Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-14
BLOOMINGTON.

Especial Correspondence to Herald.)
Harrison Day is home on a visit for
few days, from Dakota.
William Ketner has done fine job
of trimming the trees in the school
park.
Lee Peacock of Platteville came
home to attend the junior reception
last Tuesday evening.
Jennings Brady went to Lancaster
last week to engage in painting with
Dave Johnson.
Mayor Samuel Kitto went to Galena
last Friday to look after some mining
stock he owns in that vicinity.
Miss Vera Hickok, teacher at Glas-
gov, Mont, is spending her vacation
here with the family of her mother.
Donald Taylor and Dyson Stephens
! of Beetham took in the Junior recep-
| ton and dance here last Tuesday.
Toay Garner and wife and Hal
Stephens and wife of Beetown, were
here on business, last Friday.
Quite a number from here autoed
to Prairie du Chen last Sunday to see
the motorcycle races.
The annual reunion Of the Grant
county soldiers and sailors associa-
ton will meet at Boscobel on June
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Misses Louise and Charlotte Wit
comb, teachers at Racine, came home
Wednesday on account of the illness
of their mother, who had a slight
stroke of paralysis last Thursday.
Prof. Saithers and wife autoed to
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who will visit relatives and friends
till after the fourth of July celebra-
ton.
The Bloomington baseball team went
to Wauzeka last Sunday and was de-
feated by the Wauzeka team by a
score of 6 to 2.
The members of the Eastern Star of
this village went in body to Prairie
du Chen last Friday evening to wit
ness some work done in the lodge at
that place.
Bert Garthwaite returned from Ra-
cine, Friday, where he had represent
ed the 1. o. o. F. lodge, at a session
of the grand lodge, and reports good
time and larger attendance than US
ual.
The annual convention of the l. o.
o. F. for the district comprising the
towns of Fennimore, Lancaster, Bloom
ingtOn, Brodtville and Mt. Hope will
convene at Mt. Hope on Tuesday,
June 20.
We are very glad to know that Mr.
Jones has made a deal with Robert
Hoskins for the hotel, and will re-
main in the business for at least one
year more, and by that time we hope
he will become a permanent resident.
The band gave Landlord Jones
farewell banquet at the Guernsey res
taurant last Wednesday, and on Fri
day DR.. Baldwin took him to Cassville
where he will join the Lincoln chau-
tauqua as member of their band for
the coming season.
Miss Agnes Hope went Monday to
Milwaukee to consult specialist in
regard to one of here eyes which has
been a chronic trouble to her for
years, and in the meantime her place
of business will be closed Her many
friends wish her a speedy recovery
and all join in sympathy for her in
her affection.
The Community club has planned a
royal picnic to be given at the fair
grounds on next Thursday, June Is, to
which everybody whether members of
the club or not are very cordially in
vited to attend. Among the entertain
ments will be ball game between
the farmers and business men of the
village.
George Bonham and wife of Bee
town accompanied by their niece Miss
VERNE Smith of Ismay, Mont, who
left Beetown seven years ago with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith,
and who is now assistant postmaster
to her aunt, Mrs. Mary Bonham, for
merly postmistress of Beetown, were
callers in Bloomington last Saturday.
We suppose Brother Rothe will tell
us all about the big convention. where