City Buys the Granite for Five Year Paving Supply
Marshfield officials sealed a $150 deal with George Muehlbauer granting the city a one acre site to remove decomposed granite up to twenty feet deep for five years. The deposit lies near Becker road and should provide material for street paving, drives, and cellar bottoms at low cost, with loading advantages and possible future rail access. Local geo logist Dr. Samuel Weidman backs the site as the best starting point for permanent pavements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juno
Board of
Partic Works
George Muehlbauer
Muehlbater
Marshfield
Becker Road
Samuel Weidman
Creamery to Be Built North of Central Tracks
Plans describe a new creamery on North Depot Street north of Central tracks, between Central Avenue and Cuestott Street. The company expects to complete and fully equip the facility this fall with modern machinery already ordered. It will produce butter and also handle cheese eggs and produce for storage in summer and shipment at peak prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripon Produce Company
Depot Street
Central Avenue
Cuestott Street
Floral Queen Contest Opens For Marshfield Fair Parade
Wood County news announces a county wide floral queen contest for the Marshfield fair. Entries due by August 3, with a diamond ring prize worth at least seventy five dollars. A spectacular floral parade will feature decorated vehicles, with prizes for top finishers and cash awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood County
Fair Association
Marshfield Fair
Pankow
Central Avenue
Company A
Lincoln creamery milk sales figures to assessor
The creamery and cheese factories in Lincoln report the huge volume of milk they receive. Data show the number of patrons, number of cows, total pounds of milk, pounds of cream, pounds of butter, pounds of cheese, and value of milk, including milk separated at home and sold to the city creamery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Marshfield band and Company A shine at Camp Douglas return
Company A and the Second Regiment band returned to Marshfield with top honors from Camp Douglas. The band’s discipline and music were praised while Company A won the rifle contest with 424 points, a new national guard record, placing four men on the regimental team. Color Sergeant Huntsicker led individuals with a 376 marksmanship score, nine points above the Third Regiment, as a large crowd cheered their parade home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Douglas
Marshfield
National Guard
Co.e
Co. A
Huntsicker
Howard Pulling
Sergt Huntsicker
Private Russell
Priv. Smith
Priv. Pulling
Serg
Corp. Schwandt, Co
Company A
Regiment
State Bank of Stratford to Open in Stratford
Stratford residents largely subscribe the 10000 capital stock for a new bank to be named State Bank of Stratford. A stockholders meeting will occur soon to elect directors and appoint officers. The Daul brick corner building may be leased as the bank’s home. Rev and Mrs J Frank Young and child of Carthage Illinois visit this week. Rev Young will preach at Presbyterian Church Sunday morning and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
State Bank of
Peter Daul
Autoists Not Liable for Damages in Pole Incident
In a Stevens Point Journal report the autoists were found not liable for damages after a team was tied to a telephone pole. The drivers volunteered $10 to Mr. Sullivan, a sum accepted. The auto halted about thirty feet away. when it moved, frightened horses caused a horse to rear and fall onto a nearby iron curb post, the post piercing and killing the horse.
The Matinee A Success At Local Race Meet
The Sunday race meet at the fair grounds drew a good crowd and featured fast heat times for the season. Brace Girl won the free-for-all in straight heats, Ella Ola second, Lady H third, with times 2:21 and 2:20. Dooman topped the 4:30 trotting pace, Docman close behind in both heats, times 2:28 and 2:23. Green horses suggest slower classes may soon appear in fall circuit. John J. O Connor served as starter, aided by the Second Regiment band boosting the crowd.
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Fair Grounds
Brace Girl
Ella Ola
Lady H
Pearl Bayne
Harry Bayne
Ken McLeod
Dooman
Bill Stack
Geers
Nellie H. McLeod
Docman
John 3. O'Connor
Second Regiment
Tragedy in Saratoga Ends in Double Shooting
In Saratoga on a Wednesday evening Dan Lynch shot Andrew Normenson and Anna Sorenson, then slashed his own throat. Lynch, Normenson, and Sorenson were involved with Sorenson, who favored Normenson. Lynch was captured after a pursuit. Normenson likely to die while Lynch and Sorenson survive.
