Hanson County News Recounts Local Visits and Thanksgiving
Miss Glora Moore visited here with friends before returning to Spooner Wisconsin. Soldiers including Corporal Martin Werner Private John Scheier Sergeant Peter Engel and others visited homes then returned to Camp Funston. Christmas boxes for Hanson county servicemen at training camps highlighted efforts by local ladies including the Alexandria and Rosedale groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glora Moore
Spooner
Wis
Martin Werner
Camp Funston
John Scheier
Peter Engel
Wichmer
Carroll
Werner and Scheieer
Nsville
Wyo
Helma Jacobsen
Ox Falls
John Jacobson
United States
Weber
Arnold
National Army
Hanson County
Uncle Sam
Alexandria and
Rosedale
Winter moves and travels of Denver residents and local staff
Emery Kemboley of Denver and relatives visit Hebah weeks, while Chas Majerus Sr and Warner Kcht Sr head to Sunny islnd for the winter. Drever visits Springfield. Ed’s Canadian mother visits. Iversons return to Hudson after a relatives visit. Wessels and friends plan wintering in California and other state points. Naval enlistments for Driscoll and Wanek, Red Cross Seals drive set with Lee Brown and Prof Booth coordinating. Isabel Carson Bertha Litz return to Aberdeen Normal school. Mrs Schiltz returns from Iowa and Kansas trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemboley
Denver
Colo
Lill
Jer- Moran
Chas. Majerus
Warner Kcht
Drever
Springfield
Canada
Ole Iverson
Hudson
S. C
George Wessels
J. McIntyre
Rob Cutts
California
Mr. Wessels
Vishis
San Marcos
Diffenr Points
Harry Driscoll
Sioux Falls
Navy
Cat Lakes
Omaha
Carl Wanek
Sioux
Great Lakes King Camp
Lee Brown
Booth Haveen
Red Cross
Emery
Isabel Carson
Bertha Litz
Aberdeen Lere
W. J. Schiltz
Iowa
Kiruska
Mitchell News Notes Include Lectures and Family Visits
Farmer PF S Brooks and family joined Becker Chapman Marble in Mitchell Tuesday to discuss a lecture course. Mrs. Carter undergoes appendicitis surgery in Mitchell Hospital with steady recovery. A home talent play was postponed. Red Cross auction at the hall netted 120 dollars led by Lou Bradley Spencer auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PF. S. Brooks and Family
Isses Becker, Chapman and Marble
Mitchell
Henry Gruff
Deine
T. A. Grout
Russell
Eaver Creek
Mirin
Mms. W. Higgins
Sioux Falls
F. S. Brooks
G. B. Carter
Mitchell Hospital
Lou Bradley
Spencer
Parker and Nearby Residents Track Movements and Enlistments
Local residents report family movements with returns to Onawa and Texas trips. Natl Ir. Hungerford plans remaining in Onawa, while Mrs. Shulenberger returns from Agton Springs. A. Gunderson receives a commission as first lieutenant in the U.S. Army in Florida. Several men, including Kaeech and Ira Jones, prepare for new duties by leaving for Chicago, while Joseph Donohoe and Glyde Goble enlist and report to Omaha barracks. Mrs. Eyes and children head to Texas then Gay train, and Mrs. Shas Bohannon seeks sanatorium treatment with Kathryn Stangl as companion. Vernon K. Jackson notes birth in Meade, Ireland, in 1825 and death at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Hungerford
Ir. Natl
Onawa
Lows
Hungerford
W. S. Shhulenberger
Agton Springs
Arting
Claude Purcell
Claire Gage
Leary A. Gunderson
U.S. Army i
Snelling
Army
Omaha Barracks
Joy Jackson
Navy
Liv
Eyes
Texas
Shas
Bohannon
Praisie du Chiene
Wis
Salem and Yankton Weds and Civic Social News
The report details multiple 1917 wedding events and a social visit in Salem, Yankton and Sioux City. Edith Malone marries George Beernard Bivins in a Thanksgiving ceremony at the Malones home with Rev Loomis officiating. The couple plans a first home in Salem after January. A surprise bridal party honors Miss Edither Malone as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
Wailers
Evelyn Fouser
