Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-03
BLOOMINGTON
A Painful Accident.


Henry Roberts met with a painful
accident Saturday which will lay him
up for a time. He was hauling saw
dust from ellison Tyler's mill when
his team gave sudden start and
jerked him off the load to the ground.
His face and head were badly cut and
bruised and he was stunned for
time. At present he is better and it
is hoped he will soon be around.
Another Painful Accident.
Tim Mogan was hauling wood Sat
urday and walking beside the load,
when some brush caught his clothes
and threw him to the ground. The
wagon wheel passed over his foot and
bruised it badly. While no bones
were broken, he will be unable to get
around for some days.
Getting Ready for Ice Crop.
Vern Brookens, manager of the ice
company, and several assistants, have
been busy the past week putting in the
dam for the ice pond south of town.
Eastern Stars Entertain.
| About 80 Eastern Stars from the
| Pra. du Chen chapter, and Is from
| Mt Hope chapter were entertained by
the local lodge Wednesday evening.
Supper was served in the M. E. church
dining room which was tastefully dec
GRATED for the occasion. The enter
| tainment committee had prepared
good program of music, readings and
a humorous play. The home folks
greatly enjoyed having the visitors
here and hope they will come again.
Fly South to Spend Winter Months.
| r. ~ Greer and mother, Mrs. Car
RE Greer, went to Madison Saturday.
Sunday Mrs. Greer went on to Chi
cago to join her daughter, Sylvia, in
trip to Montgomery, Ala, where
they will spend the winter with Joe
Greer and family. They will visit in
Florida before returning home.
Greer Show Winters South.
Joe is wintering his circus outfit in
Montgomery, Ala. He left Friday and
after making some business trips in
| this section will return to that city.
Harry Greer of Fargo, N. D., was here
| Wednesday and Thursday to see his
people before they left for the south.
| Getting Ready for the Holiday Trade.
| The work of decorating the business
places and getting ready for the holt
days is now in progress and bids fall
to be better than usual this year. The
|
of Christmas trees and colored lights.
o.. 'Window Shoppers Gift Days,
Dec. SIS, many valuable presents will
be given away to the ones holding the
right number. There will be free
candy for all the children in town
Saturday before Christmas. The
opening of the holiday season will be
Dec. 5.
Thanksgiving Service at Church.
! The Thanksgiving service at the M.
E. church was we'll attended and the
congregation listened to an excellent
and appropriate address by the Rev.
C. E. Burden.
Bloomington BrevitieS.
The D. A. R. meet this Tuesday with
Mrs. Linn Woodhouse. A Christmas
program and supper are the chief
features of the afternoon entertain
ment.
Friends of Miss Helen Pearson Oh
Madison are sorry to learn that she
was obliged to undergo and operation
! for appendicitis last Tuesday, and
are glad to learn she is making an
excellent recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Ludden, Charles,
Burdette and Monroe passed Thanks
giving day with the Ludden relatives
in Mineral Point. They had come but
a short distance on their homeward
way when a car shot out of cross
street and struck their car, demolish-
ing the rear fender. Neither car was
overturned.
The dinner and bazaar held at st.
Mary's church Thursday brought out
a large crowd. About 500 people par
took of the dinner and all the bazaar
articles were sold.
Fred Welsh's new garage hall was
opened Thursday night by a dance.
About 80 tickets were sold. Friday
and Saturday evenings the hall was
well filled with roller skaters. There
will be skating regularly each week
for some time.
Mr. and Mrs Hiram Cliff are enter
tanning DR.. and Mrs. j. W. Smith, who
have lived for many years in Manila,
P. 1. DR.. Smith is a brother of Frank
Smith of Lancaster and of Mrs. Cliff.
He is renewing acquaintance with
many old friends here and around
Beetown, where he lived when boy.
Ben Brookens team became fright
ened on their way home from town
Saturday and ran away. They landed
in a ditch and one of the horses was
killed
w. J. Amman will reopen his store
this week A line of novelty goods
will be added to their stock of candy,
groceries, etc., on hand.
Quite a number from this section
are attending the stock show in Chi
cago this week
Glenn MorkiA was home from Law
renee College. Appleton, for Thanks
giving vacation; Alma and Bessie
Garthwaite, Florence Gull, Norma
Rehfield from La Crosse Normal; Ed
ma Wetmore, Nellie Fennel from the
Platteville Normal Eldredge Ed
wards from Marquette dental college. |
Mrs. Constance Lewis is recovering
from an attack of appendicitis at Bos-
cobel where she has been teaching.
Miss Nellie Mcnamara was home
from her school at Madison for a few
days.
Mrs. Louise Hayden's many friends |
are pleased to learn that she has
rented part of the Better building and |
will reopen her millinery store.
Mrs. E. c. Kottke of Johnson Creek |
is visitin gat the home of her son,
Ed
Mr.. and Mrs. Nevada Mccarthy |
spent the past week at the homes of |
Herman and Harry Voss.
DR.. and Mrs. F. Baldwin and chill
dren drove to Livingston Wednesday. |