Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-03
BLOOMINGTON

Friday evening was delightful en-
tertainment and was enjoyed by a
good sized audience. Preparation for
the operetta had been thorough and
each part was very well taken. The
costumes were bright and appropriate.
Much credit is due to Miss Gertrude
Selander, musical instructor of the
school, who directed the operetta, as
well as the pupils who worked hard
to make it a success.
Memorial Day was very quietly OBJ
served as there was no official pro-
gram in the city. The groves in the
cemetery were decorated as usual and
a good many of our citizens attended
memorial services in neighboring
towns.
There was an unusually large crowd
at Pa III Vogt's sale last Monday. All
the ock, machinery and household
goods were sold and brought fair
prices. The farm of 140 acres was
sold at auction Thursday at the court
house in Lancaster and was purchas-
ed by Louis Pohle for $10,500.
Louis Steen was in town last week
and moved the remainder of A. r.
Coffeen's building equipment which
was used in constructing the school
house, back to DEBORAH, Iowa. Mr..
Steen and family are living at DEBORAH
at present.
The Hackett and Lancaster baseball
team played game on the Hackett
diamond Sunday afternoon. The game
was won by the Hackett team, score
13 to z.
Mrs. Lizzie Hickok and daughter
Hazel spent the week end at New
Glarus.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. N Hoskins, DR..
M. B. Glasier and Mrs. Sylvia Wood
house were Lancaster visitors Sunday.
Jack Duncan was home from
Mitchell, Iowa, to spend Sunday with
his family. He is engaged in carpen-
ter work on dam at Mitchell.
Miss Bertha Burrows, her sister,
Mrs. Reginald Church, and Roy Church
made a trip to Madison Saturday.
r. N. Greer of Madison and Miss Syl-
via Greer of Chicago, visited Mrs.
Carrie Greer the last of the week.
Mrs. H. G. Shearer of Edgerton is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Sylvia Wood
house and her brother, Linn and fam
lily, for few days.
Mrs. J. B. Ludden went to Madison
Thursday to spend few days with her
son Raymond, and daughters Leila and
Florence, who are attending the ami
versity
DeForest Brown arrived home Sat
urday from Wisconsin Rapids where
he has been teaching the past year.
He expects to return there next year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam McIver, Miss
Mate McIver and Miss Effie Skinner
returned Thursday from three weeks
trip to Merrill and other points in
northern Wisconsin.
Mrs. Dan Leamy visited her daugh-
ter, Eileen, a university student, at
Madison the past week.
Fuller Porter came home Saturday
from Tripoli where he was principal
of the schools the past year. He has
been engaged as principal of the
schools at Spencer for next year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Blocker of Du-
buque, visited at the Thomas Lyness
home last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Riese and
daughter, Maisie, spent the week end
with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Riese.
George McBurney, Harold McBurney
and wife were here from Madison to
spend Saturday and Sunday. George
expects to move his family to Madi-
son in about two weeks.
Miss Jean Roberts came home on
Thursday from her school at Rich
mond, Indiana, to spend the summer.
She will return there as teacher next
year. @
Miss Edna Wetmore, who graduates
from the Platteville normal this
month has secured a position as
teacher at Grasston, Mimi. for next
year.
Miss Lulu May Garner has been en-
gagged as teacher of domestic science
in the Mount Hope high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Waddell have
moved to North Beuna Vista, Iowa,
where Mr.. Waddell has purchased
blacksmith shop.
Lee Greer was here from Madison
on business, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Oates were
over from Lancaster, Saturday.
Mrs. S. E. Pearson, Carlyle and
Helen, and Mrs Elizabeth Roberts
drove out from Madison Saturday and
spent Sunday with old friends.
Henry Roberts has been quite i'll the
past week
Miss Elva Field returned Monday
from Wisconsin Rapids, having finish
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