Local Personal Notes From Ingram To Bruce and Sheldon
Local items list residents visiting towns, business trips, and social calls. People mentioned include O H McNally, Miss Mae Bates, A C Mooney, R S Johnson, Chas Sivertson, J A Cole, J A Carter, H Y Curtis, Spurrier family, W S Manning, E Briggs, G A Branley, Sk G Haviland, Chas Mellraith, M W Conry, W Dorn, P R Johnson, Christ Roberson, Milo Bell, Miss Helen Shutters, residents moving to Island Lake, church dedication at Hawkins, and other local names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Spurrier
Sheldon
W. S. Manning
W. J E. Briggs
G. A. Branley
Bruce
Sk. G. Haviland
River Street
John Young
Many Items of Interest From County Budget Correspondence
A column of society notes covers Misses Everett leaving for Washington and Mrs. Arrowsmith's trip to Minneapolis. Local dances, visits, and theater news mix with frost reports, school meeting results, and staff changes. Notable items include the Tiffany studio closure, Miss Daugherty’s reception, and plans involving Mr. Singles and family departure for Wausau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett
Washington
Mrs. Arrowsmith
Minneapolis
Young locals attend Bruce church and Sunday visit reports
The note records several Bruce area social moves with church attendance and visitors. Mrs. Ernest Hayden and Mrs. C Barnes visited Mrs. C Larson, Henry Hoffman of Ladysmith was in Apollonia, and despite Friday’s heavy rain the hall graduation exercises were well received. Frank Bien and wife rented A Fox’s former home and began housekeeping. Local residents enjoy Bruce Lake fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Hayden
C. Barnes
C. Larson
Henry Hoffman
Ladysmith
Apollonia
Frank Bien
A. Fox
Bruce Lake
Ladies' Aid Notes and Local Updates
Special correspondence reports Ladies' Aid met last Wednesday with Mrs. A W Lees. Next meeting set with Mrs W S Sergeant on Wednesday June 10. Born Monday June 1 a son to Mr and Mrs Chester Sergeant. Agnes Van Horn visited parents in Ladysmith returning Tuesday with her mother Mrs M Sergeant. Milo Bells mill running this week. Manly Pendleton of Roy is the engineer. C and Carman and family now in their new house after moving on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid
A. W. Lees
W.S. Sergeant
Chester Sergeant
Agnes van Horn
Ladysmith
M. Sergeant
Milo Bell
Manly Pendleton
Roy
E. H. Barrett
Thorp
Barrett
A. G. Briggs
Bruce
Weyerhauser
Fairgrounds
Glenn H. Williams
Madison
Geo. Fish
Archie Barrett
Caley Settlement
Chippewa Road
Beebe’s Corner
Beldenville
Elmer Peterson
W. A. Blackburn
H. J. Burns
Rhinelander
Social benefiting Abraham Anderson in Durgin's Hall
A benefit social is set for next Saturday at Durgin's Hall to help Abraham Anderson whose wife has long been ill and is in a Minneapolis hospital. Commencement at the Glen Flora school will be Friday June 25 with Hazel E. Coon and Alex Magnus as graduates and a play The School Maam as the main feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durgin
Abraham Anderson
Minneapolis
Sam Shigley
Prentice
Freestone Bros
J. I. Towley
Roy Karnes
Morgan Karnes
Spring Valley
Roy
Durgin’s
Hazel E. Coon
Alex Magnus
First stone laid for new M. E. Church in Bruce
Bruce News-Letter reports the laying of the first stone Tuesday with J. R. McNeely and son Chester overseeing the work. Several local items follow including residents traveling, illnesses, and upcoming marriages between local families and nearby towns. The Weyerhauser and Bruce ball game ends 5 to 4 in favor of Weyerhauser at the fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
J. R. McNeely
Chester
Local mill and road crew changes mark season end
The stave mill started Thursday with Joe Braco cutting. J F Watson joined the Beldenville Co logging road at Bruce. J D Sharrah is at Colfax Iowa sanatorium hoping relief from rheumatism. Harold Martinson joined a bridge crew on the C M St P Ry in Montana. Tim Patraw injured by heading planer fragment. Mill dam gates forced by strong current. Commencement Exercises set for next Thursday evening at the Opera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Watson
