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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1920
Page
4
Local residents shared holiday meals and gatherings across multiple households. Family reunions, visits from relatives in Chicago and Milwaukee, and seasonal events filled the week. Community members help with farming, trading, and local business activities while snippets note travel to Grand Rapids and Junction City.
City Point notes report visits by Mr and Mrs Noltey and others from Marshfield Grand Rapids Racine and Fond du Lac over Christmas and New Year. Local residents attend Evangelical meetings in Arpin and Zerneke home, school resumes, MWA officers installed, and Mrs Jennie Evans recovers from pneumonia after appendectomy at Racine hospital.
The record notes holiday visits among residents of East Nekoosa. Paul and Arthur Winkers spent Christmas with their brother George. Mrs. Win Burhite visited Mrs. Walter Tesser. Lloyd Fleas, formerly in Janesville, celebrated with his parents, while Henry Blood in the mill at Nekoosa visited with his family. Ovid Berard spent the holidays with his parents, a daughter, and Mrs. Jos Terard, having worked in Janesville this winter. Bernice McLean of Nekoosa Christmased at the Peter Fleas home, and Anna Tesser visited Walter Tesser’s Sunday to meet her new grandson.
A nine and a half pound baby boy arrived December 24 for Mr and Mrs Orrin Ctondenning. Other notes include Christmas greetings from Chas Cooper of Asotin and social news from the community with local visits, a ball at Lutz, a snow incident with Frank Perone and a tax collection effort by Burt G Pax, town treasurer of Ployer.
Plover area residents share Christmas with family and neighbors as local moves occur and workers travel to Manitowoc and Janesville for employment. The Voights and Walter family members visit relatives, while new neighbors replace former farm owners.
Tax roll in hands for collection. Treasurer Oscar Nelson will be at Citizen's National Bank every Saturday in January and on February 1 and 28 for collection duties.
Mr Nelson, the wire grass man, has a crew pressing wire grass and teams hauling it to Hanccek for shipment to Green Bay. Andrew Carlson visited his daughter Mrs Labrot in Colburn from Saturday to Sunday. Israel Jero shopped in Grand Rapids on Tuesday. RR Carlson called at C Peterson's in Oak Ridge on Monday. Neighbor L Olson hauling wire grass for L Nelson.
Frank Pike delivered some port at Nekoosa Saturday. Martin Fostt spent New Years with his sister in Grand Rapids. August Bulgrin helped Frank Pike butcher a beef Saturday. Will Amundson sawed wood for George Lampman Wednesday. Sophia Lindstrom visiting at Mrs. George Lampman's home returned to Sigel Saturday. The L A 5S met at John Am ridgon home Wednesday Dec Bist. Fred Leece came home from North Dakota for Christmas holidays. School starts in Dist No 2 Monday after Christmas. Peter Peterson spent a few days last week in Grand Rapids.
Henry Wagner departs New Year’s Day for La Salle Illinois to begin work in 1920 as a traveling salesman for Western Clock Co. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Shelton return to St Cloud Minnesota after a week with the Wag ner family. Neighbors host a New Year’s Eve gathering at the Laufer home. Ruth Jackson recovers from mumps. Jackson school resumes after a ten day vacation. For sale horses and hogs advertised by local residents W W Clark and H Imig with pricing listed.
At a meeting of Altdorf Cheese Factory patrons last Saturday evening it was decided to pay William Lindow three cents per hundred pounds for cheese. Werman Viertel visiting Milwaukee Waukesha and Dubuque Iowa. Josephine Senn spent New Years at home. Agatha Arnold and Nathalie Viertel returned to Grand Rapids for two weeks vacation. Card party at George Huser's. Will Lacey to Madigan Saturday. Anna Arndt of Nekoosa visited Josephine Senn. School reopened after two weeks off. Casper Huser returned to Madison for agricultural studies. Edwin Marz appointed secretary and Frank Huser treasurer of St. Joseph's Catholic congregation. Sophia and Victoria Schilter to Grand Rapids for work. Marie Lacey left for Chicago for business course. Ben Hansen loaded a car of potatoes at Elm Lake. price highest ever paid for a car here.
A long list of New Year visits and town notes across Ten Mile Creek items include Mr. and Mrs Glenn Coopers and children with relatives, K J Marceau and Eve lyn Crotteau at various homes, Howard Airey of Wausau visiting, and several others visiting kin and friends in Port Edwards Merrill and Stevens Point. The E F U lodge installed seven officers, churches held services, and local residents reported travel and minor illnesses over the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferry Stuart of Illinois visit Mrs. VanMatre. Mrs. R. W. Coleman visits Chicago friends. Mrs. E. Caswell shops in Grand Rapids. Mrs. C. Wittig and daughter tour southern state. H. Hackbarth farm sold to Chris Ter Maat. Hackbarth to move to Vesper. John Scholten buys Ed Brehm’s Miter farm. Polly Adams’ mother ill. she returns home. W. W. Clark calls meeting at bank on electric lines Grand Rapids to Marshfield via Vesper and Arpin. possible condensary or milk station discussed. R. J. Mott attends.
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