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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1916
Page
1
This week counts the first votes for the four contestants to receive gold. Campaigns run with a prize of a five passenger automobile as incentive for workers. Candidates strive to gain subscribers and renewals as they work to lead.
The Times announces a big circulation contest open from today July 26 to August 6 at 3 p.m. with $22.50 in gold to the four top collectors. Prizes: $7, $5, $5, and $5. Extra offer guarantees 257% cash of new subscriptions for non-winning contestants. Subscriptions may start any time and count toward votes and prizes. The contest aims to boost paper presence across the county with fair play and broad participation. Local merchants back prizes with guarantees and the effort is to place The Times in nearly every home within fifteen miles of Marshfield.
Dr Howard E Pulling and Dr Livingston of Johns Hopkins depart from Battimore to Winnipeg then canoe to Hudson Bay via the Take of the Woods region. They will portage between rivers, cover about 400 miles, rely on a light camping kit and cameras, and may hunt for food with special Manitoba permission to carry revolvers in addition to rifles. They hold passports from the U S Department of State.
William Gorr Stratford, charged with resisting an officer, was bound over to the circuit court in Judge Wegener's court and reportedly said he wants to plead guilty. Louis Thompson, bruised during the arrest, spent four days in hospital last week and is now at home on West Third Street with a fractured rib covered by a bandage. Fred Schindier sworn in as special patrolman during his absence.
Omarr Jacknning spent two weeks on vacation last week working on a new sidewalk a concrete cellar floor and other light tasks at home on West Sixth Street. He was recalled to duty after Officer Louis Thompson was injured. Jacknning expects to take the remaining five days off later.
Wisconsin branch of the National German American Alliance convened for its ninth annual meeting in Depere with 130 delegates. Highlights included temperate resolutions, revised state constitution changes, and election of officers as Charles P. Jackson discussed a cooperative delivery system reducing overhead from six to ten cents per delivery to three to five cents.
The marriage occurred Tuesday in a Pagl church at Graham Reding with Miss Tren as maid of honor and Mr E Wright as best man. Breakfast followed at the couple's home. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs August Sutor and others.
Denis A. McCarthy laments urban neglect of youth recreation in Evening Wisconsin. The piece contrasts abundant room for prisons and vice with scant investment in playgrounds, schools, and arts spaces, urging funding to prevent later social ills and costly consequences.
A Friday afternoon conference of Wool county Democrats in Grand Rapids approved nominations for the September primary. William T. Nobles seeks re election as county clerk and register of deeds A Hoffman also seeks re election. Candidates include Shevill Henry Kiefer Marshfield or Richard Johnson Grand Rapids for clerk. Joseph W. Grand Rapids named county treasurer. O Be Bedwas Marshfield seeks district attorney. No assembly candidate was chosen and a committee will decide with Clark county leaders on a possible state senator fate. It is unlikely any Democrat will seek the office of clerk of the circuit court, with Mesheki having served for years. Bever notes general satisfaction with the current offices.
An old Republican, active in Wood County politics, plans to oppose Anderson for county treasurer. He edited aldermanic terms on the county board, backed W. H. Unham in a previous gubernatorial campaign, and has resided in Wood County for fifty years before moving to Grand Rapids two years ago.
The program announces daily matinees at 2 p.m. on weekdays and Sundays for rural patrons, with the same content as evening shows. It lists major studios including Blue Bird, World, Vitagraph, Edison, Chaplin, and others, plus two serials, reflecting a broad U.S. film lineup. Also notes Catholic Knights of Wisconsin closing their Oshkosh meeting.
Madison July 22 soldiers in the field may vote in the primary and November under a law possibly to be enacted by a special session called by Gov. Philipp. The proposal aims to extend voting rights to Wisconsin troops while in the field.
A touring car driven by Mrs Tuschker and carrying her daughter Madeline struck the Hasselbalch Mack store front on West Third Street and Centr Avenue, shattering a diagonal window and causing extensive damage. No injuries were recorded though two occupants were inside the car. The driver cited pedal error as the cause.
Special dispatch notes the Second Wisconsin regiment ordered to a five mile afternoon practice march under sun. The march will use regular army pace with twenty miles and ten minutes rest. Illinois troops face discipline after a failed attempt at speed. Prig. Gen. Richardson says the unit will improve with proper seasoning and training.
Tarrshfelt Rural Telephone company builds a new four mile wire circuit along the old line to serve Marshfield and McMillan areas. In local politics Michael G. Eberlein Shawano seeks Republican Congress nomination against the incumbent Claus Johnson Grand Rapids aims for county treasurer, and J E Normington Biron seeks sheriff nomination with brother Josh Normington of Stevens Point also visiting Marshfield yesterday. Announcements appear elsewhere in today’s paper.
From Camp Wilson San Antonio Texas July 20 our special correspondent reports the Illinois Guardsmen arriving at the border in good spirits despite heat. The piece notes warm weather but promising cooling forecasts as troops settle in. It describes camp life versus Camp Doug and hints at ongoing routines during a tense border period.
Zacharias learns two Company A men will leave Camp Wilson and return home. He notes Leo Kick remains in absolute charge and exclaims Kick the Gook. The remark spreads through the 45,000 guardsmen camp as Zacharias helps make A company famous.
The narrative describes igumbo soil that swells after rain and heat burdening hardscrabble camps. Hogs stand under oppressive heat while Boots hops like a cricket. Many Mexican civilians and a vast camp with tens of thousands of guards fill the Brownsville border region, with 50,000 at Brownsville and roughly 5,000 men encamped at Continged.
Former Marshfield band and company members organize a benefit to aid present needs in San Antonio. Committee chaired by Hoel with Melvin Rice Dr. G J Harrington and Jay Tice to publicize details in next week’s Times. Ex members aim to form a permanent group aiding front line comrades. An Indiana Bohemian died after drinking cornuture medicine.
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