Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-12

ping with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Connell's in the village, to be
nearer the doctors office.
1t is reported that the two gentlemen
from Richland Center who were ar
rested for stealing an automobile were
released, as it was proved to be only a
Ford.
The John Howard Quintette will APP
pear in the city hall Tuesday evening,
January II, as the third number of
the Lyceum course for this season,
and promises to be one of the most in
teresting.
Last Thursday ex-minister of the
Congregational church, Rev. Schoen-
felt, combined business with pleasure
and shook hands with his many friends
here who are always very glad to
meet and welcome him.
Last Friday evening the Blooming
ton Athletes went to Wauzeka, where
they were defeated in a game of bas-
ketball by the local team there by a
score of IL to 10, the first time they
have been defeated this season.
Last Thursday Sherm Hayden took
his wife, accompanied by Mrs. Ernest
Garthwaite to Mercy hospital, Du-
buque, where on Friday she was OPP
Grated on for appendicitis and from
last reports, is getting along very
well.
What is worrying the Bloomington
people the most at present, is how
they are to keep cool next summer, as
all the ice ponds were destroyed with
the last rain storm. We might carry
some of our winter shivers over for
next summer.
Last Tuesday Dell Brown and Grant
Tubbs delivered the engine and the
last of the electric light machinery
from Bridgeport and now all it wants
is installing and the men are here for
the purpose, and we hope this clamor-
ing for lights will soon be noise of
the past.
At the present writing it is not a
question of who is sick, but who is
we'll. Mrs. J. M. Hayden received a
letter this, Sunday morning, from her
son Lester Greening, of Des Moines,
Iowa, stating that there were more
than $4,000 cases of Ia grippe in that
city at the present time, and | think
there are proportionately that many
in this vicinity.
About 40 guests assembled at the NJ.
E parsonage last Saturday evening to
celebrate the 21st anniversary of the
birth of Charles Irish, and after the
usual congratulations and a sumptu-
Gus lunch provided for the occasion,
they presented Charles with bank
certificate of deposit for $13, and be-
sides he received many other valuable
gifts.
Last Saturday J. NJ Hayden received
a request from the Surety company
at Washington, d. c., who were bonds
men for Mrs. Dollie Stotter, pOstmist-
ress at Beetown, to take charge of the
Beetown postoffice until her success
or might be appointed, or to recon-
mend some trusty person instead, who
would fill the place. And as Jim is
not in a position to perform the du
ties, he expects to recommend some
one the coming week, and the per-
son so recommended will take charge
of the Office at once.
Now that Beetown has got rid of one
of the worst characters that ever
struck the community, it surely ought
to try and rid itself of something a
great deal worse which is the boot
iegger"-a greater menace to any COM
munity than thieves or robbers, one
who not only violates the federal laws
but state and municipal laws besides,
with impunity, and while the people
were not sure the postOffice was being
robbed, they certainly are sure there
is bootlegging carried on in Beetown
every day, and who some of the guilty
parties are. And they will get theirs
in time for there is a sword suspended
by a very slender cord above their
heads, if they only knew it-a federal
prison is too good home for a boot
logger.