Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-08-14
Regular Bloomington Notes.

VIM. BENEFITS had his foot badly bruised
by runaway team. Several teams have run
away quite recently, doing, however, but lit
tie damage, and injuring no one very serious
| Iy. The HERALD representative took part
with the other pleasure seekers and seemed
TO enjoy the excitement.
j Thomas lockwood, formerly of Bloom
ington, nov of Kansas, was rscently very ser
iously injured by a run away team. His
shoulder was very badly broken ard several
ribs fractured. He will probably be crippled
for life. Mr. lockwood has always been a
very hard working, industrious man, and de-
serves the warmest sympathy of the many
! friends he made while citizen Of Grant Co
| IF you would have good -four take your
wheat to the Bloomington Mill, run by War
wick & Heiner. The mill has a good water
| power, and is in the best running order. Mr..
/ Heiner, as will be seen by his advertisement,
wishes to sell his share of the property as his
time is fully occupied in caring for the inter-
es.s of his provision store.
The Changers will have harvest home
festival at Bloomington, August 2sth. A
grand time is expected and everybody is in
vited to attend.
MIR. Wheeler, of Wheeler & Wilson's has
sold his share of the business to Leroy Cobb.
Mr.. Cobb h.s been for several years one of
Blcomington's thrifty farmers May success
attend his mercantile pursuits as graciously
as she did his agricultural
A temperance lecturer was well treated
by the Bloomingtonians recently, receiving a
fair compensation for his services, and hospit-
able entertainment. The following day he
went to Glen Haven, where he imbibed very
freely. Two days drunk was the conse-
quence.
The advertised Greenback lecture last
week was displaced by Billy Marbles troupe.
The lecturer was introduced by prominent
Greenbacker mot of Bloomington, howeyer)
to one of the party as "My friend Mr.. Wiley,
from Minnesota. who was formerly Presby-
terrain minister, after which staunch Mater
ia!ist, nor Greenback lecturer"
Frank Witcomb Is working every day at
professional face making. He will make a
pretty face tor everyone who wishes, for a
wee bit of coin or greenback
Harvest is done in these parts in the
very best shape and now the hum of the
threshng machine is heard on every hand
Flax averages from s to IL bushels per acre.
of good quality. Oats are about an average
crop. Winter wheat is good and spring
wheat very tight. Potatoes are good, and
the corn, if the frost is not in too great haste,
will be the heaviest crop for years.
Mr.. P. Woodhouse's residence presents a
fine appearance, and Mr.. Osborn will soon
move into his new residence, which adds
very considerably to the beauty of the town
VIM. Bate will make buggy almost as
good as those Cincinnati ones and guaran tee
that it has 40 mortgage on it. Those who
bay cheap goods of foreign manufacturers
should not growl if they get bitten.
-Theo. Calvin's orchard is loaded with the
very best varieties of apples. A pocketful of
them tasted awful good, and a bushel of them
would make so many nice pies.
When you visit Bloomington and wish to
patronize tonsorialst, call on Geo. Diggle.
He knows how to shave, and then those rnstic
baskets of his are cheap and beautiful, too
so call anyhow.