Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-09
Bloomington,


the pamphlet containing the Premium List oil
the Blake's Prairie Agricultural Society, to be
place where there are now good many en-,
terprising business men. The following are
represented in the pamphlet:
Messmore & Hazard, who carry on a general
machine making and repairing business and
are largely engaged in the Manufacture OF
those Windmills and pumps without which
many people who "live high" on Blakes Prai-
rie would go thirsty. Every farmer who has
not conveniently perpetual spring of good
water should see or correspond with Mess
more & Hazard.
Herman Enke manufactures and sells har-
ness, saddles, collars, brides, whips, halters.
| trims top-buggies and does all work in this
| line thoroughly.
G.. II. Greer & Son are exclusively dry goods
dealers. They carry large stock and pledge
themselves to beat all competitors on prices
There is one other article that the senior of
the firm deals in which he will not sell cheap
but which, like his goods, is substantial. That
is his Democracy.
Linn Hoskins has a tremendous stock of
Furniture. He has enough we should think
from appearances to supply Blake's Prairie at
one call, but then a good many people are over
OOult Ol tueln ule PROFESSIONALLY 100 anu
he has collins and caskets of all styles and
two hearSes in which to carry their bodies to
the great city.
Humphrey g. Clark are the Bloomington
Bankers. They are pleasantly located, are
most agreeable gentlemen, and are prosper
Gus.
Woodhouse & Morse are busy men. They
have stoves, tiaware and other hardware, and
deal also in groceries "Sam" talks very saw
age sometimes but we believe he is very HARM
less unless when handling sporting gun or
trout line.
The only jewelry store now in Bloomington
is that of III. Z. Taylor who has well selected
and good sized stock for village like Bloom
ington.
James Hampton carries his sign on his hat,
like most men of his profession. He is a
painter with about all the business he can do.
j. G. Chambers speciality is the making of
fine boots, and he will make and mend anything
in :he boot and shoe line.
G. Tornowske-dnubtless his sympathies are
with the Russians-is proficient in the max
ing Of light buggies and hesitated about adver-
Using for more work for fear the Changers
would bring him more orders for wagons, etc.,
than he could take care of.
Clegg & Bowden are also makers of wagons,
buggies and other ironed implements and
take pride in their style of horseshoeing A
general repairing business is what they seem
to set their hearts most upon.
Fox & Bidwell are butchers and they by
stock, poultry, hides, pets, and deal in salt
meats, bologna and all meats.
Bernard McNamee is the fashionable tailor
of the village. As we met with no other tailor
there we have 70 give him the credit for the
handsome cut of the gentlemen's coats.
D.F. Brown is genaral dealer in dry goods,
groceries, notions, Shoes clothing, etc, and has
been long at the business.
L. d. Holford deals in drugs, books, paints,
groceries, and sells as low as the Changers.
He is moreover majesterial looking person
age and would make good looking Mayor.
George W. Lumpkin is an active dealer in
stock. He buys cattle, hogs and other live
animals and is live auctioneer. We don't
know whether George is funny at the business
or not but we heard a man say he would go
farther to hear him cry an auction than to
hear Beeeher preach.
/ Wheeler, Wilson & Co. are the general
merchants who keep standard goods at uniform
prices--noted elsewhere.
The Bloomington Hotel. Slime Woodhouse
proprietor, is a capital place to dine.
j. E. Wood Is a worker in wood and makes
wagons, buggies, or any other runner or
wheeled, or timbered vehicle, and repairs
with neatness and dispatch.
John Belly has lately established new
meat market and will supply the village pso-
pie or farmers in any quantities.
DR.. G. F. Gay is the newly located phys
ician whose card has its place IN this paper.
C. A. Alexander has the big hardware
atore near Hale & SANKEY'S mill. He will
sell you stoves, farm tools, etc. at the lowest
pri ces and is always glad TO see you.
Max KoIb has the old stand where j. c.
Trainer made his fortune and is making for
tune for himself by making and mending wag-
ons, buggies, plows, ETC., and by horse
shoeing.
And close by Kolb is William Battle who will
make you the finest finished carriage or the
strongest farm wagon, or repair the frail wag-
ons and machines you buy of city make
promptly.
Thomas Smith is custom boot and shoe
maker, and gives particular attention to fine
work and repairing
Last, but in some respects greatest, there is
Jesse Brooks who gives special attention to
collections of accounts and to conveyancing,
does much business usually done by attorneys
and is reliable agent with whom to intrust
the investigation of titles and other business at
the county seat. Mr.. Brooks does more to
give the cheerful village of Bloomington pop
ular name away from home than some of his
neighbors are aware.
This makes pretty good showing and we
think there are other persons who will wish
with us that their business was represented in
the catalogue, so that the village glory in
thrift and enterprise would be fully shown.