Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-03-14
WEST GRANT
POTPOURRI
Newsy Notes From Bloomington and AdIg C.
ent Localities.
items of interest of Everything.

Bloomington, March 12,-The
Modern Woodmen had their blowout
Friday night. They had full house.
The play was short and sweet-very.
Some of our people are looking for
romance in real life resulting from
the public presentation of such. an
lmpassioned love story Nearly
everybody remained to the ball which
followed.
Speaking of home talent plays the
Bloomington Record this week will
say: 1.-The annual production of a
home talent show reminds the old
settler of the seventies, when Bloom
ington was supplied with liberal
number of aetors-far above the aver
age amateur performers. These peo-
pie were putting on plays quite FREE
quently, in ID. +. Browns nall, and
many remember the fine work done
by Nina Maker, " b. Clark, w. V.
Benefits, Gus Maker, viii Newton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bemis, Mrs. Howe and
others. In talking with an old resi-
dent who enjoyed these plays, among
many other incidents he told us of
one which rearly resulted seriously.
The play was the Carpenter Of
Rouen, with Miss Maker as leading
lady, W. B Clark the classical carpen-
ter and W. V. BENEFITS holding down
the part 81 heavy william. AT the
finish Of the very last scene the viii
liam vas hung in a halo of ted fire,
for his many villainies. The rope
was around his neck and his feet
rested on a cracker barrel, just out Of
sight Of the audience; but Just as the
curtain went down, the barrel in
some way was overturned, and said
BENEFITS was hanging with all the
actualness of stage realism. Forum
ately he was discovered and cut down
before all OF the breath was out Of his
body; but il was one brief period in
the life OF life insurance agent when
there was absolutely no show for
him to talk =
Eight gooG-lookng young ladies
from Cassville attended the play here
Friday evening. They drove home
after the show. Some of them want
ed 10 remain to the dance but the
majority voted no.
Doubtless the Herald has a report
Of the suicide OF Ellen Marshall by
hanging, nj the home Of w. Weleh,
in the town 81 Little Grant. This is
the second suicide in that neighbor-
hood.
The G. a X. boys-and girls-had
big time Saturday evening. They
had a supper and then fine pro-
gram at Odd Fellows ball. Every
number on the program was a sue
cess. Our &. 4. Il. people have a
we'll established reputation Of getting
up the best entertainments of any
order IN this city. They have the
talent right in their own families and
on an occasion OF this kind they are
All willing workers. The only thing
deserving roasting was holding the
show in such a suall hall that sever
al hundred people were turned away.
They must use the large hall next
time
The well-known machine man, Jim
Day. is wrestling with the genuine,
old -fashioned smallpox at his home
in Bag!ey Mr.. Day contracted the
disease in another part of the state,
where he was travelling for machine
company The board Of health of
Bagley ordered all suspected of hav-
ing been exposed to be strictly quar-
antined and they hope to contine it
to MIR. Day room.
Your CORES pondent has been off
duty the past week, SO please excuse
shortage Of news.