Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-09-04
BLOOMINGTON NEWS
Gathered on Cur HuStling West
Grant Correspondent.
BAPTISTs CONVENE.


Fayette Baptist association, COM
prising the churches of Lancaster,
Mt. Ida, Cassville, Mt. Hope, Bloom
ington, Dodgeville and Darlington,
was held in this city Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday. On account of
the extreme heated condition of the
weather, the attendance was hardly
up to the average. Following is a
list of the delegates and visitors
present:
Ministers and speakers: Rev. D.
W. Hulburt, General State Mission
airy, Wauwatosa; Rev. E. B.
Edmunds, State Sunday School
Missionary, Beaver Dam; Rev. -.
q. Catchpole, agent Baptist Home
Finding Society, GAINESVILLE; Rev. j..
G. Sinclair, Chicago; Mrs. Mary b.
Smith, vice-president Women's Bap-
fist Home Mission Society.
DarI1ngton-OrvIlle Benedict.
Lancaster-Rev. Paul Brown,
Dora Webster, Mrs. D. Chatfeld,
Warene Bracket, Robert Stofel,
Abel Knoke, Guy Walker.
Mt. Ida-S. L. Borah, Mrs. S. L.
Borah, A. J. Frey, Rev. A. 0. Hess.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. E. D. Orr,
Edith Ballantine, Rev. A. 0. Hess,
Mrs. Hess. J. NJ. Lance.
Visitors: L. L. Brown. Kansas;
Mrs. Coleman, Wyalusing; Rev.
Kildow and wife, Patch Grove; Earl
Knoke, Clara KnOke, Alma Walker,
Gorham Alexander, Mrs. Pennock,
Lancaster; Orrie Place and wife, b.
o. Monroe and wife, Will. Mathews
and wife, George Richmond and
wife, Eddie Frey, Lulu Mathews,
Mildred Mathews, Phoebe McGraw,
Zetta Monroe, Florence Richmond,
Edna Monroe, Glennis Monroe, Car
Adkins, Harvey Kephart, Charlie:
Graham, Phoebe Petit, Virgo
Monroe, Florence Richmond, PeraI
Petite, Mt. Ida.
The program was very interest
ing, but too lengthy to be enumerat
cd here. There were sermons by
Revs. Brown, Hulburt, Hess, and
Sinclair, 8 review of the business OF
the association, remarks by Mrs
Smith and Messrs. Kephart, Knoke
and Atkins and music by a union
choir. The delegates were enter.
talned;by their Bloomington friends
All report a pleasant and profitable
convention. The next meeting viii
be held at Darlington.
READY FOR THE FAIR.
Advance agents for the forth
coming Bloomington fair have beer
billing West Grant the past week
All things look good for the best
fair in the history Of the society
next week. The famous Dana Third
Regiment Band of &c accomplished
musicians will furnish music OF
Thursday and Friday. Also they
will give concerts on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings. A popular
feature which will be a winner this
year will be the four big running
races, which will be contested by q
fine field of horses. The trOttine
races, too, are we'll filed. A mule
race Will be a jolly diversion. The
township tug Of war is occasioning
great interest There is a full list
of entries. Hon. Francis E. Nc
Govern, the celebrated Milwaukee
city attorney, will speak Thursday
forenoon in the amphitheatre.
There Will be base ball, midway
features and many otherattractions.
Come to the fair Sept. II, II, Is.
See adv. In another column.
LOCALS
Harvey Hulburt visited his fine
farm near Mt. Vernon, S. D., last
week. Also, he called on his
brother in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Taylor, who are farming
near Loomis. Harvey says crops
are good in that vicinity.
Matt. Auel was up from Beetown
Thursday. Matt. says that Hoskins
and Kuenster Bros are preparing
to have patented at scheme TO pre-
vent the running of water into
mines:
Mrs. Stephens and two daughters
of Stockton, Calf, are visiting
their relatives, the Peter Wood
house family.
E. K. Goodrich is here from
Brownsville. Texas, for a short visit
with relatives.
Mrs. Carrie Greer and daughter
Sylvia and Miss Bates are home
from Chicago for visit.
The Texas;partY returned Friday.
Vern Holford bargained for 200
acres of land near Plainview.
Ralph Hedemann says he liked the