Open Meeting for Farmers at University Marshfield
The third annual open farmers and families meeting at the Marshfield university farm drew about 280 attendees. Lectures covered home conveniences dairy quality and food preservation with demonstrations on knots, canning gear from Eau Claire, and grain varieties. Event featured races and contests with prizes and a tug of war won by rural teams over city teams.
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University Exports Farm
Marshfield
Wood County Asylum
Suvt
F. Obusbagh
Elizabeth Kelley
G. R. Ingalls
Eau Claire
Mike
C. F. Lee
State Dairy
Food Commission
Yee
College of Agriculture
J. D. Griswold
West Salem
Liner
Lang & Scharmann Co
Dan
Washington
Marshfield Hardware & Auto Co
W. C. Bordman
H. N. Jones
Joan A. TonPas
Wm. Nell Hardware Co
Anton Hanson
Walter Peterson
Fielding Mitt
Wasserberger & Dickoff
Mr. Jones
Edgar Banderob
Leslie Exvall
Banks Close Three Afternoons for Fair Week
Three Marshfield banks will close this afternoon and Thursday and Friday afternoons in observance of the Wisconsin State Fair now open at the grounds. The Times office will close Thursday afternoon to allow staff to attend the events.
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Marshfield
Times
Rest Room Progress At The Fair Grounds
Under the Home Pride and Civic committee the fair grounds now host a rest room and conveniences for women and children. The facility meets a long standing need from previous fairs and reflects the prompt efforts of the ladies committee using council appropriations for timely completion.
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Home Pride and Civic Committee
Dairy best man figures in next Wilson romance
Marshfield residents recall Alan Whose engagement is reported by Chicago papers. Prair Elbert Compton, president of his Chicago publishing firm, is said to wed Margaret Wilson, eldest daughter of the U S president, with local ties through Marshfield and Grand Rapids.
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Wilson
Frank Compton
Grand Rapids
Miss Wilson
Chicago Papers
Wood County
Marshfield
Prair Elbert Compton
Chicago
Margaret Wilson
United States
Grand
University of Wisconsin
Thela Velta Chi
Mir
Mir. Compton
Florida
Maison
Civic Center Workers
Social Center Magazine
M Wilson
Chicafro
Madison
Washington
W. T. Jones
Hambrecht Named Wisconsin Industrial Commission Chairman
Governor E L Philipp appoints Assemblyman George P Hambrecht of Wood County as chairman of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission, succeeding C A Crownhart of Superior. Confirmed by the Senate, Hambrecht will serve six years at $6000 per year starting this week. He is noted as a legislative problem student and the administration floor leader in the assembly.
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E. L. Philipp
George P. Hambrecht
Wood County
Industrial Commission
State of
Wisconsin
Co. A. Crownhart
Superior
State Senate
Hambrecht
Grand Rapids
Friday the Thirteenth superstition discussed
A brief note reflects on Friday the thirteenth and how common superstition is, arguing that many people cannot afford to be superstitious about it and that the date recurs without inevitable bad luck.
Rifle team stars from Camp Douglas in Wisconsin
Wallie Mueller and Sergt Russell of Rhinelander led the rifle competition at Camp Douglas this week scoring 339 and 369 points respectively. Sgt Mittlesteadt, a top rival from the city, has gone to replace Color Sgt Fank of Fond du Lac who could not be released. He tallied 350 on Monday.
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Walter Mueler
Russell
Rhinelander
Camp Douglas
Mueller
William Mittlesteadt
Sergt
Fank
Fond du Lac
Burglar quartet drawn long terms by circuit judge
Four burglars from Marshfield Chippewa Falls Green Bay and Spencer received prison terms in Wisconsin courts. Sentences ranged from three to seven years in reformatory or state prison. The men were returned to Wood County jail to await transfer to their destinations. Funeral details and local mourners noted for Leonard Mes Oscar R and Barker family.
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Grand Rapids
Wit
Wood County
Death of Mrs Foster at Merriam Park Minn
Mrs Sarah Ann Newton Foster wife of Charles Foster longtime Marshfield resident died at her Merriam Park home near Minneapolis from pneumonia. She was 63 born Fond du Lac Wisconsin. Survived by husband a sister Mrs T L Thompson of Merriam Park a son Lucius Foster and grandson Orley Walter Foster.
