Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-09-21
RAINY FAIR AT
BLOOMINGTON
ELEMENTS RUIN PROSPECT
OF FINE SHOWING.
WEST GRANT ITEMS.

Rain, hail and more rain were on
the weather program for the Bloom
| ington fair. The oldest inhabitants"
/ say it was the worst weather in the
| fairs history. Although it was quite
cloudy Thursday morning a goodly
crowd had assembled but operations
were cut short by a heavy hail and
rain storm. An all night rain Thurs
day night and showers Friday did not
improve matters any. The fair was
held over until Saturday when a fair
sized crowd attended in spite of the
mud. The horseshoe contest was put
on, Patch Grove carrying off all the
honors. The skating Hamiltons gave
an exhibition and Rose and Halus
performed their acts. The races were
out of the question.
Good music was furnished by the
Bloomington band and the midway at
fractions flourished. All the depart
ments at the fair were we'll filled, the
exhibits in some of them being the
largest and best ever shown here.
All the attractions were on the ground
and everything pointed to good fair,
but the association will have to make
the best of it and hope for better
weather next year.
This community was shocked to
hear of the sudden death of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Okey at Cassville Sunday.
They had many friends here and Wis
tied here occasionally. Much SYM
pathy is felt for their relatives in this
heavy loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo BARLEY entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs L. Willett, Mrs. St.
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Cornell of Cashton and Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant Johnson of Viroqua the past
week.
The Grant County Sunday School
convention will be held in this city
Sept. %. A good program has been
arranged. Dinner will be served at
the church.
Several from here attended the flu
neral of Mrs. Lucy Lynn at Mt. Hope
Sunday She was the grandmother
of Lynn Narrower of this place.
Mrs. Rebecca Knapp, sc years of
age, died at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Samuel Snyder and was buried
at Cassyille Thursday. She was the
mother of Leon Knapp of this city,
e. M. and G. S. Knapp of Albany, Wis,
and E. l. Knapp of Oelwein, Iowa,
The u w. students return to their
work this week. They are: Bessie
Mulrooney, Valentine Humphrey, Mar
garet Patterson, Irving Woodhouse,
Virginia Ballentine, Raymond and
Leila Ludden, Mabel Anstey. Miss
Norma Pearson also returned to her
work as teacher in the university.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Woodhouse re-
turned home from Edgerton after
visit of six weeks with their daughter
Mrs. Shearer.
Mr.. and Mrs Allen Kelsey returned
to their home in Minneapolis Satur-
day after spending a week at the S.
Kitto home.
Rev. Forester arrived in this city
| from Osceola, Wis, few days ago,
and held his first service at the M. E.
church Sunday.
Drs. F. II. Baldwin and M. B. Gla-
sier attended the Grant Co. Medical
meeting at Lancaster Wednesday. DR..
E. H. Brooks Of Appleton, who read
paper at the meeting, came home with
them and spent day with the Brooks
relatives here, returning home Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. R. Vaughan of
Wauzeka were visitors here part OF
| last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Graham of Lancas-
| ter spent a few days with relatives
here the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M F. Baldwin and
baby returned home to Palmyra, Wis,
Monday.
Mrs. Olive Osborne is entertaining
her cousins, Mrs. Jennie Koehnle of
Marysville, O., and Miss Sarah Will
liams of Warren, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Garthwaite Of
Lancaster visited at the c. Wetmore
home Saturday
| Mrs. Lena Guernsey is moving her
bakery to Boscobel this week. We
are sorry to lose this good business
| from our town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hickok of Bel
mont were Thursday callers.
Thos. Lyness and family will move
| to town next week and occupy the
W. H. Brown residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Edwards will
live liz part Of Mrs. Laura Sprague's
| house.
Clyde Fox and Verne Brookens
bought the merry-go-round which was
in use at the fair
Mrs. Park Dudley of Lancaster, who
has been staying with her daughter,
Mrs. Sidney Gates, had the misfortune
to fall and break her arm Friday. Mrs.
Gates, who has been seriously i'll, is
slightly improved.
| DR.. and Mrs Harvey of Minneapolis
called here on their way to Florida
where they expect to make their flu
| ture home.
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