Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-06-30
BLOOMINGTON.

A force Of interested men held a
bee at the village cemetery Friday,
when under direction of Roy Grindell
of Platteville, some necessary work
was done to improve the grounds. A
number of markers were reset, some
of the stones repaired and all the
corner posts set level with the sur
face of the ground. Mr.. GrindeIl very
generously donated his services. The
days work resulted in the generally
improved appearance of the ceme-
terry.
The pressure tank connected with
the water system in the VIM. Norris
sey home exploded Friday. The tank
was entirely wrecked but aside from
that not much damage was done.
Crops in this section are looking
fine. Farmers are busy with corn
blowing and haying operations for
able the past week. The hay crop is
good. The continued warm weather
has caused corn to grow very rapidly
and it gives promise of a good yield
despite the late spring The straw
berry crop was good. Early garden
vegetables are now plentiful and of
excellent quality.
The Bloomington ball team played
the McGregor team at the latter place
Sunday The score was IL to in
favor of McGregor. The day was
pleasant and good many auto loads
of people from here accompanied the
boys and had picnic dinner on Nc
Gregor Heights. Other picknickers
spent the day at Glenn Park and Lit
tie Green river.
Mrs. Louise Hayden spent last week
with friends at Dubuque
Mrs. L. n. Woolley went to Gays
Mills Friday to see her mother, Mrs
Caswell, who is in very feeble health.
Mrs. Hitchcock of Mansion was in
town Friday with Mr. and Mrs An
thony Abraham of Mt. Hope.
James, Neal and Dorothy Ballen-
tine, Bessie Mulrooney, Helen Pear
son and Irving Woodhouse are home
from the university for the summer.
Mrs. Geo. McGonigal of Minneapo-
lis is visiting at the L. M. Greer home.
Mrs Blanche Turner of Fayette,
Ia, and her sister, Miss Flossie Pri-
deaux of Arlington, Ia, are visiting
relatives here. A picnic at the big
spring south of town was arranged
for their entertainment Sunday
A good delegation from this place
will be in attendance at the conven-
ton of the County Sunday School AS
ISOLATION at Patch Grove Tuesday.
Irving Woodhouse visited his faith
err, M. F. Woodhouse, at the sanatori-
UNI at Stevens Point last week and re-
ports that he is making satisfactory
progress toward the recovery of his
health.
Russell, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Tornowske, had an eye badly burned
by fire cracker last Wednesday. He
was brought here for medical atten-
ton and at present the eye is much
improved.
Principal L. H. Wochos, Oscar
Schneyer, Milton Frazier and the
Misses Helen Anstey and Letha Hos
kins have gone to Madison to attend
summer school.
Miss Nellie Morrissey spent the past
week with frientls in Madison.
Mrs Catherine Brookens has been
quite i'll the past week but is improv-
ms.
Herman Richter, Fred WEIGH and
Gus Reynolds and their families made
a trip to Madison Sunday
Miss Charlotte Witcomb who has
been teaching at Seattle, Wash, the
past year arrived home Sunday even
ing for the summer.
Miss Norma Pearson went to Mad
ison Sunday to begin her work at
teacher in summer school,
Teachers home for the summer va
cation are Florence Cooper from APP
pleton, Edith Pennock from Kansas
City, Kas., Beatrice Hickok and Alta
Wetmore from Edgar, Wis, Louise
Witcomb from Dallas, Texas, Elva
Field from De Pere, and Dorothy Field
from the Miner district in Little
Grant.
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