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Sarah Ann Newton Foster
Charles Foster
Marshfield
Merriam Park
Minn
Minneapolis
Oscar W. Sheerin
Foster
Fond du Lac
Tremont Hotel
Prodcett
T. L.thompson
Lucius Foster
Orley Walter Foster
Adler Bille engagement announced in social columns
Miss Rosamond Bille of 112 South Cherry Street becomes engaged to Mr John P. Adler son of Mr and Mrs Philip Adler The couple plan a September marriage The Adler engagement is noted with social prominence and Mr Adler is known as lessee and manager of the New Adler opera house.
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Rosamond Bille
Hans Bille
South Cherry Street
John P. Adler
Philip Adler
Adler
Adler Opera House
County Treasurer Receives State Motor License Funds
County Treasurer Nate Anderson reports a state check for 3080.65 to Wood County as its share of motor vehicle licenses. The county board directs placing the money in the general fund rather than a road account. The Grand Rapids Leader notes this financial move and reports on the weather outlook for the week: brite and fair.
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Nate Anderson
Wood County
Grand Rapids
Our Own Little Town Song Cheerfully Defends Small Town Life
A verse extols pride in a small town, contrasting it with wealthier cities. It celebrates neighbors, welcome, and community over glittering streets and grand palaces, concluding that living, working, and trading there makes it the best kind of town.
LEO M FRANK LYNCHED BY MOB IN GEORGIA
A mob overpowered guards at the Marietta prison farm Monday night and spirited LEO M FRANK, convicted of Mary Phagan murder, to Atlanta where he was hanged. His body was found hanging near the murder site next morning after his death sentence had been commuted to life two days before. A prior prison attempt on his life had occurred.
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Georgia State
Marietta
Les
Frank
Mary Phagan
Atlanta
Trank
Sudden Mishap Causes Death of Marshfield Resident
Julius Christopherson 41 unmarried Marshfield resident dies after a cow crate he was transporting with a wagon toppled, pinning him beneath wheels. He suffered abdominal injuries for four hours before dying at 12:20 PM. Brother Edwin, a Marshfield piano tuner, mentions the family. Funeral at Richfield Lutheran Church Thursday.
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Julius Christopherson
Marshfield
Mr. Christopherson
Christopherson
Mac
Edwin
Richfield
Tramp Printer Recalls Offbeat Office Tale
A stray printer helper recalls his temporary job fed by a cylinder press. A cat slept on the feed-board and was bitten by a gripper, prompting a scramble to remove the cat before the printer left for an engagement. The piece then shifts to a comic verse about drinkers and thieves.
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Kitty
Central Wisconsin State Fair Opens Amid Promising Outlook
The thirteenth annual Central Wisconsin State Fair begins today at the fair grounds near South Vine and Bakerville Streets. Secretary R R Williams cites favorable season, likely good weather, and strong exhibitor interest as reasons for expected large attendance and lively demand for premium books. The aeroplane act by Karl T von Kuhl headlines daily attractions, with others advertised. paving on Central Avenue progresses slowly, but sections remain open for pedestrian and jitney traffic.
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Wisconsin
South Vine and
Bakerville Streets
R. R. Williams
Karl T. von Kuhl
Chicago
Avs Aviation
Central Avenue
First Nations Bank
Third Street
Ninth
Sixth Street
Ten Little Flies and a Gardener’s Tally Tale
Grim playful vignette recounts a chain of swatted flies tracing a countdown from ten to two with comic lines and a final exaggerated note about a million. Embedded in a Veterans Home correspondent piece is the quirky note on Emil Zeise promoting a multi use can opener. The column ends with a social jab about a married woman facing decance.
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Swat
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U.W. Farm
Lively
Iambrecht
Wallie Mueller
George P. Humbrecht
Gram! Rapids
Industrial Camynisstonen
Leonard Mes
Oscar R
Sami Glee
Thompson
Nice Sheerin
Marshfield Barker
Chippewa Fai
W. A. Mason
E.S. Bailey
Hillside Cemetery
J. C. Dorpat
W. G. Mirman
M. Deming
Adler—Bille
Auxvasse
Leo M. Frank
Mill Creek
Emil Zeise
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