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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1914
Page
4
Wah-kesh-go a Pottowatomie elder about 90 years old died Sunday near his son Jim Spoon’s home north of Arpin. Burial occurred at Bluff with traditional Pottowatomie rites. He had lived in Wood county for 45 years and Jim Spoon directed the funeral ceremonies.
Silos are filled and fields ready as farmers plow and harvest. Chas Titus works on a state road near Grand Rapids while Gold en Rule Land Company president Titus returns from Milwaukee and LaCrosse. Dr. Murphy and H O Hazel visit Marshfield. Mr. and Mrs. Conway stay with Mr. and Mrs. Murphy. Elmer Krentz paints his barn and plans a new house. Dan Messing fences a large sheep shed. W Boushon leaves for Beaver Dam to work. Carrie Quam visits her father Olie J Quam. Auction bills by B Noyes for Plainfield relocation. Rock variety defined, sugar and flour money needed. Rocky items reference local life.
Marshfield Woman's Club schedules a meeting next Monday at Mrs Frank A Noll home. Program features a vocal solo by Miss Anna Cole and a history discussion on Florence and The Medici led by Mrs Booth with assistants including Mesdames Andrews Kraus Lathrop Wheeler Stuck Sexton and Miss Grover.
The Fortnightly Musical club gathers Friday afternoon at Central avenue and Fourth street with Mrs. Robert Connor presiding. Program includes Ponchielli and Pinsuti works, Faust comparisons, and operatic notes. Debates and papers by Mrs. Pulling and others accompany performances by quartets and singers. Death notice for Miss Annie Luis reports cancer of the stomach. age 28. Funeral at St. John's Catholic Church followed by pallbearers from local families.
Mill Creek notes report a Marshfield man plastering the Oscar Rosamussen addition, Jim Curtin buying a colt from Thomas Horn last week, and Mrs Renaalt being very ill. Mrs Gergs and her Marshfield son Erwin visited her parents, Mr and Mrs Theodore Wondrow, on Sunday. Leonard Duchow and his date were seen out riding Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Robert Jones of Auburndale spent Saturday evening with her parents here. Lizzie Wanke works for Mrs Ellen Friedel. Michael Horn suffers from a sore foot.
Auburndale scene reports Miss Olive Fredrich returning home after a visit with her grandmother in Menasha. Miss Eulalia Markee was a Marshfield visitor on Saturday. Mrs Geo Grassl of Merrill is visiting relatives and friends here. Mrs Wm Zick of Chicago is visiting relatives there.
Miss Dora Draxler visited Marsh field last week while Mr Grisch of Adell visited his friend Leo McMullen. Various residents including John Orth and family moving to Menasha and Frank Herman relocating there, Maxwell car purchased by Wm Berdan, and several visits and educational arrivals noted at the academy and nearby towns.
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