Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-13
BLOOMINGTON

The annual school meeting for the
village district was held Tuesday eve
at the school house. About 100 voters
were present. ]. B. Ludden was chO-
sen chairman of the meeting and S. E.
Pearson, secretary. The usual rOut-
inc business was transacted. Leo P.
BARLEY was elected director to sue
coed M. Casey, who declined re-elect-
ion tax of $11,50 was voted for
school purposes. A. c. Bishop was
son, resigned A vote of thanks was
given Messrs. Casey and Pearson for
their services on the board during a
period of eleven years. S. A. NARROW
Charles Enke and M. F. Woodhouse
were appointed as auditors of the re-
cords of the clerk and treasurer for
next year.
Messrs. A. G. Bishop, o. N. Brodt,
R. M. Carter, Miss Lucille Wood
house and Ralph Hoskins went to Nc
Gregor Saturday to join Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred G. Bell in a river trip to La
Crosse in Mr.. Bells yacht, Arbutus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Greer, who are
travelling with HOwe's London circus
this summer, stopped off here on their
way to Dubuque and spent Sunday
with Joe's mother, Mrs Carrie Greer
A number from here attended the
circus at Dubuque Monday.
A meeting of the business men was
held Friday night to discuss a swim
ming pool, the plan being to erect a
concrete dam across the creek south
of the village. 1t is also proposed to
make a park of the hillside Just be-
yond.
Mrs. Andy Anderson and two chill
dren of Morsemere, N. j., are visiting
at the home of the formers sister,
Mrs. r. NJ Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hillary are re-
joicing over the arrival of their first
child-a son-born Saturday.
George Greer of Sioux Falls is Wis
iting his grandmother, Mrs. Carrie
Greer.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Gilligan and their
daughters, Gladys and Patricia, and
DR.. M. B. Glasier, motored to Lynx
Vile, Sunday, and called on relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Tubbs intend
to move to Madison where Roscoe will
take a course in the university
The Roscoe Tubbs home has been
rented to A. E. Budahn.
Mrs Laura Sprague will take pos
session of her home now occupied by
the Budahn family.
| Mrs. Estella Woolley came over
from Gays Mills Friday to spend few
days.
| Mrs. Laura Sprague is spending a
few days at the Knotwell and Harley
Sprague homes near BeetOwn.
Mrs. Peter McCauley of Shullsburg
and Mrs. Tom Foley of Apple River
visited relatives here the first part of
the week.
Miss Agnes Hope and Mrs. Lee
Brookens went to Salem, Wis, Satur-
! day, to see Miss Olive Hope who has
been teaching there. They will make
the return trip with Miss Hope in her
car this week
DR.. and Mrs. Mclaughlin motored
to Milwaukee in their new car Sun
day. They expect to remain in that
! city about two weeks.
! Word was received here of the ill
ness of Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts at the
home of her son, Chris, at Fremont,
Nebr. She was taken i'll while on her
way home from California where she
spent several months. Her daughter,
Mrs. S. E. Pearson, left Thursday for
! Fremont expecting to be gone about a
month. She will bring her mother
home with her.
| Mrs. Charles Austin of Ludden, N.
D., has been engaged as teacher OF
English in our high school next year.
Mrs. Louise Hayden went to Cass-
vile Sunday to visit a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. John Drinkwater and
daughter, Mabel, of Lancaster were
callers in town Friday.
Misses Ruth Bailey and Althea
Sprague went to Rochester, Mimi,
Monday
Misses Letha and Belva Hoskins
attended party at the Mark Hoskins'
home in Lancaster Friday. Belva re-
manned over until Sunday.