Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-12
BLOOMINGTON NEWS
Gathered by Our Hustling West
Grant Correspondent.
OUR SCHOOLS

on deck and doing their full duty.
There is perfect harmony in all
departments and everybody looks
forward to the best year in the his
tory Of the schools.
SHOW IN TOWN.
The well-known Frank E. Long
Co. have the center of the stage at
the city hall all this week. They
have about a dozen actors Of merit,
and the specialties between acts
tickle and please all patrons. While
at the fair don't fail to attend the
show several nights.
CHICAGO DIVINE HERE.
Jenkin Lloyd Jones, the eminent
Chicago preacher, accompanied by
about eight ladies, passed Wednes-
day evening in this city. They
left the railroad at Spring Green
and were taking a drive through
southwest Wisconsin. Mr.. Jones
was riding his favorite horse.
CHANGING THE ROAD.
The road at the LeamY school,is
being changed to lie on the section
line between the W. G. Lewis and
Will Cooper farms.
RECEPTION.
Mesdames L. Abraham, ] 3.
hidden and Grant Ballantine re-
ceived about thirty friends on Fri
day evening in honor of the teach
ers of our schools.
ALL The WAY FROM WASHINGTON.
Mrs. Theo. Clark, who recently
visited relatives and friends in this
vicinity, last week sent several
boxs of elegant peaches all the way
from Washington state, as a re-
membrane Of her pleasant visit.
They were the incest peaches ever
seen in this vicinity.
CATHOLIC SERVICES.
St. Mary's congregation Of this
place observed the assumption Of
the Virgin Mary, their patron saint,
Saturday morning. Father Bruder-
mans was assisted by Fathers
Coutlee Of Mt. Hope, Schlelcher of
Lancaster, Field of Fennimore and
Jones of CassvilIe. A Cassville
choir Of six ladies furnished music
for the occasion.
PERSONALITIES.
On Friday Miss Emma Glasier
returned to school duties at Madi-
son, and Miss Carrie Chambers
went to Clinton on the same bust
ness Geo. Moore, secretary of
the Lancaster fair society, and
Delos Abrams were here Friday
advertising the Lancaster fair
Miss Bess Barley is visiting at Du-
buque and Sibley, Iowa, and Min
neapolis. !. Joseph Clayton is en-
tertaining his brother from Chicago.
49,. The Bloomington orchestra
went to Beetown Friday evening to
play for the Woodmen dance
Mrs. Art. O'Neill and daughter are
here from Chicago for a visit and to
attend the fair. Miss Kit. Carey
departed for California Saturday,
where she will teach school at Los
Angeles. She was accompanied by
Susue Abrams of Lancaster. Chas.
TOrnowske was up from Millville
Saturday Dick Graves was here
from Beetown a few days. /. Will.
Stinson went to New Lisbon Sat
urday to confer with the members
of the New Lisbon Mining Co..
Henry West and wife were mp
from Cassville Saturday Miss
Watrous of Milwaukee is a guest of
Miss Edith Ballantine . Willie
Edwards has moved into the Wood
ruff house, vacating the Mount
house for the new owner, will.
Myers Harry Nathan and wife
were over from Lancaster Satur-
day. Harry has been dealing in
water-melons of late, having sold
about thirty car loads of the Illinois
product Lee Greer and wife and
A. G. Bishop and Miss Pearl Hickok
attended the National fair Thursday
Mrs. Leo PhilipsOn returned
home Saturday E. E. Messmore
of Epworth, uIowa, is guest Of his
daughter, Mrs. Fred Reese Mrs.
Robert Newman Of Lancaster is Wis
iting relatives here Jas. Sprague
started for Elkhorn Monday, to see
his brother George, who is serious
~ i'll, with but slight chances for re-
covery.
ABOUT TOWN.
S. A. Hatch is having material
hauled for new cement walks about
his premises.
The improvements on the Hoskins
house are extensive, including
among other things a new wing.