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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1886
Page
4
An 1856 Marshfield column reports weekly weather through January, local names and events, arrivals and visits, and small town gossip. Notes mention Hewitt arrivals, a Texan horse, a liquor inquiry, social visits, a rumored barber, and a skating wrist incident with innuendo about a missing item.
The Town of Seneecs and the Town of Sigel are vacated as described by long lists of sections and townships in Wood County. The action reorganizes municipal boundaries under new territorial descriptions and affects multiple ranges and sections across the counties.
The document describes vacating portions of Milladore Rudolph Sigel and Seneca to form new towns Sherry Vesper New Sigel New Rudolph and Wood. First town meetings set for April 1886 with access to records and custody of official papers granted to each new town.
An 1885 ordinance reallocates debts and town property among Sigel New Sigel Sherry Vesper Rudolph and New Rudolph. New Sigel and Sherry assume a portion of Sigel debts while New Rudolph assumes Rudolph debts, based on 1885 assessed valuations. Wood choppers advertise wages. local sales and medical claims follow the notices.
An old style advertisement touts Bucilen Avaién Salvo as a universal salve for skin sores ulcers fever sores and chilblains with a guarantee of satisfaction or refund. It lists price at 25 cents per box and notes W A Sexton as the seller. Schleissingerville lager beer is claimed as best beer, with John Girk as local manufacturer representative accepting mail or telegraph orders.
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