News: Granton Locals (30 Nov 1917)

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Surnames: Klein, Hollenbach, Tyler, Mallory, Rollins, Grabe, Peterson, Mantey, Horak, Haltaufderheide, McHone, Wilke, Brooks, Langrehr, Ross, Garbisch, Beeckler, Dopp, Sholtz, Anthony, Warren, Winn, Wanless, Pizer, Creviston, McClaflin, Davis, Tykac, Amidon, Jacobi, Mertens, Rath, Schoengarth, Scott, Nickel, Grasser, Reiff, Gerhardt Wagner, Keller, Hantke, Wilding, Neinas, Lee, Kintzele, Fischer, Bartz, White, Thayer, Dahl, Williams, Lavey, Lawson, Gleason, Barager, Downer, Hickox, Riedel, Chambers, Fraser, Griffin, Strand, Wiesner, Zuehlke, Rogers, Eden, Wonser, Oldenburg, Smith, Turner, Schune, Sweetland, Wright, Scholtz, Handke, Beilman, Buss, Potter, Winn, Endicott, Rhead, Lautenbach, Budge, Wischuelke, Schafer, Faas, , Cobourn, Bender, Ewing, Curtiss, Kissam, Weinhold, Prange, , McCann, Lutz, Goebel, McCann, Laskowski, Lutz, Root, Boissard, Hubing, Wisner, Lokken, Langreck, Welsh, Kemmeter, Churchill, Sternitzky, Arndt, Tober, Enders, Grabe, Graves, Gibson, Chaplin, Wilson, Huntzicker, Ritter, Ziemendorf, Wittcamp, Scharf, Rath, Neinas, Guk, Hertz, Grassman, Brown, Dyer, Sherrett, Converse, Osgood, Bollom, Porath, Deetz, Reisner, Greunke, Furgeson, Kauth, Kolowret, Storm, Gerzemehle, Williams, Neitzel, Malacole, Dahl, Campbell, Washburn, Rausch, Chapman, Stockwell

----Source: Granton News (Granton, Clark County, Wis.) 11/30/1917

Miss Althea Klein is visiting at Chili since Wednesday.

Geo. Hollenbach came home from Almond on Monday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tyler spent Tuesday at Marshfield.

Rev. Wilson Mallory went to Ripon on Tuesday.

John Rollins was down from Spencer on Tuesday.

Mrs. Ernest Grave went to Merrillan on Tuesday.

O.A. Peterson went to Marshfield on Tuesday.

Albert Mantey was a Neillsville visitor on Tuesday.

Mrs. Horak of Chicago is visiting at B. Tykac's since Tuesday.

Harold Haltaufderheide left for Akron, Ohio on Tuesday.

Lester McHone was a county seat visitor Saturday.

Miss Clara Wilke spent the weekend with her mother in Neillsville.

Chas. Brooks went to Greenwood on Saturday.

Kenneth Langrehr came home from Marshfield last week Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. Arno Ross were Marshfield visitors on Monday.

Otto Garbisch and E.A. Beeckler were Neillsville visitors on Friday.

Mrs. Fred Dopp and daughter Leila were Neillsville visitors on Saturday.

Miss Mabel Sholtz of Lynn went to Marshfield on Friday.

Mrs. Victor Anthony and baby Marie went to Weyauwega on Wednesday.

Frank Warren of route 3 went to Rosendale on Wednesday.

The Circle will meet with mrs. Webb Winn Dec. 5th.

Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Wanless of Richland Center are visiting at Fred Pizer's since Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Creviston of Humbird are visiting at Warren McClaflin's since Wednesday.

Miss Jean Davis came home from Eau Claire for the Thanksgiving holiday vacation on Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. G.E. Amidon entertained a company of friends at dinner on Sunday.

Conrad Jacobi and Wm. Mertens of Route 1 were Marshfield visitors on Tuesday.

Mrs. B. Rath and Mrs. Herman Schoengarth were Marshfield visitors on Tuesday.

Geo. Scott went home to Melrose Tuesday to visit and spend Thanksgiving with home folk.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nickel and daughter Elinor went to La Valle on Wednesday.

