Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-06

ton first class harness shop by Otis
Weld, d place where those whose
chins are rough and razorable can be
accommodated, u limo kiln or two,
and several other affairs whose names
we arc ID this moment unable 10 re-
call
Dr. Chambers il the leading ply
slcian Of the village, and 10 Known
far and near az q Hklllful and consci-
cntious practitioner. He does not.
like some men of immense medical
wisdom and much saperlluous sagac-
ity, pretend to snow conclusively and
clearly, that death is q stupid blum
der merely; but he does know some
thing about the human system, and
docs not so By guess-work in treat
ius disaa5es and compromising medi-
ciues DR.. D. =. Sala is also resi-
dent Of the village. aud has plenty
TO do in town as we'll rs country.
Bloomington has some fine church
Oh and as good public school build
ing as can be found anywhere out
side Of lancaster This structure il
two stories high, is built of stone.
weil-finlshcd in n neat, workmanlike
manner and will cost nearly six
thousand dollars The v;llaGe had
ttt ,hi3 lack for long time and
now that II is at last supplied the
hope Of every paroat is that none
but first class teachers may be en-
ployed to work ia the new and need
rul ediice. The teachers for the first
and present winter term are Mr..
Chas. Sampson Of FAirplay, as prin-
cipal, and Miss Jennie Calvert Of
Patch Grove who takes charge of
the intermediate department. They
will teach the young idea how to
shoot something quite other than
paper balls at yo pedagogue's nose.
II you want TO find out what sort
OF town this is for business" come
here some Saturday afternoon. and
see something not easily paralieled.
A right lively place, isn't it? The
farmers from the rich surrounding
country have como in, and the
streets are just crowded with wagons,
6uS5ies, horses,and groups Of talking
mea. Some teams have to be driv-
ca oac Of town to find tying places.
This does not often happen in a city
like Dubuque or Galona, but it hap
pens here. In the stores the clerks
and salcsmon are very busy and they
Ell - many goods as they can with
comfort p themselves and conven.
fence % their customers.
Bloomington has fine fair ground,
ying between tho mill-stream and
tha village, aad just large enough to
mold all articles 80 ever that may Sc
brought there for exhibition. The
entcrprising association is known by
the name Of Blake's Prairie AgricuI.
tufa! Society This year the presi-
dent is N w. Kendall OF Wyalus;ng
who has successfully engineered The
society through the trials OF It's or,
gaulzaliun
All over The township we fad In.
dlcati1ns Of thrift, thrift. Horatio'
on the part Of the farming communi.
ty. The dwelling houses are usual.
" neat looking, and built quite a.
much for stability as for style; Ok
Oayas are very largo aud mostly new
good, wei! kept roads and crossablt
bridges abound everywhere; the sol
y fertile, the farms fruitful, ano
:'PurtJ tinces purtict them same
from roaming stock and roofing
SWINE, As class allihe farmers Of thi.
Eden country work hard They
are generally in good circumstances
educate their sons abroad, array then
daughters like Solomon lilies, have
glossy carriages and sleek horses
fare 5amptuously about three time.
every day, and are positive in the be-
LET That 1t IS not the right sort o.
tang for q man 10 save his soul and
winters pork with the least possible
outlay ofs~lt and sanctity"
IN some very dark ages and ir
certain barba;ous lands the farmers
wer given % the profitable ano
Praseworthy practice Of selling then
Uost things and eating their beastlr
est; bat out her. such highly com
mendablo proceedings arc unknown
and never thought Of Good thing.
are kept for home consumption, sur
plus Of The same quality taken to
market, the inferior and WORTHLESS,
transmitted into pork, or dishcd az
for the stomachic distortion Of NUT.
Jon-loying CANNES.
Much more still remains To 81
written about; bat as time and typo.
wait Tor no man, and as editors viii
clip and snip and scratch aud slash
all letters that exceed column in
length, we will, after labricating an.
other paragraph by way Of pcrora
ton, bring our letter TO q lingering
close
Tho best point whonco may be ob
aimed good view Of Bloomington
40 o whole, is the commanding emf
hence whercon The house Of Mr.
NeTcombo stands, just south Of tn,
growing village From this conspic
Gous place you can see tho town o
the present and imagine the Guy o
the future see how it has grown
and easily discover how IL must con
tinuo to grow; be pleased with it,
neat Sunday appearance, and charm
ed with its beautiful location be sat
isGed with its manifold advantages
and iinalIy feel convinced that there
ia decidedly not another town II
/ Grant county that can afford TO make
faces AZ Bloomington.
Yours, ON THE TRAMP.
aay-In the winter of 1863. D. X
Honnoy, Of Madison, was engaged by
the legislature, Of this state to rovis,
and codlfy the laws relating to tht
assessment of property for taxation
| HE work was we'll done and in nm,