EXCERPTS from LUCY BERYL MORTIMER LETTERS, to GLENN GOOD

LUCY BERYL MORTIMER LETTER TO GLENN GOOD:  20 Aug 1918, Wonewoc, Wisconsin

" Florence told me last Sunday that Bert and Susie do not want Herbert to go with her, and anyway he did not come up after her Sunday but went right up towards Fred’s. I am not sure that he went there but he was all dressed up and had the horse and buggy. I am telling you a secret so say nothing about it as that is all I know about it. Surprising isn’t it."

Herbert Mosang Mortimer and Jeanne Ann Wallendal are 1st cousins 1 time removed.  Their common ancestors are John E. Mortimer and Rhoda Thelma Small.

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LUCY BERYL MORTIMER LETTER TO GLENN GOOD:  20 Aug 1918, Wonewoc, Wisconsin

"Earl Moon is home now on a two weeks furlough. He looks just fine in his sailor suit. I would like to see you in your khaki suit too."



Morris & Fern Mortimer Moon, Nellie, Earl, Marion, Donovan, Sim & kids



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LUCY BERYL MORTIMER LETTER TO GLENN GOOD:  20 Aug 1918, Wonewoc, Wisconsin

"P.S. This is all the paper we have in the house so you have to excuse this too. L.B.M.

[Newspaper article included in a letter]

Valton

The W.F.M.S. of the Wesleyan Methodist church held a very successful donation sale at the home of O. W. Shore on Thursday evening, which netted them nearly $20. Each member donated some articles or articles, and all were sold at reasonable prices. Refreshments were served after the sale.

            Mr. and Mrs. William Hutchins went last week to Hesper, Ia., to visit their son, Rev. O.L. Hutchins, and attend camp meeting.

            Mrs. Susie Chamness has gone to Elroy to spend some time with her daughter, Mrs. Lona Mortimer.

            Earl Moon, who is home from the naval training station in Rhode Island, attended Friends’ church on Sunday morning.

            Mrs. Clara Board of Altoona is visiting her mother, Mrs. Maggie Shear, and other relatives.

            Miss Margaret Davis of Reedsburg came home with Lois Thompson for a short visit.

            Messrs. Prosse and Kegley of Debello painted the W.M. church the past week.

            Ernest Tabor of Abbotsford is visiting at W.W. Mortimer’s.

            Al Frazier has gone to Elroy to work for Mr. Mutch.

            Marguerite and Madeline Mortenson of Cazenovia were guests of Lucy Mortimer last week.

            The C. E. society of the Friends’ church attended services at Oaks on Sunday evening. Rev. Philip Moon preached.

            Hilda Shore is spending a couple of weeks with her sister, Mrs. D. Bradley, at oaks.

            Hattie Smith has been staying with Edna Hutchins during the absence of her parents at Hesper, Ia."

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LUCY BERYL MORTIMER LETTER TO GLENN GOOD:  26 Aug 1918, Wonewoc, Wisconsin

" The Service Flag was dedicated in the church yesterday, there were six stars. You, Raymond Cooley, Lee, Emil Pratt, Earl Moon and Joe Mayo. Pretty good for Valton, isn’t it? There was an unusually large crowd at church, and everything went off very nicely. Goldie sang “Keep the Home Fires Burning,” and I played. It was quite a difficult piece for me to play because there are so many octaves in it, and I became so excited, after which Earl prayed. In the afternoon, I went over at Verne’s. Iva and Ole went to Reedsburg. So Florence wanted me to come over and help entertain her little cousin. They aren’t very little either. Mr. and Mrs. Beier and Bert were there also, so I really had a good time. Bert came over town last evening so I rode over with him. I think he probably went to Oaks. Philip preached there last evening, but none of us went down. The auto does not work and it is too hard to ride clear down there in a wagon. There was no Endeavor last night on account of the other meeting. Miss Smith thought it best that I write and tell the Reedsburg Endeavorers to not come.  There was a program at the W. M. Church though. I did not go. Blanche calls it the show. Pretty good name for it, I think, but I should not say anything."

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VIOLA SMITH (FRIEND'S CHURCH PASTOR) LETTER TO GLENN GOOD:  31 Aug 1918, Wonewoc, Wisconsin

" Newspaper article included in letter of August 31, 1918

Mortimer Valley

Mrs. Sarah Ballentine of Jefferson and Mrs. Margaret Wheeler of Hillsboro have been visiting at the Al Jackson home.

Dolph Mortimer and Al Jackson spent Wednesday posting election notices.

Ernest Tabor of Abbotsford is helping his cousin, Gurden Mortimer.

Harry Jessup will be thrashing in the valley this week.

William Gibbons is helping his son Ray with his grain stacking.

Mrs. Phillip Moon spent part of last week at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ray Gibbons.

Mr. and Mrs. Guerdon Mortimer were business callers in Wonewoc and Cazenovia last Monday.

