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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1912
Page
6
Henry Bernitt declares he will not be responsible for any debts contracted by his wife Mary Bernitt in his name. He states she has left his home without just cause or provocation.
Sunday worship at 10 30 with a sermon titled The commendable love of God. Sunday school at 11 45. Sept Epworth League services at 6 30 and Evening worship at 7 30. Address The Great Stone Face. We welcome all attendees and urge members to attend all services.
A lively column mixes wedding month chatter with quirky vignettes. Brides to be share cake superstition plans, a garter spell, and a wary fiancé with six garters. A Roosevelt crowd sighting, summer dialect quirks, and a German washcloth joke brighten a small town mosaic.
A quirky rule appears about a speaking device failing when deception arises. It prescribes strict truthfulness, silent behavior, or high collars as remedies. The text reads like a whimsical caution on honesty and restraint.
The High School closed briefly Friday to allow a view of Ex-President Roosevelt. Freshmen elected officers: President Patience Kamps Vice President B Laemie Secretary Margaret Wegner Treasurer Laura Mess. A new electric fan improves ventilation powered by the city plant on Sixth Street. The faculty hosted city teachers in the gym with refreshments and games. Lycemith Course ticket sales progress. a gold watch prize was announced for the top season-ticket seller. Four new typewriters arrived to equip beginners. Parnassus Literary Society opened with a rainy but well-attended meeting. Debates favored Roosevelt seeking office. Marshfield lost 31-20 to Medford in a wet field. Captain Eiche starred for Marshfield and several players were noted. next game is at Nailisville against Neillsville.
A bulletin from the state university agricultural department announces a special potato exhibition train on the Soo line through northern and central Wisconsin this fall. The car will showcase Wisconsin potato varieties and disease control, fertilizers, and related exhibits. The tour covers developing potato sections and ends in Waupaca Portage Waushara counties with a growers association forming at Waupaca. Prof. J G Milward leads the effort. A rental notice offers a seven room house with modern features ready Nov. 1 at Times Office.
On Saturday the Indians at Skunk Hill began a four day religious dance with four drums forming a square in an arena ringed by sod benches and fences. Chiefs, dancers, pipes, tobacco offerings, squaw attendants, and white flags marked the ceremony while White Pigeon led as spokesman.
Mrs. John Reese died at her West Bend home after months of illness. The body was brought to her sister’s home on West B Street and the funeral was held at 2 p.m. Monday conducted by Rev. Fr. Volz. She was daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Blum and leaves her husband and four children, the eldest aged years and the youngest seven months. Her two brothers own the Marshfield Box factory, and she had lived in West Bend the past five years.
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