Snowstorm disrupts Marshfield travel with record drifts
A severe blizzard hit Marshfield on Sunday with high winds and deep drifts, halting rail service. Only one train reached Marshfield that day as Soo line and Omaha line were largely nulled and streets remained largely deserted. By Monday some trains resumed. mail service returned and a record Sunday run on the Soo line eased delays. Frostbite cases appeared but no fatalities were reported.
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Marshfield
Central Avenue
Omaha
Princeton
Northwestern
Fond du Lac
Aghe Land
Milwaukee
Soe
Street Commissioner’s Department
Princess Pat Delivers For Adler in Iron Mountain
Telegram to manager John P. Adler confirms Princess Pat at Adler Opera House in Iron Mountain on Saturday night. The note praises a full house and high attendance despite weather. Also reports Lincoln school Parent Teachers Association to host an entertainment at Trio Theatre February 20 with living songs and moving pictures. Government raises price of stamped envelopes.
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Princess Pat
Adler
John P. Adler
Lron Mountain
Mich
P. Adler
Adler Opera House
Marshfield
Wis
Toeane
M. D. Thomas
Colonial Theatre
Iron Mountain
Parent
City Raises Salaries for City Officials and Staff
The city council approved a general salary increase effective May 1. City Clerk John Seubert rises from $900 to $1,200 annually. Bond costs for City Treasurer Schindler rise to $150 yearly borne by the city. treasurer salary stays at $700. Police Chief Gerwing gains $10 monthly to $75. Officers Thompson Kunz and Oestreich each gain $10 to $70 monthly. Frank Wolf, Janitor and Driver No. 2, gets $60 monthly. dumping grounds keeper up $10 to $43. Mayor salary remains $100 yearly. Janitor/Driver No. 1 stays at $76 monthly. Sealer of weights and measures and city attorney stay at $25 monthly.
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Ity Council
John Seubert
Joseph Schindler
Meine
A. F. Gerwing
Louis Thompson
Jacob Kunz
Henry Oestreich
Frank Wolf
Prollinger Seubert Wedding at St John’s Church
Miss Katherine Anna Seubert and Wilmer A Drollinger wed at St. John’s Catholic church with Rev Josaph L Volz officiating. Bride wore pand lily taffeta and white rose bouquet. bridesmaid Wilma Ahrens in pink silk. Best man Bon Seubert. reception at bride’s mother’s home. Couple to honeymoon in Minneapolis and beyond, home after February 20 on Route Six.
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St. John’s Catholic Church
Katherine Anna Seubert
Conrad Seubert
Wilmer A. Drollinger
Josaph L Volz
Wilma Ahrens
Bon Seubert
Ben Lang
McMillan
Val
Prt Jourks
John Seubert
Jessie
Marshfield
Conrad Seubert Jr
Milwaukee
Arthur LaBarge
Loyal
Andrew Seubert
Omaha
Minneapolis
Seidel Gust Wedding at St Michael's Hewitt
Charles Seidel Sr. married Miss Anna Gust in a 9 a m ceremony at St Michael's Catholic Church Hewitt. Best man was Max Gust and bridesmaid Elizabeth Seidel. After a wedding dinner at the groom's home the couple planned a weeklong honeymoon in Athens Abbotsford and other northern points before settling in Chinook Montana. The groom return from the west for the wedding and will reside in Montana.
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St. Michael's Catholic Church
Hewitt
Charles Seidel Sr
Anna Gust
Jacob Gust
Max
Gust
Elizabeth Seide
Athens
Abbotsford
Wisconsin
Chinook
Mont
West
Engineer Falls From Engine in Marshfield Yard
J. J. Orrick of Stone Take, an engineer on the Greenwood Nekoosa division of the Sea line, fell from his engine in the Marshfield yards Friday morning breaking a small bone in his left foot. He was taken to the hospital and the foot placed in a plaster cast. The injury will take weeks to heal. Wausau residents discuss a municipal wood yard.
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J. J. Orrick
Stone Take
Greenwood-Nekoosa
Sea Line
Marshfield
Second Boxing Exhibition Draws Crowd at Armory
The second boxing show of the season at the armory Friday drew a fair crowd despite cold weather. Local boxers clashed with visiting opponents in the semi and final bouts, with expectations of possible victories for the visitors. The card included Young O'Brien versus Harry Truesdell, Bud Vischer against Elmer Sanders, Kid Blackler versus Joe Smith, and a main contest where Krieg defeated Len Rowlands, though Rowlands pressed hard in the late rounds.
