Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-03
BLOOMINGTON
HOME BURNED
MRS. MATT BALDWIN MADE
HOMELESS BY FLAMES.
BLOOMINGTON

BLOOMINGTON
The residence Of Mrs. Matthew
Baldwin, north of the village, was
burned to the ground Saturday after
noon The fire company got out very
promptly hut the fire was too far away
to be reached by the hose from the hy-
drant Mrs. Baldwin was alone when
the fire was discovered by a neighbor.
1t is supposed that the blaze started
from an oil stove in the kitchen. Part
of the furniture and clothing were
saved The loss is partially covered
by insurance.
A large number from here attended
the chautauqua at Glen Haven the
past week. They all praised the pro-
gram. The event was success from
all standpoints and the Glen Haven
people arranged for another next year.
Mrs. Grant Boorman, Miss Edith
Pennock and Miss Lucille WoodhOuse
spent the past week at the Woodhouse
cottage near Bagley. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Pennock, Mr.. and Mrs. M. F.
Woodhouse and Irving drove down on
Friday afternoon and took supper
with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Woodhouse, 1rv-
ing and Lucille motored to Edgerton
Monday to visit DR.. and Mrs. Harry
Shearer.
Glen Nourse of Sextonville, Mrs
Josie Clark and Mrs. A. K. Weston
of Richland Center, visited at the A.
E. Budahn home the past week.
Miss Dorothy Baldwin returned on
Saturday to Jacksonville, ILL.,, to re-
sumo her duties as teacher some time
this month.
Editor Bishop and family and the
Z. J. Morse family of Lancaster are
camping at Red Cedar Lake, Barron
county,, They will be gone about ten
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Miller, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Clark and two children
Of. Blue River, spent Sunday at the
home of Mr.. Miller's sister, Mrs. Mar
garet BENEFITS.
IVanelle Lewis visited Belva Hos
kins for few days, returning to her
home in Lancaster Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Greer, Mr.. and
Mrs. A Gmer and daughter, and Ar
thur Marty of New Glarus, were Sun
day guests at the home of Mrs. Lizzie
Hickok.
Misses Violet Small, Irene Mogan,
Sylvia and Leila Garner, Virginia Bal
1entine, Leila and Florence Ludden
spent part of last week with their
friends Anna Forck, Catharine Walz
and Lucy and Dorothea Metcalfe OF
Glen Haven, and attended Chautauqua
returning home Saturday.
Reub French's new blacksmith shop
is completed and ready for business
George Tornowski is taking care OF
the shop while Mr.. French is enjoying
an outing at Delavan Lake.
A number of Betty Baldwin's little
friends helped her celebrate her
birthday Wednesday.
Emery Baldwin returned to Chicago
Monday after a month at SAe home OF
his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Jones OF
Charles City, Iowa, visited here few
days, going to Ft. Atkinson Saturday
Mrs. Kirk and daughter, Mrs. Nellie
Stone of Cedar Rapids, are visiting
reatives here. Mrs. Kirk was Miss
Lizzie Bradley, daughter of Daniel
Bradley, a Grant county pioneer, and
spent her early life in this vicinity.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Will Manager spent the
past week among old friends here
returning to their home in Platteville
Sunday.
Dorothy Gockel of Glen Haven is
spending the week at the Dell Moore
home
Mrs. Matt Zenz and children, Mrs
Glenn Meyers and two daughters, and
son, drove over to their old home al
Dyersville, Ia, Friday to spend a few
days with relatives.
Messrs. and Mesdames o. N. Brodt
and R. M. Carter and their families
spent the past week camping out at
the river.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Moore and daugh-
ter, Isa, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Ball
and Miss Dorothy Gockel joined some
Lancaster friends in picnic at the
Schreiner park Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Monroe Hoskins and
four children of Lake Mills, came on
Sunday for week at the R. N. Hos
kins' home.
Amos Morse, one of the early set
tiers of this section, now of Minneap
oils, called on old friends here Sunday
Mrs. Mary Mann of Glen Haven
came Saturday to visit at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. clarence BAH. OH
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Ball and Mrs
Mann drove to Boscobel and spent the
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Brookens and
daughter, Vidah, spent Sunday in Du-
buque.
George Tornowski was over from
Monona, Iowa, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lance are enter
tanning a cousin, Mrs. VogelI of Chi
cago.
Burt Johnson, who has been quite
i'll at Dubuque hospital, is better
and will be home soon.
DeForest Brown and DR.. M. B. Gla-
sier were Lancaster callers Sunday.
Miss Stella Ewers returned to he1
home in Richland Center Sunday.
CHILD BREAKS COLLAR BONE.