Beverly Barnhart
Mesdames Fouser
Ervins
Penich
H. C. Sackett
Sioux City
Redfield
Fred Olson
P. W. Scanlon
C. W. Johnson
A. B. Rock
C . Gibson
Social notes and local visits in White Lake and vicinity
White Lake updates note Margaret Loevinger’s visit to Vermillion and Yankton, Mrs. Hattie and Ida Frazier returning to Mitchell, and J. L. Jensen reuniting with brother Soren Jensen from Wilmington after fifteen years. Also listed are Mrs. J. F. Scott’s visit for a wedding, Dr. J. L. Cook’s arrival to practice, a car wreck near town with no injuries, Fred Everts losing a forefinger at Sheldon garage, and Hereford cattle purchases by A. B. Tyler and George Mason including a 16 month old heifer bought from Mr. Hill for 1010.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Loevinger
Helen and
Hazel Wagner
Vermillion
Gladys Bowen
Yankton College
Hattie
Ida Frazier
Mitchell
Kathryn Frazil
J. L. Jensen
Soren Jensen
Wilmington
Delaware
J. L
Denmark
J. F. Scott
Linton
N. D
J. G. Dunn
J. L. Cook
J. C. Rogers
Cook
Chas. Wagner
Sheldon
Fred Everts
A. B. Tyler
Draper
George Mason
Mr. Tyler
Tyler
Mason
Mr. Hill
Alexandria
Local notes of visits and a cattle show in Chicago
A furlough return of Alex Fitzgerald from the naval training station at Great Lakes Illinois. Visits by Mr and Mrs Theodore Imes of Logan Iowa to Alexandria and connections with B L Dickinson. A Red Polled cattle show herd from W S Hills Riverview ranch at the International Stock Show in Chicago. Leland Kennedy family from Republic Washington visiting Mrs M Blaam in Buellah township. Albert Avery from Aniston Alabama to spend Thanksgiving with Flora Avery and preparing for government work in Puget Sound navy yards. A service flag with two stars belongs to Mrs Lewis Weber of Springlake township signaling two sons in the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Fitzgerald
Gam Dewey
Great Lakes
Ill
D. D. Fitzgerald
Theodore Imes
Logan
Imes
B. L. Dickinson
W. S. Hill
Riverview Ranch
Chicago
Joe Hill
Hill
Leland Kennedy
Republic
Wash
Death of Judge W. C. Grayhill at Excelsior Springs
Chamberlain records the death of Judge W C Grayhill at his Excelsior Springs home on November 24 after nearly thirty years in Chamberlain. He recently married in Excelsior Springs and they resided there. The notice lists local arrivals and departures including trips to Iowa and California, and soldiers from Brule and Lyman counties visiting from Camp Funston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
W. C. Grayhill
Excelsior Springs
Judge Grayhill
Weeks
Iowa
Jones
George F. Pilger
Wm. Lawson
Hollywood
Galif
Harry Lawson
California
Lawson
E. N. Mack
Spearfish
Montana
Fred Engel
Petersburg
Emma Teschke
Sioux City
Engel
Brule
Lyman
Camp Funston
Martin Werner
Gordon Iseminger
George Gammon
Oacoma
Wessington Springs Notes and Local Visits
Weesington Springs reports mid week Congregational services moving to member homes for conservation efforts. Dh E W Lanham lectured on The Land of Possibilities at Templeton church and proceeds funded church pews. Local residents Abe and Mrs Baron of Mitchell were guests at the Louis Baron home. CG Derr attended an army football game in Omaha. Dr H G Whitney Hilding Engling Ben Butz and Reuben Butz attended union evangelistic meetings in Brookings hosted by Rev D M Hargett. A birth announcement records a daughter born November 30 to Mr and Mrs Bernard Vessey of Minneapolis. Dr and Mrs E W Lanham Clyde Price and Mrs N J Dunham joined Mrs J S Simpson for dinner north of the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dh. E. W. Lanham
Templeton Congregational Church
Wessington Springs
United States
Abe Baron of
Mitchell
Hargett
Bernard Vessey
Minneapolis
Vessey
Frank Mathis
Denver
E. W. Lanham
Clyde. Price
Thanksgiving Visits and Local Moves Reported in Marion
