Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-07
AROUND THE COUNTY
BLOOMINGTON.

while Mrs. Ward is recovering from
her recent attack of pneumonia.
Frank Newman is recovering from
a severe attack of erysipelas.
New awnings have been placed
over the store fronts of the Hatch
drug store. the Riese jewerly store
and the Record Office.
Roy Bailie was in town last week
with a game leg. His AK glanced
from stick of wood and went into
the flesh below the knee.
A number of friends surprised Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Quigley Monday even
ing of last week. A pleasant even
ing is reported.
Mrs. DIR. McAllister OF Avoca was
one of the relatives not mentioned
last week who attended the funeral
of Mrs. Lester Greening. She re-
NAMED a guest at the Schreiner
homes several days last week.
John Tornowske was over from
Volga, Iowa, last week.
Victor Jiricek returned from his
home in Vernon County last week,
and is on duty at the Cement Block
Creamery. The creamery is producing
butter every day now.
Easter was observed at all the
local churches Sunday. Special
services were held, and the attend
ance generally was large.
Miss Lizzie Lawless, sister to
John and Thos. Lawless. was buried
at St. Johns cemetery at Patch
Grove last Wednesday. She died at
the home of a sister in Platteville,
where she had been visiting for some
time.
Our schools are having their
spring vacation this week, and the
teachers living in other towns are
home for a visit.
A number of Ort. Cooley's friends
gathered at his home in Brooklyn last
Friday morning and split up his wood
pile. On his cot in the hospital in
Dubuque Ort. is thankful, and has
one thing the less to worry about.
We hear he Is doing as well as could
be expected.
Sam. Groom and Jens Jensen drove
up from Cassville Friday and looked
over the Groom building lot. Mr..
Groom contemplates the erection of a
new store of two stories and larger
than the one burned down.
Vern Brookens and Fred Welch
motored to BoscobeI Thursday and
Fred brought home brand new Ford
car. The 1915 model looks better
than any yet.
Mrs. Lee Greer went to Dubuque
last week and returned with her hus-
band, who had been there few day.
Earl Sancter, teacher at Fenni-
more, visited Miss Eva Hickok here
last week.
NARROW Kidd, visiting at Glen
Haven, called on friends here Satur-
day. NARROW lives in California.
Miss Matte Yakey, employed at
the hotel Hickok, died Friday morn
{ ing, after an illness of several
weeks duration. Her home had
been at Viola. She was buried in
the city cemetery Friday, after
services in the Nj. E. church.
The village caucus on Monday
evening Of last week nominated the
old village officers for the coming
year. There is no opposition ticket,
and so they probably will be elected
today, as follows Oscar Knapp,
president; Thos. Mcnamara, Orton
Cooley. E. l.. wager, Clarence Ball,
trustees; Chas. H. Enke, clerk !;
Michael Casey, assessor; James
Peacock, treasurer; Oscar Knapp,
supervisor; L. Abraham, justice; J.
NJ. Hayden, police justice; G. V
Hickok, constable.
Mrs. DR.. Baldwin and daughter
are visiting relatives in Livingston
this week.
Dennis Flynn of Sioux City, Iowa,
visited his cousin, Thos. CorcOran,
and family last week.
The cellar is being excavated for
the new Leo. BARLEY home in Brook
Ign.
NJ. F. and Linn Woodhouse made
a business trip to Lacrosse one day
last week.
Mrs. o. j Prideaux is visiting
relatives in Dodgeville, Mineral Point
and Darling ton.
Mrs K. d. Beeman and two sons
of Dubuque are visiting relatives here
this week. The j. D. Hatch family
came over from Lancaster Sunday.
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