Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-20
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BLOOMINGTON.

The Grant county blacksmiths had
their annual picnic at the fair ground
at Bloomington Saturday and a most
enjoyable day was spent by those in
attendance. A bountiful dinner was
spread in the dining hall and all did
| full justice to the excellent meal. AT
/ ter dinner various forms of enter
/ tainment were INDUCED in the main
feature being a game, of baseball by
| the blacksmiths. The guests were
from several different towns as fol-
| lows: Henry Belz, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
| ry Carroll, Mr.. Fischer, Mr. and Mrs.
Lou Fischer, Tom Whalen, Mr.. and
Mrs. King, Mr. and Mrs. Schrautemey-
er and children of Lancaster; Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Bausch and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dietrich of Cass-
vile; Preston Hayden, Beetown; Mr..
! and Mrs. John Wunderlin and chill
dren of Hurricane; Messrs. and Mes
danes Alex Robertson and Charles
Tornowske, Patch Grove; John Piq-
uett, Platteville; Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Neise and son of Boscobel; Messrs.
and Mesdames Reub. French, Frank
Scharfenstein, George Tornowske and
Lou Cherrier of Bloomington, 81 in
all. This annual picnic is an event
of much interest to the blacksmiths
and their families and is always we'll
attended. The place of meeting for
next year has not been chosen.
The premium list for the Bloom
! ington fair is out and all particulars
! for a good fair are being completed.
The dates are Sept 10-11-12.
DR.. and Mrs. r. NJ Carter and chill
dren, the doctors mother, Mrs. E..
Carter and his sister, Miss Ethel, went
to the river Monday to spend week
camping at their cottage near Bag
/ ley.
Mrs Laura Sprague went Thurs
day to Rochester, Mimi, to consult
specialists in regard to her health.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Greer and daugh-
| ter Marion, drove to Madison We'd
nesday taking Mrs. Sam Clegg who
j will remain for a time at sanitarium
in that city hoping to regain her
health which has been poor of late.
| The Greers also went to Lake Mills
and spent a few days with the Mon
roe Hoskins family.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo BARLEY enter
tanned company of friends at sup
! per Saturday evening the occasion
being the fifth anniversary of their
marriage and also Mr.. Bartley's birth
day.
David Baldwin has fine new Paige
car, Sport model
Mr. and Mrs c. H. Sanders from
Iowa, drove through by auto and are
spending a few days with the Rev.
A. N. Conklin family. They will go
from here to Barron county to visit
other friends.
Miss Grace Pendleton Of Fennimore
spent part Of the past week at the A.
T. Frazier home.
Misses Bessie and Mabel Cliff of
Little Grant, and Marie Bennett of
Lancaster, spent few days last week
with Miss Alta Wetmore.
Mr. and Mrs Verne Edwards and
| two children left Wednesday for Mad
! ison after visiting relatives here for
week After short visit at Mad
ison they will return to their home at
Superior, Wis
Mrs. Clarence Smith entertained a
party of ladies Thursday afternoon in
honor of Mrs. E. Carter and her
daughter Ethel of Appleton, Wis.
Mrs. Grace Thomas of Lancaster,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Reub.
French, and her granddaughter, Mrs.
1 OId Lulu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Dickinson of
Chicago, Chas. Dickinson of Lam
caster, and Mr.. and Mrs. Livingston
of Livingston, were weekend guests
at the DR.. Carter home
4 Mr. and Mrs. Lester Pritchett ex-
pect to leave here in about two weeks
and go to Delavan where Mr.. Prit-
chett will teach the children in the
school for the deaf to repair shoes.
Their many friends regret their de-
parture from our city.
1 Louis BOhringer held the lucky
number at the medicine show and
drew the silver set which was given
away Saturday night.
Mrs. Andrew Lewis and daughter
Ivanelle. spent the weekend at the
l.. NJ. Greer home.
/ Orpha Fischer and Heutha Brook
lens of Brodtville, visited their cous-
ms, Grace and Nita Brookens, the
latter part of the week
Miss Carol Budworth of Prairie
du Chen, is a guest at the S. Kitto
home.
/ DIR. Savage of Platteville. was in
town Sunday.