Marion residents recount Thanksgiving travels with relatives in South Dakota and nearby areas. Several locals plan wintering trips to Wolf Point and Sioux City while others relocate for work and farming duties. The St Mary’s church fair proceeds praised for finances and social success with meals, linen, and a charity film showing at the Princess boosting funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weber
Frances
Masters Lawrence
Edward
Gottonwood
S. D
George Weber
Helen Irwin
Hettinger
Dan Heintz
Jacob Hirb
John Hoffman
John Treitz
Wolf Point
Mon
Edward Sperling
K. K
Marion
Sioux City
Avd
Colors
Frank Splonskowski
Braddock
N. I
Dalton
John Bittner
Leonard
Paul
State Bank
Manchester
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Local Socials and Thanksgiving Gatherings Mentioned
Spencer E W Reed toured Sioux City on business. Miss Maryetta Vonelan visited the H C Webster home. Mrs J Stein and daughter from Ruthton visited relatives here. Mrs Max Lamp and Eva Gates vacationed in Humboldt Ta. Thanksgiving hosts included R E Campbell family with relatives from Ireton and Jackson. Mitchell Thanksgiving game drew local fans. annual W A meeting elected F A Fralch treasurer W Campbell clerk Willard Duke escort and several officers and physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Reed
Sioux City
Maryetta Vonelan
Reliance
H. C. Webster
J. Stein
Ruthton
Minn
Max Lamp
Eva Gates
Humboldt
R. E. Campbell
Robert H. Campbell
Jois
Ireton
T. S. Kammerling
L.c. Dick
H. J. Kruse
W. J F. Peppmuller
Henry
Local News Briefs and Community Notes
Names of residents and visitors appear, with multiple Sioux City and South Dakota ties. Items include appointments, travels, illness, church events, Red Cross support, a bank job change, school staffing, Christmas box fundraising, and Red Cross crafts sent to Alexandria.
Parkston men depart for Sioux Falls implement dealers meet
Parkston A G Schlimgen S H Hildebrand Christ Krauss John G Winter and D L Welch left Monday for Sioux Falls to attend the implement dealers convention. Several local residents return from Yankton Mitchell and Camp Funston report good health and army life satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Schlimgen
S. H. Hildebrand
Christ Krauss
John G. Winter
D. L. Welch
Sioux Falls
Wm. Moeller
F. W. Moeller
Margaret Moeller
Yankton
Henry Balsch
Scotland
R. W. Balsch
Catheerine Walsh
Mitchell
Hulda Lehr
Tyndall
South Dakota Grain Co
Jas. McClain
Roundup
Montana
H. S. McClain
L. L. Stanley
Theodore Koenig
Henry Schmitz
Camp Funston
Thim
Caleb’ Brink
Corsica Residents Gather for Local Meetings and Incidents
Corsica reports detail a district Teachers Reading Circle meeting with many local teachers present. The article notes visits by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thearer and others, a new house warming party for Brouwer Bros, and a farm family reunion. A peddling without a license case against B Breltman resulted in a $65 fine. A horse draw incident near Corsica caused injuries to Emil Schrank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. B. Culver
Clark
Camp Mills
N. Y
Corsica
Harold Thearer
White Lake
Ed. Omar
Menno
Ed Blum
Beardsley
Brouwer
Steve Bergakker
Main Street
Fenenga
Emil Schrank
Schrank
Surprise Thanksgiving Visit Shocks Fulton Family
Mr and Mrs J S Wright of Darien Wisconsin staged a surprise for their daughter Mrs G W Brewer last week arriving on the late train. Guy Brewer opened the door to the unexpected guests joining a Thanksgiving dinner with both sides of the family present. Mary Gannon left for Madison to visit her mother and two brothers for the first time in twenty five years. A M Jomsland of Mt Vernon arrived to meet his young grandson at J L Tjomsland's home. Austin Benson was seen on Fulton streets marking his first return since his neighbors welcomed him back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wanek
