Wood County Agricultural School Expands Rural Training
The Wood County Training school at Grand Rapids grows as county boards adopt the two year agricultural and domestic economy program. Under W. W. Clark, the course covers carpentry dairy soils animal husbandry and farm management. Girls study domestic economy and cooking while boys learn forge work carpentry and farm mechanics.
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Wood County
Grand Rapids
Sunday Sentinel
Wisconsin
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
la Cra County
Onalaske
Marinette
Dana County
Menomonie
Racine County
Penmanshire
Agricultural School
W. A. Sprice
Hoya
Wood County Training School
M. H. Jackson
The Mirth of a Nation at Adler Theater
The six reel Chaplin revue The Mirth of a Nation comes to the Adler Theater on Thursday February 3. It gathers the funniest scenes from Char lie Chaplin’s best pictures into a single program praised as the most comical moving picture showcase yet.
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Adler Theater
Charlie Chaplin
Classes Begin For Instruction In Citizenship
Foreign-born residents and families may join weekly classes at Marshfield city hall to study U S government history and ideals. M J Kilsdonk of St Paul, a naturalization examiner, plans the program with Mayor Felker and the board of industrial education. The first session is set for Monday evening February 14 at the city hall.
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United States
United States Naturalization Bureau
Marshfield
M. J. Kilsdonk
St. Paul
Board of Industrial Education
Kilsdonk
Circuit Court
Grand Rapids
A. G. Felker
Wool on its way east from Australia via Stevens Point
Millions of dollars in wool are being shipped through Stevens Point over the Soo Line bound for England. A Friday train of 33 cars valued at about 500000 at current prices carried freight charges up to 1700 per car. Subsequent trains on Saturday Monday and Tuesday added 39 10 12 and 14 wagons respectively. The wool travels from Australia via Yokohama to Pacific coast ports then inland to New York. It forms part of Britain wartime supplies likely to see service on battlefields.
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Stevens Point
Australia
England
Stevens Point Journal
Australis
Yokohama
Japan
American Pacific Coast
New York
Great Britain
Globe
Obituary of H Haschke of Fountain and Lindsey Wisconsin
H Haschke a former resident of Fountain Juneau county died January 18 1916 at his son John Haschke’s home near Lindsey He born September 10 1831 in Freiwadore Austria Came to the U S in 1875 lived on a farm near Germantown and later with his son He married Marie Otte in 1860 and had ten children seven surviving four grandchildren and four great grandchildren Funeral was at St Michael’s church Indian Creek conducted by Rev Fr Achtelik Necegah.
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Heroniamus Haschke
Fountain
Juneau County
John Haschke
Lindsey
Freiwadore
Austria
Germistown
John
Hasehke
Marie Otte
August Hess
Hasekke
Joseph
Primers
Colo
Stephen
New Lisbon
Joseph Rethauser
Oakdale
Paul Schultz
Chicago
Adolph
Math
Tindsay
Pioneer Richfield resident Jacob Hansen dies at 76
Jacob Hansen a pioneer of Richfield Wisconsin died Sunday at his home aged 76 years five months and eighteen days He was born in Norway came to the United States in 1869 settling first at Necedah Wisconsin Later he lived in Richfield township where he served as town supervisor and in school offices He is survived by his widow two sons Haxs and Martin and a daughter Mary The funeral will be held Thursday.
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Jacob Hansen
Richfield
Mr. Hansen
Norway
Necedah
Adams County
Wis
Wood County
Richfield Township
Haxs
Martin
Mary
Fowersl
Judge Park Criticizes Jury Deliberation Practices
During the January term in Wood county at Grand Rapids Circuit Judge B B Park condemned juries kept together overnight in small rooms when no verdict is reached. He said the court would discuss reform with the Wood county board. Illinois tradition allows resumption of deliberations in daylight. Two juries recently sat up all night. local Marshfield residents support reform.
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Wood County
Grand Rapids
B. B. Park
Wood County Board
Illinois
Marshfield
Park
Gallery Scores High Ten For Week Ending January 30
The list highlights top performers including Lieut. Edward Witt Bergt and Walter Mueller with Private John Sauter and Sergl. William Mittlesteadt also noted. Others include Private Andrew Martin and Cook Joe Morel with Lieut. Frank Reigel and Private Chester Purdy and Private George Wood.
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Edward Witt Bergt
Walter Mueller
John Sauter
Sergl
William Mittlesteadt
Andrew Martin
Joe Morel
Frank Reigel
Chester Purdy
George Wood
John Diem
Death of Two Week Old Child in Rozellville
Edward Voss, two weeks old, died Sunday at Rozellville from convulsions. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 9 30 from the Catholic church in Rozellville and from the Lutheran church in town for Gameron.
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Edward
Peter Voss
Rozellville
It's the grip and the carbolic acid hoax
A fragmented verse and stray lines describe the grip of illness and a Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph piece. A nearby scene shows a man demanding carbolic acid in a hardware store, with the clerk offering rope, razors, and revolvers. A Ford joke closes the jumble.
State Bank Elects The Same Officers
Marshfield State Bank stockholders at the annual meeting reelected the 1915 board of directors including H F Thiel C Koenig J W Salter Hugo Wegener William Hinke William Welter Amos Roll A directors meeting followed reelecting officers President H F Thiel Vice president H C Koenig Cashier Amos Roll Assistant cashier J H Cundy The bank reports a successful year and record resources.
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Marshfield State Bank
H. F. Thiel
By. C. Koenig
J. W. Salter
Hugo Wegener
William Hinke
William Welter
Amos Roll
H. C. Koenig
J. H. Cundy
Mrs Bertha Darms obituary from Auburndale area
Mrs Bertha Darms aged eighty one died at her son Ben Darms home near Auburndale from old age. The body was shipped Monday to Baraboo where the funeral services will be held tomorrow.
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Bertha Darms
Ben Darms
Auburndale
Baraboo
Ice Fells Shade Trees and Wires Across The Region
Extensive ice damage from a freezing rain event leaves shade trees and utility lines heavily damaged in the region. Large trees weighed down by ice cause shattered branches and hazardous roads as crews repair Telegraph and telephone networks and assess spring recovery.
Marshfield Democrats Host Convention and Boxing Night
The Marshfield event featured a county Democratic convention noted by the Grand Rapids reporters along with four boxing bouts in the evening drawing a large delegation of Grand Rapids sports enthusiasts.
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Marshfield
Soo Line
County Insane Asylum
Grand Rapids i Sports
Grand Rapids
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