Marshfield Fourth of July funds yield about seven hundred
Secretary A. J. Butler of Marshfield Board of Commerce released a detailed expenditure ledger for the Fourth of July celebration showing payments to numerous vendors. After all bills were settled, about $700 was realized for the Red Cross, with itemized entries spanning July dates for materials, advertising, bands, and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
A. J. Butler
Marshfield Board of Commerce
Red Cross
Herman Witt
Williams
American Express
Geo
W Upham
Berg Bros
Nell Howe
Rose Bros
Metropolitan
Mater- Tal Ee Scries
CS. Sheevin
Auta Co
Kuothe & Kuehl
Mild
Tel. Co
Mid
Dair Boas
Geo. Strang
St. Point Journal
Berg Bros. Printing
Danat
Grd
Rapids Daily Leader
of Commerce
H. B. Huber
Tifoult - Kamps
Poods Wee Ey Vee
Silberman Novelty Co
Mdse
Eder Mtg. Co. Yds. Jar
Harry Ely
Official Roster of Company K
Complete roster lists officers and hundreds of enlistees with ranks from Captain to Private across divisions including mess, supply, cooks, mechanics, ruplers, and privates. Names such as Mittelsteadt Braem Kohl Witt and many more populate the organization, reflecting a detailed muster roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Mittelsteadt
Fred Braem
John Kohl
Theodore Witt
Adolph Mittelsteadt
George C. Stauber
William Maass
Columbus Vannedom
Archie Lant
Hallie Dumas
Vernon Kelly
Oakley L. Parkhill
Arthur May
Frank Lawohn
Mathias Wolf
Frank W. Smith
S. Tiegert, Jr. Ruplers
Tony G. Sommers
Albert Winger
Risk of fighting man not so great
Washington reports Marine Corps officials compiled Allied loss statistics. One in fifteen killed, one in five hundred loses a limb. About 93 percent recover from wounds, 90 percent return to the firing line. In Haiti, Soldiers of the Sea suffered less than 1 percent losses in house to house warfare. The trench system is said to be rapidly superseded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marine Corps
France
Haiti
Throw Brickbats and Food Ration Debate at Colorado Aggie College
Fort Collins report cites CG B Vail asserting an average of 4200 calories daily per Sammy in use. He notes rice at 1630 calories per pound and claims three pounds per newly married couple. recommends replacing edible food with stones and brickbats.
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Fort Collins
Colo
CG. B. Vail
Stark
Colorado Aggie College
Citizens With Dependents To Escape Draft
Washington officials outline exemptions for married men with genuinely dependent wives and children. Crowder and President Wilson agree on reducing hardship while maintaining that dependents, not marriage alone, should determine discharge. The first training group will comprise 4 percent of the quota, with subsequent groups scheduled through September and October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Army
Crowder
Pre. Wilson
Wilson
Laval Boards
District Board of New York
Miss Eleanor Noonan Joins St Josephs Hospital
Mill Creek notes Eleanor Noonan accepted an office girl position at St Josephs hospital. Otto Kille and Henry Earl hosted guests, Louis Duchow owns an Elgin car, Henry Federwitz has a Reo, and Mary Horn visited A Noonan. William Heeg traveled through Auburndale on Sunday. The item ends with a local wry line about no speed limit on the road to ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Creek
Eleanor Noonan
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Otto Kille
Henry Earl
Louis Duchow
Henry Federwitz
Mary Horn
A. Noonan
William Heeg
Auburndale
Bakerville Social Roundup Promises Chicken Dinner and Dance
The Bakerville notes report visits by Misses Marian Anna and Margaret Gleich and others from Chicago area towns. Local families hosted relatives and friends, with a church group planning a chicken dinner and supper, plus a Lincoln Park dance tomorrow night. everyone is invited.
Local Social Notes and Visits Across Town
Aug 27 notes report Adalia Karan traveling to Collins then Milwaukee to visit her brother. Mrs Beatrice Martell and children visited Frank Martell. Mrs Bert Stevens returned home from Fremont after a week with the Gowman family. Herman Coutzchow, a McMillan cheese maker, visited the Long family. Julia Egger of Frisky stayed with her father John Bere. Will Hoff, marrying Bernice Peterson of Colfax last Saturday, prepares to move into a modern residence. Ernest Friedeck visiting his uncle Carl Hoff. Families of Mr Krohn and John Reese from Wabena visited Dan Schmidt. a dance at Dan Schmidt’s home drew a large crowd. Peter Bareat visited George Zahn then returned to Medford, reporting frost ruined corn and garden crops. R. A. Buckmaster unloaded a sand car at home.
