Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-07-14
BLOOMINGTON.
special corresDOndenc0 80 the herald.
By j. NJ. Hayden.

entertainment. Guess they all got
their moneys worth. Thatcher
Symphony orchestra on the Sd day
was great hit, while it was all
classical of the highest rank, it was
nevertheless interesting to all and
received continuously the plause of
an audience of about 1400 people.
While the bad weather interfered
somewhat with the 4th and fifth days
the audience was much larger than
expected.
Lincoln L. Wirt's lecture on the
- Conquest of the Arctic was a
synopsis of his travels among the
tribes of the north and was very
soul inspiring throughout. While
his lecture ''In the Wake of the
War" was something immense,
giving his personal experience for
three months in the war zone of
Europe, beginning at Rome, Italy
and ending at London. England,
and in nine days from the time he
landed in New York, he delivered
his lecture at Bloomington, Wis.
Thomas Metcalf, banker of Glen
Haven made a visit here last Mon
day and talked over old school days
when we taught his ideas how TO
shoot in the rock school house near
Glen Haven, good many years ago.
At the same time his good wife "nee
Miss Sarah Orr" was a student with
him.
The dance here the 4th of July
evening was quite largely attended.
John Leamy, of Lancaster was a
visitor here the fore part of last
week with his relatives and friends.
Harry Whitcomb, formerly resident
of this place, now printer at Mani
towoc, arrived here Wednesday with
brand new wife receiving con-
CALCULATIONS from his many friends.
Dell Morrisey, of Bagley took re-
creation from business long enough
to visit his mother, brother and
friends for a few days the beginning
of last week.
The dinner and supper spread at
the Congregational church last Mon
day, the 9Th, netted them about 500.
Harry Lowensohn, of August
Dreifus & Co. took lay off Wednes-
day and started for Columbus, Ohio,
to visit his wife's people where his
wife and baby proceeded him some
weeks ago. What meeting there
will be?
Theo. Calvin, of Lancaster and
wife, formerly of this place, visited
old comrades and friends here last
week and attended the initiation and
eat at the meeting of the W. R. c,
last Saturday evening.
Geo. Bonham and wife, of Bee
town, and Geo. Groom, of Cassville,
attended the chautauqua here last
Thursday.
The total receipts of the chautau-
qua for the 6 days amounted to
$1325.
The ball game pulled off at Patch
Grove Sunday between that place and
Nit. Hope, resulted in victory for
the latter by score of 6 to 3.
Lincoln Abraham Jr. has secured
position with the Angus Dreifus Co.,
of this place as clerk.
Mrs. j. M. Hayden went to Prairie
du Chen Sunday to take treatments
at the sanitarium for rheumatism.
Arthur Goldberg, of Chicago,
formerly of this place is visiting
friends here.
DR.. Baldwin took Mrs. Irish, Mrs.
Wooley, Clifford Mulrooney, and
Miss Kate Mann to the Doolittle
hospital at Lancaster last week, for
an application of the X-Ray.
Walter Roach, stock commission
merchant from Chicago, was here last
week looking after his business
among the farmers. He was a warm
bosom friend of the late Harley
Hickok of this place.
Al Wagner formerly, of this
place, now a railroader from Texas
for many years, was shaking hands
Saturday with relatives and old
friends in Bloomington.
Mrs. Geo. Peterson, of Flora had
severe stroke of Paralysis last week
and is reported very little better at
the present time.
Mr.. Brintnall, photographer and
wife and VIM. Weaver Jr., 'barber"
and wife, of Fennimore, on a Joy ride
passed through here on Sunday via
Beetown and Lancaster home, all
complimenting Bloomington as being
a much nicer village than they had
anticipated.