Hopper plague threatens Wisconsin farmers this year
Professor J G Sanders of the University of Wisconsin cautions upper Door county farmers on the risk of a grasshopper outbreak. He says early measures are needed to curb hoppers before breeding and notes Door county alone may see substantial losses from prior years.
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Madison
Wis
Upper Wisconsin
J. G. Sanders
University of Wisconsin College of Agriculure
Door County
Wisconsin Man Schmedeman Named Minister to Norway
Ibert G. Schmedeman of Wisconsin, former Madison mayor, to be appointed minister to Norway. President Wilson announced a list of ministers and ambassadors for various capitals, with some postings yet to be decided. Schmedeman runs a clothing business in Madison.
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Washington
Pp. C
Ibert G. Schmedeman
Wisconsin
Norway
Wilson
Schmedeman
Madison
Wis
Personal notices from Janesville and nearby towns
A string of city visitors and locals are noted in Janesville with guests from Sparta Beloit Lewiston Mont Mindoro and Minnesota. Several residents attend events including funerals and business trips while others register at hotels and visit relatives across Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Primrose club pageant at Hixon lawn promens
Society entertains at lawn fete on the Hixon residence lawn. The Primrose club presented a four part pageant with Maypole dance, floral crowns, and a queen surrounded by attendants. Queen Eleanor Edwards receives a rose crown from the seasons represented by Sanford, Esch, Schweizer, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawn
J. M. Hixon
Primrose Club
Hewett Toland
Frances Goetzman
Posey Edwards
Col
Hixon
Don Gordon
Ben Edwards
Eleanor Edwards
Elizabeth Norbeck
Jessie Evans
Ruth Salzer
Eleanor Sanford
Caroline Schweizer
Ruth
Anna Esch
Ruth Esch
Betty Hixon
Dora Hirshheiber
Emily
Helen Goetzman
Miss Garrett
Normal
Gretchen Schweizer
Georgina
Carmel Young
Elsa Newburg
Harry Newburg
Ed Newburg
Mary”.White
Leona Doerflinger
Gretchen Salzer
Irene Esch
Frances Egbert
May Atkins
Antoinette Lennon
Mary Newburg
Esther Nyhus
Helen Kroner
Mildred Eberhardt
Margaret Tausche
Hattie Houthmaker
Agnes Hayes
Meta Mueller
Mary O’connel
Alice Pryor
Mabel Byrne
J. M. Collins
Terre Haute
Ind
Mary Anna
Theodore Hoyt Abbelohde
la Crosse
Henry Gund
Emma Eleanor
Albert Edward Platt
Billings
Mont
Bridge Club
Dyson Daggett
Minneapolis
Guy Wandless
Milwaukee
Bradbury
W. J. Phillips
Oscar Lundgren
C. C. Looney
A. Preutz
William Meyers
May Busy Month for Associated Charities Aid
The Associated Charities reported May as busy with 41 cases, 107 visits, 46 office conferences, and 50 phone calls. Fuel and rent supported three families each, clothing and shoes for thirteen, and a rail line helped move a six member family to Illinois for relief. Five juvenile cases invoked court help, with broad cooperation from health departments and hospitals. visiting nurse report delayed due to secretary Miss Ma rie Peterson’s illness.
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Associated Charities
Winifred Salisbury
Illinois
la Crosse
Health Department
Marie Peterson
Coroner's Inquest Costs Grim Sum in Alaska
In Fairbanks a report from United States Commissioner E. J. Stier details the coroner's inquest for trapper E. C. Tawney found dead in his Stony river tent after a gun self inflicts his head wound. The inquest costs amount to 7072 dollars including funeral expenses and travel by four sleds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
United States
E. J. Stier
Kuskokwim
Bishop
E. C.tawney
Georgetown
Stony River
Stier
Tawney
Women to Lead Princeton Catering for 800 Students
The World of Women notes Princeton University will appoint a woman to manage catering for the lower classes next year. Florence Corbett of New York will oversee about 800 students, while Erie club offers to cover half the salary for a female food inspector. Waverly Iowa club funds a local rest room for visiting women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton University
Florence Corbett
New York
Erie
Texas
Donald Lowrie
Waverly
Iowa
Foresters Hold Open State Convention in Eau Claire
Several hundred delegates gathered in Eau Claire for the Catholic Order of Foresters annual convention. Two hundred delegates from across the state attend with double that number of visitors expected. committees were named at opening and initiation and smoker are planned for the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire
Wis
Order of Foresters
Man Turns To Banking When Worries Take Hold
A man shifts focus from labor to banking as worries mount, choosing a steadier path amid uncertainty. The move reflects a common response to stress by seeking financial security and control.
Suit challenges aldermanic certificate in Viroqua election
James H. Sterry of Viroqua filed a quo warranto proceeding before Circuit Judge E C Higbee to oust F P McIntosh from the aldermanic seat. The suit contests McIntosh's long term certificate for a spring election vacancy, claiming nomination papers did not specify term. McIntosh argues no term designation was needed. Judge Higbee gave five days to amend. Also, Judge Higbee granted divorces in three cases Elizabeth Bion v Charles Bion Alice Otis v F M Otis and Dora McCormac v W E McCormac.
