Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-12
BLOOMINGTON NEWS
Gathered by Our Hustling West
Grant Correspondent.


bration was greatly interfered with.
The parade did not take place until
after dinner, and then only few
of the many features designed were
in line. At the school park things
had been neatly arranged for the
occasion. There was music by the
band and choir. reading OF the
Declaration by Miss Donnelly,
speech by Judge Goodsell, toasts
by Revs. Witherbee and Lacey, and
at this point wet looking shower
came up, which dispersed the crowd
so completely that they did not go
on with the program. The ball
game in Hoskins' pasture attracted
a large crowd. Bloomington boys
beat Prairie du Chen by a score OF
to 4. During the day the band
furnished a generous amount OF
music. In the evening was band
concert, fireworks and dance in the
city hall, at which 1875 couples
danced to the music of the Ideal
orchestra. The interiors Of the
business houses were appropriately
and beautifully decorated. Some
bunting had been placed outside,
but it was spoiled by the rain.
The reunion at the Oscar Knapp
, home was more co complete than re-
ported last week. In addition to the
mother, and Mr.. and Mrs. Evan
and daughter, was sister, Mrs.
Grant Hampton and two children,
of Hurricane, and a brother, Harry
Knapp and wife. The latter had
been living at Waterloo, Iowa, but
were enroute to st. Paul, where
Harry will continue the work of
travelling salesman for a wholesale
hardware firm of that city.
The farmers who have been try
ing to make hay the past two weeks
had a lot Oft spoiled by frequent
storms. 1t was very wet.
John Small has nice new barn
on his farm south of town.
John Hite is counting noses dirty
ones and all. The census will show
a gain in our village.
James Andrews, of Nora Springs,
Iowa, visited his son James Jr. last
week.. Mr.. Andrews formerly con-
Quoted a blacksmith shop at North
Andover, Little Grant and Hurri
cane. He is so years of age and
quite active.
Mrs. j. I'll. Capanis and daughter
of Platteville visited at the home of
Rev. Witherbee last week.
Fred Geiger was in from Wyalus-
ing Thursday.
Mr.. Lias of Maquoketa, Iowa
visited his uncle, Otis Valid, last
week, ~
Enos Clifton, q prosperous Wyalus
ing farmer, was in town Friday.
Abe Patch departed for Omaha
Sunday, where he expects to go on
he road for a concern in which Mr..
ohn Bonham and Frank Shell are
aerested. 1t is disinfectant pre-
1paration. -~-
Mrs. Philipson is entertaining her
sister, Miss Scharfenstein.
Sam. Birch was up from Beetown
Saturday.
Misses Van De Wall, of Lancas-
ter, visited their cousin, Mrs. Clyde
Brookens last week.
Harry Tornowske and AL. Crab
tree each have new pianos in their
homes.
j. M. Donnelly had the stallion
Victory returned from Darlington.
He will make the balance of the
season i'll Bloomington.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. M. Morse will be sorry to hear
of the death of their youngest
daughter, Lena Rose, at their home
in Nevada, Iowa. The deceased was
a bright girl, seventeen years of
age, and ON May Oath graduated
from the high school of that city.
The relatives and old friends here
extend sympathy.
H. S. Rhodes, of Lancaster, con-
Quoted the funeral of Aunt Jane
Hadley for r. N. Hoskins Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Wright, Mrs.
John Wright and James Wood
house, of Lancaster, attended the
funeral of Mrs. Hadley Sunday.
There was a patriotic funeral at
the Baptist church Sunday evening,
Rev. Fuller preaching the sermon.
There was large attendance.
Ralph Hedemann is ON the hospi-
tai list.
The WoodhOuse q BARLEY bank
folks have an interesting souvenir
of the disastrous wreck which oc-
cured to the 1S-hour Twentieth
Century Flyer, between Chicago
and New York, recently at Mentor,
Ohio. 1t is bank draft, burned
about the lower edge, including
the signature. The draft was
bought by Lewis BETTER, who sent
sent it to w. S. Richmond, Supreme
Secretary of the Merchants and
Laborers' Fraternal Union, st.
Joseph, Mo-, where ii was cashed
at the local bank and forwarded to
their correspondent in New York.