Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-10-20
BLOOMINGTON

The continued wet weather has dam
aged the Blake's Prairie farmer good deal in
the damage of his clover seed. The clover seed
branch of agriculture had become quite a revenue
to our farmers who count as much on that as on
any other thing they raise The elements seem
to be against every thing except grass, and il
seems as if the fields never looked greener than
they do now. Cattle are doing well and wallow-
ing up to their knees i'll rich grass. Potatoes that
are not dug stand in eminent danger Of rotting in
the ground, thus making the already dear pota-
toes doubly dear and hard to get. Corn is good
and out OF harms way The yield will be large.
Husking has commenced. Threshing is pretty
well along notwithstanding the bad weather.
Preparations for winter are going rapidly on and
we head Of the household is looking after things
necessary for the winter days and nights.
Improvements keep pace with the times here
and there one can see new barn or woodshed
going up. c. n. Morse is making an addition to
his house and William Heverland adds wing to
his residence. A. +. Waitress is building fine
barn and carriage house. Mr.. Waitress has been
in the east long time as foreman of the PrOvi-
dence Tool Works and returned last Spring. He
il now fixing up his western home for a perina-
nent residence.
L. Hoskins our undertaken and furniture man
is building nice fence in front of his residence
on Canal street, and George Higgins is doing the
sodding for him The improvements OF Mr. H.
add greatly to the appearance Of Canal street
W. L. Brown. one of our young merchants, OF
the firm of d. f. Brown s. Co., is improving his
future awaits Mr.. B., when he builds on that lot.
l.. Sawyeris making preparations for building
and making sundry improvements on his property.
Mis-. Woodhouse's house is receiving the finish
ing touches from the dexterous hands of ID. j ohm
son. c. j. Woodward Esq. is giving w. +. Briggs
house finishing stroke. The Congregational
parsonage is finished and the good parson with
his amiable wife are snugy Quartered therein.
Uncle Ben Hickock is fixing up hi. town proper
ty preparatory to moving into town this fall. j..
Aud is improving his residence and the improve
ment adds much TO the appearance OF his house.
Fred Cooper is building house on his lots. The
material Is as Mother Nature fashioned it only
Fred is hewing them down a little. The intention
is that the building shall be warm, but it is the
experience of your correspondent that it is pref
ty hard work to make a log house warm.
Charles Schultz our Prussian Artist is busy
every day painting
Jacob Schreiner has sold his farm, the consid-
Grafton being seven thousand dollars. We hope
that Mr.. S. will buy another farm and STAY with
us as he is good citizen.
Mrs. F. l. Greer has returned from ner visit in
ing relatives.
Mrs ". b. Clark has gone east to visit her old
home and her parents w. b. contemplates fol-
lowing her before long.
Mrs. Higgins has returned from her trip to Min
neapois, where she visiting her son. Deb
Charles Hickock. who, for many years, has been
in California and along the Pacific slope, has re-
turned to remain through the winter.
W. N Stevens has gone into the livery business
in this place Mr.. $. will make it win as he is
a horseman and accommodating withal
Were one travelling along Canal street not many
evenings since bis attention would have been ar
rested by small heap Of something on the side
walk in front OF the store OF Woodhouse and
Morse, and upon closer inspection he might de-
tect signs of life; the one on top pegging it
lively to his adversary with his brawny fist There
did not seem to be much trouble about it. The
result was that one of the combatants was laid up
for repairs. The trouble arose out of a case of
scan. mag, and the scan. mag-ger got the worst
OF it. Such work Is very bad on the eyes.