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Newspaper

Grand Rapids Tribune

Location

Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1917

Page

1

Local items from the town and area

Mr and Mrs Otto Knuth purchased a new Oakland touring car. Mrs Louis Panter returned from a two week visit with her sister at Appleton. E B Hahn of Marshfield attended the tax sale at the courthouse. Mr and Mrs Wm Brehm and son and Grandma Brehm left for Beloit for a week. F H Gallatine and Son completed a 33 by 44 barn basement for Albert Springer in Sigel. Herman Abel Charles Shearer and Louis Schamansky, who worked at Manistee Michigan, are home for a visit. Wm Crosland purchased the old Mark Pratt home on Oak Street from Louis Relchel and will occupy it at once. Mr and Mrs J B Mull have rented rooms on the Daly track. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Albert Krommensicker on Monday June 11 1917. Gesorge Ward of Babcock was in the city on business. Miss Irene Laramite accepted a position in the Ray Sutor confectionery store during vacation. Mr and Mrs Guy Wood of Eau Claire were in the city over Sunday visiting at the I J Wood home. James Smolarek a young farmer of Sigel town called at the office on Friday. Dr Russell Lyon of Wausau spent Friday in the city visiting relatives and looking after business matters. Delbert Trudell son of Mr and Mrs Oliver Trudell Third Ave North returned from Wausau where he had been in the hospital three weeks with knee injury from football. no operation performed.

Otto Knuth Oakland Louis Panter Appleton BE. J. Hahn Marsnfeld Court House Wm. Brehm and Herman Abel Charles Shearer Louis Schamansky Manistee Michigan Wm. Crosland Mark Pratt Oak Street Louis Relchel J. B. Mull Daly Track Albert Krommensicker Gesorge Ward Babcock Irene Laramite Ray Sutor Guy Wood Eau’ Claire I. J. Wood James Smolarek Sigel Russell Lyon Wausau Delbert Trudell Oliver Trudell Third Ave. N W. G. Schroeder Rockford Winds Davenport Iowa Arthur Binnebosse Minnesota Myer Fridstein Milwaukee Chicago Fridstein Tim Riley Nora Mary Hscantha J. R. Montgomery Henry Carlson Bill Poster New York San Francisco J. R. Downie Eugene Squires Nic Gross M. Gross Henry Severance Win Witte Wild Rose Martin Witte Almond Nellie Burmeister Jensen & Ebbe Arthur Binnebeese Long Prairie James Bogie Henry Kissinger Warrens Matt Swing George U. S. Army Columbus Ohio U. S. Engineer Corps Washington, D. C Peter Reiland Clarence Leonard Reiland Joe Reiland Mr. Reiland Leonard A.C. Berard Arthur Miler Ethel Sutor Marshfield Minerd Dickoff Hvanston EB. P. Arpin Fort Sheridan Bela Burhite New Rome Bessie Buckley Fred Ragan SS. Peter and Paul Albert Gross Lily Albert Buss Cleveland Martha Murray Clara Johnson T. FE Mullen Minocqua Chloe Paterick Miles City Montana Myrtle McCord Chas. Dixon Staples Mfg. Co Olga Buerger Hart Mfg. Co Normington Bros Leslie Freeman New London City Archie McMillan Mr. Freeman McMillan E. J.,whitney Winnipeg Canada Charlotte Lyno-Campbell Stevens Point Dell White A. E. Hart Louisville Kentucky fuLure C. H. Inig Iola Purim Rudolph Tribune Imig Wisconsin Mr. Bell Jesse Kenyon Grand Rapids Street Railway Company Salt Lake City Burns Charles Ekelund Bemiji Ekelund Wisconsin State Journal George P. Hambrecht Isaac P. Witter Madison Hambrecht Witter Frank Blynns Jacobson Carson Alabama John Hassel Mexico

Local notes from area communities and travels

A long column records residents visiting Milwaukee Chicago Marshfield and other towns for business leisure and medical matters. It notes transfers jobs vacations moves and family trips including hospital operations and forthcoming relocations across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa.

Park meat prices and local notes from Marshfield district

During the Civil War meat price figures were used to gauge today’s values with pork bringing $47 a hundred if paper money depreciated to wartime levels. Geo Horn of Vesper, a hardware merchant, returned from Marshfield where he recovered from multiple operations and typhoid fever aided by a trained nurse from Baltimore. He weighed over 109 pounds during illness and is slowly regaining strength.

Geo. Horn Vesper Mr. Horn Marshfield Baltimore

Browned at Marshfield drowning claims 12 year old

Herbert Trossen, 12, son of Mr and Mrs Louis Trossen, drowned Thursday at 5 20 pm in the artificial lake at the water up station. He swam with Orrin Graham and Winton Bille, built a miniature boat in the Graham barn, then capsized about 20 feet from shore in five feet of water. The boy disappeared after surfacing three times. engineer Otto Meyer and Dr Potter aided but could not revive him.

Marshfield Herald Herbert Louis Trossen Orrin Grahram Winton Bille Graham Barn Werbert Benigin Otto Meyer Mr. Meyer Potter Butan

Grand Rapids bids asked for sewer and water mains

The Board of Public Works of Grand Rapids Wisconsin invites sealed bids by June 28 1917 to furnish labor and tools for sewer and water mains projects on Plover Street First Street North 12th Avenue North and 14th Avenue North. Bids must include certified check and may be rejected. Also notices sale or rent of a Rudolph Road house and lot by W T Lyle furniture store.

Board of Public Works Grand Rapids Wis Plover Street First Street Enne Rudolph Road W. T. Lyle

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