Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-25
BLOOMINGTON
The BOYS and Girls Club.

Considerable interest is being dem
onstrated in the boys and girls CLUB
which was organized here two weeks
ago. About forty new names nave
been sent in for membership, making
| the total about 80 so far. 1t is ex-
pected the membership will reach IOO
| A club meeting will be held once
month. A big picnic and other good
times are planned for this summer
Officers of the club are: President,
Donald Tornowski; Vice President,
Francis Starrett; Secretary, Marion
Metcalf; Treas, Allen Barr.
A Leading Educator.
7, w Brooks. a former Bloomington
boy now principal of the Wlcnlta'
Kansas, high school, is this week at.
tending the national convention OF
high school principals at cincinnati
Ohio. Mr.. Brooks is president OF TINS
association.
Their 55th Wedding Anniversary
sunday was the 55th wedding ami
yersary of Mr.. and Mr.. and Mrs. Iucer
Hammond of this city They spent
the day at the farm home of their
grandson, Give Brown, and partook
of a bountiful dinner prepared by MIS-.
Brown. The other guests were the
Hammond children and the "in-laWs !,
Mr.. and Mrs Will Hammond, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Frank Edwards and Mrs. MAUD
Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond are
in good health and their many trlends
wish for them a continuation OF these
blessings. 20
Bloomington &c; Belmont 16.
Wednesday evening the Belmont II.
6 Basket Ball team boys engaged the
local team in hard fought battle at
the gymnasium The victory was won
nv the visiting team with score OF
26 to 16.
Bows and Girls Divide the HOnOrs
Saturday evening the Bagley boys
and girls teams were here and two
games were played. The boys game
was won by Bloomington with score
of "a to 8. The Bagley girls carried
off the honors after a lively and IN
teresting contest.
Have Double Birthday Party
Saturday evening party was given
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Poh-
10 in honor of the birthdays of Mr..
Pohle and his neighbor, Will Schrei-
ner About 80 relatives and friends
were present to enjoy the good cheer
of the occasion and wish Mr.. Pohle
and Mr.. Schreiner many more happy
birthdays.
Social and Personal.
Saturday was an unusually pusy
day in town and the business houses
report an excellent trade. Although
the roads were not very good IN some
directions. visitors from all the near
by towns were seen upon the streets.
Harley Pohle has rented the DICK
Welsh place in town, and the farm ne
is leaving will be occupied by MS
brother, Ora.
The Rebekahs had a Washington
partv at their hall Saturday evening
with a good program and fine time.
Mrs. Margaret BENEFITS has been
quite ill, but is recovering.
Mrs. Hannah Porter spent the past
week with her sister, Mrs. Larson, at
Soldiers Grove.
Jerome Casey had bone in his 1T
tie finger broken when he was playing
basket ball at the gymnasium Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Small of Milton
Jet. formerly of this city announce
the arrival of daughter, Thursday.
The Congregational society Will
have the interior of their church re-
painted and decorated in the near tut
ure.
A number of the Masons from here
attended the meeting at BeetoWn last
Thursday evening.
The Val Rowland Co. played A
Sweetheart From Sweden at the city
hall Friday evening. The audience
was not large but those who attended
say the players gave a good, clean
! show.
Miss Florence Mcnamara entertain
ed a party of ladies at bridge Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. Bessie benson of Moorehead,
Mont. is visiting relatives here.
James Hampton was Dubuque cal
Ter Tuesday.
Miss Constance Lewis was home
from her school at Boscobel Tor the
weekend. She was accompanied here
by Misses Hazel Brindley and Myrtle
Ketzman, teachers in the Boscooel
schools.
Misses Alma and Bessie GarthWaite
and Naomi Rehfield were home from
La Crosse Noraml the weekend
| James Sprague mas rented the Oe-
Forest Brown house and will move IN
this week. The house vacated by MT.
and Mrs. Sprague will be occupied by
Floyd Govier and family.
Mrs. Frank Raisbeck is recovering
from a severe illness of two weeks
duration. Mrs. Erwin Oakllef and
Mrs. Linn Woodhouse were on the
sick list the past week.
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