Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-04-22
BLOOMINGTON


looking fine and nearly every one has
early garden stuff planted. Farmers
are about through with their seeding.
Mrs. Althea Reinicke was granted
a divorce from her husband, Lorenz
Reinicke, at independence, Ia, We'd
nesday. Mrs. Reinicke, her father,
James Sprague, and her uncle, eco.
TOrnowske, were present at the hear
ing. They returned home Thursday.
Mrs. Reinickes household goods were
brought here and she is now at home
with her parents. She has a host of
friends who sympathize with her in
her trouble.
At meeting of the new village
board last Monday evening the prop
osition to raise $500 to improve Clegg
hill was voted down. 1t was voted to
consider bids for the office of street
commissioner and marshal for the vii
lage President Morrissey appointed
AL Stark, Ed Orr and Henry Roberts
committee on streets; Fred Welsh,
Frank Raisbeck and julius TornoWSke
committee on finance.
The Salamagundi club gave their
annual banquet Thursday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo BARLEY.
Thirty-five members and guests were
present. After the banquet program
of toasts, games, music, ETC., filled a
very pleasant evening. The meetings
Of the club will be discontinued dur
ing the summer months.
Will Cooley is laying the foundation
for commodious new house on the
Julian Edwards farm four miles east
of town.
Word was received here OF the death
of Frank w. Bruen at his home in
Tampa, Fla. He was former resident
of this place and was cashier of the
Humphrey & Clark bank about As
years ago. He is well remembered by
the older residents here.
There will be a dance at the city
hall, Bloomington, Friday evening,
April "a Music by Jerry and her vi
oni dance orchestra of five pieces, OF
Dubuque. All are cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Steen and daugh-
ter, Agnes, were weekend visitors at
Cresco, Ia.
Mrs. Maud Brown has been at Mar
tin Chapmans for a few days caring
for Mrs. Chapman who has been i'll.
Four baseball teams in this vicin-
a series of games the coming season.
The teams in the league are Hackett,
Glenn Park, Glen Haven and Bagley.
Gibson Tyler is starting small
saving of logs at his yards near the
mill.
The music for the dance at the city
hall in Bloomington next Friday ev-
ening will be furnished by jerry and
her Vioni dance orchestra of five plec-
es, of Dubuque.
Harry Dolphin and family have
moved to town and are living in Mrs.
A. G. Zimmerman's house. Mr.. Dolphin
is doing road work
Gailord Collins moved his family
here from Pra. du Chen last week and
they are now settled in Mrs. Lydia
Wilson's house.
Dell Moore and Mrs. Claude Ed
wards attended the funeral of Charles
Brandon at Boscobel last Monday. Mr..
and Mrs. Brandon lived here some
years ago and have number OF
friends here Mr.. Brandon's death was
the end of long and painful illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Mcpherson went
to Madison Thursday and stayed I'M
til Saturday Herb. drove home a new
International truck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Millin of Fen
nimore were in town Saturday ana
took the last of their household goods
back with them.
A. Thompson, state inspector of
weights and measures was in town
the latter part of the week looking oy-
er the weights and measures in our
stores.
Mrs. Louise Hayden went to Pra. du
Chen Wednesday to stay few days
and take some baths for lameness.
Several young people from here at
tended the dances at Patch Grove and
North Andover Friday night.
Elgie Garthwaite was elected sec
rotary of the Blake's Prairie Agricul-
tural Society by the directors at a re-
cent meeting.
Mrs. Carrie Greer returned Tuesday
from Chicago where she spent the past
three months with her daughter, Syl-
via.
R. N. Greer came from Madison to
visit his mother for few days.
The school board is having some
improvements made on the school
grounds. Some trees have been re-
moved, more grading will be done and
a general cleaning up is in progress.
Mrs J. E. O'Connell with two chill
dren of Cashton, came Saturday to
spend a week at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Leo BARLEY.
w. ]. Amman drove to Kent, Ill,
Saturday, to see his father who is in
disposed.
Reub French received word that his
brother-in-law, Frank Sanders, who
has been very i'll in hospital at Mo-
line, ILL.,, is somewhat better.
Mrs. H. c. Enke has been quite i'll
the past week but is improving at
present.
Mrs. w. G. Lewis visited her son,
Raymond, who is in a hospital in
PlatteVille with a badly infected foot
She reports him as slightly better.
The Congregational Sunday school
children had a picnic Monday after
school on the church lawn
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Wetmore and
children, Miss Bertha Burrows and
DR.. M. B. Glasier spent Sunday at the