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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1897
Page
16
A vivid account describes a Barnum and Bailey parade segment recreating a Columbus pageant with historical costuming and elaborate floats. The piece then shifts to a public letter urging school improvements, including clean water, better windows, library facilities, and proper teacher hiring procedures, stressing merit over wealth or relative status.
A reader reports voyage up river to Alaska with two parties packing gear daily. They describe tents, meals, gear weights, a glacier view, salmon trout, and plans to build a 24 by 7 by 2 foot boat sail craft while hoping for a new strike higher upstream.
Dear friends as we near the end of the school year and approach a school meeting it is urged to act for the children’s benefit. The note stresses keeping the well clean the water pure and preventing filth and animals from contaminating the water source. It requests securing the platform to keep filth out and to review well and building conditions.
The text outlines duties for town officers to collect birth notices monthly and forward to the county registrar. It prohibits burial without a proper permit and requires certificates detailing full personal data. It assigns penalties for noncompliance and notes exemptions for large cities with health officers. It ends with a duty for county registrars to report and for district attorneys to enforce. Additionally it mentions a question about attending a Bowery dance on July 5th.
The New York Sun notes there are 7 336 000 members in fraternal and benevolent orders in the United States. It cites near 1 000 000 Freemasons and over 800 000 Odd Fellows, with Knights of Pythias numbering about 400 000. Driven by sick benefits and life insurance, these societies expand while keeping politics and religion at bay, running on business principles to aid members financially. The Ancient Order of Foresters recently marked 150 years and held $28 000 000 in funds, while the Ancient Order of United Workmen, with 350 000 members, disbursed over $7 000 000 last year.
A swindler posing as a Quaker visits Merteo's hotel on a Saturday night and preaches for labor, then hawks tooth powder and counterfeit watches. He flats the crowd with promises of relief for workers, but the watches are empty tin, and the crowd leaves wealthier in hopes and poorer in trust.
The session proposes a law effective after July 15 1597 requiring registering births and deaths with penalties including fines and jail. Parents and householders must notify birth within 0 days to the local health officer or clerk. Notices must include full child name, parent names, time and place of birth, and other details.
Turfarmer particulars and information concerning rules and dates from W. L. Awwood agent Wisconsin Central Railroad Marshfield Wis. Excursion rates to Minneapolis for Elks convention July become available plus membership dues. N E B A convention Milwaukee July 2109 dates of sale and rates available from Chicago & Northwestern agent Marshfield.
For the Elks meeting in Minneapolis the Wisconsin Central sells tickets at half rates on July 3 5 and 6 valid to July 10. Excursion rates to Waupaca daily for seven days. Across Wisconsin Central area within 200 miles excursion rates on July 3 4 and 5 valid to July 6. Inquiries to agent W L Arrowood.
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