Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-09
BLOOMINGTON.

James McDermott died at his home
two miles north of this place Satur-
day evening aged about sixty years.
He had lived all his life on the farm
which was his home at the time of
his death. He had been in poor
health for several years. He is sur
vived by one brother, three sons and
three daughters. The funeral was
held Tuesday morning at st. Mary's
Catholic church, burial at the Patch
Grove Catholic cemetery.
A. G. Bishop, Linn Woodhouse, Lee
Greer and Gene Woodhouse went to
the river Saturday evening and stay
ed over Sunday camping and fishing.
Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts arrived
home Friday from Fond du Lac where
she had been visiting four weeks at
the home OF he. sister, Mrs. w. N.
Irish
us. Dugdale, v. M. Russell and
Clarence Brockert of Platteville, were
in town Saturday in the interests of
the military training course which is
offered to young men in connection
with the, state normal school at
Platteville. The school is running
now and there are about 100 boys in
attendance.
Mrs. S. e. Pearson and Mrs. Lee
Greer left Monday to attend the Wis
consin State Federation of Woman's
Clubs at Eau Claire. They will spend
few days in La Crosse. Mrs. Pear
son will also visit her daughter Nor
ma who is teaching at Sparta, and
friends at Viroqua, before returning
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Bray and chill
dren of Lancaster, were in town Sat
urday.
DR. F. H. Baldwin expects to leave
the 18th for FIT. Riley, Kas., to enter
the army in. the medical department
VIM. Forck and family are moving
into the Raisbeck house recently va
Gated by Mrs. L. G. and Frank Bart
ley.
Mrs. VIM. G. Mauger of Platteville,
who has been spending several weeks
here, returned to her home Thursday.
She was accompanied by Mrs. H. M.
Hickok who will stay few days at
Platteville and then visit her daugh-
ter Gladys, a teacher at Monroe, Wis.
Harry Voss drove to Cuba City on
Friday with Mrs VIM. Heiner and
her daughter, Mrs. Fred Elsner. The
ladies will visit for a time at DR..
Frank Brady's and then go to their
homes, the former at Sturgis, Mich,
and the latter at La Grange, I'LL
Lloyd Pagan is home for ten day
furlough from Camp Hancock, Ga.
Richard Walch of Mt. Hope, now in
the U. S. navy and stationed at Nor
folk, Va, was home last week and
with his mother, Mrs. Ella Wa1ch,
called on friends here Thursday
Mrs. Alfred Critchlow of Brodt-
vile, had the misfortune to cut her
hand quite badly Thursday. She was
washing the reflector of a lamp and
the glass was broken in such a way
as to cause the accident. Two arter-
les were severed. She came here to
have the wound dressed and it is do
ing we'll.
S. E. Pearson returned from Ian
caster Friday evening after spending
the week working on the exemption
board. His sister, Mrs. Richardson of
Lancaster, came home with him for
a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Smith mo-
tored to Dubuque Monday.
Herb Mcpherson returned from
Chicago Thursday without finding any
trace of his car which was stolen at
Rockford several weeks ago. The
police had rounded up the gang of
auto thieves and recovered about 20
stolen cars but Herbs was not one of
the number. il
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Budahn have
rented the Mrs. Laura Sprague house
and will move there in afew days.
Word was received Wednesday by
Mr. and Mrs. David Baldwin that their
son Floyd had arrived safely over
seas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Wetmore of
Little Grant, came up Saturday morn
ing and took Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Wetmore, Leonard and Edna to Wy
abusing where they spent the day.
Isaac Harrington of Madison, is
visiting at the Chris Grebe home.
Monroe Hoskins and family have
moved here from Ossian, Ia, and are
living in part of Jay Donnelly's
house.
Mrs. Reub. French and Mrs. Ada
Abraham returned home Saturday
from Milwaukee where they had been
in attendance at the Grand Chapter
O. E. S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Sprague and son
Edward left Thursday for East Mo-
line, ILL.,, where Ted has work in a
mnitiOn factory.
| A number of the friends of Rev. and
Mrs. Snow gave a farewell for them
at the M. E. church Thursday even
ing. Light refreshments were served
and all spent pleasant evening.
Saturday afternoon the household
goods belonging to Rev. and Mrs.
Snow were sold at auction at the par
sonage. Rev. Snow preached his fare
we'll sermon Sunday. They leave for
their new home in Hazel Green this
week.
/ John Burns, his daughter, Mrs
Matte Throne of Beetown, and Miss
Rogers of Oshkosh, who teaches in