News: Granton Locals #2 (1 Aug 1913)

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Surnames: Storm, Krause, Richter, Amidon, Koser, Osgood, Balch, Quimby, Dahl, Smith, Lee, Schune, Schlinsog, Hayden, Wonser, Williams, Yankee, Pietenpol, Geber, Kriewaldt, Lowery, Neinas, Bauman, Wiertz, Chapman, Martin, Breseman, Lindow, Gantworth,  Gibson, Malamphy, McNaul, Oens, Snow, Henning, Barth, Jirschele, Johnson, Hubing, Selk, Fields, Ure, Happe, Teatz, Altenburg, Graves, Strey, Schuelke, Marden, Sweet, Reiff, Hederer, Hort, Klein, Schlinsog, Grasser, Herrian, Rose, Manning, Prange, Ahern, Brown, Kuechenmeister, Chlaver, Beebe, Blakeslee, Breed, Wage, Cole, Beecher, Breese, Lavey, Osgood, Mason, Fuller, Langdon, Nichols, Baer, Waterman, Woodward, Wood

----Source: Granton News (Granton, Clark County, Wis.) 08/01/1913

Frieda Storm is visiting Neillsville relatives since Wednesday.

Mabel Krause of Chili is visiting at Ferd Richter’s since Wednesday.

Herman Koser of Chili transacted business here Wednesday.

Miss Ethel Osgood went to Chili Wednesday for a couple of days visit with friends.

Mrs. Rella Balch of Neillsville is visiting at the E.R. Wonser home since Wednesday.

Ben and John Quimby of Wauwatosa left here Saturday for Grand Rapids.

Mrs. Wm. Dahl and 2 children of Wheeler have been visiting relatives here since early last week.

Miss Marion Smith entertained a large company of ladies at a miscellaneous shower for Miss Ruth Lee Wednesday evening.

Mrs. Wm. Schune and daughter Emma went to Augusta Wednesday for a week’s visit at the Herman Schune home.

Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Schlinsog and daughter Lillian and Alma spent Wednesday with friends at Neillsville.

Louis Hayden and family have returned from Merrillan and are since early this week located on the E.R. Wonser farm.

Roy Williams has been on the sick list for two weeks past.

The Misses Lidia Yankee, Amelia Krause and Vera Pietenpol were Neillsville visitors on Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred gerber and three daughters spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Alex Kriewaldt at Marshfield.

Baby Richter, the two month old infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Richter, is suffering with boils on his head.

Mrs. Thos. Lowery was very ill late last week.  Miss Marion Smith, a professional nurse, was in attendance several days.

Lydia Neinas came home Wednesday after a week’s visit with relatives at Marshfield.  Her cousin Cassilda Bauman accompanied her home and will remain until Tuesday.

The electric storm Monday night was without doubt the severest one we have had thus far this season.  The wind reached such a velocity that even the best built houses trembled on their foundations.

The following new subscribers were added to our list this week:  Fred Gerber, Joe Wiertz, M.L. Chapman, John Martin, John Breseman, Geo. Lindow, W.M. Gantworth, Tom Gibson, A. Martin, John Malamphy, Herbert McNaul, E.W. Owens, Al Snow, Jake Henning, Ernest Barth, Oscar Jirschele, Math. Johnson, Will Hubing, Fred Selk, Mrs. S.D. Fields, Ray Ure, W.R. Happe, Peter Smith, Aug. Teatz, Solon Davis, Ferdinand Richter, Miss Emma Altenburg, H.G. Graves, Ed Strey Jr., Carl Schuelke, George Marden.

Mrs. Frank Davis will entertain the Circle next Wednesday.

Word was received early this week that Steve Sweet a former Granton boy, is alarmingly ill with small pox at his farm home near Superior.

