Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-09-13

dividual drivers. Probably they
were as fine q team of drivers as ever
appeared ID a ring in this county.
Ed is the man who knows how to
bring them up
Complinens for the excellent music
furnished by the Bloomington Concert
Band were numerous and pleasing
It was a "pnnkin" show, truly and
really, the exhibit in that staple pie
product being the greatest in years.
Nearly all who attended the fair
liked the mixed program better than
the old form of entertainment, We
urge the society to greatly increase
the features of a mixed character, and
to cut out the professional races
altogether, the same as number of
fairs in this vicinity have done.
viaitorsssssi !. the ''city were really
and pleasantly entertained by Gull
hane's Comedians, who gave perform.
ances at the city hall every night
The presence of this company in our
city served to restore the confidence of
the people, after being victimized
several times. The Culhane people
deserve business - wherever they go.
= The dance Friday night under the
management of Sprague & Hatch was
attended by 115 couples, and it was
real old fashined fair dance. The
Bloomington Orchestra furnished
music of high grade.
On the very last half day of the
fair apparent failure was crowned with
success, and as a result the society
will come out nearly even on the
fair. They are very grateful to the
people of West Grant for starting out
in the face of an apparent rain storm
to attend the meeting. The circum-
stance proves that the people are
DESTROYS of retaining the fair here.
So they will be encouraged to go
ahead, make improvements and next
year give still better exhi bition
School opened Monday, with the
following teachers in charge e. L.
Jay, graduate Platteville Normal,
principal; Margaret Habermann of
Lodi, graduate state university. Latin
and German; Myra Knapp, graduate
state university, history Ruth Wins
ton of Evansville, graduate Beloit
College, English; Bessie Allen of
Livingston, graduate PlattevilIe Nor
NAL, grammar department; Olive
Keller, Bagley, intermediate Kath-
crime Collenine of + 'yle graduate
Milwaukee Normal, SCI md primary ;
Katherine Cushman of Livingston.
Platteville Normal, first primary.
The school for deaf will be in charge
of Miss Mabel Willett Of Merrill.
a warrant has been received from the
state superintendent for the establish
ment of a school for the blind, and
four pupils have been secuted. 1t is
planned to partition off a portion of
the intermediate with glass for this
new department, which will open in
four to six weeks and will be in
charge of Miss Stella Goldberg, who
is in Milwaukee receiving instruction
in this work.
Mrs. George Miller. who died at
Bagley Saturday Sept. 2, married
Mr., Miller in Prairie du CHEN in
1861, and came to Bloomington. where
they lived "a years, thence moving to
Bagley. She had been married
previously and had one son, Aug
Krieg. now of Gold Creek. Mont.
She was born in Bavaria in 1899
Two daughters, Mary and Ellen. both
married, are living, Rev. Lacey
preached her funeral sermon at
Bagley on Tuesday of last week.
Orion Brady of Redondo, Calf is
visiting at the parental home here.
Orion says his town is growing rapid
ly.
Dick 'Brien, a square shouldered
member of the Chicago police force,
was guest of his cousin, Mrs. VIM.