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December 9, 2020, Page 9 Contributed by "The Clark Co. Press"
Extracted by Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon.
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Clark County News
December 8, 1927
New Ford Drew a Large Crowd
On Friday fully 400 interested men and women visited the Ford Garage in Neillsville to get full information about the new Ford car that was just placed on the market. The Hoesly Motor Co. display room walls were placarded with pictures of the various styles of the new Ford creations and the different types were studied eagerly by the visitors. On Monday night a sample car of the Tudor style arrived from Fond du Lac by way of Marshfield and was on display all day at the Ford Garage, a big crowd surrounding the car all day, some coming and others going. The general verdict of visitors seemed to be favorable to the new car. Besides the new truck, six types of cars are on the market: sport coupe, phaeton, coupe, Tudor sedan, Fordor sedan and a roadster with rumble seat.
The prices quoted are as follows, F.O. B. Detroit:
Coupe $495; sport coupe $550; phaeton $395; Tudor sedan $495; Fordor sedan $570; truck chassis $460; truck complete $610.
The buyer has the choice of four colors: Niagara blue, Arabian sand, dawn gray and gun metal blue. The car has the standard selective gear, with all the new ideas on igniter and cooling; four-wheel brakes; and multiple disc dry plate clutch of the same type used on high priced cars. Every car is equipped with five steel spoked wheels - in fact only steel wheels are used on all the cars and trucks. Every car is equipped also with starter, wind shield wiper, speedometer, gasoline gauge, door lock, dash light, rear view mirror, rear and stop light, oil gauge, theft proof lock, hydraulic shock absorbers and complete set of tools. It is said to run 50 to 60 or even more miles per hour and make 20 to 30 miles on a gallon of gasoline.
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More stolen goods found:
After the article in another column of the Press telling of the arrest of Clarence Gemmeke and Paul Weber was written and in type, other important discoveries were made by Sheriff Oluf Olson, who had been working on the case. In company with a deputy sheriff from Portage County he followed some clues and searched along the “Twenty-six” road west of the Black River the southwest of Greenwood, and on Tuesday found a large quantity of the goods from the Nelsonville store hid in a brush pile near the road. This is positively identified by the Portage County officer as the material from the Nelsonville store. This however did not stop Sheriff Olson’s search. He was convinced that Paul Weber had more of the stuff from the Fairchild store concealed somewhere about his premises, and on making a thorough search of Weber’s granary he found there four sacks and a suitcase all packed with store goods and concealed in the granary. These materials are new, and all bear the cost marks of the Fairchild store. These discoveries will perhaps lead to the clearing up of several mysterious burglaries in other cities and villages.
Sheriff Olson and other Clark County officials who have been working on this case are entitled to much credit.
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Announcement
We wish to inform the people of this community that the use of our Funeral Home is absolutely free to anyone wishing to use it for funeral purposes. J.B. Lowe & Son
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New layout on State Highway 73
Last week District Highway Engineer Baumgartner of Eau Claire and some of the state surveyors were here to consult with the County Highway Committee and Highway Commissioner O.J. Weyhmiller on the preliminary work to be done on those portions of the highway in this locality on which concrete is to be laid next summer. It seems to the state surveyors and to Mr. Baumgartner that a relocation of Highway 73 should be made north of Neillsville, starting just beyond the Bieneck home and south of the Gorselitz buildings and west of the barn on the Hoesly farm, striking the present Highway 73 south of Imig Brothers. This would shorten the road, straighten out several dangerous curves and corners, and give an excellent and easy grade. It would benefit the old Hoesly farm, as the present Highway 73 passes between the house and barn. As the house is on a corner it would still be on the highway coming in from Granton, which would be extended a few roads westward to meet the new proposed cut-off. The Gorselitz buildings would still be conveniently close to the new location, and the spur running down to the Watters farm would continue to be kept open.
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Christmas air mail
Postmaster A.C, Martin has received word from the Post Office Department that the air mail service this year will do much to facilitate the rapid handling of Christmas mail. This service is given for 10 cents per half ounce. There are now 15 air mail routes flying making a network of practically the entire country and this will relieve the congestion in the railway mail service.
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Special handling stamps
Postmaster A.C. Martin would like to call public attention to the “special handling” stamps. These stamps entitle a package to special care in the mail and more expeditious delivery. If it is mailed “fragile” or “perishable” special attention is paid to that. This is not a special delivery stamp, but a stamp insuring special care in handling.
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Fatal gunshot:
Leslie Orton aged 18, a young man residing northwest of Greenwood, met with a gun accident on Thanksgiving Day while hunting rabbits. He was taken to Chippewa Falls Hospital but died the next day.
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Christmas sale and dinner
At the Congregational church on Thursday, Dec. 15th. Menu: Fresh ham baked with dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, rutabagas, cabbage salad, pickles, applesauce, brown and white bread, nut loaf cake and spice cake. Dinner served at six o’clock.
