Real estate valuation figures raised for Marshfield and Grand Rapids
County board of supervisors debated equalization proposals with northern and southern factions. Grand Rapids and Marshfield saw increases. final plan raised Grand Rapids $177,000 and Marshfield $100,000 as the basis for assessment. The majority report by W D Connor et al and amended by Bennett guided the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
W. B D. Connor
Grand Rapids
W. D. Connor
B. D. Ayers
N.M. Berg
John McTavish
Ed. Clack
A. E. Bennett
Bennet
Marshfield
Child Burned To Death In Loyal Beav er Fire Tragedy
A mother in Beaver, Clark county, tried to rescue her child from a fire that destroyed the home and bathing structure. The five year old boy perished in the blaze, the mother Mrs. Wilford Simmons was badly burned, neighbors freed her from the burning house, and the husband Wilford Simmons, away at Park Falls, faced the loss. The cause is believed to be hot coals displaced during the mother's absence.
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Wilford W. Simmons
Simmons
Beaver
Clark County
Loyal
Simonds
Hoase
Wilford Simmons
Henry Sherry
Park Falls
John A Hoffman Injured In Freight Train Collision
City Treasurer John A Hoffman had a narrow escape when a moving freight train struck him at the Maple street crossing on Central road. He suffered head wounds and shoulder injuries, with the injuries deemed potentially serious but not immediately fatal. Also reported is the marriage of Miss Lillian Donhard to Albert D Crawford at the Catholic parsonage, with a wedding trip planned to St Paul and Minneapolis. Crawford works as a billing clerk at the Northwestern depot and the bride is a Marshfield resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Hoffman
Central Road
Maple Street
Hoffman
Lathrop
Lillian Donhard
Albert D. Crawford
John Eisen
K. Donchard
Omaha
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Cedar Street
To Die at Dawn at Adler's Opera House
E Laurence Lees latest play To Die at Dawn touted as best equipped of its class for the season with six elaborate stage settings. Cast led by Miss Elsie Crescy and E Laurence Les, comes to Adler's Opera House on December 2.
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E. Laurence Lee
Elsie Crescy
E. Laurence
Les
Opera House
Adler's
Young Barker Sparks Real Estate Stampede in Marsfield
Alfred Barker of Shipdton arrived with onions and sparked a frenzied week of deals in Marsfield as merchants, real estate men, and horse traders rushed to close multiple transactions. Barker mortgaged lots, traded horses, and planned timber land and barn expansion while his father, S. A. Barker, arrived to untangle the mounting accounts. The escapade included options on stores, a disputed New London horse, and a large timber tract, with locals noting Barker’s unsteady grip on the rapid financing spree.
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Marsafield
Alfred Barker
Shipdton
Barker
GQ. C
Ge Mills
W. S. Powell
Louis Hartl
Delot
Greenwood
Jacob Sturm
D. D.S
Sturm
Northwestern Depot
Antigo
Stan
Fuller
London
Young Barker
Young Man Sells Cabbage Cargo In Antigo Tale
A 20 year old man named Barker reportedly shipped a load of cabbage to Antigo and sold it for $12 a ton above the shipper’s expectation, sparking talk he could repeat the trick. The Rome report notes Pope Paul VI appointed Sebastian Messmer archbishop of Milwaukee to succeed Kaiser. Green Bay awaits Messmer’s successor.
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Antigo
Barker
Rome
Popeus
Sebastian G. Messmer
Green Bay
Milwaukee
F. X. Kaiser
Messmer
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Arpin
Auburndale
Cary Lawn
Gee
ONO
Daxter Town
LEY Us Fa
Grand Hay
Tanken
Nribd
Tilley
Acoln
Seupes
Bath
Aise Oo Toral
Langley
Ubis
Green
Peerless Boys
Norfolk
Archbishop Messmer
Emil Daellenbach
Colby, Wiss
A. B. Wheeler & Son
Wausau
Wis
Incorporated
Capitol
Taylor & Scott Co., Wood County Abstracts
Wisconsin
William Hirth
Insurance, Justice, Ando Norany Pumas
OfMcs Ab Curr Hall
Mansion House
Ray
Marenidlés
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