Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-18

here on business, Monday.
The two large ventilators and
weather vanes are an added improve.
ments to the new Beck & Schwartz
creamery.
Henry Korber ST., of Potosi,5 an
old pioneer, died on Monday and will
be buried Thursday afternoon with
Masonic ceremonies.
There will be q Christmas pro.
gram and a basket social at the
Liberty school on Friday evening,
December 90. Everyone is cordially
invited.
Stock shipments during the past
week have b-en very light. Mccoy.
and Croft had one car load of cattle,
Place and Jerrett four loads of hogs,
and s. J. Walker / load of hogs.
Remember the dancing lesson this
week Friday night at the rink, fol-
lowed by social dance from nine to
twelve. which will be the last one
until some time after the holidays.
The Equitable Fraternal Union
will hold special meeting in the
law office of Meyer & Burgess over
Weber's shoe store Friday evening,
Dec. 90, at 80. All members are
to be present.
Rev. W. Bourqwin, of Brooklyn,
N. Y, visited here last week with
his mother at the home of his sister
Mrs. Rev. Schmidt, and preached
the evening sermon at the German
Evangelical church Sunday evening.
David Crichton & Co. have had
very large new sign placed along the
top of their store building on the side
facing the postoffice and have also had
the sign on the front wired and
equipped with q number of incandes-
cent electric lights.
AT their regular meeting, Monday
evening, the M. W. w. initiated
three new members. and in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Lane, who are
a covered dish spread was
given and Mr.. and Mrs. Lane
presented with a silver butter knife
and sugar she'll.
The First National bank has re.
ceived supply of bright new gold
coins-$2 80, SIS, $40 and $40 pieces
for the benefit of their
friends and patrons who may desire to
procure them for use as Christmas
gifts. OF course it will require an
equivalent to obtain them.
AT the annual election held
Thursday evening, Decem Der 18th,
the following officers for the M. w.
A. were elected: Ven. Consul, j. d.
Bellows; Past Consul, r. A. Irwin
Wor. Advisor Ben SneI; Clerk, W.
E. Webb; Banker, G.. H. Basford
Escort, W. w. Richie; Waterman,
Philip Berndt: Sentry, A. R. Dewey
Trustee. <. B Goodsell; Physicians,
JAS. Ell. Fowler aud S. W. Doolittle.
On Wednesday evening Dec. II,
the I. 0 O. F. lodge elected the
following officers for the year 1918:
n. Grand. Lewis Fischer; Vice
Grand, Ed Stevens: Secy. W j.
Wler; Financial Secy., Alex Ivey
Treas, L. Weber; Trustee for three
years, L. G. Hickok. Various ap-
pointments have not yet been made.
That Alex. Ivey has held the Office of
financial secretary since 1882 is note
worthy
%. w. Wright returned yesterday
morning from Nevada, Ia. where he
attended the funeral of his grand
mother, Mrs. Mary Woodhouse, held
there Sunday afternoon. Although
Mrs Woodhouse has been an invalid
for a number Of years the illness
which caused her death ct l O'Clock
Friday afternoon lasted only little
less than day She is survived by
two sons and two daughters, Harry Of
Seattle; Falcon. of Lawton, Okla. !;
Mrs. Case Morse, Nevada. Ia with
whom she has made her home for the
past twenty years, and Mrs. John S.
Wright
On Saturday. December 14h, the
following @. A. r. officers were
elected: Commander, Jas. Treloar
Senior Vice Com ], G. Harsh berger
Junior Vice Com. M. Miller; Chap
lain. Jas Woodhouse; Quartermaster,
Alex. Ivey Officer Of the day, Jno.
F. Taylor; Officer Of the guard Louis
Croft: trustee for three years, D.
Schrelner Delegates to the Encamp
ment, NJ Miller and d. Eastman !;
VIM. Hoffman and j. Fl.
Cook. Appointments for adjutant,
surgeon, sergeant major and quarter
master sergeant have not yet been