Miss Mary Grasser is home from the Marshfield hospital and feeling fine since Wednesday.

Mrs. J. Reiff and Mrs. Gerhardt came home from their visit at Wausau last week Thursday.

Miss Frances Wagner of Neillsville visited at Rev. Reiff's over the weekend.

Mrs. J.L. Keller of Lynn went to St. Paul Saturday to spend a week with her children in that city.

Otto Hantke and Geo. Wilding went to Park Falls on a hunting trip last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Neinas and children enjoyed Thanksgiving with the Ernest Neinas family at Chili.

Miss Beulah Lee went to Neillsville Saturday and made an over Sunday visit to Miss Mildred Kintzele.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fischer of Brillion are guests in the Wm. Bartz family since Wednesday.

Prin. C.R. White went home to Hillsboro Wednesday night for Thanksgiving and a several days visit.

Miss Alva Thayer came home from La Crosse last Friday on a week's vacation visit with home folk.

Miss Emma Dahl came home from Marshfield Wednesday for a several days visit, only.

Mrs. Geo. Williams and baby Bernice of Chili are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lavey, since Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lawson and son Earl are visiting at Mattoon since Wednesday.

Miss Nellie Gleason and the Misses Iva and Marjorie Barager went home to Stevens Point Thursday morning for Thanksgiving.

Mrs. Albion Downer and son Alva went to Nasonville to spend Thanksgiving with relatives.

Edward Hickox of Spring Green came to spend Thanksgiving and visit at his son, Orrin's.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Riedel and their 2 sons were over from Neillsville for Thanksgiving.

Mr. and Mrs. James Chambers and baby came from St. Paul Wednesday on a visit to her brother Geo. Fraser and family.

B. Giffin and Carl Strand went to Stratford Sunday night where they have employment for the winter.

Ed Wiesner and his sister Miss Ottilie went to Milwaukee Thursday for a week's visit among relatives.

Hank Zuehlke, Ernest Rogers and Guenther Eden are home from their hunting trip at Butternut since Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Wonser and daughter Mermel and Elizabeth autoed to Unity Sunday and spent the day with the Geo. Oldenburg and Fred Wonser families.

Roy Smith at Route 3 was a Marshfield visitor on Friday.

The Misses Ora Davis and Pearl Brooks were Marshfield visitors on Saturday.

Kenneth Grabe and George Turner went to Owen on Monday.

Miss Mary Schune was a Neillsville visitor on Saturday.

Miss Leona Sweetland of Neillsville was here on business on Saturday.

Ye Editor and family enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner at the E.R. Wonser home.

Fred Wright of Route 1 went to Woodville Saturday on a visit to his old friend and neighbor Elmer Dennis.

Mrs. Ferd Scholtz, after a two week visit between the Paul handke and Adolph Schune families, went home to Neillsville on Saturday.

Mrs. Charlotte Beilman of Chicago to the guest of her friends, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Buss of Route 3, since Saturday.

Miss Marjorie Barager came up from Stevens Point Friday evening on a visit to her sister Miss Iva Barager.

Mr. and Mrs. M.O. Potter of Grand Rapids autoed up on Sunday and spent a couple days with Mr. and Mrs. Byrl Winn.

Frank Endicott and Henry Jorges of Richland Center, after a 5 day visit with the Will Rhead family on R. 3, went home on Friday.

Mrs. Aug. Lautenbach and daughter Nelda, Fred and John Pizer, W.P. Budge, and Wm. Wischuelke were Neillsville visitors on Wednesday.

Mrs. Jerry Davis, after visiting relatives at York Center, went home to Marshfield on Saturday.

John Schafer of Lynn is very busy with painting and varnishing the interior woodwork at W.J. Thayer's new store building.

Mrs. Geo. Wilding and daughter Alice of Neillsville spent last Saturday here at the Fred Handke home on Route 1.

Rex Beeckler and Ethan Peterson came home from the Stevens Point Normal Wednesday evening to eat turkey with their parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Faas, their daughter Hazel and son Earl came up from Plymouth Wednesday for a visit at Leonard Faas' on the Ridge.

