Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-09-01
BLOOMINGTON.
Special Correspondence to the Eerald.

week-W Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. At the present time every
thing promises to break the record.
The program. including music by the
Lancaster band of twenty pieces.
circus acrobatics, township tug of
war. athletics, green race. two mule
faces. four trotting races, five running
races, baseball-Galena VS.. Muscoda,
and Bloomington vs. Fennimore.
awards of increased premiums in all
classes, lively midway and in fact
many other at FACTIONS. promises to
be the best in the history of the
society. Everybody come to the fair
and meet everybody else.
The evenings fair week will be en-
livened by Culhane's Comedians. who
will entertain during the entire week
In the city hall. This company re-
Gently showed for a week in Boscobel,
and the people of that city pronounce
them to be first-class. Supporting
the talented young actress, Miss
Elizabeth Daye, the company will
present some new plays, we'll seasoned
with fresh specialties People of this
vicinity are pleased to have a new
deal in the way of entertainment dur
ing fair week, and no doubt the
patronage will be good. Ladies free
Monday night, under usual conditions.
The new Bloomington State Bank
opened for business Monday morning,
with S. E. Pearson ''behind the bars"
as cashier and general factotum about
the institution. They have a fine
new outfit with which to do business
and in their public announcem ants
ask the public for share of the bust
ness. The state bank examiner, M.
9. Hagan, was here on Friday and
looked over the property and papers
of the new incorporation and pro-
nounced everything right and ready
for business.
Mrs. hitto went to Palmyra last
week to stay a while with her mother,
who is i'll.
Rev. Woolley leaves for conference
this week. Rev. WooIley and wife
have been with us three years, and
we would like to see them remain,
but hear they think of asking for a
change of location.
VIM Heiner and wife visited rela-
A oG-
last week
barry Witcomb last week sent his
folks here picture of Occur d. Alene.
Idaho, where he is located. The
photograph is about feet wide and a
foot deep, showing the new city in
fine shape.
Carpenters Harp orchestra will
furnish music Cor the fair dance here
on Friday evening of next week.
This insures the dancers the best
music in this part of the country.
The fair dances here are something to
think about. This one will be better
than ever.
Miss Birdie Brown was taken quite
III at the Amos Chapman home last
Friday, but was somewhat improved
Saturday, when her brother Amos
took her home in an automobile.
John Hughes and son Clarence of
Platteville came to Beetown last
week to bid on the construction of the
new school building. Clarence came
to this city and called on friends.
Clarence Richards and wife, of
Milwaukee, visiting her parents, Gus
Boldt and wife. in Wya'using. were
in town one day last week.
r. N. Greer departed for Chicago
Friday. where he will take up his
work as salesman for the S. A. Max
we'll wall paper house.
Our baseball team can play ball
with any amateur team N Southwest
Wisconsin when they get right down
to business. They got down to the
the real work at Lancaster Thursday
and defeated the capital boys by
score of 2 to 1. Spectators say that
it was snappy, sensational game all
the way through. Now the boys are
ready to meet Fennimore during our
fair.
Frank Sala. wife and daughter have
been enjoying pleasant visit at the
home of Dr.. o. P. Sala. They live
at Rock Island and Frank has a good
job in a wholesale drug establishment.
While returning from Lancaster to
her home in little Grant with a
couple of friends, last Wednesday.
Clara Hamer's horse became scared at
an automobile and turned around,
tipping the buggy over and slightly
iniuring Clara.