The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-12
Center, APO. 7o5, AE.F.
Your son,
Earl NJ. Darby.

Mr.. r. Schenning and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Nett were recent
guests of the George Adams family in
Ringwood.
| Benn Nett is working as bookkeeper
at the Milk Products Co., in Trevor.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Buckley Sr., have
returned to their Chicago home for the
winter.
| Hazel Beck spent the past week in
Kenosha.
| Mrs. I. Fuson spent the first of the
week with her parents Mr.. and Mrs
E. Wright previous to leaving for the
East.
| DR.. H. c. Darby, of Grays Lake,
spent the latter part of the week at
the Mrs. c. Phillips home.
Mrs. Acorn, cousin of Mr. Me-
Douglas, from Spokane, Washington,
has been a recent guest at the Nc
Dougal home. Although seventy-fve
1 years of age she made the trip from
Washington to Connecticut and back
1 to Wisconsin alone.
The Lutheran Ladies Aid held there
regular monthly meeting and supper
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. L. Hegeman and Mrs. G. Voltz
spent Friday with the formers dau-
ghter Mrs. W. Winn at Richmond.
There viii be no more meetings of
the Local Red Cross Branch until af-
ter New Years. All the work on hand
has been completed and all yarn and
knitted articles owned by the Branch
have been turned over to the Ke-
nosha Chapter.
| Mrs. Q. Lewis spent Friday in Ken
osha.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Ionic entertained
their daughter Mrs. Newman, of South
Dakota, recently.
| Leland Henneman has withdrawn
from the Northwestern College at
Watertown and will enter the local
high school shortly.
Mrs. N. Drom spent the latter part
of the week as the guest of Bertha
Pella.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hasselman, Mrs.
Laura Holtdorf and Mrs. Anna Has
selman were called to Chicago the
past week because of the serious i'll
with influenza of their sister Mrs.
Lulu Shearburn and the death of her
husband Mr.. G. Shearburn of the same
disease. Funeral services for Mr..
Shearburn were held from the late
residence on Friday afternoon, with
interment in the Forest Home Gene
terry, Chicago.
Sgt. John Sorenson, formerly, of
Camp Macarthur, Waco, Texas, has
been honorably discharged in the pre-
sent rehabilitation and after visit
with his sister in Minneapolis will
came to Wilmot Friday night and is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Faulkner.
Mr.. August Panknin received let
ter from his son Arthur this week in
camp at Baltimore saying that he
could address his next letter to Sgt.
Arthur Panknin. Sgt. Panknin has
charge of negro company and they
are at work unloading 14O0 cars of am
munition to be stored in the maya
zines there. He does not expect the
rehabilitation order to effect him for
several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyers of Kenosha,
are spending the week with the lat
tiers parents Mr.. and Mrs. Beck in
Wilmot.
August Panknin received an official
telegram from the government Thurs
day, Dec. notifying him of the death
of his brother, Fred Semrau, of pneu-
monia in France, Nov. fifth. Fred
Theodore Semrau, the youngest son of
| Ophelia and August Semrau, was born
III Indiana, July 81, 1886. But for the
past several years he has made his
home in Wilmot, with his brother,
August Panknin. Pvt. Samrau was
called into Uncle Sam service Dec
19, 1917 and was member Of the 340th
Infantry, 85th Division, leaving with
this division for France in July. Later
he was transferred from the 340th In
fantry to the both and was presum-
ably a member Of this infantry when
he died. The last letter from Pvt
Semrau was received at Thanksgiving
time by his sister, Mrs. Schroeder, of
Chicago, and contained his Christmas
box coupon. At that time, he was we'll
and said very busy, but did not go into
detail as to his duties, saying that he
would explain later. Pvt. Semrau was
very well liked by all who knew him
and will be missed by large circle of
relatives and friends. He is survived
by three sisters, Mrs. Dressed, Of Lake
Marie; Mrs. Schraeder, of Chicago, and
Mrs. Fritz, of South Haven, Mich, and
four brothers, John Panknin, Chicago;
August Panknin, Wilmot; Charles
Panknin, and Ferdinand Semrau, Chi
eago. AS soon as possible the body will
be brought from France and buried in