Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-30
BLOOMINGTON BOY
ON TOUR IN FRANCE
JESSE REESE SENDS HOME PHO
TOGRAPH OF TROUPE.-OTH-
Err BLOOMINGTON NOTES.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Riese received
a fine picture of the troupe with
which their son Jesse is touring
France. There is one lady in the
troupe and the rest are soldiers of
the 33rd division
George White returned Saturday
from his trip to Pleasanton, Kansas.
where he was called last week by the
death of his son Elmer and wife, both
OF whom were killed in an automobile
accident. They with some friends
were starting on fishing trip when
the car in which they were riding
was struck by a train and of the five
passengers in the car four were killed.
Mr.. and Mrs. White have the sympa-
thy OF the community in their trouble.
Sunday morning the I. 0. 0. F. an
niversary service was held at the M.
E. church, Rev. A. n Conklin preach
ing the sermon. The Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs met at their hall and march
ed in body to the church. In the ev-
ening Dist Supt Chase preached and
conducted the quarterly conference.
Miss Althea Sprague entertained
the members of the senior class and
all the teachers at supper at the
Sprague Cafe Thursday evening.
The high school freshmen had a
picnic and flower hunt short dis
lance from town Friday afternoon.
The pupils of the 7th grade gave a
party for those of the 8th grade on
Thursday evening. A banquet was
served at the Congregational church
rooms after which the evening was
spent in games and a jolly good time
was enjoyed by all present
Word was received by r. N. Hoskins
that his son Ralph had arrived safely
in this country and was at Camp Mer-
rift, N. J. He is expected home in a
short time
Sprague Anstey and Monroe Tubbs,
the winners in the high school boys
declamatOry contest, represented the
school at the district contest at Mont
fort Friday evening where Monroe
was given third place Quite a num-
Der of school people accompanied the
boys to Montfort and all report a
good time.
The ladies of the Methodist church
held a bake sale at Hopes restaurant
Saturday and as usual there were
many good things to eat and sold at
good prices.
| Bloomington is to have another big
chautauqua this season, beginning on
June 6, put on by the White e Myers
Co. of Kansas City. This is the same
company that furnished the talent last
year and gave a very satisfactory
| chautauqua
The annual Firemen's ball will be
given at the city hall Thursday even
/ ing May 8th. Music will be furnished
by Pritchett's 7-piece orchestra. A
large crowd is expected.
Miss Lucille Woodhouse is derect-
| ing the preparations of the operetta
''The Wild Rose" which will be CIV
en- May 5th by about 20 high school
girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Selle and family
have returned from Evanston, Ill. and
are living in Mrs. Cecilia Garthwaite's
house. Ed will conduct an auto re-
pair shop. here
Monday evening the NJ. E. church
entertained. the men Of the church at
supper. A program of toasts fol-
lowed by pictures and fine address
! by Rev. Chase completed the evenings
entertainment.
Mrs. r. N. Hoskins, DR.. M. B. Gla-
sier and Mark; Hoskins went to Ian
caster Tuesday with Miss Belva Hos
kins who took the train there for
Milwaukee where she attends school.
/ Mrs. Margaret Kinsella, an old res
ident of this vicinity, died sud enly
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Lyness, Thursday morning
and was buried Saturday the funeral
| being held at st. Mary's Catholic
church. Had she lived until May she
would have been 80 years of age.
! Mrs. N. Austin, Miss Eleanor Aus
| tin and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur F. Claw
son returned Thursday from Tampa,
Fla, w'ttre they spent the winter.
| Miss Janet Nagle who has been Wis
iting here the past week left Friday
for her home at Yakima, Wash
Miss Glee Calkins and her cousin,
Miss Calkins of Winona, visited at
the Fred Cooper home Saturday.
Leo BARLEY has a new Ford Sedan.
! The household goods belonging to
Rev. Matthew Doherty were sold at
auction Saturday afternoon at the
Baptist parsonage.
DR.. E. H. Brooks of Appleton, came
Saturday to see his mother, Mrs. J.
Brooks, who has been quite i'll. He
returned home Monday via Lancaster.
Lou Cherrier has moved his family
here from Prairie du Chen and they
are occupying the Rooney house. Mr..
Cherrier is employed at the Scharfen-
stein blacksmith shop.
Miss Beatrice Hickok has been en-
gagged to teach at Edgar, Marathon
county, for the next year. She will
graduate from the Platteville Nor
NAL in June.
Charley Myers made business trip
to Milwaukee last week
Ora Hatch has been on the sick list
for a few days.