Spencer Social Notes and Local Moves in Hurley
Spencer society pages list a sugar social at the W R S hall and multiple visits, moves, and small town events. Names include Mrs F P B Hand, Mrs A W Follett, Len Dygart, Frank Hayward, Elizabeth Potts, J Gardiner, M E Blaisdell, Adrian Dygart, Roy Brazier, Ed Anderson, Mrs E K Pickett, Mrs M A Pieter, and others. Town figures discuss farm trades, a fire at a creamery, road work, and local announcements including church funeral details and employment changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FP. B. Hand
Hurley
A. W. Follett
Fond du Lac
Len Dygart
Ironwood
Frank Hayward
Park Falls
Elizabeth Potts
North St. Paul
J. Gardiner
M. E. Blaisdell
Eau Claire
Adrian Dygart
Abbotsford
Roy Brazier
Ed Anderson
Unity
Spencer
E. K. Pickett
Whitney
Marshfield
Rueben
Raabe
M.A. Pieter
Ladies’ Aid Society
Joan Grade
Sherman
J. Landval
Schroeder
Dorchester
Bert Whitmore
Kellogg
Herman Schwantes Sr
Lutheran Church
Frank
Northern State Hospital
Local Visitors Spend Time in Oshkosh and Nearby Areas
Blakerville residents join friends in Oshkosh while Marshfield visitors stop by to see the Sicklingers. Park Falls guest Henry Gropp visits with Mr. and Mrs. William Gessert. Elizabeth Bell returns home from Hewitt after visiting her sister. Stratford's Nick Michels family and daughter Bernice visit relatives here. Mrs. Gardener and two children of Sheboygan visit Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Royce. George Schuster, a former Pionono College student in St. Francis, Wis., is home for a few weeks with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Schmitz
Oshkosh
John Sicklinger Sr
Marshfield
Sicklingers
Henry Gropp
Park Falls
William Gessert
Elizabeth Bell
Hewitt
Nick Michels
Bernice
Stratford
Gardener
Sheboygan
E. E. Royce
George Schuster
Pionono College
St. Francis, Wis
Catholic Foresters Banquet in St John’s Hall Delights 1908
Some 200 members of the Catholic Order of Foresters gathered at St John’s hall on April 15 for a banquet lavish with dainties and lights. Chief Ranger Thomas H. Cannon of Chicago gave an address on growth and relief for widows and orphans, with multiple speakers from Chicago, Hewitt, Grand Rapids, Stevens Point, and other towns. The St John’s court No 506, now 225 members, aims for 250 by January 1, 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Foresters
St John's Hall
Irigh
Thomas H. Cannon
Chicago
Thos
Flyn
A. J. Dorrenbach
Hewitt
Louis A. Batman
Grand Rapids
James Wdunnigan
Stevens Point
J. W. Kupfus Depue
Neillsville
Colby
John W. Glennon
IV. F. Haebig
St John's Court
Were Musical Artists at Adler Opera House
The Chicago Ladies Concert Band performed two hours of music to a fair Marshfield audience. Conductor Edith Housel LeRoy showed skill with the baton and received applause for her cornet. Gertrude Husel's violin solo impressed. Martha Seaborn Jones sang several selections with a strong voice. The show was praised as the city's best in years, though attendance was not a packed house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfeld Theatre
Adler Opera House
Chicago Ladies
Edith Housel LeRoy
Gertrude ¢. Husel
Martha Seaborn Jones
Dancy Drainage District Meeting in Wausau
Commissioners met in Wausau to unite supporters and opponents of the Dancy Drainage district. With an appeal from a circuit court order pending, the panel has no authority to proceed until that matter is resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dancy
Wausau
G. G. Knoller
Geo. H. Reynolds
J. P. Malak
Stevens Point
Circuit Court
Girl of the Streets at the Opera House May 1
Miss Katherine Crego stars in the four act play Girl of the Streets at the Opera House for one night only on Wednesday May 1. The touring production features a full scenic setup and electrical effects with prices 25 33 and 30 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Katherine Crego
Strauss Drug Store
Mary Sweeney Dead in Minnesota Window Smasher
Mary Sweeney died a week ago at Ancka Minnesota. A notorious figure known as the window smasher for two decades she traveled Central road areas. Born Stevens Point she was well known to many police officers and spent much of the last twenty years in asylum or jail. Her Marshfield visit a year ago ended with her removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elia Priedle
Marshfield
Chas Dahms
Waukesha
Chas Seidel
Richfield
Fred Eckhof
Anton Dallendorfer
John Powell
Ladysmith
Wis. Central Railway
Chas Abrndt
Mary Sweeney
Ancka
Minn
Stevens Point
Offeer
Ghimsteadt Bound Over For Circuit Court
M L Ghimsteadt of Arpin was bound over to the circuit court after a preliminary exam in Grand Rapids for allegedly stealing 18 000 cigars from Osfalie and Stondahl Land company at Fittsville. He could not post bail and remains jailed with accomplice Baker. Authorities allege the pair robbed Auburndale store last summer. trial likely to include additional counts. Wenzel and Wenzel advertise meats and table supplies with emphasis on cleanliness and equal treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.L. Ghimsteadt
Arpin
Osfalie & Stondahl Land Company
Fittsville
Grand Rapids
Baker
Auburndale
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pittsville
Ed. Clack
Appleton
Will Corrigan
Ed. Carley
Gliden
F. Fishbeck
A.V. Austin
R. H. Boyington
Mable Mitchell
Veedum
Chas
Lester
Daly
Bank
Ew. Ringe
Portland
Ore
Edd
Esser
W. Dell
Henry Myer
Lincoln
Tepien
Cameron
Kuehn
David Turnham
Blakerville
Foresters Banquet
of the Streets
Ayer
J. Gayer Co
Lowell
Marshfield Steam Laundry
South Central Ave
Normington Bros. Proprietors
First National Bank
Messner
Tel Meyer
East Fourth Street
Vedder
C. S. Vedder
Eacz
North Side
Louis Baumann
Parker
Taxuriatis Gruxth
Cud
Hale
Ted
Druceleie
Carney
Ghimsteadt
Wenzel
Sexton Bros
C. S. Sheerin Hardware CO
S. Central Ave
Shevrin
Arthur C. Hoene
Marshfield, Wis
Peter J. Kraus
Wisconsin
Jix
Schumaker
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