Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-03-30
BLOOMINGTON.
Special Correspondence 70 the Herald.

and John l.. Tormey, of the agri-
cultural college department of the
state university, and A. r. Hirst,
state highwa engineer on Thursday,
April 18th. All of these men are first
class in their Iines-as good as can be
obtained. Prof. Tormey will talk on
points of the horse and score card
work, and horse judging and discus
sion of points, will be done on the
street where all can see the practical
demonstration. Prof Alexander will
talk about horse breeding and the
care of the born foal, and the
letcure will be made highly interest
ing with the assistance of a fine
stereopticon which Mr.. Alexander will
bring with him. Mr.. Hirst will
talk about roads and bridges and the
use of the King drag. All town
officers having any interest in the
building of roads and bridges should
not fail to hear this lecture. Some
town officers do not know that the
state stands ready to furnish. free Of
all expense, thoroughly competent
engineer to give advice on all new
road and bridgework, and upon request
bids will be secured, and when the
work is completed an. engineer can be
secured to examine the work and see
if it is satisfactory. If we go to this
lecture Mr.. Hirst will probably tell
us all about this matter, and other
things. No farmer in West Grant
should miss these lectures. for they
will be as good as can be heard any
where Don't forget the date-Thurs!
day, April l7uh.
Some of the young people home for
vacation the past week we're: Mark
Eoskins. Jesse REESE and his room
mate, r. K. Peck, Madison; Edith
Pennock, Appleton; Paul Lewis
Oconomowoc and perhaps others.
Eddie Selle returned to Chicago
Saturday. He was accompanied by his
brother Oscar. who will do some
cement work for T. B. Davis.
Lewis BETTER. accompanied by
Mrs. Clay Better, drove Clay's team
to Mt. Hope Thursday, aud when in
that village the team ran away, break
ing up the buggy. Mr.. BETTER
secured a wagon and retu rned with
the buggy. When they were nearly
home the tongue of the wagon dropped
to the ground and the team started
again, but Mr.. BETTER succeeded IN
turning them up the hill by the
Thomas Osborne residence, where
they stopped.
The Woodmen had another log
rolling Thursday evening, when
Messrs. Brother and Quarterman were
received as members.
Bloomington will have a baseball
team this season. At a meeting
Tuedsay evening the boys voted to get
together. We have very fast team.
All they need is good management and
regular practice.
Mrs. Mcpherson, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. l.. N. Woolley, had an
operation in the hospital at Dubuque
last Saturday. and at this writing
she is recovering. Mrs. Mcpherson
had been with her parents here for
some time. Her home is at Gays
Mills.
R. N. Hoskins made business trip
to Chicago last week.
Mrs Schamehorn. a pioneer resi-
dent of Beetown, died last Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Clarence Smith of Prairie du
Chen is a visitor here.
Will Myers team Of colts took a
run about the premises with lumber
wagon last Friday No damage but
a broken panel of fence.
Mrs. John Foley, of Cassville,
visited here few days the past week.
Miss Carrie Chambers of Clinton,
is passing few vacation days at home.
Mrs. Rev. Taylor entertained her
class of boys Friday evening, and Mrs.
j. M. Lance had her class of girls
with her Saturday.
Mrs Will Morkin returned from
an extended stay at Platteville Sun
day.
The annual license fight is on in
this place.
Louie Goldberg has been i'll for a
week.
The Button & Him creamery will
open for business in few days.
They nave a very nice new building
in which to make their butter. VIM.
Fritz of Cobb, the new butter maker,
is here ready to go to work.
Everything has been So dry here
that several who SET ont firss had a