Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-10-04
BLOOMINGTON NEWS
Gathered by Our Hustling West
Grant Correspondent.
GOOD ROADS.


county, is bearing good fruit Soon
a bulletin will be issued, showing
what has been done in the matter.
Bloomington has done her full
share in athe road improvement
proposition. The work has been
under the supervision of Andrew
Roberts, an expert in the business
of road building. Mr.. Roberts re-
ports having built III rods of per-
manent roads in 1903, 278 in 1904
and expects to close up 1905 with
242 rods to the credit of the town.
The total of these figures foot up
nearly two miles, and Improvement
is particularly significant in that the
work is done on all of the nOtOrl-
ouslv bad places in the roads. This
makes the Improvement much more
rapid than would be the case in do
ing a straight stretch. Last year
with materials handy the total cost
Of building a good road was about
$40 per rod. This year with
much longer haul the work will not
cost over SIS per rod. The improve
ments this year include 81 rods by
the Lee Brookens farm east of
town; 10 rods by the west water
trough; 10 rods on the Clegg hill
east Of town; 50 rods at Sandy
creek bridge; 81 rods by the Grant
Tubbs farm; 35 rods by the Critch-
low farm, on the Glen Haven road,
and 35 rods more yet to be built.
Let the good work go on. In lieu
Of railroads the county positively
must have good wagon roads.
DIRECTORS MEET.
The directors of the Bloomington
Farmers Fire Insurance company
met in this place Tuesday to adjust
some losses and transact other bust
ness. Those present were T. d.
Maggie of Patch Grove, John Harris
of West Bloomington, Benz. Duve
of POtos1, Isaac Garthwaite of Little
Grant, Frank Blaudt of Mt, Hope,
w. G. Hickok Of Beetown, f. w.
Klinkhammer of Cassville, w. D.
Ryan of North Andover and L.
Abraham of Bloomington.
NOTED JOCKEY MARRIES
Frank O'Neill, son of John O'Neill,
of st. Louis, formerly of Patch
Grove, one of the most successful
riders in America, took unto him
self wife last week. We hope
that frankie will be happy.
TRAVELLERS.
Thos. Lawless, Julian Edwards,
Del. Moore and wife, John Nc
Namara, VIM. Frawley and Ed.
Myers, Cecil Garner, Joe Patterson.
VIM. Mulrooney and Jay Abraham
were some of the numerous West
Grant people who attended the La
Crosse fair last week. G.. w. Stone
and R. M. Donnelly made bust
ness trip to Dakota last week. Rev.
Fuller went to Appleton Monday to
attend a ministerial convention.
Frank Crabtree and wife returned
to Dakota, after a pleasant visit
with relatives and friends, A. G.
Tubbs started for Nebraska Mon
day on a business trip. James Nc
DermOtt and son made a business
trip to Lancaster Saturday. Les
Brady was in Lancaster Saturday.
Frank Newman did business in Lam
caster Saturday. DR.. NARROW visit
ed at Hurricane Sunday.
DR.. Heraty went to Cassville Mon
day evening to be best man at the
wedding of his friend DR.. Ward,
who was united in marriage with
Miss Moore. j. B. Ludden is in
Chicago this week. Miss Grace
Ballantine goes to Fond du Lac this
week to take a special course at
Grafton Hall Mrs. Harry Tor.
nowske is visiting at Lancaster.
John McKevitt and wife visited at
Prairie du Chen the former part of
the week. Harry Tornowske and
Erskine johnson have gone to
Dakota to look at land.
ARRIVALS.
p. BARLEY, wife and Leo from
the west last Wednesday. Mrs.
Isadore Smlth-Oates of Dixon, ILL.,,
a guest of relatives in town. Miss
Mabel Judd, teacher near Glen
Haven, was guest of her sister,
Mrs. Will Morkin, over Sunday.
Geo. E. and Miss Carrie Groom of
Cassville were in town on business
Saturday. Mrs. Beeman of Dubu
que visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. A. Hatch. Mrs. John Foley
of Cassville visited in Bloomington
and Lanca ster over Sunday. Fred
Stevens of Los Angeles, Cal, was
guest of MANY old friends here over