News: Granton Locals (06 Mar 1914)

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 Surnames: Albrecht, Amidon, Balfaze, Bartz, Beecher, Becker, Beeckler, Behm, Berg, Bergeman, Breitenbach, Breseman, Brisky, Converse, Davis, Dennis, Dow, Downer, Fuller, Furgeson, Gailbreath, Geimer, Gerlach, Gerzemelle, Glines, Gluch, Grasser, Graves, Hahm, Harriman, Higgins, Hillert, Holmes, Howard, Hubing, Hudson, Huntley, Joern, Jones, Kammeter, Kimball, Knickle, Knorr, Kurth, Lavey, Lapp, Mack, Marg, Marsh, Murray, Neinas, Osgood, Owens, Paulson, Peterson, Pietenpol, Pischer, Prange, Prom, Rath, Rausch, Reed, Reichert, Riedel, Roice, Ross, Schmoll, Schoengarth, Schroeder, Schuelke, Shaw, Sheldon, Steele, Sternitzky, Storm, Thayer, Tompkins, Vincent, Weeks, Wegner, Wilding, Williams, Winn, Wilson, Wittke, Wright, Wonser, Yankee

----Source: Granton News (Granton, Clark County, Wis.) 03/06/1914

Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Thayer visited with friends at Neillsville, Tuesday.

Mrs. Ed Schroeder entertained the Circle, Wednesday.

Mrs. G. E. Amidon and daughter Lois visited Neillsville, Tuesday.

Jake Breseman and Kearney Davis were Neillsville visitors, Tues.

Archie Howard was on the sick list the first of the week.

Mrs. W.S. Davis spent Wednesday with Mrs. Geo. Wilson at the Marshfield Hospital.

Mrs. Rice Davis spent Wednesday at Neillsville.

Mrs. Elizabeth Fuller and Mrs. Mott Osgood were Neillsville callers, Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Free Converse moved into their new home on the west side of town, Monday.

Chas. Neinas was indisposed and confined to the house a couple days this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brisky of Elkhart Lake came last Friday and made an over Sunday visit with Mrs. Amelia Reichert and her family.

Mr. and Mrs. Emil Prange with their three children and his brother Walter Prange of Ebbe came Tuesday and went home with Gottlieb Hillert for a visit.

Mrs. Dan Gluch Jr. suffered with quinsy last week and now little Leona and Ronald have the same disease.

Mrs. Phil Shaw returned here Tuesday and instead of their moving to Green Bay they shipped their household goods to Chippewa Falls, Wednesday.  He has rented a saloon there and took possession last Sat.

Mrs. Ernest Murray and two children of Beach, N. Dak., after  several  months visit with Mrs. Mack of Loyal took the train here Tuesday for the home trip.

 Mrs. D.S. Rausch and Miss Emilina Kimball spent Tuesday with friends at Marshfield, particularly Mrs. Geo. Wilson and Mrs. Geo Wilding at the hospital.

George and Julia Prom of Harvey, N. Dak., who since last Thursday had been visiting between the Will and Mrs. Nick Hubing Homes, departed on the return trip, Tuesday.

Mrs. A.C. Holmes came over from Neillsville last Friday and has since been visiting in the Homer Downer, Dr. Rath and Her. Schoengarth homes.

Mrs. Dave Steele and son, Merle, spent Tuesday in visiting Mr. Steele who is in St. Joseph’s Hospital at Marshfield.  She reports him as doing nicely and well on the road to recovery.

Albert Marg was a county seat visitor Saturday.

Mrs. Geo. Huntley was an over Sunday visitor with friends at Neillsville.

Dr. T.F. Weeks bought a Ford Touring car of Knorr and & Rausch last Monday.

Mrs. John Pietenpol was at the county seat, Wednesday.

Miss Mollie Grasser visited relatives at Marshfield, Wednesday.

Dr. Ross made a professional trip to Marshfield, Wednesday.

Knorr and Rausch unloaded another carload of Ford cars last Sunday.

Mrs. J.M. Tompkins, Mrs. John Pietenpol and Miss Mollie Grasser were Neillsville shoppers Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Roice of Marshfield who were here visiting at E. R. Wonser’s returned home Sat.

Mrs. H.B. Holmes and daughter Inez, left for Rochester, Minn., last Monday where Miss Inez goes for medical treatment.

Fred Davis who was on the sick list for the past week is able to be about again.

W.S., Davis, Henry Williams and E.A. Beeckler transacted business at Neillsville Saturday.

Earl Marsh after a several days visit here with home folks returned to Duluth, Saturday.

Mrs. Aug. Schmoll and daughter Norma and Mrs. Gerzemelle and daughter Amanda spent Saturday eve with friends at Neillsville.

Herman Behm and daughter Miss Laura are here from Brillion since Monday evening assisting their relatives in the Wm. Bartz home.

Mrs. Joern and little son who were here from Fall Creek visiting her son, Ben and his wife returned home on Saturday.

Mrs. Elmer Dennis who recently underwent an operation at the hospital at Eau Claire returned from that place last Saturday, apparently well on the road to complete recovery.

Miss Effie Harriman of Chili made a weeks end visit at Frank Davis’ and went home Monday.

S.E. Jones of Necedah visited old friends in Washburn, the first of the week and went home Wednesday.

Mrs. Henry Albrecht of Chili has been a sympathetic and helpful guest at the Wm. Bartz home since Tuesday.

Mrs. Frank Lavey had an honest and true birthday party last Saturday on her birthday, and everybody had a good time.

Mrs. Frank Davis went to Chili Wednesday to attend the funeral of little Lois Dow, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Dow and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Webster.

