Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-12
BLOOMINGTON
Horse Runs Away; Girls Unhurt


ened and ran away. The girls were
thrown out but luckily were not hurt.
The horse was stopped before going
very far and the buggy was only
slightly damaged.
Celebrate Road Completion.
A party at the Theo. Grimesey home
four miles south of town, Thursday
evening was attended by about one
hundred guests from the west prairie
and several from this place. The
party was in honor of Oliver Noble,
contractor, who had charge of the
work of surfacing the Bagley road. 1t
was celebration of the completion
Eof this fine piece of road. All present
report most enjoyable evening.
Movies to Start Again.
After several months without any
moving picture shows here, they were
started again Saturday evening and
will be run regularly each week du
ring the winter.
Death of Relative.
George McBurney received a mes
sage Sunday evening informing him
of the death of his brother-in-law,
Frank Hendrickson, at Pittsville, Wis.
Al years of age. Mr.. McBurney left
Monday morning to attend the funeral.
Restaurant to Close.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Amman have de-
cided to quit the restaurant business
here and expect to retire in about
week. They came here about three
years ago from Kent, ILL.,, and have
run a good restaurant and candy
store. They have several other bust
ness ventures in view but we hope
they will decide to stay in Blooming
ton.
Locals of Past Week.
Sprague & Hatch are ready to begin
the improvements on the city hall.
They intend to make it up to date IN
every way with a better stage equip
ment, better lighting and heating IA
cilities and several other new features.
Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Burden and Mr..
and Mrs. r. N. Hoskins attended the
bazaar and annual chicken pie sup
per at Bagley Saturday. The Bagley
ladies served fine meal and had pre-
pared nice assortment of home made
articles which sold readily. Mr.. Hos
kins acted as auctioneer.
Miss Hegg, sister of G. j. Hegg, and
Mrs. Evans, mother of Mrs. Hegg, are
here from DEBORAH, Ia, to care for
Mrs. Hegg who was injured in an auto
accident last week. She is improving
now and will doubtless be around be-
fore long.
Messrs. and Mesdames Foster Por-
ter, Leo BARLEY and Ralph Hoskins
went to Madison Saturday to attend
the foot ball game. After the game
the Porters and the Bartleys drove to
Milwaukee to hear Sousa's band. They
returned home Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. w. III. Harvey and two
children, Monroe and Alice, of Mime
apolis arrived here Wednesday even
ing and stayed until Friday. They are
on their way to Clearwater, Florida,
making the trip by automobile, and
expect to be ten or eleve ndays on
the way. After they are settled IN
Florida, Mrs. Harvey's father, DR.. J.
M. Lewis, expects to join them and
spend the winter there.
The ladies of the M. e. church
made about 500 at their chicken
pie supper at the church basement
Wednesday evening.
Misses Nellie Fennel, Leona Myers
and Edna Wetmore were home from
the Platteville Normal from Wednes-
day afternoon until Sunday. Their
teachers were attending the Teach
ers' Convention at Milwaukee. Josie
Irish of Beetown and Rila Govier of
Patch Grove came home at the same
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Enke and
daughter, Margery, went to savanna,
Ill, Friday to spend the weekend
with friends.
The Sophomore class of the high
school gave a party Friday night, the
main object of which was to initiate
the Freshmen. Refreshments and
dancing were part of the evenings
program and the young people report
a jolly time.
Misses Florence Mcnamara and
Martha Degnan attended the State
Teachers Convention at Milwaukee
Thursday and Friday. The pupils OF
the primary and intermediate grades
enjoyed a vacation from Wednesday
noon because of their teachers alb
sence.
Hazel. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus Myers, is ill with infantile paraly-
sis at her home west of Patch Grove.
She is somewhat better at this time.
Mrs. Bernard Cathman, an aged
lady of this city, is seriously i'll at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. VIII
Schappelle.
Lester Pendleton is attending bust
ness college in Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. V. Cook and daugh-
ter were here from Milwaukee spend
ing Saturday and Sunday at the Lee
Bailey home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb. Mcpherson and
children and Mrs. Estella Woolley
droce to Gays Mills Friday and visited
relatives until Sunday.
Miss Belva Hoskins was home from
her school duties at Milwaukee for
the weekend.
R. N. Greer of Madison visited his
mother, Mrs Carrie Greer, the latter
part of the week Mrs. Greer is MAX
ing preparations to spend the winter
in the south with her son, Joe, and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Myers spent
Saturday and Sunday with friends at
Markesan Wis.