Northern Wisconsin rail lines struggle after days of rainfall
Widespread flooding cripples Marshfield to Ashland routes with two bridges undermined at Fenwood and McMillan. Wausau Marshfield division bears the worst damage as crews rush to repair, while Soo Line routes divert via Omaha. High water leaves scenes of wrecked logs, damaged mills, and riverside debris.
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Wisconsin
Marshfield
Lake
Superior
Wausau- Marshfield
Fenwood
McMillan
Stratford
McMillan Bridge
North End
Soo Line
Asheland
Prentice
Eau Claire
Omaha
Black River
Ashland
Duluth
Hall Claire
Minneapolis
Owen
Thorpe
Medford
Chicago
Soo
Northwestern
Font du Lac
Omsha
Merrilan
Milwaukee
Wisconsin River Valley
Wausau
United Commercial
Junction City
March Rapids
Marathon County
R. Doud_ & Sons company
Merci’ Rapids
Grand Rapids
Wisconsin River
Doud Mill
Mrs Briggs Delivers Popular Senior Class Play at New Adler
At the New Adler opera house Mrs. Briggs of the Poultry Yard starred in the Senior class play to a crowded house. Cast included Ethel Buckmaster Ralph Jimmy Alvira Melissa George Ballam John Daul Ruth Tufts Edith Noll Silas Green Walter Berdan Albert Delmore Virginia Alice Burns Daisy Thornton Lorna Scharmann Clara Kassilka Marian Parrette. An extended description will be printed next week.
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Briggs
Poultry Yard
New Adler Opera House
Mrs. Briggs
Ethel Buckmaster
Ralph
Jimmy
Alvira
Melissa
George Ballam
John Daul
Ruth Tufts
Edith Noll
Silas Green
Walter Berdan
Mr. Lee
Albert Delmore
Virginia
Alice Burns
Daisy Thornton
Lorna Scharmann
Blodgett to Run Special Cheese Train
C. E. Blodgett plans a special train of at least 25 refrigerator cars loaded with Wisconsin cheese from his warehouse to Houston Texas. The train will travel from Seene with its own engine and crew and stop in a city each night to distribute cheese sample packages. The journey begins Monday June 22.
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C. E. Blodgett
Blodgett Cheese, Butter & Egg Company
Wisconsin
Houston
Tex
Two Girls Killed by Lightning Near Dorchester
During a Wednesday storm the home of Nat Matheofsky east of Dorchester was struck by lightning killing two children. One was a seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Matheofsky and the other a seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis Clark who were visiting. Two other children were badly burned but expected to recover.
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Nat Matheofsky
Dorchester
Lewis Clark
Surety Companies Remain Acceptable for Bonds
Attorney General Owen denies a rumored shift in policy stating that the state will not require saloonkeepers' bonds from surety companies. He confirms that established surety firms are still acceptable and that individual bonds are not mandated.
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Owen
Hull says he will stay in governor race with strong anti university tone
Merlin Hull of Black River Falls, publisher of The Black River arts Journal and former Wisconsin assembly speaker, visited Marshfield for talks on his Republican governor bid. He denied withdrawal rumors, pledged a full platform next week, and criticized state university funding practices and the push to control state expenditures. He urged separate appropriation bills and said the people should run the state.
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Merlin Hull
Black River Falls
Black Tiver Arts Journal
Wisconsin Assembly
Times
Hull
Wisconsin
State Board of Public Affairs
University
Six Wood County students graduate from University of Wisconsin
The week of June 17 will see six Wood County students graduate from the University of Wisconsin. Named are Selma Bartman Karl H. Doege of Marshfield William R. Barr man George C. Hill Lloyd D. Miller and Percifer C Daly of Grand Rapids.
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Wood County
Wisconsin
Selma Bartman
Karl
H. Doege
Marshfield
William R. Barrman
George C. Hill
Lloyd D. Miller
Percifer C. Daly
Grand Rapids
Weber Brothers Buy Miller Store
Herbert and Hubert Weber, formerly with H Koenig, completed a deal Saturday to buy the S Miller Fruit Company fruit and grocery store as the Miller firm shifts to wholesale trade. The Weber brothers take over the shop.
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Weber Brothers
Miller
Herbert and
Hubert Weber
H . Koenig
S. Miller Fruit’ Company
Obituary of Herman H. Berg at Marshfield
Herman Henry Berg died Monday at 11 00 AM at his East Fourth Street home after a brief illness. Born 1856 in Sheboygan County he lived in Webster City Sioux City Marshfield and Janesville before settling in Marshfield in 1887. Survived by widow Ida Hensel Berg son Seth H Berg two daughters and several relatives. Funeral services Thursday afternoon at 1 30 at home and St Pauls Evangelical church conducted by Rev G D Fleer with interment at Hillside.
