Successful meet ing at Elks Hall by Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Elks Hall drew strong attendance with lively discussion on memorials for Marshfield's servicemen and potential Water Works Park tribute. Speeches praised community pride and progress, and Milwaukee’s support for the speaker’s expenses was acknowledged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiaumber of Commerce
Ceorge B. Campsbell
OC. B. Edwards
Chamber of Commeres
Alu
Pelkor
Lye
Water Works
Uae
Tiffault
My Lamson
Connor
Washington
Robert Connor
Mtlwatila
Marshfield
Wiese
E. C. Pors
Seyvier
Williom George Trucs
Milwaukee Association of Commerce
Bruce
Missionary Dr S Hall Young to Speak at Presbyterian Church
Rev S Hall Young D D a forty year missionary will deliver an illustrated lecture Friday at eight o clock at the Presbyterian church The speaker uses his own woodcut pictures and recounts encounters with Indian witchcraft Klondike events and stampedes from missions and perilous journeys He notes there were no admission charges and welcomes all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Hall Young
Maski
Presbyterian Vhorc
Dr. Young
Mipon
Klondike
High School Loses to Thorp in Rough Basketball Contest
The High School boys fell 24 to 12 to Thorp in a physically rough game. Despite being outsized, the local team fought hard, showing fighting spirit and effort on both ends. The win gives Thorp the long end of the score while High School prepares for next Friday's home game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorp
Ing
Bulmer
Ric
Counsell
Cand Thee
Coheen
Che Deans
Ahi
Stevens Point
Wrest
Grand Rapids
Spouver Gata
Sheneer High School
Aldrich
RIENOW RETURNED FROM FRANCE IN WWII SERVICE
Private Leonard Rienow, of 127th Battery, Company A, is home from France after wartime combat. He arrived in the United States late December and spent months in hospitals before being moved to Camp Gruny for honorable discharge. his wife Louise Rienow of 311 Third Streets awaits him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peivite
Leonard Riegew
Canmpuoy
Riewew
Louise Rienew
Germany
Chateau Thierry
States
Cragy Stuart
Vato
Camp Gruny
Wisconsin Students Rally For Composer Of On Wisconsin Song
University of Wisconsin students held a mass meeting to aid William Vardy, composer of On Wisconsin. A fundraising burst raised over $240 immediately, as backers praise the song saluted by Wisconsin soldiers in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Vardy
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Wisin Purdy
France
Stevens Point Man Sentenced to 25 Years Hard Labor
Private Walter Reyd Dumbleton of the Thirty sixth Medical Replacement Unit was sentenced to twenty five years at Fort Leavenworth for desertion from overseas. He absented himself in September and was apprehended the next day after being recalled to prepare for overseas shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Reyd Dumbleton
Steveing
Marshfield Journeymen Barbers Hold Confetti Ball Night
The Marshfield Journeymen Barbers Club hosts its third anon Confetti ball at the Armory Anon Friday evening with music by the Imperial Orchestra. Admission is $1.00. Attendees from last year praise the event. State Guard basketball lost to Company K 40 to 21 in Grand Rapids last Wednesday, with a postgame crowd photo and brief chance event.
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Marshfield
Journeymen Barbers
Anon
Armory Anon
Imperial Orchestra
State Guard
Avere
Grand Rapids
Company K
Accident at Car Rear Ends Blodgett Gun Fire
Last Monday evening about six o'clock J. Blodgett, while searching the rear of his automobile for a brace, accidentally discharged a gun left loaded in the car. He grasped the end of the barrel with his left hand and the weapon went off, badly injuring his hand and likely causing loss of use of all fingers except the thumb.
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J. 3
Blodgett
Risle
Corporal Glen Kraus Home From Thirty Day Leave
Corporal Glen Kraus of the Sixth U.S. Marines returns home after a thirty day furlough with his parents Mrs. and Mr. Kraus. He enlisted April 1977 and has served in Iowa Verdun and France. He was wounded at Soissons with two shrapnel wounds and earned decorations for the Marne and Belleau Wood battles. He is due back at Quantico to complete discharge procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Kraus
U.S
PJ. Kraus
Corporsl
Krates
Verdun
Wsans
Chateau Thierry
Soissons
S. c Servics
Brest
France
Ouittion Va
Quantico
Spencer Boys Restaurant Change of Ownership
Christansen sold the Spencer restaurant to Creed. The deed was completed Wednesday. Christensen left Thursday to start new duties and the family moved to Spencer Saturday. Christensen, longtime Soo Line fireman, brings railroad patrons and expects broad support for the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dames Christansen
Spencer
Christensen
Thureday
Railroad Viveles
Soo Line
Lrainm Gurant
The Raishins Finish at the Adier Theater
A sensational wartime feature promises a stark finish to German villainy with vivid scenes of Kaiser Wilhelm and Crown Prince amid officer talk. It follows Emily and Richard Busch, patriotic children, from start to finish as they witness the unfolding drama. Showing Monday and Tuesday February 1 and 4 at the Adier theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily
Richard Busch
Adier Theater
County realignment hints stir state county lines
Editorial in the Stan ley Republican argues Clark County could be split, with portions of Clark, Taylor, and Chippewa forming new counties. It suggests reconfiguring seats around Thorpe Withee Marshfield and moving nearby towns to different jurisdictions to balance the map and ease administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Republican
Stanley
Clark, Taylor and
Chippewa
Clark County
Thorpe
Withee
Marshfield
Sherwood
Grand Rapids
Dewhurst
Merrillan
Gand
Neillsville
George Beell Victim of Flu in Crandon
George Beell, brother of Fre and former Marshfield resident, died at his Crandon home Thursday January 28 from influenza at age 34. Born December 18, 1885 in Marshfield, he left twelve years ago for lumber work up north and had lived in Crandon with his wife and three children. He leaves three brothers Pred and Herman of Marshfield and Charles of Canada. Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 pm from his brother Fred’s home with Lutheran church officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Beell
Marshfield
Crandon
Devoused
Jewves
Ines
Soldiers' Records Being Prepared in Marshfield Area
The Defense to prepare a list of soldiers from Marshfield and vicinity, tracing movements to end of the war. The record will be kept at the city library. relatives invited to donate photographs and corrections to county records at Grand Rapids.
