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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1909
Page
6
The U O T annual ball at the opera house Friday night was a stylish social event. Attendance surpassed last year as the Knights of the Grip praised the hospitality and arrangements. The Seer and Regiment orchestra performed well and light refreshments graced the stage.
The state superintendent apportions the school fund income for the current year using the June 30, 1908 school age population of Wood county. Each person of school age in districts with a legal school is valued at $2,276 for apportionment to towns villages and cities. The list shows per locality amounts, with totals of 26,686.06 for Grand Rapids City, Marshfield City, and overall 5145?76. Funds will be available in late February after tax receipts reach the state treasury.
A historical recap of a Fortnightly Musical Club event held on January 22 featuring performances by Burns twins and quartets, with songs like Loch Lomond and My Ain Folk. The program lists vocalists and pieces including Auld Lang Syne and My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean, reflecting period repertoire and Scottish connections.
The Presbyterian Lad ies Aid Society held its annual meeting last Friday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs C I Morrison in Cameron. City ladies enjoyed a sleigh ride to the event and men joined them for an evening party. Officers elected for the year are President Mrs E E Finney Vice President Mrs W D Connor Secretary Mrs E M Deming and Treasurer Mrs F R Upham. A local ad at 306 E Fourth St advertises windmills pumps and well drills.
The school schedules exams for Thursday and Friday. Miss Brown spoke on classroom humidity and colds. Prof. Gile presented The Situation in Washington and plans for a winter play The Modern Ananias TM. New semester courses and scenes from The Merchant of Venice are planned. A tuberculosis exhibit may be obtained from the Milwaukee Teachers Institute.
An item discusses The Youth’s Companion publication promoting its 1909 calendar and sample copies, urging parents to shield youth from vulgar material while choosing wholesome periodicals. It explains the phrase leap in the dark and traces its historic usages across authors and nations.
The fragment recalls early golf stunts by English star B. Laiding including lofting a ball over a grandstand at Mussellmegh and mentions other famed feats such as driving over St. Giles Cathedral and a Pittsburg street bet. A comic exchange follows a housekeeper teasing Richard about a pantry key and Luther’s impending return.
A garbled fragment shows a tense request for chasing a cow toward milk? The speaker, a tenny board er, asks someone to fetch milk while the landlady directs Jane to take the cow toward the calf that bawls.
Laurence Foster Church recounts a night murder of a relative on a plantation. The narrator discovers killer tracks on his shoes and ponders self-incrimination while chasing clues. A hidden pact, fear, and eventual confession unfold years later adding twists to the case.
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