Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-12-24
AROUND GRANT COUNTY
Regular Grist From Our Busy
Correspondents.
Popular Bloomington Couple to Marry,
Wednesday-General News From
Beetown and CassviIl..
BLOOMINGTON.

Will 1u1A IOTCO on IQ0 SGf00IS S6TUr->
day, when the stores were full of
customers and the streets crowded
with people hustling along with.
arms full of bundles. The season
had been quiet up to that time-not
dull, but not exectly as much
hustle and excitement as on previous
years. Everything had awakened
on Saturday, and the holiday spirit
was IN the air.
MARRIAGES. seems impossible
that John Schultz, our one-time
creameryman, has son old enough
to get married; but such is the fact,
for have we not the official docu-
ment right before our eyes. Some
friends here have invitations to go
to Casper, Wyoming. to see Edward
j. Schultz and Miss Susie A. Webel
married on Jan. 3.
Monroe r. Hoskins and Miss
Pearl Hickok are to be married on
Wednesday at the home of the
bride. They will make a short
honeymoon visit in Milwaukee and
Chicago. They are well~known
young people of this place, popular
with all. Mr.. Hoskins is a son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Hoskins, and is
interested with his father in the
furniture business. The bride is q
daughter of Mrs. Miner Hickok.
KILLED ON THE RoAD.-We hear
that man named Paul Strike, and
known to many as Frank Ross, was
killed while returning from Fenni-
more to his home IN Mt. Ida last
Wednesday evening. Strike was
returning with some neighbors who
had been marketing hogs, and it
was while racing teams with one of
the party that he was thrown to the
ground and his neck broken
THREE TREES Christmas ex-
ercises will be held in the three
churches, and interesting programs
ale being prepared.
AT HOME Mrs. Ida Warwick
writes that in her farm home near
Pingree, n. D, she is teaching the
district school, the board paying
her both ST. larry and rent for the
room. She gave her pupils a
Thanksgiving dinner, and found
that some of them had never seen,
or tasted of either turkey or mince.
pie.
LOCALS This is the season of
new lodge officers and installation
feeds. Let us jump right in and
fill up bit.
Mr. and Mrs Block and family
came over from Lancaster Friday to
get their daughter Minnie, who is
attending the school for the deaf
here.
We are threatened with an ice
famine, as yet nobody has made
a move to build a dam or prepare
for the harvest
Eds Dimmick writes that he is
enjoying the glorious climate OF
California
David Hoffman made a business
trip to Polo, Ill. last week.
Joseph Chambers is visiting his
daughters in Chicago
The school children have taken
up basket ball and other indoor
sports. The gymnasium is the
scene of lively times.
James Peacock, one of our
popular BARRIERS. was on the sick
list last week.
r. Derni, the Bridgeport stage
diver, has resigned and gone to
Dubuque.
Mrs. q. w. Pike started for
SibleY, Iowa, Monday, for visit
with relatives.
John Thornton had his face quite
badly cut recently, as the result of
a fall.
r. N. Greer and family are visit
ing IN McGregor, Iowa.
Casper Auel was witness in a
lawsuit in Lancaster one day last
week.
The lower departments of tn
school had closing exercises Taste
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. VIM Heiner entertained the
whist club Thursday evening.
Mr. andlMrs. Scott Seymour were
here Thursday, enroute to Wauzeka,
where they bought hotel.
Frank Taylor, the popular north
side barber, was in Bridgeport on
business, Tuesday.
Miss Emma Glasier is home from
a visit with relatives and friends in
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