Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-05-05
BLOOM INGTON.
special Correspondence to the Herald.

Paul Donnelly and Ray Bates are
painting Mrs. Keunster's house, in
Glen Haven.
John Thompson was in Prairie du
Chen last week helping with a deal
to trade lands in northern Wisconsin
and Dakota for the commercial house
there, when Clanton & Appleby, of
Lancaster, will get the hotel.
DR.. Heraty and o. L Brady autoed
to Lancaster and Cassville, Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Hickok returned home
/ Saturday from visit with her par
ents in Beach, North Dakota.
The ball game that was to be
pulled of here Sunday, was postponed
on account of rain.
John Pink, of Lancaster, has been
visiting his brother Henry, for a
couple of weeks.
Loren Small is very i'll at the
present with the mumps.
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car from Patch & Ballantine.
Alex Robertson, of Patch Grove,
James Gates, of Beetown, and Hardy
Sprague from the same place, were
in Bloomington, Saturday.
We learn that Mrs. Albert Sprague,
who has been very i'll for some time,
is improving very slowly.
Frank Cooley is building a rock
basement for barn, for Ed Ieide.
Fred WEIGH sold Ford car last
week to Herman Richter, Will Nor
kin, Mike Casey and Mr.. Myers.
Mrs. Ort Cooley brought her hus-
band home from Finley hospital, Du-
buque, Wednesday evening.
j. P. Walker, postoffice inspector,
was here Wednesday and Thursday,
checking up the postoffice business
and investigating the robbery com
mitted here sometime ago, and after
he had departed we found Brother
Bishop postmaster in very amiable
temper indicate of everything being
all o. K.
j. A. Jamison, manager of the
Farmers Telephone Co., of Beetown,
was here Thursday.
William Gates, once a successful
farmer of Beetown and now banker
of Cassville, was up Saturday in his
Metz car.
Knapp and Hillery went to Chicago
last week, and brought back new
Allen car for Chas. Hillary.
Miss Nagle and Miss Foster whom
DR.. Heraty took to Mercy hospital,
at Dubuque, last Monday, are report
ed as doing finely.
John Ness, an old and respected
citizen, of Beetown, was buried last
Wednesday, aged 70 years.
Chris Shaben, of Beetown, brought
a travelling man in his auto through
North Andover to this place, Wednes-
day.
Mark Hoskins went to Chicago,
Saturday, to resume work on his old
job with the Telephone Co.
Nate Millin bought new Buick
car of Frank Taylor.
James Millin, of Glen Haven, has
sold his store building and stock to
Henry and Jake Walz, who will soon
take possession with their brother
Frank, as clerk, who is at present
cIerking for Jordan.
Harry Brown, of Lancaster, passed
through here Saturday on his way to
his farm near Wyalusing, where Bert
Clark and Casper Auel are building
him a large barn 36x84 feet.
Will Hart, Seward Garthwaite and
Mrs. BARLEY played for the High
School contest at Mt. Hope, Friday
evening.
When ST Jeide was going home
from here last week with his wife and
family in his Overland, the car start
| ed to skid over a bank and the hind
axle lit on stump at the side of the
road, and the car came within a few
inches of turning turtle and killing
his whole family.
Rev. Dahlberg has resigned the
pastorate of the Congregational
church and at present is undecided
where he will locate.
Well our council finally awoke and
cleaned up the streets last week.
The state food Inspector was here
last week in the interest of the state
board of health.
DIR. J.E. Pitts, of Mt. Horeb,
was here Thursday, the guest of
many old friends.
Mrs. A. R. Frieze, whose husband
committed suicide here some time ago,