Council Allocates Funds for Street Opening and Celebration
The Marshfield council votes $100 toward the pavement opening fund and approves a $10,000 payment to Petersen Construction for city street work. A special meeting is called to discuss the payment and an October opening celebration with a general committee and five subcommittees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gentral Avenue
W. Reichardt
Cornell
Petersen Construction Company
Apicial Gas Committee
EK. BE. Finney
C. E. Blodgett
Madison
Railroad Rite Commission
Marshfield
Elst
Alance
King Faces Fraud Charge After False Arm Injury Ruse
A young man named King was arrested Saturday by Officers Thompson and jailed on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. He feigned a severely injured arm claiming congenital syphilis, displayed forged doctor endorsements, and a court later sentenced him to thirty days in county jail. Dr Mitchell’s daughters declared the signature forged after his forged letter drew attention from local businessmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Louis Thompson
D. C. Haggward
Hugo Wegener
Milwaukee
Dr. Mitchell
Fifield
Sgiseaumh
Mitchell
Hayward
Exeland Resident Dies After Gunshot Accident
Exeland resident Stephen Teskey, brought to the city with gunshot wounds, died at the hospital Saturday. He had been fishing when hunters offered him a ride. a gun on the auto ranboard discharged as he boarded, fatally striking him. Funeral held in Exeland yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Teskey
Exeland
Teskey
Shoots Own Brother Inaccidentally at Thorp Target Range
Len Micke a 16 year old son of Barney Micke of Thorp was accidentally shot and killed Sunday by his brother Tony while they were shooting at a target. The tragedy is reported as an unintended shooting incident within the family.
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Len Micke
Barney Micke
Thorp
Tony
Opening Meeting of Marsh Field Woman's Club 1915 16
The Marsh Field Woman's Club opened its year with a rainy but well attended meeting in City Hall assembly room. Guests enjoyed a staged study, music by Miss Ward and performances by Misses Sexton Lange Vollmar Blodgett Flaherty and others, followed by refreshments. next meeting September 27 at the guild hall. Also promoted is the Panama Exposition musical spectacle Million Dollar Dolly at Adler Opera House September 21 with elaborate costumes, tuneful songs, and dancing. tickets go on sale at Jese drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Hamilton Roddis
Henry Wuahle
Edward Garr
Ladlen
Ward
Marjorie Sexton
Oli Lange
Grace Vollmar
Lucile Blods Gett
Esther
Frances Flaherty
West Tend
Waite
Esther Flaherty
Frances
MacDowell
Guild Hall
New
Adler Opera House
Jese
McMillan Road Fund Drives Local Subscriptions
City firms and Marshfield merchants back a fund drive for McMillan to rebuild and macadamize the McMillan road from Central Avenue east to the straight road then north to the turn toward March Rapids. With state aid and township money, about $2,000 is available plus private subscriptions as Wausau Grand Rapids Stevens Point and others promote similar efforts to improve main roads for regional trade. The town plans several thousand dollars in the coming budget plus state matching funds to repair Rozellville road and the McMillan route, signaling Marshfield’s improving local road system.
