Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-09-24
bloomington,


we should be represented occasionally
IN your columns.
bloomington is making quite num-
Der OF improvements this year. in fact
we have had more Of boom this sum
mer than we have had for number of
years.
Our new school building is now CON-
pleted and the teachers have taken pos
session OF it: Mrs. Warwick 10 the Pri-
mary, Miss Sims in the intermediate
and Miss BARLEY in the Grammar de-
partment. Mr.. Albert Zimmerman,
principal. and in charge of the High
school department. Too much cannot
be said in praise of the teachers in
charge of our school for the coming
year. They are competent and expert
enced teachers and we look forward to
good school year. The teachers re-
quest that the parents will take enough
interest IN the school to visit it once in
. Whiie and see how the school is pro-
crossing. In establishing a graded
high school the first year is the most
difficult and there will be some trouble
IN getting the pupils properly classified.
bloomington proposes to have as good
q school as there is in the county, so
these out of the district wishing to send
their children to good school will not
hesitate to send them to our school.
oar hardware merchants are getting
In their new stock for winter and the
improvements in stoves for 1885 are won
derful. Thinking of purchasing new
sloVe THIS winter. one of the gentle
men kindly gave me little information
how to run one of their new stoves. At
hrst, before starting your fire, see that
the oblique diaphragm and eccentric
shaft are in their true position, then
step to the rear of the stove and reverse
guide plate say three-quarters of an
inch, force the stretcher bar forward and
loosen the gang plank. After this start
your fire, throw open your lemon
squeezer and right oblique hydraulic;
see that the angleworm pinon and
aurora borealis are well oiled, bring the
rotary pitman forward until it CORES
ponds with the main top mizzen, let go
the smoke stack, medulla oblonoata
thorough brace and breech pin, and as
the stove begins to get under way you
can slide forward the camera so that
the ramrod is in its place, anscrew the
cerebellum, allow the watergage to run
up to about ZOE in the shade, keep your
eye on the usufruct and the stove can
not fail to give satisfaction.
The old soldiers who attended the re-
union of the Iron Brigade at Madison,
report having pleasant time. Jumbo,
the colonel, went along to see that Sine
did pot get sick and have to return be.
fore the reunion was over. The colonel
does not belong to The brigade, but he
fought, bled and died for his country
all the same. and he has good appe-
lite set, poor fellow.
Our fair was a success, financially
speaking, but the rain in the afternoon
cut the exercises short A trio of our
band discoursed some very fine music
in the secretary's office, while the crowd
left the grounds The dance in the eye-
ming was first-class We had one of the
finest bands that has ever been in
Bloomington. There were one hundred
and seveitysix numbers sold for the
dance, and the band boys made quite
an addition to their treasury and they
well deserve it, for they have went to
great expense and trouble to make this
one of the best bands in the county.
| see by last weeks Teller, Beetown
had load of dudes from Lancaster visit
them and paint their town red. Well,
we had few from somewhere that
stayed to the dance, fair night, that
could jump pretty high for that kind
Of dudes.
1t is reported here that Garcon, who
writes for The Teller, has gone back in
10 the woods and we fear he is lost, and
{ makes our Irish patriot feel sad be-
cause he has become used to being in
-erviewed by parties he has been ac-
Fused of lampooning under the name of
Iarcon. Now Garcon need not worry
about the person he calls Timber
Jack because he has got patent splint
made for his shoulder, so there is no
Danger of his dislocating il when he
regulates the town clock. Garcon, you
ire too overwhelmingly witty for this
generation; wait a century or two until
he world works up to your standard.
Well. | will close by reporting that
Jack Drinkspinner is confined to his
bed with severe cold. While in bathing
asst Sunday. some sneak thieves stole
lis clothes and he had to walk home in
side of a barrel j. w
ELECTRICITY ON A TEAR.-Last Sat
lrday forenoon heavy storm passed
over Lancaster. Every flash of light