Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-23
BLOOMINGTON.

home OF his sister, Mrs. Will Biggin
at Muscallonge, Wednesday. He ar
rived home from California Monday
Oct. 14th to visit his people before en-
tering the army service. He was "a
years of age. He is survived by his
father and two sisters, Mrs. Will Big
gin and Mrs. Ben Retallick of Mus
callonge. Funeral services were held
at the home, Saturday. Burial was at
Dodge cemetery.
DR.. Paul Mcnamara died of pneu-
monia at his home in Spring Valley,
ILL.,, Saturday, aged 26 years. Paul
was a former Bloomington boy hav-
ing spent his boyhood on his fathers
farm near here. He attended school
here and graduated from the high
school after which he went to dental
college in Chicago. He leaves to
mourn his loss a wife, parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Mcnamara of Prairie
du Chen, two sisters, Geneva who
teaches at Racine, and Kathleen at
home. The remains were brought to
Bloomington Tuesday and inferred in
the Catholic cemetery.
Miss Ora OFT died at Nashville,
Tenn, Oct. 9, aged 20 years. She was
a granddaughter of M. and Mrs. AL
loway OFT of this place and spent a
year with them several years ago and
attended school here. At the time of
her death she was engaged as a stem
ographer. She had just passed ex-
animation for government work and
expected to go to Washington in the
near future. While In Bloomington
she made many friends who will
deeply regret her early death.
Dell Browns barn was DESTROYED
by fire early Wednesday morning. The
cause of the fire is unknown. None
OF the family had been out to the barn
that morning. About fifty bushels of
wheat belonging to Tucer Hammond
was stored in the barn and was bad
ly damaged, though not total loss.
This is the second barn Dell has lost
by fire, at the same place. 1t was in
sured.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Ryan of Simms,
Mont, spent a week with relatives
here and at North Andover and Cass-
vile, returning to their home Friday.
Mrs. Leo Grattan and two children
OF Mill Iron, Mont, have arrived here
and will spend the winter at the
home of her brother, Charles Pierce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Ballentine drove
to Beloit Wednesday, to see their son
James who is in training there. but
found that he had been transferred
to Pittsburg before they arrived A
telegram which James had sent tell
ing OF the expected change was not
received.
The village went $4,000 over the top
n In + x5..s-~
also exceeded its quota in the pur-
chase of bonds.
Charley Meyers who has been quite
Ill at Madison where he is in train
ing, came home Saturday for weeks
rest.
Mrs. J. NJ Donnelly went to Cass-
vile, Friday, to spend a couple of
weeks at the home of her sister. Mrs.
John Foley.
Irving Woodhouse, Leonard Coop
er and Donald Brady who attend the
university and take military training,
spent Sunday at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Carr returned on
Monday to their home at Gowrie. Ia,
after spending two weeks at the home
of Chas. Garthwaite, Gus Reynolds
and other relatives.
DR.. Nina B. Glasier returned Thurs
day from visiting her daughter, En-
ma, at Manitowoc, and her brothers,
DIR. E. HI. Brooks at Appleton and T..
w. Brooks at Racine.
Geo. Hillery has rented the w. HI.
Brown place and will move in this
week.
Cards have been received from Mil
ton and Melvin Garthwaite saying
they had arrived safely in England.
Sunday Charles Pierce, Vern Brook
ems and Fred Knapp with their fam
lilies and Mrs Leo Grattan and two
children, went to Cassville and spent
the day. Mrs. Grattan and children
remained for weeks visit with rel
atives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Robertson of
Patch Grove, left Wednesday for
Camp Taylor, KY, called there by the
serious illness of their son Richard
At last accounts Richard was some
what better.
Miss Kate Mann is suffering from
an attack of influenza. She is at
Glen Haven visiting her mother.
Bert Clark and wife are moving in
to Mrs. Letha Dornelly's house this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Smith and
Mrs. Laura Sprague called on friends
in Glen Haven Sunday.
The Woodhouse & BARLEY bank has
added fifty new safety deposit boxes
to those already in use.
Letters from Jesse Riese and De
Forest Brown were received last week
and both are seeing plenty of war and
hard work but were we'll when they
wrote. DeForest has been at the
front since June with no real rest
period.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Greer and son
Harry are expected home this week
from New Jersey. They have been
with a circus during the summer and
are coming home for the winter.
Mrs. Alma May Borah is spending
some time with her aunt. Mrs. Sarah
Ketner, who has been i'll.
Misses Norma Woodhouse and
Letha Hoskins are home from their
schools at Grand Rapids as the school
is closed.
Miss Beatrice Hickok who attends
the normal at Platteville, spent Sun
day at home
A party was given Saturday even
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