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Herman Henry Werg
East Fourth Street
Mr. Berg
Janesville
Fond du Lac
Sheboygan County
Webster City
Sioux City
Northwestern
Marshfield
Jefferson School
Ida Hensel Berg
Seth H. Berg
Elson
Clara
Harry
John
Hilbert
Henry Poppy
Herman Poppy
Madison
Otto
Emma Bartels
Berg
Equitable Fraternal Union
the Beavers
Death of Eugene Neumann 13 in South Cherry Street
Eugene Wilton Neumann aged 13 died at his parents home after eight weeks of illness and heart failure. Born in Chicago in 1901 he attended Chicago schools and later local schools. Funeral Thursday morning with mass at St Alban’s Church and Hillside Cemetery interment. Survived by parents Alfred and Mrs. Neumann and brother Alfred E. Also relatives from Chicago attend. P. J. Schaefer Cheese Co warehouse to close Thursday morning.
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Eugene Wilton Neumann
Alfred Neumann
South Cherry Street
Eugene
Chicago
Jefferson
Washington
Boy Scouts
St. Alban’s Church
Graeme Davis
Hillside Cemetery
Alfred E
Charles Becker
Emil Neumann
Neumann
P. J. Schaefer Cheese Company
Nekoosa to Play Marshfield Rival Next Sunday
The Colts will visit Nekoosa at the fair grounds Sunday at three in a key league tilt. Marshfield will be led by Johnson and Christensen while Bentz Filot and Crooms pace Nekoosa. Auburndale seeks Wood County league admission as local clubs discuss expanding to six teams including Marshfield Outlaws Grand Rapids Outcasts Pittsville and Milladore.
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Nekoosa
Colts
Fair Grounds
Johnson
Christensen
Marshfield
Bentz
Filot
Crooms
Ekoosa
Mosinee
Stevens Point
Roberts
Auburndale
Marshfield Outlaws
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Outcasts
Pittsville
Milladore
Vesper
Rudolph
Stratford
Outlaws Fall In Twelve Inning Thriller To Miladore
In a lively Sunday game against Miladore's first team the Outlaws lost 6 3 after twelve innings. The crowd showed strong support for the home team and the Wood county league demonstrated good material for future games.
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Miladore
Outlaws
Wood County League
Intarast
Fortnightly Club stage Mikado a great success
The Fortnightly Musical club presented Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado at the New Adler opera house matinee drawing a full lower-floor audience. Mrs Doege directed a trimmed two act version lasting about an hour and three quarters with Koko’s garden scene. After the performance, Former Mayor Robert Connor hosted a dinner at the Hotel Blodgett and members enjoyed a porch party at Dr and Mrs K W Deere.
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Adler Opera House
Koko
Mikado
Japan
H. A. Bly
Nanki-Foo
Yum-Yum
H.R. Williams
Pettt-Sing
Peep-Bo
Candy
Emmagene Hayward
R. Connor
KorKo
H. Fv
Katisha
Nanki-Poo
Heath
E. 3
Bailey
Page
P. J. Schaefer
K. W . Doege
E. B. Pulling
B. BE. Finney
W. D. Wheeler
Heward Barr
Thomas D. Spalding
Robert Connor
Blodgett
Husbands
Mm. K. W. Deere
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No Traina
Matchfield
Togarage
Campbell
Uni
Ana
Lo.ti
C. G. Rumpf
Appleton
W. F. Raetz
Manitowoc
B. A. F. Loether
A. E. Banderob
Oshkosh
B. A. Honeycomb
George B. Campbell
Thomas A. Wensink
J. W. Callaway
la Crosse
R. H. Worth
Lu. Crosse
C. M. Griffin
D. Thomas
Thomas Addison
Racine
Green Bay
Waukesha
Rice Lake
Chippewa Falls
Hudson
Railway City Council
W. Hart
L. A. Arnold
A. G. Felker
Cal
Second Regiment
Flower Girls
Huber
Thuss
Ella Thuss
Henry Thuss
Silas Edward Huber
Re. L. Thom
Misses Lil
Juan Huber
Laona Frome
Ervin Huber
Edmund Thugs
Thuss Qenidence
Bonseaat
WU. W
H. H. Berg
Eugene Neumann
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