Miss Nettie Cobourn, recently of the Town of Sherwood, is a Granton resident since last month, nicely settled in rooms over the John Bladl harness shop.

Miss Essie Bender came home from La Crosse Monday morning accompanied by her cousin Johnnie Bender of that city, who is since visiting at her home on Route 4.

James Ewing, after an extended visit with relatives in the Lem Curtiss family, left for Hot Spring, Ark. On Monday. Mr. Curtiss accompanied him as far as Merrillan.

Mr. and Mrs. Rice Davis autoed to Alma Center early last week on a visit to their son Leland and his family. Leland has employment in a garage there.

Miss Mildred Kissam, after a two week visit to her aunt Mrs. Fred Cole at Neillsville and relatives here in the village, went home to Madison on Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Weinhold of Waldo, after a two week visit with the Emil Prange and Ed Prange families, and other old friends here, went home last week Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jacobi and their two youngest children went to Kiel last week Thursday on a visit to Mrs. Jacobi's aged father residing there.

Floyd and Raymond McCann of Route 4 visited at Anton Laskowski's in Neillsville Monday and left the next morning for Spirit Falls on a deer hunting and vacation trip.

Henry Lutz came over from Neillsville Tuesday and joined his wife and baby at the Joe Goebel home, then next day, accompanied by them, left for their former home in Milwaukee.

G.A. Boissard of Madison, Pres. Of the Guardian Life Insurance Co., spent several days of last week here with the local agent, Clair La Grander.

Mrs. Frank Root and baby Verna, who has been visiting at Mrs. Mary Hubing's, went home to Rudolph on Wednesday.

Ed Wiesner came home from a week's visit at Milwaukee on Wednesday. His sister Miss Ottilie, who accompanied him down, returned home Thursday.

Mrs. Lokken, with her daughter Alice and the latter's children, all of Wausau, going through here by train last Friday, exchanged pleasantries with old friends at the depot that day.

Baby Angeline Marie Langreck of Route 3 is very ill with pneumonia since late last week. Mrs. Mabel Welsh, a practical nurse from this village is assisting in her care since Sunday.

Mrs. P.J. Kemmeter arrived home from Milwaukee Sunday morning, accompanied by Mrs. W. Churchill and the latter's daughter Sarah Jane of that city, who will spend some time here with the Kemmeter family.

Mrs. Sid Davis came home from a week's visit at Melrose on Friday.

Joe McCann and family on R. 4 moved into their fine new home last Saturday.

Miss Anna Sternitzky went to Neillsville Monday on a couple days visit to her sister, Mrs. Aug. Arndt.

Sam Tober of Clintonville arrived here Monday evening on a visit to his son Emil at the Star Cheese Factory.

Mrs. Mabel Enders came up from Madison Wednesday to join her little son Bobbie at her parents', Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Grabe's home on Route 1.

Mrs. Geo. Root and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Graves, all of Route 1, went to Roberts Thursday on a visit to the ladies' brother Will Gibson and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chaplin of Plymouth were Thanksgiving guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson. Mr. Chaplin is a well-known Gov't cheese inspector.

Miss Ruth Huntzicker, accompanied by the primary teacher Miss Janet Ritter of Crandon, went home to Greenwood for Thanksgiving and the weekend visit.

Arthur Ziemendorf and his mother Mrs. Ed Ziemendorf of Route 4 went to St. Paul Friday on a 2 week visit with the Wm. Wittcamp family.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Scharf, accompanied by Dr. Rath, went to eau Claire Thursday evening of last week, that Mr. Scharf might enter the Sacred Heart Hospital there and undergo an operation for an operation for appendicitis.

Mrs. Chas. Neinas, with her sister-in-law Mrs. Chas. Guk and the latter's daughter Viola, went to Weyauwega this Friday morning on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hertz.

Mrs. Henry Grassman and baby Evelyn are here from Auburndale visiting at H.T. Lawson's since Mr. Grassman went to Rib Lake on a hunting trip last week.

