Haebig Returns From War With Boers Ambition
Joseph Naebig, back from Manila after three years in the regular army, plans future service and possibly a trek to South Africa with Boers. He and Will Griffin, both veterans of Company A, envision further adventures and share a restless appetite for combat and tales of Philippine campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
South Africa
Joseph Naebig
Manila
Haebig
Philippines
Ile
Will Griffin
West Indies
Company A
Grand Rapids Missing From Dairy Map Sparks County Notice
In Wood county the map in Bulletin No 88 issued by the Agricultural Experiment station omitted Grand Rapids, listing Marshfield instead. The error, while pardonable to draftsmen, drew county residents’ ire due to Grand Rapids’ rising prominence as a dairy center. Judge Andrews faced a delicate week as a wedding is likely. George Wicheler, of Merrill, engaged to Miss Mary Robie after a brief visit, secured a license but marriage did not occur due to license issues. The couple planned to marry once the license is renewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Agricultural Experiment Station
Wood County
Thut
Helping Hand Society Brightens Christmas for Poor Children
The Helping Hand Society hosted a Christmas tree entertainment for many poor children at Band of Hope hall on Monday afternoon between 3 and 4. The tree was laden with presents and the delighted youngsters expressed joy at the generous offering. The society also provided Christmas cheer to numerous families, underscoring its broad charitable reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helping Land Society
Band of Hope Hall
Helping Hand Society
Gates in Operation at Wisconsin Central Crossing
Gates installed on Central avenue present a businesslike system that reduces danger for teams and restrains careless drivers. The new crossing gates also shield drunk drivers and provide protection for sober travelers. Northwestern and Omaha lines will soon install gates at the town's south end.
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Wisconsin Central
Central Avenue
Northwestern
Omaha
Military Anniversary Celebrated by Company A Veterans
The third anniversary of the new company was marked by a formal but lively evening at the armory. The program included a mock roll call with nicknames, a Red Cross drill, hypnotic act, tumbling, wrestling, boxing, and a sword presentation to Captain Martin. A later creamery purchase by Fuller & Hathaway and milk route plans were announced, along with a student recital by Miss Florence Phillup’s pupils and a change in Central depot staff including Ed Thompson, Chas Hile, Bert Hopkins, Grant Hopkins, Ansel Strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Company A
Armory
Red Cross
Burt McLees
Hoerl
Cournoyer
Weber
Lee
Toepfer
Charles Beell
Joe Karth
F. A. Cady
Capt
Martin
Finney
Rowe
Crawford
Central Depot
Ed Thompson
Chas Hile
Bert
Grant Hopkins
Mr. Hopkins
Ansel Strong
Rev Lanxmann Transferred to Cincinnati Post as Secretary
Rev Otto Lanxmann pastor of St Pauls evangelical church on Pleasant Hill has been named secretary to the first bishop of his church and will move to Cincinnati Ohio to assume new duties at the start of the coming year. He has been a popular church worker in the city and friends warmly commend his promotion to a position of great importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Lanxmann
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Pleasant Hill
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lanxmann
Pankow Defends German Phrase In Town Debate
Editor of the Democrat replies to a recent article on city improvement criticizing German phrases used by the Tunes. He concedes Pankow is correct in German while calling his stance untenable in English and declines further argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pankow
the Democrat
Brother Pankow
County Release of Charge and Milwaukee Absence Mystery
County official George I. Strong was dispatched to Milwaukee after a Mrs Leon Provo claimed as a county resident fell ill and required aid. Provo, maiden Lena Gustafson, left her husband and moved from Auburndale to Butternut then Milwaukee, where she disappeared prior to hospital intake. three men reportedly took her away. A separate item notes the opera house engagement December 1 featuring A Thoroughbred Tramp with T Rush Thompson, priced 23 33 and 50 cents, tickets at Pommer’s gestagrint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. I. Strong
Milwaukee
Leon Provo
Provo
Auburndale
Butternut
Pravo
Strang
Philip Adler
Opera
Ito
T. Rush Thompson
Peter Pommer
Gestagrint
Eagle Hotel to Undergo Major Improvements and Expansion
Peter Daal, proprietor, began hauling rock for a basement under the Eagle Hotel. The plan calls for two additional stories and a full-length extension, heated by steam, transforming it into a class hotel. Sunday church services move to the German Evangelical church across from the 4th ward school with no morning service next Sunday. Sunday School at 12 pm and preaching at 6 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Daal
Eagle Hotel
Daal
Methodist Church
4Th Ward
Marriage for Richard Mundt and Grace Kidd at Mansion House
Judge Andrews united Richard Mundt and Grace Kidd in marriage on Christmas day at Mansion House parlors in Freemont Clark County. Sister Ar Lena Kidd and Fred Sweet served as witnesses.
Public Library Growth and Local News Highlights
The Free Public Library in City Hall sees rising patronage with over 600 cardholders and strong demand for juvenile and country district reading material. Reading room serves as a daytime and evening gathering, with an exhibit of drawings slated for December 28. Mrs. Beecher’s Elks lecture on January 13 draws a large crowd, while Conductor Wa. Carr and William Sturny feature in town updates. A new brick store planned by Sturny on Central Avenue will include a two story building with a 44 by 60 foot footprint, with Nick Streveler and Tony Meidl adding a general store and likely a saloon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seton-Thompson
Beecher
Elks
Armory
Milwaukee Sentinel
William Sturny
Central Avenue
B Street
Nick Streveler
Tony Meidl
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. E. Church
Fuller & Hathaway
Rozellville
Plano and Chorus
Florence Phillup
Ames Last Fund
Emmagene Hayward
Martini Marsh
Olive Voelker
Helen Connor
Dorothy Pulling
Jessie McMullen
Rona Bille
Lula Elvison
Pauline Blodgett
Clara
Gladys Ames
Ella
Edith Rowe
Loretta Cole
Donald Connor
Eagle Hotel Improvement
M. E. Church Services
Isabel Garghili Beecher
Wa. Carr
McCart
Greenwood
Nekoosa
Dumas
Stierle
Kreisen
Yours
Wm. Neil Hardware Co
Alx
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