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The Crank, Pardeeville, Wis. Vol. 1 No. 7, May 11, 1898

Pickups by a Crank.

Mrs. A. Grover is very sick.

Levi Reeves was seen in town this week.

Paul Simmons is so as to be out again.

Ed Perry is so as to be downtown again yesterday.

Miss Gertie Smith is reported as not being quite as well for the past few days.

Williams & Grover commenced the erection of a fine house for T. Hamer near Kingston, Monday.

Elsie Grover has purchased a lot from A.S. Riley on Main street and will build upon it in the near future.

J.E. Jones, of the Democrat, sojourned at Pardeeville yesterday and paid his compliments to the Crank. Call again Brother Jones.

Walter Nimocks, who has been stopping with his brother Richard, started Monday for Sterling, Ill., where he will remain. The fish pond and neighboring lakes will no doubt receive this news with great rejoicing.

E.M. and Frank Simmons attended the funeral of Mrs. A.P. Simmons of Fond du Lac. The interment took place Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The house and yard were one complete floral decoration brought by friends from every section. Mr. Simmons was one of the oldest settlers in that section, having settled there in 1837, and erected the first frame house in Fond du Lac.

Mrs. James Scott's health is quite poorly.

Geo. Cook of Marcellon was upon our streets today.

John Falconer gave away 150 red caps to children yesterday.

Curtis Colburn is sojourning in the vicinity of Dates' Mills. Fleeing from the measles.

Prof. L.B. Moore of Fall River was a caller at the Crank headquarters Saturday last.

W.J Scott has opened up his ice cream parlors, call and try a sample; it is delicious.

G.W. Dusenbury has added a very fine grille to his new addition to his house. Williams & Grover done the work.

The board of health met Tuesday evening and appointed Dr. C.H. Carleton as health officer. It is respectfully asked that each one take an interest in this move, and clean up their places without having to be notified.

Mr. Chas. Siegelcow's little girl was quite seriously injured Monday by a large mastiff dog belonging to Wolfe jumping upon her with his feet and cutting large gashes in her face. The doctor had to take five stitches in one if the wounds, upon her cheek, which will probably leave a large scar as long as she lives, if no other damage should result from it.

Mrs. D.H. Baldwin of Green Bay, Wis., arrived Monday for a visit with relatives and friends, and will depart for home today. Mrs. Baldwin was formerly Miss Dymie Pardee, and taught the school here for several years in our boyhood days.

Dr. Byron Meacher was called to see Miss Mazie Smith last Sunday. She has been quite poorly for some time, and under the treatment she has been receiving would have probably recovered, provided her constitution had been strong enough. (?)

Mr. John Raine has been installed "fighting editor" of the Crank vs. Will Mathewson resigned, on account of too heavy work in that line, and could not stand the pressure brought to bear upon him. Says he "could stand one or two poundings per week but did not like it as a constant diet."

Claude Elliott returned Friday from Detroit, Mich., where he has been engaged with the Detroit Base Ball team as pitcher. He will remain for a short time, or till he can get released; and then will join some western team. Until he returns or joins another team he will be at liberty to pitch at any point in the state. Any teams wishing the services of one of the best pitchers in the country could not do better than to secure his services.

Wm. Hughes, president of the village board, was called to Portage yesterday to attend the suit of W.H. Dunlap vs. Village of Pardeeville, that is to come up for a hearing this term of court. The facts in the case are that the village of Pardeeville employed W.C. Williams of Milwaukee to defend some litigation and Mr. Williams not being able to attend to it, W.H. Dunlap was sent in his place. Williams was paid for the work excepting about $20, and now Mr. Dunlap comes in and sues the town for his fees. The suit is the 6th on the calendar.

School Notes.

Mrs. J.S. Falconer, Mrs. Joe Horton, and Miss Rhoda Merrill attended the school exercises which were given April 29th.

Credit is due Lloyd Thompson for building a fine rustic vase which stands on the north side of the school grounds.

