05 Mar 1897
Page 1
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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1897
Page
1
An assortment of town notices covers block repairs and shop open hours plus a laundry and barber shop ads. Warnings include measles outbreaks in schools and a Wisconsin Constitution group forming. Community events note a beneficence dance, campfire, and staged plays with dates and local vendors cited.
A local entrepreneur has rented the Bick building beside the city bakery and transformed the space with artistic paper and electric lights. The revamped shop aims to serve top customers with superior quality, promising no compromise on offerings.
The Nasonaville Institute, held Thursday and Friday at the Presbyterian church, drew strong farmer attendance from Nasavile and nearby areas. Speakers including L. Scott of Neenah and W. D. Boynton of Shiocton covered manures, crop rotation, fruits, root growing, clover, corn not silage, and cow feeding with milk testing. The sessions included music and lectures, ending with praise for the educational value and profit potential for local farmers.
A school issue lists students with high exam averages and notes on parental engagement. Names of pupils across several classes appear with teachers including Miss Redey, Miss Olin, and Miss Bothnin, alongside remarks on diligent effort and the value of parent visits to observe progress.
Devout readers are told of Lent fast rules and abstinence, noting Bishop Schwebach grants dispensations for workers. It outlines meat limits on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and allowed dairy and lard use, with ashes on Holy Week and Christmas exceptions.
The Badger State Band has shifted its concert date to March, promising a fine program at the Presbyterian Church of the Vth Aast. The show will feature a vocal piece with band accompaniment and a revised program overall. Led by Prof. F P Adams, the band is composed mostly of local residents and aims to rank among the state’s top musical groups with community support.
The Upham family will move to Ashland after living in Marshfield. Engineer EA Upham and kin plan to establish a new home there, selling their comfortable residence at 4th and Chestnut streets. The community expresses hope the transition will be pleasant for the long-time residents departing Marshfield.
Obituary notes the death of John Staadt, longtime president of Staadt Lumber Co in Staadt, Texas. Born in Germany, he immigrated in 1850s and built a respected business, leaving a widow and seven children. He served in the German army before moving to Milwaukee and later helped found the lumber firm with his sons. Funeral plans are not detailed. the family mourns his loss.
The undesigned cesira to thank all those kind Friends and neighbors who assisted us by kindly acts of kindness during our hour of sorrow. These kind Friends will be remembered as messengers of mercy in our greatest distress. Nurses Paull Exses Axo Cutcpnhew.
The document records a public mortgage sale for property in Wood County to satisfy a debt plus interest, with the Upham Manufacturing Co. as mortgage holder and detailing the parcel description, sale date, and conditions. It also lists judicial election notices for the state of Wisconsin, naming vacancies on the Supreme Court and circuit judgeships, with dates for terms expiring and the official county clerk notice.
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