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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1897
Page
9
Fragmented ad and notice item lists promise job openings, professional services, real estate actions, and legal maneuvers. Dentists, lawyers, and brokers advertise credentials and locations across Wisconsin towns while mining claims intrigue neighbors with potential profits, and court fight plans outline robust prosecution and defense teams.
Regular meetings yielded officer elections for Prosperity Tent No 60K with names such as Commander and Record Keeper listed, and Marshfield Lodge No 324 F and A M chose BE Upham as worshipful master, E E Winob senior warden, GB Ames junior warden, H A Lathrop treasurer, W W Hellipeter secretary, and Louis Loemle as three year trustee. The next communication is set for the 15th and all members are urged to attend.
The school lists Miss Westover on sick leave with three weeks until Christmas and holiday break. Mrs Belew substitutes for Miss Kinney. Kinney extends sympathy for a bereavement. Pray’s watch is found after a brief mystery, and new slate boards bring smiles as students thank teachers for treats and help despite shortages.
Farmers and others are invited to a Spencer institute on Thursday and Friday planned by A A Arnold. The program promises notable speakers and free distribution of books. A strong turnout is urged to ensure a successful gathering.
Obituary notices recount the death of Mrs Phoebe Blaney from consumption in Marshfield with heirs and burial plans at Waupaca. Other items include Bertie Arnett’s typhoid death at 12, funeral at the German Evangelical church, Carl Aleman’s death near Marshfield, and Rob Hemphill’s John Paul Lumber Co. camps ending logging on the Black River.
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