Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-01-14
BLOOMINGTON
Farmers Institute January 27 and

one OF the best ever held mere. A va
riety of subjects will be discussed, all
of which are of Importance to the
farmer. Messrs. Schwartz, Inning,
| Mcneil, Riordan and Co. Agt. Keenan,
are some of the institute workers on
the program.
| A grain show with prizes will be
held in connection with the institute
! Plenty of music will be furnished at
all of the meetings. The institute is
| to be held in the gymnasium of the
new high school. 1t is hoped and ex-
pected that there will be big crowd
out to enjoy the good program.
/ New School Dedicated Sat-, Jan. PA
| Dedication exercises for Blooming
tons fine new school building will be
held in the school gymnasium Satur-
day evening, Jan. "a. Hon. III. A
Moelenpaugh of Milwaukee will de-
liver the principal address. Several
other good speakers are on the pro-
gram. Music will be furnished by To-
cal talent. Everyone is cordially in
vited to attend.
Lodges and Societies.
The regular annual meeting of the
| shareholders of the Bloomington
State bank was held at the City Hall
afternoon. All officers of the bank
! were reelected. They are: Pres,
Thomas Bailie; Vice Pres, A. G.
Tubbs; Directors, Alex Robertson,
Bert Fennel, Henry Walz, Arthur
Hamer and Will Schreiner.
The Congregational Society held
| their annual meeting at the church on
Friday. A bounteous dinner was
served at noon, after which reports
were read and affairs of the church
discussed. Officers for the coming
year are as follows: Clerk, G. w.
Stone; Treas, Roscoe Tubbs
Deacons, H. c. Enke and A. G. Tubbs !;
Finance Com, Fred Edwards, Miss
M. e. McIver and Mrs. L. Pritchett;
S. S. Supt., Mrs. J. B. Ludden.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Community Club was held Monday
evening at the I. o. Q. F. hall. At
this meeting the ladies were invited.
After the usual $50 o'clock supper
which was arranged by the committee
r. N. Hoskins, Alex Robertson and
Fred Welsh, prizes for Window
ton.
Masons and Eastern Stars held a
joint installation at their hall We'd
nesday evening. Supper was served
at $50, after which the officers were
installed as follows:
MASONS-W. NJ, Roy Gates; S. w.
Foster Porter; J. W., J. B. Ludden;
Sec'y, Chas Austin; Treas, Lee
Brookens; S. D., Sidney Gates; J..
D., Harley Starrett; Stewards, Ralph
Hedemann and Ora Brodt; Tyler,
Roscoe Tubbs; Chaplain, Oscar
Knapp.
EASTERN STARS-W. M, Edna
Hedemann; w. p, Roy Gates; A.
NJ, Alice Gates; Sec'y, Nina Glasier;
Treas, Lorene Hickok; Cond., Eta
Hoskins; A. Cond., May Sawyer;
Chaplain, Lettie Robertson; Ward,
Mary Morrissey; Organist, Florence
Hoskins; Sent, Lee Brookens; Ad-
ah, Ella Bishop; Ruth, Zelma Smith;
Esther, Flossie Brodt; Martha, Ger
trude Merrifield; Electa, Zell Brook
ems; Marshall, Grace Lord.
Messrs. and Mesdames J. j. Dack
and C. Calkins of Bagley were pres
ent at the installation.
The Bloomington Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance Co. held their annual
meeting at the city hall last Tuesday.
From the report of w. G. Hickok, sec
rotary and treasurer, it was shown
that the amount insured by the COM
pany is considerably larger than in
1923. All the old directors were re-
elected except E. C. Mccormick, who
resigned. At present the directors are
as follows: F. G. Wetmore, Patch
Grove; Albert Schreiner, Blooming
ton; Charles Jeidy, Little Grant;
Frank Braudt, Mt. Hope; M. W.. Met
calf, Glen Haven; W. G. Hickok,
Beetown; D. J. Harris, Wyalusing;
Geo. E. Groom, Cassville; @. E. Will
liams, Potosi. F. G.. Wetmore was re-
elected president and w. G.. Hickok,
secretary and treasurer for the en-
suing year.
A meeting of the Grant Co. Fire In
surance Co. will be held Jan. 26th.
A good many farmers on the West
Prairie attended meeting of the
Farmers Coop. Shipping Assn. at
Bagley Wednesday.
At the regular meeting of the West
Grant Encampment, /. o. o. F., last
Thursday evening, the following new
officers were installed: C. P. Lynn
Narrower; H. P. Harley Pohle; S.
W., Roy Gates; J. W., Ed. Kottke;
Scribe, C. ]. Shafts; Treas, E. A.
Oaklief; Installing Officer, Glenn J.
Shafts.
Bloomington Brevities.
A force of men is now busy harves-
ting the second ice crop. Much of the
ice is being sold to individuals in the
village, some to farmers and some is
being sent to Patch Grove.
The merchants have been busy in
voicing the past week.
]. L. Erwin has moved into the
house recently purchased from James
Oates.
Gene Sawyer received a cut and
some bruises on his head when a trap
dorr at the bank fell and struck him.
Mrs. M. F. Baldwin returned to her
home in Palmyra, Sunday, after sew
eral weeks visit here.
Mrs E. K. Nevins of Bagley visited
here the latter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Millen of
Eonnimoro were ca1IorS in town laSI