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Granton
Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Winn left on Sunday to attend a Purina Convention in Minneapolis.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lautenbach and family and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lautenbach and family spent Sunday at the Arthur Lautenbach home.
Lenore Bartz is staying at the Wm. Bartz home during her grandparents’ visit.
A birthday party was given to Mrs. Robert Garbush Sunday evening, it being her 42nd birthday. At midnight, a dainty lunch was served, and all report an exceptionally fine time.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Moldenhauer transacted business in Marshfield on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Weynold left Monday for their home at Adell, after spending a week in the Garbush and Capella homes.
Arthur Reidel is papering at the Fred Dopp home this past week.
Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Breseman and Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Breseman visited at the Emil Arndt home at Marshfield Tuesday.
Those that visited at the Harry Schlinsog home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Krause and daughter and the Walter Schlinsog family.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bartz left on Saturday for Brillion to visit his brother-in-law who is in the hospital there.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred DeKarske and children spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Breseman.
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Sherwood
The Community Club will meet next Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 14, at 1 p.m. sharp with Mrs. Jesse Sparks. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. All members are asked to be present at this time as there will be an election of officers.
Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Boller and Blanchard were dinner guests at the Geo. Redman home Sunday.
Wm. Steltenpohl is laid up with an awfully bad leg caused from an injury received some time ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Whittkamp and son drove down from Eau Claire last week and visited at the R Whittkamp and Ed. Zimmendorf homes.
Albert Gall and Frank Scholtz helped Ralph Scholtz saw wood one day last week.
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Loyal
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Bender are the proud parents of a baby girl born last week. Mother and babe are doing well. Mrs. Bender’s mother of Hillsboro is taking care of them.
Mrs. Wm. Ford has been quite sick with a cold the last week.
The Ladies Aid had their annual bazaar and supper.
Frank Wackland was a visitor at Marshfield last Saturday.
Aug. Limburg installed a new feed mill at the Loyal Elevator the first of the week.
Mrs. D. Shannon is here for a few weeks’ visit at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E.A. Wepfer.
Mrs. Harry Haslett returned last Saturday from the Chippewa Hospital, where she has been staying with Mr. Haslet, who is much improved but is unable to leave the hospital yet.
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Fremont
Mrs. Emma Brooks entertained last Tuesday evening at a farewell card party for John Michels who left Thursday to make his home at De Pere.
Mrs. Gilsdorf of Merrillan visited friends in Chili a few days last week.
Mrs. Brooks did her shopping in Marshfield last Thursday.
The Chili Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs. E. Neinas and Mrs. P. Peterson this week Thursday, the 8th at the home of Mrs. Neinas.
Vernon Schultz, who is attending school in Neillsville, spent the Thanksgiving vacation with his Grandma Anderson in Chili.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Dankemyer took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. C. Pusheck Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Frasier, Mr. and Mrs. C. Pusheck and Mrs. Dall spent Monday evening at the H. Dankemyer home.
Mrs. Fred Anderson of Nasonville did shopping in Chili Monday.
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County Line
W.M. Behling has the wood sawyers Saturday and Monday.
The Nasonville Ladies Aid meets this week Wednesday with Mrs. D. Cattanach.
The wood sawyers will be at the Gus. Schafer home Monday.
Owing to severe weather an exceedingly small crowd attended the pie social Friday evening.
Jake Downer and Miss Verna Nason left for Winona, and a shivaree is expected to follow.
Snow fences are being erected along U.S. 10 this week.
The Lindsey basketball team plays Sholtes Special 5 Wednesday evening at Lindsey.
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Washburn
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ebert and Ada Galbreath spent Saturday night at the Wm. Groves home listening in on the radio.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Short and daughter Doreen were Neillsville callers Saturday afternoon.
A large crowd attended the Sunshine Club at the Irwin Stevens home last Thursday. The proceeds were $7.60.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Short and son and Mrs. Wm. Groves were Neillsville visitors Saturday when Mrs. Short had dental work done.
H. Lund sawed wood for Ralph Short Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Short and family and Joe Brown spent Saturday evening at the Warren Jenni home.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Searles entertained company Sunday evening.
Opal Short was a visitor at the A. Short home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Winters and Grandma Winters attended the Sunshine Club at the Stevens home.
Mrs. Bowen visited her mother at Longwood Thursday.
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Granton
Mrs. Emma Wood has been on the sick list for a week.
The Myron Osgood family vacated the farm a month ago and have taken up residence in the village with her mother, Mrs. Ora Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Fresh Hart autoed to Fairchild last week Thursday.
The Anton Havlik family is returning from Chicago to again take up residence here early next month.
Mrs. Myslic is here from Chicago the past several weeks assisting in the care of her mother, Mrs. Paulson, at the D.S. Rausch home.
Rella Beecher, one of our best-known residents, passed away at his home here last Wednesday. The funeral was held on Friday.
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