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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1914
Page
5
Local notices detail births and visits across Stevens Point and nearby towns. Included are births to Kes, Schalk, Jonas, and Oliver families, multiple visitors from Loyal and Auburndale, and various town events, club meetings, and holiday preparations.
St Alban's guild holds an annual sale and supper at the new Guild Hall corner Second and Maple. The sale starts at 2:30 PM on December 1 with supper served from 5:00 PM.
Mr Schoof of the Mexican army spoke on active service to students and teachers. Miss Shattuck was absent with Miss Harvard covering her class. Marie McDonald returned after vacation. The Senior class plans a Wednesday dance inviting alumni, to be held in the new gym. The Boys Club held its first meeting with about fifteen boys signaling interest. Absent were Irvin Wendt Winthrop and Lloyd Reynolds while seat reservations for the museum course were made and student salesmen rushed to sell tickets.
The Young Men’s Society at St. John’s School Hall staged a Sunday program for children and adults. About 250 youngsters enjoyed the afternoon German play Ein Einziger Rock while 350 in the evening packed the hall for a minstrel show led by end men Fred Reeths and William Baer. The cast included John Stauber Andrew Fees John Lahmann James Rebstock Frank Kleinheinz Lawrence Schunk Henry Huth and Joseph Seid. Mayor A G Felker served as interlocutor and Rev Father H Stehling as state director. The event was financially successful and well received.
Lion and the Mouse returns to Adler Opera House next Monday for a five weekday run after a seat sale opens Saturday. The show has enjoyed a strong city reception and is expected to be well received again, with many patrons already praising its popularity.
A film version of The Spoilers praised for its sweeping drama and nine reels, shown with matinee and evening showings in Marshfield. The piece also notes a historical diary by George J. Kellogg from 1848, detailing frontier cost of living in California and Kellogg’s prospering return to the States by 1924.
The Wisconsin National Guard encampment will be showcased in moving pictures at the New Adler opera house in Marshfield on Saturday December 12. The film offers a detailed view of reserve drills, rifle ranges, field uniforms, camp sanitation, rations, and hospital work across infantry artillery and cavalry, from dawn to dusk, illustrating why Wisconsin guards are regarded as top in the United States for field work.
The Wisconsin railroad commission held a Marshfield hearing to gather evidence on passenger complaints after Sunday train suspensions to Granton and Neillsville. Commissioner David Harlowe led the state, joined by C. E. Strouts Superintendent Nichols Attorney Peterson Mr. McCabe of the passenger department and Dr. Y A Mason. The commission will releasing the hearing results later.
A fragment from a diary of a forty-niner is noted as recently acquired by the Wisconsin Historical Society. The entry references a purchase of sugar and mentions a trade or value of five dollars for ten pounds of sugar. Further context is limited by the damaged text.
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