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Marna
Adalia Karan
Collins
Milwaukee
Just Karan
Beatrice Martell
Frank Martell
Bert Stevens
Fremont
Neb
Fuvat
Henry Gowman
Herman Coutzchow
McMillan
Henry Long
Julia Egger
Frisky
John Bere
Will Hoff
Will Aceuny
Bernice Peterson
Colfax
Wis
Ernest Friedeck
Orhkos
Carl, Hoff
Mr. Krohn
John Reese
Wabena
Dan Schmidtr
Dan Schmidt
Peter Bareatd
George Zahn
Medford
R. A. Buckmaster
Hare
Weather Telegrams Warn Of Sudden Changes Warn Of Frost
The Weather Bureau announces a new service from Madison Wisconsin to send telegraphic frost and weather-change alerts to farmers and manufacturers statewide. Subscribers pay for telegrams before listing, with rural lines aiding transmission. officials urge proactive precautions amid wartime economy and frost risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Eric R. Miller
Girls Left Behind From German Troops In Digout Loot
A fragment from Popular Mechanics describes dangers of souvenir hunting in abandoned German dugouts on the Western Front. A Tommy recounts a German girl's photograph punctured by bullets found among enemy debris, illustrating the peril of intruding into former dugouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Anne
Lewis R. Freeman
Saptember Popular Mechanics
Cerman
Tommy
Missouri
Spencer
War tales and auction notice from a WWI era page
In a dated field report a British dugout dispute over war photography shifts to a gory mining ruse amid trench life. The section shifts to a September 5, 1917, live stock and household sale list detailing cows, horses, ponies, implement gear, lumber, hay, and a long catalog of farm goods and furniture up to a kitchen cabinet and washing machine.
Auction Notice for Lunch Offer and Payment Terms
Auction notice lists a noon free lunch offer with pricing under ten dollars and a bankable payer rate at sixty seven percent. CHAS. FREDERICK is proprietor with D. M. Boork as clerk and A. Olson serving as auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Frederick
D. M. Boork
A. Olson
Mohle Local Yard and Fair Notes
Mohle Aug 27 Mohle Lenherr family visited Richfield last Sunday with a wagon. School to open Sept 3 with Warren Robinson as teacher. Brown Morey’s basement near completion for new barn Owen doing mason work. Farmers stacking grain this week. A schoolhouse meeting last Monday night settled all accounts. George Hankel’s trotting stallion Captain Baker won first prize at the fair. Matt Kunish mare and colt won second prize. Mrs Lenherr and Mrs Hankel won blue tags for vegetables and fancy work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohle
Lenherr
Richfield
Hig Cay
Warren Robinson
Brown Morey
Owen
George Hankel
Captain Baker
Matt Kunish
Ed. Lenherr
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Company K
Ameson
Melvin A. ‘In
Jay Enger
Reynold A. Firrstahl
Joseph Www
Fieischmanin
Joseph W. Flick
Carl A. Garr
Otto H. Gust
Carl TF. Hayes
James A. Hiller
Roy L. Horn
Alfred 0. Kelley
John C. Kramers
Bradley Shops
Otto He Kramer
Jacob W. Laurence
William D. Martin
Charles A. Mayville
Edmund R. Nelson
Edwin A. Pachelke
Ruin
Bakerville
Marian
Anna
Margaret Gleichsner
Chicago
Bartlett
West Chicago
Elgin
Wayne
Julia Bell
Louis Kasberger
Lambert Michels
Montana
John Martin
Rozellville
Peter Veltz
Frank Schumacher
Suttmeyer
Tila
Agatha Michalski
Elizabeth Weiss
Mary Sicklinger
Wil) Goldbach
Frank Goldbach
Hewitt
Ben Millers
Miller
Peter Eberhardy
Mann
Wisconsin
Chippewa Falls
Ewing
Zouave
Appelo
Mondovi
Hannibal
Wabasha
New Richmond
Spooner
A. G. Cox
Jerry Palmer
Treas
Robt
B. Clark
Sec’y
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