News: Granton Locals (7 Mar 1913)

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Surnames: Wage, Schmidtke, Grassman, Krause, Mabie, Morris, Eberhardt, Rose, Campbell, Beil, Schlinsog, Hayden, Cross, Beeckler, Schoengarth, Davis, Beaulieau, Garbisch, Wolf, Schoenfeld, Gruenke, Sweeting, Lawson, Hoff, Kurzrok, Braatz, Ross, Youmans, Zimmerman, Babcock, Schroeder, Tompkins, Wegner, Paulson, Rausch, Thompson, Schlumpf, Hefty, Ayers, Moh, Waterman, Batch, Garbush, Wiesner, Lowery, Brooks, Warren, Kohl, Gerber, Heibel, Bowman, Oldenburg, Nonhof, Wonser, Kuechenmeister, Kriwald, Baer, Tykac, Vincent, Stevens, Daughhetee, Eide, Becker, Voight, Knickle, Kriwaldt, Wegner, Hubing, Crandall, Pischer, Osgood, Scharf, Squires, Moh, Machel, Kurth, Ure, Harriman, Winn

----Source: Granton News (Granton, Clark Co., Wis.)  03/07/1913

Miss Gladys Wage entertained Pricillas last Saturday afternoon.

Gus and Carl Schmidtke left for Ledgerwood, Dakota last Friday.

Mrs. Fred Grassman and her youngest daughter, and Miss L. Krause visited Neillsville friends last Friday.

Mrs. Albert Mabie and Miss Jessie Morris had dental work done at Neillsville Friday.

Miss Hallie Eberhardt went home to Camp Douglas Friday and made an over Sunday visit.

Mrs. Geo. Rose and daughters Elva and Pearl spent last Saturday at Geo. Campbell’s in Marshfield.

Mrs. Adolph Beil, with her 2 children, came over from Chili last Friday to spend some time in visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schlinsog.

Mrs. Chas. Hayden came home Friday evening from a two week visit with her daughter, Mrs. C. Cross at Chili.  While there she welcomed the arrival of a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Cross.

Miss Grace Campbell visited her brother Ray and family here the first of the week.

Miss Bessie Beeckler has so much improved in heath that she is anticipating to return to her school teaching at Sheboygan after the Easter vacation.

Herman Schoengarth made a business trip to Marshfield on Monday.

Hale davis came home from Minneapolis late last week and took his family back with him on Sunday.

Mrs. M.F. Beaulieau of Osseo arrived here Saturday on a visit to her mother, Mrs. L.L. Ayers.

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Garbisch spent Tuesday at Neillsville that the latter may have dental work done.

Mrs. Leland Davis kept house for her father and grandmother during her mother’s absence at Arpin last week.

Rev. Wolf of the Free Methodist Church attended the conference and convention at Humbird between last Friday and Monday.

Emil M. Schoenfeld, who purchased the O.F. Gruenke factory in York, moved here and took possession March 1^st.

Mrs. Wm. Sweeting and son came over from Marshfield Saturday for an over Sunday visit at the Henry Lawson home.  Mr. Sweeting joined them Sunday.

Mrs. Robert Hoff and son Gilbert of Colorado, after a visit at the Kurzrok home in Burlington, arrived here last Friday on a visit to her sister, Mrs. H. Braatz.  Mrs. Hoff reports her sister Florence Kurzrok to be much improved in health now.

Mrs. P.M. Ross was a Marshfield caller last Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Guy Youmans of Pine Valley were in town on Tuesday.

Mrs. Geo. Zimmerman of Neillsville spent Monday afternoon here with Mrs. Knorr.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Babcock spent the first of the week here at Edward Schroeder’s.

Frank Tompkins returned to Rhinelander and his work there Saturday.

Mrs. Herman Wegner was at Marshfield on Sunday.

The answer to last week’s problem is: A $2.50 gold piece, two one dollar bills, one 25 cent piece and 5 cents worth of gum.

Arthur Paulson of Neillsville was a weekend guest of his cousins Wallace Rausch and Clifton Paulson.

Mrs. Hans Paulson Sr. visited her son Pete and his family at Neillsville over Sunday.

Mrs. Thompson, who resides in York with her son Robert, came home from Humbird Tuesday.

Miss Edna Schlumpf of Minneapolis went home Tuesday after a two week visit with her sister, Mrs. John Hefty.

Harry Cattanach vacated the Kurzrok house and moved into the old Riedel house west of town.

A little daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Moh Sunday morning.

Wanted, an experienced girl for general house work - Mrs. Scott Davis.

Clark Waterman was the expected guest who put in his appearance at the E.A. Beeckler home Sunday.

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Batch last week, since which time Mrs. Batch has been very ill.

Robert Garbush has been reported as very ill since last week.

Miss Ottilie Wiesner came home from Marshfield for a weekend visit with the home folks.

Will Lowery was a guest of Avery Wallace at Neillsville on Saturday.

School closed in the Geo Brooks district in the town of Lynn with Miss Warren teachre, for a six week vacation.

The new baby girl at the Ross Paulson home was not at all well the first of the week.

Mrs. Lorentz Kohl of Marshfield spent Monday morning here with her mother, Mrs. Augusta Riedel.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gerber came home last Saturday from Rochester, Minn., where Fred has been for medical treatment.  Mr. Gerber is suffering from inflammation of the bowels, catarrh and a nervous breakdown.  While at the hospital an abscess broke and discharged, giving him some relief.

Fred Heibel, through an unfortunate fall down stairs some weeks since, suffered such injuries to his spine as to necessitate his being taken to the Marshfield hospital where fortunately he responded to the treatment and is mending nicely.

