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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1919
Page
1
The Oshkosh Northwestern lauds men of Company A Band the 107th Supply Train and others for their service in France as part of the 2nd Division. It highlights their bravery in Evance and urges them to cherish citizenship while noting homecoming joys and enduring pride in their achievements for nation and allies.
About a hundred members of the Milwaukee Association of Commerce toured Marshfield as part of their 17th annual trade promotion. They paraded down Central avenue with their band, attended a dinner, heard a concert in front of Hotel Blodgett, and saw The Jollies of 1919 at Adler theater. The visitors praised Marshfield and planned to continue to Ladysmith.
Notice directs all subscribers to the celebration fund for Red Arrow Days, to mail checks this week to John Hasselbalch, chairman of the finance committee, for June 18 and 19 events.
A surprise deal completes the sale of the P. J. Schaefer Cheese Company to Kraft Bros of Chicago and New York. Kraft will operate locally with all current employees retained. P. J. Schaefer and Alfred Neumann will hold financial interests but retire from active management. Full details on page three.
Lawrence Bump and Lawrence Sragdon, once noted for trouble, are released on parole. They were caught May 28 taking clothes from Mrs. Buzzy’s Peach Street home. Found guilty in Judge Andrews’ court, they were placed on probation with potential transfer to the industrial school at Waukesha if they misstep.
In Wood County, Milladore's naming tale surfaces from a Pittsville Record anecdote. Orsow A. Everts, then station agent at Mill Creek, opposed renaming to Brannon after a line in an old English novel. His prestige helped keep Milladore as the town name, and he recently celebrated a wedding in Ashland as the story emerged.
A brief notice announces The Whip Magnificent by Adler showing tonight. The item highlights the performance at a local venue and invites readers to attend.
Marshfield audience hailed the Jollies of 1919 as the most cleverly acted home talent show yet, produced by Joe Brent of Chicago. The cast included B Edwards Allison Bly Clifford Lundgren Frank Kleinheinz William Bures Paul Spalding Edward Kohl Lloyd Whitney and many actresses. The production blended ragtime and grand opera with a strong home setting and smooth ensemble performance.
At a Monday directors meeting of the Building and Loan Association the pledged members elected officers include Fred Reeths Sr as President Leo Rose as Vice President Henry Kaiser as Treasurer Charles M Pot as Secretary and J H O as Assistant Secretary with other posts noted.
Returning home all members of Company A 127th Infantry 82nd Division who were quarantined at Camp Mills New York due to scarlet fever arrive in the city early Monday morning. They look well and are glad to be back. Daily trains bring more men and by Red Arrow days most will be here.
Washington reports the 1917 act of Willard D. Purdy of Company A 127th Infantry saving his men at Hegenbach Alsace by grabbing grenades, holding them to his stomach as they exploded. He died saving others. next of kin listed as Mrs Esther Purdy Marshfield Wisconsin.
Clarence William Volz ten years old son of Mr and Mrs Nicholas Volz of Hewitt died at the hospital Sunday after considerable suffering. He attended school in Hewitt. The funeral was held yesterday morning at 9 o'clock from St John’s Catholic church with Rev Joseph Fiolf officiating.
Memories of yesterdays return with Fred Beell facing Chicago’s Bob Rodgers in a catch as catch can bout on June 19 at the Red Arrow celebration. Rodgers, around 190 pounds with a strong record, will challenge Beell for a $500 purse and a chance to relive Beell’s world championship days in a local spectacle expected to draw many admirers.
Appleton Wisconsin June 3 Special Miss Beatrice Schuette daughter of Mr and Mrs F J Schuette Marshfield will appear on a commencement program at Lawrence conservatory soon She will assist a piano student who is to give an individual program Only a small number of undergraduates are asked to assist this year Miss Schuette a 1926 Marshfield High School graduate was in the Lawrence Girls Glee Club during a recent tour the club played at Adler theaters head of registered Guerndey
On May 28 the Wood County Guernsey Breeders Association held a record stock sale in the large round barn at the fair grounds. Forty six head sold for a total of $15,650 an average of about $340 per head. The highest price paid was $700 and no animal sold for less than $100. Notable buyers included William B. Burhop at $323 Bert C. Krohn $500 and J G. Breidenback $520. Dr M B Wood of Mankato was sales manager with H C Tellier and C S Johnson as auctioneers. The sale was praised as the best in the section to date.
Marshfield High marks the end of the 1919 school year with the class play And Home Came Ted to be staged at Adler theater tomorrow and Friday. Baccalaureate Sunday in Presbyterian church, Commencement next Thursday, outside speaker, Senior ball Friday night June 15 at the armory. Graduates include Elma Baer, Horace Balllam, Adele Ballou, Joseph Rie, Robert Birge, Donald Bulmer, Kenneth Counsell.
The Chamber of Commerce takes action against a proposed 30 cent per ton increase on bituminous coal shipments into Wisconsin and neighboring western states, citing economic impact and regional supply concerns.
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