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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1911
Page
1
A local veneer plant in Marshfield is described as a leading operation with high workmanship and skilled workers. Observers say the town could become a center for veneer related industries as knowledge spreads, with several new plants likely to form by the end of 1912.
Kestel Brothers Co awarded prizes for their Santa Claus drawing contest and for a beans-in-jar guessing contest. First prize in drawings went to Gertrude Wegner. second to Turn Mays. boys prizes to Jacob Canniyet and Robert Normington. In the jar contest 6486 was correct. top guesses included Roman Vilum 6489 Marvel Hayden 6489 Joseph Bren 6489 Jake Willigen 6489 Katherine Seubert 6488 John Marx 6485 Louis Shiel 6488 Minnie Arndt 6487 Anton Breuning 6487 Wilfred Soles 6491 Matt Stark 6487 And Dilger 6485.
Miller, the local fruit and vegetable man, plans profitable dry pease farming in Wood county. He has secured a market and will contract with farmers to grow a large acreage next season. Through foreign marketing he guarantees $1.40 per bushel for dry pease, will supply seed in advance, and arrange contracts for dry shelled pease shipped to Europe.
The season opens Friday night with Company A versus Neenah I. Neenah, last season's state champion, is among the west’s strongest teams. Company A hopes to hold its own in a game worth watching.
An attorney general opinion explains that under Wisconsin weights and measures law dry goods must be sold by standard measure or numerical count, with exceptions only by written agreement. Meats and similar items are to be weighed with their packaging excluded. Soap cannot be sold by count, six bars for a quarter, or similar terms, since it is not a natural product. The interpretation aims to ensure consumers receive full product value and grant the department authority to supervise. The piece also notes a Price county school building funding plan and local opposition to a $2,500 initial appropriation with $6,250 yearly followups.
A Prentice report states Price county leads Wisconsin as the first to test Chapter 513 the new referendum law. Petitions are circulating asking the county board of supervisors to repeal a measure or act as required by the referendum provision.
William Welter, proprietor of the Riverside saw mill north of the city, planned to close down this winter but unfavorable weather keeps him in operation. Hauling remains poor and his teams idle, delaying shipment of lumber as he awaits better conditions. Welter, a pioneer millman, also holds extensive land and farming interests and will stay busy managing his holdings.
The Wood County school board convention for 1911 12 will be held at the Wood County Normal on December 29 1911. It will be a one day session with a strong program and aims to boost school officers participation. Rural School Inspector Larson State Supt Cary and Grand Rapids officials will attend along with Pittsville leaders to discuss topics. First session at 9 30 a m Gen C Varney.
A Pierce of frauds by a man claiming to be an optician from Hotel Dixon Grand Rapids. He targeted farmers wives in Portage County selling glasses and claiming future treatment at a hotel, receiving payments such as 25 and 15 dollars. Neighbors urged to seek a reliable local optician instead.
Complications from old versus new congressional district lines threaten to void the primary elections for national convention delegates. The law requires delegates named by districts, but the new apportionment takes effect April 1, the day before the primary, making fourteen day filing impossible. Questions arise whether delegates from old districts may represent the parties. Meanwhile, Company A plans its Second Annual ball at the armory next Monday with the Second Regiment Orchestra providing music and careful guest comfort for the holiday social season.
Albert Wenzel of Palace Meat Co was dragged from his cutter by a large aggressive dog while driving past the H.7. Miller home on Fourth Street. The beast pulled his arm and tore his coat and robe, but his arm was saved by the fur and robe. Police ordered the dog killed.
Condensaries gain region dominance by driving out rivals and sometimes refuse to buy milk from silage fed cows. Cheese and butter producers compete, offering farmers price options, but when a condensary controls the field farmers face potential biased treatment and monopoly.
Marshfield state agent R. Hughes showcased Garford motor track capability between Flower Paper Co mill and Stevens Point, hauling freight that normally travels by teams. In three hours the motor delivered two loads averaging about 3,500 pounds each, equal to two days of team work, pleasing the mill men.
Thomas H. Sanford the local agent for the Saturday Evening Post received a full jewel Waltham watch in a gold case on Christmas day from the Post Publishing Co. It was Wisconsin’s first prize in a circulation contest and was engraved with Sanford’s monogram and a certificate from Cyrus Curtis.
A humorous note reflects a bachelor facing rule bending and a looming January 31 deadline. He catalogs gifts for a future mate, boasting neck-tie holders, inkwells, bath robes, brushes, slippers, ped wipers, and assorted trinkets, while joking about remaining single until next Christmas.
A humorously shared moment features a small boy named Johnny coaxed by a young lady to open her mouth. He inspects her teeth with a curious, cautious finger, asking which tooth is her sweet tooth and whether it is made of sugar, while his mother watches.
A Wolub member is jailed in Minneapolis after a judge reinterprets the four W’s badge. The note explains the motto’s verb swing and the punch line about seeking employment. The scene pokes fun at a club misreading a symbol.
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