Great Fair Begins Today With Bright Prospects
Suesday marks entry and preparation day for the Great Fair with all classes filled for premiums. Exhibits in stock and produce promise to surpass prior fairs while racing prospects are strong. Local and nearby attractions abound with midways, lunches, ice cream, and elaborate storefront displays. University of Wisconsin Experiment station exhibit and tuberculosis talks will draw farmers to the tent near the secretary’s office. Races led by James Brown of Neenah set for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
RK. J. Strauss
Central Avenue
Armory
Harvey Stock Co
Opera House
University of Wisconsin Experiment Station
Borsus
J. Howard
Wmn. Burhopp
C.A. Brown
Jay Holland
Ben Lang
H. J. Beer
M. Ehrhardt
Herton Kaufmann
Addie Budge
David Cole
Wm. Truss
D. ©. Gile
Wm. Krause
James Brown
Neenah
Marshfield fair to host industrial parade today at 1 p.m.
Local businessmen promise an industrial parade rivaling past strong events, starting from North Central Avenue at 1:00 p.m. proceeding to Ninth Street then to the fair grounds. Numerous Marshfield firms and vendors will display floats, including Upham Manufacturing, R. Connor Co, Sparr Cereal, Rose Brothers, Kline Lang Scharmann, Puerner Creamery, Noll Hardware and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
North Central Avenue
Ninth Street
Second Regiment
Marshfield Fire Department
Upham Manufacturing Co
R. Connor Co
Marshfield Bedding Co
Sparr Cereal Co
Tiffault-Kampster
Rose Brothers
RK. J. Strauss, Paulson Shoe Co
A. E. Kump
H. A. Schumaker
Normington Brothers
Felker
Real Estate Exchange In City Trade Details
On Monday W. W. Noll and Dr. H. A. Lathrop completed a city real estate exchange. Noll trades his residence for 117 South Cherry Street and Dr. Lathrop’s residence plus a twenty acre tract west of the fair grounds. Possession to be exchanged shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Noll
H. A. Lathrop
Mr. Noll
South
Cherry Street
Dr. H Lathrop
Fair Grounds
Official Carnival Schedule and Grand Parade At Fair
Official program lists daily carnival events from Wednesday August 25 to Friday August 27 including formal openings, concerts by the Second Regiment band, industrial parade, pacing races with purses around 400, sensational acts in the Trick House and Loop the Loop, free acts, street illumination, and grand military balls with timing and venues at North Central Avenue, the fair grounds, and Grand Rapids events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Regiment
North Central Avenue
Grand Rapids
Marshfield
Nekoosa
Owen
Soys School Blouse Waists and Boys Wear Sale Ad
Catalog-style sale notice listing So ys School Blouse Waists K and E brand in black sateens plain and striped blue Madras white percales and figured white percales for ages 6 to 14. Includes 500 Little Fellows Blouse Waists Shirts with detachable collars in striped and figured percales and madras. Prices shown, various discounts and other boys wear including Little Gents satin wall Shoes sizes 9 to 18 with hook fastenings and city heel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. & E. Brand
Little Fellows
Greenwood Beats Marshfield In Season-Heavy Ball Game
A large crowd watched Greenwood defeat Marshfield 6 to 4 at the air grounds. Pitcher Ross Lawrence of Owen pitched a dominant game, allowing two runs on errors while Greenwood capitalized on visitors’ misplays. Old Man Carter led Greenwood with three of four hits, driving in three runs, as Carter and teammates built early leads and held on through the final innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Grounds
Bevtween Lee Marshfield Boys
Greenwood
Ross Lawrence
Owen
Vocalta
Carter
Lawrence
Patterson
Marshfield
Krage
Wendt
Stauss
Weber
Krahn
Lawrence Neat
New Soo Schedule Restores Full Daily Nekoosa Service
The Soo Line reintroduces two daily trains on the Nekoosa branch after farmers and residents urged restored service. Trains depart at 9 10 a m and 1 35 p m with returns by 11 59 a m and 5 15 p m, aligning with the old Wis Cent timetable. President Pennington’s review followed a local business petition, reviving both branch and main line schedules through Marshfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nekooss
Soo
Nekoosa
Grand Rapids
Marshfield
Northwestern
Pennington
City
Harvey Stock opens week at Adler's Opera House
The Harvey Stock company opened at Adler's Opera House Monday night for a week long engagement, with a 15 piece band and first class orchestra. The cast is competent and the week’s play selection is strong, deserving liberal patronage and a crowded house each night. Greenwood trains run until six each day during fair week to aid visitors from nearby towns arriving at 6:40 a.m. and departing at 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Stock Company
Adler's Opera House
Greenwood
Loyal
Weefkind
Tempest and Sunshine at Adler’s Opera House
Adler's Opera House presents Tem pest and Sunshine on August 31 1909 a dramatization of Mary J Holmes novel by Ben B Parker Two sisters Tempest and Sunshine drive the plot with a merit cast and novel scenic effects Prices range 25 35 and 50 cents Seat sales begin August 30 at Sexton’s drug store
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Adler
Opera House
Mary J. Holmes
Ben B. Parker
Tempest
Sunshine
Adler Opera House
Sexton's
Drew
GOOD TEMPLARS AT WAUPACA
The Waupaca delegation from Marsheld pear ple attended the grand lodge sessions of the I C G T and the Chautauqua assembly at Camp Cleghorn Chain o Lakes Waupace returned with two major committee appointments M J Vanderhoot was elected Wisconsin delegate to the National Grand Lodge to meet in Niagara Falls NY next summer Martin Ebraardt also received a key position Agnes Veers Rose Grambsch Alma Vanderboof Elmer Dickerson and Mr and Mrs L A Millar of Chili joined the local group in the trip
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsheld Pearple
Grand Lodge
Chautauqua Assembly
Camp Cleghorn
Chain O' Lakes
Waupace
M. J. Vanderhoot
Wisconsin
National Grand Lodge
Niagara Fair
N. Y
Martin Ebraardt
Miss Rose Berg Wins Unique Theatre Popularity Contest
The city’s most popular lady contest at the Unique theatre closed Monday with Miss Rose Berg as winner. She received the locket and chain prize as 5170 votes led over Miss Mary Lachman with 3020 and Miss Mabel Trudeau with 2570. Next Monday the Marshfield Bedding Co. porch seat and camp stools will be awarded by Unique Management.
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Unique Theatre
Rose Berg
Miss Berg
Mary Lachman
Mabel Trudeau
Marshfield Bedding Co
Unique Management
Also Mentioned on This Page
BIG Real Estate Exchange
the Fair
Ral
Eb de Sau
Rose Bros
Brackendorf
Colts
Soo Branch
Marie Debeau
Tempest and Sunshine
Rand
Good Templars
Waupaca
Louis Laemle
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