Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-05-26
BLOOMINGTON.
Special Correspondence to the Herald.


ing of this week, in the city hall.
The Junior reception will be given on
Monday evening. Rev. Lacey preached
the baccalaureate sermon in the
Baptist church Sunday evening. The
sermon was highly appreciated for
its wisdom and good advice. Fol-
lowing is the commencement program
for Friday evening:
InStrnmentaI Duet -. - Lewis BETTER
Saintatory. .Roxa Prideaux Edith Pennock
History of bloomington. Hazel Hlckok
Woman Suffrage Belle Hampton
Mixed Quartette.
The Old South ..-.....-............ Vera Hickok
class Prophecy Clara Foshay. Daisy Roberts
Mixed Quartette
Recent American Diplomacy
-TuruSey Aul dnduI
Slass % tyia9
Presentation of Diplomas -,---.-,s-.-.-.;,..--,
Mixed Quartette
Benediction-----.... ...-------Rev. j. W. IayIor
The Bloomi ngton Improvement As
ISOLATION met Thursday evening and
discussed various subjects. 1t was
voted that fitting Memorial Day
services should be held in this place,
and Messrs. Enke, Brodt and Bishop
were appointed a committee to form
a program. The association also
voted to cooperate with the fair
society in making a success of the
Bryan speech and field day July 9Th.
Quite a number of people from this
vicinity attended the railroad salvage
sale at Prairie du Chen last week.
On Thursday morning Messrs. Hickok,
Ludden and French missed the morn
ing train at Glen Haven and had to
wait for boat, which landed them
in McGregor, where they crossed on
the ferry. All on account of the
loss of a shoe-and a blacksmith in
the party, at that.
Tee Birch completed mis- saving
eas6of town last week and returned
to Beetown. Joe sawed about $50. 600
feet of lumber here.
At the bankers meeting in Madison
last week p BARLEY was elected
president of the association represent
ing a group of counties covering
Southwest Wisconsin. Mr.. BARLEY
says they had a fine meeting there.
improvements go merrily on. Walt.
Schneyer and Casper Auel are doing
a nice job of finishing on the interior
of the Ludden store, and Will Smith
is doing an equally nice job for the
BARLEY building. Brady & Son ex'
pect to remodel their room this week.
Frank Taylor tore out the partition
and installed a pool table in his
barber shop. The table is Literally
patronized. DR.. Sala is comfortably
settled in his new Office in the Beitlel
building. Atty. Philipson now la;
a pleasant Office on the second floor OF
the Goldberg building, recently
vacated by DR.. Heraty. Ora Hatch
has his store nearly fixed up again,
after the recent Improvements.
George Lambert of Norfolk, Neb.
was at Mt. Hope on account of the
death of his brother Walter. He
called on friends here.
Now that gardens are planted,
people owning stock should be careful
to keep it secure. No amount Of
''feeling sorry" can reimburse your
ne:ghbor for damage done his garden
G. E. Boil, the Brodtville cream
cry man, was in town on bushes:
Thursday.
VIM. Garner moved from Gler
Haven to the Hoskins farm in Little
Grant last week. VIM. is a good
farmer and will make things go.
Sam Snider and wife are entertain.
ing their daughter. Mrs. Knapp of la.
Miss Margaret Hayden of Thayer,
Kansas, is visiting relatives here.
Her father, G. W. Hayden, was a
west Grant teacher and county
surveyor in the early days.
Harry Barnett was over from Ian
caster Thursday.
Joe Patterson has resigned as rural
mail carrier. He expects to go tc
Milwaukee and engage in the same
line of work.
John BENEFITS and wife were over
from Prairie du CHEN SATURDAY.
Mrs. Carrie Greer is home from
Chicago, where she has been for some
time.
Henry Baldwin and daughter OF
Wadena, Iowa, called on relative:
here last week.
Frank Hoskins has new farmers
phone.
John Behlmer of North Andovel
advertises that he now sells Potosi