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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-07-28
BLOOMINGTON.
Special Correspondence 20 the Herald.
By j. NJ. HAYDEN.

| special Correspondence 30 the Herald.
By j. NJ. Hayden.
Tom Hudson, of Flora, was here
Monday selling honey.
Jim McNamee and wife, of North
Andover, were here Monday visiting
friends and looking after his property.
Sam Kitto and family went to
Prairie du Chen Monday with Mrs.
Kitto's sister.
Will Cooley and Dick Helfiicker
put cement covering on the Dodge
school house, last week.
Sam Pennock and crew from Lam
caster, came Monday to finish Leo.
Bartley's new bungalow.
James Wlldman. of North Andover.
was seen on the streets of Blooming
ton, last Tuesday.
Thomas Mcdonald visited here and
Patch Grove Tuesday in the interest
of his p rejected Interurban railroad
and Tom promised that this should
not long be termed an Inland town.
Go to it Tom, we glory in your per-
sistence and we will wait for a while
yet in "watchful waiting"
James Ryan a pioneer farmer of
Glen Haven was a caller here Tues
day, of Beetown.
Pheneas Wright and daughter, of
Beetown, were here trading Tuesday
Rev. Ryley and wife chaperoned
Miss Rose BETTER Miss Elva Hoskins,
Miss b. Hickok, Miss Bessie Null
rooney and Miss Pearson, to the
Mississippi river Wednesday for an
outing for several days fishing.
Otis Weld returned last week from
an extended visit at Lansing, Iowa.
Joe Smith, an old time stage con-
tractor and driver, from Lancaster
via Beetown to Bloomington for many
years, now located at Rock Island,
ILL.,, was a caller here Tuesday.
Chas. Caikins, merchant of Bagley
was shaking hands here last Tues.
day.
Frank BARLEY built a mammoth
garage last week to house the "Jack
Johnson auto he purchased in
Prairie du Chen and / understand.
for fear it might run him into bad
company; he traded it to DIR. Ken
nedy for his little rambling Ford.
Reuben French, to show where his
heart lay rescued an innocent little
robin from the claws of a vicious cat
and carried it about four block to
place it safely among the limbs of
tree, but the little bird was too
young to show it's gratitude by warbl-
ing beautiful song.
Editor Bishop went to Madison
Wednesday and returned Friday
without saying a word to either
Agnes or myself about it.
On Wednesday evening we attended
party and banquet at D. j.
Prideau's in honor of the birthday o.
their daughter Roxa.
Thomas Leamy, of Lancaster, was
here Friday and closed a deal in the
purchase of George Garslde's farm
located just little north of Patch
Grove and Mr.. Garside will move to
the state of Alabama where he ex-
poets to make his future, home.
Charles Austin, with his new wife
returned Saturday to his home at
Ludden, North Dakota, after a short
visit here with relatives and many
friends.
Henry Lord, pioneer and retired
farmer of this vicinity went Monday
to visit his son Thomas in the
northern part of this state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-07-28

Cap Schmitz and wife visited in
Prairie du Chen last Tuesday.
Mrs. Jessie Hillman, of St. Paul,
is visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Hubbard, in Rockville.
Peter Markus went to Rochester,
Mimi, last Thursday for treatment
at the Mayo Bros. Hospital.
Mrs. Elizabeth Longkamp, of Ten
nyson, received news Saturday morn
ing that her son Henry was dangerous
ly i'll at FlagIia, Colorado. Mrs.
Longkamp and son John left on the
midnight train Saturday night to see
him.
John D. Cenfeld, of Minneapolis,
was shaking hands with old friends
in Potosi, Saturday.
William and Leo Lesser lett on
the Oriental limited train for Port
land, Oregon, Sunday afternoon in
answer to a call to come and see
their brother Otto, who is stricken
with paralysis of the nerves.
Rev. Father Scheffer, of ST.
Andrews congregation will be absent
from his parish the entire week
Henry Macke, son and daughter,
of South Lancaster, were in Potosi
Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Doser who for the
past four weeks had been taking
treatment at the Mayo Bros. hospital
at Rochester, Mimi, returned home
Tuesday, very much improved in
health.
Mrs. Henry Seipp, Jr., of Prairie
du Chen and Mrs. P. Bernhardt, of
Cassville, visited with Mrs. Lawrence
Burkett, last Tuesday evening and
Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Kisting, of Dubuque,
visited with friends and relatives in
and around Tennyson several days
last week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-07-28
AROUND THE COUNTY
POTOSI.
Special CorrssDondence to the Herald.
BY Z. NJ. Wilmott.

