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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1913
Page
4
Gov Sanders argues individuals control their fate yet warns the republic faces threats not from classes but from the cosmopolitan city. He cites Lincoln and urges making country life purer and more attractive for today’s youth to nurture an unconquerable citizenship and a united America ready to fulfill its world mission.
Spencer residents note callers and visitors from Unity Tomahawk and Ladysmith during the week. Miss Stella Clark returned home to Tomahawk. the Meillsville Indians played Spencer, losing 24 to 7. C Utter resigned as depot agent. Van Aletyne appointed from Waupace.
Lindsey residents report visits from Princeton Minn and Marshfield. Herb House returns to Lindsey to live and works on a local section, planning to move his family to the Fred Clark place Tuesday. Several relatives and visitors from Pittsville Huron Lynn Grand Rapids and Marshfield stop by. sick list note on Mrs Haertel. local business callers include Vollixar Quinn Amos Roll and Judge Por of Marshfield.
Martin Draxler returned home Saturday from river trip. Mrs Walter Olson and family attended the funeral of Mr Olson’s brother Friday. The Misses Elsie and Edna Pancser who studied at Stevens Point spent Sunday with their parents Mr and Mrs Angus Luepka.
The Johnson Electric Co of Wausau Wisconsin will open a shop in the Donchard building at 121 South Central Ave. They will offer a new line of electric supplies for home store and factory and handle contracting for electrical works. Mr Petterson of Wausau will run the city shop and supervise wiring and engineering with expert help. The firm already has a similar operation in Wausau to provide better lines and quicker service.
Richfield and nearby towns feature social visits and travels including Mrs. Burhopp, Miss Tuttle, Uncle Porter and Hattie Tuttle. Editors, harvest trips, and district meetings are noted along with home improvements, a large barn event, hospital recovery, and a neighborhood song service. A box social benefits the M E church and a prominent speaker is promised. Wm. F. Drackley mourns his mother in Webster City Iowa. he attends the funeral with family support.
Local notes from Nasonville report the Southern Ladies Aid meeting with Mrs. John Kohl last Friday and farming tasks like grain cutting. A show and dance at the Granton Brass Band venue is announced for Saturday August 2 with Misses Louise Kolb Martha Schilling and Elva Thayer as pianist.
Town of Rock Orlander Morrison is reported worse. Miss Helen Gerwing of Marshfield visits sister Mrs Dix for about three weeks returning last Friday. Next Sunday services change with no preaching. Pastor Rev Lothian absent S School at usual hour. Social Dance by Nasonville boys postponed indefinitely. Mrs Harlan Sherman from Rapids visits parents F Reidel and grandmother Niels. Rev Lothian and wife plan trip to Pittsville by motorcycle middle of week returning next week. They will move household goods into the Manse early week.
Marshfield dominates Neillsville in a lopsided baseball game on a local lot. The article lists game-by-game innings, captains, and a season schedule from August through October, with postponed games indicated and Kaufman’s team apparel sale details and Kestel Bros contact.
Miss Amanda Bodehdorfer spent Sunday with her parents. J A Bidwell of Easton Wis visits son Willis. Harold Hendrickson visits Ebbe. The Thos Thompson family call on C F Knudsen. Mrs F BE Wyman expects guests from Oshkosh. Van Epps return to Weysonwega after visit. Mrs Edgar Hansen visits Green Bay and Denmark. Mrs Arthur Bever of Marshfield visits Gilbert Nelson family. An eruption keeps Ennull at mason laid up. Voss and Fraser visit Gilbert Nelson. No church at Ebbe next Sunday due to pastor Lothian's vacation. Carl Fredrickson had a near accident unloading hay. He was sprained but survives. Ladies Aid social last Friday raised about $9.
North Nasonville notes list Calves shipped to Chili by Lee Donnerbaver and a haste trip to Marshfield by Richard Block. A son named Anton Prijatal is welcomed to the family. Farmers busy with hay, grain, and rye, awaiting better weather to ease work. Rev H Lothian rode to Ebbe on his motorcycle for Sunday School and a 3 pm service. Fred Benderling recovers from a sore hand after an insect bite, initially feared blood poisoning.
The Soo line depot in Hewitt received a new coat of paint last week making it look up to date. Farmers in the area have finished haying and are now cutting grain. J Schieferl of Jefferson visited with Mr and Mrs M Schieferl last week. The Hewitt baseball team stayed home Sunday. Reynolds Pankow and brother Rofas Carl Plath Loyal Allen and Adam Emmerich returned Friday from a two weeks camping trip at Green Lake with a good time reported by all.
Local items run from Miss Nora Long’s Greenwood visit to Marshfield through car purchases, family travel, and social events. Notables include Judge L. w. Halsey visiting Athens and the W. A. Sexton Overland sale, plus church calls and Soo line delays due to wrecks. Small-town life, with weddings, trips to Milwaukee, Chicago, and Fond du Lac, and local business activity.
A local retailer advertises a 25 percent discount on all ladies and misses tailored suits and coats for the remainder of the week. The offer includes the entire stock and applies to ladies, misses, and children's items.
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