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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1914
Page
12
Committeemen seek local help renting rooms for about 2000 United Commercial Travelers for June 4 to 6. They urge citizens with vacant rooms to assist, noting hotels can’t absorb all guests. Local hosts may also offer meals at regular rates.
The report lists onions and potatoes per bushel, butter dairy eggs per dozen, beef live weight per cwt, pork dressed per lb, veal live weight per lb and dressed per cwt, sheep live weight per cwt, beef hides at 1, calf hides 12, and poultry prices for chickens and spring chickens at 13.
Rock Town voters rejected license by a margin exceeding thirty. Local election named Hans J. Jensen as Chairman with Kinzie Kattanach Albert Paulson as Supervisors and G. A. Ingle as Clerk. Other officials include W. H. Dix Treasurer John Kattanach Jr Assessor H. C. Hazel Jo A. Ingle Justices and constables Joseph Benner Andrew B. Hansen William Hartel. Richfield votes 67 to 58 to keep dry in city election results.
The new town of Green Valley in Marathon county reports its civic officers. Chairman Fred Bower presides over the board with Supervisors Louis J. Ross and Louis Oertel. G F Day serves as Clerk and F W Offer as Treasurer. Assessor is Paul Oertel.
The Times announces a new weekly feature on women and children's fashions beginning in the early issue. The series will include artistic drawings of the latest styles and be written especially for Marshfield readers by a New York fashion authority.
The Marshfield town vote elected Chairman John Ulmer and Supervisors Charles Weirauch and John Weber. T E Sullivan was chosen Treasurer and Francis Durst as Clerk with William Ohm as Assessor.
A local watcher notes Marshvield endured two dry days this week, Sunday and election day. Prohibition ended at eight pm yesterday easing thirst as saloons reopened for municipal voters.
McMillan Village, Wis on April 7 elected its village government ticket. President B F McMillan clerk Pred Tucker treasurer and supervisor A E Eeebees trustees William Liebelt C Grambow and John Koch assessor Andrew Liebelt. McMillan, while away in Milwaukee, is reportedly improving.
Voters in McMillan chose a slate led by Chairman Frank Schilling with Supervisors Herman Hahn Frank Luchterhand and Clerk William Burggraf. Other officers named include Treasurer Bernard Zoellner Assessor Fred Hope Justice Oscar Tt Giles and Constables Charles Frank and August Luchterhand.
Mill Creek Wisconsin notes include John Behnke making the first cream haul to Marshfield for the Mill Creek Co operative creamery. District No. 2 hires Jessie Laron of Sherry to replace Miss Elsa Beyer for the spring term. Nine Lutheran children at Hewitt are confirmed on Palm Sunday amid community visits and farm tasks.
The Auburndale village slate listed President D R Coon and trustees Conrad Heeg Joseph C Pankratz Louis Eeke Frank Berg John Markeu. Supervisor William Berdan Clerk Joseph O Berdan Treasurer H A Connor Assessor N M Berg Constable Stanley Anderson.
An extraordinary excavation in Tauris near Great Zinamenka uncovers a Scythian king tomb at over 0 feet depth. The sarcophagus holds gold and silver plates number 246 with a Greek helmet and full warrior armor. Two swords with gold hilts lie beside the monarch and nine silver vases bear bas reliefs of daily life. A gold salver and a unique gold tomb complete the cache weighing over a pound with 18 small statues. Archaeological value far exceeds intrinsic worth.
The Auburndale town ticket lists Chairman Joseph Kundinger and Supervisors George Baltus and Fred Boening. Clerk Oscar Anderson and Treasurer Peter Engeldinger round out the ticket.
The Lincoln town ticket lists Chairman Louis Rustad and Supervisors Jake Gropp Mathion Clerk Conrad Wittman. Treasurer C F Knudson Assessor Henry Johnson Justice Anton Hense Yr Constables Henry Miller Walter Sterson Caucus committees Carl Frederick Lambert Michels Otto Peterson.
Town of Day in Marathon County including Rozellville names elected officials in a slate headed by Chairman John Etringer. Supervisors are Chris Punswick and John Spindler with Conrad Zimmerman as treasurer and John Brinkmann Sr. as clerk. Assessor is John T. Bie and Justice of the Peace W. H. Slat with Constable Otto Schmidt.
Kansas City Star notes Jed Perkins, once in southeast Kansas, refused revival pressure to dress for the New Jerusalem, preferring loss over wearing a restrictive "ace of mine." Nearby residents Laura Hopp Martha Jones and Elsie Schroeder Richard Ried report a death at age forty. funeral at St Michael's Church.
Nine children were confirmed at Immanuel's Lutheran Church in Hewitt by Rev. August Ristow on Sunday. Members of the confirmation class include William Weichelt Alfred Wunrow Theodore Wunrow Erdmann Hoefs Walter Hoefs and Ferdinand Heise.
A consumer praise note highlights candy that passed inspection without criticism and matching promised quality. The advertisement asserts the guarantee is as good as government standards and urges readers to take a box home, noting the product helps children thrive.
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