News: Columbia (24 Jan1974)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Schulz, Harder, Mashin, Eslinger, Brushhaber, Karl, Endel, McDonell, Sollberger, Lockman, Ehlert, Sischo, Kolbrak, Thomas

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/24/1974

Columbia (24 January 1974)

Georgeana and William Schulz visited last week Monday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harder at Christie. In the evening the Schulzes visited Mr. and Mrs. George Mashin.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eslinger of Weston, and Donna and Deanna Brushhaber, visited the George Mashins’ last Week Saturday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Karl of Pine Valley visited Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Endel last week Sunday afternoon.

Dorrell McDonell and a friend from Milwaukee spent the weekend in their cottage on Cherry Street.

Mr. and Mrs. William Sollberger called on Ella Lockman and Louise Ehlert at Memorial Home one afternoon recently.

Leo Sischo visited Mr. and Mrs. William Sollberger Wednesday afternoon. Satruday, visitors at the Sollberger home were Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Endel, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kolbrak of Altoona, and in the evening Harvey Sherman of Altoona visited there.

Reports came here that Altah Thomas of Greenwood is a patient at a hospital in Marshfield, having suffered a stroke at her home last week Tuesday. Her condition is slowly improving. Mrs. Thomas is a former Columbia area resident and is a sister of Leo Sischo.

Snowmobilers had fun in Columbia valley over the weekend.