Beatrice Eckes Killed by Brother in Gun Accident
A six year old girl Beatrice Eckes daughter of Mrs Christian Eckes was fatally shot Sunday afternoon when her brother George Eckes nineteen discharged a 22 caliber rifle while removing cartridges from the magazine The bullet struck her abdomen and she died that night after surgery at the hospital The Eckes family on South Central avenue plans a Catholic church funeral Thursday morning with many sympathizers expected to attend
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Beatrice Eckes
Christian Eckes
George
Eckes
South Central Avenue
George Eckes
Beatrice
Entertainers Host Eerie Hallowe'en Dinner at Lathrop Home
Dr and Mrs H A Lathrop welcomed about forty guests to a Halloween dinner in their southern city home. Guests met a Devil guard at the door and were ushered by the Brownie band chief Page Lindemann. Rooms featured jack o lanterns skulls black cats and goblins. A three piece string orchestra provided music. At 6 30 dinner was served and guests formed circles to share ghost stories and witchcraft tales late into the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Lathrop
Hallowe'en
Allison Bly
The
Underworld
Brownie
Page Lindemann
Crary Toure at Presbyterian Church Weekly Program
The Crary Toure presented by Mr and Mrs Crary at the Presbyterian church offers an informative program over the coming week. Monday features Switzerland the play ground of Europe. Tuesday Arizona and the Grand Canyon. Wednesday Italy. Thursday The Rhine from source to sea. Friday England Ireland and Scotland. Saturday Yellowstone Park. Seats available at Sexton's drug store.
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Presbyterian Church
Bank Building Purchased for New State Bank
A preliminary stockholders meeting elected directors to open the new state bank. The directors bought Ruplinger's building from Louis Hahn’s tailoring shop and will remodel it into a banking house with a vault, heating plant, and modern fixtures. Incorp oration steps are under way and a permanent board is expected by early next year.
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New State Bank
Ruplinger
Louis Hahn
Connor Railroad Wins
The Wisconsin railroad commission canceled its earlier tentative order demanding a weekly schedule on the Marathon County line Stratford to Hog Creek. The line, owned by Lieut. Gov. W. D. Connor and his brother, operated Sept 17 to Oct 22 for passenger service, earning only 1.10 in fares while daily wages and fuel cost 4. The motion followed a petition by Nicholas Streveler, a former sergeant at arms and Haldee merchant, for on time service and other requirements.
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Wisconsin Railroad Commission
Marathon County Railroad Company
Senedale
Jingroma Stratford
Hog Creek
W. D. Connor
Nicholas Streveler
Haldee
State Railroad Commission
Dies Suddenly of Heart Failure at Blodgett Hotel
J M Carr a traveling man from Chicago aged 72 died suddenly Friday morning at 11 o'clock at the Blodgett hotel. A post mortem found heart failure as the cause. He had spent years selling furniture supplies for a Chicago house and was in the city only briefly. His son in law and daughter Mrs R M Covey of Chicago came on Saturday, took the body home the same day.
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J.M. Carr
Chicago
Blodgett Hotel
R. M. Covey
Beell to Meet Bouldin in Cleveland Match
Fred Beell of Marshfield, WI, dubbed Wisconsin's wrestling demon, has secured a Dec 15 bout with Cuban champion Clarence Bouldin in Cleveland, Ohio. Beell had long sought the matchup and expects a top-notch contest against the renowned wrestler.
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Fred Beell
Marshfield
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Clarence Bouldin
Cleveland
Ohio
Fred
Bouldin
Drug stores adopt early evening closing hours
By special agreement the local drug stores have set a common schedule to close at 9 p.m. each weekday. The new hours exclude Monday and Saturday. Sunday afternoon closing is also in effect, aligning retail operations with the revised timetable.
