Surnames: Barker, Henry, Bates, Moore, Vetter, Dolan, Monarski, Klettner, Kovacs, Younker, Wade, Brandt, Stange, Keefe, Reis, Calmes, Wiesjahn, Hessel, Wilde, Braasch, Ellerman, Smith, Sweeney, Helleman, Fohr, Melvin 
 

----Source: Abbotsford Tribune (Abbotsford, Clark County, Wis.) 07/09/1953 
 

Local Items 
 

A get-together of Mrs. George Barker’s four grand children was held Monday evening at the Barker home. Present were Mr. and Mrs. John Henry and family, of St. Louis; Tech Sgt. and Mrs. Loren Bates, and family, of Topeka, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Moore and family, Colby; and Miss Mernajean Moore, Abbotsford. 
 

Mr. and Mrs. George Vetter and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dolan drove to Prairie du Chien, Saturday to attend the celebration on Sunday for their brother, the Very Rev. Paul Monarski, who was observing the 30^th anniversary of his priesthood and the 25^th anniversary as pastor of St. John’s congregation. 
 

Joe Klettner, Chicago, is visiting at the home of Jasper Kovacs and at the Archie Melvin home. He came Friday and will be here about a week. 
 

Guests at the Rudy Younker home on July 4 were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wade, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Nyle Brandt, Fond du Lac; Mr. and Mrs. John Stange and family, and Mrs. Mae Keefe, of Wausau. 
 

Albert Reis, Antigo, spent Monday and Tuesday at the George Calmes home. 
 

Mrs. Martha Wiesjahn, who had been visiting relatives at Auburndale, came Tuesday. She is staying at the home of Mrs. Bertha Hessel. 
 

Mrs. Gene Wilde, who underwent an appendectomy at St. Joseph’s hospital, Marshfield, was discharged Friday. 
 

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Braasch, of Okauchee, came on June 27, to visit her mother, Mrs. Lillian Ellerman. Mr. Braasch returned the next day and came again last Saturday, accompanied by his sister, Nancy. They all returned Wednesday. Other relatives at the Ellerman home over the week end were Mrs. Vernon Ellerman and son, Michael, of Merrill, and Mr. and Mrs. John Ellerman, of Manitowoc, who came on Monday and left on Wednesday. 
 

Week end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smith were Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Sweeney, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Helleman and Mr. and Mrs. Myron Fohr, of Hales Corners.