Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-12-22


Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Ed Morse.
Rev. Schmidt and wife are en-
joying a holiday visit from their son
who is attending theological college
in st. Louis, Mo.
Gen. Calls Circle held their
election Thursday evening, Dec. 9th ;
the following officers were elected /:
Pres, Mrs. Amelia Lisherness; Sr.
Vice Pres, Lucea Weiden beck; Jr.
Vice Pres, Mrs. Henrietta Woolsten
holm; Treas. Mrs. Nettie A. Finney ;
Chap, Mrs. Louisa Dobson; Con-
ductor, Mrs Florence Bradley Guard,
Mrs. Alice Wayne.
Bloomington is to have a game of
basket ball during the holidays, the
date being as yet not definitely fixed,
between Bloomington and La Crosse
high school teams. Bloomington, like
La Crosse, is out after state champion,
ship, with good prospects Of winning
it. Games are now scheduled for
Bloomington with Dubuque Y. M. G.
A., Platteville Normal, Platteville
Mining School and the Prairie du
CHEN City fves, the latter being
very rapid organization.
The Methodist congregation was
pleased Sunday by the first visit from
the new district superintendent, Rev.
Bauchop, of Platteville. Rev. Bauchop
occupied the pulpit in the morning
and after outlining certain changes
in the methods of raising church
funds delivered an excellent sermon,
his text being taken from third
chapter, eleventh verse of Revelation,
Hold that fast which thou hast that
no man take thy crown" Saturday
evening the church trustees held a
meeting to attend to certain business
matters. The sermon Sunday morn
ing was followed by the Sacrament of
the Lords Supper.
Prof. Charles Sandburg gave an
address in the county court room Sat-
urday evening, his subject being
"War on tuberculosis. He out
lined the work the State Association
is doing and told of the methods en-
ployed for stamping out this disease.
At 9 80 he gave further illustration
of the work at the Orpheum theater by
the use of stereopticon slides. Prof.
Sandburg is employed by the Uni
versity extension department. Had
this address been advertised a little
more extensively a larger crowd
would have attended the lecture
Prof. Sandburg is an interesting talker
and those who attended felt fully
repaid.
Not TO be outdone by the boys,
the girls over at the high school have
organized debating club and as soon
as the Christmas holidays are over
expect to hold regular Wednesday
afternoon meetings. tt will be re-
merlbered that the Toys of one of the
other societies refused to admit the
fair sex to membership. The girls
debating club has the following
officers: Pres, Nellie Belscamper
Vice pres, Elizabeth Edwards secre-
tary and treasurer, Mabel Duncalf;
sergeant-at-arms, Ellen Watkins.
The constitution committee is com
posed of Helen Abrams, chairman,
Elizabeth Edwards and Katherine
Meyer. The program committee Is
made up of the president (who acts
as chairman, vice president and
sergeant-at- The boys of the
high school are divided between two
societies, the Webster and the Forum.
-Disbrow Pullen, an old resident
of Grant county and who for many
years made his home in Lancaster
was laid to rest in Marietta. Craw-
ford Co., last Wednesday, He passed
away at his home in that town two
days previous, at the age Of rs. Death
was caused by dropsy which has kept
him from work since last July. Mr..
Pullen was born in New Jersey and
came to Lancaster fifty years ago.
Shortly afterward he moved to Bos-
cobel and finally, (58 years ago) to
Marietta where he has since lived
with his family. He enlisted in Co.
A, SD Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer
Infantry. in Lancaster, August 81,
1862, and was discharged August 8.
1865. A wife and five children
survive him. Funeral services were
held at the Marietta church. Wednes-
day, Rev. J. W. Barnett, of Boscobel
officiating.
-Supt. Brockert visited quite a
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