Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-01-12
IN GRANTS BORDERS
Interesting Letters from Our
Outside Reporters.
Local Laconies, Neighborhood Notes,
Personal Pickups and Mis-
cellaneOus Items.
BLOOMINGTON

The w r. c. met Saturday evening
at the home OF Mrs. Will Morkin. II
response to a special invitation a
number OF the old soldiers were also
Fpresent. The new elected officers
were elected Mrs. L. p. BARLEY acting
as installing officer Later there was
q fine covered dish supper served tC
which all present did full justice.
DR.. and Mrs s. A. NARROW went tc
Lancaster Saturday to attend the fun
eral of the doctors father, the late
George NARROW. John NARROW came
home with them and spent the day
before returning to his home in Man
kato, Minnesota.
Many old acquaintance here regret
the passing of George NARROW. When
la resident of the Hurricane he often
visited and transacted business in
Bloomington where he was much liked
and respected. His family have the
sympathy of this community.
A number OF relatives and friends
from here attended the funeral OF
Isaac Garthwaite at the Little Grant
church Wednesday afternoon. Mr..
Garthwaite was an old resident of
Little Grant and came often to this
place where he was very we'll known.
He was a veteran of the civil war and
was seventy-four years old. Interment
was made at Little Grant cemetery.
VIM. Thornton Sr. has decided to
quit farming and will live at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. Chas. Hyer, of
Merrimac, Wis. Mr.. Thornton is one
of the old settlers of this community
and has lived many years on his farm
two miles west of town. Although
about ninety years of age he is still
quite active.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holers of the Bloomington State Bank
it was voted to double the capital
stock. The officers of the bank were
reelected Alex Robertson was elected
a director in place of Lee Greer who
has resigned.
John Woodhouse of New Diggings
is visiting relatives III town.
Carl Retza of Appleton, is visiting
his mother, brother, Will, and sister.
Mrs. Elmer Pohle.
Mrs. S. e. Pearson entertained a
company OF ladies Monday evening.
Miss Jessie House OF Boscobel, is
visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Grant D. Garner.
Tie T. n A. of Bloomington will
give their playa Little Clodhopper,"
at Koschkee hall in Mt. Hope, Jan.21.
Joint installation of the Masonic
and Eastern Star lodges was held at
their hall Wednesday evening. A
banquet was served at $50 in the
Methodist church dining room.
Leo Carr Of Gowrie, Iowa, is visit
ing the Gus Reynolds and Charles
Garthwaite families.
A good many cases of chickenpox
are reported among the children.
Lee Welsh is away on a trip to ST.
Louis, Troy, and other points in Mis-
souri,.
Ernest Garthwaite came from Aug
usta, Wis, to attend the funeral of
his father, Isaac Gartlwaite.
The ice on the creek is now thick
enough to make skating possible and
the young people are having a fine
time enjoying this exercise. The ice
is not heavy enough yet to cut for
next summers use.
Frank Edwards intends to improve
and enlarge the Brady residence
which he recently purchased. He
will move his family there from the
farm some time in the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fivecoats and
daughter, Eva, We're over from Ian
caster, Sunday.