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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1897
Page
9
Fragmented OCR text shows an ad style listing with names and addresses including City Ply clans and a lawyer Williams with long local practice. Also laundry and dry goods references, hand finished work and dissatisfaction guaranteed.
The article portrays Marshfield as a resilient, growing city amid hard times in Wood County Wisconsin. It highlights expected spring construction work on the Marshfield and South Aurora line and potential Central Grand’s Grodwood branch extensions. It notes population growth, new settlers, and building activity, with council efforts, economic optimism, and mineral graphite deposits near Stevens Point region as topics of interest for future prosperity.
The piece recalls early crude phones made from oyster cans and rawhide, noting how such devices gave way to bell systems. It reports Theodore Springburn building Marshfield’s first field exchange, linking Greenwood Loyal Spokeville Spencer Marsh Rap Stratford and McMillan, and describes plans for a new double-wire line to Grand Rapids with a cost around 0 per mile. A Grand Rapids exchange meeting on the 16th will discuss the proposal and regional benefit.
Mr. GC M Hutchinson, Worthy Grand Patron of Wisconsin Eastern Star, arrives to institute a new lodge in Neillsville. Local and visiting members participate in afternoon ceremonies at the Masonic lodge, elect officers for Everett Chipman Lodge, and plan bi monthly meetings for new members and their families. The issue also notes the New Year 1897 reflection and best wishes from The Times.
Joe Seamans, a Linwood resident living with his parents, went to nearby woods to fetch firewood with a younger brother. A fallen lint from hanging branches struck him, rendering him unconscious. His sister overheard the incident, ran to his side, and both were affected as Joe was carried home and died the next day.
The Marshfield Brewery, once under receivership, issued a fine calendar featuring a bearded woman with a mast dog. The firm has reorganized its finances, paid a dividend, and expects another by April as it marks a prosperous year. Meanwhile a long editorial bit laments the end of the leap year and its social effects.
On Christmas Day the Williams Hardware Co. was purchased by Gwid A. Jacobson of Minot North Dalton Benton. The firm may be renamed Marshall Hardware Co with Jacobson running the store and adding a new hardware line. Both parties are experienced in hardware.
A church meeting last Sunday elected two new families as members. Dorpat and Woz were chosen as church trustees for Hovenrs. Laselinski was elected to the school board and Kisten to the cemetery committee for three years. Services were at 10 am with sermon by Rev. Rogellvelte and McMillan. Next services planned. Chippewa Valley district assembly to meet. sermon by Rev. Rickman scheduled for Monday at 7:00.
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