Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-05-27
BLOOMINGTON

morning. The Rev. j. w. Taylor, pas
tor, assisted by the Rev. c. E. Burden
of the Methodist church, conducted
the services and gave a fine address.
! The w. r. G. attended in a body and
three of the remaining four members
of Will Hickok post, G. A. R., were
present. They are Edward Cornell,
| Lyman S. Sawyer and Alloway OFT.
| The fourth member is Louis Better
| of Lancaster.
Mrs. R. J. Merrifeld read Lincoln's
Gettysburg address. A patriotic an
them was sung by union choir of 25
voices. Mrs. Roxa Pritchett and Miss
Gertrude Edwards sang a Memorial
duet adm the congregation united in
singing America. There was a large
congregation present.
DR.. M. B. Glasier went to Milwau-
kee Friday to attend meeting of the
state board of health. The board is
considering ways to stop the spread of
smallpox in Milwaukee, where it is
quite prevalent at present.
The operetta Princess Chrysan-
themum' was presented by the pupils
of the 9Th, 9Th, 18th and 9Th grades of
the public school Friday evening at
the high school gymnasium. 1t was
directed by the teachers of these
grades and Miss Myrtle Selander, the
musical director of the school. 1t was
pretty entertainment, with tuneful
songs, attractive costumes and the
young folks took their parts we'll.
The high school orchestra furnished
some good music.
Commencement exercises of the
Bloomington high school will be held
in the gymnasium Tuesday evening,
June 9th. T. L. Bewick of Madison, a
former principal of the school, will
give the address. There are IL grad
yates: Leila Ripper, Annabelle Gates,
Lydia Birch, Arnold Krantz, Elma
Morrissey, Sylvia Mason, Iva Myers,
Nellie Myers, Beth Scott, Ivanelle
Orr, Marie Welsh and Mile Welsh.
A new picekt fence has been built
across the south end of the fair ground
about a dozen men having a "bee" on
Monday to do the work. The grounds
have been cleaned up and will be
used by the golf club during the sum-
mer. Some new buildings will be put
up soon.
The Bloomington and Bag
ley teams played baseball Sunday af
ternoon, the game being won by the
former team, score of 8 to 5.
Sveral from this place attended a
meeting at the Hazleton church Sun
day afternoon. The church has been
repaired and decorated and is now re-
opened for regular services. The Rev.
Selander of Patch Grove is pastor.
ReY. Burden preached the sermon on
Sunday.
Several of our musicians assisted
with the music at the Patch Grove
commencement Friday evening. Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Hoskins, Mrs. Oscar
quartet Miss Althea Sprague sang
a piano solo.
Pritchett's orchestra played at the
commencement exercises of the Mount
Hope high school Friday evening.
Work on the Hacket road is getting
along rapidly and will be fine piece
of road when completed. Surfacing is
now done nearly to the top of the big
hill and has been started at the other
end of the gap near the bridge just
out of the village.
Probably the last snow of the seas
on was observed on Sunday morning
when a few flakes were mixed in with
light shower of rain. A marked
change in the weather occurred since
Friday when the thermometer went
un to the nineties.
Miss Margaret Patterson has been
enaged as teacher of history in the
school at Wesley, Iowa, for next year.
party at the Linn Woodhouse home on
Friday afternoon in honor of Millions
sixth birthday.
The Budworth school closed Friday
and a picnic was held Saturday after
noon. A good many parents and
friends attended. Miss Martha Loui
of Platteville was teacher of the school
the past year..
Ephraim Moe, Mrs. Frances Austin
Miss Myrtle Barr, Martha Degnan,
Clara Foshay and Florence McNam-
ara have been re-engaged as teachers
in our school for next year.
Bus line for Dubuque leaves here at
8 a. M, returning at p. m.
Miss Bertha Burrows spent the
weekend at Pra. du Chen.
Mrs. ]. c. Welsh and Celia Garth
waite spent a week at the home of
Harley Welsh of Mt. Hope, returning
Thursday.
Miss Leila Ludden, who graduates
from the state university in June, has
secured a position as teacher in Mil
waukee for next year.
Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Johnson spent
part of the past week with relatives
at Grantsburg. Mr.. Johnson of Fen
nimore assisted Alex Nelson with the
work during Mr.. Johnson's absence.
Mrs. Lincoln Abraham of Madison
visited relatives and friends here and
at Mt. Hope few days the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Tubbs were Wis
itors at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. F. E. Blackburn, in Cassville,
the past week.
Miss Gladys Gilligan spent several
days at Palmyra, with the NJ. F. Bald
win family.
Mrs. Louise Hayden was in Dubuque
on business Tuesday.
Charles Ludden has been indisposed
for a few days, but is better.
Alex Garthwaite and Norma Reh-
field, students at La Crosse Normal,