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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1916
Page
1
Dancing every Tuesday and Friday evenings at the Pavilion. Ladies and spectators free. Dance from 8 to 11 15. Half hour car service. Picnic or dinner parties available with free chairs tables and storage. Open daily in summer for family outings.
Auction notice for public sale of 13 head high grade Holstein and Guernsey cattle bred to a registered sire Peter Colantha Peterboas plus three registered bull calves. Sale Wednesday June 1 1921 at 1 pm under cover at Inglewood Farm near Grand Rapids. Cash or 4 month bankable notes at 7 percent. Auctioneer Haniel Claus Johnson clerk. Attny John Roberts noted for Stevens Point concert recital by Mia Guy Nash.
Bankers from the city attended the Ninth Councillor district session in Stevens Point last Thursday. Attendees included WM Pease A G Miller F J Wood W G Fisher and E B Redford. Sessions were held during the day and a banquet closed the evening program. The heavy rain persisted but no one was deterred from returning home.
Mosinee ball club dominated Sunday action scoring five runs while holding River Invincibles scoreless. The opponent never threatened, and Mosinee led throughout the game from the first inning.
Wood County graduates, teachers, and families are urged to attend the rescheduled rural diploma exercises at the Wood County Normal in Grand Rapids on June 14. Registration at 11:00, program to begin 1:30, with transportation from Marshfield and a postday return home.
A historical note outlines six court rulings on subscription law. It covers renewal by silence, continued delivery with unpaid dues, responsibility after moving, and prima facie evidence of fraud when papers are left unclaimed. It also states advance payments require notice to stop or risk continued charges.
Next Thursday at 5 pm Rev C I A Meilicke will present an illustrated Labrador lecture using slides prepared by Dr Hutton and FP R G 8. All welcome. Next Sunday service will start at 2 40 pm instead of 3 pm.
The first Skat tournament of the Central Wisconsin league will be held in Marshfield next Sunday with afternoon and evening sessions, each of eighty hands. The entrance fee is 2 dollars, the first prize 190 dollars, and 21 prizes are offered in total.
Sunday school starts at 9:16 with the regular preaching service at 10:06. Community members are invited to attend at the Morayvian Church for worship and instruction.
Lake Biron island hosts a basket picnic next Saturday afternoon led by Kies Taylor and Chas W Rood. Attendees should bring food and utensils. coffee and ice cream served free. Island features include cleared grounds a tennis court and swings. island may accommodate cottages or tents and is suited for longer stays. Many boats expected. children asked to remain home. supper around 5 pm with early arrivals preferred.
Road builders in Wood County argue against macadam, urging thorough drainage with side ditches and crowned surfaces. They describe the Road Diag drag, seasonal frost effects, and trench drainage to prevent springy spots, recommending deep central trenches filled with stone or tile for lasting road stability.
H A Rolls and Prof TF Bliss fished at Lake Pesobic on Saturday. Bliss hooked a large pickerel near the dock after a long struggle, requiring Kolls with a gaff. The fish was brought to shore and exhibited at the Model Clothing House window attracting many onlookers.
Wm. Plummer, arrested near Marshfield for posing a worthless express order, was sentenced to two years in the state prison at the request of Portage County authorities. He is also alleged to have stolen a horse and buggy from Chambers livery stable in the city. Wesley Wberhardt, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Eberhardt, now holds a good position with the Jeffrey Auto Co. in their Kenosha plant.
Miss Mollie Stahl and Mr Frank Schmeling wed at 8 30 am in SS Peter and Paul church with Father Reding officiating The ceremony was followed by a wedding breakfast at the bride’s father home Honeymoon to Milwaukee and Chicago then home to Wausau Both families and local friends attend Out of town guests include Morse Leola Stella Schmeling and Edward Schmeling of Wausau Solie Laurie Morse of Chicago
A. W. Weatherwax won the Abel-Mullen Company prize of 25 dollars for a slogan. The winning entry read Get to Know. The contest sought a suitable and appropriate slogan for the task Eugine.
A telegram and letter from Chicago real estate circles urge Grand Rapids to back the proposed Dixie Highway to connect Miami Florida with Canada via Wisconsin. The plan envisions a cement Wisconsin corridor enabling year round travel and boosting regional road development toward a long range link through Milwaukee Madison Superior to Duluth and the Four Million Acre Park area.
The next monthly stock fair will be held on the West Side Market Square Tuesday Tune 13. There is strong demand for small pigs and milk cows. Horses are in demand at reasonable prices. Reiland Packing Company will buy meat line stock. Chickens sought. Johnson & HM Co. offers a dress to the lady who brings in the mast eRES. MacKinnon Company to display wagons shipping to California. Grand Rapids Brewing Co. will give a keg of beer for the farmer with most empties. Auctioneer John Bell Sr. to arrange sales. city buyers invited to bring goods for auction.
Thrift Tale for June magazine from First National Bank of big city debuts in green and gold. It includes short articles on thrift, feature pieces like Luxury and Extravagance, You and Your Bank Account, and profiles of a good fellow and a wise fellow. It also offers Copper Junk and Foundation of Dimes tips and free copies at the bank.
The Ladies Aid Society meets Thursday June 8 at Mrs Matt Olesons Elm Street home Miss Mathilda Sunder hosts the Willing Workers Thursday evening Services next Sunday morning will be conducted in the Scandinavian language Aylward Schnabel visits grandparents in Neenah
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