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McMillan
Marathon County
McMillan Road
Overuue
March Rapids
Marshfield
Ilar
Rozellville
Boy 17 Dead From Kick of Horse
Wenzel Hasenghrl Jr dies from a kick to the stomach while unhitching his father's horses after services in Auburndale. The 17 year old son of Mr and Mrs Hasenghrl died at a city hospital after internal complications. He leaves five brothers and three sisters and several relatives in Auburndale Milwaukee and St Nagrant. Funeral plans were not finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenzel Hasenghri
Auburndale
Auburndsic
Peter
John
Alfonso
Joseph
Charles
St. Nagrant
Milwaukee
Dewis Pankratz
Charles Bauer
Siss
Jonnie Hasenohrl
Hewitt
Scheibe Hays Couple Wed in St Paul Episcopal Ceremony
Announcement reports the marriage of Miss Eunice Eliza Kays daughter of Mrs Lucy C Hays St Paul Minn to Mr Hugo Scheibe of Marshfield. The ceremony occurred Monday at an Episcopal church in St Paul following a romance started last winter at Lovis Lacme store where the bride worked. They plan to reside in Marshfield after October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Eliza
Beth ‘Kays
Lucy c. Hays
St. Paul, Minn
Hugo §. Scheibe
Marshfield
St. Paul
Lovis Lacme
Miss Hays
Mr. Scheibe
Hey
Wade Kotas Nuptials Tie Delia to Charles Wade
Miss Delia Kotas daughter of Mr and Mrs Jank Kotas of this city wed Charles Wade of Waunaca on September 2 in Chicago The couple plans a wedding trip to Chicago and the world’s fair in San Francisco after which they return to Waupaca to set up housekeeping in a newly furnished cottage The groom is a Wisconsin graduate and only son in a prominent family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade—Kotas
Delia Kotas
Jank Kotas
Charles Wade
Waunaca
Chicago
Ware
University of Wisconsin
San Francisco
Waupaca
Jacobs Friedrich wedding at Auburndale church
The marriage of Mrs Olive Fried rich of Auburndale to Stephan Jacobs of Minnesota was solemnized at Auburndale Catholic church on Tuesday morning. Miss M. C. Lueckenbach acted as maid of honor and Armand Friedrich, bride’s brother, was best man. The couple will take a wedding trip to Menasha and other points before returning home.
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Jacobs—Friedrich
Olive Friedrich
Auburndale
Stephan Jacobs
Minnesota
Auburndale Catholic Church
M. C. ‘Lueckenbach
Armand Friedrich
Menasha
Tillie’s Punctured Romance Shown at Unione Draws Crowds
A Sunday program at the Unione featured Tillie’s Punctured Romance with Mark Dressler joining Charles Chaplin and Mabel Normand. The run drew record crowds across three performances and some viewers were turned away. Plans are to show the film again soon, and tonight the cinema offers The Middleman five part picture with Jane Gail and Albert Chevalier in leading roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillie
Unione
Mark Dressler
Charles Chaplin
Mabel Normand
Mr. Rice
Metro
Albert Chevalier
Jane Gail
Big Barn Destroyed by Sunday's Storm
P. P. Syms of Auburndale loses one of Wood county’s largest barns when a Sunday morning lightning strike set his 56 by 126 foot barn ablaze. Hay grain and farm machinery were destroyed. all livestock were saved despite a horse escaping into the flames before exiting through an open back door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. P. Syms
Auburndale
Syms
Wood County
Fire destroys barns and machinery near Grand Rapids
Lightning and a blaze wiped out Rheinhold Teske's barns and machinery near Grand Rapids on Friday. The loss is listed at $3.00 with partial insurance coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Rheinhold Teske
Tiger staff begins work for next year
The Hiwi school announces the Tiger staff for the 1916 annual. Editor in chief Berthold Laemle and staff members including Richard Connor, Dorothy Kamps, Agnes Nall, Alma Witt, and Marguerite Wegner will oversee new departments such as bookkeeping music and kodak. The group aims to produce a top local school yearbook next June with early material gathering underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiwi
Tiger
Berthold Laemle
Richard Connor
Dorothy Kamps
Agnes Nall
Alma Witt
Fred Lueck
Marie McDonald
Marguerite Wegner
Marie Mechler
Patience Kamps
Dicter Seehater
Elmer Furstenbure
Caroline Upham
Irene Colvin
Kodak
Paul Doege
Sikodak
Library Reception Delights Marshfield Patrons
A Friday evening reception at the Marshfield free library welcomed patrons and friends to meet Miss Shaw the new librarian and city school staff. President W D Connor opened the program with remarks followed by brief addresses from Mayor A G Felker Supt C W Otto and Dr K W Doege. Light refreshments were served and the rooms were decorated with flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
A. G. Felker
C. W. Otto
Mmes. W. A. Roddis
Fred Vollmar
H. A. Lathrop
Death toll in Athens auto crash rises with krept death
Anton Krept of Athens died from a fractured spine suffered in an automobile smashup. His daughter Lucy Krept remains hospitalized with injuries from the same crash. Remains prepared for shipment to Poniatowski for interment.
