Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-10-21
BLOOMINGTON
Holdups in Broad Daylight

is the record for Thursday. Two men
driving Maxwell car held up Ernest
Wehren who was hauling load of
wood near Charley O'Neals farm. and
secured $3.50. The same pair waylaid
Patrolman William Brockmeyer and
took his spare cash amounting to
about $500. Luckily the number of
the car was secured, the sheriff was
notified and a search has been made
for the robbers.
Car Tips Over
Louis Erwin and Orville Ballentine
had a tip-over in the Erwin car Fri
day evening down in Bridgeport Hol-
low. They were somewhat bruised and
scratched and Orville received a cut
over the eye, but neither one was ser
iosuly injured. The car was badly
damaged.
Bloomington O; Pra. du Chen 10
The local high school football boys
played their first game Friday with
the Pra. du Chen team, here, at the
fair grounds. The boys put up good
fight but lost the game to the visitors
by a score of 10 to 0. A good crowd
was out to see the game.
Sunday School Rally
Quite a number from here attended
the S. S. rally at Patch Grove Sunday
afternoon. Several of the county Off
GERS were present and gave interest
ing talks. Mrs. J. B. Ludden of this
city appeared on the program. The
meeting was good one and was well
attended. Another rally will be held
next Sunday afternoon at Lancaster
and one at Boscobel the following
Sunday.
Locals of Past Week
Rev. C. E. Burden went to La Crosse
Monday to attend the meeting of the
Ministers association and will give an
address there this Tuesday.
F. J. Smallberry, D. D. S., moved his
office equipment from Fennimore to
this city and will open an office in the
rooms over the Glenn Meyers store. He
has a number of acquaintance here
woh are glad to welcome him to our
city.
Miss Gladys Gilligan and Mr.. Fields,
teacher and principal of the Seneca
schools, drove over Thursday and took
Miss Irene Mogan back with them to
serve as judge at the Seneca high
school fair held Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Gilligan and daughter, Patricia,
attended the fair Saturday and Miss
Mogan came home with them.
Mrs. Frank Ryan and John Pringle
of Cassville and Mrs. Loren Larkin of
Mechanicsville, Ia, were guests of
Mrs. Minnie Cooley Saturday and the
! ladies remained over Sunday. The four
were schoolmates and fgriends in the
Flora neighborhood about forty years
ago and they greatly enjoyed the re-
unin. Mrs. Larkin has been visiting
| friends at Cassville.
| A mission is being conducted this
week at st. Mary's Catholic church by
Rev. FIR. F. A. Byrne of Dubuque, mis-
sioner. Services started Sunday and
will be held every morning and even
ing during the week.
Mrs. Ellsworth Ball of Petersburg,
Nebr., has been spending about two
weeks at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Tubbs. She also visited
at the home of her sister, Mrs. F. E.
Blackburn, in Cassville, a few days
| last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Edwards have
moved into Mrs. Melissa Days resi-
dence.
! Quite a number from here attended
! the big masquerade ball at the Big
Spring pavilion Friday night. There
was a large crowd.
Lincoln Johnson has gone to Grants
| burg to spend two weeks. In his alb
sence his brother Benny of Grants
burg will attend to his work in the
! vreamery.
Thomas Baldwin drove over from
Elgin, Iowa, and brought his mother,
who has been visiting there for the
past six weeks.
Sprague & Hatch are now running
moving picture shows twice week,
| Wednesday and Saturday evenings,
and are showing some very good pic
lures.
J.. B. Ludden made a trip to Madison
last Tuesday to see his son, Raymond,
who was ill in a hospital there. He
found him improving and he is now
out of the hospital.
Miss Emma Glasier went to Madi-
son Thursday to spend two days, go
ing from there to Wichita, Kans.,
where she expects to pass the winter.
Mres. Oscar Schneyer returned Co
her home at Randolph, Thursday, af-
ter a visit at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs James Peacock.
Mrs. o. N. Brodt and Mrs. Anna
Garner entertained party of ladies
at bridge Thursday evening at the
home of the latter.
Mrs. Lottie Greenfield of Blue River
came Friday for visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson Greenfield. Sunday they
all went with Mrs. Lizzie Hickok and
Hazel to New Glarus to spend the day.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Sawyer went
to Fennimore Thursday to attend the
funeral of o. H Monroe.
Alex Robertson was home for the
weekend from Cuba City where he is
building a piece of hard road. He says
the work will be completed in four or
five weeks.
Mrs. James jacques and small son
of Milwaukee are visiting at the Fred
Edwards home.
Ulysses Woodhouse of Phillips spent
a few days here past week, looking
over the scenes of his boyhood and
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Nick Degen of Mason City, Ia,
is at the home of her grandfather, Ben
benson, helping to care for him in
his long illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Peacock and
daughter, May, of Fennimore, spent
Sunday with relatives here.
Some of the people who went to
Madison to see the Wisconsin-Mich1-
gan game Saturday were: F. J. Dag
non, Jay Martin, Ralph Hoskins, A. G.
Bishop, Harry and Karl Bishop, Misses
Adolphson and Nimmow, Messrs, and
Mms F. B. Porter, Charles Myers,
Walter Morrissey and Milton Martin.