Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
BLOOMINGTON.

Word came Sunday that Willie Barr
son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Barr who
live about four miles from this place,
mad died OF pneumonia at the Sween-
| ey auto school at Kansas City. He
is the youngest of three brothers WI
are in the army.
The general closing of schools has
allowed a number of our teachers to
come home for time. Those who
have arrived thus far are Nellie Nor
rissey from Verona; Charlotte Whit
comb, Racine; Velma Hickok and
Constance Lewis, Boscobel; GLADYS
Hickok, Monroe; Norma Pearson.
Sparta; Gladys Mogan, Potosi and
Jean Roberts, Sheboygan Falls.
Mrs. Will Macke spent most of last
week at Lancaster in attendance at the
bedside OF her mother, Mrs. lydia
Dawson, who died Thursday, aged
nearly 80 years. Mrs. Macke return
ed home Saturday evening.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Ziegler with
their daughters, Helen and Mrs. Jes-
Sc Riese, drove over from Lancaster
| Sunday and spent the day at the Fred
Riese home.
! Geo. Hickok is home for short
time from East Moline, ILL.,, where he
has been employed in a munition fac
| tory
Mrs. Linn Woodhouse with her two
children started Thursday for Boise,
Idaho, to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. K. |. Perkey. Mr.. Woodhouse
went as far as Dubuque with them.
Rev. Conklin of Staceyville, Ia, has
penn transferred to this conference
and has been appointed to the pastorate
OF the Methodist churches of Bloom
lngton, Little Grant and Dodge. He
arrived in our city Monday.
Farmers have been very busy filling
silos lately and that work is getting
pretty well finished up in this vicini-
ty. Corn nusking will begin this week
in some localities.
Jas. Carvil who broke his leg last
week by a, fall into a cess-pool which
he was digging, is reported to be do
ing very we'll. He is still at the san
ltarium at Prairie du Chen.
Mrs. H. M. HickOk came home Mon
day from a two weeks visit at Platte
vile.
The household goods belonging to
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Brady were sold at
auction Saturday afternoon at their
home. The house and lots which were
advertised for sale at the same time
were not sold. Mr.. and Mrs. Brady
viii soon go to California to spend the
winter.
Miss Mate McIver spent few DAYS
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Del Nor
rissey four miles west of here help
ing care for their son Richard who
has pneumonia
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Schreiner and
Mrs. Leon Knapp went to Madison
Saturday night to see their boys, Fred
Schreiner and Miner Knapp, who are
in training at the university and both
OF whom are reported quite ill.
Horation Guernsey IS home from
La Crosse where he is attending high
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Carr of Gowrie,
Ia, are visiting at the Chas. Garth
waite home. Mr.. Carr lived near this
village when he was boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Roberts and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Peacock made an
auto trip to points in Iowa last week
returning Friday They visited at
Oelwein, Arlington and Waterloo.
Mrs. Lewis Better and Mrs. VIM.
Mulrooney spent several days in Mad
ison the past week. They were &C
companied home by their daughters
Rose and Bessie and Dorothy Ballen-
tine who are attending the university,
all of whom have been quite i'll and
came home to recuperate.
Will Eversoll and his sister of Bur-
ton, were in town Saturday.
Miss Rose VOSs is home from the
La Crosse Normal.
Miss Kate Mann is visiting her mo-
Their at Glen Haven.
Bertis Field made a business trip
to Platteville Monday.
Mrs. S. E. Pearson returned Sunday
from a weeks visit with friends at
La Crosse.
Mrs. Oates of Mt. Hope, is visiting
her son, Burnell Oates, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Smith are
now housekeeping in the Pritchett
building on Canal st.
John c.. Bennett of Prairie du CHEN.
spent the weekend at the home of
his mother, Mrs. w. " Bennett.
Frank BARLEY went to Platteville,
Monday, for examination for military
service.
The Red Cross knitting quota for
this branch for October is fifty knit
ted sweaters.
Add Bloomington -
Our schools have closed for a week
at least and four of our teachers have
gone to their homes: Miss Lillian
Daniels to Cambria, Wis, Miss Anna
Hallman to Milwaukee, Miss Helen
Stafford to Woodstock, Ill, and Miss
May Mundy to Woodman.
Leslie Farr of Mazomanie, spent
Sunday at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Burnell ates. He expects to go to
Madison to take mechanical training
for army service.
Casper Auel is on the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs l. M Cfsper and nr