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Anton Krent
Athens
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lucy Krept
Krept
Jury Drawn for Court in Wood County October Term
The October term of circuit court for Wood county opens Monday October 4 in Grand Rapids. About twenty eight aliens seek citizenship with eleven Germans three Hollanders three Norwegians six Austrians one Swede one Canadian and one Irish. Local candidates include Chriss Siemiensk Frank Bilbess Johann Max Kujawa Stanislaus Milke Erick Henning Johnson Charles Patrick Tedlinger and Carl Noetzel. The jury panel lists residents from Arpin Auburndale Dexter Grand Rapids Lincoln Marshfield Pittsville Rock Rudolph Sigel Wood and other areas.
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Wood County
Grand Rapids
United States
Trishman
Chriss Siemiensk
Frank Bilbess
Johann Max Ku
A. M. Muir
Jos
Lincoln Town
Louis Schubert
Verne Morrison
Wm. Gessert
Marshfield City
Alex Johnson
Paul bin
Fred Graham
E. C. Holeh
Wm. Hahn
A. Neumann
Marshfield
Cit
Rock Town
John Painton
Rudolph Town
Sherritt Denniston
Geo. Rovers
N. G. Ratelle
Rudolph
Ernest Pagel
Seneca Town
Peter Peterson
New Teacher Secured for Local Commercial School
John W. Roadcap of Columbus has been engaged as principal of the district commercial school with state cooperation. He arrived Saturday and opened classes Monday with six students. Four applicants are planning to enroll as inquiries come in. Roadcap's Dayton origins precede his commerce training. The continuation school reports fifty boys and twenty one girls this week, with ages ranging from fourteen to seventeen. Business college enrollment is open, but early signup is advised.
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John W. Roadeap
Columbus
Roadcap
Business College
Change at Herald Office in White Printing Firm
Dan White retires from the printing firm now led by his brother John H. and nephew Wilard G. White, effective Saturday. The note about tight shoes hints at general public sentiment and local humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Dan White
Marshfield Considers Gas Franchise At $1.50 Rate
Mayor Fetler discusses keeping gas rates fair via railroad commission review. Minneap olis bidders McWathron Shepard seek franchise to supply gas at a fixed price, with a maximum of $1.50 per thousand feet. City aims to protect public interests, secure prompt bids, and avoid early rate hikes while exploring details and potential Madison hearing.
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Messrs. McWathron
Shepard
Minneapolis
Marshfield
Railroad Rate Commission of
Wisconsin
McEathyon
Common Council
Railroad Rate Commission
Linn
Mayer Pelker
Metter
Ecooneil
Railroad Commission
Madison
New York
Alderman Stauss Injured In Flat Car Accident
Alderman Frank P. Stauss of the Sixth ward and foreman at Roddis Lumber & Veneer was injured Saturday when a leg-loader fell from a flat car pinning him. His right leg fractured in two places and he suffered chest and shoulder bruises. He is in St Joseph's hospital and plans to go home next week, staying weeks to allow bones to set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Stauss
Roddis Lumber & Veneer Company
St. Joseph’s Hospital
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Council
Faker
Rde
Hunters
Auto
TINE
Marshfield Woman's Club
Wausau
Stevens Point
Sim
Wenzel Hasenghrl, Jr
Scheibe—Hays
Library
Athens Auto Party
Anton Krept
Acci
Columbus, C
Fetler
Dis
Stauss
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