Tri County Fair Project Aims to Organize Ground Purchase
A plan to form a four-decade association to buy the fairground property formerly held by Ex-Grey Upham seeks broad support. Local horse owners urge improved training facilities, predicting steady business from a reopened track and an agricultural exhibition that could boost profits for farmers and merchants alike.
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Dew 4
Fair Ground
Ex-Grey, Upham and
Ag Wall Sg
Busigtes
Base Ball Talk in Wausau Wisconsin Season Plans Unveiled
Wausau Wisconsin leads talk to organize a northern Wisconsin semi professional league with several river towns. Central may include Marshfield this year and form a team to compete. Local enthusiasm grows as a revival of the sport seems likely with a brisk season ahead.
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Wausau Centre
Wisconsin
Marshfield
Insane Asylum Bill Sparks Locational Debate
Assemblyman Gady introduced a bill to establish a county insane asylum and King Wood county would gain. Marshfield appears likely to secure the institution if the bill passes. Grand Rapids shows willingness to back the project, while many residents say a distant site would reduce nuisance. The plan, still early and contingent, could bring substantial benefits to the city if enacted.
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Gady
King Wood County
Marshfield
Grand Rapids
Copper Boom at Ashland Copper District Emerges
Ashland becomes a mining boom center as several copper finds and large quantities attract Ashland and Superior speculators. Most land is claimed, transfers underway, and prices rising. The Chippewa mine is active, yielding copper and gold ore, with potential for a rich district to unfold.
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Ashland
Superior Ara
Povero
Frank Quilier Freed Then Rearrested Over School Assault Case
Frank Quilier was released after a procedural error and immediately rearrested on a new warrant, brought to Grand Rapids for trial. Miso Rawth, frightened by Quilier, returns to duties after nervous shock. Assemblyman Cady considers legislation addressing crimes against school staff, potentially life imprisonment.
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Frank
Dude) Quilier
Richfeld
Pivtaville
Boal
Brown
Grand Rapids
Miso Rawth
Collier
Assemblyman
Cady
Richfield
Interesting Statistics on Voter Population Ratios
Bt H Odell reports a table of state population to voter ratios from the Wisconsin Blue Book. The national ratio is 19 5.05 to 1, with Colorado 21458 to 1 and South Carolina 26879 to 1, western states lower due to woman suffrage and more male residents. Wisconsin shows 4780 to 1, with a potential decrease from prior ratios.
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H. Odell
Wisconsin
United States
Colorado
South Carolina
West
South
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Louis Baumann
North Side
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Milwaukee
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Kohl & Ludington
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