Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-10-27
BLOOMINGTON.


BLOOMINGTON.
About fifty friends of Mrs. S. Kitto
gathered at the NJ E. church base
ment Thursday evening and gave her
a genuine surprise party, the occasion
being her birthday A fine supper was
served and the evening was spent in
an informal, social way. Mr. and MI S.
kltto have decided to close their
pleasant home here and spend the
winter in Minneapolis. Their many
friends will be glad to see them back
In the spring. Mrs. Kitto leaves
| Tuesday, but Mr.. Kitto will remain
here until after election.
A school board invention will be
held III this city next Saturday, at the
ntgn scnool. The state department
will be represented by Prof A. c..
Dick, state rural school inspector, who
will give an address on school CON
so1idation. This is a subject of much
interest in this community ct present
and it is expected there will be a
good attendance at the convention.
Oscar L. Sc.-neyer, who unC trwent
an operation for appendicitis at FRA.
du Chen last week, is reported to be
getting along very we'll. His speedy
recovery is hoped FOR by his many
friends
Leo Bartley's pleasant new home in
Brooklyn was sold to Glenn Meyers, last
week, the price being $4,000. The
Meyers family will not take posse AS
ion until spring.
A good crowd of hicl school young
people and Others attended the Patch
Grove high school fair, Saturday. The
B. H. S. basket ball team played the
Mt. Hore team the result in favor of
the former. All report q good fair
and a good time.
Mrs. James Sprague anu Miss Bessie
TOrnoWske went with some Glen
Haven friends to IIoEona, Ia, Sun.
| day.
Bloomington will have a $65O.0O ~
ceum course of four numbers. this
winter, to be furnished by the Red
path Bureau of Chicago. The numbers
are as follows: Hon. J. Adam Bede of
Minnesota, humorous lecture, Dec 13,
concert by College Girls Quintet, Jan.
II; Play, "The Climax" b New
York Company, Feb. "a; Lecture by
Maude Ballington Booth, the noted
Salvation army leader and orator.
April IL.
number of men W mt to Cassville
Saturday night upon hearing of the
fire which destroyed the garage there.
There were numerous visitors from
this section Sunday.
Quite number from here attended
tie funeral of Mrs Martin Davies at
Mt. Hope, Saturday afternoon.
family dinno,. Woe oixyO,, 4l,o ID
N. Hoskins home Sunday in honor of
Ralphs birthday. Miss Belva Hoskins
came home from Platteville for the oc-
casion.
Lewis Wetmore returned Thursday
from South Dakota where he has spent
/ tie past three months While there
he looked the country over quite
thoroughly and has concluded that
Wisconsin is about the best state
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Morrossey re-
turned from their trip to Denver and
are now at home on the Morriseey
farm west of own
The good news has been received
Lat M. F. WoodhouGe has made such
substantial gain in health that he is
expected home from the sanitarium at
Stevens Point in ve.y short time.
The camping party composed of
Messers Porter, Carter Clegg, Garner,
Brown and Sprague returned Friday
night after spending The week along
the Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers,
hunting ard fishing.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. McIver returned
Thursday evening, by auto, from
Merrill and Oshkosh where they have
been visiting.
Back to Gods Country" III NOV
ing pictures drew a crowded house at
the city hall Saturday evening.
The high school teachers entertain
ed few friends at the home of Mrs.
Elmira Mcnamara, Monday evening.
Mrs. r. n Hoskins went to Lake
Mills Thursday to spend a few days at
the home of her son, Monroe.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Saether of Patch
Grove spent Sunday at the Fred Riese
home
Miss Beatrice Hickok and some
| friends from New Glarus, Wis, spent
Sunday at the Hickok home.
Lee Peacock and Mr.. and Mrs. Kav-
anaugh of Oelwein, Iowa, came Sat
urday for visit at the James Peacock
| home.
Mrs. Ellsworth Hayden stopped off
on her way from Minneapolis to her
home in Portland, Maine, for few
DAYS visit at the M. B. Glasier home.
| She left Sunday for her home city.
H. j. Brooks of Neilsville, Wis, was
in town last Tuesday on business.
L. M. Greer, accompanied by Mrs.
M. Glasier and Mrs. E. Hayden, drove
to Cassville Thursday.
Mrs. Nan Donnelly who has been
visiting in Cassville several weeks
came home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Pearson spent Fri
day in Lancaster.
Seward Garthwaite is visiting his
friend, Frank Tummond in Dubuque.