Rev. Reiff’s parish will hold it annual mission-fest next Sunday in the grove north of the church.  Dinner will be served as usual at a nominal price.  Services will be held in the forenoon and afternoon.  Everybody is cordially invited.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hederer and daughter Helen, Mr. Wencel Hederer, and Miss Marion Hort of Marshfield arrived here Monday evening to attend the funeral of the late Wm. Klein at Neillsville, the next day.

Wm. Schlinsog enjoyed a big barn raising at his place Wednesday.  All in attendance enjoyed a bounteous dinner prepared by Mrs. Schlinsog.  Their daughters and daughters-in-law assisted only in the serving.

Miss Mary Grasser went to Merrillan Sunday and met her sister Miss Mollie who was enroute home after a couple of years absence at Mineral Lake, Wash. and a summer pleasure trip at Seattle, Spokane Falls, Yellowstone Park, concluding with a visit to her sister, Mrs. John Herrian at Glendive, Mont.

W. Rose, while autoing through to Marshfield late last week and in the vicinity of Chili, with the assistance of Oscar Neinas, was fortunate enough to capture an American Bitter, a beautiful bird, which he took alive into that city and had killed in preparation for mounting.

C.C. Manning, who about a year ago bought the E.D. Prange cheese Factory south of town, is meeting with unusual success.  He now received over 7,000 lbs. of milk daily, while in previous years about 4,000 lbs. was the factory’s limit.  Mr. Manning is an expert cheesemaker, proven by the fact that he always receives top notch prices for his product.  He is doing his own parafining, having recently installed an apparatus.

Mr. P.H. Ahern of Chicago, a sister of the late Wm. Klein’s first wife, arrived here Monday in response to news of the death of Mr. Klein.  Mrs. Ahern will remain indefinitely and keep house for her nephew Mike Klein, the only surviving child of the late Mr. Klein and his first wife.

The O.E.S. Birthday Club party at H.E. Williams’ last Saturday was postponed until Tuesday of this week on account of the death and funeral of Mrs. Fred Whitcomb of Neillsville, a close friends of Mrs. Williams and her mother Mrs. Brown.  Mrs. Williams and her mother went to Neillsville Friday and attended the funeral there the next day.

Mrs. Clemens Kuechenmeister and daughter Anita went to Sparta last week Thrusday and made a six day visit at the Aug. Chlaver home.  While there they visited Dr. and Mrs. Carl Beebe.  Mrs. Beebe will be remembered by many of our readers as Miss Minnie Blakeslee, a former Neillsville girl.  They report Dr. and Mrs. Beebe to have a most interesting family of six daughters and one son.  They also secured a promise from the Beebe’s that before snow flies again they will be up and visit among old friends hereabouts.  All of which will be welcome news to their many friends in this vicinity.

Big preparations are being made for Clark County’s annual celebration, the Clark County Fair.  The officers thereof are putting forth much effort to outdo all former fairs held here.  The premium lists are out and exhibitors are eagerly scanning them and making out their lists for entry.  Wonderful free attractions have been secured for each day.  Weather permitting, it will be a banner fair.  Good races are assured.  The agricultural exhibits hold exceptional promise now. Clark County’s stock showing should be unsurpassed.  The ladies have never failed in the domestic and fine arts department.  The dates are Sept. 2 to 5.  For more particulars see large ad on last page of this issure.

Mrs. Gustie Breed was made the pleased victim of a birthday psuprise party Wednesday by the Mesdames John Breese, T.D. Wage, Fred Cole, Rella beecher, Frank Lavey, Eugene Osgood, Laura Mason, Lib Fuller, Frank Davis, Langdon and Eo. Nichols, F.J. Baer, Miss Lulu Beecher, Mrs. Gottlieb Pischer, Helen Baer, the Mesdames Frank Waterman and Tom Gibson of Chili, and Frances Woodward of Neillsville, and Frank Wood, who put in an early appearance there Wednesday morning, prepared for a picnic dinner and a general good time.  All of which was had to the complete satisfaction of all participating.  The guests presented the hostess with various articles of merit, worthy mementoes of the occasion.