Our Correspondence.

SOUTH SCOTT

The dance at D. Horton's last Friday was well attended, about seventy couple being present. The music was furnished by the Jewel band, accompanied by Lew Hopkins with the bones.

E.M. Simmons has been very sick but is better at this writing.

Mr. Thomas has the foundation for his new house in town done, and is now ready for the carpenters.

Jack Bradley says if anyone thinks he and Thomas can't do mason work, just step over on Washington street, Pardeeville: and it was no P. and W. movement either.

NORTH SCOTT

Mr. Virgil Barden intends planting corn this week.

Mrs. Burton and her sister have gone to Baraboo to visit their parents, Mr. And Mrs. Crawford, this week.

Mr. Aaron Payne intends to build a new barn this summer.

Miss Myrtle Keech of Lewiston visited last week with her sister, Mrs. John Haskey.

The L.A.S. will meet with Mrs. Clarence Barden, Wednesday, May 11th.

Melvin Fuller was seen planting corn last week.

Mr. And Mrs. Hathaway were Pardeeville callers one day last week.

Miss Aggie Daley who teached in the Ross district was pleasantly surprised at her school by half a dozen visitors last Thursday.

Neelie Becker of Marcellon, who has been seriously ill with pneumonia, is reported to be slowly gaining.

WYOCENA COGS.

Garritt DeCorsey, for the past year, a county boarder, left Saturday to live with a sister, Mrs. McCarty of Portage, possibly for the summer.

Geo. Parmenter, under the nurse care of H.E. Wedge, is doing nicely and resting as comfortably as can be expected, with such a bad injury.

The county force of grubbers, finished a ten acre job for S.S. Dey, west of J.W. Smith's mill, Saturday, and on Monday commenced work on the Hill and Muggleton place.

Geo. Bates has returned to his home at Marinette his father is still at J. Topham's, lying quite low. It is feared that recovery is doubtful.

Miss Minnie Dunning is reported as giving good satisfaction at her school in Oshaukata.

Principal W.C. English is wearing a new smile and steps twice as lively, since Friday morning, when his 9-pound heir came to keep the English name on record. Mother and son are doing well.

Chr. Bushnell is home from his three week's business trip, for a few days, expecting to be absent again for a short time, after which his time will be mostly spent here.

Scott & Budd of Rio, have just finished a 150 foot drill well for M. Dougan (the Bruce Bates farm).

The Woodman added five new members to their roll last Saturday evening, in the persons of Dan Smith, J.W. Smith, John Figor, Henry Cramer and J. Hawley.

Walt. Miller leaves today for Cleveland, Ohio, as a one-third partner in the Cleveland Grinding Works, a flourishing establishment for the grinding of razors, shears, scissors, etc. He carries with him the best wishes for his success, possible for his many friends to extend to him.

Sunday morning was made memorable in Jas. Babcock's home by the appearance of a 81/2 pound farm hand to help lighten the duties of the patient tiller of the soil.

"The hour and the day ye know not" was too well spoken on Sunday morning by the dropping away of Mrs. G.M. Branton, from heart trouble. In all the appearance of the best of health, to those around about her the evening before, her sudden demise is a hard and sad blow to her husband and a terrible shock to this community. No one knows what pain and anguish lies in the breast of the bereaved father and husband who, with small children and farm duties, is left lonesome and helpless, hardly knowing which way to turn. The sympathy of the entire country about is toward this now motherless home. Funeral occurred at the house Tuesday afternoon, interment in the cemetery at Rocky Run.

Mrs. A.W. English intends leaving on the 18th for an extended visit in the east, at the old homestead.

The ladies of the Baptist church are to meet Mrs. Miller of Rio, Saturday afternoon, at two o'clock, at the church building to form a home and foreign mission society.

B.Y.P.U.A. services begin at 7 o'clock and preaching at 8 o'clock. No regular topics adopted. Leader, Miss Mary Hibner.

