News: Granton Locals (27 Feb 1914)

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Surnames: Ackerman, Albrecht, Altman, Anderson, Ayers, Baer, Bartz, Beaver, Beeckler, Bredlau, Brooks, Burch, Campbell, Cole, Cramer, Crandall, Curtis, Daughettee, Davis, Dennis, Edens, Fessenden, Foemmel, Frei, Gardner, Gearke, Gerkie, Gerzemehle, Gotter, Grasser, Grove, Haltnaufderheide, Hanson, Hart, Hefty, Houseley, Hubing, Huff, Jacobson, Jahr, Joern, Jordan, Kemery, Kemmeter, Kempins, Kimball, Kliner, Knickle, Knorr, Kurth,  Lawson, Lowery, Marsh, Miller, Mortimer, Neinas, Nitschke, Opelt, Paulson, Peterson, Phillips, Phipps, Pickering, Pizer, Potter, Rath, Raymond,  Reege, Reiff, Riedel, Roehl, Rose, Schmucki, Schroeder, Sherrett, Smith, Spry, Steele, Sternitzky, Steuerwald, Storm, Stockwell, Stumpf, Sweet, Thayer, Tyler, Ure, Wentworth, Wilding, Williams, Wilson, Witte, Wolf, Wright, Zorn

----Source: Granton News (Granton, Clark County, Wis.) 02/27/1914

Geo. Huff is out again since his victorious wrestle with the grippe.

F.E. Gotter and Will Hubing went to Chili Tuesday.

Ben Joern made a business trip to Fall Creek, Monday.

Earl Marsh came down from Duluth Saturday for a short vacation and visit with home folks.

Mrs. W.S. Davis and her sister, Miss Emma Kimball spent Monday with friends at Neillsville.

W.B. Wentworth of Edgerton came up Sunday and made a several days visit to his son Rush.

Miss Mary Grasser is home from Milwaukee since Saturday.

Free Raymond went to Neillsville Tuesday.

Mrs. Geo.  Frei spent Saturday at Neillsville having dental work done.

Dr. and Mrs. Rath were Marshfield visitors Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kurth spent Tuesday with Mrs. Geo. Wilding at St. Josephs Hospital in Marshfield.

Erma Albrecht spent Sunday with her parents at home.

Lydia Neinas attended the party given in honor of her cousin, Clara Neinas 12th birthday Thursday eve.

Philip Lowery of Fifteld visited his relatives here the first of the week.

The Equity will ship stock from here next Monday and Tuesday.

J.B. Daughettee went to Richland Center Tuesday on several days’ business and pleasure trip.

Mrs. Joern of Fall Creek is visiting her son Ben and his wife here since Tuesday.

Ed Jahr made a weekend visit at his sister Mrs. Chas. Steuerwald in Loyal.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bredlau of Loyal drove down and spent Sunday at Wm. Nitschke’s.

Miss Mae Phillips of Neillsville spent the week end here with Mrs. M.V. Ayers.

Miss Lela Potter made a week end visit to her folks at Grand Rapids.

Wm. Edens went to Edgar Saturday and made an over Monday visit among relatives.

Miss Jessie Wolf of Neillsville was the guest of her friend Mrs. Baer last Friday and Saturday.

Miss Emma Kimball entertained the O.E.S. Birthday Club at a party last Saturday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. F.J. Baer entertained friends at four tables, playing cards, Friday evening.

Fred Hart and family are since Monday at home in their lately purchased home, the Beeckler house.

Max Opelt, A.J. Knorr and O.A. Peterson were county seat visitors last week Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. Rose Paulson went to Eau Claire last week Thursday on a pleasure trip.

J.W. Gardner of Pepin County who has been visiting at his son, Franks’ since Thanksgiving departed for his home on Monday.

Chas. Brooks and daughter Miss Pearl came home from Stevens Point for the week end and Monday vacation.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Neinas from Sauerkraut City and Fred Gerkie of Jefferson were guests at Chas. Neinas’ Sunday.