Mrs. Herman Riedel and baby Gertrude are visiting at Sidney since Wednesday.  They are expected home on Saturday.

M.J. Gerlach entertained a bunch of his gentlemen friends at a stag card party one night the first of the week and all present voted it a very pleasant affair.

Mrs. Herman Schoengarth is fast recovering her health and is enjoying life with her husband and little daughter on their timber tract near Romadka, since last week.

Mrs. Chester Sheldon and daughter Genevieve are here from Chester at the hotel waiting for sleighing when they will move their household goods down from Unity by team.

Ross Paulson bought a carload of horses from Iowa parties at Neillsville last week and sold 6 of them in that city before leaving.  A number of them have been disposed of here about and 4 of them left today to go to a contractor at Sheboygan.

Mr. Will Breitenbach joined his wife and two children in the Gust Bergeman home last Saturday and on Monday they all departed for Black Creek where they intend to visit relatives for a short time before leaving for their new home in Montana.

Mrs. Jane Owens came up from Milwaukee Wednesday accompanied by her 11 year old grandson, Vernon Lapp, one of Mr. and Mrs. Hank Lapp’s twins.  Mrs. Owens and Vernon are at the Albert Sternitzky home where Mrs. Owens has employment.  She reports Hank Lapp, her son-in-law to be quite under the weather and a long ways from being well.

Walter Graves and Herman Wegner were Neillsville callers Saturday.

Gottlieb Hillert and Mrs. Hahm visited friends at Ebbe last Saturday.

Mrs. Chas. Hudson of Neillsville spent Friday afternoon here with her daughter, Miss Alt.

Mrs. Otto Wittke has been very ill and under the doctors’ care since last week.

Mrs. P.J. Kammeter and little son Stanley are home since Tuesday from several weeks visit with relatives in Milwaukee.

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Berg entertained friends at both dinner and supper last Sunday and most kindly included the Editor who with the balance of his family out of town, was drifting about like an old derelict.

Mrs. George Wilson was taken suddenly and alarmingly ill last week, Thursday and her life was taken to the Marshfield Hospital on the midnight train that night and underwent a most critical operation as a last resort.  Her husband, her physician and two of her close friends, Mrs. W. J. Thayer and Mrs. W.S. Davis, accompanied her there and remained beside her during the operation and all but the doctor, for days afterwards.  It was with prayerful thanks they viewed her return to consciousness and the dawn of each day since sees her gaining in her reach toward the goal of returning health and strength.  She enjoys the visits of friends now and is counting the days until she can return and be at home with them.  Her sister, who was summoned here from Marshalltown, Iowa, being satisfied of her returning health and having pressing duties at home, departed on the return trip Tuesday.  Her father-in-law Mr. Wilson of Plymouth too has returned to his home and her devoted husband makes frequent trips to and from the hospital quite satisfied that she is in good hands and on the way to ultimate recovery.

Mrs. Glines and son spent Sunday with relatives at Merrillan.

Gottlieb Pischer transacted business at the county seat Thursday.

Mrs. Frank Furgeson and Miss Lulu Beecher spend Thursday with friends at Marshfield.

Wm. Storm purchased a player piano of Prof. G.D. Vincent last week.

Mrs. O.A. Peterson is home from her visit at Dorchester since last week Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. Otto Becker went to Marshfield Thursday to visit his brother William’s wife from Edgar who is in the hospital there.

Mrs. W.J. Thayer spent Thursday with Mrs. Geo. Wilson at the Marshfield Hospital.

Mrs. Isaac Higgins and son Floyd of Gotham are visiting her mother, Mrs. Robert Gailbreath since Tues.

Mrs. Chas Reed visited her friend Mrs. Geo Wilson at the hospital at Marshfield, Saturday.

Mrs. Melvina Wright is home from her visit at Marshfield since last week Thursday.

Elmer Knickle is on the sick list and under the doctor’s care since Wednesday.

Mrs. Webb Winn has quite recovered from her recent illness and was out to the Circle, Wednesday.

Mrs. Edward Schroeder entertained the Royal Neighbors Wednesday evening.

Principal Max Geimer and family moved into the rooms over the meat market Saturday.

Wm., Ernest and Henry Sternitzky with the latter’s daughter, Miss Ann and Herman Yankee went to Ashland yesterday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Aug Yankee, a sister of the Sternizkey men and a sister-in-law of the Yankee’s

Mrs. G.E. Amidon will entertain the O.E.S. Birthday Club Saturday evening.  Mr. Amidon is joining with her in this matter.  The husbands of all O.E.S. and with all visiting members cordially invited.

Fred Wright went to Eau Claire Tuesday and returned next day accompanied by his daughters, Katie and Bernice.  Bernice is well on the road to recovery and Katie had only been visiting Bernice there since Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas Balfaze of York took their 13 year old daughter, Ethel to Marshfield, Wednesday where at the hospital she underwent an operation for appendicitis that afternoon.

Mrs. Geo Wilding was able to leave the hospital at Marshfield on Wednesday since which time she has been at the Wm. Uthmeier home in that city.  It is expected that she will be able to be at home here at Kurth by Sunday.

Chas Schuelke’s 60th birthday Tuesday will long be remembered by Mr. and Mrs. Schuelke and the houseful of friends who sprang a surprise on them that evening and gave the occasion the celebration befitting it.  The Prange’s from Ebbe who were visiting at Gottlieb Hillert’s were among the prime movers to this event and they claim they would go twice that distance at anytime to see a repetition of so pleasurable an affair.  Mr. and Mrs. Schuelke are certainly blessed with friends and the house which accommodates them in large numbers.


 

 


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