Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-21
BLOOMINGTON.

Mrs. Albert A. Schaal went to
Reedsburg first of the week for a Wis
it with her parents.
Thursday evening about 200 peo-
pie gathered at the pleasant farm
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Meyers,
four miles northeast of this place,
in response to an invitation from Mrs.
Meyers to come and help celebrate
Mr.. Meyers birthday. It was a com
plete surprise to Mr. Meyers, all the
arrangements having been made by
Mrs. Meyers and the children. The
first part of the evening was spent
in a social way, with music by sew
eral ladies. Then came an excellent
lunch. A novel feature in this con
nection was that each guest was ask
ed to pay a small price for his supper
the money to be donated to the Red
Cross branch. Mrs. Meyers and her
daughters had prepared a number of
beautiful pieces of needlework which
they wished sold at auction, this mon
ey also to be given to the Red Cross.
S. E. Pearson served as a%uctioneer
and the articles were quickly dispos-
ed of to the highest bidders. About
500 was realized from the lunch and
sale. Besides those present from
Patch Grove, Bloomington and vicin-
ity, several friends we're present from
Dyersville, Ia, the former home of
the Meyers family. The party broke
up at a late hour the party wishing
the host and hostess many happy re-
turns of the day.
There was a large attendance at the
memorial services for Richard O..
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France, July 10. The services were
held Sunday afternoon on DR.. Kraut's
lawn in Beetown. Many were present
from Lancaster, Bloomington, North
Andover and the surrounding coun-
try. R. M. Orchard of Lancaster,
gave a most interesting, patriotic adj
dress in which he paid a fitting trib-
ute to the memory Of the departed sol
der. This was followed by a SER
mon by Rev. Dutton. Music was fur
nished by a quartet from Blooming
ton. The M. w. A, of which order
deceased was a member, attended in
a body. Richard is the first young
man of this community to be killed
in action on the European battlefield.
His family have the sympathy of the
entire community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Campbell and
daughters, Ada and Grace of Du-
buque, attended the Burns memorial
service and remained a few days to
visit the family. Mrs. Campbell and
Mrs. Burns are sisters.
A carrier pigeon stopped at AL.
Wright's place a few days ago. 1t was
marked by leg bands with the num-
bers 1850 on one and MIG on the
other. Mr.. Wright is caring for the
pigeon and trying to locate the own
er.
Chicken thieves have been busy
around the farms in this vicinity late
ly. Thursday evening Mrs. Del Nor
rissey heard strange voices in the
chicken house and concluded that
someone vas after the chickens. She
stepped to the telephone and called
her boys who were attend ing the
party at Glen Meyers but before
they came the marauders had made
their escape in an automobile. Fifty
laying hens disappeared recently at
the Thos. Corcoran farm and Peter
Rooney was served still more rough
ly as his entire flock was carried off.
Several others report losses, vary
ing in numbers.
James Ballantine and Foster Por-
ter left Thursday for Beloit where
they will take training for service in
the army.
Jay Martin and Leo BARLEY went
to Dubuque Monday to take physical
examination for war service. Jay has
enlisted in the aviation branch of the
marine corps and expects to go at
once to Boston for training. Leo ex-
poets to enter an officers training
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bosch of White
water, Wis, are visiting at the H. C..
and Charles Enke homes.
A party of Boy Scouts of McGreg-
or, Ia, who have been camping lear
Wyalusing, paid our town a visit On
Wednesday. They marched around
town, gave some music on their flies,
some of their yells, etc. They spent
the nigh tcamping in the school park.
Quite a number from here attended
the funeral services of the late Eu-
gene Whitmore of Lancaster, Thurs
day, at the Paul Humphrey home lear
Patch Grove. Mr.. Whitmore was we'll
known in this community.
Friday evening the executive board
VI Tie local tL0u CTOSS 0lGCL6u GFd0L
Ballantine, DR.. M. B. Glasier and Mrs.
John Gates as a committee of the
Home Service Department of the Red
Cross work. The. finance committee
met Saturday evening to discuss plans
for raising money for Red Cross
work.
MIR. and Mrs. David Baldwin, Mrs.
J. B. Gilligan and Miss Doris Gill
gan went to Camp Grant, Friday, and
spent Saturday there. Floyd Baldwin
who is in training there will leave
this week.
Mrs Laura Sprague is spending a
week at the Harley Sprague home
near Beetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Sawyer went
to Benton, Wis, last week to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Robert Addison
who died at her home there Sunday,
Aug. 4, at the age of 81 years. Funer-
al services were held the following
Tuesday. Other relatives present
from a distance were Mr.. and Mrs.
James Addison, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Sawyer. Henry Cooley, Lancaster;
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Addison. Mont