Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-21
WEST GRANT
POTPOURRi
kewsy Notes From Bloomington and Adlac-
ent Localities.
Preacher for Fair President.

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Navarro OF the fact that among
Eother remarkable things done by this
little inland '.world apart, one OF
the most remarkable has been the
maintenance of an agricultural fair
for the past thirty-four years.
Through all the vicissitudes of rainy
weather and mountain of debt the
faithful few have pushed it along I'M
til it is now nearly out of debt with
q good half mile track and many good
buildings. At the annual meeting
last week Rev. F. w Schoenfeld, our
celebrated marrying parson" was
elected president for the ensuing year.
Rev. Schoenfeld was brought up on
stock farm, and is great lover of
all kinds of fine stock, especially
horses, of which he always drives
some OF the best in the community.
The reverend gentleman is hustler
par excellence. and there is no doubt
that he will do his full share in max
ing the fair 90 with a rattle-de- bang.
l.. Abraham was reelected secretary.
He's an right, too. And what's the
matter with Sam Kitto for treasurer?
counts, our fair ought to 50 along
nicely this year. At the meeting
they voted to buy the grounds, con-
sisting Of about fifteen acres, at
cost of $50 per acre.
Roads, All the slang words in the
vocabulary would not express it.
There are no roads-simply long
stretches OF mud from six inches to
two feet deep. The farmers and
others who are obliged TO haul loads
suffer breakdowns and many other in
conveniences. Centuries ago when
the Romans were Just developing
their country they had sense enough
to build splendid roads in all direc-
tons from Rome. So fine were these
highways that they stand today to
shame our twentieth century civilIza-
ton, and to demonstrate how much
better they appreciated that import
ant improvement. The saying, ''All
roads lead to Rome will advertise
the enterprise of those early hustlers
for all time.
Mrs John Foster died at Ayrshire.
Iowa. last Wednesday.
Dr. G. r Carey, just though a
special course Of eve and ear work at
Chicago. was ia town Thursday. Dr.
Carey has located at Merrill.
DR.. NJ. B. Glasier visited her
daughter at Madison the latter part
Of the week
Harley Hickok has moved to the
farm for this season. Mrs. Mary
Carey occupies his town house.
Houses in town are scarce. but OBJ
tainable by good renters.
Jim Day is coming all right with
his smallpox at Bagley. Jim thinks
he caught the disease in the Ridge
way county where it is epidemic.
Spring elections will soon be over,
when we farmers can turn our polit'-
cal swords into plowshares. to Toll, W
the "cool, sequestered vale Of life.
The ..cholly boy has threatened to
wear shirt waists the coming season.
and look as much like a cute little
girl as possible, don-cher-know.
Miss Olive Hope one Of our sue
cessful rural teachers. had her whole
school in for a photograph, Saturday.
There We're thirty-fve of them.
There is new paper at Cassville,
STYLED Record. There is no field for
two papers in Cassville. and the re-
suit will be wasted energy, and the
public no better pleased than before
In all the long list of newspaper
names it seems peculiar that they
lint
as we already have one Record in the
county-Bloomington. he n W
publishers evidently either intended
TO ignore the existence of such a pa
per in the neighboring town. or else
were ignorant of the existence of such
a paper. If the former it is rank dis
courtesy TO the publishers of the
Bloomington Record
Our schools are running nicely
with Chas. Washburn as principal
and an able corps of ASSISTANTS. Mr..
Washburn's methods of teaching are
very popular this year, and we hope
be will remain with US for many years
to come.
A lot Of our X. P. boys went to
Cassville Tuesday evening and showed
the bows of that town how we handle
the goat up here. They gave three
victims lesson in the equestrian
performances. Have not heard
whether they ride crosswise or side
wise. Possibly that depends on cir
cumstances.
Alex Myers and George Anstey
went 10 Oklahoma last week to look
a the country. They are impressed
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