Marshfield Opens Season In Rough But Fast Win Over Colby
Marshfield High opened the season last Friday night at the McKinley gym due to armory use. The fast, hard fought game drew a good crowd as Marshfield outpaced Colby with strong showings from Wharfeld st center Kraus Witt and Mechler. Final score featured Marshfield 30 to Colby 14 with Stadtmiller Swarthout Johnson noted in the officiating.
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Colby
McKinley Building
Armory
Oath
Igh
Wharfeld
Kraus
Masten
Witt
Eiche
Mechler
Pasket
Marshfeld
Krans
Total
Meyer
Goltz
Stadtmiller
Swarthout
Johnson
Otto and
A Leaf From My Notebook On Youths Companion Homes
In twenty three years of sabbatical travel through Wisconsin I stayed in thousands of farming families and found a striking pattern. Where weekly Youths Companion was read, homes radiated intelligence and cheer, reflecting ideal family life. Joseph Brown urges readers to provide good reading material for family welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sab
Bath School
Wisconsin
Joseph Brown
Marriage of an Arpin Merchant in Marshfield
Miss Selma Seboler married Arpin merchant Frank Stofler in Marshfield last Wednesday forenoon. Judge Hugo Wemener officiated at the city hall office. Witnesses were Mrs. Aug Therweller and James Mercer. The couple left for a months wedding trip through the south. The bride is a popular Arpin native and the groom is a partner in the Arpin Mercantile Co. They have many well wishes from Marshfield and Arpin friends.
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Selma Seboler
Frank Stofler
Arpin
Hugo Wemener
Aug. Therweller
James Mercer
Arpin Mercantile Co
Marshfield
Missionary Tea by Presbyterian Ladies Society
The apna banquet of the Presbyterian Ladies Missionary Society Saturday evening drew over 100 attendees. Mrs. F. R. Upham presided, Rev. Laird spoke briefly, and Mrs. Engstrom, field secretary for the Northwest Missionary work, was introduced and delivered an eloquent address to enthusiastic listeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apna
Presbyterian Ladies Missionary Society
F. R. Upham
Laird
Engstrom
Northwest
Mother of Mrs Kraus Dies in New Haven Conn
Mrs Kraus received a message from New Haven Connecticut announcing the death of her mother Mrs Eva Chandler at a advanced age after an extended illness. Kraus who has cared for the sufferer the past two weeks will leave the last of the present week on her return trip.
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RL. Kraus
Kraus
New Haven
Connecticut
Eva Chandler
Nominate A Popular Lady In Marshfield Contest
The Times announces a popular lady contest with a $400 Whitney piano as the grand prize, open to all and judged by a disinterested committee. Nominations begin January 27 with ballots issued, and a $10 gold prize will go to the first nominator of the eventual piano winner.
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Marshfield
The
Times
F. J. Senn
Kimball
Ex-Gov Upham Heads Illinois Tour to Panama Canal
Ex Governor W H Upham sails with a delegation of Illinois Manufacturers Association members from New Orleans aboard the Fuerst Bismarck for a three week cruise to Panama. The Panama Canal project then nearing completion draws international attention as Upham studies canal-zone conditions and may guide a future Marshfield party in 1915. The return follows the Gulf route with planned varied sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Upham
Panama
Illinois Manufacturers Association
Chicago
Chicapo
Alton
East St. Louis
Illinois Central
New Orleans
Fuerst Bismart
Gulf
Caribbean
Jamaica
Inter-Ocean Canal
Upham
United States
Canal Zone
Canal
Sunset Club Meets With William Lloyd Davis Speaker
Secretary C. B. Edwards issues notice for Sunset club at the Presbyterian church parlors on Thursday evening January 18. A 6:30 p.m. supper will follow and the program features William Lloyd Davis of the University of Wisconsin Extension Division delivering a lecture on Three Important Departments in the State government.
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C. B. Edwards
Sunset Club
Presbyterian Church
Marshfield
William Lloyd Davis
University of Wisconsin Extension Division
Davis
Extension Service
Mrs J P Tiffault Honored By Historical Research Society
Mrs J P Tiffault was surprised last week by an Appointment card from President General Mrs Matthew Scott naming her a member of the Historical Research Committee based in Washington DC. The society seeks data and papers on soldiers back to 1776 and aims to place representatives in towns with D A R chapters to collect local historical material. Mrs Tiffault serves as Historian for the D A R and is a relative of Commodore Perry. The appointment came as a welcome honor.
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J. P. Tiffault
Cold WI winter fuels strong farm yields, says study
Wisconsin experimental station notes severe winters loosen soil and air roots, aiding bacteria and boosting crops. Dr Knapp of the federal agriculture department is quoted saying cold winters help Wisconsin farms outproduce southern farms in principal crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Experimental Station
Wisconsin
Knapp
Federal Department of Agriculture
Thien
Teadings and Songs in a Musical Variety Program
Local performers present a lively evenings program featuring Teadings and songs with monologues. They entertain with a range of instruments including the cornet trombone and maringapgone in a varied musical showcase.