At the B.Y.P.U.A. session of the Dodge association, Theo. Hanson, brother of our townsman Simon Hanson, was delegated for the Buffalo, N.Y. convention July 14-17.

The post office building has received a new coat of paint from the hands of Jas. Moore.

School clerk, Mrs. Ida Bushnell, acted as principal on Friday.

NORTH SPRINGVALE

It is rumored that Wm. Whittingham will visit his native home in England this summer.

Miss Tillie Hanson spent Sunday at home in Marcellon.

Miss Nettie Hartman will take music lessons of Mrs. Wm. Cunningham this summer.

Stephen Eggleston, Jr., was here visiting his young friends last week.

Jas. Price and James B. Whittingham boarded the excursion Sunday for Milwaukee. The returned home the same day.

Geo. Hartman and family visited with J. A. Murphy of Wyocena Sunday.

Lizzie A. Thomas spent Saturday and Sunday at home.

Raymond S. Damp is suffering from bronchitis.

Minnie Stollfus is home again after staying a week with her sister, Mrs. Fred Shave of Scott.

J. Healy and family were the guests of Mrs. Healy's parents last week.

Oscar Healy intends to build an addition to his house; the mason's are already at work on the foundation.

Quite a number of Germans from here attended the Lutheran church at Pardeeville Sunday.

David W. Thomas is very sick at this writing with stomach trouble.

Miss Mayme Steiner is working at Mrs. O. Healy's. She spent last Sunday at home.

The dance at David Horton's last Friday was not very well attended. Twenty-five numbers were sold.

CAMBRIA

Kennedy Scott and Frank Hall of Rio were buying potatoes here last Friday and Saturday.

Peter Williams' new building is progressing nicely. The brick work is completed and work on the roof has begun.

A number from here attended the donation at Randolph last Wednesday for the benefit of Rev. E. Morgan of this place.

Homer Crandall is home from Indiana. We understand he has been admitted to the bar before the supreme court of that state.

John Liphlite was seen on our streets last Friday.

Mrs. Gus Radtke has left the farm east of town and moved into town Friday.

Mr. And Mrs. Temple celebrated their golden wedding last Monday night, but owing to the smallness of their house the exercises were held at the Woodman's hall. A fine program was carried out.

Morris and Scharf had the interior of their store repapered this week. Walker and son did the job.

Prof. Frank Bliss gave the band their first lesson Friday night.

John Shuger went to Chicago Monday with hogs.

Geo. Beyer and his sister, Mrs. Shuger, visited their mother at Bellefountaine last Sunday.

Dave J. Jones of Portage high school, visited his parents here last Saturday.

Mrs. Geo. Smith and children drove over to Rio Monday for a short visit.

MARCELLON

Mr. Eastman of Ft. Winnebago is doing the carpenter work for F. Cuff.

Miss Sarah Egan and Mr. Daly's people attended the wedding reception at Cunningham's Tuesday evening. It gives us pleasure to welcome one of Scott's esteemed young ladies into our midst. We wish Mr. And Mrs. Jas. Egan a long and happy life.

It is rumored that "Dick" Egan will build this fall, Miss Mary Stone is at home.

Among those who attended the F.M. quarterly meeting Sunday evening were Mr. And Mrs. John Steiner, Mr. And Mrs. A.A. Cannon, Dent Simmons and lady, and Chester Gage.

We can claim one soldier at the front in the person of Wm. Neef, Jr., who is an old Marcellon boy. We wish him safe return.

Miss Gertie Smith is gaining slowly.

Miss Port is at Wm. Stebbins'.

Fred Smith, youngest son of J.S. Smith, is seriously sick with the measles.

Rev. Frank Millar was unable to fill his appointment here Sunday.

Dr. B.C. Meacher was in town Sunday.

A queer freak of lightning is reported from the town of Columbus. After the thunder storm of last Monday morning Mr. Erastus Bowen found in his field a ewe and her lamb lying dead, with no indication of the cause of their death. Subsequently he learned that on the farm of his neighbor two men had received a severe shock from lightning, and it is supposed the sheep were killed by one of the two stokes at about the same time. - Columbus Republican

Our Correspondence.

