Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-09-06
Bloomington.

Inc BUSY Tunes among the farmers,
make it quiet in town among the bust
ness men.
A portion of our people went to the
reunion. -.
George Hickok and wife have re-
turned to Sibley, Iowa, their home.
Mr.. b. c. Hickok and wife have also
gone to their home in Sibley.
Mrs. Mary Brown, who has been WIS.,
iting her mother, Mrs. Grant. of this
place, has gone to Milwaukee, to visit
friends and relatives in the Cream City.
Mrs. ii. S. Grow, who has been visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. p. Wood
house, of this place, has gone to her
home in Sibley, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Clegg, of Spen-
Ger, Iowa, are visiting friends and rela-
tives in the village and vicinity. Time
deals gently with our friends in their
western homes
Mr.. Frank Warwick is home again
from foreign shore. The boys will
come again.
Mr.. John Poland, who was one of
the Bloomington boys in days agone,
has been visiting friends in this commu-
nifty. He goes back to California,
where he has been for the last few years.
Mr.. Cobb, of the firm of Osborne &
Cobb, is out among the lowans, looking
through the western country. Mr.. c..
thinks that Grant county is good enough
for him.
Mr.. Stockard, our miller, has bought
a home for himself, so that he is going
to be one of us and with US. 1t is we'll
The new bridge, crossing the stream
southwest Of, town, will be ready for
travel in few days. :
Street Commissioner Garner is fixing
our. streets up In first-class style.
Will. Hazard has been out in the
country, the past few days, punching
poles in the ground.
MIR. and Mrs. Herman Enke have ia
ken vacation and pleasure trip up to
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Lake Mime
tonka. 1t is q well-earned respite for
both of them, and we will say bon yoy-
age.
School commences next week. The
Board are fixing up the rooms for the
fall campaign. Mr.. L. H. Barrett
Yields the birch in the upper room.
Mr. James Paul, who resides three
miles north of the village, has sold his
magnificent farm. Mr.. Paul is an old
settler in this community, one of the
olden time. We hope that he may con-
clude to settle in our town and be one
of us.
Mr. Cyrus Sargent has returned from
his eastern, trip. He says that every
farm he owns is for sale. While on his
eastern tour, he saw the great Brooklyn
bridge. and pronounced it the first of
the seven wonders of the world.
Mr.. Fred. Cooper has gone to Rich
land Center, for the purpose of making
it his future home.
Mr.. John Sabin has also shaken the
Bloomington dust off his feet. Rich
land Center dust will be on them hence
forth. ~
Mr.. A. d. Bennett, of Odebolt, Iowa,
is among us, visiting relatives.
Mr.. f. L. Greer has gone to the city,
for the purpose of laying in stock for
the fall campaign. Mrs. Greer accom-
panied him on his trip for the new
goods.
Police Justice Jenkins has been full
of business for a few days. The boys
hid good time, and he that dances
must pay the fiddler;I so they paid the
money and learned the lessons which
may profit them in the future.
Our base ball club has not PLAYED
since the Patch Grove boys beat them
SO badly. Arfesting the boys and haul
ing them to Lancaster had no terror to
the boys, but the Patch Grove boys
took the conceit out of them, two weeks
ago last Sunday. Since then, the boys
have not played.
The public school opened, Monday,
Sept. 3rd. with Prof. Barrett, as princi-
pal, in charge, Miss Louise Club as
principal of the primary department,
and Miss Joe Graham as her assistant.