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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1907
Page
7
Visitors and guests fill city pages with names like Father Duvin Curtis TiNotson and Father Duncan. births marriages and sidewalk updates sit alongside bridge plans and store changes at Marshfield and area towns.
Seven candidates were initiated into Odd Pallow ship at Unity Lodge with help from Grand Master J. W. Brown of Antigo and Grand Conductor L. E. Calvin of Pitts ville. Marshfield and Colby Lodge members participated. A next class of six is planned for next Saturday night.
Wood County roads and bridges committee members including G H Conklin and Simon Worland toured the area and awarded contracts for 16 new bridges to be built this summer. Towns listed include Seneca 450, Cameron 300, Auburn Dale 800, Cranmoor 650, Dexter 1050, Saratoga 500, Saratoga 700, Rudolph 800, Arpin 1150, Arpin 770, Cranmoor 300, Milladore 600, Milladore 500, Wood 1500, Remington 3200, Hansen 600.
An amendment to the current public building safety law bans camp stools and chairs in theater and church aisles and prohibits standing in aisles. Violations carry a fine from 100 to 1000 dollars. Fire chiefs, assistant factory inspectors, and city labor commissioners gain entry rights to enforce compliance.
A Rhinelander Vindicator note describes a tugboat crew on the river catching a miscalled object Wednesday and discovering a large musky near five feet long. The fish rolled, surfaced, and was measured as about five feet.
Eighth grade commencement features a varied program at the McKinley building this evening. The event includes songs, recitations, an oration by Touss, a piano duet, and the Dumbbell Drill performed by a large group of students with many named participants. Several class roles and portraits appear among the program items and a certificate presentation by Mr. Gile closes the program.
J. EB. Ebert, dean of local knights of the grip, tells Times reporter he favors immediate asphalt paving of Central avenue. He says asphalt, laid properly, is the only material that keeps streets clean and level, with water and sewer connections to the lot line and paving undisturbed. He believes good paving could boost the town and make it a convention city.
A record of marriage licenses includes Jesse E Sherman and Miss Lillian Mae Leonhart of Rock, John Nelson of Summit Lake to Salome Miller of Marshfield, Tom Nelson to Christena Gunder of Marshfield, John Barth to Annie Gilgert of Auburndale, and Otto Lelof to Emma Kuehl of Grand Rapids.
The Wisconsin Wood County County Court in probate will hold a special session at the Grand Rapids court house on Tuesday August 13, 1907 at 10 o clock A M to hear the petition of Peter Uiterweller to probate the last will and testament of John Elsas late of Marshfield and for letters of administration with the will annexed to Peter Uiterweller of Marshfield. The date is June 11 in the year. By order of the Court J W Conway Country Judge H O Pors Attorney for Petitioner.
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