by Il. M. WllmOtt.
The following item published in
the Lancaster Teller of July 10th
1890, % years ago and republish-
ed by the Teller July 18th, 1915, is
very interesting to the surviving
members as well as to many people
who remembers the old band. The
Cornet Band which made the music
at the Beetown celebration remained
there over night and returned home
on the 9Th via Lancaster drawn by
four fine gray horses. After dining
here they started out intending to
give Lancaster a general serenade.
They played at the crossings at the
Wright House, and at General Callis's
who made them a speech afterwards
and then at the Teller office, then at
the Herald Office. While at the last
named place a rain came up and drove
them TO shelter. Thus their clever
intentionsZwere only partly fulfilled.
This is the successor of the old Potosi
band. 1t consists of Messrs E. NJ.
Wilmott, Albert 'Vogelsberg, Fritz
Lingscheid, Arthur White, j. j.
Tobin, P.-J. BIindert, P. j. Huepper,
H. B. Uppena, Fritz Vogeslberg and
VIM. Powell. ALI were in complete
uniform with blue suits gold trimmed
and hats decked with bright red
plumes and with their splendid in
struments they play we'll and show
well. The band was then under the
leadership of E. M. Wilmott and was
a well disciplined one every man played
bis part and knew his place and
word of command from the leader
was their Jaw. Two of the mem
bers of this old musical organization,
J. J. Tobin and Fritz VogeIsberg
have played their last notes and gone
to their eternal rest.
Mr.. Thomas Walsh, of Chicago,
visited a few days with his nephew
Joseph F. Walsh and family in Ten
nyson.
Supervisors W. F. Westing and
Henry Kreiser and Town Clerk Tobin
met last Monday and appointed George
A. Bailie chairman of the town board
of supervisors to succeed Edward
Nickson, deceased.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Walsh, of
the Tennyson store were in Chicago
several days last week.
H. E. CoOns the hardware man
made business trip to Dubuque Fri
day.
Glenn Hoffman, Carson Whitemore,
Harry Carthew, George Clementson,
Tom Blewett, William Duncalf and
Los Edwards were among the many
Lancaster people who were in Potosi
last week.
Rev. Father Peter Becker, of
Prairie du Chen, Peter j. Jones of
Cassyille, and Peter Pape of the vii
lage of Potosi were the guests of
Father Scheffer in Tennyson last
Tuesday night. On Wednesday Ben
Beier's auto was brought into service
and the four worthy divines took
trip 10 Dickeyville, Keller and Sim
sinawa.
Mrs. Elizabeth Foster returned
home Wednesday from Beloit where
she had spent several days with
friends.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-07-28

