Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-06-23
BLOOMINGTON.

was held at the home of Mrs. S. E.
/ Pearson Tuesday. 1t was Q combined
| celebration Of Flag Day and Bunker
/ Hill Day The decorations and pro
gram were appropriate to the day and
an eXcellene luncheon was served at
1 o'clock
! Mr.. and Mrs Fl. Roth of Lancaster
accompanied by Miss Plug OF Cleve-
land, O., and Miss Louise Club Of
! Minneapolis, were in town few hours
Sunday. Miss Club, who taught
! school here some years ago, met a
number of old friends and some of her
former pupils.
Our mail service is much better
since the change of trains on the Bur-
lington road. The Chicago papers
now arrive here at $50 a. M instead
of in the afternoon as heretofore.
Sunday afternoon Ora Brodt's car
which was standing in front of his
residence, suddenly started down the
steep hill, crashed across the end of
the foot bridge and landed against
the electric light plant Two of the
Brodt children were in the car, but
were not hurt. The car was only
slightly damaged.
/ Chris Roberts of Fremont Nebr,
came over from Lancaster Sunday to
| spend a few days with his sister, Mrs
| S. e. Pearson, and family.
Fred Welch, A. C. Bishop. Harry
Voss, Oscar Brady and Henry Schloes-
ser took the train at Glen Haven on
Wednesday for Detroit They return
ed Saturday driving home five new
| Ford cars for the WEIGH garage
/ The rural mail route to Mt Hope
was taken care of by Foster Porter
during Mr.. Voss' absence.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Greer. their son
Harry Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hickok
and son John made an auto trip to
Moline, ILL.,, Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs
Greer will also visit Burlington and
several other towns before returning.
Miss Beatrice Hickok has accepted
position as teacher at New Glarus,
Wis, for next year
Mrs. Lizzie McGonigal returned to
Lancaster Friday after spending sew
eral weeks with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Gilligan, with
their daughters, Gladys and Patricia,
drove to Palmyra Thursday to spend
few days with their other daughter,
Mrs. Floyd Baldwin.
Milton Frazier drove to DOdgeville
Friday and spent the weekend with
! friends.
There will be a school of instruc-
ton for the R. n. A. at North AndOver
/ next Wednesday. A. number of Neigh
/! bors from this place expect to attend.
Mesdames Lewis Better and Era
| Pendleton will attend the Beavers
I biennial convention at Racine this
week
Our school board has reelected Os-
Icr Schneyer as teacher in the high
school for next year.
Mr.. and Mrs. John BENEFITS of Pra.
! du CHEN Sundayed at the home OF
Mrs. w. " BENEFITS. They expect to
make a trip to Worcester, Mass, soon
| to see their daughter, Mrs. Marguer-
| lite Walker.
Rev. Rupprechter from Camp Grant
was meeting old friends here Friday.
Mrs. H! H. Hancock and three chill
/ dren of La Crosse are visiting rela-
/ tiyes and friends here.
Miss Ruth Bailey will go to Platte
vile this week to attend summer
! school.
Miss Clara Edwards returned Sat
urday from Madison where she has
/ been attending a business college.
| Leo BARLEY left in his new Nash
car Saturday afternoon for Viroqua
and Merrill
! Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Louthain of Mil
waukee were in town Saturday
/ Teachers who have returned from
/ their schools the past week for the
! summer vacation are Miss Nellie
Phillips from Milwaukee, Miss Jean
Roberts from Iron River, Mich, Miss
| Constance Lewis from Boscobel and
Miss Norma Pearson from Sparta
| The Woodhouse and Hoskins fam
lilies spent Sunday at the Woodhouse
cottage near Bagley
Miss Nellie Morrissey is entertain
| ing her friend Miss Margaret Stevens
of Yankton, S. D. Miss Stevens has
been teaching in Kentucky and is on
| her way home. A picnic was given
for her entertainment Friday after
noon.
A force of men headed by r. N. Hos
kins gave Dodge church coat of
paint last Thursday.
Miss Norma Pearson will teach
summer school at Madison beginning
/ next week. She has also been en-
gagged as teacher at that place Off
/ next year.
Miss Althea Sprague has accepted a
position as teacher of music and art
in the schools of Polo, Ill, for next
year.
Mrs. Lena Guernsey is spending a
few days with relatives at McGregor.
Ia.
Earl Wheeler and his sister. Mrs.
| beva Harris of Sioux Falls. and
! brother. Jay Wheeler of Chicag go.
spent Saturday with their aunt, Mrs.
Mary Greer.
Several auto loads of young peo-
pie took supper with Rollo Parkins
at the farm Sunday evening. They
report very pleasant time.
About dozen from here attended
the Uncle Toms Cabin show at Lam
caster Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fivecoats
drove over from Lancaster Sunday
and went on to Pra. du Chen.