Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-06-09
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BLOOMINGTON.


The Modern Woolmen held their an
nual memorial service Sunday morn
ing. The Woodmen and Royal Neigh
bors marched in body to the M. E.
church where Rev. A. N. Conklin
preached memorial sermon. Special
music was furnished by the choir At
ter the service the NJ w. A and R. n.
A. marched to the cemetery and dec
Grated the graves of their departed
brothers and sisters. HtIry Roberts
gave the ritual service.
Nearly everyone is getting ready to
attend chautauqua this week. 1t be-
gins Tuesday and lasts six days. Seas
on tickets have been selling we'll and
there is every indication of a good
attendance and IN excellent program
Mr.. and Mrs. David Rath of Du-
buque are the parents of a little
daughter born Thursday. Mrs. Raths
mother, Mrs Abba Ballentine of this
place, went down Friday to stay with
them for time
Married at the NJ. E. parsonage last
Tuesday evening, Melvin w. Cooper
of this city and Miss Hazel Millin of
Patch Grove. Rev Conklin perform
ed the ceremony. Melvin is a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cooper. He is
graduate of our high school and of the
Platteville normal and for the past
two years has been principal of the
Patch Grove high school. The bride
is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos.
Millin. She is a graduate of the
Patch Grove high school and a stu
dent at the university part of last
year. Both of these parties are bright
and energetic young people who will
be sure to succeed in life. Mr..
Cooper has rented his fathers farm
in the town of Glen Haven and they
will make their home there.
Mis- Portia Showalter's friends here
are sorry to hear of her serious ill
ness at Lancaster.
The social center club of the Bud
worth district held a banquet at the
school house Saturday evening. 1t
was a pleasant affair and a good
crowd was out to enjoy it.
Lewis WetmOre is spending a few
days at Wyalusing.
Linn Woodhouse accompanied his
father, NJ. F. Woodhouse, to Stevens
Point last Tuesday and returned Fri
day. He reports that his father re-
ceived much encouragement that he
would regain his health in a few
months.
The entertainment given by the
parochial school last Tuesday even
ing was repeated Sunday evening at
the city hall. There was good at
tendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. L. Saether and
daughter Audrey, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Riese and E. E. Messmore made an
auto trip to Dubuque Friday and Wis
tied at the Frank Riese home until
Sunday.
Miss Nellie Morrissey has finished
her school at Verona and is home for
the summer vacation.
F. B. Porter and 0. L. Saether spent
part of the past week in Milwaukee.
Miss Vidah Brookens is home from
Plainview, Mimi, for the summer. She
has accepted a position as supervisor
of music and drawing in the Deadwood
school for next year.
The Odd Fellows are greatly i'm
proving their hall by the addition of
a new hard wood floor and a steel
ceiling.
The ladies of the R. N A. had pic
mic at the big, spring south of town
Thursday afternoon. About rs. were
there.
Quite few from here went on the
steamboat excursion Wednesday leav-
ing P. D. G. in the evening on the
G. w. Hill and making trip up the
river.
Reub French is recovering from his
injuries received in an automobile &C
cident last week. He is able to be
out again and will doubtless soon be
all right.