Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-10-16
Bloomington.


We are having very cool nights which
is making everything in the garden
look as if fall had set in in earnest.
Sam Lune and the boys went to the
river duck shooting this week. Mike re-
turned with load of ducks, and dis
tributed them among his friends.
The much-talked-of butcher shop be-
gan work yesterday morning. Now we
think steak will come down little, so
that we shall not get-high-priced steak
SO near the horns.
Rev. j. Sims moved into the Deacon
Finn building this week He has got
into a neighborhood that needs some
missionary work; and l think he is the
man to do some good work. If he should
get sick he is close to the medical fra
ternity. All he,needs to do is to look
sick, and walk down to DIR. Sala's or
DR.. Lewis's, and he can get pill or
two.
Last Wednesday morning we were
told that the young ladies skated for a
prize at the skating rink. The ladies
who took part in the contest were: Miss
Lintie Hazard, Miss BERTHE Woodhouse,
Miss Estel Bonham, Miss Stephens, and
Miss Aggie Hickok. They all did very
well, and the prize was given to Miss
BERTHE Woodhouse, for being the most
graceful and best skater. In short
time there will be given prize to the
best gentleman skater. l think | shall
put on my other boots, and try it q
whack
There is quite number of people
sick at present Mr.. Fox has little
boy sick with membranous Group. He
is some better, but not out of danger
yet. Mr.. Cavenaugh is sick with in
flamation of the stomach. John Hale
is very sick with sore throat.
Joseph Brookens' little girl fell from
chair and broke her collar bone. Mr..
Brookens and wife are visiting relatives
in Ohio.
Editor Mckinney has been away for
the last week, visiting friends in La
Crosse. He looks hale and hearty, and
as if his trip had done him good.
Mr.. Dan Campbell, of Patch Grove,
is very sick with congestion of the liver.
They say Joseph, the milk man, is
beginning to curl his hair again. and
visit the village of evenings again. But
no, no, not for 10.
ID. f. Brown, of the firm of Brown &
Jacco, is in Chicago this week, buying
his fall and winter goods. Mr.. Brown
is the pioneer merchant of Blooming
ton, and straightforward business
man, who has the respect and conf
dence of the community.
Henry Heiner, one of Bloomington's
old citizens, is coming back to make
his home with us again. Welcome
back, Henry, may You be prosperous
and take firm stand to be respected
by everybody.
The pugilistic exercise by Jumbo, the
elephantine barber, and lazy Jack, the
baritone manipulation, was, think, the
most exciting performance we have had
in our town for some time. The
history of the fracas is this: 1t
seems Jumbo has a stove-pipe hat,
made away back in the 18th century,
which he says he has right to wear,
and the boys try to knock it off, and
Jumbo said the next fellow that tried it
would get knocked himself. So Lazy
Jack imbibed several schooners of beer,
put on his pugilistic smile and waded in:
but in very few minutes Jack, the
musician. was lying on his back in the
mud, hugging the phantom illusion OF
Hope, that Jumbo would not punch him
any more. Now Jumbo wears his hat
without being molested, with none to
make him afraid.
Last Saturday Mr.. Pat McNamara
was badly hurt about the head by s
horse DIR. Sala was called, dressed his
wounds and reports him doing well.
Mr.. Donly, of Patch Grove. has been
quite sick, but is better at present.
Political matters are looking up some
for the past week or two. We have had
two Republican speeches here in the
| last week. Both were well attended.
don't think ever before listened to q
political speech that held the entire
audience so spell-bound, as the ons
delivered by Mr.. Il. Nj. La Toilette, oui
sure-to-be next congressman from this
district. He stated truths which none
could honesty deny Why, he inter
ested one of our Democratic friends 50
much, that he took notes all the time he