Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-11
BLOOMINGTON.

Everett Moore, De Forest Brown, JeS-s
Sc Reese and perhaps others, from
France. The boys all seem to be in
good spirits. One letter from De
Forest Brown was delivered here in
less than IL days after it was mailed
in France. This seems a very short
time considering distance and condi-
lions.
A service flag Of Is stars was dedi-
Gated at st. Mary's Catholic church
Sunday morning. Rev. FIR. Porter of
P. d. c., made the dedicatory address.
Rev. Mathew Doherty, wife and two
children returned from a months Wis
it at Battle Greek, Neb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sharon of Platte
vile, have been visiting at Millville
and Mt. Hope, and called on friends
here Saturday.
Miss Constance Lewis, who teach
es at Boscobel, spent the weekend
at her home here.
Ed. Vorwald came home Friday
from Camp Sherman, Ohio, having
been discharged from army service
for physical disability.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Tyrell and daugh-
ter, Gladys, called on friends here
Monday. They were on their way
from Patch Grove where they had
been visiting, to their home in Mad
ison.
Mrs. Addie Austin, Mrs. Fred Wen
eel and Miss Magnetic Rogers of Lam
caster, were in town Saturday even
ing.
Another lot of teachers left this
week to take up their school work:
Louise Whitcomb went to Dallas,
| Texas; Charlotte Whitcomb, Racne;
Lucille Woodhouse, Aurora, ILL.,; Mil
ton Frazier, Reedsburg; Jean Rob-
erts, Sheboygan Falls; Nellie Nc
Namara, Lancaster: Gladys Mogan,
Potosi; Gladys Hickok, Monroe;
Gladys Stark, Dist. No. 8, Potosi and
Dorothy Field, the Knotwell district.
The Peerless and Ford garages will
be closed all evenings except Wednes-
days and Saturdays also at 8 a. m.
Sundays. No. gasoline OF repairs
will be sold after hours. This is in
response to the request of the Econ
omy Board.
Miss Portia Showalter writes from
Boulder, Col: "This is such a beau
tiful place and so many interesting
things to do. There are 275 boys in
training here at the U. of Col. They
take cement work, radio, auto or mo-
tor, etc. They drill ON the campus
and sometimes come up this avenue.
They are planning a big time tOmOr-
row if it does not rain. Parade at
1870 followed by a ball game; then
at 4 o'clock march up a winding road
to a bench or park on the side of
Flagstaff where there are to be ex-
ercises and the soldiers given a free
chicken supper. While they play ball
we want to climb the mountain and
see them march up"
M. F. Woodhouse entertained the
old soldiers and their wives at a din
ner at the Inland Inn Tuesday even
ing in honor of Michael BARLEY of
Newton, Kas., who has been visiting
here for some time. Mr.. BARLEY and
his granddaughter, Miss Helen Ad-
ans, returned to their home Friday.
DR.. and Mrs. H. H. Hancock and
two children returned to their home
in La Crosse, Sunday, after spending
a week with relatives and friends
here.
Jennings Brady came home from
Great Lakes, Saturday, for a brief
visit with the home folks.
Leo BARLEY has received official
notice to be ready for his call to an
officers training camp at any time.
Mr.. and Mrs. S.. e. Pearson spent
Saturday in Lancaster.
Rev. w. E. Snow returned from
conference Saturday. He stopped in
Boscobel and brought Mrs. Snow and
Betty home with him.
Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts left Friday
for Fond du Lac to visit her sister,
Mrs. Will Irish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tornowske
spent the weekend at Volga, Ia, with
the John Tornowske family.
Dell Browns many friends are
pleased to see him out again after a
long illness.
Irving Woodhouse, Charley Meyers
and Roy Martin spent a few days
sight seeing in Chicago the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Riese received
word that their nephew, Roy Roller
of Milwaukee, who is in the army in
France, was wounded and is now in
a hospital recovering.
Mrs. John Foley and Mrs. Walter
Kleinpell and two children, Walter
and Irma of Cassvilie, spent Thurs
day with friends here.
Mrs. David Walker Of P. d. c., is
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Laura Sprague returned from
a three weeks visit at Beetown and
Lancaster.
The Bloomington Fair will be held
next week, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. A good line of attractions
has been secured and a large crowd
is expected. A Jackie band of %
pieces from Great Lakes will furnish
music; patriotic addresses by speak
ers sent out by the Liberty Loan cam
paign committee of Chicago; one by
an army officer who has been in SER
vice in the war zone, and some other
speakers; a band of six Hawaiian mu-
sicians and entertainers; a wrestling
tournament Thursday, and a wrest-
ling match Friday between Henry En-
gel of Dubuque and Jack Hagensick
of Viola. There will be the usual
program of races, a stock parade and
baby beef contest. The new build
ings at the fair ground are completed
and are fi~rst-class. Remember the
dates and all come.