News: Granton Locals (23 Jan 1914)

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Surnames:  Carl, Christensen, Christman, Garbisch, Grasser, Huckstead,  Joern, Johnson,  Kemmeter, Kintzele, Knorr, Kurth, Morris, Nonhof, Paulson, Schlinsog, Shaw,  Sheldon, Short, Sparks, Steinwand, Sternitzky,  Sutherland, Teatz, Thayer, Ure, Wage, Weeks, Zemple

----Source: Granton News (Granton, Clark County, Wis.) 01/23/1914

F.T. Weeks, Dentist, office over Snyder’s Store, Neillsville.

Mrs. Phil Shaw spent Wednesday afternoon at Marshfield.

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Garbisch visited friends in Marshfield, Wednesday.

A.J. Knorr was at Marshfield, Wednesday.

Miss Mollie Grasser is caring for Clifton Paulson since Sunday.

Miss Florence Sparks is keeping house for Mrs. L.G. Morris.

The Circle at the Wage home Wednesday was exceptionally well attended.

Arthur Teatz came home from a visit at Jefferson, Plymouth, Sullivan and other state points Wednesday evening.

Mrs. Johnson is here from Shawano County on an extended visit at her son A.M.’s since Wednesday.

Miss Myrtle Knorr will leave for Chicago next Wednesday to spend several months in pursuit of her study of music.

A. Nonhof came home from Baldwin Wednesday.  His father who is with relatives there is decidedly under the weather and Al made this trip mostly to see him.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zemple of Fall Creek who were here visiting Mr. And Mrs. Ben Joern went home last Saturday.

Kemmeter’s mill was started up Wednesday afternoon for the seasons run.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Christman and son Clair with the lady’s mother Mrs. Eliza Sutherland went to Milwaukee Thursday for a week to ten days visit with relatives in that city.

S. Sheldon of Unity has accepted a position in the W.J. Thayer Hardware store and entered upon his duties there last Wednesday.  Besides being thoroughly acquainted in the hardware business, Mr. Sheldon is an expert tinsmith and any work such as putting on eave troughs, steel roof, erecting furnaces, etc. can now be done right at home.  Heretofore workmen from nearby towns had to be called here to do that kind of work.

The annual meeting of the Lynn Mutual Fire Insurance Co. was held Tuesday with a record breaking attendance.   After the usual business was disposed of the election of directors took the attention of the members for the biggest share of the afternoon.  A change was made on the board of directors this year in as much as Herman Carl of the town of Pine Valley was elected in place of J.W. Short and A.M. Steinwand of Colby in place of A. Huckstead.  At the directors meeting the following officers were elected: Hy Sternitzky, President; P.M. Christensen, Vice Pres.; John. P. Kintzele, Treasurer; Geo. A. Ure, Sec.  The company still continues to prosper, the total number of policies now in force being 4635, amounting to $8,841,929.00.  The total amount of losses paid out by the company last year is $18,315.03.  The next annual meeting will again be held in Granton.  The attendance at the Cyclone Ins. Meeting the next day was rather small and outside of the election of directors no business of importance came before the meeting.  The directors elected: Wm. Schlinsog, Wm. Kurth, and Ernest Sternitzky.  The old officers were re-elected, namely: Henry Sternitzky, President, John Ure, Vice Pres., Ernest Sternitzky, Treasurer, Geo. A. Ure, Sec.  This company now has in force 1650 policies, amounting to $2,684, 071.00. The amount paid out for losses last year is $792.32.  This company has never made an assessment.