Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-08-21
News of the County.
Bloomington.

Mrs. VIM. Moore, ST., is seriously ILL.,,
but at last reports is slightly better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Walker of Lewis
ton, Idaho, are visiting in town. They
will return to their home in the west
about Sept. LIST.
Sylvia Greer has just returned from
a two weeks visit at Durand. During
her absence the switch board was pre-
sided over by Miss Maud Montpleasure
of Lancaster.
Miss Emma Glasier, who has been
suffering from bronchitis the past
three weeks, is now well on the road to
recovery.
Rev. Merrill of Beloit, representing
the Childrens Home society, occupied
the pulpit of the Congregational church
last Sunday morning and evening.
Mrs. G. w. Jackman of Portage is
visiting in town.
Miss Bessie BARLEY, who has been in
Dubuque studying piano under Prof.
Klein, is nome again.
F. L. Greer and wife and JAS. Nc
Cor igal are enjoying the pleasures Of
camp life at the river. Sunday they
we're visited by Mr.. and Mrs Lee Phil
ipson, Lee Greer and Miss Kittie Don
nelly.
Mrs. J M. Lewis and daughter Sadie
have gone to Clear Lake for visit with
friends.
Miss Laura Ryan has resigned her
position as teacher Of the second pri-
mary and will teach in Montana the
coming year. Her place has not yet
been filled.
The premium list for the Blakes
Prairie fair is now on the press and
promises to do credit to the printers.
Mrs. Schultz and two sons were up
from Cassville Saturday.
Mrs. Susan Wilson Of Aurora, Ill, is
visiting friends here and at Patch
Grove.
A lecture course for the coming win
ter is being talked up by the people of
our community. This is out another
indication that the people Of our vii
lage are up to the times.
Joe Greer is home from Iowa, since
he has been suffering from an attack
of painters collie
The young people of our community
had another Of those pleasant little
dancing parties at the City hall last
Friday evening.
The Lafayette Baptist association
will hold it's annual meeting at the
Baptist church in this village next Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday. A special
effort has been made to prepare pro-
gram which will be both interesting
and instructive.
The Blakes Prairie fair will be held
Sept. 17-18-19. The management in
tend to make it a happy event. The
field sports will be larger than ever, in
Guiding big S100relay foot race. The
premium list is on the Record press
and will be out in a few days. Place
the dates in your hat.
Land agents are thicker than iddlers
up the Kickapoo Nearly every body is
dabbling in western Or northern land,
hopeful Of rakeoff on some big sale
to a neighbCr. We hope the whole
gang, from preachers 70 workers, will
realize handsomely on the business.
This village put down the PROPOSE
ton for the issuance of $4,000 in
bonds, for the purpose of constructing
a combined system of waterworks and
electric lights, by vote of 81 to go.
This is not an Indication Of u ossback-
ism or decadence with our V -lage, but
is rather due in a great measure to
personal quarrels of many of our
people. and the undenied false i'm
pressions which were allowed to circu-
late for some weeks previous to election.
So we would not have the world be-
lieve that we are entirely for poor
water along with our good whiskey, as
we'll obtain a system after that
grouchy feeling of q number of our
leading citizens has worn away. Every
body with whom we have talked who
has had experience in this matter says
that combined system for Blooming
ton would pay.
J. D. Hatch and wife were over from
Lancaster Sunday.
Ora Hatch is home from a trip on
the road in interests of the firm.
Our kids we're delighted with the
annual circus Tuesday and are now
practicing up.
Chas. O'Neil has returned from
western business trip.