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Dan Lynch
Saratoga
Andrew Normenson
Anna Sorenson
Lynch
Nomenson
Miss Sorenson
Lyne
Ina
Sheri Julian Welch
Agnes Burne Very I. Typhoid Stricken in Idaho Visit
Conductor J H Burns and wife reached Coeur d Alene Idaho Friday reporting their daughter Agnes is very ill with typhoid fever. The patient is at the home of Mr and Mrs John Voelker and receiving medical care with hopeful recovery. The Burns plan to stay five to six weeks hoping to bring Agnes home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Burns
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Agnes
John Voelker
Burns
Marshfield Party Returns From Minnesota Timber Tour
Marshfield travelers BE Upham Dave Harney Riley Salzman and F J Teaman returned Saturday morning from a week in Cook County Minnesota near the Canadian line. They visited timber lands but did not locate claims, except Riley Salzman who secured 160 acres of valuable timber land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Upham
Dave Harney
Riley Salzman
F. J. Teaman
Cook County
Minnesota
Canadian Line
Mr. Salzman
James McLaughlin Seeks Sheriff Nomination in Wood County
James McLaughlin of Babcock filed Saturday for sheriff on the Republican ticket in Wood County. He previously served as deputy sheriff for four years and was elected sheriff eight years ago by a large majority, earning wide popularity for his capable leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McLaughlin
Babcock
McLaughlin
Jim
Wood County
Death of Mrs Teuhlar in outskirts of city
Mrs Margaret Teuhlar aged 68 died at her home on the city outskirts Tuesday morning. A pioneer resident for 28 years she is survived by four daughters Mesdames John Heinzen Jacob Loesselyoung of Park Falls Frank Zweck and Frank Stauss and three sons Jos and George Trublar city and John Trublar of Britton Dakota. Funeral will be held at 102 Thursday from St Johns church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Teuhlst
Assessment Roll Completed In Marshfield
Assessor William Albright finishes assessing city real and personal property and readies the roll for the board of review. The city’s total assessment reaches 3,027,663 dollars, about 69,000 dollars higher than last year, with the board set to meet at city hall on Wednesday August 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Albright
Board of Review
Marshfield
Albright
Geo Weltons Circus Horse Delights Cherry Street Crowd
George H Weltons two year old colt gave a small circus on south Cherry street last Thursday night. The horse wriggled its head through a twelve foot gate lifting the frame from the supports and escaped. It balanced the gate on its neck then wedged it into the dam in an attempt to reenter. Neither horse nor gate suffered harm. The dam is noted as sturdy and intelligent, and the colt shows strong breeding.
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George H. Welton
South Cherry Street
Presbytery Meeting in Wausan Over Pastor’s Relocation
Rev. Joseph Brown and Rev. H. C. Postlethwaite attended a special Presbytery meeting in Wausan to dissolve the pastoral relation with S. N. Wilson who has led the Wausan church for eight years. Wilson resigns to move to Reedsburg where lighter duties await and will close his Wausan pastorage on Sunday August 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Brown
H.C. Postlethwaite
Wausan
Presbytery
S. N. Wilson
Wilson
Reedsburg
Sunnday
Beloit Mourns Death Of Mrs Kimball And Illness Of Visitor
Mrs Wilson Rector was summoned to Beloit last Wednesday by the sudden illness of her mother Mrs Kimball who died the following day The funeral was held Sunday Mrs Kimball was a frequent visitor in the city and was highly esteemed by a large circle of friends who extend sympathy to her bereaved relatives.
Elks Host Skat Tournament This Friday in July
The Elks announce a skat tournament set for Friday evening July 31 at the club rooms. The event will be conducted strictly according to Hoyle with valuable prizes awarded to the winners, expected to draw many enthusiasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyle
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Wallie Mueller
Witt
Rhyner
Paising
Therolf
Serve
Reese
Siemars
Wickham
Staass
McLee
Corp
Corp. Smith
Corp. Drnheim
Priv
Stauss
Schoenick
Sere
T Aichyner
Capt. McCully
Krepsky
Sullivan
P. H. Sullivan
Lanars
Amherst
Geo. B. Nelson
Phillip
Joseph Ruplinger
Orleans
Neb
State Bank of Stratford
Brace Girl and
Ooeman
Agnes Burne Very I
Oxford
Pingree
Pingree and
Queen Quality
Queen
Zenia
Choice
Teuhlar
Geo. Welton
Beloit
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