Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
BLOOMINGTON.

Mr.. and Mrs r. ~ Hoskins and
Miss Belva visited in Ossian, Ia, last
weke, returning home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Kavanaugh,
Arthur Donnelly and Charlie Myers
returned Friday from trip to Charles
City and Mason City, Iowa.
The junior members Of the Red
Cross society gave a little play emit
tied "The Fairies Lesson" Wednes-
day evening for the benefit of this So
ciety. 1t was given in the school park
and the names OF those taking part
were Florence Ludden, Marian Greer,
Gertrude Edwards, Patricia Gilligan,
Elma Morrisey, Leila Morrisey, Mar
garet Brady Alice Ballantine, Alice
Bailey, Helen Lewis, Margaret Casey
and Masters Charles and Burdette
Iudden. A patriotic song, "The Flag
of Our Country" by the company,
closed the entertainment. Mrs. Lee
Greer directed the play, and Mrs. Lii
lie BARLEY the music. The receipts
were $10.85.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Roberts, Mrs.
elizabeth Roberts and William Ryan
started Friday for Plateau City, Colo,
where they will visit relatives and
friends Mr.. Floyd Starrett and Miss
lean Roberts took them as far as Du-
6uque in their auto.
Mrs Les Clark of Lancaster spent
last week with her mother, Mrs. LII
III Barley On Sunday Les drove
over and took his wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo BARLEY and Mrs. Lille BARLEY TO
Prairied Chen, The Clarks return
ed home Sunday evening.
DR.. H. H. Hancock left for his new
home in La Crosse Saturday after
loon Mrs. Hancock, Mary and Lou
went several days ago, and now are
nicely settled
Miss Alta Lewis has gone to teach
ait Lodi this year.
Mrs Daisy Brown went to camp
Douglas Saturday to see her son De-
rorest. who is in the hospital corps
at the Fifth regiment, W. n. q. she
s,il 20 Oh to Neillsville to see her
brother. II. j. Brooks. and wife, before
returning &c
Misses Ada and Grace Campbell OF
DUBUQUE visited at the home OF MIS-
rlroira Mcnamara last week.
Misses Amy Crabtree and ONE
ord started west Friday. The Iof-
-oer will teach school at Huntley,
mont and the latter at. Sheridan,
WyO 7
Miss Dorothy Baldwin, after pleas
ant vacation Of several weeks mere,
7oft for Mission, S. d., where she wall
again teach this year.
Mesdames Will HickOk, Nan DonneI-
III. r. French and Daisy Brown went
+C Lancaster Thursday to receive IN
e+ruction in making surgicald reSS-
4ngs for the Red Cross societies. Ihey
returned Saturday evening.
Miss Charlotte Whitcomb will teach
arain ia Racine and has left for that
city to resume her work.
Miss Pearl Schreiner and Marian
Knapp were married Saturday eve
nsng. The ceremony was performed
bv Rev. Stafford of the Congregational
church at the home Of the brides par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs VIII Schreiner.
They left for an auto trip to the Dells,
and other places, and will be gone
about ten days They will begin
housekeeping as soon as the new
house which is being built for them !
isc omplete Their many friends wish i
them long and happy life.
Miss Hazel Hickok is visiting
friends in Lancaster.
Quite a number from town and vi
cinity enjoyed the excursion by boat
AlOul OdSSNIIlS W OuDuQuG W OuIudy
p E. G. Young and family are nice
ly settled in Mrs. Sala's house, and he
is ready to begin school Monday NOR
ming.
Mrs. Hunter, who has been visiting |
her granddaughter, Mrs. L. A Wood |
house, returned to Chicago, Monday |
where she will visit her son, Rev. A. |
Hunter.
Our schools opened Monday morning |
with the following corps of teachers:
Principal, e. G. Young; Oscar Schrey- |
eT, agriculture; Miss Helen Stafford |
history; Miss Jessie David, English; /
Miss May Mundy, seventh and eighth
grades; Miss L. Meade. Lodi, fifth and |
sixth grades; Miss Clara Foshay, |
third and fourth grades; Miss Flor
ence Mcnamara, primary; and Miss |
Anna Mailman, school for deaf
Sergeant Gerald French from Fort |
Riley, Kan, is home on a weeks |
leave Of absence. He seriously injur-
ed the first two fingers of his right
hand short time ago, and is waiting
for their recovery to be able to be on
duty again.