Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-01-31
AROUND The COUNTY
BLOOMINGTON
special Correspondence to the Herald

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Home talent will present THE
Newrich Reception, for the benefit
of the Blakes Prairie Agricultural
Society, in the city hall Thursday
and Friday evenings, Feb 1st and
End On Friday evening after the
show there will be dance and basket
social. The play is a very funny
comedy. There will be 80 characters
IN the cast According to the plot
Mr. and Mrs. Newrich lately have
come into a lot Of money, and despite
the fact that they are ignorant of the
ways OF society they have big recep-
ton, and the result all around is
very amusing. All the characters
are funny, and there are many local
hits. There will be lots of good
music all through the play-by an
eight-piece orchestra, and solos by
Misses Ballantine Patch and others.
There will be readings by Mrs. Pearl
Hart and others. Play begins Thurs
day evening at s :15 o'clock, and on
Friday evening curtain rises at
sharp. on account of the dance. Ladies
are requested to bring baskets with
supper for two. Admission: Chill
dren 25c, adults 35c, reserved seats
SOC. Last year the fair society had
bad weather aud lost money. This
entertainment is presented to make
up portionof the deficiency. Let all
turn out and help give a rousing
benefit. The patronage of the public
will be greatly appreciated.
A New York paper last week con-
tanned notice of the riding done by
American jockeys in Europe last
season, and at the head of the list
was Frank NELL, formerly of this
place. Frank won 153 races out of
500 with the W K. Vanderbilt horses
He won the Grand Prix de Paris and
a purse of $38 900, and in England
captured the great Doncaster st. Leger
race, with purse of $40, 0G0. Frank
will tide for Mr. Vanderbilt again
the coming season.
P o. Prideaux lost a valuable
colt last week.
f A. Taylor and family now reside
at their farm and have their mail
sent to Bagley.
Several of our citizens attended
the telephone meeting at Mt. Hope
last Wednesday. One needed i'm
provement voted by the members is a
larger switch board for Bloomington
central.
Jay Donnelly's stage team took a
run up the Patch Grove road last
Wednesday evening. Some damage
was done to the sleigh.
George Parkins was over from Ian
caster last Thursday.
Mrs. r. D. Walker of Fort Pierre.
S. D., and Mrs. John Foley. of Cass-
Vile. visited relatives in town few
days last week. Mrs. Walker is
passing the winter in Lancaster and
sending her children to school.
Mildred and Marie Bennett enter
tanned their school mates Thursday
evening.
Slaighing has been very good re-
Gently, and every body who has any
hauling to do is right at It, Much
wood has been brought to town, some
of which was hauled seven or eight
miles.
Fred Welch's feed mill is running
steadily now, with goodly amount
OF grinding ahead. The mill is a
good thing for the town. Let us
help push it along.
The high school agricultural class
inspected several herds of cattle on
farms west of town last Friday.
They stopped at the Will Schreiner
farm at noon, and Mrs Schreiner fed
them all some thirty or forty.
Those who attended the leap year
dance Friday evening had nice time
and say the ladies managed the affair
very nicely,
Mrs. Geo Hickok has been quite
i'll for some time.
Chas. O'Neill was out from Chi
cago last week and called in town
Saturday.
Mrs. j. E. Connell visited her
sister, Mrs. @. w Stone. in Milwau-
kee last week Mrs Stone is having
an eye treated by specialist there.
Ed. Gcvier and wife were in town
Saturday. collecting taxes for the
town of Little . rant. They always
put in a day here and one at Lancas-
ter for the convenience of farmers
who trade at these places.
Rev. Geo. W. Nuzum ST., one of
the best known M. E. preachers in