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Wes
Armory
Young O'Brien
Auburndale
Harry Truesdell
Grand Rapids
Truesdell
Marshfield
Bud Vischer
Marathon City
Elmer Sanders
Ashland
Taffy
Sanders
Kid Blackler
Joe Smith
Des Moines
Smith
Bladdler
Krieg
Len Rowlands
Miwaukee
Tommy
Rowlands
Veteran workman escapes death in night journey
James Christensen, St Foreman at the Marshfield Stave factory, was found with severely frostbitten ears, face, hands, and feet after wandering from Greenwood to Richfield road. He claimed intoxication the previous night and said a friend drove him to the Regenfuss saloon, then home for treatment. He appeared in Judge Wegener's court, wandered beyond fair grounds, avoided lying in snow, and was placed on the posted list. by Saturday he was recovering.
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James Christensen
Marshfield
John Martin
Richfield Road
Greenwood
Mr. Martin
Mrr. Christengen
Regenfuss
East Street
Wegener
Martin
Child Kicked by Horse Repaired With Silver Plate
Aurelia Prange seven, Granton girl, was brought to Marshfield last week for treatment at St Joseph Hospital. Surgeons at Marshfield Clinic operated Wednesday, exposed the leg, set the fracture, and fixed six screws to a broad silver plate. The plate will be removed after the bone knits, likely in six weeks. Father is a noted cheesemaker formerly at Ebbe factory.
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Tittle Aurelia Prange
BE. D. Prange
Granton
Marshfield
St. Joseph's Haanital
Ebbe
Schoenhofen Returns to City Leads Bis sell Lumber Firm
Capt Leo H Schoenhofen resigns from Langlade Lumber to join Frank K Bissell and Walter A Bissell of Wausau in the Bissell Wheeler Lumber firm which will be renamed the Bissell Lumber Company after W D Wheeler retires to run his own business.
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Leo H. Schoenhofen
Langlade Lumber Company
Frank K. Bissell
Walter A. Bissell
Wausau
Bissell-Wheeler Lumber Company
Bissell Lumber Company
W. D. Wheeler
Rural Carriers Struggle Through Snow Covered Routes
Heavy snowfall and persistent drifting halt rural routes for a week. Carriers report limited progress with many unable to complete any distance on Monday. Several routes show partial completions Friday through Saturday, but Monday brings near-zero progress for most, with a few exceptions like Edward Dexheimer and others who managedFriday/Saturday runs.
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Vald Rhyner
Bakerville
Nasanville
Rurn
George Specht
Edward Dexheimer
Lincoln
Jacob Esser
McMillan
Rozellville Road
Marshfield
Leo Fehrenbach
Mannville
Spencer
Victor Kliner
Carrier Seven
Davis
Herbert Road
Richfield
Cameron
Frank Schultz
Rozellville
The Sensible Ground Hog Exit Forecast Weather Joke
The article humorously follows Mr Wise Guy Ground Hog as he peers out on a cold clear Friday morning. It notes a six week period of rest and a blizzard in which his home is buried under deep snow. no mail will reach his premises until spring.
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W.G
Wise Guy
Jets
Marshfield Resident Schoenhofen Keeps Marshfield Ties
Tain Schoenhofen is a competent lumber salesman and an all around good fellow. His Marshfield friends are glad that instead of permanently locating in Antigo he and Mrs. Schoenhofen will continue to reside in Marshfield and take a prominent part in the community life.
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Tain Schoenhofen
Marshfield
Antigo
Schoenhofen
United States and Germany Near War as U-Boat Policy Hardens
The United States edges toward war with Germany after Berlin warned of U boat warfare around a defined zone. President Wilson dismissed ambassadors, pledged no act without consent for use of forces, and rallied Congress. Navy fleets mobilized, guards posted, and calls for emergency funds and mass conscription circulate. Henry Ford offers plants for munitions, Taft urges conscription, and neutrals urged to follow suit.
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Germany
Wilson
United Support
Congress
von Bernistorf
Gerard
America
United’ States
Bernstorff
American
Spain
Switzerland
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Atlantic
Pacific
National Guard
Marshfield
Army
Navy
War Department
Taft
Henry Ford
Ford
Second Regiment Guardsmen Stay In San Antonio Indefinitely
The Wisconsin National Guard Company A Second Regiment from Marshfield will not muster out at Fort Sheridan as planned. Diplomatic break with Germany triggered new War Department orders keeping units in service in San Antonio. Mayor Felker telegrammed the guardsmen offering support and postponing homecoming as the Times issued an extra.
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San Antonio
Fort Sheridan
United States
Germany
War Department
National Guard
Witt
A. G. Felker
Edward O. Witt
Marshfield Company
Tex
Marshfield
Felker
Mr. Felker
Lieutenant Witt
New Arrivals Report Births in Local Towns
The Times notes births for several families this week including a boy born to Mr and Mrs Don C Meyers on Saturday and a girl born to Rev and Mrs Trowbridge of Richfield on January 23. Also reported are births to William Bell of Lincoln Emil Moth of Bakerville and Mr and Mrs Ernest Below last week.
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Don C. Meyers
William Bell
Lincoln
Emil Moth
Bakerville
Trowbridge
Richfield
Ernest Below
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