Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-16
Bloomington Notes.
Bloomington, Wis, Jan. Is. Is

Bloomington. W H., Jan. Is, 1879.
DEAR HERALD lin perusing your
columns | see stirring reports from
many OF our sister towns, but look in
vain for Bloomington notes." Have
waited long time for some one more
talented to swrite us up" He wont
and so ! seat myself Every reluctantly,
in view Of imperiections) to say Of
our veal
The holidays are gone with their
many happy times, and every one is
now "head over heels" in business.
Woodhonse and Morse have added
to their stock in trade case Of splen-
did cigars, which Is strong tempta-
ton to the boys who began the New
Year resolved to eschew small vices.
Mr.. i. Holford sells drugs, and
looks complacently upon his reduced
stock of toys. His heighbor, Win.
Brown, Is always on hand to fit You
with good suit of clothes, and the
cold weather keeps Sy Alexander's
dignifed clerk so busily engaged in
putting up hardware goods. especially
stoves, that he has but little time 10
admire the dexterity with which
Wheeler and Wilson's can change IS
bill or tie up a bundle of dress goods.
A. Schell keeps pegging away, and
the way bis boots do fit is panacea
for corns.
d. F. Browns boys teas the popu.
laon hnnf thu ho 81 ncl -
OF pretty girls. The girls, in revenge,
comforter them.
Whitcomb and Chambers vie with
each other in making faces (pre,ty
ones) at and for everybody.
The Grange store flourishes and
furnisheth goods cheap for cash, while
Hib. Taylor deals on time, patches
prompt payers and rings the ears and
fingers of fair customers and-I shan't
tell.
Come and see G. H. Greer's dry
goods.
Try Heiner's provisions and Bid
wells oysters. Jake will shave you
for nothing and be grateful for dime.
There is the foundry and Mess
more's manufacturing shop, Herman
Enke's harness shop, three or four
blacksmith shops, wood shops and an
overlooking furniture store we'll worth
seeing.
The Winona Council A. O. NJ. &C
cepted an invitation from Wah, Wah.
Council Of Patch Grove to join in the
celebration of their anniversary last
Wednesday evening
The weather-lovely, and such
s!eighing, Oh! wasn't it nice. The
exercises were all that could be asked
for interspersed with music by the
Prairie du Chen Bohemian band.
Then came supper. A long drawn
tablejust loaded with all the delicacies
one could imagine, oysters, roast tur-
key, chicken pies, pastries, sauces and
fruits each received their goodly share
Of attention, "Coffee," we wish our
Potosi brother just one cup since he
seems to like the beverage as well as
/. Dear Swipes call at the Wiscon.
sin House and Miss r. will serve YOU
the best cup of coffee you ever heard
OF. After supper or "the feast" how
the young people did dance, and the
"Old Folks" wish they could as the
delicious music made their pulses
thrill. AS we gazed upon the merry
throng we wondered if they had drank
of the fountain of youth" Git must
have been "coffee.") Mendotas aim
to be temperate, therefore dlsbanded
at an early honr wishing the Wah
Yah Council long life and frequent
anniversaries
The o. o. F. held ssopen install
lation" last Tuesday evening Many
visitors were present. All were pleased
with the exercises, and seemed to
have a "good time" Something was
lacking on the part of the Lodge.
What? "Ask of the winds"
Mrs. Rosa Hoskns is dangerously
i'll. Her mother from p. du Chen is
with her; under her skilful nursing il
Is hoped by many anxious friends that
she will soop recover.
COSMOPOLITAN.