The Valley Falls New Era Thursday August 19, 1909 Bloomfield Items. Mr. Ed. LAUNER and family spent Sunday visiting Mrs. SMITH and family. Mrs. M.M. ALLEN's granddaughter from Topeka visited her Friday and Saturday. Ross ALLEN attended Grange meeting at Blue Mound, Friday night. Why could we not organize a Grange here? Fred KRUMREY is helping his father make hay this week. He says it is almost as comfortable lying in the shade(provided you got plenty of weapons to fight the flies with) as it is a hold of pitch fork handle.