Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-12
.NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS NOTES
MERCER


here Saturday doing repair work for
the C. G. N. w. Railway
Mr. and Mrs. A Peters were
Ironwood shoppers Friday.
Mrs. Hannah Pemble went to
Plutchak Tuesday for a few days
visit with her children.
J. H. McClosky left Wednesday for
Wausau, where he will be conductor
on the Wausau-Eland run. J. Burns
Of Amigo viii take Mr.. MeClosky's
place on the Vinegar run.
Miss Leola Ware returned Monday
evening from her holiday vacation
spent at Tomahawk
Prin. ], C. Williams and wife re-
turned Sunday evening from Ontario
where they spent the holidays.
Misses Evelyn Harrison and
Lillian Gunderson returned Sunday
from a visit at Mason, Ashland and
Haugen.
Miss Hazel Leavitt, of Rhine
lander, has accepted the position of
teacher in the public schools here,
made vacant by the resignation of
Miss Stephens.
H. j. Sherman left Saturday
morning for State Line where he is
now agent.
George Davis and Leonard Scheel
returned Monday from Joliet, Ill.
Those from Manitowish who at
tended the funeral of Mrs. E. R.
Gibson were: Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Doriot, Mrs. LaPorte, George
LaPorte, Mrs. Andrews and Miss
Rosetta Plunkett.
Henry FERNANDEZ, of Ashland,
was in town Saturday.
o. underwater, who spent the
holidays in Minneapolis, is again
conductor on the local.
Ed. Evenson and Frank Borutta
were Hurley callers Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Gehr, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ E. Brandt, Mrs. P. J.
Meredith and Mr.. and Mrs. r. L.
Ball, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Lacy and
Mrs. E. Osmund, started for Hurley
Tuesday night to attend the installat-
ion of officers held by the Masons
and Eastern Stars. They were I'M
able to get through on account of
too much snow. They were held up
at Van Buskirk.
A. G. Evenson is busy cutting the
seasons ice this week. He has
several teams busy hauling to the
local business places.
VIM. Hobbs left Saturday evening
for Milwaukee where he will be
under the doctors care.
Tim Hobbs has returned to Eau
Claire to resume his studies after
spending his holiday vacation at his
home here
Mrs. Hedwig Gibson, who was
formerly Miss Hedwig Peter whose
death occurred on New Years at the
General hospital in Ashland was
buried here Monday afternoon with
services at the family home, and the
regular service at the church later.
Mrs. Gibson was born at Mercer,
May, 28th, 1902; attended the public
school here and was married to
Eugene R. Gibson, of Sheboygan, on
August 9Th, 1922; died at the
General hospital in Ashland January
! /, 1924, at 10:45 A. M. of acute
nephritis.
She was good, modest character
of womanhood and was respected as
a very neat, true woman. She
is survive by her husband
Eugene R son, her son, George,
born Sept. %, %, her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry J. Peter, one sister,
Pauline, four brothers, Henry, Max
Hugo and Herbert.
The following relatives from out
of town were here at the funeral: an
uncle, Chas. Peter, of Rhinelander,
three cousins, Mrs Paul Schlottke,
Elma and Frank Peter, of Rhine
lander, and her father-in-law, Ed.
Gibson, of Sheboygan.
The funeral services and all
combined were lovely and the floral
offerings were many and beautiful
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. 1eisler, of Minocqua. Singing
was rendered by the Methodist
church choir and special music by
Mrs. Ed. Evenson. Interment was
made at the local cemetery.
The following was found in one of
her note books and seems to have
been written shortly before her
death:
In the morning of my life, dear
one, l must bid you a farewell.
May God guard you from strife,
dear son. With help from him,
you'll prosper we'll
But in the years that come and
go, never dream of death or woe.
Dreams like that, betrayed me
dear, in my earthly sojourn here.
Vain dreams, every one of them.
Dreams of love did not abide.
Love of men l longed for then.
1t has broken down my pride.
Dreams of love, all, all are dead
And ere breaks another morn,