Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-16
NEWS OF THE COUNTY.
Herald Correspondents Contribute
Letters from Many Localities.
BLOOMINGTON.


ly satisfactory rate, and the races
and athletic events have all filled.
There are about twenty horses al
ready on the grounds, thus assuring
fine sport for the racing program.
The athletic events have all filled.
The mile relay race will have five or
six teams, and promises to be the
best foot race ever pulled off in the
county. The other special features
will come off as advertised. There
will be an abundance of good music
and everything necessary to give
the occasion the proper festive hi
larity. Let all come and enjoy the
open air meeting. Twill do you
good. Remember the band plays
on Thursday and Friday.
AS usual, about a thousand or
more West Grant people attended
the Lancaster fair. Nearly every
body has good report for the coun-
ty seat exhibition.
Will Patterson, a telegraph opera
tor in the employ of the Chicago q
Northwestern railroad at Des
Moines, Iowa, is here for a visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Patterson.
The work of building the stone
cutters on Pleasant street is COM
pleted and the thing will soon be in
place. AS soon as possible the fine
crushed stone will be put on.
Bloomington is going to have good
streets and don't you forget it.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Perrin mourn
the loss of an infant son.
Oliver and Scott Witherbee, the
former of Elroy and latter of Den
yer, Col, have been visiting at the
M. E. parsonage. They both follow
the profession of their father, the
ministry. Oliver expects to go to a
theological school at Boston and
Scott will take his charge at Elroy.
Rose Ketner returned Monday
from trip to Milwaukee and Chi
cage.
Otto Oswald, Lancaster landlord,
was in town Monday.
The weather continues rainy, and
fair societies which have not had
their exhibitions are commencing to
wonder if it ever will let up. Ma
ture seemed to especially favor Lam
caster by allowing a couple Of good
days, and then closing in again with
lowering clouds and rain in exces-
sive abundance. We hope she'll
smile on Bloomington the same.way,
at least for couple of days.
The work is progressing rapidly
on the second story of the Goldberg
building. Sam1 Kitto is tearing
out the we'll known front of his
hardware store, to be replaced by
something Zine and dandy"-a big
plate glass front, with corner en-
trance. Plasterers now have the
Whitcomb residence in charge.
V. L. Showalter and Anna Phil
ipps came over from Lancaster Sun
day. Miss Philips remained for a
visit with her friend, Catharina
Donnelly.
MT. HOPE.
Quite a number of the Mt. Hope
folks attended the county fair Friday.
Those we noted were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Proc
tor. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie Abrahams,
Mrs. McCluskey and Clarence, Will
Fivecoat and Dean, Mrs. Orr and Les
ter and Andrew Cairns. They report
a large crowd In attendance and a gen.
eral good time.
Rev. Chalfant will be our pastor an
other year and we are glad to welcome
him back.
Ameal Koschkee's new store is near
" completed. They intend to occupy
la next week and have large stock of
new goods ready for the grand open
ing.
The masons have finished plastering
Mr.. Connell's house and it is now
ready for the carpenters to put on the
finishing touches. 1t promises to be
one of the finest residences on Quality
Hill.
Our schools opened Monday with
new teachers all round. Miss Carter
is the principal, Mrs. Jennie Miner
has charge of the grammar room, Miss
Olive Hymer, the intermediate and
Miss Lessie Laird, the primary. The
addition of another teacher for the
grades is change that has long been
needed in our school. Hence the work
starts out very pleasantly this year.
Work has begun on the addition to
the M. e. church. There is to be a
furnace and the old part is to be made
over with new stained glass windows,
new ceiling, seats, etc. In fact, we will
have new church in modern style
when it is finished