Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-12-30
BLOOMINGTON.
D.c.al Correspondence. to the Herald.
AULD LANG SYNE

to a friend In this city, says she and
her husband are we'll and enjoy life
in the metropolis of easten Washing
ton. Reminiscently she mentions the
happy childhood days passed in good
old Bloomington, and says the recol-
lections are most pleasurable and
never can be lost to memory. Mrs.
Thompson and her husband took
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Kinney on the 23d inst, to help them
celebrate their ffty-sixth wedding
anniversary. The Kinneys live but
few blocks from the Thompsons,
and they have frequent visits. The
Thompsons have been in Spokane four
years, and like it so we'll that they
regret not having gone there earlier.
BADLY BURNED
While engaged in her household
duties Saturday Mrs. James Peacock
poured some grease in the furnace In
the basement, and the fluid coming
in contact with an accumulation of
gas exploded and badly burned her
face and arms. But for the fact that
she was wearing glasses and dust
ing cap her eyes and hair would have
been in great danger. The burns
while very painful are not danger
Gus. Grease is very dangerous
fluid, and it is a wonder that more
accidents do not happen to those
who handle it.
ENTHUSIASM IN ENGLAND
Mrs. J. M. Hayden has brother
in London, England, who is a photo
grapher. Last week she received a
very interesting letter from his wife,
who gave considerable information
about the effect of the war upon the
home life of the English people. She
says the nation is thoroughly aroused,
and the young men are responding
Loyalty to the call for volunteers.
London is thronged with soldiers, and
the sight of regiments marching
through the streets to the accompani-
ment of cheers from the thousands
along the way fills the people with
enthusiasm and patriotism. The
war has crippled many lines of bust
ness, but 1t has served to unity the
nation, eliminating all ranks and Sec
tional differences. Moving forward
as one man, the people are resolved
to help in prosecuting the war to the
bitter conclusion.
GREATER DEVELOPMENT
Our neighbors at Patch Grove are
to be congratulated upon their deci-
sion to build $15, 900 school build
ing-township high school. The only
way for the towns of West Grant to
get railroad and otherwise be in it
is to develop until they must have
road and other things. The more
wealth we get into these communities
the more help we will have to make
the later improvements.
CHRISTMAS DoINGS
Everybody hereabouts seemed to
have the merry Christmas spirit.
The exchange of gifts was very
general, and everybody visited every
body else and took dinner. Wednes-
day evening there was very in
teresting program at the Baptist
church, which was witnessed by a
large congregation. Thursday even
ing the Congregational and NJ. E.
churches had trees and very nice pro-
grams, the attendance being large.
There were several services at the
Catholic church during the week, one
of which was held at midnight Thurs
day. There were quite number of
trees in homes in the community,
some of which were enjoyed by near
neighbors and friends. All in all,
we think the day was observed in a
fairly devout, Christian spirit by the
community.
CONVENTION DELEGATE
Mrs. A. H. Blackburn and son
Albert came from Beach, N. D.. last
week to attend the funeral of her
mother, Mrs. Henry Ottemeier, at
Sitter. They came on to Bloom
ipgton and are visiting the Fred
Hickok family and other relatives and
friends. Albert goes this week to
Topeka, Kansas, to attend the Inter-
Collegiate Prohibition Convention as
delegate of Hamline University of
st Paul. Albert is student at that
school and is doing we'll.
HOME FOR HOLIDAYS
Some of those home for the holt
days not mentioned last week are
Paul Lewis and Paul Mcnamara,
Chicago; Clara Foshay, Crookston,
Mimi. Geneva Mcnamara; Jean
Roberts. Gladys Hickok, Elva Field,
Platteville; Eleanor Phillips, Alice
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