Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-25
Get ready to write it 1913.

line schools are closed Tor Two
weeks holiday vacation.
Miss Theda Howe is home from
Hudson, Wis to spend the holidays.
Born to MIR. and Mrs. Andrew
Yoose on Saturday morning, Dec. 81,
a baby girl.
Evans Barnett returned home
from Prairie du Chen on Saturday
for the holidays.
-Messrs. Fred and Claud Govier,
of Weissert, Neb., are visiting here
with the Govier families.
Miss Nellie Belscamper came
home Saturday evening to spend the
vacation with her mother and brother.
This is the last issue of The
Herald for 1912. The next issue will
appear on the first day of the new
year,
keenan, Bennett and the Misses
Mabel Stone and Marsha LANCE arrived
home Friday from Madison to spend
the holidays.
Mrs Matte Smith and daughter
Miss Nellie left Monday for Madison,
to spend week at the home of her
son, Ned Smith.
Mrs. Joseph Walker received
beautiful decorated Xmas fruit cake
from her relatives in England. 1t
came in perfect condition.
-Drs. L. P. and Harry Basford of
Chicago, and Arthur Knapp. of Decatur
are spending a few days at their
respective homes in this city Arthur
is now member of the advertising
staff of the Decatur Daily Journal.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. W. Trainer left
Saturday morning for Rockford, ILL.,.
and Chicago where they will spend
the holiday vacation with relatives.
Mrs. Chandler, of Montfort, came
down Saturday to spend the holidays
at the home of her on-in law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Calls.
Mrs. NJ Sprout who has been
visiting here with her daughter Mrs.
W. j. Schade for the past several
weeks, left Saturday afternoon for
her home in Chicago.
Miss Maud Rafferty,, who is at
tending business school in Davenport,
Iowa, is expected home today to make
a brief visit to her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Henderson Halferty.
Fred Godfrey, who is employed as
bookeeper in the Davenport Locomo-
tive Works, at Davenport, Ia, is
visiting here at the home of his par
ents, DR. and Mrs. j. Godfrey.
Miss Florence Judd. of Midtown,
S. OAK ota and sister Miss Myrtle Judd,
who are teaching out there. are spend
ing their Christmas vacation here
with their mother, Mrs. Helen Judd.
Mrs. Mile Humphrey and
daughter Miss JESSIE of Sioux City.
Ia. came Friday night to spend a
week with Mrs. Humphreys daugh
ter, Mrs L. Groneir. From here
they go to Oshkosh to visit relatives
and friends.
The following students arrived
home Saturday noon to spend the
yuletide: Clyde Goble. the Misses
Katharine Meyer, Florence IL athrop.
Leila Goble, Saloma Mccoy. Elisha
Kinzel. Edna and Fannie RAFFERTY,
and Wessie Dudley.
AT the annual meeting of Lancas-
ter Lodge No 20, F. & A NJ. the fol
lowing officers were elected: w NJ
F. H Rafferty,; S. WI. D. East
man; j. W.-R H. Kinney; Treas
R. Meyer; Sscy H. Gingrigh;
Trustee W A. johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Schade left
Saturday morning for Milwaukee and
will 60 from there to Chicago and
Battle Creek. Mich, and return home
by way of Davenport, Ia. Iu all
these cities MIR Schade will visit the
various sanitariums, where he has to
make examination Of several patients.
They expect to ba back by Jan
james Wenzel, ex-county treas.
urer, who went to San Diego.
California, less than four weeks ago
with Mr.. and Mrs j. S. Wright and
the others Of their party, returned
home last Wednesday. He went for
the benefit of bis health but decided
after the few days stay there that he
would be better off in his own home
and so took the back track FOR Wis
cOnsin
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Eddy
started Monday FIR vacation of