News: Granton Locals #2 (14 Nov 1913)

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Surnames: Armour, Davis, Crandall, Neinas, Ure, Zimmer, Free, Stockwell, Soles, Waterman, Beeckler, Potter, Cole, Shaw, Smith, Wonser, Lautenbach, Gerzemehle, Joern, Kempin, Tyler, Bredlau, Daughhetee, Downer, Albrecht, Reiff, Altman, Riedel, Nemitz, Rose, Neinas, Winn, Bender, Converse, Zorn, Rath, Tykac, Grasser, Pischer, Schoengarth, Wentworth, Morrissey, King, Wilson, Benedict, Osgood, Nitschke, Frank, Canfield, Morris, Alt, Nitschke, , Beaver, Gates, Worchel, Hillert, Marsh, Wright, Atkins, Dorst, Shummel, Armitage, Christman, Raymond, Crandall, Goebel, Deutsch

----Source: Granton News (Granton, Clark County, Wis.) 11/14/1913

Mrs. William Armour of Pittsville, who for several years had been suffering with stomach trouble, recently vomited up a live lizard seven inches long.

Mrs. Hale Davis and son Robert, with her sister Rachel Cole went to Eau Claire this morning on a several days visit among friends there and in Chippewa Falls.

Mrs. N.E. Crandall, returning home to Neillsville from Owen last week Thursday stopped off here and took her grandchildren Teddy and Douglas Crandall home with her the next evening and kept them until Tuesday afternoon, when she brought them back.

Henry Neinas is the polite and obliging young man who is clerking in the new drug store the last two weeks.  Henry seems to have struck the right gait and we hope to see him stick to it.

The Misses Vivian Ure, Helen Zimmer, Gladys Free and Ethel Stockwell autoed over from Neillsville Wednesday evening with Mrs. Geo. Zimmer and spent the evening with friends here.

Mrs. Ed Soles spent Tuesday afternoon at Marshfield with Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Soles at the hospital where grandpa Soles has been since last week Thursday.  She reports him as being somewhat improved on Tuesday.

Mrs. Clark Waterman came over from Chili Saturday and attended the O.E.S. Birthday party at Miss Gladys Wage’s.  Clark joined her here at the E.A. Beeckler home the next day where they remained for an over Sunday visit.

Wayne Potter had a narrow escape from severe injuries while cutting corn last Friday.  His coat sleeve got caught in the gearing of the machine and before he could free himself his clothing was completely torn from one side.  His arm was somewhat bruised, necessitating his carrying it in a sling.  Luckily he received no permanent injury.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Neinas spent Tuesday at Will Neinas’ in Chili.  Charlie, who is out of employment since he sold his feed store and warehouse last month, went over to experiment at lathing in Will’s new house, trying to reduce flesh taken on this month.  Charlie says he can’t be idle and keep his shape and good looks, and is seriously considering taking the position for the winter at least, of chief train dispatcher and telephone operator with agent Crandall at the depot here.

Mrs. Clyde Shaw entered a hospital at Stillwater, Minn., several weeks since, as a patent and last Saturday gave birth to a 12 pound son there.  Mrs. Hattie Beeckler kept house at the Shaw home part of that time, leaving only this week to come to Chippewa Falls when Clyde came here Tuesday.  Clyde got a hunting license and joined his mother there Wednesday, since which time they have continued on to Jim Falls where they are visiting at the home of a relatives, one Dan Smith, and Clyde is enjoying the hunting season.

The typographical errors which appear in this paper occasional are not the result of a careless proofreader, in fact we do not read proof at all these days, but it is because we are forced at time to overwork our linotype machine.  We commence setting type on Wednesday morning and at noon on that day the first and last pages of the paper are printed.  The machine is not put into operation again until the next morning and as most of our correspondence is not received until Wednesday afternoon it leaves about 6 columns to be set from 8 till 12 o’clock. Thursday forenoon, and as we got to press at 1:30 to print the two inside pages, it leaves no time for proof reading.  Our correspondents should send their letters so they reach us on Tuesday afternoon, as the bulk of the type should be set on Wednesday.  This would help us out greatly and at the same time would eliminate the mistake nuisance.  It does not mean however that any communications received Wednesday afternoon or up to 10 o’clock Thursday morning will be too late for publication.  All copies for changes of ads though must reach us no later than Tuesday noon.

E.R. Wonser sold his Reo auto to August Lautenbach last Saturday.