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Gourell
Marshfield
Htrang
Grand Rapids
Barley Feed Trials Show Barley Profit for Pigs at Wisconsin Station
At the Wisconsin experiment station F B Morrison and G Bohstedt tested seven barley based rations against standard corn. Self feeding with barley and tankage yielded strong gains and high pork value, with tankage consuming about a quarter of total ration. Oil meal barley lagged behind but remained profitable. Results favor barley with protein supplements over corn for pork production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Aegvernment
F. B. Morrison
G. Bohstedt
Bohntedt
Bohstedt
Influenza Epidemic Toll Reports Deaths in Eau Claire
In the last month of 1918 the influenza epidemic caused sixty two deaths in Eau Claire. In Wausau twenty new cases were reported on Thursday of last week, two fewer than Monday and nine fewer than Tuesday.
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Eau Claire
Wausau
Historical record of 32nd Division shared with Marshfield friends
Trudeau brothers received a historical record of the Thirty-second Division sent by Major Robert Connor for display. It traces the 82nd Division's path from Liverpool on February 1, 1918 through battles, miles gained, prisoners taken, captured war materiel, casualties, and losses, ending at Rengsdorf, Germany, December 19, with the post armistice advance of 200 kilometers.
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Trudeau Bros
Robert Connor
Marshfield
Sergion
Liverpool
England
Rengsdarf
Germany
382Ml
New School Superintendent Named for Marshfield District
Chester Newoun, Sauk City school principal, engaged by Marshfield board to fill vacancy caused by Supt Ben S Miller. Newoun expected this week to assume duties on February 4 as Miller joins Roddis Lumber and Veneer Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Newoun
Sauk City
Board of Education
Marshfield Public Schools
Best Yield From Pure Bred Seed In Wisconsin
Wisconsin led in high crop yields with 30.5 bushels per acre, bested only by the New England group. Total Wisconsin acreage reached 1,717,000, while New England stood as a smaller but more productive region. Agronomist R A Moore credits pure bred seed for the high output, noting growers used home grown seed despite a 101B shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Minnesota
New England
R.A. Moore
Bureau of ¢ Slimuites
Chiek
Badger Soldiers Wyp Qf Adventures in War
Wisconsin Magazine of History notes letters from Wisconsin servicemen in World War I including death on the western front and sea adventures aboard Tuscania. It also features articles on Wisconsin Home Guards in the Civil War, the Hudson Bay tokens, Chicago’s first boom, river navigation, and slavery in Grant County with shorter pieces.
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Badger Soldiers
Sam Ferguson
Oshkosh
Glenn Garlock
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin Boys
Boileau Wood
H. A. M Shaboggan
Kenneth Conant
Two Rivers
Alfred Brunson
Prairie du
Wisconsin
Hudson Bay Company
Chicago
Yx River
Lake Winnebago
Grant County
Regina Bloomer Weds Charles Gaier at St John Church
Yesterday morning at St John Catholic Church Regina Bloomer daughter of Mr and Mrs John Bloomer married Charles Gaier in a ceremony conducted by Rev Joseph F Yalz. Relatives and friends praised the couple and wished them many years of happiness.
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St. John’s Catholic Church
Regina Bloomer
John Bloomer
Charles Gaier
Jos. F. Yalz
Letters From Boys In Service From Marshfield to Selters
A World War I era letter from Bandmaster Theo Steinmetz to a Marshfield friend, describing travels through Luxemburg and along the Rhine toward Coblenz, rest periods with soldiers, and humor about billets, beer, and homeward hopes. The missive notes rumors of a January return, weather, and the health of Marshfield troops, including Charlie and Walter Mueller, with plans to attend a concert once possible.
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Theo
Steinmetz
Marshfell
Selters
Germany
Steing
Frane
Luxemburg
Rhine
Coblenz
Solliers
Dave Harney
Ford
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Elks Hall
A. G. Felker
Alaska
Pryt. Rienow
HOSOK
Stevens
Point Man
Corporal Glen Kraus
Ygaler—Bloomer
Fred Brac
Gay
Cableny
Amy Brother
Charlie
Saotr Jas T
Steiny
Walter Mueller
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