Olden Wedding Celebration in West Salem at Masonic Hall
Near and far guests gathered at West Salem Masonic hall to honor Mr. and Mrs. L W Wood on their semi centennial wedding anniversary. The program featured speeches by local dignitaries, a school orchestra, an oyster supper, and a library table gift. A poet presented verses, concluding a warm, community reunion in the neighboring village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Salem
L. W. Wood
Masonic Hall
Wood
Mr. Wood
Jesse Johnson
Mrs. Wood
Wm. Sandt
A. J. Phillips
Fehlandt
S. L. Me
Mrs. Wilcox
J. Sterling
Salem High School
McElroy
Minneapolis
Charles Wood
Neceedah
J. Sterling Brown
Bristol
Pretty October Wedding at Sparta Society Event
Miss Laura Hatch and Horace P. Howell wed at the Hatch home in Sparta Wisconsin on October 14. Rev F W Walker Pugh led the ring ceremony beneath autumn leaves and smilax with Goodwin Canfield bearing the ring in a white rose. Guests included Myrtle Hoffmann and Thomas Nelson. The couple will reside on Howell's farm east of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Laura Hatch
Harry Hatch
Horace P. Howell
F. W. Walker Pugh
Harry Ross
Ruth Ford
Goodwin Canfield
Myrtle Hoffmann
Thomas ‘Nelson
Madison
Digest of Life and Business Advice in Vintage Column
Lori Bacon presents a digest tying Lord Bacon to life lessons and digestion. An advertisement promotes Sart's Dyspepsia Tablets, claiming to aid digestion and health. The page then lists local social notes: residents visiting, weddings, illnesses, travels, and community events across Sparta and area, with names and places linked to town life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ttis
Lord Bacon Sik
Dis
Tate
Nature
EU- America
di- Stuart
Stuart
Ev- Tuggist
Fartasey
Stuart Building
Wisherd Gives Real Tale Behind River Row
D. W. Wisherd, general passenger agent of the Acme Packet line, describes the true events behind a river paper article alleging a woman was beaten by a man aboard the steamer J. S. His statement aims to counter published claims and present the authentic sequence of incidents surrounding the voyage and the alleged attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Wisherd
Acme Packet Line
J. S
Local Notes From GenoaWis and Nearby
Genoa Wisconsin residents share home moves repairs and visits. Mrs Laylan moved into the Powell house vacated by Chas Prindle. James Laylan repairs his house. Mrs Bartels and her young son, back from Minnieska, returned Tuesday. Mrs Chas Ott and Mrs L Gorman visited La Crosse. Miss Pearl Marshall of Viroqua visiting sister Mrs John Morris went to La Crosse to see her father in Lutheran hospital. Mrs Monti re shingles roof. Mrs Appleman and son from La Farge visited Mrs Thos Lattimer. Miss Mary Riley went to La Crosse. Also noted: Gussetti and Levi Hunington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Naylor
John O’brien
Chicago
John Gilliland
Leon
Mayme Gardner
Charles Reeder
Conde
S. D
Don H. Bancroft
Vermont
Garah Jones
Bangor
E. R. Roberts
Joseph Andrews
Wellington
al H. Smith
Harry Adams
Montana
Sletten
la Crosse
Madison
Sparta
Roger
St. Paul
Mary Walsh
Cornelia Janet
Harry W. Foster
John Henry
Foster
Seattle
Wash
Bertha Nichols
E. H. Nichols
H. A. Stillwell
Union Grove
Dallas
Texas
W. B. Clark
M. Laydon, Sr
A. W. Tyler
New Milford
E. J. Tyler
Susquehanna
Goethe
Wm. Degenhardt
Cashton
Janesville
John
May Francis
Wm. Goethe
Chas. Gothe
Louis Pfaff
Litle Falls
John Steele
Tomah
Chester Smith
Mesdames
J. E. Broadwell
Laura Gould
Johnson
Harry Enkhausen
Roy Converse
J. E. Lloyd
D. F. Davis
E. A. Richardson
J. J. Owsley
L. D. Merrill
Miss Dodge
Charles Schmidt
Eliroy
Baraboo
A. R. Smith
Dubuque Saloon Scene Onboard River Boat Fight Escalates
On a return trip from Savannah to Dubuque, a fireman faced an intruding man who pushed him near the firebox. The altercation drew in the man’s wife who tried to strike the fireman, with Captain Streckfus eventually restoring order. The woman is described as habitually provoking such disturbances at local venues and resorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Savannah
Streckfus
Tuesday Excuses Mirror Monday in Pursuit of Greatness
The remark notes that a man's failure to achieve greatness on Tuesday resembles Monday's excuses, yet he remains unaware of the similarity and potential.
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Eolden
MA Gonic Hall
Beauty and Import
Lori Bacon
Sparta Briefs
Anna Jones
R. S. Baldwin
North Court Street
Henry Schaller
Paul
Watertown
Grand Commandery Knights Templar
W. M. Foresman
George Bunnell
George Chaffee
Jacob Paul
Isabelle Willis
Jas. Snedden
Goldsmith
Milwaukee
S. C
Shell Gould
Victory
P. J. Koeppe
West Prairie
Dr. Christian
Burton Warren
Mrs
Charles McKenzie of
Bordulac, N. D
J. W. Murphy
Platteville
L. Monti’s
Lena Powell
John Umberger
Lemora
Even Halverson
Chaseburg
Dr. Stevens
America
Continental
Square
West
Everwear
Staley
Cluett
Mallory
Superior Union
L” System
Spalding
Tontinental
Henry N. Boehm
Wisherd
Row
Genoa, Wis
Mrs. Laylan
Geo. Powell
Chas. Prindle
James Laylan
Grace Hayward
the Christian
la Crosse Theatre
Post
Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Battle Creek, Mich
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