Drainage Plan Proposed to Improve Wisconsin Roads
A Wisconsin road drainage memo urges town boards to map spring holes and high spots, deepen ditches, and install 4-6 inch tile along road shoulders to drain surface and underground water. Instructions cover trenching, backfilling with gravel, tile gradients of 1-3 inches per 100 feet, and prioritizing drainage over road machine work for 1916 state road improvements.
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Wisconsin
Grosa
Vega
Nofi Mitter
Belib Weil
Princery
Local Social Notes Include Visits and Travel
Wrought from community snippets, the week records Ruth Munroe returning from Wautoma, Mr and Mrs Thompson visiting Saratoga, and Dr Moffett with his wife calling at the Munroe home. Crystal Munroe leaves for Stevens Point for summer school as others travel to New London and Chicago. The Town Board of Grant sets 20 mph limits at Kelmer street crossings amid motorists complaints. Mrs Wm Getzlaff visits city to see her son Lloyd recovering from a broken arm.
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Rudolpil
Amyiue
Joe Marshall
Son Wallace
Disney
Rudolph Central Creamery
Lee Ag
Olver Dudley
Matt Sharkey
Nellie
Grand Rapids
Larson
Oliver Akey
Ruth Kinney
Lo Junction
Wortly
McCoog
North Dakota
Bari
Elmer C. Croueau
Morte Dehkota
Dagney Jonsen
Bujawa
Marshheld
Fred Warner
Cai
Tushehi Akey
Mrnesi Akey
Milwaikee
Akey
Teen St. Denis
Harney St. Denis
Word and Guick
Marshfield
Tudlus Sehmick
Thei Daugster
Anna Mary
Edsail Corner
St. Philomena Church
Mir
Mia
Len Schneider
Wausau
Ine Phint
Ruth Munroe
Wautoma
Crystal Munroe
Stevens Point
Madge Carter
Chicago
Mrs. Ward
Amherst Junction
Herbert Roulke
Leonard
Eddie Witt
Kelmer
Wm. Getzlaff
Lloyd
W. J. Shea
W. M. Ruckle
Miss Chase
Neeedah
A. L. Ridgman
Alty
Fy Catkins
Milwaukee
Masonic Lodge
PD. H. Likes
Pleasant Hill
C. F. Zuleman
H. B. Welland
Earle Pease
Chalmers
Hazel Rumsey
Minneapolis
Chas. Webbs
Penn Slattery
James
Glennon
James Gibson Jett
Ripon
G. A. RR
Theo
W. Brazeau
Hughins
S Point
Alvs
Vivian Chambers
Roma
Adolph Wittman
Denver
Grb
Bauer
Sunny Side Farm
Mich
Mystic Workers
Ashsdale
Atlas Elizabeth McCarthy
Waukesha Springs
James McCarthy
Third St
Susan Propsom
Cohen Department
Sturgeon Bay
Emma Johnson
Saratoga
Fon
Wash
A. Kluge
Charles Plenke
Mars
Marion
Rey
Adolph Willman
Danver
Colo
SS. Peter & Paul's Church
R. M. Rogers
Third Street
Gait
Advian
Mattie Powers
Martsfield
Fred Affeldt
Discovered Fellows Body After Dam Tragedy
The body of Theodore Fellows, who drowned after passing over the Merrill Dam, was found by a farmer’s son while fishing downstream. The funeral is set for tomorrow morning alongside his wife’s funeral, following a two year illness. his mother had died on Monday.
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Theodore Fellows
Merrill
Altdorf
Geo. Huser
Violet
Seneca Corners
Alfdorf
Hansen
Leo Ruesch
Aaby
Nie Wirts
Frank Wipfli
Minneapolis
A. Emerson
Eveline Leu
QO. J. Lew
Irma Brooks
Earla Ripply
Emerson
Meadow mice damage orchards and crops in winter and year round
Field mice, split into meadow and pine types, threaten orchards and field crops. Meadow mice eat grain, clover, alfalfa, bulbs and garden vegetables, injure seeds and shrubs, and attack trees in winter under snow. Pine mice dwell underground. fur is shorter and red-brown. Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Pest control methods and local notices from Aldorf area
The excerpt outlines mouse control using nonpoison traps and poison mixtures with strychnine for field mice, detailing preparation of poisoned grain, distribution methods to avoid harming birds, and specific measurements. It also includes local notices about a infant's death, a ball game, newborns, travel, a dance, and social visits, followed by a humorous quip about health.
Special week prices on liniments and hair care
Sloan's Liniment and Dr Kings New Discovery in $1.00 sizes are on special this week. Putnams Dry Cleaner offers 5c bottles while Herpicide Hair Tonic remains $1.00 size at a sale price. Sulpho Sage Hair Dressing also on special in its regular 30¢ size.
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Sloan’s Liniment
Putnams Dry Cleaner
Dr. King
New Discovery
Eagles
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Lucy Ward
Earl Stuckar neDil
Andrew Lutz
D. J. Fox
Grand Army
TU Aml
Jack Smart
Elmer Thompson
Stevengs Point
Consolidated Water Power Co
Here
Biron
Pect
City Point U
Tau Nelson
Ne Rapids
Pith Sivan
Mildred Jepson
Lillian Christopherson
Alma Nelson
Jno
Chrisran
Black River
Florian Reshel
Peter
Jackson County Road
Polleys
Pray
City Point
Margaret Elis
Hay Creek
Major Bluffman
Dorcas Society
Alleghany Mountains
Pennsylvania
Walter Mackaben
Nina Christensen
Department of Agriculture
Tony
Mnion
Ford
Crockery Department
Paint Department
SRN
Eagle Week
Clover
Clover Brand
Rational
Dal
McLeans
Eagle
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