S. E. Pearson cashier of the
Bloomington State Bank made a busi==
ness trip to Madison Tuesday of last
week and returned Saturday.
OWN Saether and wife, nee Miss
Birdie Riese, started Friday to
Blanchardville, Wis, to attend the
funeral of his grand father.
Mrs. Sam McIver took Mrs. Tucer
Hammond in her car to Glen Haven
Friday.
Fred Edwards, Rob Hoskins, Milt
Woodhouse and Fred Cooper, each
took car load of young ladies, who
will spend 2 or 3 weeks camping
near Bagley.
The Fennimore Booster Club con-
sisting of about 25 auto loads, with
their band paid Bloomington a visit
last Friday on their tour through
Grant Co. in the interest of their two
big days on Aug. 5 and 6, and both
Bro. Roethe and Mr.. Frank Roach in
very fitting speeches complimented
our village as being one of the most
prosperous and beautiful inland towns
of its size the state, and of course
invited US one and all to attend their
two big days which I'VE may all do
if we don't change our minds.
Si'Jeide, a farmer of Little Grant,
autoed with his family here last SRI,
day. - t%r fr%.s 80 I.
Thomas Harper, formerly prosper
Gus farmer near here, now located at.
Albany Oregon, is visiting friends.
and relatives in this vicinity. ei
Minor Knapp of this place, in try
ing to crank Milt Woodhouse auto
Sunday, broke both bones of his right
arm just above the wrist.
A very hot ball game here last
Sunday between Mt. Hope and Bloom
/ ington, resulted in victory for the
/ latter in score of 8 to 1, which
means 2 out of 3 games for Bloom
ington this season. And on the way
| from the grounds occurred collision
between car belonging to Loren
Small and one drove by Harry Knapp,
resulting in very slight damages to
both cars, and no one hurt.
Among the guests registered from
abroad at the Hotel Hickok last week
were ]. j. Kinsella, of Dubuque,
Ia: John Mcmahon, of Lancaster;
John Moore, of Cassville. Ora Patch,
of Bagley; A. S. Harris, of Milwau-
] kee, Wis. :; R. O. Butler. of Rock
ford, ILL.,; Clarence E. Lee, of Mil
waukee, j. E. Plancher, of Nc
Gregor, Ia. S. S. Calvin, of Chi
cage, ILL.,; J.. NJ. Bartlett, of Min
neapolis, Helen Manther, Blue Earth,
Mimi. H. A. Meltz, of Milwaukee,
Wis. +; c. E. Well, of Chicago, Ill.
c. A. Kelley, Muskegon. Mich.
Landlord Geo. Hickok has traded
his hotel to a man from McGregor,
Ia, for, a 200 acre farm near
Millville Wis.
Mrs. Carvel an old lady of eighty
years and long time resident of
Bloomington, had the misfortune
Monday to fall from a chair and
break both bones of her right leg just
above the ankle. She received at
tention from DR.. Lewis and is doing
as we'll as can be expected consider
ing her years.
Herman Richter, young man en-
ployed on farm about three miles
north of Bloomington was badly
battered when the team he was
driving on a hayloader, ran away
Monday. He was unconscious when
! picked up and his head was bruised
and cut requiring numerous stitches
from DR.. Lewis. At last accounts he
was doing we'll.
Joe Greer of the Greer and Can
mons show was bitten by one of the
shows trained dogs Monday. The
wound will be watched closely for
serious developments.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-06-03
Recent Weddings.
HILL-PALMER.

Mr.. Frank Hill and Miss Cor
nelia Palmer, both Of Bethel
township, this county, were quiet
ly married at Berkley Springs,
W. Va, Saturday evening, May
%, 1915. The bride is a daugh-
ter of x-County Commissioner,
H. Park Palmer, and the groom,
son of the late j. Tilden Hill.
Both members of the contracting
party are excellent young people
and start out in life with the best
wishes of a host of friends. The
bride and groom in the latter's
automobile, together with the
BRIDES father and the groom's
mother, Mrs. Lizzie Hill, are
away on a trip visiting Gettys-
burg and other points of interest
in the eastern part of the state.
SHARPE-PECK.
Virgil E. Sharpe and Miss Ida
Belle Peck were married in
Hagerstown last Thursday. The
groom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Amos Sharpe, and the bride, a
daughter of Mrs. Martha Peck
all of Thompson township. The
bridal couple was taken to Hagers
town by John Yeakel in his auto
mobile, and upon their return
home in the evening sumptuous
supper was served at the home
of the bride. The young people
have the best wishes of their
friends.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-06-03
DisgracefuI COndnct.

The people of the central part
of town were treated to a sight
on last..Sunday that was spectac-
ular, even if disgusting. Two
we'll known young men in charge
of a horse-or rather, the horse
had them we're trying to get
out of town; but as one of them
persisted in preventing the horse,
to which both were hanging,
from taking the right road, the
horse supported the men-one by
the bride and the other by the
animals tail-until they almost
reached the borough limits. Here
the legs of one refused to go any
farther, and he lay down in the
mud where he was found by one
of our ministers who, with the
help of several others, carried
him to nearby stable. His
companion was persuaded to
crawl in and remain until both
were sober enough to go home.
They have the goodness of the
citizens of town to thank that
they are not at this moment serv-
ing a Jail sentence.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-06-03
Rev. and Mrs. Pittman Safe.

