Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-26

AROUND THE COUNTY
BLOOMINGTON.

llSUS IOf the Ia1r are out ana IN the
hands of the people. The fair this
year will be held Sept. 9, 10 and II.
More attractions are promised than
usual, and the field of horses, especial
ly runners, promises excellent racing
sport. 1t is probable that Big Otto,
the great trainer of wild beasts, will
be here with a large trained animal
show. He is showing in Chicago
now. and Secretary Bishop went down
Saturday night and closed a contract
with him. Be sure to come to the
Bloomington fair.
Base Ball. Joe Greer and Lee
Pritchett played with the Cassville
boys Sunday. Lancaster beat them,
but the score was only z to 2.
Mark Hokins and Jesse Riese play
ed with the Glen Haven ball team
Sunday against Guttenburg. Score
3 to in Glen Ravens favor.
We have the material in this place
for irst-class ball team, but the
boys seem to be unable to hold together
and the people give them no encourage
ment. In several games early in the
season the boys had to dig down in
their pockets to pay part of the ex-
penses of the visiting teams.
Locals. Will and Ort Cooley and
Will Stark were out in Little Grant
last week, pIastering the Reynolds
school house and building a cement
culvert on the road by the Jack Jeidy
farm.
NARROW Kidd was over from Lam
caster Tuesday.
J. b. Ludden was buying fall goods
in Chicago last week.
Miss Bessie McKernan of Platteville
= 4 guest at the Abe Woffden home.
81 Trsklne johnson is home from De-
8 N. D. He reports crops fair
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rs. H. L. Harvey of Bagley was
j own Thursday.
D.. H. H. Hancock. the new
dentist has opened his Office in the
Hickck building.
John Burns and wife of Beetown
made this town visit last Thursday.
Dorothy Ballantine, who fell out of
hammock and broke her arm, is re-
covering.
the funeral of Angeline Duppe,
an old resident, was held in the Con-
gregational church last Wednesday.
L. Abraham and son Guernsey, &C
companied by T. L. Bewick of Madi
son. went to Plainview, Texas, last
week. Mrs. Abraham and Lincoln
Jr. have been there several week, and
the climate is said TO benefit the boys
health.
Rev. j. T. Taylor. John Lance and
Mesddmes Israel and Henry ROBERTS
attended the Lafayette Baptist As
ISOLATION meeting at Darlington last
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Grace French has been enter
tanning a friend, Miss Everson, of
Whitehall
The village street committee con-
demned the footbridge at the corner of
Mill and Second streets and nailed it
up. It will be repaired at once.
Ed. Brinkman and Chas Klarman
of Lancaster were in town Friday.
Ed. is candidate for county treas
urer. and he intends to let the boys
know he is in the race.
MISS Nell Phillips has been enter
tanning friend, Miss Setvens of Mil
waukee.
Mrs. Woolley entertained friends
at the M. E. parsonage three nights
last week.
d. M. Clayton and wife of Chicago
visited his brother j. D. last week.
Lincoln Smithyman and two sons
of Milwaukee visited relatives here
last week. Mr. Smithyman is a
lOdCAOAs LIS 1dGAO1 COl4ouOLON GAO
mill here several years during It's
prosperous times.
MISS Ionic Witcomb went to Chi
cago Monday to visit friend for a
week, after which he will 60 to
Racine to take up her duties as
teacher.
Carl Selle and Chas. Krohn are
building an arch bridge over Rattle
snake creek, near North Andover.
Geo. W. Barrows and Eddie Kerr
of Cassville were in town Saturday.
Mr.. Barrows is candidate for clerk
of the court.
John Moffett Of Oklahoma was a
caller in town last week.