The Misses Margaret Lautenbach, Laura and Amanda Gerzemehle went to Marshfield Saturday.

Ben Joern spent Sunday with his wife and other relatives at Fall Creek and returned here Monday afternoon.

Miss Martha Kempin, after a 2 weeks stay with Mrs. Fred tyler, returned home to Chili Saturday.

Mrs. Fred Bredlau, after spending the week here among relatives, returned home to Loyal on Saturday.

J.B. Daughhetee, Noble and H. Downer are north on a hunting trip since late last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Albrecht of Burlington are guests in Rev. Reiff’s home since last Saturday.

The state taxes for this year will be much higher, more than double.  The increase is said to be due to the remission of taxes in 1912.

Miss Alma Altman went home to Loyal Saturday for a week’s vacation and visit.  Her sister accompanied her as far as Marshfield.

Mrs. Herman Riedel and baby Gertrude visited at the Nemitz home in Globe between last Saturday and this Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Rose autoed to Chili Tuesday afternoon where Geo. heard that Will Neinas had a lathing bee and he thought they could get over in time for supper.

Web Winn went to Madison on Monday to go before the Railroad Commission in regard to services on the Milwaukee Road.

John Bender and T. Owen of Viola are visiting the former’s brother Loag Bender in Washburn since Friday.

Clay Converse and Wm. Zorn are away deer hunting since Sunday.

Mrs. F.C. Rath of Cataract is a guest in the Dr. Rath home this week.

Mrs. B. Tykac went to Columbia Wednesday for a couple days visit with relatives and friends.

Mike Grasser is on the deer trail in the woods above Longwood ever since the season opened.

Mrs. Henry Pischer and son Oswald bough the Fred Schoengarth farm in town of Grant last week.

Mrs. Rush Wentworth spent Thursday in Eau Claire with her brother Henry Morrissey of Edgerton.

A dance will be given at the Granton Opera House Thanksgiving night.  Music will be by the Lynch orchestra of Neillsville.

A birthday surprise party was given Miss Effie Alt at the Homer King home Tuesday evening by the pupils of her room.

Geo. Wilson of York shipped in a span of registered Belgian mares this week which weighed 4220 pounds.  They are imported animals, handsomely formed and well matched.  There is less than 20 pounds difference in their weight.  (Rep. & Press)

The Musical Clarks and company in conjunction with Jula, the mysterious wonder worker will show at the opera house Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week.

Perry Benedict, Rella Osgood, Miss Martha Nitschke, Mrs. Fred Frank and baby, Mrs. Eva Canfield, Mrs. Kearney Davis, Mrs. L.G. Morris, her daughter Margareth and son Grant, Mrs. Geo. Beaver were among the Granton people who had dental work done and visited friends at Neillsville Wednesday.

Fred Bredlau, who was down from Loyal last week in attendance at the Worchel-Hillert wedding returned home on Friday.

A.A. gates of Sherwood took the train here Tuesday for the county seat where he went on business.

Joseph Marsh autoed over from Marshfield last week Thursday and took his sister Mrs. Melvina Wright home with him for a visit.  Mrs. Wright remained until Sunday noon.

Mr. Atkins of Withee, after a visit with the Mike Dorst family returned home Tuesday.

Mrs. Geo. Shummel of Neillsville visited the Bruce Armitage family the first of the week.

Do your realitze that the date back of your name on the label of this paper signifies the date to which you subscription is paid to.  Now if there is any figure other than 14 back of hour name make it a point ot have it made 14 at once.

Mrs. Chas. Christman of South Grant who has suffered much the past two weeks with a facial abcess is on the road to recovery and with her husband drove to Neillsville on Wednesday.

Lee Morris walking backward in the road to school Wednesday and suddenly facing about was struck in front of his left ear by a carriage thill following a horse driven by P. Ketelle.  Medical attention was had for the child and a stitch or two taken to draw the cut together.  He is about okay though since.

Delos Raymond bought the Page house of W.S. Davis Tuesday and will moved into same just as soon as Gene Crandall vacates.  This will make them a nice home and Mrs. Raymond who is quite poorly and confined to the house a good deal, will enjoy being on Main Street where there is so much more going on and to be enjoyed from one’s own home windows.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Goebel, who has been to Neillsville to attend the funeral of the late Chas. Deutsch, returned home from there Sunday morning accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Gus Deutsch of Friendship who spent a couple of days with them.