Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-29
BLOOMINGTON.
a correspondence to the Herald.

10 WlIuCSS vi RfbA HI bAO NOAOON
contest and ball game. The bail
game between Bloomington and
Cassville school teams was won by
our team by a score vi 6 to 4. Ii
was lively game. The first place
in the contest was given to Lola
Proctor, of Mt. Hope; Lucille Wood
house, second; Stella Goldberg,
third; both Bloomington girls.
Following is the program as rend-
cred.
DecIamation.:The Son of Abdaiiah''....
Harvey Garthwaite
Defamation ...-....... -. Lille MiileI
Declemation-''The Death Disc" .........
Opal Stephens
Deelamation-"The Lost World"..........
.............. .......... Stella Goldberg
Music. ...... Mt. Hope Glee Club
Decentralization La Rule Stakes
Were Lost" ..................Lola Proctor
Declamation-"TheF Fight With the Aur-
ochs" Albert Schaal
Declamation-"The Traitors Deathbed"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. --....--. Ion MlllSr
Declamation-''The Roman Girls Story
Lucille WOodhouSe
Music. Bloomington I'll. S. Band
The Mt. Hope hall was crowded
with people to witness this contest.
The Judges were Rev. Morgans and
E. M. Lowry, of lancaster, and
Prof, Charles A. Jahr, of MIDDLETON.
Some of our leading business men
have organized themselves into a
sort of commercial club, the OBJ
ject being the promotion OF the best
interests of the village. Such club
can do much good if the members
will take the right kind of interest
in it.
The town board members met
with A. Wepking, the new county
road commissioner, last Tuesday
and discussed permanent road work.
The town will build piece of per-
manent road near the Sargent
cemetery and another near Sandy
bridge.
Walter Arnsburger was down
from Patch Grove Saturday, and re-
ported having sold his creamery IN
the village to Habermann q Gar
ZACH, of Jefferson, Wis, who are
already in possession. Mr.. Arms
burger will move to his farm, the
John Anderson place, west of town.
Later he expects to remove to Cali
fornia, where his two brothers are
prospecting and enjoying life.
Banker p. BARLEY, thinking to
get in the race, bought a colt of his
friend, James Hicklin, but SAID
equine representative of youthful
indiscretion was so inconsiderate of
kind treatment and unmindful of a
good thing that he kicked his master
in the side. Mr.. BARLEY was laid
up for several days, but is now
slowly on the mend.
Eggs are the principal article OF
merchandise in this place at present
Nearly all.the farmers and many of
the town people are in the business.
April and May are months of largest
receipts. At present our merchants
are receiving something over 100
cases, or 8, 900 dozen, or SO, 600 eggs
per week At 10 cents per dozen,
this would be an income of $3.50 pei
week. Every little bit added to
what you got makes just little bit
more; but,$450 per week is no small
item.
Several went from here to attend
e T,1nocfaTa ~
Glen Haven and Leon Snider at
Dodge church.
G. w. Stone has been on a bust
ness trip IN the east for several
days.
Arbor day May g. Our schools
are preparing programs.
Chas. Pierce completed the
foundation of Lee Bailey's new barn
last week, and a lot of neighbors
helped at the raising. Now Bert
Clark, the carpenter, has it 10
charge.
Oscar Selle is doing some cement
work at the homes of Ralph Hede-
mann, John Lance and Joe Greer.
Rev. Hannaford and Chas. Tuffiey
were over from Lancaster Thursday,
the latter IN his capacity as county
clerk arranging for the payment OF
800 to Mrs. Eischler, blind lady.
Mrs. Kiley, of Lancaster, visited
at the Wanezek home last week.
Mrs. Clarence Patch, of Platte
vile, was here last Thursday.
Miss Reed, ,Lteacher of the deaf
children of our school, has resigned
her position, 'and next year she will
go to Racine Miss Reed has done
splendid Ework ! with her class of
bright children, Eand all regret her
departure.
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