Bethel Academy Class Honors Heavenly Vision Address
Bethel Academy held its 1913 commencement with Prof. C A Russell of the Lake Union Conference delivering the address The Heavenly Vision. The ceremony included baccalaureate and class day events with diplomas presented by Prof H T Elliott. The class motto Character is Capital and colors old gold and Nell rose. Out-of-town guests attended as the school affirmed its parochial education program alongside public schooling.
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Bethel Academy
C. A. Russell
Lake Union Conference of
Seventh-day Adventists
King Agcippa
Russell
E. B. Gardner
Ollows
Peters
J. Earl Gardner
E. E. Gardner
C. C. Allen
B. E. Gardner
A.C. Patterson
Hazel Bossert
Ds A. Dontinski
Elsie Bleck
Edna Sweet
Mary Cutler
Edward Bush
Ruth Beebe
Elmer Charland
Theodore Wilson
Nathan Beebe
Myrtle Judd
Francis Ferbam
Harold Mikkelsen
Clare Neilsen
F. Gardner
Board orders full revision of Wood county books
The county board at its May meeting ordered a complete revision of the records in the register of deeds office. The tract indices committee was authorized to plan installing new books while seeking quotations for a new set. Previous efforts stalled, but the spring session moved ahead, aiming to use unused city plats and clear numerous land description errors. Labor will be substantial, causing long delays, with F L Rourke, William Hooper, and P J Kraus serving on the tract indices committee.
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Wood County
the Register of Deeds
F. H. Eberhardt
F. L. Rourke
Grand Rapids
William Hooper
Mekoosa
P. J. Kraus
Marshfield
Tomahawk Chosen for State Boy Scout Camp Site
Tomahawk was selected as the permanent state camp site by the Boy Scouts with the Badger Camp Association formed to own and run it. Incorporators include Prof. J. Elsom, Prof. L. H. Ingersoll, F. Dunlap, and Daniel Sprague. Marshfield council plans to raise $500 for next year’s camp and troop expenses while Nejlisville pursues a Carnegie library.
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Tomahawk
Boy Scouts
Badger Camp Association
J. ©. Elsom
University of Wisconsin
L. H. Ingersoll
F. Dunlap
United States Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Daniel Sprague
Elroy
Grand Rapids Tribune
Boy Scout Council of
Wisconsin Dairy Glory: State Leads In Cattle and Cheese
Wisconsin tops the nation in dairy production with the most dairy cattle and the largest cream industry. The state houses major breeding centers, numerous creameries and cheese factories, extensive grain storage, and strong farm institutions. It boasts high farm income, banking deposits, and a wide array of agricultural leadership across crops, livestock, and horticulture.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Agriculturist
United States
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Wood County Board Passes Rule to Itemize Court Fees
At the May Wood County board meeting a judiciary committee led resolution required itemized listing of court fee bills with the action court named. An asylum appropriation of 2500 dollars for next year was approved, while 20000 dollars is expected from the state to offset building costs. Supervisor Seidl was tasked to monthly review poor farm operations to improve profitability after critiquing prior management.
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County Board of
Wood County
Judiciary Committee
Seidl
Pittsville
Committee On
Motorcycle Patrol at Manitowoc Eagles Convention
A feature of the state Eagles Series convention in Manitowoc next month will be a parade patrol by twenty members of the Manitowoc Motorcycle club. The club, with about fifty members, owns motorcycles and volunteers to help maintain order along the parade route. Badger aerie No 82401 Marshfield elected delegates including Worthy President G. J. Leonhard and Worthy Secretary Oscar R. Lange, with others as alternates. three are certain to attend and six may go with others from Eagles.
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Manitowoc
Browne Opposes New Tariff in Maiden House Speech
E E Browne congressman from this district argues for tariff revision but votes against the bill as a whole. He emphasizes potatoes on the free list would hurt farmers, citing 1 060 000 bushels shipped from his city and 87 starch plants in the potato belt. He notes current tariffs protect American growers, estimating potato prices and farmer profits under a ten year period. He recalls 1912 imports and revenue from potatoes and asserts the tariff’s revenue value and protection against cheaper foreign competition.
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E.E. Browne
Congress
House
Browne
United States
Wisconsin
Nekoosa State Bank Organized With 20000 Capital
The Nekoosa State bank is organized with a capital of 20000 dollars. Guy G. Babcock serves as president, L. M. Alexander as vice president, and H H Helke as cashier.
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Nekoosa State Bank
Guy G. Babcock
L. M. Alexander
H.H. Helke
Port Edwards principal named division Superintendent in Philippines
H. H. Liesch, principal of the Port Edwards schools in Wood county, has been appointed division Superintendent overseeing forty schools in the Philippines.
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H. H. Liesch
Port Edwards
Wood County
Philippines
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Adventist School
Bethel
C. W. Russell
Lake Union Con
Floyd Gardner
W. H. Thurston
C. A. Are
N. Kimble
W. Straw
H. T. Elliott
F. W. Ane
Wer
H. T. Elliote
W. E. Straw
John Cutler
Archie
G. Patterson
Edward T. Bush
Mary E. Cutler
Elsie ©. Bleck
Harold W. Mikkelsen
Francis E. Perham
Elmer D. Charland
Edna V. Sweet
Clare W. Nelison
Hazel E. Bossert
Theodore H. Wilson
Gladys E. McChesney
William V. Albee
Ruth C. Beebe
Joseph A. Dominski
Myrtle L. Judd
Nathan L. Beebe
Ima E. Albee
Sylvia E. Bossert
Lee Foote
J. C. McReynolds
Howell
H. Mikkelson
Mat
Chas. Beebe
Chas. Patterson
Bisbee
M. H. Wilson
Mabel Cutler
Ella Clarke
Rhode Pflugradt
Helen Johnson
First National Bank
THE
Marshfield, Wis
Register
County Board Committee On
Northern Lake
Bcy Scouts
Nejlisville
Carrnegie
Manitowoc Motorcycle Club
Eagles
Ers
Marshfield State Bank
Marshfield, Wisconsin
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