Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-11-26
Bloomington.

ton has forty-four business houses that
are visible to the stranger within her
gates as he perigrinates along Canal
street. There are three churches, two
school buildings, several public halls
for entertainments and the meeting
place of various secret societies-Odd-
fellows, Patrons of Husbandry, etc.--a
newspaper and job printing office, first
class hotel, good livery stables, a grist-
mill, and all that goes to make up q
sharp business burg of over 500 inhabi-
tants. 1t has graded high school. as
good as can be found anywhere, and
has lately built new school building
that will compare fayorably with the
best in the state. 1t is thoroughly fitted
up with the latest school furniture, is
| light, warm, and conveniently and
pleasantly arranged for both teachers
and pupils, and is altogether an appro-
pirate monument to the enterprise, in
telligence and liberallty of the citizens
Of the place. One of its conveniences
is the town clock, which is placed over
the front of the building and marks the
time of day as accurately as ..Old Sol,
and whose 500-pound bell strikes the
hours. calling the attention OF those not
in sight of the clock to the manner in
which old Tempus fidgets around. The
clock has four faces, like politician.
each dial about feet in diameter. and
a small one in the principals room.
This part of the clock is the work of FL.
E. Taylor, local matchmaker and jew
eler. The principal Of the school, Mr..
Albert Zimmerman, courteously showed
your correspondent about and called
attention to the many excellencies of
this model institution Mr.. thinner
man is a young man of first-class edu-
cational attainments, and has made his
way to his present enviable position by
reason of the happy faculty he possesses
of imparting his knowledge tie others.
The Congregational church is without
pastor at present. Rev. Beebe is pas
tor of the Baptist and Rev. Harris pas
tor of the Methodist churches.
The young men have kept up their
band organization. and occasionally
MARBLE few wild notes at eventide.
There is good deal of first-class must
cal talent of other sorts to be found in
the place. as will doubtless be evident
little later.
In passing the country surrounding
Bloomington one meets with as fine
farming land as can be found anywhere
in the wide west.
On Thursday we noticed Mr.. Fred
Lewis, of Fennimore. about town look
ing up the chances for a musical con-
vention, the chief object of which is the
improvement, unsteady, of those taking
part and incidentally the concert to be
given at the close. MIR. Stoddard, cor
netist, of Fennlmore, will assist. Both
are able musicians and fully competent
to accomplish such an undertaking.
Mr.. Frank Perry was in town Thurs
day exhibiting model of spring bed.
Mr.. Carl Gorden is about to sell out
his farm and lot of stock and go West.
His friends will be sorry to see him go,
but hope he will succeed in his new
venture.
Bloomngton's town dog, Snyder, is
"heavy dog" In full dress-a brass
collar-he tips the beam at just 81 lis.
Some excellent mechanical work can
be seen about the shops here. A buggy
standing in front of Charles Engle's
shop has an arrangement of joints on
the coupling pole and at the top of the
front spring-bar to keep the box level
on uneven roads. 1t should be seen to
be understood and appreciated.
At Chambers photograph gallery can
be seen first-rate specimens of the "art
science"
II you Woulu NC sHdFOu vi SHOIu, you
can get accommodated at the tonsorial
emporium of 'Elijah," who is not near
as savage as he seems at times.
Thos. Smith, the popular peripedal
purveyor, always gives satisfaction both
as regards new foot-gear and repairs,
never hurting the Understandings of the
most sensitive corn or bunion. John
johnson also goes thou and does like
wise.
Herman Fnke will Get up good har-
ness at short notice and in any style to
suit.
In general merchandise we find Fra
zier e. Garthwaite Bros, the Grange
store, VIM. Holford. F. l.. Green, ID. f.
Brown and Osborne & Son, any of whom
will sell you a suit of clothes, anything
in groceries, boots and shoes, hats and
caps, and anything usually found in
such places.
Two creameries compete for the but
ter making business.
There are four doctors here-O. z. Sa-
la, Monroe Lewis, and the Drs. Glazier,
DIR. Nina Glazier being the only lady
physician practicing in this part of the
country.
There are two excellent hardware es-
adjustments, where everything from a
shiDgle nail to parlor stove can be
procured. Sam Kitto runs one and
Sam Woodhouse the other.
Any one who desires to find out what
else there is here may easily do so by
putting mp at the Bloomington hotel;
for IT. after partaking of Shines hos
pitality he cannot see the town satisfac-
torily and in good humor he had bet
ter go out in the woods and fall tree
on himself. STENo.
OYSTER SUPPER.-The ladies of the
Baptist society give an oyster supper at
the Wagner House ore week from to-
morrow Thursday evening, the OBJ
ject being to liquidate debt incurred
sometime ago for repairs to the church
Supper 75c per couple. The public is
cordially invited.