Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-06-20
BLOOMINGTON NEWS
Gathered by Our Hustling West
Grant Correspondent.
BLOOMINGTON.

BLOOMINGTON.
Sec. a. c. Bishop, Of the Blake's
Prairie Agricultural Society, was at
EIkader, Iowa, the latter part of
the week, attending a meeting of
fair secretaries, when frst-class
circuit was formed. The circuit in
cludes Elkader, Aug. 21-24; Straw
berry Point, Aug. 1881; National,
Sept ~; Bloomington, Sept. 12-14;
Lancaster, Sept. 1921. Probably
several more fairs will be added to
carry the dates to the middle of
October, and to create one Of the
best circuits ever formed in this
vicinity. With this circuit the fairs
above named are sure to have fine
races
PLAY At CAsSVILLE
The Bloomington band and orch
estra nave been engaged to play at
the celebration at CassvilIe on July
A. The boys will supply a brass
band of eighteen pieces and an orch
estra of SIX The citizens of Cass-
Wills are preparing for a grand time
on that day, and invite all neigh
bOrs TO join them.
CAUGHT LARGE TROUT.
Prof. Gus. Betcher, while rusticat-
ing in the vicinity Of Mt. Hope last
week, caught several large trout,
the largest of which weighed 3
pounds and 2 ounces, by actual
weight,in the presence Of witnesses.
This was one Of the largest trout
ever caught in the county.
JOCKEY TO QUIT.
Word comes from New York that
Frank O'Neill, one of the best
jockeys IN the country, is to quit
riding and go into the business of
training high-class horses. Frank
has made a fortune at riding. He
IS a son of John O'Neill, formerly of
Patch Grove.
JOTTED JOURNEYINGS.
Mrs. IL. J. Ludden, Of Bosco0el,
is a guest at the home Of her son, J.
B. Ludden, in this city. DR..
Luther Brown, Of Rockford, Iowa,
is visiting his brother, w. Il. Brown.
Dr.. Brown is an active and ener-
getic physician Del Brown has
built a cistern and otherwise i'm
proved his premises in Brooklyn
Miss schumacher, of Milwaukee, is
once more visiting at H. @. Enke's.
Mr.. and Mrs A. G.. Shrake and
their two children and Jno. Lenahar
returned from New Lisbon latter
part Of last week. The Shrake
family is in camp near the spring
on Harley Aickok's farm. DR.
Glasier and Mrs, Donnelly attended
meeting Of the 0. E. s. lodge at
Lancaster Wednesday. A. c.
Morse, the insurance man, was in
town the latter part of the week.
Miss Olive Hope is home from
Salem, for the summer vacation
Mrs r. n. Hoskins and Mrs. VIM
Garner expect to start today for q
trip to Oakdale, Neb, where they
will visit relatives. About 40 OF
our young people went on the ex
cursion to Dubuque Thursday, tC
see the circus and street carnival
... A. E. Lewis was over from
Lancaster Wednesday Mrs. j.
Gilligan and two children, of Gays
Mills, are visiting relatives here. j.
Miss Glennie Pritchett visited rela-
tives in BeetOwn and Dubuque last
week Verne Edwards, Coy Chap
man, Alta Sawyer and Kate Baldwin
are home from the Platteville Nor
NAL for the vacation. Lewis
BETTER visited relatives at Brown
town and Monroe last werlz. J
K. HoYle, Mt. Hope merchant, wa
here Friday Postm1stress E. K
Nevins visited at Prairie du CHER
Sunday. A number of our PEG
pie Sundayed at the river Mrs
Geo. Tornowske visited at the HON,
Of Andrew Smith, IN Mt. Hope, tn,
past week w. H. Stark returned
from North Dakota last week.
Miss Emma Glasier returned from
Madison Sunday, for the summe
vacation.
ABOUT TOWN.
The Junior League children pic
nicked in the grove southwest 0
town Wednesday.
The streets have been cleared
preparatory to building Gem en-