Decision in Favor of Mrs Lathrop in Lost Will Case
In circuit court Tuesday a decision denied probate of an alleged lost will of Dr H A Lathrop and entered judgment for Mrs Anna Lathrop, whose administration of the deceased estate was sustained. The court held Dr Lathrop died in testate.
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H. A. Lathrop
Anna Lathrop
Lathrop
Testata
Death of Mrs Antonio Bast Is Noted in Wausau
Mrs Antonio Bast of Wausau died early in the week from a complication of diseases and was brought here for burial last Wednesday. She left a husband and other relatives. A Foresters lodge memorial was held in her honor. Her funeral Mass was celebrated Thursday at St Johor's church by Fr Volz.
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Antonio Bast
Wausau
Foresters Lodge
Se Johor
Volz
Fire at the U. S. T. Ball disrupts event
Last Friday night the U C 2 ball was briefly broken up by a fire alarm from Flath's bakery near the armory. A door left ajar allowed fire to start on the floor and window casing near the store, causing smoke. Fire department responded, trouble located, and the party resumed with dancing and a great success.
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Flath
Boston Lyrics Here Jan 24 Lyceum Show at Opera House
The Boston Lyrics, a strong high school lyceum act, will perform at the opera house on Wednesday evening January 24. The company features three talents in songs readings cartoons and pasts.
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Boston
Opera House
Wreck in the 500 Yards at Seo yards
A north bound freight derailed near the passenger station in Seo yards causing a mix up. Four cars were piled up and smashed due to a broken brake rod. A Stevens Point wrecker cleared the track in the forenoon.
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Seo Yards
Stevens Point
Controversy Over Wood County Asylum Deaths Flare Up
Wisconsin Valley Leader and Grand Rapids Reporter clash over the Wood County Insane asylum. Alleged bruises on Jax Prockpetz prompt calls for inquiry while the Reporter defends management saying the death resulted from a fall and notes the patient was helpless before admission. The dispute recalls past brutalities rumored at asylums.
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Wisconsin Valley Leader
Grand Rapids
Marshfield Asylum
Jax, Prockpetz
Wood County Insane Asylum
Prockpets
Vesper
Wood County Asylum
Prockpetz
Weed County
Brewster's Millions at New Adler Opera House
Brewster's Millions will headline the New Adler Opera House on Monday January 22. Louis Kimball stars as Monty Brewster, a young man compelled to spend a million dollars under strict conditions. The production promises a lively farce about high stakes and clever schemes.
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Brewster
Adler Opera House
Louis
Kimball
Monty’ Brewster
Brewster's Millions at Dickoff's Ball
A review praises Brewster's Millions as a strong four act comedy with Grace Nile leading as Peggy Gray and a capable supporting cast. The Equity Society calls a regular meeting at Dickoff's ball this Saturday to discuss important community matters and invites all attendees.
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The
Equity Society
Dickoff
Everbody
Ted
The Medicine Hat Quest in Pat’s Weather Tale
Pat describes a comic conundrum watcher of a large weather vat in vivid slang. He vows action if he had known the man’s true nature and heads for Medicine Hat seeking “tit for tat.”
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Pat
Tim
Medicine Hat
Boy Mistakes Alley Muscleman For Exercise Enthusiast
Tommy, daily taught physical culture by his parents, watches a wood farmer in the alley. The man suddenly stretches upright and waves his arms vigorously, prompting Tommy to rush to his mother shouting for dumb bells. He fears a man in the alley is exercising his own muscle with vigorous effort.
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Tommy
Credulity Punished by Lincoln Penny Hoax in Indiana
A Lawrenceburg Indiana businessman Al Tittle advertised paying $15 for 3910 Lincoln pennies. The stunt drew a crowd as locals rushed to buy pennies, with a butcher paying $2 for a $1 coin to test it. The penny joke sparked confusion, a staged police response, and the crowd’s ire once the gag unraveled.
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Lawrenceburg
Tnd
al Tittle
Tittle
Eskimo Wit and Weather In a Chilly Tale
A lighthearted sketch notes how Eskimos endure winter and view the northern lights, then recounts a joke about an American trader trading soap for a fur. The old native mishears soup as soup and prefers cooking soap with blubber, showing humor born of linguistic mixups.
Company A Basketball Faces Bushey at Armory Friday
The Company A basketball team will meet the Bushey team of Appleton at the armory Friday night. The Busheys are a strong team and a first class game is promised.
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Bushey Team
Appleton
Busheys
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All. Kraus
Rew Haven, Cona
Miracle Manufac
Turers Association
Atine Isthmus
William Lloyd
Davia
J. P. Tiffauct
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