. Braz, leader of the Blooming
ton band, took Miss RoXa PrideauX,
Lester Pritchett, Milton Frazier, and
Chas. Enke, members, of his band, to
Dodgeville Wednesday to play with
the Dodgeville band at their Big Days,
and returned Friday and reported
that they were royalty entertained
while there.
Barney Hutchcroft's dwelling in
Beetown was totally destroyed by fire
last Thursday morning and was pro-
tected by no insurance, but most OF
its contents were saved.
George Hick, Will Cooley and wife,
Moses Lewis and wife, and Tom Nc
Namara and family were among those
attending the BOscobel fair last week.
Mrs. John Jeide, of Lancaster, and
her daughter, Mrs. VIM. Ball, of Lit
tie Grant, were callers here last Fri
day.
Chas. Thompson, barber of BeetOwn,
and family were here Friday shop
ping, and Chas. acknowledgements
Behlmer, of this place during the fair.
Samuel Brodt, of Patch Grove,
brought his daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Clarence Brodt, of Brodtville, here
Friday to visit Mrs. ]. NJ. Hayden.
Nate Mullins, of Bagley, with his au-
to, last Friday, brought Chas. Calk-
ms, his mother and aunt, Mrs. Nathan
Calkins, of Los Angeles, CAL, through
here from Lancaster, to meet your
humble servant, who boarded with
her thirty-nine years ago, while
teaching school at Brodtville, and for
a short time we certainly had very
pleasant visit.
Ersie Auel and wife, of Beetown
made us a pleasant call Friday
while they were here for their last
load of furniture, preparatory to the
beginning of a new life, and we pray
that happiness and prosperity may
follow them to the end.
Fred Haskins autoed to Boscobel'
Friday with Fred Ruse, Ora BrOdt
and Harry Bates.
Chris Garner and son, a farmer
from below BeetOwn, autOed here Sat
urday and took a load of relatives
home with him.
George Chaner, from Muscalunge,
autoed here on business Saturday.
DR.. Kraut, of Beetown, was here on
business Saturday.
The ball game played at the fair
ground Sunday between Lancaster
and our home team, resulted in vic
tory for Bloomington, by score of
u to z.
Doris L. Taylor, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Will Taylor, of Beetown,
and granddaughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
N. Hayden, of Bloomington, was born
at Beetown, Wis, Aug. 10, 1915, at 3
o'clock a. m, and at present writing
mother and daughter are doing we'll
under the professional care of DR..
Kraut.
Mrs. Margaret McGan, a pioneer
resident of Beetown, and sister of Al
pheus Mcdonald, of that place, now a
resident of Minnesota, is visiting her
brother and other relatives in Bee
town and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Hayden went to
Beetown Sunday to see their new
granddaughter, which little brother,
Lynn Taylor said a big bird brought
to his mama, Mrs. Will Taylor that
morning.
Miss Myrtle Peak, of Grand Rapids,
Wis, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Fred
Hickok
The stock for the electric light
system of Bloomington has all been
subscribed for, and we will soon have
electric lights and water works, and,
with two railroad systems looking us
square in the face, one from the east
and one from the west, we are very
apt to get busy and accommodate them
both. South Bloomington is not on
the bum" but on the boom, and those
looking for a location had better get
busy and secure their lots before the
rise.
Don't fail to attend the fair, on the
18th, 18th and 10th of this month, and
meet all your old friends, for they will
sure be here.
ASyIum's New Refrigerating Plant.
Tho aSvIum hoard has accented bid