Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-22
BLOOMINGTON.


evening was a success in every
respect. The high school band
furnished some music on the street
before the play. The attendance
was large, the hall ben g filled, and
consequently the receipts were
satisfactory, enough money beltg
realized to clear up the Lecture
course debt. Those who took part
in the play, "Uncle Rube," were
Prof. Holt, Albert Kalt, Jesse
REESE, Linn Woodhouse Jay Martin,
Mark Hoskins, Clifford Raisbeck,
Foster Porter, Lorene HickOk, Ella
Witcomb, Birdie Riese. Mrs. BARLEY
sang a couple of songs and Miss
Reed spoke a piece between acts
Nearly all who attended were well
pleased with the performance.
doT BALL aGAME-A splendid
high school game of ball was played
here Saturday between Blooming
ton and Prairie du Chen teams
The contestants were evenly match
ed, but our boys won by a score OF
8 to 0. The game was fast all
through. Our school has an exceed
ingly swift little team-one to be
proud of. Abrahams and Hosklns
were the battery for the home team
and Savage and Wagner for Prairie
du Chen. Our boys go to Glass;
vile next Saturday.
EASTER SERVICES There were
Easter services in all the churches
Sunday. The attendance at the
Catholic was very large, the serv
ices being the elimination of series
of interesting meetings during Holy
Week, the last week of the LeLten
season. At the Congregational
church six new members were taken
into the church. The Methodists
had an interesting service in the
evening.
CLOSE CALL FROM FIRE-1he long
row of sheds and stalls at the fair
grounds narrowly escaped destruc-
tod by fire last Thursday afternoon.
when some careless person kindled
a forest fire in the large grove di
rectly east of the grounds. The fire
had eaten its way nearly to the
buildings when a company of the
Darktown Fire Brigade appeared on
the scene and back fired enough to
stop the progress of the flames. The
fight was fast and furious and 1t
was nip and tuck for a few min
utes.
LOCAL ITEMS-A large delegation
of our high school students will at
tend the league contest in Mt. Hope
Saturday evening. The high school
band talk of going.
Lewis Alt, of Lancaster, was IN
town Tuesday.
Robert and Frank Hoskins write
that they are having good time in
California They expected to see the
great fleet at San Diego last week.
A good creamery is a great help
to a town. Bloomington is an ideal
point for successful creamery, but
the past few years our creamery has
not done as extensive business as
some neighbors. But now the
management has secured a superior
butter maker and manager in the
person of Eric HermansoD, who
opened shop April LIST, and is prov !
ing to be all that his recommended
tons call for We predict that
under his management the creamery
will build up thriving business.
Lester Brady has gone to Dakota
to work at carpentering.
Will. Cooley has finished the
foundation for Lee Brookens' new
barn, and Chas. Clark has the car
penter work In charge. Lee will
have raising this week.
Fred Soellnel, who lives down
near Bagley, comes to town every
Friday for his daughter, who is at
tending school here. Incidentally,
Fred throws in from 90 to 10 dozen
eggs every time and markets them
here. Even at Is cents per dozen,
this makes a neat little figure TO the
credit of the flock.
The Salmagundi club had their
annual banquet at the home of Mrs.
Daisy Brown last Friday evening.
During the past season they studied
Spain. Next year they will take up
Germany. They have adjourned
for the summer months.
John Mccormick, the veteran
agent, was in town Friday.
Mrs Harry Geiger visited in
CassYille last week.
Our market merchants are up
with the dealers of larger places.
Last week they had strawberries,