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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1919
Page
1
Local remarks celebrate the coming season of growth and industry while urging support for the Victory Loan and war effort. An editorials-like piece recalls Roosevelt and American unity, calls for a brisk May train service, and marks April 6 1917 as a pivotal wartime date with Marshfield’s wartime participation.
A meeting of the Central Wisconsin Fair premium committee will be held in this city on Friday in the offices of the secretary R. Williams at 10 30 pm. Members listed include OY Leu, Prof W W Clark of the Agricultural college Grand Rapids, J T Graham of Arping, William R Burhopp of Richfield, Prof F L Musbach of the Marshfield branch experiment Station.
A major new project has started on the former Upham site with McCrillis sponsoring the effort. The initiative marks a significant development for the area, signaling investment and growth plans supported by McCrillis.
A US correspondent in Paris reports on life with the Third Army in Coblenz, noting hopes for homecoming and a lively overseas reception. He recalls fellow soldiers, a planned Rhine voyage, and expresses nostalgia for the United States while praising French courtesy. The piece also covers local dredging work by J. E. McCrillis Co. improving Upham pond and a seventeen acre tract, detailing past and planned expansion and water sources.
A sportsmen meeting led to forming a club to be headed by W D Wheeler with Fred Graham as vice president and G D Booth as secretary treasurer. A three member committee proposed a name and bylaws, while Frank Vaughn acted as temporary secretary. State official W Q Buell spoke on benefits of the association and local officials also addressed the gathering. A subsequent meeting in city hall was set for tomorrow night with all members urged to attend.
Public notice from Marshfield dentists states offices will close on Saturday afternoons during May June August September and October. Signatories include T. Road H Lind D A Knnlans W S Heaton HLQ Loveland RIA Eiche and G E Harrington.
The school board announced a $400 raise for Supt. Newlun and other teachers as the 1919-1920 year opens. About thirty-eight teachers remain employed. Cews iun’s salary rose to 62500 for the year. The agricultural program at the high school will be reinstated next year with Edward Paulus of Princeton directing.
Marshfield Lodge No 110 marks 100 years since the 1819 Baltimore founding of Odd Fellowship. Rev Fred J Jordan will speak on the order’s history at 3 pm at the Eagles club house. An old fashioned dance follows at the Eagles hall inviting the public.
A compact notice presents a plea to develop and print arms quick service. Winterburn Drug Company teams with Abt to offer rapid printing or labeling services, emphasizing speed and reliability for urgent needs. The wording implies a collaboration or joint promotional effort.
The Marshfield Chamber of Commerce backs organizing a local building and loan association to assist small earners in purchasing or building homes. The program offers high loan percentages, often 80 to 85 of property value, with monthly payments guiding ownership. It seeks to raise earnings for laborers and salaried workers while promoting home ownership.
The Imperial Pekinese Troupe, six Chinese performers, will headline the Central Wisconsin State Fair in the city during the first week of September. They are described as high class vaudeville with acrobatic gyrations and are billed as the biggest act ever brought to the fair.
Rumor circulated that Winterburn Drug Co had sold its business. Leo Winterburn stated in an interview earlier this week that the company remains in operation and will continue in business.
The Sacred Heart Catholic church, under Rev. H. J. Stehling, received a unique two hundred pound burglar and fire proof tabernacle. Donor Frenk Miller, a local resident on Washington street, funded the gift in memory of Frank Milley of the American Expeditionary Forces who died December 30, 1918 in Russia. The tabernacle is designed after the Holy of Holies and enhances the church interior.
Local families in Marshfield cheer as the 107th Supply Train, many veterans of the Tuscania voyage, prepare to sail home from foreign soil and land in the United States on or about May 15. The unit includes several local boys and most have over a year of service in the war.
At a Tuesday council meeting last week Aldermen John Kirschner and H C Eiche announced their retirement after voluntary service. Alderman Campbell praised the duo and the council, Mayor Kalstedt and Alderman June added verbal tributes, thanking Kitschner and Eiche for their terms.
Secretary Houston urges governors to plant commemorative trees for men who died in service. The proposal promotes dedications on Arbor Day to memorialize fallen soldiers and war heroes across states.
The United Commercial Travelers held their annual memorial for departed members at the Methodist Church Sunday afternoon at three. Past Master L E Colgin spoke on the society’s history, daughter Irene Colvin sang "Silver Threads Among the Gold," and FE. Tice and Rev. Jordan delivered talks, with Jordan’s comparison of the order to Jesus Christ drawing much attention.
Everett Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star is invited to visit Stevens Point on April 24 for the annual district convention. Marshfield plans a large delegation, with district representation from Grand Rapids Stevens Point Abbotsford Plover and Marshfield among the member cities.
A Marshfield Chamber of Commerce backed retrospective traces the town's emergence from a wooded crossroads with a railway station and one eatery in 1875 to a growing city by 1882. It notes early schooling, the Upham saw mill, and a shift from lumber town to structured community.
Neillsville joins the Wisconsin Fair Circuit replacing Stanley. The circuit schedule starts in August with Stevens, Wausay, Marshfield, Neillsville, Chinpewa Falls, LaCrosse and Durand in October. Purses and entry fees will be trimmed while payments to horsemen stay roughly the same as recent years.
The Adler theater presents A Man in the Open starring Dustin Farnum tonight with additional shows Thursday. The film opens with a thrilling shipwreck and follows a gripping sequence of adventures with suspenseful periods that heighten the excitement. A fascinating love story keeps the audience guessing until the finale.
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