Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-02-05
Bloomington.

w. VI. Snanulef culJOF Oh the HERALD
and L. A. Burr..the Lancaster postmas-
ter, were in the city on Thursday of
last week, the former on business con-
nected with the HERALD, and the latter
to ascertain for himself If the current
rumor as to the prevailing GOODNESS of
the atmosphere, were really true. They
both went home satisfied
b. G. Hiekok, who, with his wife and
son, has been visiting his relatives and
numerous friends in this section of the
country, returned to his home in Sibley,
Iowa, last week. The tickle goddess"
has favored Cart during his sojourn
in the west, and we are rejoiced there
at.
Messrs. Myers & Schweizer man
ayers of the Bloomington Branch of
kohn's Clothing House tested the
sleighing as far as Prairie du Chen
last Sunday. We understand that the
stock here will be closed out shortly or
removed TO the Prairie. Both gentle
men are an acquisition to the place and
we shall be sorry to lose them.
Will Osborne returned Saturday from
trip to the west. As he came back
alone no remarks are necessary He
reports several snow in that country.
We were pleased to note the genial
Frank Calls on our streets Sunday.
Come often Frank and stay longer.
Miss Cora Schell, who has been
teaching school in the Harvill district,
Wyalusing, returned home Friday, her
term expiring on that date.
The news has just reached us that
''Dod'' Woodhouse is the happy father
father of nine-pound girl. "Dod@ is
acting in the capacity of travelling
salesman for Holloway & Mitchell of
Minneapolis.
j. f. Schultz, our creameryman, has
also assumed the duties of pater.
Boy, twelve pounds.
Thus Bloomington contributeth her
quota and the supply continues equal
to the demand although Bloomingtoni-
ans are at a premium all over the
world. Hurrah for us!
Walt Brown has taken a flying trip
to Groton, Dokota, to look up business
little.
Miss Agnes Woods is in Prairie du
Chen, assisting Mrs. RI Cheney to ar
range matters little in her new home
VIM G. Taylor, of Bloomington, was
married Monday to Miss Fralick. of
Patch Grove. We extend our congra-
tulations. The groom tills the soil of
one of the best farms on Blakcs Prairie
and the bride is lady esteemed very
highly by all who know her.
Our Cornet Band gave us an open air
concert Saturday evening. The boys
are playing a high grade of music and
are improving steadily. The G. A. r.
Post intend to give an entertainment in
the near future, assisted by the band,
to conclude with dance. We will
give further parlicularsin our next.
Work on the new school building is
progressing rapidly. Quantities of
brick, lumber and other material are
being hauled into the Park at astonish-
inglY cheap rates of transfer and ere
the leaves begin to fall we will be pos
| sessed of one of the finest structures in
| S. w. Wisconsin and one of which the
average Bloomingtonian may be proud,
without having to stretch his i'm
agination any, although it may have
stretched his pocket book some.
We understand there is talk of put
ting basement somewhere about the
thing. This maketh the heavy tax
payer to arouse him from the lethargy
which succeeds absolute despair, and
to enter his indignant protest against
such proceedings which will entail adj
ditional cost. But when he casts his
vote one of we fellows whom ''Garcon"
Sstigmatzed as ''Skips" & '.Johnsons"
will bob up serenly and make Shylock's
vote worthless and we will continue to
bob as long as our breath holds out and
then we will go to the g. A. h. enter
tainment, partake heartily of the pork
and beans, and bob up serenlier than
ever.
"When building extra school-room S
TO be done
The taxpayers lot is not happy one"
/ We understand also that new-fan-
gled elevator will be necessary to the
further convenience of all parties,
Right! When we attended school the
| only elevator ia actual use was the toe
of the Professors boot, and in these
days of tooth-pick shoes we surmlse
that the operation would be rather
painful one for the student. Looking
at it from the pupils point of view we
would suggest that the neW elevator
would be great improvement.
The school house will be 4Sx60 feet
and a representation of it as it will look
when completed may be seen in the
Grange store.
The drawing was made by Mr. Frank
/ Beardsley and is a model of neatness
and correctness.
We see by the Teller that Glrcon is
approaching the clearing again. He is
a bad subject and when he turns him.
self loose in a community you may
stake your pile that hair is going to fly.
Truth compels us to remark, however,
that unless Garcons' head resembles a
billiard ball in point of ''hairyness'
few of his "gray ones" will get mixed
up in the melee. X. 7. u.
! DIED IN CALIFORNIA William
| Knapp, formerly of this county died in
/ California on the 9Th ult Mr. Knapp
came with his parents from Germany
in 1913 and settled at Hurricane Cor
ners, in 1919, where he grew to man
1 hood and from whence he emigrated to
/ California about % years ago. His re-
latives mostly reside in this county.