Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-05-19
BLOOMINGTON.
SPECIAL Correspondence to the Herald.

Dr. M. .. GlaSler, mrs. Dalsy
Brown, Mrs. Celia Garthwait and
Mrs. A. j. Frazier, made business
trip to Lancaster, Thursday. DIR.
Baldwin and wife, DR.. Hancock, and
DR.. Glasier attended the county
medical meeting at Lancaster.
Mrs. Harry Geiger went to Oel-
vein, Iowa, with her friend Mrs.
Ragland, Thursday.
Miss Isabel Leama and Tony Myers,
have new Fords.
Marian and Fred Knapp and Norm
Waitress went to Montfort Wednesday
and brought home a new Allen car.
J. B. Ludden bought a new Saxa-
phone for the band.
The Whitcomb residence is receiv-
ing a new coat of paint at the hands
of Bert Quigley and Co.
Mrs. Florence Wilkinson, of Ian
caster, and Mrs. Chas. Staly and son
and wife, nee Miss Edith Wilkinson,
of Hillsboro, were here Friday and
went on to Patch Grove to attend tn e
closing exercises of the high school,
where Mrs. Wilkinson's daughter is
employed as teacher.
The high school seniors and teach
ers, picniced at Prospect Point Sat-
urday.
Leo BARLEY and wife, went to
Dubuque Friday.
DR.. Baldwin sold his Buick car to
party in Platteville, and expects to
purchase Ford.
Everett Hope is confined to his
home with an attack of appendicitis
and is being treated by DR.. Heraty.
He is cared for by his aunt, Florence
Hope, a trained nurse.
Edgar Croft, of Lancaster, was
here Monday, autoing Harvey Hurl-
burt through the country and buying
eggs.
Clyde Clauer, of Beetown, went
through here Monday, to Patch
Grove and returned with car load
of men.
Quite number of the senior class,
of Bloomington, high school, attend
ed the reception and banquet given
the senior class of the Patch Grove
High school, last Monday evening
and reported most enjoyable time.
DR.. Baldwin made professional
visit to Millville, Monday, in the
interest of the Beavers lodge. He
was accompanied by Judge BETTER as
a guide and body guard.
Grover Allen, of Beetown, brought
his mother up Monday in his car to
market her eggs. He reported his
father nearly blind from some chronic
ocular trouble.
Henry Pfiffer, of Beetown, drove
up Thursday in his car with his wife,
Mrs. Matt Auel and Mrs. John Jack,
on a business trip.
On Wednesday there were several
auto loads went through here to at
tend the Milwaukee r. r. sale at
Prairie du CHEN. 1t is rumored that
Clint Edwards bought a threshing
machine. Chas. Kaap a Mccormick
reaper, and Oscar Brady a player
piano.
Friday while Samuel Snider was
going home from here, near the
Providence cemetery, for some unac-
countable reason his car turned turf
lie, throwing himself and his wife's
mother, Mrs. Knapp, a very old lady
to the ground. Mr.. Snider was I'M
harmed and Mrs. Knapp slightly in
jured.
Mrs. Lee Brookins and her sister
Miss Emma Brothers, went to Bagley
Saturday to visit her brother Earl
Brothers.
Harley Hickok, very highly re-
psected citizen of this place, was
taken to Finley hospital in Dubuque
Tuesday for treatment of cancer of
the throat. He died Wednesday and
was brought home Thursday, and
buried Saturday. Among those that
came from a distance were: Walter
Roash from Chicago, a commission
merchant and bosom friend, Harry
Hickok and wife from Belmont, John
Woodhouse, of Benton, Will Manager,
wife and daughter, of Platteville, and
great many from nearby towns and
villages. Harley was a loving hus
band, indulgent and kind father and
the number of his friends were legion.
The noted drama. st. Elmo, will
be given at the opera house on May
21, at Bloomington.
The ball game played here Sun
dry p. M, between Glen Haven and
t1JooYn inUton teams rnaultad in a