Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-12-29

Frank Sanders, wife and son of Mo-
line, H., are here spending the holt
days and visiting relatives and friends.
The Bloomington students from the
several colleges and normal school
are all home spending their holiday
vacation.
Jesse Riese, who is assistant audit
or in a bank in Chicago, is spending
his vacation with his parents and
friends.
John Horsfall and wife of Lancaster,
Forded over here Wednesday to spend
few days visiting relatives and
friends
All members of the R. N A. are re-
quested to meet at their hall on
Thursday, Dec 80 to make plans for
installing the new officers.
The Bloomington orchestra, consist
ing of four pieces, will play for a
dance at Mount Hope, Friday evening,
Dec. 81.
Major Taylor, wife and son of Ma
son City, Iowa, arrived at Beetown
last Friday for an extended visit with
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mulrooney
went to Campbell's Ridge last Sunday
to see Mrs. Mulrooney's mother, Mrs.
Roseman, who is reported very i'll.
Mr.. David Ballantine of this place
and Miss Fay Foley of Milwaukee, will
be married next Wednesday, Decem-
Der 20, and will start at once for Flor
ida to spend their honeymoon.
Mr.. kellogg, the electric light promo
ter, returned here Tuesday and report
machinery, our plant will not be ready
before the first of the year.
The bloomington band will give an
other dance in the city hall December
3Oth, the whole band giving the music,
and everybody is cordially invited to
attend.
The community Christmas tree pro-
gram at the school park on Christmas
eve was very literally attended and
everyone seemed well pleased with
the entertainment.
On New Years day the Hotel Jones
will have its formal opening with
five-course dinner, to which all are
cordially invited. The price will be
75c per plate.
Christmas eve some prowling elf
walked in through the back door of
Agnes Sanctum and walked out again
without even waiting for the usual
Christmas greeting.
The live pigeon shooting match on
the Haszins pasture Christmas day
gave the boys a merry time and lots
of fun for their money and from the
sound of the guns one would think the
European war had been transferred to
Bloomington.
About o'clock Christmas morn our
band started out and serenaded the en-
tire village with Christmas carols,
and good music for about three hours,
which was very much appreciated by
the entire community and to show
their gratitude for the musical treat
will banquet them on New Years eve.
Last Sunday morning about 2 o'clock
Mrs Everett Kanavanugh heard a
noise at the front door of their cafe,
and awoke her husband, who found
a man trying to break a hole in the
glass to reach the lock on the inside.
After watching him for several min
utes and having no weapon for de-
tense, inquired who was there, when
the culprit took rapid hike down
the street after breaking the window,
so it had to be replaced by new one.
Mr.. Kavanaugh has some idea who it
was, but nothing sure at present.
The high school kids have organic
ed a brass band of about thirty pieces
and last Friday played in public for
the first time, and l must say that it
was surprise to everybody how we'll
they played, and if the old band don't
practice long and often I am afraid
they may hear something pass by them
some day. Bloomington seems to be
going crazy on music and eats. Well,
it is not bad way to exist.