Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-10-19
BLOOMINGTON.
Special Correspondence to the Herald.

ingwill be on Friday evening of this
week.
About 20 couples attended the dance
in the city hall on Friday evening.
Carpenters harp orchestra furnished
excellent music and all report good
time Another dance will be held on
Friday evening, Nov. oath. Same
music with trap drums added.
Mrs q. E. Chambers Of LaFarge is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Kinney.
VIM. Mcdaniel of Kentucky is
visiting relatives in the vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horton Of Fennimore,
parents of George Horton of Patch
Grove, were in town Saturday.
The Whist Club met with Mrs. J.
M. Donnelly Saturday evening.
We hear that Carson Scott is max
ing the survey for the new railway
company. The company could not
select better man to make the
estimate
VIM. Moore and John Cooper still
are indisposed.
Messrs. Heraty anil Bishop and
wives visited at Elkader Iowa,
Thursday
The population of Bloomington is
$40, gain Of seven in ten years. If
we gain seven every ten years, we'll
get there in time.
Rev. Harley Chambers was in town
q few days last week. Harley is
temporarily engaged in selling oil
stock for a Cleveland firm. He ex.
poets to return to the ministry after a
year or so.
The McNamee vs.. Tornowske suit
was settled out of court at Lancaster
Friday. Several people went over
from this place, having been sum-
moned as witnesses.
Mr. Campbell of Dubuque replaced
the sign on Goldberg's wlndow-the
one smashed by Walter Arnsurger' 8
automobile last Summer. Another
auto driver almost repeated the opera
tion on the same front one day last
week.
Mr. Youngblood of Dubuque is a
guest Of the John Zenz home.
Some of our farmers have tumbled
to the fact that they are not receiv-
ing So much for their lands as is paid
for lands of equal value in other
parts Of the country. For instance,
some have sold high class farms for
$75 to 500, while 500 to 1926 are the
prices paid for farms of no better
value in other localities. A man who
has spent a lifetime in accommodating
farm deserves all the market affords
We hear that the friends of Seward
Garthwaite have made him present
of an elegant new violin.
We hear some complaint Of stock
running at large in the village in
defiance Of village ordinance
w H. Stark was over from Prairie
du Chen last Thursday Mr. Stark
recently visited his children in the
west-Jay at Yankton. S. B.. Minerva
Ford at Ambrose, NJ D. Eva Ham
rum at Verdant Valley, Alberta,
Canada He says they are all we'll
aud prospecting,
Several from this vicinity attended
the Gays Mills Fair last week.
Bertis Field has been putting in a
hear and water plant at the farm
hons Of Orlando Mutt, town of Glen
Haven
Word comes Of the death of a son
of DR.. and Mrs. q. E. Carey at Mer-
rill The friends and relatives here
extend sympathy,
Olive, daughter of James A. Elton
and wife, was married to Henry E.
Wilberton at Dalles, Oregon. The
parents were former residents of
Bloomington,
Homemade brick from Fred
Cooper's yard is being laid on the
Ludden addition.
The, democratic candidate for con-
gress, w. N. Cofland, spoke in the
bank hall Monday evening.
Willard Hart and family have
taken up their residence In the Den
son house Mr.. Hart will work at
carpenter work.
Will Cooper and wife of Lawrence,
Kansas, came Monday to see John
Cooper. who is in poor health.