Bruce
Beldenville Co
J. D. Sharrah
Colfax
Iowa
Harold Martinson
Montana
Tim Patraw
Opera House
Local News In Brief From Our Community
Howard Atwood returns home sick after working up the line. George DeVoe’s family hosts their Kansas City son-in-law and his grandson Allie Reed from Sedro Woolley. Ladies plan a schoolhouse gathering to organize a ladies aid. Wyncoop and Collins families share Sunday visits. Mallach and son Joe visit Bruce on business. Otis and Collins add a new fence. Decoration Day attendees from here include Jones Burrington Campbell Jones Collins. Robert Wilson and sons continue clearing their land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George DeVoe
Kansas City
Allie Reed
Sedro Woolley
Was
Wyncoop
Old Landing
Collins Home
Mr. Mallach
Joe
Bruce
Tt. Otis
Leslie Collins
Wesley Jones
J. B. Burrington
Herbert
May Campbell
Will Jones
Local Social Notes from a Wisconsin Town
Last week and weekend saw visits and greetings among residents. Miss Kenyon of Phillips, Miss Edna Castle, Mrs. Harris, Eddie McGeary, R. E. Prosser, and Nels Christensen were among those seen with friends and relatives. John Johnson of Amherst visited locals. Hazel Lane toured St Paul. Dr J C Baker visited Greenwood. Nels Christensen travels to Wausau. Ladies Aid met Mrs E R Cram. Gadysimith does mason work for Building Association. Fred Karlman opened a meat market at the former Barron place. R H Burns and R O Sinclair attended the public school graduation featuring Nina St Clair Ruth Wegner and Walter Barnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Kenyon of
Phillips
Edna Castle
H. A. Harris
Eddie McGeary
R. E. Prosser
Colby
Hans Peterson
Waupaea
Nels Christensen
Reuben Stone
Kennan
John Johnson
Amherst
Miss Hazel Lane
St. Paul
J. C. Baker
Greenwood
Wausau
Ladies Aid Society
E. R. Cram
Crandalvot Gadysimith
The
Building Association
Fred Karlman
R.H. Burns
R. O. Sinclair
Ladysmith
Nina A. St.Clair
Ruth Wegner
Walter B. Barnett
Prisoner Escape Seen After Break-In Near Flambeau
May 25 break‑in at Big Bend resident Tom Miller’s home leads to pursuit of a stranger named Thomas Hunter. He was found with Miller’s Winchester rifle and a butcher knife after leaving Flambeau area. Hunter fled after being held briefly in Ladysmith vicinity, believed wanted by other authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Davis
Webb
Miller
Flambeau
Wm. Diamond
Winchester
Elmer Wilson
Justice Davis
Colyer’s
Ladysmith
Stranger
Decoration Day Observances by Spanish American Veterans
J A Carter and A A Hadden appeared in old soldier uniforms at Bruce for Decoration Day events. Businesses closed from 11 am to 2 pm, a large procession formed with veterans and students, and the opera house filled for an afternoon program. Rev. C F Smith of Rice Lake gave the address. Bruce Atlanta Band played, Beldenville mill closed, and Arpin workers took a day off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Carter
A. A. Hadden
Bruce
Opera
C. F. Smith
Rice Lake
Bruce-Atlanta
Beldenville
Arpin
Mail order cream separator bursts at Barton farm
Anton Barton of a south of Tony village reports his Sears Roebuck Improved Economy cream separator burst during operation last week. The bowl shot through the ceiling as milk and machine parts flew across the room. The Barton family escaped injury. The unit, bought for 62 dollars, failed to skim more than 350 pounds per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Barton
Tony
New Soo Line Order Targets Onboard Fare Collection
A new Soo Line directive takes effect on the 15th requiring passengers on Nos. 84 and 85 to buy tickets before boarding. Conductors cite on train fare payments as a nuisance and seek to streamline boarding.
