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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1901
Page
12
Spencer residents report travel and visits across Wisconsin and Minnesota. Several attend a Marshfield ball game. others visit Colby Abbotsford and Odgensburg. A wedding is planned June 6 at the Lutheran church. Memorial services and a M E church gathering are noted with G A R and W R C participation.
McMillan, Mrs. M A Kinney return from Duluth. Albert Sommer visits Fenwood relatives. Mrs Nick Trapkofski and child visit near Stevens Point. Fred Gravetter builds new farm residence north of the village. Martha and Alvin Barron visit Stevens Point. Wausau Marshfield bid game supports Marshfield. Lee LaBelle sells a colt to Louis Brill at Stevens Point. McNamee brothers entertain kin from Rosendale Fond du Lac Co. Northwestern builds four new bridge over Little Eau Pleine. Mrs Theo Engel to Milwaukee to visit parents L Blatt. Joint Dist 3 school closed for summer. teacher Morton Vanderhoof retires. Thompson returns from Merrillan visit. Masons attend Marshfield. Vinton Nasdn reports mare twin colts born and both die. Ross Paulson funeral at Granton. H F Thiel milks 5000 pounds daily. Fuller Hathaway creamery nearby. Snow anniversary celebrated. many gifts given.
Auburndale reports residents at work on Main street sidewalk and new buildings rising for several locals. Minstrel shows at Koller's hall drew crowds while ballroom dances and a large Marshfield game scene fill the week. a colored minstrel show is on tonight and Miss Dollie Conway owns a new bicycle. The lath mill closed indefinitely and a large crowd attends memorial services while M W A plans a large Independence Day event and town leaders discuss land sales and new ventures.
Mrs Louis Larson of Nasonville expresses thanks to friends and neighbors for help during a severe convulsive attack. Her father Henry Filner of Calumet County and her brother visited. Her son, born May 15, named Lucius George.
The Richards and Pringle's famous Georgia Minstrels perform at the opera house Saturday with fifty artists including Harry Fidler James Moore Arnie Stevens Kid Langford Dick Thomas and the Alabama Quartette They boast a world class cycle skater The Black Watch Drill and the Sheid aerial act Also The Housely Brothers headline with a grand street parade at 11 am and 2 30 pm Seats are on sale at Warn's drug store.
Sealed proposals for a new Edgar Wisconsin school building are due June 1 1901 at 4 p m. Bids shown with plan documents at the Edgar board office and at Wm Waters Son Oshkosh architects. A $100 certified check accompanies each bid and is returned on contract execution. The board may reject any or all bids. A W Pocuner Clerk.
Uncalled letters listed as of May 27 1901 include Mrs Chas Berry Ben Bennett Mrs Linzie Fischer Fred H Gover Bennie F Goddard Ben F Goben Frank Gohlke QOEB Larkin Antonin Lapertina Fits Jerrol Mrs Rebecca King J P Johnson Frank Maiiner N B Richards Bennie Nelson Edward Smith F A Sturdivant Mrs Laura White Mrs Olive C White Miss Carrie Wright. Calls for some should say advertised.
Advertises cheap travel to Buffalo San Francisco and St Paul with return dates in July and June. Mentions Pan American exposition and Epworth League and M W A conventions. Ends with a soap ad for Maple City White Soap.
A piece urges men to seek better clothing through tailoring, noting women notice material, make, and fit and will pity poorly dressed men. It promotes visiting a tailor for fine material and a perfect fit to outlast ready made suits.
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