Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-04-28
BLOOMINGTON.


The high school seniors class plav.
The Time of His Life was present
/ ed to crowded house at the CITY hall
Friday evening. Those who heard the
/ play say it was one of the best school
entertainments ever given here. The
participants entered into the spirit of
the piece and showed that they had
spent much time and effort in per-
fecting their parts. After the play
there was dance, with good music.
and all report good time.
The next school event will be the
district declamatory and oratorical
contest at the Congregational church
IN this city next Friday night Misses
Gladys Gilligan and Leila Ludden will
represent the local high school in the
girls contest while Irving Phillips
ana Raymond Ludden will appear for
the boys. The Lancaster and Mt. Hope
schools will send representatives
Much interest is being shown in the
contest and there is sure to be big
crowd on hand to hear it.
Mrs. Glenn Rooney died Friday
morning at hospital in Prairie du
CHEN, following an operation for APP
pendicitis. She was formerly Miss
! Ruth Foley of Prairie du Chen and
was married last winter. At the time
OF her marriage she was teaching at
Mitchell, n d., and remained to fin
lsh her term, coming to Bloomington
only few weeks ago. Her husband
and relatives have the sympathy OF
this community in their bereavement
There was large attendance at the
Catholic church Tuesday forenoon
when the new school was dedicated
Bishop Schwebach was present and
delivered the main address. The same
day 65 young people of the church
were confirmed.
Rev Conklin gave an illustrated
lecture on Hawaii, Sunday night at
the M. E. church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Sprague and son
Edward arrived home Friday from
Whittier Calf, where they spent the
winter. They moved Monday into the
Mrs. H. M. Hickok house in Brooklyn
Verne Brookens is reshingling, rails
ing the roof and otherwise improving
his house in theeastern part of town
The w. R. G. had a covered dish
party at their hall Saturday evening
There was a good attendance and a
fine supper was served.
DR.. S. A. NARROW has purchased A.
]. Frazier's lot on Canal st. and will
put up modern business building in
the near future.
Lewis WetmOre is setting out trees
and making improvements on his new
ly purchased place in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Mary Foster of Lancaster call
ed on old acauaintances here Sunday
Mrs ]. l.. Brady of Uplands, Calf
came from La Crosse to visit her son
4 Oscar for a few weeks before return
ing to her home.
The excavation for the new electric
! building is nearly completed
The carpenter work on Fred Welch's
new house is we'll under way.
Miss Emma Pratt, who has been Wis
iting the Hickok families for a few
weeks, returned to her home in Sac
City, Ia, Monday.
The VIM. Bates home is being much
improved by the addition of a new
| kitchen
Mrs. Lincoln of Dodgeville is spend
ing a few days here doing some work
among the Baptist people in the inter-
est of the Interchurch movement.
Miss Rema Kitto will return this
week to Minneapolis where she has a
good position in a store.
Paul Nevins who now resides in
Minnesota, was in town a few days
the past week.
Mesdames J. B. Gilligan, Reub
French and Clarence Smith spent the
latter part of the week in Dubuque.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fivecoats were
over from Lancaster Sunday and their
daughter eva who had been here
since Friday returned with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hillery, Mrs. F
Parrey and Mrs. Arthur Taylor went
! to Fennimore Sunday and Mrs. Par
rey remained for few days visit.
! r. n Hoskins made trip ii Chi
cago Thursday and returned Sunday
Messrs. and Mesdames L. A. Clark
and Mark Hoskins drove over from
Lancaster Sunday morning. Mr.
and Mrs. Clark, Mrs. L. G. BARLEY and
son Frank and Mr.. and Mrs Leo Bart
ley went to Prairie du Chen and spent
the rest of the day.
/ A delegation from the Masonic
lodge went to Beetown Saturday night
and attended lodge.