Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-06-14
BLOOMINGTON NEWS
Gathered by Our Hustling West
Grant Correspondent.


merrily on in West Grant. Chair
man Frazier of Bloomington village,
Harris of the town of Bloomington,
Brown of Millvllle, and Maggie OF
Patch Grove, county road commls-
sioners, met with the town board OF
Wyalusing Tuesday, and arranged
for the construction of seventy RODS
of permanent road at the south end
of the Bridgeport bridges, and also
for seventy rods between the John
Harris farm and the village of Bag
ley. Both places are VIGOROUSLY bad
on account of the soft sand at all
seasons, except when the ground
is thoroughly frozen. The Wyalus-
ing board is to be thanked for ex-
hibiting sufficient public spirit to
improve these two bad places on
the edge of the township.
Know We, all men, land women,
too) that Bloomington intends cele-
brating the glorious fourth OF July
this year. We have sufficient money
pledged to buy oratory, tinsel,
pyrotechn1cs, etc. Water and for
age obtainable in all parts OF the
city.
Some of our people are going to
make a large western trip on
special car excursion, starting July
/. Those who have decided to go
are DR.. Nina B. Glasier and daugh-
ter, Emma, Miss Nellie Austin, of
this city, and DR.. E. HI. Brooks, OF
Appleton. They go via. the Santa
Fe, through Colorado, to Los
Angeles; thence north through
California, Oregon and Washing
ton; returning via the Canadian
Pacific. They will make several
short side trips en- route, and stop
several days at the Portland fair. If
any other Grant county people in
tend to take that trip, they should
be glad to hear of it.
Chas. Perrin of Beetown was in
town last Sunday.
Mrs. Mon. Ryan, of Letcher, S.
D., is a guest of relatives and friends
in West Grant.
A. H. Blackburn and wife went
to Lancaster Thursday. During
their absence somebody entered
their house. but as nothing was
taken they concluded that is was
some of the children.
Sheriff Glenn was in town on
business Thursday. Bob is right
at home in this place.
Horace Winner, the Beetown berry
man, is in town every day or two
with a load of strawberries. Horace
expects to market 10000 quarts this
season. Besides, he has lot of
raspberries and blackberries. 1t is
an eternally tiresome job, but pro-
fitable to the persistent gardener.
Bowen Curley, president of the
American National Bank, of Idaho
Falls, Idaho, was in town the latter
part of the week, calling on his
cousins, the Young family. Mr..
Curley was transacting some bust
ness IN this vicinity.
There was a peculiar and rather
unusual case in Justice Beitler's
court last Friday. Merchant j. B.
Ludden sued Freeman Chilson of
Mt. Hope to recover loss on account
of a breach of contract to deliver a
bunch of wool. Mr.. Ludden bought
some wool of Mr.. Chilson early in
the wool season, paying 81 1-2 cents
for it and $500 cash on the con-
tract. MIR. Chilson was offered 2
cents per pound more for it by an
other buyer later on. He returned
the SIS to Mr.. Ludden and sold I'D
the other buyer. Mr.. Ludden was
allowed damages amounting to
$9.45, said sum being the profit he
could have realized on the wool at
that price. A contract, closed and
partly completed, cannot be broken
with impunity at the will of one of
the parties.
Remember, we celebrate.
Thomas Clifton of Riley, Indiana,
attended the funeral of his sister,
Mrs. George Nash, last Friday. Mr..
Clifton was formerly resident of
this vicinity.
Prof. Barnes and wife departed
for their home in Onalaska Tuesday.
Misses Pearl Eickok and Jessie
Bates had closing exercises in their
schools in the Bowen district, of
Little Grant, and Leamy district,
west of town, respectively, last Fri
day. The programs were interest
ing and the children had good
time. Both teachers have been sue