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Newspaper

Marshfield Times

Location

Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1908

Page

6

Milk License Mandate Sparks Compliance in Marshfield

A recently enacted milk ordinance in Marshfield requires cow owners selling milk to obtain a license from the city clerk and present a veterinarian certificate proving cattle free of tuberculosis and contagious diseases. Some sellers refuse, others have licensed and had cows examined. a list shows licensees and cow counts for several residents.

Wilk Marshfield C.B. Warfield J Gid Bodah H.E. Haight Peter Weber H.#. Crozier August Kehrberg M. Deming

Beell seeks Seattle wrestling match with Dr Roller

Beell the local wrestler signs to meet Dr B F Roller of Seattle in Seattle on Thursday evening May 14 for a side bet of 1000 dollars and gate receipts. Roller, highly regarded, has defeated Westergard Burrs and stood off Gotch. Fred Beell leaves Monday to prepare for the bout. John Seaman Garns to entertain Friday May 15 for Marshfield High School. Rev Joseph Brown attends Marathon county Sunday School convention in Waushau, speaking Friday, with two more addresses including Arpin and Sherry next Sunday.

Fred Beell B. F. Roller Seattle Wash Dr. Roller Westergard Farmer Burrs Gotch Pacific Coast Beell Fred John Seaman Garns Lawrence School of Expression Appleton Denoit Marshfield High School Athletic Association Garns M. E. Church Joseph Brown Marathon County Sunday School Association Wausau Arpin Sherry

Humorous dispatches and millinery news headline

A collection of light anecdotes ends with an invitation to view spring hats and millinery by Miss E. M. Rowan. The notes include a comic exchange about being dead and a bishop joke, followed by an invitation to inspect spring millinery at Miss Rowan's establishment.

E. M. Rowan

Birds eye view of Marshfield city by Walter Mason

A halftone photograph by artist Walter Mason captures a wide view of Marshfield’s southern city area from the McKinley school roof. The work, a solitary recent effort to photograph a large portion of town, reveals rolling ground with uniform levels and several high points near identical elevations. The eight by ten image, though too fine for newspaper printing, shows well in post card views popular at local stands.

Walter Mason Mason Central Railway McKinley Marshfield

Colby silos praised. Edgewood plans order for farm

W E Hargrave of Edgewood farm visited Colby to inspect Per Sehke Bros silo plant and assess Colby silos. He finds them top quality, compares to Kalamazoo, and may order a Washington fir stave silo for about 185 dollars, delivered free of freight. Also, Adolph Pankow invites Milwaukee Mayor Becker to visit the fair in August with his flying machine, seeking support for governor.

W. E. Hargrave Edgewood Farm Colby Persehke Bros Kalamazoo Adolph Pankow The Fair Association Becker Milwaukee

Unique Family Theatre shifts to three nightly shows

The Unique Family Theatre announces a new schedule starting next Monday with three performances nightly at 7 30, 8 30 and 9 30, plus a matinee on Monday Thursday and Saturday. Feature program includes One Man Base Ball Game Fra Diavola Dolls Revenge We Won't Get Home Until Morning Story the Tear Drop Told with 3000 feet of moving pictures and illustrated songs. Admission remains 10 cents. Open year round. Farmers urged to attend the matinee, 10 cents. Also notices dissolution of partnership Wenzel & Wenzel Marshfield Wisconsin with William Wenzel retiring and Albert Wenzel continuing the business under the same name. Albert Wenzel announces new partners sons Karl and Rudolph Wenzel.

Harry Pink Myers William Wenzel Wenzel

Gotch–Hackenschmidt Match Films At Chicago Opera House

Moving pictures of the Gotch and Hackenschmidt bout shown at the Dexter pavilion in Chicago on May 6 under W W Wittig. The film promises to dramatize the American’s superiority, lasting about an hour, with seats priced 25 35 50 cents and tickets at Sexton’s Drug Store.

Dexter Pavilion Chicago Opera House W. W. Wittig Sexton

Farmers Wheat and Grain Leads Urham Market

Farmers seek wheat oats rye barley and buckwheat from growers. Hay offered at highest market price by Urham Milling Company. Urham Mtg Co calls for consignments and prompt delivery to capture top rates.

Urham Mtg. Co

Train Hooded Madness Ends in Fatal Forecarriage

Wisconsin Central passenger No. 2, due at 2 10 from Abbotsford Friday, faced chaos after an insane man wrecked the smoking car killing a deaf mute son of a hotel keeper near Neenah. The fleeing crowd abandoned at Neenah as the train halted within thirty feet of a wrecked freight train on a curve.

Wisconsin Central Abbotsford Dale Norwegian Nill Neengh Neenah

Cattle Breeders Organize in Wisconsin

Wisconsin farmers show rising interest in pure-bred dairy cattle especially Holsteins and Guernseys. Prof. G C Humphrey formed two breeder groups: Central Wisconsin Holstein Breeders Association at Marshfield with Theodore F Vannedom as president and J P Hinz as secretary. Fox River Valley Guernsey Breeders Association at Greenville with W G Jamison as president and Dr C N Johnson of Appleton as secretary and treasurer.

Wisconsin G.C. Humphrey Humphrey Fox River Valley Guernsey Breeders Association Greenville W. G. Jamison Appleton C N. Johnson

A Five Pound Trout from Four Mile Creek

Jesse Waterman landed a five pound rainbow trout from Four Mile creek on Saturday. He and companions were fishing for suckers near the creek mouth when the big trout took the hook. The fish measured 25 inches and looked as if it weighed about fifteen pounds. It was on display at Daly's drug store on Sunday drawing many admirers.

Jesse Waterman Four Mile Creek Jesse Daly’s Grand Rapids Tribune

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Beell Fame Rev Brown Sam London Mail Afra. Dobbs Mrs. Dobbs Mrs. Dobba London Express Colby Silos Mayor Becker Unique Theatre Wenzel & Wenzel Wis Albert Wenzel Marshfield, Wis Berkshire R. R Hell Your Grocer Ats Tdi Ate Washburn Crosbys Goldmedal Hoodweed Ayer s.Pilla Thed Ayer Ce Lowell D. M. Glassner Department Store Alia Ederheimer, Stein & Co Louis Laemle Minnesota Minnesota Linseed Oil Paint Company Sheerin Hardware Co S. Central Ave Sheerin Sexton Brothers Ripon Mipgh Produce Co Rips, Wis
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