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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
6
Rozellville notes a series of local activities including home exchanges, well drilling, and a church rector’s visit. It covers a wedding announcement, a temperate wedding-related illness, a hospital operation, travels to Duluth, social visits, parish school updates, prize shooting results, a wedding exchange, notable deer hunting, and a tragic infant burial with a correction for prior typos.
Stratford notes weekend visits by I H Stover in Marshfield George Rifleman in Edgar and Walter Franzen in Marshfield Ella Leiteritz and Delia Leiteritz from Marshfield for local games and a Germany lecture at the Opera House. November 24 lecture by Elizabeth S. King and a November 26 Thanksgiving dance by Stratford Orchestra. Stratford Bank planning to open within a week with capital of ten thousand dollars. Jacob Specht, Marshfield pioneer and former Sixth Ward supervisor, dies after long illness. funeral held at St Johns Catholic Church with large turnout. He leaves a wife and ten children. Deceased was 66, emigrated from Germany in 1852 and resided in Marshfield 29 years.
Hewitt Her and Daniels returned from Laona last week. Mary Korth was ill last week. Emma Roenfenz left Thursday for Milwaukee. Charley Kitzrow and Geo Korth went to Athens. John Eberhardt started a new wind project last week. Joe Gert built a chimney for Toe Siedle’s kitchen. Julius Mess from Marshfield visited Friday. Mary Wauke returned Thursday from Chicago. Frank Seidle hauled wood for Puerner Creamery Co. Mr and Mrs Louis Korth of Marshfield visited parents Sunday. Mary Daniels returned Monday from Marathon City for the Strupp Roecklein wedding. Chas F Seidl of Luxembourg and Loren Seidl of Sherry guests of M Ley Friday and Saturday. Joseph Regenfuss to host a dance at City Limit Hall on Thanksgiving Eve. Johanna Roecklein and Joseph Strupp married Tuesday at St Michael’s Church.
Almon Atwood and Estella LaPoint, popular Marshfield youths, wed in Wakkegan Hl after skipping the usual notice. Parents bless the marriage. groom works as a local express driver. Also noted is Henry Kreisch’s novel rabbit hunting ruse using a painted log hole lure to trap rabbits without skin damage.
Miss Caroline Briere of Grand Rapids, a well known city figure, accepted a Tacoma Washington school post recently and has been named to a six member committee to arrange a display of public schools at the Alaska Pacific fair next year.
Local fans are told a match is being arranged between Fred Beell and veteran Tom Jenkins in Rast during Christmas week. Also note remodeling of Wenzel meat shop south of the depot offering cash meat at wholesale prices with poultry and turkey stock, and Wenzel’s phone number 221.
The state reports a disease akin to cere bro spinal meningitis has appeared in several Wisconsin localities as an epidemic. The state board of health issued a pamphlet urging physicians to study the illness carefully to devise protective measures for future recurrences.
Excursion rates to Omaha via the Northwestern Line one and one half fare for the round trip from December 12 to 17 inclusive for the National Corn Exposition Omaha. Return limit December 22. Full particulars on application to ticket agents. 63
The Wisconsin Central Railroad offers discounted round trip fares at 1 percent for travel to Chicago on November 29 30 and December 1 2 7 8 as part of the Account International Live Stock Exposition.
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