Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-02
BLOOMINGTON
AND VICINITY
ManylCome to the Old Home
to Pass the Holidays.
ELECTRIC LIGHT SURE
Rehearsals on for Home Talent Play.
Another Week of Vacation Com
pulsOlY. Personal Mention.

puISOl ~ ItTSOIldI MeIlUlOu.
The holiday season il Ghis village
was very pleasant and lively. There
were many visitors here from abroad
mostly students and teachers For
the purpose of entertaining these
visitors 0here were several parties
given, and on Friday evening there
was dance in the City hall
Among those noted by the writer
were the following: Nell Phillips,
Erskine Jay, Platteville Normal;
John Carey, Ada Woffenden, Mad1-
son University; Roy Stone, student
Minneapolis; Victor Patterson, stud
ent, Chicago; Alvin Enke, milling
business, Minneapolis; L. d. Hol-
ford, prospector, Platteville; Geo.
Hickok, road agent; Lester Hutch
croft, teacher, Oshkosh.
Thomas Woodhouse writes home
from Gordon, Neb., that he sold his
farm there i the original claim,
round which many a lonely though
cherished bachelor clings. Tom
should have taken unto himself
better half, and then the loneliness
would have vanished.
Postmistress E. K. Nevins IS
entertaining friend from York
state We did not learn the gentle
mans name, but should say that
New York produces fine, gallent
looking men.
| Orion Brady and Misses BARLEY,
Donnelly and Sadie Lewis attended
the Country club reception at Lam
caster Tuesday evening.
Carl Selle lost the first section of
his little finger in his buzz-saw
machinery last Saturday. Carl
couldn't indentify the tooth which
struck him first, but is positive as
to results.
Mrs Rachel Garthwaite is home
from Colorado, where she has been
for year.
We are right glad to state that
our town is going to have a good
home talent play, under the direc
iton Of professional actor. Did not
learn the cast of characters except
Orlo Morkin, who was fixed up
for the Little Eva" turn, has
about decided to kick out, because
the trombone player, forgetting his
identity, makes SO many gOo-goo
eyes at him that he forgets his
lines.
Our electric light man is here,
and we hope that soon operations
will be started for the new plant
which surely will be established.
Now if he can find encouragement
to put in waterworks in the same
connection we'll be fixed.
Children all about town are hay
ing measles in a mild form. They
hope to be rid of them before school
opens.
Workmen this vacation are bust
ly engaged placing a furnace in
the high school building. AS
consequence the children will have
another weeks vacation.
Frank O'Neill, the world famed
jockey, and sister Miss Ora, Of ST.
Louis, are visiting at the O'Nsill
farm, Patch Grove. Frank is one
of the most successful riders in the
United States and is making a
fortune out of his calling.
Ed. Chambers, who left town
eleven years ago, is home from 500
miles west of Winnipeg, where he
has $50 acres of land.
Clarence l1inch, one Of our boys,
and Miss Laura Garner were mar
ried at Lancaster Wednesday. The
bride is daughter Of Reub. Gar
ner, one of Lancasters best citi-
zens. They will settle down to
farming near that city. May they
succeed.
Miss Anna Garner, for several
years the well-known clerk in
Ludden's store, was married on
Wednesday to Clarence Patch of
Patch Grove. They have many
friends here, who wish them joy.
There was recital of the music
pupils of Miss Noon McIver at the
City hall last evening. The enter
tainment was well patronized and
highly spoken of by those present.
j. G. BENEFITS and family now
occupy the house vacated by Mrs.
Wit comb, south of her new one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Philipon PASSED
few days with relatives at Savan-