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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1903
Page
2
Local items from Fenwood and Loyal recount visits by residents to Wausau Marshfield and Edgar, logging activity easing as roads grow heavy, sales and political notices, social events including a grand ball and St Patrick celebrations, and small anecdotes about vendors, tradesmen, and a wedding.
Town of Rock items note Jess Sherman training for telegraphy in Janesville and likely to command any office. John A. Peterson returns from Minneapolis after foot operation with hope for a sound foot. Two youths overturn a straw load near the town hall. no injuries. Berkhardt Dix returns from northern woods looking fit. P N Hanson plans to build a stone wall and move his barn with Behnke of Marshfield handling masonry and Herd Bros. moving. Cheese factory interest grows among Rock Town Hall District farmers. Mr Peters on record shows $52 per cow in 1902 milk.
Mrs. YW Watkins of Pleasant City Ohio chronicles a near tragedy as her child suffered from a severe cough and consumption. After doctors failed to halt decline the family used Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption and the child recovered fully. The ad proclaims the medicine as the only sure cure for coughs colds and all lung diseases guaranteed by Sexton Bros. druggists with 50 cent and 1.00 prices and free trial bottles.
Community updates describe illnesses, visits, and travel among Spencer residents. Dimple Graves is very sick. John Gardiner hurt Pridey loading bolts. Nat James visited Marshheld on business. Miss Mary Hanson travels to Dodge County to care for a sick grandmother. Ed Mason family went to Duluth to see her mother. Martha Potts clerked at Gardner and James store amid a crowded shop. Samuel Brooks went to Sugar Bush and returned with his adopted daughter Lillie. Leonard Damon and Herald from Athens visit uncle Gust and Grandma Damon. W R C to serve supper March 26 1903 at G A R hall. admission 16 cents. Roy Holmes and Lee Hanson ran away Tuesday March 10 but were pursued at Abbotsford and returned home. Veron Rich’s girl choir sang for M E church. Rev McKinney preached. revival meetings held.
Fraser visits Neillsville and Henning buys the Cunningham house. Residents attend the Marshfield farmers institute and a St Patrick dance in Granton. E Counsell hosts a birthday gathering. Fort Wood town board and Clark county school districts set a new district including Chili village. An ad extolls Dr Boschee s German Syrup as a cough and lung remedy available at Sexton Bros.
Town of Spencer reports social visits as Mrs August Frank called on Mrs M E Bradley Sunday. Selma Blankenbury returns to school after illness. Gotlib Fetker hires timber for a large barn with stone foundation. Will Folt returns from winter woods work for B F McMillen. Laura Cramer visits with her parents while attending village school. Hoops buys Herman Prain house and moves to farm one mile south of Spencer.
Mrs. Gertrude E Fenner of Marion Indiana suffered a deep seated cough that weakened her lungs and caused pneumonia. After using One Minute Cough Cure she was cured completely, regained strength and returned to her normal weight from 92 pounds. Four bottles restored health. At Kamps drug store.
Mr R Connor was in town Tuesday. Born to Mr and Mrs Ford Krouse a girl last week. The Kohl Brothers have bills for an Easter dance. George Slonson was on the sick list last week. Chas Kohl was in Marshfield Monday on business. L Gatbish was in Marshfield Monday between trains. Mr and Mrs J Kohler from Sherry visited relatives here over Sunday. Louis Garbish purchased Peter Strochota's sale Monday for 4000 dollars. Strochota built a butcher shop and will devote summer to butchering. Lorenz Kohl Geo Wallace and Geo Spratt of Marshfield are painting and papering H L Klemmes building. John Week Lumber Co started their log drive on the Big Eau Plaine River Thursday. Boys taking in the drive include Peter and L Weber Philip Bennet Wm Me Carm and Wm Isbell.
Andrew Peterson hosts Hemlock Road neighbors and Wesley Todd with son Bertie visit Marshfield. Mr. and Mrs. J. Morrison drive to Marshfield. Mrs. Wm. Burbopp and children from Richfield visit Minerva J. Wood. John Benke of Marshfield visits Andrew Peterson. Joseph Morrison Jr. owns Belgian hares shipped by his brother in law Fréd Parmelee of Ripon.
A farm dairy article extols cream separators as superior to traditional setting methods for extracting butter from milk. It claims higher cream yield, purer product, and better feed value for skim milk to pigs, chickens, and calves. The piece urges eight to ten cows on a herd to invest, noting small herds also benefit. It ends with a note on Dr. L M Turbin visiting Marshfield March 23 at the Flotel Blodgett for consultations.
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