Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-04-24
SCHOOL CONTEST.

pupils and teacher and fifteen or
twenty from Mt. Hope. In the
afternoon the boys of our school
and the Cassville boys met on the
diamond south of town and had an
exciting game of ball. Blooming
ton won by score of s to 3. In
the evening occurred the event of
the day-the evolutionary contest.
The city hall was packed with a
very attentive audience, who mani
tested appreciation with generous
applause. There were six contest
ants, two from each school, and the
Judges, Judge Goodsell and E. Nj.
Lowry of Lancaster and g. l..
Harper of Madison, found that some
of them differed by a shade only.
Iva Hinch of Bloomington won first
place with the selection, 1.-THE Polish
Boy" Glennie Marrow of Mt. Hope,
second, her selection being The
Death Disk" and Grace Tubbs OF
Bloomington third, with ''Madaline
Bra Beau So close were the lead
ing contestants that one judge had
first and second tied for first place.
The decision gave general satisfac-
ton, the vast majority of the audi
ence voting as the judges decided.
Following is the program as render
ed:
Kr,,si. plooy,in,,tn,, HiOb School Band
Madaliue Bra Beau. Grace TubbsiBloom-
Conner i:------ Birdie Cooley. Mt. Hope Sp
Heart OF Old Hickory Albert kalt; Cassyille
Vocal Solo ..--- Miss Edith Ballantine
The Polish Boy....Iva Hinch, Bloomington
The Death Disk. Glennie Morrow, Mt Hope
For the Honor of the Woods. T. SChuel-
.--.-------. TIER. CaSSvIlle
Music ----..--------- --.-.----Glee Club
The hall was tastefully decorated
for the occasion, having class col
Ors for the principal scheme. Each
school was grouped, and all even
ing punctuated the program with
class yells and songs. The Bloom
ington school had about twenty
five songs.
The high school band furnished
music on the street both afternoon
and evening. The kids are work
ing up a great reputation.
The Bloomington kids deserve
great credit for their efforts to give
the visitors a good time. A friend
IL, happy spirit seemed to rule in
all the exercises.
LOCALS.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Oscar Seipp of Patch Grove and
Miss May Martin of Potosi, at the
TennysOn church May 1. Oscar is
one of our best young farmers.
The primary cause of the death
Of the Bridgeport estage-driver,
Henry Caller, was bad road. Let
1t be used as an argument in pro-
noting more rapid extension of
permanent roads.
Ora Hatch: The seeds l sell are
the best on earth: 1 planted some
IN the morning, and they were up
at night scratched up.
The school children and friends
lad a social hop after the contest
Saturday evening. They had good
time.
There is movement on foot to
observe Memorial Day with APP
prCpriate exercises in this place.
Let the matter be taken up with
spirit.
The North Andover people would
like TO have the Bloomington Glen |
Haven stage go around by their
town every day. 1t would be a
great convenience for all concerned,
especially North Annover. As the
matter now stands their service is
decidedly bad.
Personals: p. BARLEY and son
Mort. went to Madison last week,
where the latter wrote examination
for admission to the naval school at
Annapolis. Mort. has good pros
poets of winning out G. j. Hyde
and Delos Abrams OF Lancaster
were in town Friday, the latter to
sell the David Taylor stock of
machinery. The sale was a success,
the goods bringing more than ap-
praisement Ralph Place and son
were over from Lancaster Thurs
dav. Mrs. John Foley of Cassvllle
visited here the latter part of the
week Miss Lulu Smith is teach
ing school in the Ramsey district,
Glen Haven Burne Pollock of
Lancaster was in town Saturday
night and Sunday.
There will be a moving picture
presentation OF the Passion Play in
the Catholic church at Glen Have
Apr. 90, and in the Catholic church
at Bloomington April 30.
G. p. Hale has started the cree
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