Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-06
BLOOMINGTON.

BLOOMINGTON.
Tho new Baptist church is nearly
completed. A large acetylene plant
is being placed in the building, SC
that the illumination of the audi
torium and other parts Of the
building will be worth seeing. The
dedication services will begin Sun
day, May 7, at 1890 a. M. Dean
Fri B. Hubert of the Divinity
school, University of Chicago, will
preach the dedicatory sermon
Some noted divine will speak in the
afternoon at $50. At 7:3O p. m.
Missionary Hulburt of Wauwatosa,
Wis, will speak, followed by brief
addresses by Rev. Ingraham, a
former pastor, now of Minneapolis,
Revs. Schoenfeld and Pickering OF
Dodgeville, Rev. Dan'l Sprague of
Lancaster, and such neighboring
pastors as may be present; closing
with a few words by the present
pastor of the church, Rev. Fl. E.
Fuller. A chorus choir, under the
direction OF Prof. Barnes, is prepar-
ing excellent music for all the
services. A large number from diff
ferent parts OF the county are ex-
pected to be present. Those from
distance who are interested in the
exercises and wish to avail them
selves of the exercises following the
morning sermon, are kindly in
vited to take dinner in the base
ment of the church.
Ben benson has started the
arched bridge by the trough Of south
town. Arched bridges are the best
kind, where practicable.
The rock has beep hauled for
Mrs. Young's new house.
John Hite and Frank REESE went
to Bagley Saturday evening to take
part in the Yeoman concert, which
was a grand success. John played
a cornet solo, and Frank did a good
turn of his magic hocus-pocus bust
ness. The boys are open to engage
ments, with good references.
Programs have been issued for
the meeting of the county medical
society, which meets here on the
18th inst. Some very interesting
papers will be presented, two of
which will be by Drs. Hancock and
Guthrie, eminent Dubuque ply
sicians.
Mrs. Allen Myers Of Patch Grove
is seriously ill.
Will Stark Jr. has moved to the
Whitcomb house, in Brooklyn.
F. M. wager is building large
barn 34x44, at his farm west Of
town.
There was a bee at Providence
church Monday, to level up and
clean the cemetery. Over fifty in
terested persons were present and
did good job. They have been
having Sunday school there the
past two Sundays, and are talking
of fixing up the old church.
POTOSI.
G. B. Hatfield, genial agent for
the G. M. & st. Paul Ry., at
Spechts Ferry, was pleasant caller
in our village last Saturday evening.
Mr.. Hatfield is also the postmaster
! at the station, there being one rural
route out from Spechts Ferry which
supplies large number of patrons.
A gun club is being organized in
our village, the object being to pro-
mote the interests of our sportsmen.
All the bottom lands are being
/ leased for hunting privileges and a
list is being circulated for the pur-
pose of raising funds, the proceeds
to be used in purchasing wild rice
which will be sown in the ponds and
nearby lakes in the Mississippi river
bottoms adjacent to Potosi. The
wild duck is the enemy of wild rice
and besides it makes an ideal place
of refuge for them. Wherever you
find an abundance of wild rice you
will likewise find good duck shoot
ing during the navigable season.
Wild rice is worth only 16 cents a
pound and rather hard to find at
that but the ducks don't care for ex-
penses, it's rice they are looking for,
and our boys are going to try and
supply the demand.
A little friction in the way of sew
eral fistic encounters during the
week caused a little stir in our
otherwise quiet village. These little
differences occur usually during the
heat of passion. While it is to be
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