A Successful Farmer In McMillan Area
A profile of A J Brandt a prominent McMillan farmer noted for businesslike farming and planned improvements. The piece covers his herd of 20 cattle including a registered Guernsey sire, crop rotation, soil fertility, and plans for a silo. It also mentions funds from a Marshfield Farmers Institute event and a March 21 Second Regiment Band performance at the Adler Opera House plus a St. Albans Guild cake sale on March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Brandt
McMillan
Brandt
Gentral
Wisconsin
Manitowoc County
Marathon County
Mr. Brant
Guernsey
Fred Warsinski
Migdera
Adler Opera House
St. Alpan's Guild
Episcopal
Fl. A. Schumaker
Notice To Ice Users Sets New Winter Prices
Notice lists ice rates starting April 1 including 15 cents per 100 pounds by wagon, 20 cents per 106 pounds delivered in small lots, 2.50 per month, and 10 for a five month season. Batt Marsurizzy Icr Co. thanks past patrons and seeks continued business under fair terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batt Marsurizzy Icr Co
Five youths denied new trial. sentenced to ten years
Judge Fowler in Neillsville refused a new trial for Anton Christman Peter Christman Joseph Christman Matthew Vogel and Henry Vogel for the Loyal assault. Each received ten years in the state reformatory at Green Bay and were allowed to appeal to the supreme court with bail set at $3,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fowler
Neillsville
Anton
Peter
Joseph Christman
Matthew
Henry Vogel
Loyal
Green Bay
Supreme Court
Unique Family Theatre Offers Two Shows Daily
The Unique Family Theatre promotes a bustling house crowd with two daily performances including matinees and evening shows. H King stars in Ethiopian stunts and comedy, praised as an old school minstrel and top comedian with lively variety acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanjry
Alll Uies
Real Rolling Stones on a Geologic Oddity
A geologist notes real rolling stones on a small table despite initial motionlessness. The rocks roll toward the center, driven by magnetic iron ore content and a slope. He mentions stones from Australia and Nevada, seen as curiosities with no value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Nevada
New Orleans
Times-Democrat
The Game of Loggats in Rustic Folklore
A short note on the old Haglish game of loggats once common in rural areas. Players throw a loggat toward a stake. the closest wins. Steevens cites its use at sheep shearing feasts with a black fleece prize and a ritual of kneeling to be kissed by rustics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logents Steevens
Jury mast and jury term share a common origin
The text explains that the jury mast is named from jour the French for day, mirroring how a legal jury is summoned for a brief period. It notes the temporary nature of both and their shared linguistic root.
Local Briefs and Notices from the Weekend Page
A fourteen year old son of John Schlagel near the city was badly burned by a dynamite cap explosion while cleaning rubbish. He is recovering and vows to be more careful. Farm ad seeks wheat oats rye barley and buckwheat at top market price. Upham Milling Co. info. A court action over logs hauled along Mill creek ended with the judge upholding the creek as a legal waterways, allowing log transport. Summit Lake was once listed as Wisconsin’s highest point, but Rib Hill in Marathon County is higher. Minnesota’s Mesaba range tops the region’s elevations. Also noted is a tout for a foot powder with 39,000 testimonials and a free trial offer by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schlagel
Upham Mtg. Co
Habu
Sherry
Mill Creek
Case & Johnson
South Central Avenue
Cigs
United States Geological Survey
Summit Lake
Langlade County
Wisconsin
Rib Hill
Marathon County
Indiana
Ohio
Iinnois
Iowa
Missouri
Michigan
Porcupine Mountain
Minnesota
Amleh S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
High School Notes Preview Reports and Changes
High School notes announce tomorrow's report releases and campus updates. New bell hung in Grant Building belfry. Miss Humble resigns due to illness and Miss Timm arrives. Lincoln Building partitions removed for safer egress in fire drills. A botany lab explosion injures Miss Brown. remaining furniture and clothing slightly damaged. Wm Brandon Gilt Edge Show at the Waterloo draws crowded houses with Emmet Gladys Irene and others delivering acts. Show runs two nights at Adler Opera House March 19 20 with 15 25 35 cent seats and money-back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Brandon
Master Emmet
Baty
Gladys Irene
Adler Opera House
Sexton
Unclaimed Letters at Marshfield Postoffice March 11 1908
Unclaimed letters listed include Geo W Abbey Henry Bannon Mrs A J Hoy W H Kenney Henry J Kerr Wm Reichard Mary Walter. Recipients urged to claim by stating advertised. Also brief Marshfield coal and wood ad and an odd Te phrase fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Geo. W. Abbey
Henry Bannon
A. J. Hoy
W. H. Kenney
Henry J. Kerr
Wm. Reichard
Mary Walter
Jounx F. Core
P.M
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Farmers’ Institute
Wis
C. J. Morrison W. E. Hargrave M
Erhardt
Inve Kase HW
Ellewbere
Faust
Rosylni Maen
Hengis Jouf
Learcereus
Aco
Chive
Mable Hahapullal
Jerome Vee
Joby Dorelene
Custer
Lee Johnson
Opairy Daley Caples
Vunlekets
Srle
Sviocted
Bisna Salo
eRoyel Chereediver
Fthag Pyneasy
Lune
Hlentine
Linal
Humatenyee A
Cox Mires
Verkins
Hipphantine
Smith
Gake Sale
Guernsey Breeders Association
Imafraid
Jonah
Philadelphia Press
Unique Family Theatre
H King
Grant
Lincoln
Miss Timm
Miss Humble
Miss Brown
Botany
Brandon
Harvey
Hattie Brandon
Germany
Marshfield Fuel Co
Washburn
Crosby's
California
Colonist
North - Western Line
Minneapolis
ST. Paul
Alabama
Arizona
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Indian Territory
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mexico
Mississippi
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
C.R. Chapman
C.D. Stockwell
St. Paul, Minn
T. W. Teasdale
iSt. Paul, Minn
Marsuereno
Sexton Brothers
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