Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-04-15
Bloomington.

EDITOR HERALD:-It has been some
time since the appearance of any items
of moment in the Lancaster papers
from this lively village, and suppose
that the cause is apparent to everybody
here, although it may not be to you
DO not suppose that | intend to write
anything of Importance. because | GER
tainly do not. haven't such an uncon-
trollable hankering after abuse and
misrepresentation rs to lay myself open
to attack. The people here are so ex-
trem ely sensitive that if you happen to
compliment them they are almost GER
tain to construe the compliment into
most vindictive and under handed libel
1t is just possible that no one thinks he
has done or is capable of doing any
thing that deserves commentator, but
If you were to tell any fellow SO he
would indulge in tisticuffs with as little
thought and as much unseemly haste
as those two prominent people did in
our neighboring Hopeful village the
other day.
Some time ago we had a temperance
lecturer here who hit the nail on the
head when he said that we Bloomington
lans had great faculty for striking right
from the shoulder and telling one an
other our opinions of people and things
generally. Perhaps that is very COM
mendable state of affairs, but cau't
say that it is very desirable for those
who get hit the hardest. You need not
infer that l ever got hit in that way,
for if | had | should certainly have re-
turned the compliment with SO much
interest as 10 make the hitter either
afraid or ashamed-probably the latter,
on account of the inequality with the
| odds against me.
The Good Templars' lodge which
| died natural death some time ago has
been resurrected and there seems to be
every prospect for building up strong
temperance society. The young folks
are becoming enthusiastic in the matter,
which is hopeful sign. II the business
OF awakening an interest in temperance
reform was left to the older people and,
L M sorry to say, the churches of our
village, the cause would become as in
significant as the liqnor traffic is pros
hi - IT..
certainly should not exist, but it does
all the same, and az conseq uencc
nearly all efforts toward moral reform
are dampened before they are fairly in
augurated
Contrary to expectations, the literary
society is likely tai continue its sessions
all summer. The original intention
was to hold the meetings during the
winter only, but present prospects in
dictate that the society is to be one of
the permanent institutions of the village
The average attendance exceeds one
hundred and the interest in the work
does not seem to have abated i'm the
least, II we except few of those who
were the most enthusiastic in its infancy
and dropped out rs soon as it ceased to
be novelty. During a portion of its
career the society seemed to be more of
a some-place-to go-to-have-fun affair
than anything else, but Of late it has
attained standard that places it in
the front rank of literary societies and
any person attending regularly cannot
fail to be both entertained and in
struggled.
The Bloomington bank came very
near suspending payments the other
day, not from lack of funds, for the
bank has an abundance, but from lack
of power to get at them. They have a
large stfe in the bank which is moi
only fire-proof and burgIar-proof, but
it has conclusively proved that it is also
cashier-proof and even proprietor-proof.
Luckily the safe did not happen to be
Chicago-expert-proof. and 1t has again
resumed such peaceful and tranquil
state as to allow itself to be opened and
closed by its obliging cashier.
We have missed seeing Elder Beebe'
countenance on the streets during the
last week and learn that be has been
confined to his residence on account Of
: ill health. 1t is to be hoped that be
will so far recover his usual health and
spirits as to be able 20 occupy the pull
pit Sunday morning.
The Congregational church has solo
its time-worn instrument and is to have
new organ that will be a fitting &C
/, compartment to its highly accomplished
and well organized choir.
Horatio johnson, one of the early set.
, tiers of Bloomington, and over so years
old. died on the 4th inst
Mrs. Emma Hunefeld. daughter Of
N. E. Watriss, died last Sunday morn.
ing. She leaves two children, one 8
: babe few days old.
Iuc bloomington pduu ulSturDeu tnt
peaceful slumbers of number Of
citizens last Tuesday night by suddenly
. filling the night air with "sweet con.
: cord of sounds" beneath the window.
of the honored ones. The serenader.
I moved about from place to place quietl,
G and their demonstrations were by M
means hostile. JUsTAsYoUPLEAsE.
+ The Executive Board of the Knight:
y of Labor have prepared for the congress
1 sional investigating committee state
c ment in which they deny that the dis
It charge of Hall was their only grievanc,
n and specifying thirteen distinct matters
in which the railroad companies hav,
r. violated their agreements made in 1885