Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-20
Bloomington.

Bloomington.
Things have been unusually quiet
with us the last week. The farmers
are planting corn-that gift which Hia-
watha won for man by his great Greco
Roman wrestling match-best three
falls in four-with Mondamin. You
know how Hlawatha tasted and prayed
in the forest,
For the profit Of the people
And advantage of the nation"
How he looked upon the birds and
beasts and fishes, and wondered des-
pondentlY of the lives of his people de-
pended on them How on the fourth
day of his fasting as he lay exhausted
in his lodge,
Gazing with half open eyelids
Full of shadowy dreams and visions
On the dizzy swimming landscape,
On the cleaning of the water
On the spendor of the sunset"
he saw youth approaching dressed
IN garments green and yellow who
proclaimed himself "the friend of man.
Mondamin, and who commanded Hia-
watha to rise and wrestle with him.
How they wrestled until the darkness
fell around them that night, and for
three other nights in succession. How
on the fourth night Hiawatha "downed''
his opponent and planted him, as had
previously been requested went
home and had old Nokomis, who had
charge of his cuisine, get him supper
that hungry man could appreciate
How he decorated the grave every night
and didn't affiict the deceased with a
Grassland or choir either, but let him
enjoy himself in quiet, and how finally
as a -eward for all his trouble,
Before the summer ended.
Stood the maize in all its beauty
With its shining robes about it,
And its long, soft, yellow tresses.''
This is the history of the true origin
of corn which Hiawatha said was to be
the food of the nations forever.
Harry Woodhouse has accepted the
position of butter maker at the Lancas
ter creamery.
A. L. Snider, the Nit. Hope creamery
man, was in town Saturday He in
tends to start his creamery this month.
we believe. He is a worker and under
stands the cream business from begin
ming to end Our two,creameries COM
menced hostilities some weeks ago and
are churning now about 600 pounds
day. The proprietors, j. Z. Schultz,
aud G. w. Kennedy, are gentlemen
with whom it is a pleasure to deal
aud we hope they will come out next
fall with heavy purses and light hearts.
The price paid for cream this month is
12c.
Frank Mason bought ocean railroad
tickets last month of Woodhouse &
Bartley's agency, for Mrs Welbourn
and her daughter, of England
John Dolphin and his daughter Jessie,
of North Andover, were up Sunday.
Mrs. G. H. Greer, after respite of
several years, has started in the millin-
cry and dressmakiug business again,
in the building formerly occupied by
Mrs Mickle
Allie Woodward returned last week
from the city, where she has been buy
ing goods.
Lou. BETTER and his wife, of Mt
Hope, were in town Monday.
The town is billed for a circus Nav
%, and the small boys cup of happi-
ness is full and running over. The
President of the United States, whom
We pedagogue holds up for emulation
by the aforesaid S. b., dwindles into in
slant obscurity when the ringmaster of
the circus in all his paralyzing glory
steps into the ring. | can remember
the time myself when | would rather
have been ringmaster of circus than
chairman of the town board of Bloom
ington, but 1t hasn't been of late years.
Will Hickok Post. e. A r., will OBJ
serve Decoration Day on Saturday,
May 30. The procession will form on
Canal Street in front of the Post hall at
l O'Clock p. M, and headed by the
Bloomington Trombone Band, will
march to the grounds south of town,
where the usual ceremonies will be car
ried out. Our people are earnestly re-
quested to be present. w.