Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-15
CHILD TUMBLES
OUT OF AUTO:
SEVERELY HURT
Little Rosemary O'Neill,
Riding With Sister, Loses
Balance on Sharp Turn.

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tie daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
O'Neil in Bridgeport hollow Sunday.
She was in car with her sister,
taking some cream to a road house,
when a swerve of the car caused the
little girl to fall out. She suffered
some bad cuts about the face and a
very serious one across the throat.
She was taken to Prairie du Chen
for treatment and is in a critical con-
dition at present.
Electors Hold School Meeting.
The annual school meeting of the
Bloomington village district was held
Monday evening at the high school
room and was attended by about 1925
voters. Leo BARLEY was chairman of
the meeting and Herb Mcpherson was
secretary The usual order of bust
ness was followed and several import
ant school matters were discussed. J.
b. Ludden was elected clerk and Herb
Mcpherson was elected to fill the va
cancy in the office of treasurer. The
sum of $4,000 was voted for school
purposes for the ensuing year, an in
crease of 1900 over last year. A vote
of thanks was given Grant Ballentine
for his good work on the board, es-
new school house.
The school yard is being cleaned up
and graded and the new walks and
steps will be put down at once. There
will also be a new piece of cement
walk laid along the east side of the
grounds. A. r. Coffeen, who built the
school house, has the contract for
making the walks and the work will
/, be done by John Dahlstad who did the
cement work on the building.
The Juvenile band gave a concert
on the street Saturday evening in
front of the electric light building,
and attracted quite a crowd. The
band has made good progress under
the teaching of Mrs. Roxa Pritchett
and gave a very good concert.
The bridge at the foot of Clegg hill
is being widened and the road some
what Strengthened. Work on the
Hackett road will be completed in
about week, and will be a fine piece
of road.
Excavating for the new oil filling
station is completed and the work of
erecting the building will be begun
this week The old brick blacksmith
shop was torn down and the sheds in
the rear will be removed soon.
Storm Did Some Damage.
The storm Wednesday night did
some damage on several farms south
of town At Arthur Fangman's the
silo was blown down and the barn
moved partly off its foundation. w.
Richardson's wind mill was blown
down, as was a grain shed shed at
John McDermott's, the ice house at
Sydney Gates, machine shed at
Lynn Harrower's corn crib at Roy
Gates and shed at John Patterson's
A number of large trees were uproot-
ed in that section. Corn in many
fields was fattened, but most of it is
coming up again.
Crops in this section are looking
fine and give promise of an abundant
harvest. Though hay is rather light,
oats are good and corn is tassellng.
The hot. moist weather of late has
caused corn to advance rapidly. Har-
yesting has commenced in some local
tiles.
Dr.. and Mrs. Hopkins and two chill
dren of Arlington, S. D., on their
way home from New York, stopped
here and visited Mr.. and Mrs Gift
ford Raisbeck for a few days.
Mrs. Eliza Stone and William hlrK
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa are WISHING
their cousins, the McDermotts S.
The Brooks Stock Company played
here four nights in their tent, anu
then went to Prairie du Chen, where
they will play this week.
Tavern J. Alcott, wife and daugh-
ter, Elma of Worland, Montana, Dr.
and Mrs. G.. H. Andrew, George and
Margaret Andrew, Mrs. Margle Whll-
lans Beardsley and daughter Kathleen
and Miss Anna Williams OF PlatleVlile
Mr. and Mrs. Leo T. Lebron, JEAN
Leo. Anna and Frank of Galena, Mary
and Frances Lebron of Wetumpka,
Alabama. were here Sunday and hao
a picnic at the old Williams farm
three miles south of town, now owned
by Lou Patterson. 1t was the olu
home of Mrs. Beardsley, Mrs. Alcote
and Miss Williams.
There was picnic at GarthWalte
park Sunday in honor OF Mrs. FRANK
Coolev's birthday A number OF rela-
fiyes and neighbors made up the par
ty. -, =
Miss Elsie Helberg of Elgin, Ill, IS
expected this Tuesday to visit MISS
Belya Hoskins Wednesday. MI. anu
Mrs. R. N. Hoskins, Beiva and MISS
Helberg will start on an auto trip -
Lisbon, N. D., camping out on tue
way. They will be gone several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Porter, Jach
and Marjorie. Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Bfoot,
Alice Dorphia and Bobby, Mr.. ana
Mrs Charles Hickok and John, MI
and Mrs. Fred Welsh, Marie and Neva "a
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pritchett started
by auto Sunday for northern Wlscon+
sin on a camping trip. they expect
to stop at Chippewa Falls Marine
MINI. and other points and VIII 60 az
far north as Duluth. Ihey VII
some about two weeks. ~,
Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Bishop ana Gnu
dren Harry. Karl and Barbara are
at Mikana for a two weeks camplng
out vacation. c4,,lo,,
Frank BARLEY has been at SteuDen
for few days looking after ms T Ialnn.