THURMAN

L. Reeve is on the sick list.

Mr. Doneen is erecting a nice house on the East street where his other was burnt.

M. Davis moved his house in the Thurman school District No. 8.

NORTH MARCELLON

Mr. Waldroff from Minnesota is visiting relatives in this vicinity.

Edward Dalton's new house is nearing completion, being now ready for plastering.

Mr. Chester Walker's Sparta boy became dissatisfied with a good home, and without leaf of absence, packed his grip and left for parts unknown.

Henry Hunt who has been sick with the measles for the past week is now able to go to his work.

Mr. Henry Neef of Portage, spent a few days with his sister, Mrs. Beyer, last week.

Mr. Ed. Stone spent Sunday with friends in Cambria.

Edward Vining left Friday for a trip to Dakota.

Myron Aldrich has sold his interest in the Hodgman farm, which he had rented, to his brother Carl, and will work for the Keifer brothers in the future.

BELLEFOUNTAIN.

Frank Rhynesmith of Pacific visited at Frank Taylor's Saturday and Sunday.

Mrs. W.H. Eagan visited the old home at Manchester last Saturday.

Wm. Waite and daughter who have been visiting his brother, Andrew Waite, started for North Dakota last Thursday.

Henry Neef came out from Portage and visited friends at Edgar Stone's two or three days last week.

Myron Aldrich has sold his interest in the crops on Mrs. Hodgman's place to his brother, Carrol, and is going to work for Keifer Bros.

Thos. Daily, Jr., was thrown from his buggy Sunday and badly hurt on his shoulder. He was on his way to the Catholic church with his family and going down the hill at John Doneen's some of the tugs became unhitched which frightened the horses and they ran to the county line. His boy was also thrown from the buggy but was not injured.

PORTAGE

The Spiritualists of Portage held a meeting at the Court House Sunday; a good congregation were present, numbering 300; mostly home people, although there were present many from surrounding towns, even as far as Madison. The meeting was presided over by Mr. Morrison of Portage. The Bliss orchestra furnished the music. The meeting was opened by Mrs. America A. Williams of Pardeeville, giving a splendid inspirational invocation, followed by a most remarkable inspirational address by Mrs. C.W. Baker of Portage - subject, Purity - upon which she spoke for one hour, and at any time during the discourse you could hear the fall of a pin upon the floor, so interested were the audience to catch every word. Following the lecture, Mrs. Williams gave a number of remarkable tests which were all recognized, excepting one. In the evening there was held at Mr. Frank Ernsberger's a private meeting at which about 100 invited guests were present. The evening was most enjoyably spent by listening to some very fine tests by several mediums taking part. May we be favored by many such geniel meetings is the wish of your humble correspondent.

A SERIOUS ACCIDENT

Mr. Thomas Daily was seriously injured Sunday last by his team running away. He was going to church at Buffalo with his family - wife and three children - and when near the church his team became frightened and in going down hill the traces became unhooked and when they struck the upgrade, Mr. Daley not being able to longer hold them and draw the wagon by the lines it let the tongue drop, this jerked him out, and his son who sat upon the seat with him; the team ran about 80 rods when they were stopped. Mrs. Daily and the other two children remaining in the wagon and were not injured. Mr. David Lynch happened to be driving along some 40 rods behind came up and found Mr. Daily suffering from the fall, he took him in his buggy and drove to Portage to the Columbia house. Dr. Meacher was called and attended him, pronounced his injuries as very serious, the ligiments of the shoulder blade and collar bone were torn asunder, and that he would be compelled to lie upon a hard couch for several weeks and perhaps months. He suffered intense pain all the way to Portage and back, and at this writing - Monday - is still suffering untold agony. This is a hard blow, but we sincerely hope that it is not as serious as anticipated and that he may be better sooner than expected.

 

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