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F. P. McIntosh
Viroqua
Vernon County
James H. Sterry
E. C. Higbee
McIntosh
Sterry
McIintosh
Higbee
Elizabeth Bion
Charles Bion
Alice Otis
F. M. Otis
Dora McCormac
W. E. McCormac
Nature man seeks naked mate in Sacramento quest
Ernest Willing Darling, the herbivorous nature man on a world quest for a mate who believes in wearing few or no clothes, was in Sacramento on June 9. He grudgingly wore a sweater and trunks to conform to conventions while seeking his kindred soul in the capital city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
Ernest Willing Darling
Memorial Service by WCTU at Oak Grove Cemetery
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union holds its annual memorial service at Oak Grove Cemetery tomorrow afternoon. Members meet at the cemetery at three o’clock and the service will be led by Mrs. A. S. Peregrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Oak Grove
A. S. Peregrine
Faculty Reception At Normal School Honored Members
President F A Cotton and Mrs Cotton hosted about 175 faculty and senior class members Friday night. Summer blooms in pinks and roses decorated the rooms with sweet peas centering the dining table. A A Jorris and others supervised rooms while Mrs Farrand oversaw dining. Assistants included Alfred Harrison and C S Van Auken with several Misses aiding in service and punch outside.
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F. A. Cotton
E. M. Wing
E. R. Burke
D. A. Anderson
C. H. Farrand
Alfred Harrison
C. S. van Auken
Katherine Morris
Helen Smith
Helen Reede
Adelle Johnson
Margaret Tausche
Irene Esch
Eleanor Schweizer
Social Notices of Local Guests and Meetings
Mrs. F B Smith and daughter of Lake Okoboji are guests of Mr. and Mrs. D Cunningham. Miss Rose Freis of St Paul visits family for a couple of weeks. The Equal Suffrage meeting is set for Tuesday at Mrs Charles B Gesell home. Mrs W A Anderson will travel to Seattle for summer with her son. Vernie McCann hosts luncheon for Ruth Timmings and Ruth Warren. Ethel Botz honors Laura Pilger with a dinner and granite shower before her wedding to Edward Fitzpatrick. Boardman and Shepard return from Fond du Lac Rebekah assembly as delegates.
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F. B. Smith
Lake Okoboji
D. Cunningham
Rose Freis
St. Paul
Charles B. Gesell
W. A. Anderson
Seattle
Wash
Vernie McCann
Ruth Timmings
Ruth Warren
Ethel Botz
Laura Pilger
Edward Fitzpatrick
F. W. Boardman
C. D. Shepard
Rebekah
Fond du Lac
Y W C A Workers Hold Conference in La Crosse
Y W C A leaders from Minnesota Iowa Nebraska the Dakotas Wisconsin Illinois Michigan and Indiana met in La Crosse to discuss plans for nine states. Miss Tirzah A Dinsdale resigns as La Crosse YWCA secretary effective July 15 prompting potential new posts for her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
la Crosse
Emma F. Byers
Minneapolis
North Central Field
Ida V. Jontz
Chicago
Central Field
Minnie Crittenden
Byers
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
The
Dakotas
Miss Jontz
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Miss Dinsdale
Tirzah A Dinsdale
Muscatine
Council Bluffs
If a Man Is Polite to Wife Like Other Women
A proverb notes that when a man treats his wife with the same courtesy given to other women, her suspicion may grow. The saying cautions against hidden favoritism and signals of infidelity.
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John C. Burns
Fruit House
the Fashion Shop
F. A. Reiman
Eilis E. Langdon
Jay St
Morris & Hartwell
Lacrosse
Goxper
Ixc and
Printine Co
Main ST. LA Crosse
Jefferson
Frank Kohn
Ayer
C. Ayer Co
So Mass
Vassar
Hoeschler Bros
J. Jensen
South Third Street
Pearl Street
Elliott
Loeffler CO
Pall
O. Elbertson
Janesville
U. C
B. A. Yeomen
A. A. Fessler
Mindoro
Jennie Jacobson
C. Stanton
Beloit
J C. Frazer
Sparta
William Blevrud
Spring Grove
Minn
L. H. Conklin
Lewiston
J. Danner
Gateway City Transfer Co
M. Baker
Reedsburg
J. M. Storkerson
Ferry Street
Anna Hoffman
Walter Felker
Marshfield
Charles M. Leicht
State Senate
F. H. Burgess
South Eleventh Street
Winona
John Brindley
Frank Wolfe
South Fourth Street
Marie
A. F. Hockmeyer
Kane Street
J. Adams
Bessie Cutting
Laura Kinnear
Edna Thompson
Nettie Hall
Grace Halverson
Ray Romanowski
Ella Peterson
Edith Cutting
Grace Wallace
W. A. Cutting
William H. Funke
State Street
Emma
Olberg
Homer Hart
Miss Candrian
Arthur Loeffler
W. B. Fraser
Helen Gantert
Stephen Martindale
Wright
Beloit College
Henrietta
Mt. Laurel
Mass
Nees
France
Help Direct
Ay Pig
Baking PO Chicago
C. F
J. H. Sterry
W. T. Irvine, Jeweler
Mutual
Y.W.C.A. Workers
Norfolk
Arries
Cizett, Peabody & Co., Inc
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