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Waupaca County Republican Waupaca, WI - January 9, 189
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Scandinavia Mr. J. Axtell of Ogdensburg, was in town Monday. C. I. Peterson, who has been sick for some time, is able to be out and attend to his business. Wm. Davis is down with the measles. C. H. Anderson sold his pine to Olson & Johnson who are cutting it out and hauling in on Silver Lake. O. B. Peterson the shoe maker, is so crowded with work that he has engaged Hans. Halverson to assist him at his shop. Ogdensburg Jacob Herbert had the misfortune to lose a valuable horse last Saturday. It slipped on the ice and broke a leg so badly as to necessitate killing. William and Charles Suhs purchased the 160 acre farm of Lewellyn Hopkins last week. It is reported that William will take unto himself a wife in the near future and move onto the new farm, while Charles will stay on the old homestead, so they will run both places this summer. Iola Miss McCall of Warren, Pa., is visiting at Frank Elliott's. Dr. Dale has moved into his new home. A little child of Ole Frogner's is quite sick. Sherm Rowland is convalescing slowly. John Hagna has gone to Chippewa Falls where he will stop with his brother Tom this summer.
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Waupaca County Republican Waupaca, WI - April 10, 1891  | Waupaca
County Republican Waupaca, WI - April 10, 1891 LOST - On Saturday last, between the Veterans' Home and this city, a pair of nickel bowed spectacles in leather case; the finder will please leave them with H. E. Allington, Rural or at the REPUBLICAN office and be rewarded for any trouble. Fremont The ice is commencing to move out the river and boats will be running in about two weeks. Bergstreser has got his boat well under way. Dr. Eddy has been having a serious time with a lame back so that he has hardly been able to attend his patients.
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Waupaca County Republican - Waupaca, WI - May 8, 1891 Manawa E. R. Vaughan's family are sick with the grippe. F. S. Woodnorth and family visited relatives in Waupaca, Sunday. Will Vaughan of Little Wolf, has been sick for some time, and there is but small chance of his recovery. K.W. Shipman of Weyauwega, was in town last week. Mrs. Ammerman of Eureka, was the quest of S. Carley, Sunday. She was returning from Pittsville, where she was called to attend the funeral of her grandson, Bert Carley.
Rural The men and boys all went to help Mr. Bert Terrill raise his new barn last Tuesday. After the work was finished they were treated to lemonade and pop. Several of the little boys and girls were pleasantly entertained at Mrs. S. Ashmun's Saturday evening, it being Walter's 11th birthday. Tom Potts says he is sadly in need of another driving horse. Walter Potts has his house painted in fine shape. Mrs. Foster's Dake is having her house decorated in style.
Fifty Years - Mr. and Mrs. Perry Gurley Reach the 50th Anniversary of their Wedding Day On the 24th day of June, 1841, Perry W. Gurley led Miss Matilda Stowell to the marriage altar in Orwell, Oswego county, N. Y. About ten years later, they set out for the West, settling in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, and in 1857, came to Waupaca and engaged in the freighting business from Gill's Landing to this place long before the railroad was constructed. Eight children have been born to them, five of whom are living. One daughter died in infancy and one son died at the age of four years. One son Lucious, a member of the 42nd Wis. Inf. died in 1872, aged 23 years. These living and grown to men and women's estate are, Jason, who lives with his father and mother, and carries the ecpress and freight; Frank, a farmer near town; Mrs. Orin Hall of this city; Lillie, wife of Hon.E. L. Bump and Mary, wife of H. L. Bump of Merrill. All were present on the occasion of the pleasant anniversary ceremonies at the Gurley residence Wednesday evening. The yard was tastily decorated with Chinese lanterns. The company were received by Mr. and Mrs. Hall and Mrs. E. L. Bump. Congratulcations were extended to the worhty couple in the parlor where they happily greeted their old neighbors and friends. After the congratulatory part of the program was finished, ice cream and coffee and other refreshments were served. A number of costly and valuable mementoes were left as a reminder to worthy couple of the respect and esteem with which they are held by their friends help. A Mexican onyx and gold clock, purchased of Hoffmann, valued at $75. There were also two side ornamental urns of the same material that went with it. Eight five dollar, one ten and one $2.50 gold pieces. One large salad spoon, one cream spoon, one sugar spoon, one jelly spoon, one Milwaukee souvenir spoon, one Wausau souvenir spoon, one silver cake stand, one nut cracker, one gravy spoon, one heavy, gold band ring, one pair of oak chairs plush trimmed. The silver was all of the finest sterling ware, gold lined and in beautiful plush cases. Although the evening was excessively warm, fully a hundred and fifty responded to the invitations and occasion was a very enjoyable one to all. These articles were published in August 1991.
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Waupaca Post - Waupaca, Wisconsin These articles were published in August 1891
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The Oshkosh Daily Northwestern - Oshkosh, Wisconsin September 1891
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