Fred Bredlau came down from Loyal on the train Tuesday to look after business matters in which he is personally interested.

Mrs. O.A. Peterson went to Dorchester Tuesday and made a several days’ visit among relatives and old friends.

Emil Kliner of Marshfield was here the first of the week looking after the installation of the new furnace in the Lutheran Church of Rev. Reiff’s parish.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tyler are since last Friday rejoicing over the arrival of a baby girl, their first girl, they have four boys.

Mrs. Mabel Welsh has been caring for Mrs. Fred Tyler and baby since Friday.  Miss Martha Kempins has charge of the house work.

Hal Kemery of Altoona is conductor of the way freight since last week Tuesday while conductor Anderson of Marshfield is taking a vacation.

Miss Alvina Miller of Marshfield came Saturday and remained over Monday, a guest of Misses bertha and Gladys Gearke

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wright and daughter Bernice went to Eau Claire Monday where Bernice underwent an operation for relief from ear trouble.

Ralph Marsh went to Neillsville Tuesday evening to visit relatives.

Ross Paulson and Dr. Rath were Marshfield callers Wednesday.

Geo. Phipps and Elmer Knickle transacted business at Neillsville on Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burch are starting house keeping in livery man Geo. Rose’s tenement house.

Mrs. Gerzemehle and daughters Laura and Amanda are ill with tonsillitis this week.

Mrs. H.C. Witte has been on the sick list much of the time for several weeks past.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Beaver and Mrs. Gus Riedel spent Wednesday morning at Neillsville.

Frank Zorn, Peter Cramer and Arthur Fessenden transacted business at the county seat Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Pizer of Richland County are here since Wednesday for an extended visit between the A.P. Spry and Bill Smith homes.

Arthur Fessenden in capsizing with a load of hay last Friday suffered a dislocated wrist and one broken bone in his left arm.

Raymond Knickle returned here last Friday after spending a week at the Mayo Bros. Hospital in Rochester, Minn. under medical inspection.

Mrs. Jesse Mortimer and daughter Helen went to Marshfield Friday and visited relatives there until Tuesday evening.

Geo. Hart has a crew of carpenters at work building a warehouse on the east side of his building, the old drug store building.

Miss Myrtle Cole entertained a company of girl friends at a thimble party at her sister, Mrs. Hale Davis’ home Saturday afternoon.

G.H. Thayer of Curtis came down last week Thursday and made an over Sunday visit with his brother W.J. and family.

Mrs. Edna Stumpf of Minneapolis who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Z. Schmucki and her sister, Mrs. John Hefty for the past three weeks departed for her home in the city late last week.

The Branch of the American Society of Equity established here has for its officers Chas. Neinas for president and manager; Henry Lawson, vice president; E.A. Beeckler, secretary and treasurer.

Geo. Wilding and daughters Irma and Alice spent Monday with Mrs. Wilding at St. Josephs Hospital in Marshfield.  Mrs. Wilding is reported to be rapidly recovering from her recent operation.

Norman Schroeder who is attending school at Neillsville spent the weekend at the Peter and George Cramer homes in Washburn.

Mrs. Geo. Rose and daughter Pearlie, accompanied by the formers brother George Grove of Plymouth spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Campbell at Marshfield.  Mr. Grove being on his way home to Plymouth after an extended visit here.

Henry Sternitzky, President of the Lynn Mutual Fire Insurance Co., joined Secretary George A. Ure at Neillsville Monday and with him continued on to Madison where they spent the first half of the week engaged with business in the interest of the company.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Frei, Mrs. Wm. Storm, Mrs. Carl Roehl, Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Ackerman, Mrs. John Hefty Sr. and Mrs. Fred Foemmel spent last Friday at Chili in helping Mr. and Mrs. Herman Roehl celebrate their 6th wedding anniversary and visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Hefty Jr.

