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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1919
Page
1
A Wood county conference of farmers and business leaders at Marshfield City Hall discussed power and light distribution for the county. Speakers outlined three plans for municipal, franchise, or private power, with cost estimates for lines and transformers and a committee formed to pursue coordinated action.
Court adjourned last Wednesday and will reconvene March 25 due to Judge Park’s absence. Upon resumption, calendar items include Margaret Wilt vs John Wil for divorce, C St P M&O, B R vs Raddis Lumber & Veneer Co, Henry Knoll vs Jos Swarick, Albert Marcoux vs Ralph Roberts, National Fireproof Co vs Wil Fred LeMay, and Matshigs Carey vs Phoshe Carey.
Shurill Billete traveled to Waukesha last Wednesday with warrants for the arrest of Bred Kawalski and Halbert Pate. The case involves a wife and six children and a term of intimacy with Patteron. District Attorney Calkins, aided by Saorile Bluett and Chief Payne, led an investigation into the couple's disappearance with ties to Wax former shoe repair worker and suspected movements toward Rapids.
Washington dispatch notes the 3 cent postage rate restored to prewar levels on July 1 1919 for all first class mail as per revenue act of 1918. Postmasters urged to stock three cent stamps and two cent postal cards due to expected demand after rate changes. John Bark
A Marshfield committee meeting scheduled for Monday discusses securing adequate electric power for city growth while serving rural communities. Gus Krasin, Board of Public Works chair, notes progress and expects tangible results, with 64 Wood County reps and Marshfield participation. The group thanks the local Chamber of Commerce for support.
The Central Wisconsin Holstein Breeders Association will hold its annual meeting in city hall next Saturday March 29 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. All members are requested to be present.
Nomination day closed last week for spring elections set April 1. Only John Seu brit sought re-election as city clerk. Alderman candidates include Joseph Rebsteck in First Ward, Edward Dumas in Second Ward, Major Robert Connor in Third Ward, and John Nirsehner in Fourth Ward but no candidate filed there. Voters may write in a name for alderman in the Fourth Ward. Also listed are candidates for municipal judge, justices of the peace, and state officials with elections set amid debates on electric power and school supervision. The Krueger trial in Clark County features Judge Marvin G Rosenberry and Julius Theodore Dithmar, with many subpoenas issued and about seventy witnesses ordered to testify. The trial, starting Monday in Neillsville, is expected to last three weeks.
The second shoot of four for the Company 1 squad held at the armory last Thursday evening produced Sergt H Mueller with a small lead. Scores from Friday and Sunday mark the progress as the state team selection nears in Milwaukee.
Hunry Hyde, sent to Europe by the Chicago Tribune to study Bolshevism, defines it as destroying church, home, school and all civilized institutions, looting banks and repudiating debts, outlawing marriage and imposing free love. He paints Bolshevism as a complete collapse of social order.
The PTA will meet at Washington School on Thursday afternoon March 27. The program includes Second grade exercises, Fourth grade exercises, solo by Miss Kelso, and readings by Mrs. Arlie Heath.
E J Laufenberg of Marshfield announces a new milk route set to begin April 1 with seven years of prior dairy experience. The herd has been tuberculin tested and cleared of tuberculosis, and interested customers can reach him at 2794 to arrange delivery. Also included is commentary on conscientious objectors and the public perception of their military discharges.
The daylight law goes into effect on the last Sunday of March, which is next Sunday, March 30. All clocks must be set ahead one hour on that date, and the change remains in effect until the last Sunday in October when clocks are set back one hour.
Mr. Qoscar Bronson of Milwaukee will be in the city this week to take orders for piano tuning. Call 480 for 220.
The Arkansas article notes that on Tuesday a hearing was held on Assembly Bill No 406 A to create Pershing County. Opponents from Clark Taylor and Chippewa counties appeared while Stanley led proponent efforts. The committee reported the bill for indefinite postponement, ending Stanley’s bid for a new county seat.
Reports describe the so-called sleeping sickness spreading in the United States with more than 100 cases across seventeen cities and twenty one deaths. Government figures indicate the new malady resembles an influenza form and may be widely scattered though not alarming. Instances show patients sleeping eight to ten days before revival, with some communities preparing influenza-like precautions.
The Raddis team opened the three match Monday program with a win but then fell to ud and 10 pins in the last two games. Pills met Lumberjacks Tuesday and the Libertys face Luckystrikes Wednesday. Lumberjacks and Luckystrikes lead league standings while Feess holds the high individual average. A league banquet is set for Monday night at the Palm Garden Cafe following the Rad dis Nationals score results.
Frank Lovejoy, Wood county's mystery prisoner, jailed in West Allis after escapes from Grand Rapids and a series of auto thefts. He was captured in Indiana's Columbia City and identified as the suspect in Grand Rapids and West Allis thefts. District Attorney Calkins says he will face charges in West Allis, with escape details still unclear.
Two 100 foot long ton weight locomotives traverse Marshfield on their way from Chicago to Duluth for the Duluth and Missabe Northern road. Each engine bears five pairs of drivers and a tender weighing 540000 pounds, far surpassing Soo Line engines in size.
The Director of Mines has issued instructions revoking all regulations on purchasing possessing and using explosives for land reclamation stump blasting ditching and other agricultural tasks. No license will be required henceforth though enemy alien restrictions on manufacture sale or possession remain and dealers must still guard explosives safely.
The Whip, the screen version of the London hit, will be shown tonight at the Adler Theater. The production features vast scale with big race and hunting scenes, a dramatic train wreck, and a thrilling automobile accident, all built around a powerful story. Matinee at 4:15.
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