Recent letters to friends and
relatives from Rev. and Mrs. C.
R. Pittman, Tabriz Persia, and
mailed latter part of March, con-
veyed news that they were well,
although the Kurds were COM
mitting horrible atrocities. They
describe them as inhuman mon
sters. The Russians have done
much to protect the lives of mis-
sionaries and other Christians in
that part of Persia. Rev. Pitt
man is a native of Big Cove, this
county. He and Mrs. Pittman
are missionaries, and are sup
ported in the foreign field by the
Broad Avenue and First Presby-
terian churches of Altoona.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-06-03
NUMBER 81
The TOOTH BRUSH.
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., IL. D.,
Commissioner Of Health.

We have been taught that the
tooth brush should be as indis-
pensable from youth to old age
as a mans shadow. Indeed the
latter might be dispensed with
without jeopardizing ones posi-
tion in polite society.
The primary purpose of the
tooth brush is excellent, but it is
well to remember that as it is in
tended to clean, the instrument
itself should be beyond suspicion
in this regard. The majority of
disease germs find their way in
to the human system through the
mucous membrane of the nose
and mouth.
If the teeth are not frequently
and properly cleansed all these
germs or bacteria will multiply in
cavities or where particles of
food have become lodged be-
tween the teeth. These minute
germ breeding centers should be
removed by vigorous brushing;
but when the desired result is
accomplished, care should be Ia
ken that they do not in turn
lodge in the intricacies of the
tooth brush. If they remain in
there they are later retransfer-
red to the mouth.
To guard against this, the
brush should be thoroughly clean
sed before and after using, in
scalding water if this is obtain
able. If not, in some non-pois-
onous antiseptic wash. At least
wash the brush with soap and
water, and rinse thoroughly.
Care should be taken not to
keep a tooth brush where it is
exposed to dust and dirt. If
there are several members of the
family, the same receptacleshould
not be used for the brushes as
the germs of disease may readily
be transmitted from one brush to
another in this manner.
1t is well to make use of white
thread or dental floss to remove
particles from between the teeth
which are difficult to remove with
the brush. 1t is from fragments
Of food that lodge between the
teeth that decay often starts.
When you visit the dentist you
expect and demand exceptional
cleanliness in the care of this in
struments. See that your own
dental utensils are immaculate.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-06-03
Memorial at WarfOrdsburg.

Notwithstanding the threaten
ing weather, between 300 and
1000 people assembled at War
fordsburg on last Saturday to
celebrate Memorial Day. A pro-
cession of Fraternal and Patrio-
tic orders, with the flower girls
and flag boys in the rear, and
headed by the Needmore Band,
marched from the Lodge rooms
to the Presbyterian church where
graves were decorated and the
program carried out. Vocal mu-
sic by Sunday school children and
others, with Miss Fern Crist at
the organ. Prayer by Rev. May
Address of welcome by w. B.
Ranck, with response by DR.. W.
L. McKibbin. Dinner. Called
together at 1:30 p. m. by Band.
Vocal music. Address by Rev.
Powers, and an address and, al
so, a solo, by Mrs. Shafer, of
Pittsburgh. By that time Cong
ressman Hon. B. K. Focht arriv-
ed by auto and delivered the
most patriotic address ever de-
livered in Warfordsburg. No
body seemed to mind the rain,
the Band played, and everybody
enjoyed the program.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-06-03
Movement to Support Town Officials

The revolving sight last Sum-
day Of two drunken young men
on Lincoln Highway in one of the
finest sections of the town, one
of whom was drunkenly reeling
in the mud while town authori-
ties and others were standing by
and apparently gave enough as
sistance to the young man who
was under age and gutter drunk
to get him out of the borough
limits and let him lie in the mud
until a few people helped him to
a nearby stable, placed the eli
max quickly for action to move
ment about which oftentimes peo-
pie were talking but go no fur
ther. The flood of civic right
eousness began when the city po-
Ices story was told on Monday
to several citizens of his inten-
tions and his detentions in doing
his duty and eliminated quickly
in the following movement:
I'VE, the undersigned, citizens
of McConnellsburg, Pa, and 9TH
er, desirous of the public welfare
and safety, at the request of the
Chief of Police, after being as
sured by him that he will per-
sonally keep right and that he
will see that the town ordinances
be enforced, hereby form our
selves into a civic league for the
purpose of backing up a clean
Chief of Police and the Town
Council in their attempts to per-
form their duties.
B. c. Lamberson, Rev. Robt.
E. Peterman, H. S. Alexander,
Scott Runyan, John P. Sipes,
Wilson l.. Mace, Robt. Alexan-
der, Merrill W. Mace, Geo. S.
Grissinger, Rev. ]. Leidy Year
ick, C. B. Stevens, B. W. Peck,
w. R. Sloan, Geo. B. Mellott, J.
S. Brattan, ]. X. Johnston, Ellis
L. Lynch, R. c. McQuade, H. W
Hull, A. D. Peightel, Edward D.
Sinner, A. U. Mace, VIM. Hull,
Harvey Bender, c. F. Scott, ].
A. Irwin. H. w. McKibbin, E.
R. McClain, J. w. Mosser, S. W.
Kirk, L. W. Seylar, Rev. A. S.
Luring, D. R. Ramsey.
The man who on Monday went
from person to person for their
signatures could not see all the
people. No one shall be slight
ed. Any man or woman who has
the interest of the town at heart
has the privilege of adding his
name to this list. Only one citi-
zen, thus far, refused to sign the
paper. The paper is in the hands
of Rev. R. E. Peterman who will
be ready at any time to enroll.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-06-03
HONOR ROLL FOR MAY.
List Of New Subscribers and Of Those
Who Paid Subscription During
The Month Of May.

