Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-06-04
AROUND The COUNTY
BLOOMINGTON
Special Correspondence to the Herald.
MEMORIAL DAY.

Memorial Day was observed by our
people with ceremonies befttipg the
occasion. At 80 p m. the process
sion formed on Canal street, in the
following order: Bloomington Con
cert Band, Juvenile Band. members of
the G.. A r., mem bers of the W. r
o., school children, citizens. After
marching to the cemetery, the ritual
service Of the two orders was read, in
terspersed with music By the bands
Then the procession marched to the
high school park, where the program
as published last week was carried
out. The speaking and singing by
school children and speeches by Messrs.
Blanchard and Pearson were we'll re-
ceived
DOCTOR HONORED.
DR.. E. NJ, Sala of Rock Island,
ILL.,. was elected secretary of the
Scientific Section of the Illinois State
Medical Society at Joliet last week.
DR.. Sala is son of DR.. .. P. Sa!a of
this city, and passed his boyhood days
here. We are glad to see one of our
boys making good in useful field of
endeavor
SOME RATS.
Noticing some rats about a barn
near his chicken house, George Tom
owske set a big wire trap and caught
SO of the bothersome rodents in three
days.
WOODMEN MEMORIAL.
The NJ. W. A. and r. N. A. held
memorial services last Sunday. They
marched from their lodge room to the
Baptist church, where Rev. l.. N.
Woolley of the Methodist church de-
livered a sermon appropriate to the
occasion. Thence they marched to
the cemetery, where the graves of
deceased members were decorated,
with the ritual service. After this
service they returned to the hail.
where the service was continued. A
large number Of the membe of both
orders attended.
NEW BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. Peterson of Louisville, KY,
preached in the Baptist church Sun
day morning and evening. The
opinion seems to be that the Baptist
society will extend a call to Rev.
Peterson to come to this field and
serve as pastor of the Bloomington
church for the coming year.
WISCONSIN LOOKS GOOD.
Vim. Forck and family last week
returned to their farm near North
Andover, after a five months, visit at
San Diego and other points in South
ern California. They returned home
via New Orleans, and thus obtained
a good look at large section of
the south. Mr.. Forck wss in town
Saturday, and in a conversation with
the writer said, Wisconsin looks
good to me- -
LOCALS.
Andrew Smith, wife and daughter,
of Mt. Hope visited at the Geo.
Tcrnowske home Sunday.
While driving on the Lancaster
road one day last week, Everett
Pritchett killed large rattle snake
in the road near the John Gull farm.
Some years ago there was a den in
the rocks near that spot. but it was
broken up and the snakes killed.
Maybe few were left, and the larger
one killed the other day was one Of
them. Ev. says it was nearly six
feet long.
Albert Loweonsohn and Gilbert
Bowsher went to Dubuque last week,
and brought home Ford auto which
Mr.. Loweonsohn had purchased.
Albert is an old hand at the business,
and runs the new machine without
trouble.
jennings Brady. Floyd Baldwin and
Eddie Porter attended a dance at
Gutten burg Saturday evening.
j. b. Lu1den went to Chicago, Mon
day to complete his purchases Ct
summer goods.
Mrs. Frank Riese visited at Glass;
Vile last week, and Frank, went
down Saturday and brought her home.
Il. G. Enke visited his sons Elmer
and Will at Milwaukee and Chicago
respectively, and then went on to
Fond du Lac, where he attended the !.
o. o. F. grand Lodge annual meet.
ing.
Mms. Jas. Donnelly, F. NJ. Hos
kins and Letha Donnelly we're at
Lancaster Friday.
Will Patch and family were down
from Patch Grove with a new
Regal" auto Saturday.