Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-09-17
BLOOMINGTON FAIR
PLEASES AS USUAL
ATTENDANCE ON THURSDAY WAS
THE LARGEST In HISTORY
MANY FROM ABROAD.
MANY WEST GRANT LOCALS


The Bloomington Fair, held We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday, was a
success. The weather was all that
could be desired, a fine rain Tues
day night settling the dust and cool
ing the air. The program for the
fair was carried out as planned. The
flying circus gave generous exhibit
tions of what can be done with an
aeroplane. The minstrel show enter
tanned the crowds two afternoons and
their music and jokes were well re-
ceived. all games both days and sew
eral good horse races made up the
program There were the usual mid
way attractions, stands,etC. Some
good exhibits were shown by several
of our merchants but the exhibits in
some of the departments of the floral
hall were rather disappointing. The
exhibit of live stock was good but not
as large as some years. The attend
ance was good on both days, Thurs
days attendance being the largest eY-
er known for that day The weather
and roads being so fine people came
from all the neighboring towns and
many from considerable distances.
DR.. Will Clack, Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
Clear Lake, Ia, spent several days
here the past week meeting old friends
and attending the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs Mrs. Frank Riese and
daughter were guests at the Fred
Riese home few days the past week
Gus Tornowski was over from Mo-
mona, Ia, and helped the boys in the
band and minstrel show.
Grant Bohringer is now OH his way
home and is the last of our soldier
boys to get homo. Everybody will be
glad to welcome him back safe and
sound.
DR.. u. S. Lewis, Miss Gertrude Lew
is and Miss Rose Helm of East Du-
buque, were fair week guests of Mrs.
Nan Donnelly.
Neil Heiner of Sturgis, Mich, is
visiting at the nome of Will Ham
mond and with other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Baldwin of Su-
perior, came Thursday to visit their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Baldwin
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Gilligan.
Mrs Laura Sprague returned Sat-
Il.,
improved in health as result of hav-
ing a large goitre removed while
there
Misses Rose Better and Belva Hos
kins went Sunday to Milwaukee
where they will attend Downer col
lege.
Fuller Porter left on Friday to take
IN his work as teacher at Cambridge
Wis.
Ethelred Curtis with wife and son
of La Porte, Ind, and his brother, FL
win Curtis and wife of Arlington, AL
ahonna, visited friends here last week
Mrs. Hiram Wagner and son Ben
ME Budworth of Prairie du Chen
spent the past week with friends here
Mrs. L. A. Fredericks of Minneapo-
lis, and Mrs Ellen Pndfield of Lodi
O.. arc visiting ct the Sam Kitto home
Miss Rema Kitto who has been Wis
ting in Minneapolis for several weeks
has taken a position in store at that
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. FrapK Hoskins have
decided to return TO Delavan and will
sell their household goods at auction
Their many friends regret their de-
parture from our city
Mr.. and Mrs George Hickok and
two sons, Lawrence and Dick, of Mo-
line, ILL.,. are visiting at the Foster
Porter home
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Johnson OF
Washburn, Wis, autoed through and
are visiting Mr. and Mrs Leo Bart
lev,
Mr. and Mrs. George Whiteside Of
Minnesota. are visiting relatives here
Mrs. Whiteside is sister of Mrs. Alb
ba Ballentine. Mrs. Rachel Garth
waite and John Pennock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hickok and
daughter Vivian drove over from Bel
mont, Sunday. spent the dav and took
Harry's mother, Mrs. Griffin Hickok
home with them for a visit
Mrs. Eva Moore of Cleveland, O..
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Hickok.
IA Hammond underwent an opera
ton on one of his eyes Monday al
Dubuque and was given much hope
that his eyesight which was nearly
gone, would be restored.
Mr.. and Mrs Sam Ketner of Mo-
line, spent the past week here Mrs
Rose Jay of Bagley, came up Satur-
day and went homo with them Sun
day.
Messrs. and INNS. NJ. F. Woodhouse
Herman Voss and w. G.. Albro, Irving
and Norma Woodhouse and Ernest
Brooks spent Sunday seeing the
sights at Glenn Park, Bagley and wy
abusing.
Mrs. Lee Greer, Florence Ludden
Clara Pendleton and Marion Greer re
turned Sunday morning from Milwau-
kee where they spent the week and
attended the state fair.
Mr. and Mrs. j. c. BENEFITS return
ed to their home in Prairie du Chen
Saturday after weeks visit here.
Editor Bishop and wife spert the
weekend with friends at La Crosse
The L. NJ. Greer and Linn Wood
house families Sundayed at Wyalus-
ing.
There will be the usual large dele
cation from this place to the Lancas-
ter fair next week.
Miss Judd of Lancaster. is VISITING