With each recurring month
there appears upon our list some
new names; and, then, there will
be recognized the names Of 9th
ers, many Of whom have been on
the list for years, and some, from
the date of the first issue almost
sixteen years ago.
AS the years roll on, Death
comes in for his share of toll, and
some who have been loyal men,
bers of the NEWS family, pass on,
and the name Of some other men,
ber of the family is substituted;
or, when the children grow up,
and go out in the world to build
homes of there own, a new name
is added to the list, for the chill
dren are welded to the old home
paper. And thus it goes. While
there is scarcely a week that
some names do not go off the
list, others come on to take their
place, and the number added ex-
ceed the number taken off, and
the old paper continues to grow.
We want to thank our friends
for watching the label" and
keeping paid up within the limit
set by the postohice department.
Those of US who may be spared
to read the June list will see a
new set of names perhaps yours?
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-06-03

A new iron fence has been
placed around the cemetery at
Antioch, which reflects much cred
it upon those who had the mat
ter in hand. Nothing speaks
better of a community than the
care that is taken Of the last rest
ing place of the dead.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-06-03

ent says that a few worked the
roads in that vicinity on Good
Roads Day; but we have no par
ticulars.
Three gangs of men, under the
direction of road master Daniel
F. Trout, worked the road be-
tween here and Knobsville. They
worked from George Bivens's to
H. B. Trout's farm. Between
forty and fifty men, with many
teams, filled holes, opened ditch
es, and hauled seventy-five loads
of slate. Some of these men,
not satisfied with one days work,
intend to meet in small groups
and fill in several bad places not
reached by the workmen on that
day. Some of them are heavy
tax payers, but they now realize
that it is a case of either banging
vehicles over bad roads or fix
them by private work, and they
prefer the latter as cheaper.
There are two sides to the ques-
ton of private road making. In
some localities mismanagement
of road funds has no doubt caus-
ed friction that has eliminated
that certain form of patriotism
that makes a man feel like help
ing his community. We have no
criticism, therefore, for those
sections that feel that they may
have been imposed upon. We
grant that every man knows his
own business best.
At Franklin Mills, Bethel town.
ship, about a dozen men who
were tired of a bad piece of road
near that town, turned out and
repaired it, and we feel sure,
from the enthusiastic report, that
road boss Aisle Spencer will have
no trouble hereafter to get men
to fix bad places.
Down in Union supervisor JOS
eph Brady and six men, each
with a basket of dinner which
indicated that they meant busi-
ness for all day, made a good
piece of slate road.
Of course, needmore turned
out. Between Needmore and DR..
Palmer's, and in the other direc-
ton to David Garland's the road
was left in such fine shape that
it will not "Needmore" for some
time. Another piece Of road
near J. C. Mellott's was given
good dressing. On this piece of
road fully $45 worth Of work was
done. From that, we guess that
they did not less than $125.0 90
worth of work near Needmore.
Since fully 300 men worked
roads on that day, we found it
impossible to publish all the
names, and nearly rs names of
ladies added to that list would
have further crowded out our
short accounts of what each Sec
ton did.
We congratulate the work.
ers, and if we have missed any,
it was not because we did not do
everything in our power to get
! the news,