Scotland
Henry Kuhlman
Walter G. Abbott
Tyndall
Menno
Abbott
G. C. Freitag
Kaylor
Hahne
August Troltnow
Sioux City
Em. Kosta
Fairfax
Delmont
Valentine Hartz
Simon Mettler
Rochester
Minn
Sioux Falls
Adolph
Joe Reuscher
Lodi
Calif
J. S. Meyers
Reuscher
Henry Baubach
Wittenberg
Martha Baumbach
South Dakota
Kansas
Louise McFarland
Lennox
J. J. Curtiss
J. T. Shanard
Chicago
Aviation Corps
Rebekah Order
Louie
McCook County
Ben ‘Arnold
Florida
South
Ben
Morristown
George Todd
E. M. Salisbury
Richmond Beach
Wash
Salisbury
CG. W. Harvey
Atlantic
Harvey
J. S. Wright
Darien
Wisconsin
G. W. Brewer
Madison
A. M. Jomsland
Mt. Vernon
J. L. Tjomsland
Austin Benson
Fulton
Local Red Cross official to lead four counties drive
John W. Wadden of Madison attended a special Red Cross meeting in the courthouse in Woonsocket. He on the state board was asked to oversee the Christmas membership drive across four counties. Other items note Mrs. E M Smith visiting Minnesota, N M’s rheumatism treatment in Hot Springs, F S Kidd at Fort Riley, and visits by S H Gitchell to Cleveland and Mineola plus Beatrice Hobart and Esther Allen returning home for Thanksgiving. The E O W club met at H S Ozie’s home with five hundred at seven tables and a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Wadden
Madison
Red Cross Society
Court House
Red Cross
E. M. Smith
Minneapolis
C. Moorman
N. M
Hot Springs
S.D
F. S. Kidd
Fort Riley
Medical Reserve Corps
A. N. Ness
H. E. Harrylam
Berlin
N. D
Torn
S. H. Gitchell
Cleveland
Ohio
Mineola
L. A
Wallace
Woonsocket
France
Beatrice Hobart
Esther Allen
Aberdeen
E. O. W. Club
Phosphorus Arsonists Tale In South Dakota Elevator
George Judge of Mitchell recounted finding a beer bottle full of phosphorus in a Bancroft grain elevator as investigators chase a South Dakota arson gang. The bottle exploded when struck, igniting a blaze on the road, marking another authentic incident in the food threat case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bancroft
Kingsbury County
George Judge
Mitchell
Fire Gang
South Dakota
Funeral Rites for Abner W. Gibson Held at Home
Funeral services for Abner W. Gibson who died December 40 at his residence near Mitchell will be held at his home Wednesday at 4 p.m. Rev. G. P. Keeling will officiate. Burial follows at Mt. Vernon cemetery. Gibson, born April 8, 1854 in Town, died at 66.8.2. He moved to Davison County in 1904 from Jefferson, Ta. Survived by wife Jenile Gibson and ten children: Avery, Hallis, Lowell, Don, Harold, Elma, Kizzie, Aust Busell, Hozzel Hufford, Hellan Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abner W. Gibson
Mitchell
G. P. Keeling
Mt. Vernon
Abner Gibson
Davison County
Jefferson
Jennile Gibson
Avery Gibson
New England
N. D
Hallis Gibson
Lowell Gibson
Hill City
Minn
Don Gibson
Harold Gibson
Elma
Alva
Kizzie
Scranton
Aust Bus
Christmas Gifts Sent to Camps
Truck loads of Christmas gifts and greetings pour into Camp Mills for troops from thirty five states. Postmaster Mulganon notes large mail volumes and the effort to keep military post offices running smoothly amid constant parcels and money orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mills
L. I
States of the Union
Francis J. Mulgannon
Hempstead
United States
Burleson
Koons
Free Consultation Offer From Dr Doran On Chronic Diseases
No Hospital No Knife No Blood extends free consultation and examination through Saturday Dec 22. Dr Doran specializes in chronic diseases with decades of experience and offers non surgical treatment for stomach liver kidneys nerves rheumatism and more. Office at Widmann Hotel Mitchell hours 10 am to 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doran
Widmann
Mitchell
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