Local notes record farm sale and regional happenings
Ed Hahn sold the forty acre Joseph Maurer farm west of town in Eckes district to Frank Eiblee for 2050 dollars. Numerous small-town updates follow including residents visiting Grand Rapids, a deer on the Omaha train near Trow, school builds at Sherry, and changes at local theatres and businesses. A notable railcar ironwork, road work, and fair secretary travels to Madison are also mentioned along with minor society items and sports outlook for the Wisconsin-Illinois league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Hahn
Joseph Maurer
Eckes
Frank Eiblee
Wisconsin-Illinois Baseball League
Wausatt
Frank Lang
Chicago White Sox
Phong
Marshield Fuel Co
Busy Marshfield Telephone Girls Handle 2000 Calls
Two young operators in Marshfield answered 2008 calls in twelve hours from 6 AM to 6 PM while a toll operator handled 85 long distance connections. The city’s system runs with at least three operators daily, and Oak Park reports about 5000 phones with one operator on duty. The piece also notes the Stuelke family’s departure and their beloved ties to Jenkins' drug store and local church work.
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Railroad Commission
Marshfield
Oak Park
Will Reside Here And Take Up Drugstore Duties
Mr M Stuelke of Kilbourn arrived in the city yesterday to begin work as druggist with W A Sexton. He hopes his wife will join him soon once a suitable house is found to move their household goods. A Kilbourn Weekly Events note mentions last Sunday evening a houseful of friends gathered at the Stuelkes home, mainly Methodist society members with others present, before their departure.
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Gust Brooks
Fenwood
Brooks
Brinkmann-Szebsdat
E. E. Ramsdetl
Wausau
E.S. Bailey
R. M. Bashford
Supreme Court
Supreme Bench
Johni Barnes
Sherry
F. R. Pollard
Henry Harding
Superior
Llondike
Opera House House
Marshfield
John Anderson
Fond du Lac
Central Road
Grand Rapids
E.H. Bender
Bender
A. B. Crawford
Edgar
Riverside Hospital
Peter $. Kraus
Helendale Farms
Guydette, Jr
Mr. Wicks
Youngstown
Ohio
Guydette
O. K
Mr. Wick
Helendals Farms
Athens
M. Rowan
Donald Mcxerdiber
Lincoln
Cleveland
Marathon County
McKercher
Eau Pleine
Day
J.J
F. H. Normington
Milwaukee
Lave
F- H. Normington
Stuelke
Dells
Jenkins
Kilbourn
M. Stuelke
W. A. Sexton
Upham Interview Reveals Four Months Abroad
Former Gov. W. H. Upham recalls a delightful four month trip with Mrs. Upham abroad ending with a voyage home on the same steamer as Mrs. W. J. Bryan and daughter. They reached Cairo Egypt and traveled across the continent pausing here and there meeting Hod Taylor and his wife circling the globe. The Bryans were met at New York dock and Mrs. Bryan introduced Mr. Bryan who joked about Wisconsin ties and Miss Bryan’s car catching misadventure overseas.
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W. H. Upham
Hod" Taylor
New York
Bryans
Milwaukee Sentinel
Perpetual motion and the conservation of force
A New York American column argues no machine can run forever. It states perpetual motion would require no net energy loss, but real forces conserve energy, leading to eventual stoppage as power depletes, with motion transferring elsewhere in an endless loop.
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New York American
Dinner table clash over Mr Smith misunderstanding
A piteous exchange unfolds at dinner as Mamma cautions Ethel against gossiping about Mr Smith while Ethel taunts her by noting a supposed drinking habit. She recalls Pape’s claim he drinks, and Ethel insists she never does, highlighting family tension and rumor.
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Wright Hurd
Harvey Kimmerman
Second Street
Barney Spubler
Withee
Theo. W. Brazean
Omaha
Here
Merrillan
al Deer
Trow Station
Columbia
Nick Berg
Auburndale
Berg
C. W. Porter
Wautoma
J. Ross Porter
Richfield
Phil H. Sawyer
Oshkosh
E. E. Finney
A. A. Graves
Loyal
The
Gov
Times
Owen Clearing
Foster Road
Fairchild
Medford
Pankow
Local Fair Association
Madison
Wisconsin
Masonic
Jefferson and
Oneida Streets
J. W. Stone
John Vick
Park Falls
Henry Vick
McMillan
Lang & Scharmann
Karl Doege
E. M. Rowan
Aca’umet
Canada
Ann-C
Minnesota
Ade
Minnesota Linseed Oil Paint Company
C. S. Sheerin Hardware
Central Ave
Sheerin
Sexton Brothers
Tice
W.L. Atwood
North Side
Louie Baumann
Christensen-Abel Co
Herman Bruchmiller
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