Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-07-28
BLOOMINGTON.

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village and had spent his whole life
in this community. His early life was
devoted to farming. For the past 20
years he lived in the village. He had
been in poor health for about a year.
Mr.. Edwards is survived by three
sons and two daughters Willis, Math-
ew Jr, Julian and Mrs. VIM. Cooley
OF Bloomington and Mrs. VIM. Smith
OF Montana; one sister, Mrs. Lyman
Sawyer of Bloomington and one
brother, w. H. Edwards of Wood
stock Mimi Funeral services were
held at the M. E. church Monday af-
ternoon with burial at Providence
cemetery.
/ The funeral of Miss Edna Ball who
was drowned last Tuesday in the
creek near the Ed Mccormick place,
was held at the M. E. church here on
Thursday afternoon. 1t was one of
the largest funerals ever held here
many being unable to get into the
church. Miss Ball was a pleasant,
| attractive young lady who leaves a
host of friends to mourn her untimely
death. She was % years of age.
Much sympathy is felt for the family.
| A number of friends from here at
| tended the funeral of John Ziegler
! Thursday at his home near No. And
over. The funeral procession reached
the cemetery at the same time as Miss
Balls funeral and both burials oc-
Cured at the same time.
The Bagley Chautauqua was well
patronized by our citizens last week.
The local ball team played at Gut
! tenberg Sunday and were defeated 16
to s.
/ Another steamboat excursion Fri
| day night was attended by large
number from this town and vicinity.
1t was on the Capitol one of the finest
| boats on the river and the trip was
from Prairie du Chen to Gutenberg
and return About $500 passengers
were on board.
DR.. and Mrs. H. H. Hancock and
children of La Crosse spent the week
end with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Hoskins and DR..
M. B. Glasier called on Lancaster
friends Sunday.
Miss Lucille Woodhouse is enter
| tanning Miss Leora Connors of Chica-
go. -
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Pearson drove
to Madison Monday to spend week
with their daughter Norma.
Michael o. Woodhouse, a former
Bloomington boy, now of Dent, Mimi;
is visiting at the L. M. Greer home
and meeting old friends.
Mrs. August BrOdakOrb andA three
children of Edgely, N. d., is visiting
her father, Jacob Schreiner, and her
brothers, Albert and Will Schreiner.
Miss Laura Nagle came home from
the hospital at Dubuque Friday. She
is making a satisfactory recovery from
an operation undergone a few weeks
ago. s
The Henry Roberts, S. E. Pearson
and Geo. Starrett families picnicked
at Castle Rock SUNDAY. Z
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Z. Saether ana
! daughter Audrey left Sunday -f0l
Monroe where they will make theiE
home Mr.. Saethe ris engaged in the
insurance business.
An overheated bearing in the large
engine at the electric light plant caus-
ed the village to be in darkness We'd
nesday night.
Misses Lucille Woodhouse, Leora
! Connors. Helen Pearson, Beatrice
Hickok and Belva Hoskins spent a
few days camping near Bagley last
week.
Another large delegation of people
from this place attended camp meet
ing at Platteville Sunday.
Fuller Porter came home Saturday
| from FIT. Atkinson where he has been
working
Miss Edith Pennock started We'd
nesday for Portland, Ore. to visit her
brother Ernest and family. She will
stop at Brady. Mont, for a visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Boorman. 4
| Dee Howard of Perham, Mimi, IS
Wis. ting the scenes of his boyhood in
ana around this city. =
Mrs. Jack Hale returned Sunday
from MI Hope where she spent week
with her daughters, Mrs. McCluskey
and Mrs. Rogers.
| Mrs. Louise Hayden and Miss Ag-
mes Wood went to Dubuque Sunday.
Mrs. HAYDEN will visit in Milwaukee
before" returning.
Albert Lowensohn returned to his
home in Columbus, o., Saturday, af-
ter spending "a STEW days among old
friends here. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Moore attended
the funeral of Hodgson Moore at Mt.
Hope last Tuesday.
| Harry Pritchett was up from Du-
buque a couple of days last week.
Lee Greer has been at Mt. Hope
for several days assisting in the clos
ing out sale at the Harry Plimpton
store.
Emery and Otto Baldwin returned
Friday from an auto trip to Chicago
and Milwaukee. On the way back
they stopped at Palmyra to visit their
brother Floyd and wife and Mrs. Bald
win came here with them to spend a
few weeks. at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Gilligan.
Rev. AREN'T resigned his pastorate
of ST. Mary's Catholic church Sun
day morning.
Geo. Ward of Aurora, ILL.,, is visit
ing here this week.
J. G. BENEFITS of P. D. G. spent the
weekend with his mother. Mrs. w.
V. BENEFITS.
Mrs. Lena Guernsey has placed a
new soad fountain in her restaurant.
Misses Isabel Leamy and Allie Ry-
an and Mrs. John Leamy are making
an auto trip to Mikana, Wis. and
Minnoan oliS