Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-26
BLOOMINGTON NEWS
Gathered by Our Hustling West
Grant Correspondent.

closed on Saturday, anu Oh Cuo lIOAt
door was a sign stating that the
building and stock is for sale. The
executor, Mrs. Brown, concluding
that there was no profit in the re-
cent arrangement, invOiced the
goods last week and upon advice OF
Judge Zimmerman, who was here
last week, closed the store and is
looking for a buyer. This is the
oldest store in town, and we hope
to see it running again soon.
Misses Addie and Cora Sutton,
Allie Schl elmer and Sarah Edwards,
and Mrs. Cecilia Garthwaite went
to Madison last Saturday to attend
Monona Lake Assembly few days.
Mrs. Eunice Bracket, wife of the
late J. w. Bracket, died at her
home IN Lancaster Friday. The
funeral was held in the Baptist
church in this place Sunday at $3.50
p. m. and interment took place in
the Bloomington cemetery beside
her husband and several children
gone before. The Brackets were
for many years residents of this
place, the several families and their
relatives contributing much to the
social, intellectual and material
welfare of the early life of the COM
munity. Mrs. Bracket was IS
years of age, and leaves son and
two daughters, besides many other
relatives to mourn her loss. She
was very devout member of the
Baptist church.
A number of young people were
entertained at the home of Fl. G.
Enke Friday evening.
Clay Beltler's circus team became
frightened at an automobile on the
road TO Lancaster Thursday and
nearly ran away. Miss Goldia
Adkins, who was with Mr.. and Mrs.
BETTER, jumped from the buggy
and sustained a severely sprainet.
ankle. Just now it is dangerous to
drive spirited horses on the road.
DIR. E. M. Sala and wife, of Rock
Island, have been visiting the Pacific
coast, and especially the Portland
exposition.
Mrs. George Engle, of Canton, S.
D., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred
Edwards, and other relatives and
friends.
Atty. Geo. Clementson, of Lam
caster, was in town Thursday.
Paul Esser was up from Glen
Haven Thursday.
w. H. Stark last week sold his
pleasant property southeast of town
to Frank Newman. Consideration,
$1,000.
The street was somewhat excited
Thursday morning by the appear
ance of two automobiles. Judge
Zimmerman brought his sister, Mrs.
Schneyer, down from Mt. Hope in
his fine machine, and about the
time they left the street Walter
Knox came over from Lancaster
with his brand new auto. He had
with him Howard Rhodes, John
Wright and a travelling man.
Mrs. Del. Brown was up from
Glen Haven Thursday.
There was dance at Glen Haven
Friday night.
Comrade A OFT has nice large
patch of sugar beets in his garden,
which he will feed his cow next
winter. He says that sugar beets
are the best feed he knows of for
mich COWS. The soil here seems
to be nicely adapted to the raising
of these beets, and farmers should
consider the matter of feeding them
to cattle.
Robert Bohringer is gradually
closing out his nice bunch of super
ior stock, and in the autumn in
tends to remove to Delavan, where
two sons will attend the school for
the deaf and dumb. Their inten-
ton is to keep and rent the old
homestead, after selling off 100
acres. If they like it in Delavan
they will remain there.
Farmers have been cutting their
oats the past few days. The crop
is reported to be just fair. They
were rusting and lodging, so the
work had to be fastened.
Rattlesnakes are reported as be-
ing plentiful on the forest-covered
bluffs along the river and ravines
leading thereto. The county should
put bounty on these reptiles for a
year or two.
Clyde Fox has ordered an auto
mobile, which will be here present
ly. After his girl, he has promised
us the first ride in the machine.