Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-04
BLOOMINGTON
AND POTOSI
News from Two FlOurishine
Villages of the County.
ITEMS HERE AND THERE
Herald Correspondents Contribute
Letters of More Than Passing
Interest.

This village is still on earth and
enjoying to the full the glorious
autumn weather, which has been
simply ideal the past two weeks.
Our merchants report trade very
good and expect the largest business
in the history Of the village during
the winter months. They are lay
ing in stocks with that idea in view
The farmers are busy husking their
corn and everybody is preparing for
the season when the world will be
covered by the sparkling mantle of
white and firmly locked in the grasp
of the relentless ice king.
Halloween passed quietly here,
without any of the usual FRANKS of
the spirits which are superstitiously
expected to parade and do things on
that particular occasion.
Abe Patch and Thos. Mcnamara
went to Winnipeg, Manitoba, last
week where the latter bought some
land.
Robert N. Hoskins bought the
Brazee lot on Congress street at the
sale Saturday. The consideration
was $495, and the size Of the lot is
6Ox1OO feet, which makes it the
most expensive piece of ground ever
sold in Bloomington for residence
n17rnOses. We are informed that
Mr.. Hoskins intends to erect mod
ell residence on the property in the
spring, thus launching the building
boom for 1904, which promises to be
the largest IN the history of the vii
lage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beeman of Blue
River are passing a few days at the
residence of S. A. Hatch.
Mabel benson is home from Aus
tin, Mimi. Her sister, Mrs. Daisy
Riley, came with her for a visit.
Contractors are finishing up their
buildings for the season. The front
of the new Goldberg building is in
and it is one of the best display win
dows in southwest Wisconsin. The
new front in Sam'l Kitto's store is
nearly completed and it's daisy.
With the new residences, Mrs. Wit
combs fine home is nearly ready for
occupancy. John Hughes now
places his feet on his own hearth in
his nice new home on Summit Ave-,
and his next door neighbor, Ed Pat
terson, is preparing to move in a
few days. Alb. Blackburn's new
home is so near done that he ex-
poets to break Thanksgiving drum
sticks in his own dining room. The
cottage erected by J. M. Chambers
is nearly completed and will be oc-
cupied soon. The new houses on
the farms of AL Stark, Chas. Chap
man and P. O'Connor are nearly
ready for occupancy.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Perrin and
daughter Ruth visited relatives at
Beetown Sunday. Will has been an
exceedingly busy man this season
employing two to four men continu-
ally, and literally painting the en-
tire country. He enjoys the distinc-
ton Of doing splendid, and at the
same time is probably the most rap
id workman in this part of the state.
Harry Tornowski now occupies
the home recently purchased of Mrs.
Bracket.
Del Brown has purchased the Glen
Haven stage line and starts on his
first trip today. Del ought to make
itgo.
John Roseman of Mt. Hope fell
from an apple tree, sustaining SER
ious injuries. He is one of the old
settlers of that place and is the faith
Ell of Mrs. VIM. Mulrooney of this
village.
Miss Adkins took her primary pu-
pills out in the woods for an outing
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Mildred Newman-GOodrich
telegraphed news of her safe arrival
at her home in Brownsville, Texas,
last week. She had her infant son
with her and they were obliged to
wait eight days at Galveston for the
steamer which takes them distance
of 500 miles on the Gulf of Mexico
to Brownsville. The only other way
to get there is by a 20O-mile stage
trip. They are building two rail
roads, however, to that far-south
city near the mouth of the Rio
Grande, and communication with
the United States will soon be easier.
Casper Auel, Ben Mckinney and