Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-05-25
BLOOMINGTON.

BLOOMINGTON.
The city fathers have taken the public
square in hand and filled it with trees
OF various kinds. A flat wire fence is to
be put around the square to protect the
trees. The work is.under the superyis-
ion of committee of three, of which
n. h. Wattriss is the chairman. Bloom
ington will have one of the finest parks
in the county when the committee get
through with their work. Mr. G. w.
Pike presented two fine arbor vitae trees
to the committee which were immedi-
ately planted on the south side of the
park. Mr.. John Cairns, another public
spirited man, also presented fine lot of
evergreens-suticient to plant a row
around the square. This was a gener-
Gus gift-one worthy Of Mr.. Cairns and
which will be pointed to with pride by
his children's children in future DAYS
when Bloomington will be railroad
centre and place of thousands of in
habitants. Our people are usually in
for anything that will tend to be orna-
mental or useful to the village, and in
this case "a thing of beauty will be "a
''joy forever"
More of our prominent citizens con
template making donations to the park
in the shape of ornamental trees, of
which THE HERALD will give notice
when the time comes.
Mr. ID. I. Brown has been TO the me
tropolis of the west, and the result is
that great wagon loads of goods are
landing every day at his capacious store
and the boys in the store are busy put
ting them away. Mr.. Brown is one of
the solid men of the town, as well as be-
ing a thorough merchant and man of
fine business. qualities. Hei ably as
sisted BY his partners, W. f. Brown and
Ned Jacco.
Mr.. George A. Cornish has stuck out
new sign and knocks the face off from
fellow in minute if he does not take
care, so we would say take are of your
faces when fooling around ais shop or
you may leave with two faces or more.
Not that we would infer by this that he
is very dangerous, but that he has way
OF depriving you of your countenance
when he so minds.
Mrs. Grant has gone west to visit her
children, who are in business in Mime
sofa and Iowa. Mrs. G.. is lively lady,
full of business and takes great interest
in The welfare of her children
Mr.. Joseph Cooper has commenced
on his new residence in Brooklyn, and
he will live in it ere ''the leaves begin
to turn
Onions are coming up all around
Bloomington coming up by the acre
Several persons have engaged IN the on
ion business this summer and the pros
poets are llattering for a good crop.
Mr.. a. 5. Osborn, 10 keep up with the
times, has planted fine lot of elms
around some of his village property.
May he live to ride or rccine under the
arching shade of those elms when their
monster limbs shall reach to the middle
of the street.
When two substantial men like C. w.
Wheeler and Max Kolb are seen fire.
quently talking together on that corner
lot recently vacated by reason of a
building being moved off, it looks as if
something was going to happen to that
lot ere long. Such old chaps do not talk
nonsense as a general thing. and the
general impression among We casual OBJ
server that something is going to hap
pen to that corner. Well, we say. boys,
60 in and do your best, and when the
building is completed we will try and
enjoy the shade of lis massive walls and
feast our eyes on its fine proportions and
grand appearance.
The measles are circulating among
the uninitated to some extent. People
are having the measles this year who
never had them before; all of which
goes to show that no one is exemptfrom
their rayages.
Five saloons have taken out licenses
for the coming year; each paying one
hundred and fifty dollars, which makes
it rather expensive liquor business in
this place, but the consumer will pay
the bill cheerfully and say nothing about
it.
Mr.. James Ballantine has been quite
sick, but he is improving. A bad cod
was the cause of his complaint.
Two string bands furnish music to the
young folks that kick the boards in the
May dance.