News: Humbird, Wis. Local (3 Feb. 1934)

Contact:  Crystal Wendt
Email: crystal@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Fristad, Hobbs, Dunn, Zerbel, Newton, Amport, Johnson, Hemmy, Stam, Greub, King, Bryner, Stuve, Tritsch, Kvool, Stallard, Dablke, Herman, Duerkoa, Olson, Theiler, Trachsel, Aebersold, Dunlap, Remington, Rorabeck, Campbell, Weitman

----Sources: Humbird Enterprise (Humbird, Clark County, Wis.) Sat., 3 Feb. 1934

Local Happenings

The town has received a shipment of corrugated culvert pipe, for replacement and new installations.

Harry Fristad, of Augusta, was taken to Eau Claire hospital Wednesday morning of last week, and was operated on immediately appendicitis. The appendix was ruptured, and his case was very serious for several days. Later reports received are that he is recovering, news which Harry’s many friends here are happy to hear.

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hobbs and sons, of Fairchild, were callers in the village last Saturday, being on the way to the Etsel Dunn home in Cleveland for a short visit. Mr. Hobbs is taking a layoff from the service station while he is recovering from a sinus operation, and his brother Leonard is in charge.

Grant Winner has been nursing a cracked rib, received in a fall on a sidewalk obstruction combine with some of the sheet ice we have enjoyed in these parts this winter.

R. J. Zerbel, S. R. Newton, Hans Amport, E. W. Johnson and H. U. Hemmy were among the local Odd Fellow attending the funeral of Mr. Stam at Merrillan Saturday afternoon.

John Greub, Sr., went to the Sacred Heart hospital in Eau Claire the last of the week, where he submitted to an operation for -**Rest of column cut off. **

The children of Mr. and Mrs. Paul King are sick with whooping cough.

The Cardinals are scheduled to play at Mather Friday night of this week, with a return game at the town hall on Feb. 12th. The game at Mather is the first long distance trip the Cardinals have scheduled. Monday night the Cards dropped a game to Osseo Penquins in an over time period by a score of 26 to 24. In the first half the locals led in a score of 20 to 11, but during the second half failed to get the ball into the basket, while Osseo was dropping them in. The over time period was lost to Osseo by a lucky field throw, while the Cards missed three shots. Martin Stuve, center was out of the game by illness. Alvin Bryner starred.

Prices on Silverware will advance. Please bring in your tokens before March 1st. - Frank A. Tritsch.

The legislature has enacted a tax extension law similar to the act of a year ago and two years ago. The act provides that taxes may be paid on real estate till June 1st by filing with the town treasurer an affidavit of inability to pay the tax now. The board must adopt the act to make it effective. We understand the town board will extend the time until March 1st for payment without the two per cent penalty.

[Another section of Local Happenings from the same date.]

A new time care becomes effective on the Omaha line next Sunday. The train which has run from Fairchild to Marshfield and return, will go through to Altoona, westbound at 2:45 a.m., and east bound at 11:05 p.m. No. 509 going west in the morning will be five minutes later, 5:57 a.m.

Among our sick folks: Hazel Woodford has returned from the clinic, following an operation for appendicitis. H. G. Kvool is recovering from a serious attack of intestinal flu. John Greub, Sr., is expected home from the hospital next Sunday. Mrs. B. J. Stallard has returned from the clinic. Wm. Dablke is laid up with a stitch in his back.

Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Herman and daughter, Joyce, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Duerkoa attended a wedding dance at Cochrance last Thursday, the bride being Mrs. Duerkop’s niece.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Olson and children spent Wednesday afternoon with the home folks.

Will Theiler had a car accident near Neillsville the last of the week, that might have had some fatalities, and anyhow it probably added some gray hairs to all in the car. Mr. Theiler, his wife, her mother Mrs. Trachsel, and Mr. and Mrs. Aebersold from Colorado, turned north from Highway 10, west of the viaduct at Neillsville, to visit some people who recently moved from Colorado. The car slipped on the icy road, went off a steep bank and turned over, doing very little damage to the car and with no injuries to the occupants. Had the accident happened a rod father along the road, the care would have gone into a deep hole in Black River and all would have drowned.

Ruth Dunlap from Alma Center is visiting her cousin Pearl Zerbel.

Ernest Remington and son, of Osseo, were visitors Sunday afternoon at the home of his sisters, Mrs. Rorabeck. They had taken Mrs. Remington to Merrillan to take the train for Madison, where she took a part in the rural dramatic contest.

Vera Campbell will entertain the Christian Comrades club at the home of Mrs. Olson Tuesday eve.

Mrs. John Greub left Wednesday night for Monroe to attend the funeral of her brother, Math. Weitman. Death followed a paralytic stroke. He was in his 68th year.