Real Estate Transfers Involving Townsites and Lots
A sequence of warranty deeds records transfers from Ehme E Aukes to John H Briggs and multiple other segments. Transactions include Ladysmith Townsite Co parcels, Gov't lots in 4-34-6, and various lot and block transfers with prices ranging from $75 to $1800, naming buyers such as Charles Jel Ladysmith Townsite Co to John Diamond, Amanda Beriber oe, Henry Henkel, The First Baptist Church of Ingram, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehme E Aukes
John H Briggs
Odin
Charles Jel
Vilof Bruce
J Kermott
John Moore
Gov’t
Lee F Smith
W Byers
First Baptist Church of
Ingram
Ington
Coreg Tan
Ladysmith
James Benoy
Clark E Phillips
Henry Henkel
Oscar Olson
O A Johnson
Sabin
DRA Bors Co
Henry Ewer
Carlton Ewer
Hattie M McMillan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barrington Hall Coffee
Uneeda Biscuit
Fancy Patent
Osborne & Clark
W. H. Pippin
Remington
Oliver and Smith
City Book Store
Kurz Bros
Jac. Speich, Prop
Maple Park
Gerard Hotel
O. H. McNally
Chas. Mellraith of
Medford
M.W. Conry
Wm. Dorn
City
P. R. Johnson and
Christ Robertson
Hawkins
Helen Shutters
Antigo
Engineer Birdsell
C. C. Boyer
W. S. Benedict
Marshfield
A. D. Patney
F. W. Booker
Martintown
KF. B. Ritter
Messrs
Ernest Stadel
James Harvey
Hazel Green
Sinclair
A. E. Powell
Island Lake
H. R. Davlin
A. Rockstad
Ed Rogness
T. H Sandmeyer
Viola
W. L. Spurrier
A. McLean
LeSueur County
Minn
W. B. Sergeant
Anna Rockstad
Wautoma
Chippewa Falls
A. N. Andersen
Ins
G. W. Kilgore
Walkerton
Ind
Los Angeles
Cal
L. H. Stenson
L. H. Giddings
Harry Whipple
Waupaca
Lester Corbett
Seattle
Wash
Robt. Corbett
Pacific
W. H. H. Ingle
Grace Bell
C. W. Schwartz
Secretary of State
Bonded Abstract Co
T. M. Thomas
J. W. Carew
Frank Hughes
Ole Madelin
Alex Parks
Peter MaCann
Fern
Bennett’s Hall
Brockman
Isunz
Helen
Leo Krause
Effie Kimgren
Qjazabau
Walker
Crandon
J. N. Graham
King
Glen Flora
Amma Sharp
Abe
Frances Clark
Adelph Beaulieu
Chet
Nellie Bates
L. W. Cox's
Bugdasher
Our City
Iddie Wood
Tiffany Photo Gallery
Perry Graham
Canada
Ovey Ferguson
Superior
Job Alexandria
F. D. Strader
Fred Menefee
Carrie Richer
Fern Ferguson
John
Arthur Green
Tom Coey
Ralph Shafer
Waited Harshman
Blanch Biller
George Wilson
W. N. Richardson
O. C. Sabin
Harvey McDonald
Mrs. Strader
Dr. Stephenson
Byers Hall
Singles
Harry
Dr. Gaillardet
Chicago
D. E. Olson
Geo. Whitney
Hubbard
H. O. Bye
I. H. Shafer
Bruce News
Jay Bowman
Briggs House
J. H. Farber
Edward Perkins
Loretta Moller
John Moller
J.F. Franklin
M. E Church
A. B. Kyle
J. F. Franklin
Geo. Weed
Anna Jackson
George B. Rewoldt
Delano
Minnesota
Mina Buckwitz
Tony Enterprise
Stave
Joe Braco
Amadoy Lake
Howard Atwood
Robert Wilson and Sons
Ladysmith National
Laurids Jorgenson, Pres
J. W. Fritz
W. E. Thompson
J. H. Gordon
N. Ernster
Guu Unui UU UU Uus Uni
Lyell’s Cigars
Vienna Bakery & Confectionery
Carl Jung
Hawks Nursery Co
Wauwatosa
Wis
Uae
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