Guerdon Mortimer

Above items were written for the weekly of August 22, but arrived too late.

Wonewoc

Mrs. F. P. Ostendorff visit Sunday with her husband at Sparta.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Retzlaff, Mrs. John Retzlaff and Carl Clemens visited Sunday at Loganville.

Rosie and Walter Retzlaff, who have been visiting their grandmother, Mrs. Anna Schuette, the past three weeks returned Sunday.

Rollo Brockman and August Piskey of Great Lakes naval training station are visiting their parents.

William Degner and family visited with Albert Degner and family Sunday.

L.S. Marsh is visiting in Elroy with his daughter, Mrs. H. Searles.

Valton

A service flag was raised at the Friends’ church Sunday morning for the following boys; Lee Beier, Camp Grant, Ill.: Glen Good, Kansas City, Mo.: Raymond Colley, Camp Grant, Ill.: Joe Mayo, Camp Hitchcok, Ga.: Earl Moon, naval training station in Rhode Island, now home on furlough, and Amel Pratt, somewhere in France. Rev. Philip Moon assisted in the service.

            Mrs. B. F. Moon, Mrs. Philip Moon, Earl and Maurice Moon of Bethel and Arthur Moon of Hesper, Ia., attended the services at the Friends church Sunday morning.

            Rev. Viola Smith has gone to Oskaloosa, Iowa, to attend the yearly meeting of Friends. She will visit her parents at Salem, Ia., before returning.

            Mr. and Mrs. W. H. May of Wood attended Friends Church Sunday.

            Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hutchens, daughter Bernice, and son Homer, visited at William Frazier’s near Oaks after church Sunday.

            Mrs. Sarah Ballentine of Jefferson and Mrs. Maggie Wheeler of Hillsboro were guests of relatives part of last week.

            Gladys Henderson, who has been visiting relatives at Stanley, came home last week. Her cousin, Ed. Henderson came home with her for a visit.

            Mrs. E. J. Canon of Storm Lake, Ia., visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Jordan.

            Mr. and Mrs. Peter Henry, daughters, Mary and Clarissa, son George, wife and baby of Reedsburg, spent Sunday at the L.S. Carpenter home.

            Mrs. Della Mortimer and Florence Beier were Reedsburg shoppers one day last week.

            The Y.M.W.B. gave an interesting missionary program at the W.M. church Sunday evening.

            Max Thompson and Jim Good went to Baraboo Saturday to register.

            Mr. Gage is remodeling his store building and will have living rooms in part of it.

            Miss Snyder of Richland Center is visiting at the J. Henderson home.

            Mrs. Mary Hawks of Hesper, Ia., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Noah Mortimer, and other relatives.

            Mr. and Mrs. William Shore received a dispatch from their son, Glen, saying he had reached Philadelphia safely. He is in the navy and had been to Italy.

            Miss Laura Riley of Hillsboro visited at the Hanszlik home over Sunday.

            Jesse Cox, Verne and Frankie Beier, Okla Owen and Hazel Hutchens visited Miss Ida Lawrenz near Reedsburg Sunday.

            Mr. and Mrs. Fred Small received word from their son Joe last week saying he had gone to France.

Mary (GRIMES) and Fred SMALL

            Margaret and Myrine Borchers of Chicago are visiting at the Frank and Verne Beier homes.

            Mr. and Mrs. T.E. Canon spent Sunday at the B. F. Moon home near Bethel. The Moon family held a reunion Sunday at which all the children were present.

Frog Hollow & Cream Ridge

            Charles Feldman is building the wall for King Bros’. silo. Tony Michels is helping.

            Giles Owen is moving the silo which he purchased from Nate Mortimer.

            Mrs. Maggie Wheeler of Hillsboro and Mrs. Sarah Ballentine of Jefferson made a short visit last week with their brothers, Nate and James Mortimer.

            The Misses Boettcher of Chicago are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Frank Beier.

            A letter from Hollis Mortimer states that he is now in Canada engaged in threshing.

            Stacking is all done and threshing has begun.

            Mesdames Nate and James Mortimer drove Monday to the Albert Shore home near Wonewoc.

            Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Griffith of Wenatchee, Wash., are visiting their sister, Mrs. George Good.

            Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wakeman of Reedsburg and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mulock of Wonewoc were callers at the George Good home Friday evening.

            Wilson Shore has gone to work for his sister, Mrs. Dave Bradley, in Quaker Valley.

            Mrs. Carol Eastman and Miss Merle Noyse of Burr are visiting Mrs. Bert Holderman."

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Goldie Carpenter letter to Glenn Good, 4 Sept. 1918, Wonewoc, Wisconsin

Florence and Hurbert seem to still love each other. They have to walk tho. Bert won’t let him have the car, nor a horse and buggy as long as he goes with her. Hard luck eh? We all seem to have our little troubles.