Mrs. Baer is with her father C.S. Stockwell and sister Miss Ethel of Neillsville, enjoying a pleasure trip and visit in Milwaukee since yesterday.  She is expected home Monday evening.  Helene is visiting her Grandma Stockwell at Neillsville during her mother’s absence.

A letter from the Byron Pickering family informs us that they, at Crane, Montana, are enjoying just such weather as we are, this winter.  Autos there carried the rural mail all winter.  Myron is running a flour mill there and Allie continues in the photograph gallery at Sidney.  Bryon Pickering and daughter Jessie have sold their claims and are very contentedly enjoying the pleasures of life in Crane where the school, church, railroad and other steps in civilization are so accessible.

Mrs. Hale Davis will entertain the Priscillas tomorrow, Saturday.

Dr. Harry Houseley of Chili was here on business Wednesday.

Mrs. Geo. Wilson of York is ill and confined to here bed since early this week.

Mrs. Ed Jacobson and daughter were over from Neillsville Wednesday.

Chas. Haltnaufderheide after a weeks visit at New Franklin came home Wednesday.

Dave Williams of Neillsville visited the Gene Crandall family this week.

Gene Crandall went to Neillsville Wednesday to see his mother who is ill.

Mr. and Mrs. Lem Curtis and their three youngest children are home from their Richland County visit since Tuesday.

Chas. Sherrett of Vesta, Minn., after a several weeks visit with his brother Ezra Sherrett in Washburn went home Wednesday night.

Wm. Bartz came home from Eau Claire Wednesday and reports his daughter Grace to be holding her own and that they now had hopes of her ultimate recovery.

David Steele is again at the Marshfield Hospital since Wednesday and underwent another operation yesterday.

Miss Maymie Hanson of Eau Claire was here and attended the funeral of the late P.A. Cross last Friday and went home Sunday.

Mrs. Steve Sweet and son Harold came down from Rice Lake last week to attend the funeral of her uncle P.A. Cross.  They went to Chili Wednesday to visit Steve’s People and will return home to Rice Lake early next week.

Fred Wright came home from Eau Claire Tuesday.  He reports his little daughter and Mrs. Elmer Dennis to be well on the road to recovery.  They share the same room since Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bartz who accompanied their daughter Grace to Eau Claire last week Thursday are, owing to the seriousness of Miss Grace’s condition, still there.  Grace underwent one operation Thursday and another one Saturday.  Her brothers Alfred and Fred spent Saturday there and on Sunday Fred came home and made a trip back with his sister Ruth whom Grace wished to see.

Ella Altman of Loyal and Master Norman Altman of Marshfield came last Saturday and remained until Tuesday morning visiting the former sisters in the P.J. Kemmeter and W.S. Davis homes.

Wm. Reege after months of suffering with cancer of the stomach answered the final summons at his home in Neillsville Tuesday morning, Feb. 4, 1914.  Mr. Reege formerly lived in the southwest corner of this town and is well know hereabouts, as one of the most respected and worthy farmers Grant ever boasted.  His death comes as a deep grief to many of our town’s people.

Mrs. Arthur Phipps and daughter Edna and Esther are expected home today, after a 3 week’s visit among relatives and old friends in Sheboygan County.

Mrs. F. J Baer received a copy of the Pension Bill Monday, under date of Feb. 18, 1914, which if it becomes a law will pension widows and minor children of any officer or enlisted man who served in the war with Spain or Philippine insurrection.  This will be good news to many especially to two of her late clients from Neillsville.

The masquerade came off as advertised Saturday night to the time of most excellent music furnished by the second Reg’t orchestra of Marshfield.  The costumes were many and varied.  The group of gypsy fortune tellers, Indians, cowboys, Negros and wenches, barbers, bar tenders, tramp, school girls, clowns, snow drops and flower girls made an interesting assemblage.  Old farmer corn tassel and his wife were most mirth provoking.  The spectators got their money’s worth and the dancers enjoyed themselves.  Both financially and socially the affair was a big success.

 

 

 


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