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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1896
Page
13
A compact roundup of Marshfield area items cites racing season start, school clerk duties, church events, a big July 4 dance plan in Hartford, lumber mill activity, and local social visits. It notes bike, weather, and harvest remarks, a honey tree find, a near-fire lightning incident, and assorted personal mentions from residents and visitors.
Annual meeting of Dist. No. 1 in Marshtleia will be held at Hizh school building on the evening of July Monday at 7 p.m. All interested in school matters are urged to attend. G. S. Venvur, Clerk.
Dr and Mrs K W Doege plan an August departure for several months in Germany. Mrs Doege joins a pleasure tour while Dr Doege pursues a long desired study. They sail from New York August 14 returning next May to pursue medical college study in Germany.
James G. Blaine Post No. 110 Wisconsin memorializes comrade Jos J Dumas of Co G 1st N Y Cavalry and comrade E G Schmidy of Marshfield as fallen veterans. The resolutions praise Dumas as a valued member, upright citizen, and defender, express sympathy to his widow, and request copies for city papers and the deceased’s family. Schmidy, a former merchant, died May 27 1896 after long service in the 2nd Wis Light Battery and Veteran Reserve Corps, with memorials planned for his wife and family.
Editor receives a counterfeit call for a Wood county Republican convention dated for July 22 but the county chairman says no meeting was held and condemns the call as wrongly issued. He reveals another convention is planned in Marshfield on July 20 and publishes the call under the chairman’s signature.
Fire last Sunday morning totally destroyed the gluon residence and store of Frank Hungerford in Chili. Mr and Mrs Hungerford left early blueberry picking and returned the following morning to find the ruin. It is unclear if the building and contents were insured.
Pred Begil of Marsh leads a strong group of acrobats at the I Park exhibition next Sunday afternoon. The program features turning, tumbling, swinging on trapeze and lifting, with Fred Buell and Kate Bros supporting Tae Popfer and Hojince Tues. Admission is worth the price. refunds offered if disappointed. A band will play during the event followed by a grand July 4th celebration and fireworks in the evening.
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