Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-27
BLOOMINGTON
NEWS BUDGET
Notes From the Metropolis of
West Grant.
BOOM NOW ON
WoodhouSe & BARLEY Are in New Bank.
Events in Social Line. Gossip
of The Town.

Spring has come again and the
birds are singing their happy spring
songs in the treetops.
The city schools closed last Friday
for a weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones of Patch Grove
were Bloomington callers one day
last week. They have lately sold
their beautiful home in that city to
BENZ. Key and intend to leave us
soon.
Mrs. John Carev and daughter Kit
are visiting at the home of Mr.. and
MRS. John OFT of Dubuque this week.
Misses Sylvia Roberts and Barta
Holtord spent Saturday and Sunday
at the home of VIM. Ryan of North
Andover.
Miss Masie Lewis, who has lately
been employed at Washington, D. c.,
is now visiting at the home of Mrs.
Pike.
Bloomington people were glad TO
see the smiling face of Alvin Enke in
their city Saturday and Sunday.
"Aunt Jerusha's Quilting Party"
given by the members of the Christian
Endeavor society at Congregational
church last Friday night, was a grand
success. "Aunt Jerusha" got her
quilt all quilted and she spread an
elegant repast for the members of her
party, after they had completed their
task.
Married: At the Congregational
parsonage by Rev. ~Schoenfeld, last
Wednesday evening at s O'Clock, Miss
Carrie Tornowske and Jamie Sprague,
both highly esteemed citizens of this
city. The bride was attired in a
gown of soft gray trimmed in white
silk and applique; the groom in the
conventional black. Their many
friends of this vicinity wish them a
long and happy life.
Miss Celia Thornton, who has been
seriously i'll for some time, is recov-
ering.
This is the time of the year VIII en-
our village is all stirred up over local
politics. The license question will be
an issue at the election next Tuesda..
The saloons of our village pay a Ii
cense of $500 each, and as there are
four of them, the revenue thus OBJ
tanned to $4,000 a year, a
neat sum for the village OF 700. The
temperance folks, however, have their
good arguments against the saloon as
usual.
Bloomington during the past five
years has grown wonderfully and
this year we intend t. build more
than during any previous season.
w. G. Mauger and Harry Tornow-
ske, our prosperous blacksmiths, are
going to build fine residences on adj
Joining lots on the beautiful new adj
dition on Congress St. Eleven new
residences have been built on the ad-
dition the past few years. BERTHE
Field is contributing to the upbuild-
ing of the prosperous Brooklyn sub
urb with a new home or the Maker
lots. Bertis intends to strike the
keynote" by building a model
home, VIM. Macke is building a new
barn. Rob Hoskins is breaking
ground for the construction of three
tenement houses on the Cornish lots.
These houses will be neat and con-
venient and are a much needed i'm
provement as we have been crowded
for houses for several years.
Woodhouse & hartley, our prosper
bankers, are moving into their
new elegant building this week. The
boys say they hate to leave the modest
old stand which has sheltered them
so many years, and in which they
quilt up a prosperous business. They
are glad, however, to find themselves
in such ? 5eo new home. The struc-
ture is ty. tories high and 20 feet
long. II ltrance to the counting
room is tlliLs OF q hne pattern. The
furniture in this room is fine. The
vault is very commodious, and in the
rear end is a case of II hundred
steel vaults or safety-deposit boxes
for rental to customers. The vaults
are nearly all engaged. The back
rooms are offices for private business,
49,
IS an elegant society hall with COM
modious reception room and numer-
Gus closets for paraphenalia. The
uilding is heated throughout by
steam and the lighting will be by fine
gasoline lights. Upon the whole it is