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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1901
Page
4
The Ladies Travel Class held an open evening with Mr. and Mrs. Deming's leadership, then Mrs. Young took the helm. A lecture on The Red Staircase and a riddle contest about everyday items provided entertainment, followed by la Russe refreshments and a plan to donate their book collection to the city library.
A stream of short notes lists visits and travels among Spencer residents and neighbors. Individuals from Loyal Unity Chili and Marshfield are mentioned visiting here or elsewhere, with several family and friend reunions noted. The piece also mentions G A R members improving their hall with new siding, painting, and a front entrance.
The Rural Cell Union of the W. Co. T. U. met at Mrs. Peter Jacobson’s home on October 5 with temperance readings. The next meeting is at Mrs. Ben Burt’s on October 17. Arleigh Peabody organized the stage curtain for the M. W. A. hall and will present an original comedy The Tramp Detectives on October 18 with a cast led by Arleigh Peabody and H. A. Brooks, followed by a social dance.
Fred Hope visited Wausan on Tuesday while John Hendrickson stayed in Unity for the first three days of the week. Frank Barron and family spent Sunday and Monday in Stevens Point. Louise Boucher of Marshfield visited Annie Beckner several days this week. William Shallock and wife spent Sunday at Fenwood visiting their son and family. Rheinold Brown of Colby joined his sister Mrs. A A Wert and stayed over Sunday. Rev Theo Engel attended a Wisconsin Valley German Lutheran ministers conference in Stevens Point on Tuesday and Wednesday. The saw mill resumed a short run on Wednesday to clear remaining logs, then will close for the season. Try Hosterman for plumbing. stock on hand. Battt twos from $1.50 to f40.
Miss Minerva Wood returned home from Marshfield Saturday. Mrs. Ross Morrison visits Plainfield relatives as Elsie Campean injures arm while playing Sunday. Lettie Morrison returns to Marshfield after a week with her parents. Maggie Campeau, recent Neillsville worker, has returned home. Guns Wood and Mr Sebert of Rogellville visited the Morrison household Sunday. Burkopp family of Richfield and Leander Morrison's family spent Sunday together.
Auburndale notes Brickheimer of Marshfield shipped two carloads of stock here last Saturday. P Steubser sold his 58 acre farm to Ed Chapin for 1200 dollars, to take possession October 15. C Pankrats offers a new hall next Sunday with Stratford brass band. A large barn on R Conner Co farm nearly complete as a modern example. John Abl builds a swel ling house near the village. Mike Brandel starts a new residence on his farm.
Louis Thompson of Marshfield visited with his mother Mrs J H Ebbe last Sunday. Jurors John Spuhler H P Hanson and John Peterson served at the county seat last Monday morning. Chris Paulson advances a new barn with a stone basement nearly finished. Mr Boyce nears completion of his new house and plans a house warming next Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Henry Ebbe attended a birthday party at Mrs Ebbe’s parents home in Lynn town last Sunday.
Mrs E L Ross will showcase fancy goods October 10 11 and 12 at Hotel Blodgett with patterns for battenberg embroidery duchess and point lace and new sofa cushions plus a pillow sale. Frank L Zweek offers first class repair jeweler. Northwestern Excursions advertise through tourist sleeping cars to Los Angeles and San Francisco with round trip tickets to New York City and low Northwestern rates to New York return valid to October 20 1901.
Market report shows prices per bushel for wheat corn potatoes onions and beef and pork items. Values appear incomplete with several garbled terms and misread figures but reference to per bushel and per pound prices for dairy, pork, veal, sheep, chickens, and hides.
The Wisconsin State Court in Wood County Jurisdiction issues notices in the estate of Joseph Danbard deceased. Creditors must present claims for examination by March 20 to be allowed. The order directs publication in the Marshfield Times for successive weeks, with the first within ten days. Court: Grand Rapids city probate office. Judge John Gaynor. Attorney Frank A. Cady.
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