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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1906
Page
8
A Wood County Teachers Training School write up lauds the institution and calls for a proper building. The county board will hear final arguments on locating the school, with Grand Rapids and Marshfield each expected to present bonus offers and seek a fair decision.
The county and state Republican ticket is listed with nominees for county offices including clerk George W Devis treasurer P F Bean sheriff George W Brown clerk of court A E B Hever district attorney Ross E Andrews register of deeds W Powell surveyor G W Severns. state offices governor James O Davids on Soldiers Grove lieutenant governor William D Connor Marshfield secretary of state James O Frear state treasurer A H Dahl Westby attorney general Frank L Gilbert Madison commissioner of insurance George C Beedle. Congress districts one through elev en with nominees H A Cooper Racine John M Nelson Madison J W Babcock Necedah W J Cary Milwaukee W H Stafford Milwaukee Alvin Dreger Mayville John J Esch La Crosse I H Davidson Oshkosh Gustav Kuester mann Green Bay E A Morse Antigo J J Jenkins Chippewa Falls
The common council met at City Hall and adjourned to Thursday. Rudolph Kleybolre & Co. of Chicago bid $35,000 for Ware Works and Electric Light Bonds with a $208 premium and engraving costs about $109. Interest on M W Ell bonds ordered paid. A special committee to review North Deport and A streets rights. Three bell taps set for 9:50 daily until Oct 1 and 7:50 thereafter to warn to homes. curfew observed. Public works may buy land for septic tank beds at their discretion.
Post office lists unclaimed letters up to Sept 8 1906. Names include Aague Ranma peet Bros Wollman Maria Mordanot sir J Belson Aas Fats Prabi Ne Joe Torrens A Yomiana 8 sk. Callers must say advertised to claim. Jonny F Core P.M.
Grants from Granton detail school start, ill Mrs Chas Nemas, visits by Jas Hallock and Mrs Dan Ranseh, Rev Seifert farewell, Ell Lees in Redfield, Dan Rausch at Minnesota State Fair, Addie Davis returns from Minneapolis, Edna Kemmeter visits Stratford and Wausau, H Vick and H Tohl visit Snyder family, Kemmeter family to Milwaukee for fair, Ruby Laidlaw visits from Tawas City, Levi Morris leaves for Wales, Nevias to cover mail route, autumn plans.
Mannville residents Gust Kran and Gus Kran traveled to Wausau for business. Wm Hints was a business caller in Wausau on Tuesday. Frank Herman hosted neighbors Saturday. Emma Hintz of Marshfield visits her parents. Ethlen Bucklen, a teacher, visited Stratford last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Anderson of Marshfield spent Sunday with Mike Berg and family. Miss Sullivan of Marshfield visited the Frey family. Henry Frey and Dan Shay attended the County Fair in Wausau last Wednesday.
The Marshfield Wisconsin common council meets in the city hall with Aldermen present and absent. The session covers opening bids for bonds, a recess, and instructions to the Finance Committee to open bids and report. A New York Trust Company bond interest notice is read and a resolution directs payment of interest on the Water Electric Light & Power bonds. A petition regarding Central Ave and Ninth Street is discussed and rejected for Water and Light Committee. Registration and election officers are listed with clerks of election and ballot clerks identified, dated September 15, 1908.
Marshfield Wis August 19 1906 the Marshfield City Council discusses sewer bed repairs the board of public works may buy land near the dumping grounds a committee to handle Cedar and Cherry streets work is named and city officials authorize funds and actions for sidewalk street improvements and street repairs.
The familiar Castoria label bears the signature of Chas E Fietcher and notes it has been in use for over thirty years under the line The Kind You Have Always Bought.
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