Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-05-21
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BLOOMINGTON.


Rev. and Mrs. A. N. Conklin, Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Bailey, Mrs. Orion Cool
ey, Mrs. Melissa Day, Mrs. A. Hickok,
Misses Cornelia Witcomb, Sadie Ball
and Rena Kittoe went to Platteville.
Thursday, and attended the Rebekah
district convention in the evening. An
enjoyable time is reported
A base ball game Sunday between
Bloomington and Mt. Hope teams end
ed in disagreement, the score being
z to at time Of quitting.
The business men had a meeting at
the library Thursday evening to dis
cuss matters pertaining to the chau-
tauqua which will begin June s and
continue six days. An interesting pro-
gram is promised.
Mr. and Mrs. Bertis Field and
daughter went to Beetown Sunday to
attend the funeral of Mr.. Fields
mother, Mrs. Sam Dixon, who died on
Friday morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Pascoe. Mrs.
Dixon was rs years of age and had al
ways lived in this vicinity with the
exception of three years spent in Da-
kOta. Burial was at Dodge cemetery.
A>OA VI COZ AOAOW IL dlllNGu uOulG MOl-
day from his service of nearly two
years III the army. Clyde Scharfen-
stein came home the same day. Both
boys were in the army of occupation
in Germany. Gay Bates and James
Hampton also arrived last Wednes-
day. Vernon Judd, a Lancaster how
Is at the home of his sister, Mrs. viii
Morkin. Word has been received that
Jesse Rlese has landed in this country
A large congregation listened to
the baccalaureate sermon by Rev. A.
N. Conklin at the NJ E. church Sun
day evening. Special music was fur
nlshed by large choir and the
Bloomington orchestra.
Mrs. L. Hayden went to Dubuoue
the hrst OF the week to buy goods to
replenish her stock of millinery
Other visitors to Dubuque during
the week were Mrs. James SpragJe.
ana daughter Althea Mr.. and Mrs J
3. Gllllgan and daughter Gladys, Mrs.
WIN. Mulrooney, Mrs. r. N. Hoskins.
ralph Hoskins. Dr. NJ B. Glasier. Mrs
K. French and Miss Mary Kasparek.
Miss Abbie Sturmer, Mrs. Laura
Sprague and Mrs. L. Hayden autoed
to- Lancaster Friday and spent the
day They stopped in Beetown and
took Miss Laura Rogers along with
them
DR.. and Mrs Baldwin nd Mrs
Clarence Smith made a trip to Fenni
more Thursday.
Lieut.. Virgil Myers left Friday to
return to Camp Grant after spending
about ten days of his furlough at
home.
The Congregational ladies are hav-
ing the parsonage papered and repair
Ell preparatory to the arrival of Rev.
ID, W. Phillips and family of Potosi.
who will be here to occupy it the first
of next month
Mr. and Mrs. Leo BARLEY and their
two children started Sunday by auto
for Merrill, Wis. to spend a coun]e
OF weeks with Mrs. Bartley's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willett, and other rel
atives. M.
Decoration Day will be observed sin
an appropriate manner hero.
Mrs. Ellsworth Ball of Albion. Neb.,
IS visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Tubbs
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Klindt of Cass-
vile, were in town Friday
DR.. White of Prairie du CHEN, was
a caller in town Wednesday.
Mrs. A. E. Lewis and darehter. Ivan
ellie of Lancaster, spent Sunday with
friends here.
The J. B. Ludden and Charles Enke
families Sundayed at Lancaster.
L. G. Hickok of Lancaster, was
seen on our streets Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Scharfenstein
went to CassvilIe Sunday
Mrs. Adelaide Hickok is having her
house succeed and otherwise improv-
ed.
Mrs. Nancy Hoyman has a fine new
Studebaker car
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