Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05
.HEIGHBORHOOD NEWS NOTES.
MERCER

The sad news reached here that
Mrs. Hattie Gibson, who has been
receiving treatment at the General
hospital at Ashland since Dec. 8,
passed away New Years Eve. Her
mother, Mrs. H. ]. Peter, and sister
Pauline and husband were at her
bedside when the end came. Mrs.
Gibson was a young woman and
mother of a young son. She en-
dured much suffering as before be-
ing taken to Ashland she was
quarantined at her parents home
with a severe case of scarlet fever.
Mrs. Peter and Mr.. Gibson ac-
companied the body here Tuesday
evening. The Peter and Gibson
families have the deepest and most
sincere sympathy in their sad
bereavement.
Miss Viola Kamke of Rhinelander
arrived Monday for visit with
friends.
Mrs. Inez Rydeski did shopping at
Ironwood Monday.
Miss Title Adrianson returned
Saturday evening from visit with
her parents in Ironwood
E. C. Wilson went to Ironwood
Monday afternoon to spend New
Years.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Miller went to
Ashland Sunday afternoon and
returned Monday.
A. j. Passehl made a business trip
to Ashland Sunday by taking Mr..
Gibson to the hospital on account of
the serious illness of his wife.
Miss Mildred Davis left Monday
morning for visit with her mother
at Ashland.
Riley WEIGH and Miss Carlson of
Ironwood spent New Years with the
formers brother and family, Mr..
and Mrs Donald Welch.
George Mishler went to lronwood
Monday to have felon on his hand
lanced.
Herbert Champine and Ross
Johnson arrived from Tigerton Sun
day morning to be engaged in
logging operations at Douville and
Clace's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Champine
and sons arrived Saturday from
Mosinee to spend the winter.
Otto Habeck and Leo Zastrow of
Wausau drove four teams up for
Clarence Champine and arrived here
Sunday evening after four days
trip.
Mr. and Mrs. r. L. Ball, Mrs L. A.
Gehr and Mrs. P. j. Meredith at
tended the initiation at the Eastern
Star lodge Thursday evening.
Rev. j. E. Cheek conducted New
Years services Monday evening
and from now on during the winter
has changed his regular service
nights from Thursday to every other
Monday evening.
Mrs. S. w. Smith went to Iron
wood for stay with her parents.
Mrs. T. E. Bradley was a business
visitor in Ironwood Monday.
Considerable excitment was created
at the station here Friday evening
as it had been announced that E. j
Sailstad and his Sunshine Girl
Dorothy Anderson were on board
/ train 112 enroute to serve Their
terms for arson of four years each
the former to the Green Bay
reformatory and the latter to the
Women's Industrial Reformatory al
Taycheedah. But the best part OF
the joke was when one of our
married men was so curious to get q
good look that he took a ride from
Ironwood to Hurley purposely to sit
back of the couple and then got of
and walked back to Ironwood. Can
you guess who would do that? We
can, but won't tell on him.
The New Years dance given by
the Mercer club was well attended
and every one reported most en-
ioyable and pleasant time. Mrs
Evenson, VIM. Scheel, Jr. and Henry
Peter, Jr. and Eddie Evenson
furnished the music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Lacy entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. L, A. Gehr and Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Osmond at New
Years dinner.
Mrs. Dan Theriault, who has been
cook at McElrone's camp at Win
chester, returned from there Mon