Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-12-24
BLOOMINGTON.

A social holiday dance will be Civ
en- at the city hall Tuesday night, Dec.
Both. Gabel's orchestra of La Crosse
will furnish the music. This orches-
ira is one Of the best ever heard here
and gave great satisfaction at the sol
diers' dance a short time ago. So
many of the teachers, students and
other young people are home for the
holidays there should be a good crowd
out for the dance. A good time is ex-
pected.
James, Neal and Dorothy Ballen-
tine, Bessie Mulroonev, Helen Pear
son, Irving Woodhouse, students at
the university are home for a three
weeks vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. o. L. Saether who are
teaching at Bruce, Wis, arrived Sat
urday to spend vacation at the Fred
Riese home where their daughter
Audrey makes her home while they
are away. Other teachers who have
arrived during the past few days to
spend their vacations at home are
Milton Frazier from Dodgeville, Con-
stance Lewis, Boscobel; Nellie Nor
rissey, Verona; Letha Hoskins, Grand
Rapids; Fuller Porter, Cambridge;
Vidah Brookens, Plainview, Mimi.
Nellie Mcnamara Lancaster; Gladys
Mogan, Potosi; Jean Roberts, Iron
River Mich; Alta Wetmore and Be
atrice Hickok Edgar; Norma Pear
son, Sparta; Rose Voss, Evansville;
Lucille Woodhouse, Eau Claire; Velma
Hickok, Blue River; Belva Hoskins
and Rose Better, students at Downer
college, and Bessie Lord from bust
ness college at Madison are also here
for the holidays.
Samuel Kitto had a birthday Tues
day and Mrs Kitto served a fine
birthday dinner to few of their
friends in honor of the occasion.
Our schools closed Friday for a
two weeks vacation Some interest
ing programs were given at the
schools Friday afternoon. The chill
dren all did we'll in their parts. A
good number of visitors were present
and enjoyed the exercises.
Miss Lulu Adams and Miss Harriet
Smith, teachers in our high school,
have gone to their homes to spend the
holiday vacation, the former to Mt
Hope and the latter to Superior.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Orr mourn the
loss of their little daughter Betty
who died at hospital in Chicago.
Funeral services were held at Glen
Haven Wednesday afternoon.
Friends have received announce
ments of the marriage of Miss Ruby
Hinch of Garrison, ~ D., to David
Melick of Underwood, N. D. Ruby is
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. u H.
Hinch and lived here when a little
girl
The Bridgeport stage comes in at
its former time since the trains which
were taken off on account of coal
shortage are again running. The mail
is very heavy every day now during
the holiday rush.
The Odd Fellows had a good time
and a good crowd at their home-com-
ing last Tuesday evening, about one
hundred including the Rebekahs be-
ing present. A fine supper, music
speeches, ETC., filled the evening with
pleasant entertainment
Students from the Platteville nor
NAL home for the vacation are Ora
Horsfall. Margaret Lyness anu Cleo
Brookens.
Clyde Scharfenstein of Rockford is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Scharfenstein.
DR.. and Mrs. H. H. Hancock of La
Crosse are the parents OF a little
daughter born Thursday.
The sale of Red Cross seals here
amounted to $50.
The telephone central is now To-
Gated in the Better building with
Dale Burgess in charge.
Mrs. Ed. Carter and daughter Ethel
of Appleton are visiting at the Dr.
r. M. Carter home.
Miss Althea Sprague who is study
ing music in Chicago, arrived home
Saturday for the holidays.
Miss Jessie Bates of Chicago is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs VIM.
Bates.
Miss Sylvia Greer of Chicago is
home for short visit with her moth,
er, Mrs. Carrie Greer Her brothers,
Harry and Net, are expected in few
days.
Miss Emma Brothers of Lancaster
is at the home of her sister, Mrs. Lee
Brookens
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hoskins are ex-
pected home from Delavan this week.
They will bring Rosene and Gene
We've Geiger VINO attend the school
for the deaf at that place.
Luke Webb and Earl WEIGH made a
trip to Lancaster Sunday.