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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1898
Page
5
A fragmentary local notice lists a play The South Before the War at Adier's Opera House to be shown Thursday evening August 25 with reserved seats on sale at Horns and Will Seyon seeking a hired worker.
A private letter to Will Sexton from Corp. Gus Bulgria in Ponce Puerto Rico reports Corp. John A. Davis seriously ill with typhoid fever after landing his command. The Aug 5 letter says recovery was doubtful but notes Davis’s unusual strength.
The recent race meeting concluded last Friday with modest crowds. Secretary Mr Kautsky bore full responsibility for the event and urged that future races may be met with reluctance by the public despite his hard work and belief in the spectacle of speed.
From The Editor Anent the Convention reports the GOP gathering in intense, protracted debate with the Scofield faction favored on first ballot while Labollette and Seyfield backers push for unity or delay. Observers at hotels and headquarters gauge the struggle as night looms without a clear outcome.
A Wausau Alaskan, Dave Parcher, writes from Dawson about a four man expedition toward the Tanana River headwaters. He describes 600 miles by dog sled and 300 by foot, hiring 12 Indians to pack grub, resource estimates for Tanana valley, and plans to seek government support for an experimental settlement.
A flurry of visitors and residents were noted this week across central Wisconsin. Miss Nanty Deattle and Dora Allman visited friends in Neenah and Medford, while GW Paulus of Centratia and AWA Graves of Loyal were in town Tuesday. Rey, Hisen, and I. A. Cady traveled to Milwaukee on Wednesday. Miss Anna Coon of Madison stayed with Miss Ella Qoelschius. Several locals, including Mrs. I. J. Tearpan, visited Cotby, and Gov. Upham attended a Milwaukee convention. Mayor Horn and landlord Giles were seen in Milwaukee, with other guests from Oshkosh, La Crosse, Merrill, Stevens Point, and Colby Phonograph staff. The week also brought trips to Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and Waupaca, alongside visits from Miss Winnie DeGraf at Alma and a resort outing by Vedder and Upham families.
Traveling companies present The Passion Play aided by a large South Before the War company. The Passion Play is praised for its lifelike cinemaograph portrayal of Maritz Austria peasants and uses acetylene lighting. The show, with a 50 person company and band, will be at Adler's Oper House next Thursday evening with tickets 27, 34, 40a. Reserved seats at Hurn's. Also noted is the Fax River Land Company v City of Marshfield land reassessment ruling after 1000 pages of testimony.
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