Mrs. Peter Brown of Route 3 went to Cazenovia last Friday to visit relatives and attend the golden wedding anniversary of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Durens. Mr. Brown and their daughters Agnes and Evelyn joined her there on Saturday.

Miss Anna Dyer, a professional nurse, after caring for her niece Frances Sherrett of Route 4 through a siege of pneumonia, left for Almond and a patient there, late last week.

Frank Converse, Myron Osgood, Oscar Neinas, Chas. Bollom, Alfred Porath, Omar Deetz, Alfred Reisner, Frank Downer and Otto Greunke are among the successful deer hunters this season.

Mr. and Mrs. G.H. Bender and daughters Marie and Elsie of Columbus, after a week's visit between the Sam, John and Lee Furgeson, John Kauth and their families on Route 4, went home on Saturday. They have a big farm at Columbus and are well and prosperous.

The villagers may enjoy the pleasures and profits of the traveling library installed in the grammar room at the school house. Miss Pearl Brooks, teacher, if they will call for and return books between the hours of 3:30 and 5 p.m. on Friday afternoon of such week during school.

Mrs. Sam Furgeson, after a week's stay with her 14-year-old daughter Esther at the Madison hospital whither they went last week Monday that the daughter migh undergo an operation for relief from acute appendicitis, returned home Monday, leaving Esther recovering nicely.

The Misses Anna and Lovilla Sternitzky and their little niece Ruth Sternitzky, all of Route 2, went to Rothschild Wednesday to spend the balance of the week with the Robert Sternitzky family there.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kolowret of Kendall, after a several days visit with relatives in the W.J. Thayer family, went home Tuesday noon.

Mrs. Wm. Storm, Mrs. Gerzemehle, Miss Frieda Williams, Miss Agnes Hollenbach and Miss Elsie Neitzel were Neillsville visitors last Tuesday

Mrs. A. Malacole of Route 4, with her little grandson baby William Luster, went to Chicago Monday to join the child's parents. Mrs. Malacole returned home a few days since.

Mrs. Will Dahl and her three children, after a ten day visit between the Chas. And Will Lowery and John Dahl families here and the Ray Campbell family in Neillsville, went home to Stetsonville on Monday.

Omar Deetz of the town of York came home from his hunting trip at Butternut on Monday with a fine deer which he shot. Mr. Deetz reports 4 inches of snow on the ground there, and the tracing of deer in consequence, a very simple matter.

Miss Hazel Washburn, a student in the Luther Training School for nurses in Eau Claire, writes friends here that she is one of 38 girls taking training there, and so far likes her work very much. Her work and study hours are from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Mrs. D.S. Rausch is a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital at Marshfield since mond. She underwent a serious operation there Tuesday and her husband, who accompanied her over, remains at her bedside constantly, since the operation. Her condition at this writing is reported as serious, although not necessarily alarming.

Mrs. W.S. Davis, who was taken suddenly ill last week Wednesday and quite indisposed since, went to Milwaukee Wednesday, accompanied by her physician Dr. G.F. Murphy, to consult with and be advised by specialist in regard to her case. Mrs. Davis is now at the Sacred Heart Sanatorium in Milwaukee.

Lester Chapman, a young man and bachelor from Oshkosh, bought the livery business, horse and auto stable of George Rose last week Tuesday and is in possession since Wednesday. Mr. Rose will help him out for a few weeks only. Rose will devote his time to farming now. He has plans for building a house on his farm and moving early next spring.

From a letter written by Cyrus George Stockwell, a nephew of ours with Co. E of the 13th Railway Engineers, U.S. Army, somewhere in France, where he has been since July, to his mother Mrs. C.D. Stockwell of Spooner, under date of Oct. 2nd, 1917, we learn that he is running a steam engine; that he is well and reports the army food he gets both good and plentiful. He says the leaves on the trees there are just beginning to turn now. That there are wild boars about their camp and that these boars root up the earth and run around the shanty at night. His partner, who runs nights, is away so he says he is temporarily working two shifts. He acknowledges the receipt of home letters and papers, packages, etc., and in all, writes a very comforting letter.