Little Pearlie Rose, shopping for her mother, and one of the first customers after the Hart store floor had been freshly oiled, upon entering said: "Pugh, Mr. Hart, but your tore tinks" and when he asked her if that wasn’t a pretty bad thing to say about his store, she answered "Will, I tant help it, I do thinks so."

Mr. and Mrs. O.F. Gruenke and children spent several days last week with the Alex Kriwald family, and left on Saturday for Clintonville, where they will visit indefinitely, Mr. Gruenke, being undecided as to where he will locate permanently, next.

Miss Margareth Bowman of Plymouth, after an extended visit at Reinhold Kuechenmeister’s, left for home Wednesday.  Her cousin, Ida Kuechenmeister, accompanied her as far as Stevens Point, and the two girls spent that day with relatives there.

The band boys’ suits have come and tonight, Friday, they will be out in full regalia and as they will appear at public function in the future.

It is to be hoped that the Circle Fair and Supper on Thursday, march 20^th, will be well patronized and made successful as the ladies have labored hard and long in preparing for the same.

Mr. Geo. Oldenberg and 2 youngest children, with Mrs. H. Oldenberg, all of Unity, came last Saturday and spent several days between the E.R. Wonser and Al Nonhof homes.

We ask all those who know themselves indebted to us either for subscription or otherwise, to please come in and settle.  The addition of a typesetting machine to our equipment mans an expenditure of $1600.  We need the money, pay up.

Mr. and Mrs. Wella Davis of Heathville were called upon Monday to mourn the death of their first born and only child, their baby boy of but a few months of age.  The sympathy of their many friends goes out to them in their sorrow.

Mrs. Baer, doing abstracting at Neillsville, enjoyed the pleasure of working in the Register of deeds large, new, convenient, well lighted and heated vault, a most valuable addition tot eh County courthouse.  The Clerk of court too, now delights in the comforts of an enlarge and much improved vault, heated and lighted for a comfortable work room.

B. Tykac went home to Columbia Saturday evening but reported for duty here on Sunday morning’s mail distribution, and then took the 11 a.m. back home to finish his visit, returning here again Monday morning.  Granton needs dwelling houses for real that several men with business interest or employment here, might have their families with them.

The Circle will hold their Easter Fair and Apron Sale in the Woodmen Hall Thursday afternoon and evening of March 20^th.  Supper will be served at 6 o’clock, adults 25 cents and children 15 cents per plate.  Everybody is invited.

On Friday night, March 7, Prof. G.D. Vincent will celebrate his wife’s birthday with a concert & dance at the Granton Opera House.  An admission of 25 cents will be charge for the concert for the benefit of the band.  A dance and lunch will be given free by the Professor.  The concert starts at 8 p.m., dancing until 3 a.m.  The band will appear for the first time in their new uniforms.  Everybody come and help make the evening an enjoyable one.

The concert and dance given by the Granton Brass Band at the Chili Opera House was a success financially, the proceed amounting to about $32.00.  On account of the stormy weather and extreme cold, the morning limited, on which the boys and those attending from here intended to return, was five hours late and did not arrive her until 9 o’clock the next morning.  Homer King says they have no lock up there, but they have an excellent lockout.

The linotype expert returned to Chicago again last week Thursday and left us to shift for ourselves, with the machine.  Learning to run this machine reminds us of the man who is just taking his lessons in manipulating an automobile.  It is a mighty nerve-testing piece of business.  We ask you to overlook mistakes until we are more familiar with our hired man.

The cheese makers here-abouts have recently formed a company to manufacture cheese boxes in Chas. Stevens’ mill at Neillsville.  As most of the machinery needed for the manufacture of the boxes was already on hand, it required but little capital to begin with.  Those chiefly interested are: J.B. Daughhetee, Harry Eide, O.W. Becker, C.E. Voight, E.H. Knicle, and Alex Kriwaldt.

Mrs. Clemens Kuechenmeister, not entertaining on her birthday last Friday because it would have conflicted with the sociable at H.O. Hucksteads, postponed her party indefinitely and in consequence enjoyed a delightful surprise Saturday evening, when the birthday club, not to be put off, went in and surprise her.  Each guest took an eat contribution which united made a delicious spread greatly appreciated by all.

Wanted, girl to work in hotel.  Inquire of Herman Wegner.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Braatz, a boy, Saturday night.

E.R. Wonser went to Arpin Thursday.

Knorr & Rausch received a shipment of 6 Ford cars Wednesday.

Mike Hubing shipped his household goods to Athens yesterday and with his family left for his new home there today.

Mrs. Eugene Crandall visited relatives at Neillsville Wednesday.

Gottlieb Pischer, Mott Osgood, F.J. Riedel and W. Scharf transacted business at the county seat on Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Squire arrived here Tuesday on a visit to the Adolph Machel home.  Mrs. Squire was Miss Beth Machel.

Clerk of Court Geo. Ure and ex-county treasurer Robert Kurth were in town Wednesday.

Dr. Leonard Harriman of Lake Mills visited at Frank Davis’ on Wednesday.

Ed Schroeder and D. Rausch transacted business at Marshfield Wednesday.

A large delegation of Royal Neighbors came over from Chili Tuesday morning and remained until midnight of that day, the guests of the Mesdames W. Winn and Frank Davis, at the latter’s home.  The ladies of the York Center and Granton camps were also invited and royally entertained at the Davis home with the Chili folks that afternoon, when that fraternal love link was more strongly welded and all present made happier in consequence.