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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
4
John S. Bloneen, treasurer, Town of Rudolph, announces tax collection at Wood County Bank on January 12 and 26 and at Farmers and Merchants Bank at Rudolph every Friday starting January 15.
Miss Minnie Joosten and Leo Van Asten wed at St Philomena's church Rudolph in a high mass ceremony. The couple, both active in local church groups, received many gifts at a reception at the bride’s home. The service featured Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, and solos by local vocalists.
Vesper and surrounding area report a youngster injured in a hay mow fall while families announce new arrivals and relocations. Ben Strogigin acquires the Prank Redican farm at Sherry. the Redican and laughter families move to Freeport. Clark and Albert Paulson buy registered Guernsey cattle in New York state, with one carload secured and praise for the trip. Local shopp ing trips and visits to Grand Rapids and Milwaukee continue. farm deals include Hoekstra purchasing the Horan farm, and several residents sign ballots for Milwaukee Journal contests. A dry corn sale is listed at $40 per ton on the R. G. Vebrs farm 3 miles southwest of Nekosaa.
Arthur Amundson returned from Arkdale where he has been cutting logs and currently works for Charley Anderson. January weather persisted with heavy snow plowing visible on Saturday. Walter Amundson and Howard Amundson spent Sunday with relatives and helped with wood for Charley Amundson, Paul Bulgrin, and Lon Pike. Paul Bulgrin is listed as sick. Mail delivery was halted Friday due to snow depth, with Ole Hall delivering by horseback.
Fred Fiegel notes he could not finish his postal route last week due to impassable roads. Roads flood in bad places, but new openings are expected as weather may improve. Fourrier and Mrs. Gumz of Avora are visiting. Victor Lipsitz and sister Bessie visited the Engdahl residence Wednesday. Elsie Lindahl has traveled to Chicago to seek winter work.
Hattie Brown plans to spend the winter in Chicago while Helga Hansoh will teach the rest of the term in Dist. No. 1. Casrlette Reiman and Miss Hartle, teachers at Arpin, visited the Reiman home. Emmett Knuteson left for Menasha for temporary employment. W. Deitz is busy with the census. Loris Knuteson departed for Menasha for potential long employment.
Miss Ella Johns and Mr. Elmer Kresenske of Nekoosa wed Wednesday evening at seven in the Lutheran church. Attendants included maid of honor Elvira Kresenske and bridesmaid Erma Johns. groomsmen Rudolph Johns and John Podratz. The couple, well known locally, left for Watertown Milwaukee and Janesville to begin life in Janesville.
Henry and Erwin Moll left Tuesday for Minnesota to work. William Walters went to Chicago last week with a car of potatoes for J. A. Lutz of Grand Rapids. The County Line Telephone Co held their meeting Tuesday evening electing Peter Benson president O J Rocheleau vice president John Clausier secretary Wm Moll treasurer. Gilbert Young returned home from Janesville Friday. A dance was held Saturday at Frank Yakoc’s for relatives visiting from Nebraska. Miladore’s new doctor made a patient visit to Ethel Cooper, who improved. Wm Bymers attended the cheese makers convention in Milwaukee.
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