Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-09-07
BLOOMINGTON.
gpeclal Correspondence to tho Herald.

completed, also the new poultry
house. The great Ewing zouava
Band is in thu neighborhood.
Kemp's Wild West Show is on hand.
The barns are full Of race horses
trotting and running. Midway and
stand people are taking their places
on the grounds and pitching their
tents. All things point to good en-
tertainment and a goodly crowd each
day.
Henry Pitts, W, G. Mauger, Clay
Adkins and Gay Pitts we're over from
Platteville Sunday. They came in
autos.
Helen, t2-year old daughter Of Tom
Mckay Of Campbell ridge, was ad-
Judged insane Saturday, and Sheriff
RarcIeroad took her to Lancaster and
thence to Mendoza.
NJ. F. Woodhouse, r. N. Roskins,
A. Fl. Patch and Mr.. Watkins at
tended the fair at National, Iowa, Fri
day, and did some talking for our
fair.
Guernsey Abraham Of Evansville is
here for the fair.
The Congregational Sunday school
picnicked in the Bailey grove near
the fair ground Friday.
Nell Phillips has returned to school
duties at Milwaukee, Carrie Cham
bers to Clinton, and Marie Patch to
Sinsinawa. Stella Goldberg became
a new student at Milwaukee Normal.
Dr.. Hancock, wife and daughter
are up at Balsam Lake, where the
doctor is finding relief from hay
fever.
Eighteen members Of the Mt
Hope Royal Neighbor lodge invited
the local lodge Thursday evening.
One Of the features of the evening was
the presentation of fine SPOON to
Miss Roxa Prideaux, in recognition
of her services as organist. Miss
Prideaux expects to attend a musical
school at Dubuque.
Quite number of people from this
vicinity attended the Platteville fair
last week and report good time, but
the fair was scarcely up to the aver
age.
The Will Cooper, Flavian Cherrier
and David Baldwin homes mourn the
demise Of infants from the prevailing
summer complaint, which has been
unusually severe this season.
Miss Alice Patterson invited some
friends Friday evening to meet the
Misses Patrick Of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
H. G. Enke's new chicken house is
d dandy
Mrs. Peter Schnorrenburg was up
last week FROM Cassville to see that
new son at the Ora Brodt home.
A. Foster and wife came home
Tuesday, after a pleasant visit with
relatives.
The barn on the Ralph Bailey farm,
rented by r. A. Cornwell. burned to
the ground Wednesday night. together
with all contents, including team
of horses, twenty tons Of hay, grain
machinery, etc. This is hard blow
to Mr.: Cornwell, who was but fairly
we'll started. This farm only few
days before the fire was bought by Lee
Bailey, The barn was insured.
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4th grade of the Prairie du Chen
high school.
At Elkader, iowa, last week, Miss
Ocea Seymour was married to Robert
Manning Of Waterloo Iowa.
Editor Bishop is the proud father
Of a son, born Friday.
John Lawless was over from Prairie
du Chen Saturday.
John Bieloh and wife were up from
Bridgeport IN their auto Saturday,
John Sundwall, a we'll known citl-
zen Of Bagley, has taken up his resi-
dence in the town Of Bloomington
Luther Lewis, wife and daughter of
Fairbanks, Alaska, are visiting rela-
tives here.
John Hite was home Saturday.
The directors and town boards met
here Saturday and arranged to have
the railroad bonds printed and placed
on deposit Also they talked over
the situation and resolved to cores
pond with promoters.
Fred Smith is here from Montana
for visit.
Miss Ina Key had very pleasing
recital of her music pupils in the
bank hall Saturday afternoon. A
pleasing feature Of the entertainment
was some music by the Misses Camp.
bell of Dubuque.
Mr. Thomas and wife expect to re-