News: Greenwood (29 Apr 1926)

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Surnames: Gemmeke, Knutsen, Peterson, Varney, Gates, Brown, Liebzeit, Hepburn, MacLachlan, Currie, Hall, Andrews, Almond, McCarty, Barr, Zimmerman, Wollenberg, Jones, Cronin, Timm, Hogue, Hoehne, Walters, Merkel, Josie, Haeuser, Hoffman, Francis, Steiger, Laabs, Bombach, Stabnow, Gries, Meinholdt, Stoelting, Volk

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) (29 Apr 1926)

Mr. and Mrs. George Gemmeke arrived home from Chicago on Monday.

Mrs. Ray Knutsen of Chicago is visiting here at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P.E. Peterson.

Rooms for Rent -- Suitable for a small family. Inquire of Chas. Varney.

W.W. Brown returned from Fremont and is visiting here at the home of his son, Louis Brown and family.

Dan Gates and family moved into part of the Harry Hogue residence Tuesday.

Mr. A. Liebzeit on route two has the misfortune to lose a pony Monday afternoon. The horse dropped dead on the street near the Methodist Church.

Dance at the Christie Hall Friday night, April 20, 1926. For the benefit of the Mound School Boys and Girls Club. Music by Sam Perkins Orchestra.

Mrs. F. Hepburn and Mrs. F.G. MacLachlan entertained at 500 at the Hepburn home Monday evening. Mrs. M.E. Kenyon won first prize, Mrs. Arnold Beyer second prize, and Mrs. A.J. Currie consolation prize.

Rain Saturday cleared the air of smoke, which has been in evidence in all sections of the city the past week as residents burned grass and old rubbish which accumulated over the winter months. Added to the smoke created by city folks, were the many grass and brush fires raging on farms in wooded sections in this vicinity.

The Public Library will close at 8:00 o'clock Saturday, May 1st instead of 9:00 o'clock.

Mrs. Florence Hall of Chicago arrived Friday for a visit with her brother, J.S. Andrews and family.

Mr. Almond and Justin McCarty of Longwood spent Sunday at the A.C. Barr home.

The Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs. C.H. Zimmerman Friday afternoon, April 30th.

Dance -- At the Will Syth farm, Thursday, April 29th. Good music and good floor.

Jay Cronin left Tuesday for North Dakota, where he will play ball during the summer.

Mr. and Mrs. Timm of eau Claire spent Thursday of last week here at the Frank Hepburn home.

Mrs. A.C. Barr, son Charles and daughter viola were Owen callers Friday and met another daughter Hazel, who teaches near Curtiss, and who spent the weekend at home.

F.G. MacLachlan was a Stevens Point visitor on Friday.

Harry Hogue entertained the :Gang" at his home Saturday evening.

Mrs. C.C. Hoehne of Madison was an over Sunday visitor here with her family.

Raymond Walters of Wausau spent Friday here at the Jos. Merkel home.

Emil Josie and son autoed up from Chicago Sunday and are spending the week at the Joie farm near the Eau Claire River.

George Haeuser and family are at Dorchester attending the funeral of Mr. Haeuser's father, who died Sunday afternoon.

The Hoffman auction sale of household goods, etc., which was to be held last Saturday, had to be postponed on account of the bad weather, and will be held this afternoon, Thursday, April 29th. The sale will start promptly at 1:30 o'clock.

Miss Leona Francis arrived here Saturday, called by the death of her grandfather, D.S. Francis.

The West Side Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs. Will Steiger, Wednesday, May 5th.

Miss Mildred Laabs, who has been working at Oshkosh, returned home last week to spend the summer with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Laabs on route two.

Mrs. Fannie Wollenberg of Madison and Herbert A. Francis of Eau Claire were called here last Friday by the sudden death of their father, D.S. Francis.

Dance -- At the Matt Bombach place Saturday evening, May 1st. Come and have a good time. Good Orchestra. Everybody is welcome.

Mrs. Walter Stabnow went to Marshfield Monday to visit her mother, Mrs. Mary Gries, who is a patient at the hospital there.

The Misses Alma Meinholdt, Lillian and Hulda Stoelting of Milwaukee were over Sunday, visitors from Sheboygan.

Mrs. J. Volk went to Allen Tuesday for a few days visit at the home of her son Alonzo.