Death of a Pioneer Judge Bamp of McMillan Dies
Edwin Bamp known as Judge Bamp a pioneer of the area died at St Josephs Hospital in the early hours after a bogey accident led to a hand wound that became infected and caused tetanus. He was 70, a Civil War veteran, honey dealer and apiary keeper. Funeral for his son in law and daughter Mrs Robert Jenkins will be held Thursday at one o clock conducted by Rev Fraser. He is survived by his wife and three children all residents locally.
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Edwin Bamp
McMillan
Judge Bamp
St Joseph’s Maospiral
Bump
Robert Jenkins
Fraser
Bamp
New York State
Wisconsin Volunteer Service
C S Sheerin Injured In Train Accident At Central Depot
C S Sheerin was injured last Wednesday while alighting from a moving passenger train at the Central depot. He entered the parlor car to bid friends goodbye, attempted to exit at the rear, found the door locked, ran to the forward door, jumped as the train moved, and fell onto the platform injuring his left shoulder and collarbone. He is expected to be laid up six to seven weeks. He escaped more serious harm by keeping his wits about him.
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S. Sheerin
Central Depot
Explosion Destroys Farmhouse In Marathon County
A farmer named Ollman used dynamite to thaw out his oven and blew up his house in Main town Marathon County last Wednesday. The family was away at the time and escaped injury as the blaze destroyed the residence. The report notes a related blast near Junction City cited by the TIMES last week and remarks on the danger of the explosive.
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Janction City
Main
Marathon County
Ollman
Ladies' Travel Class Meeting Changes Schedule
The Ladies' Travel Class will hold its regular meeting at Deming hall on Monday afternoon November 11 at 4:00 PM instead of the evening hour. Also noted are topics Battles of Tours and Roncevalles presented by Mrs. W H Upham, The Great Kalif by Mrs. P J Kraas, and My Cid the Challenger by Miss Latta.
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Deming Hall
Roncevalles
W. H. Upham
P. J. Kraas
Cid
Latta
High School Notes and Upcoming Meetings
Pp J Kraus spoke on Success at the High School Thursday morning. The State Teachers Association meets in Milwaukee on the 7 39. several teachers will attend and pupils will have holidays. A football game with Wanu sau may be arranged and perhaps the team will travel there Saturday. The Athletic Association hosted a very successful party last Friday netting about $20 with dancing and refreshments provided by the young women.
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Pp. J. Kraus
State Teachers Association
Milwaukee
Wanusau
The
Athletic Association
Barnsdales Viveorama Delights Marshfield Audiences
A Fine Entertainment. Barnsdales Viveorama of moving pictures toured the city last Friday and Saturday. The two and a half hour program drew applause for excellent films and clear color effects, with audiences convinced the scenes were live on stage. Barnsdale is praised for beating the road and attracting crowds in Marshfield.
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Barnsdales
Barnsdale
Marshfield
Charity Ball by Helping Hand Society at Armory
The annual Charity Ball given by the Helping Hand Society will be held at the armory this Friday evening November 8. No invitations have been issued. a general invitation is extended to all to attend and support the ladies’ worthy cause.
Endorsed Corporation Farming on 1600 Acres Near Marshfield
E T Wheelock, secretary of the state immigration and improvement association, reports on two experiments on 1600 acres near Marshfield. One uses stock company farming under Consolidated Farm Company, formed with 100000 capital, two miles from the Wisconsin Central rail line. The plan aims to reduce costs by operating twenty farms under one management, with lower investment and expenses. Continued on Page 8.
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E. T. Wheelock
State Immigration and Improvement Association
Consolidated Farm Company
Milwaukee Sentinel
Marshield
Consolidated Farm Com
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Marshfield
Consolidated Farm Plan
Consolidated Farm
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TY Mason
BANK
Marshfield State Bank
Connor Railroad
Beell
Edwin Bump
C. S. Sheerin
Rose Bro’s
Newingham
Aberdeen
Panama
John P. Hume
EB. T. Wheelock Endorses Corporation Farming
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