Marshfield Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Appointments
Neillsville resident Frank Reigel and Fond du Lac visitor Nick Berg dropped in briefly, while Geo. Guenther of Laona spent Sunday visiting friends. Miss Ella Massofi joined Dr Heathen’s office, Miss Ida Mangold took a position at Savings Bank store, and Mrs. A. D. Benedict of Waupaca visited the city over Sunday. Rev Joseph Brown preached in Shawano after leaving Priday, and Unity’s Wr. Clifford Meath was in town on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Guenther of
Laona
A. D. Benedict of
Waupaca
Joseph Brown
Priday
Shawano
Clifford Meath
Unity
H. F. Below
F.R. Pollard
Robert Connor
Chicago
Joseph Batesel
Cameron
Henry Steckerd
H.L. Buckmiller
Phillips
Upham Manufacturing Co
Encourages Land Improvement by Consolidated Farm Co
The Consolidated Farm Co under John P. Hume advances a plan to improve wild land and develop new tracts. It is cultivating about 1600 acres of unimproved land and aiding settlers while spurring speculation in town lots. The approach raises demand for improved land and may extend to cut over tracts next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Farm Co
John P. Hume
Methodist Pastors Assigned by West Wisconsin Conference
The West Wisconsin conference met in La Crosse to assign pastors for the region. Ashland selected Neillsville for the next conference by a 40 to 26 vote. Marshfield M E Fraser Colby and Thorp C W Austin Greenwood John Morange Loyal C H Towne Unity and Spencer C M Christiansen J H McManus to Clam Falls circuit J H Benson to Grantshore W E Kloster to Spooner and W F Grandy to Rib Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Wisconsin
The
Methodist Church
la Crosse
Neilsville
Ashland
Neillsville
Marshfield
M. E. Fraser
Colby and
Thorp
C. W. Austin
Greenwood
John Morange Loyal
C. H. Towne
Unity and Spencer
C. M. Christiansen
J.H. McManus
Clam Falls
J. H. Benson
Grantshore
W.E. Kloster
Spooner
W. F. Grandy
Rib Lake
Friday the thirteenth: superstitions curb activity
Last Friday the thirteenth brought few marriages and large business deals as superstitious belief kept people from trips. Folk say it is unlucky to drink milk with cucumbers or light a defective gasoline stove on this date.
Frank Gerhauser Dead After Roadside Injury
Word reached the city Sunday morning of the sudden death of Frank Gerhauser at his Appleton home. A longtime Pitkin & Brooks salesman, he was well known here and highly regarded. His death followed an illness from inflamed lungs after fracturing four ribs in a recent Iron River accident. Also reported is the Wisconsin State Good Roads association meeting at the state fair, with W D Hoard elected president, W O Hotchkiss secretary, Richard Wagner treasurer, and county vice presidents named for Wood Clark and Marathon counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce County
Ellsworth
A.E. Kump
James Whitter
Thomas House
Kump
C. H. Ketchum
Denver
Col
J. E. Ketcham
Ketcham
C.L. Butler
Richfield
Mr. Butler
Beaver Dam
Frank Gerhauser
Appleton
Gerhauser
Pitkin & Brooks
Iron River
Wisconsin State Good Roads Association
W.D. Hoard
Ft. Atkinson
W. O. Hotchkiss
Madison
Richard Wagner
Milwaukee
C.R. Goldsworthy
Wood County
E. Hutchings
Clark County
A. F. Marquardt
Marathon County
Bars Secret Marriages After Oct 1 1907 Law
New statute fines anyone leaving the state to marry and returning to reside there without proper filing. The clause requires obtaining a blank marriage certificate from the county clerk and filing within ten days with the local vital statistics office. Mystic Workers of the World call a class initiation and meeting for September 21, with State Manager K L Adams attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Mystic Workers of the World
K. L. Adams
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank Reigel
Nick Berg
Fond du Lac
Ella Massofi
Dr. Heathen
Ida Mangold
Savings Bank
Maud Brooks
Winnie McMullen
Ed Damas
Ida
Lillian Krahn
Helen Connor
Massachusetts
Wellesley
J. Ross
Park Falls
Lottie Wolfer
Wausau
Margaret Dickhoff
Mary Stauss
Band Rapids
Anna McLean
Kaukauna
G. L. Harrington
Dorothy Pulling
Wauhesha
Carrol College
J. &. Lamb
Janesville
A. L. MacFarlane
Emil Arndt
Waukesha
BP. A. Williams
Maud Marsh
John Gardiner
Seaman
Spencer
Stevens Point
Francis Weiland
Limes Force
W. T. Pond
Ella Meyer
Christ Meyer
Mary Michles
C. Harrison
Delton
L. E. Colvier
South Maple Street
Sarah Thoas
Milladore
the Wright
Minneapolis
B.A. Mitchell
Oak Park, NL
City
H. G. Hambright
Lawrence
Andrew Moss
Mable
Orie Olningy
Henry Oestrich
Doris
Lenon Dumas
Wm Scheller
Big City
James Beattie
Neenah
Marsh- Held
Thodas Wright
John Reidt
Lincoln
Ralph J. Baker
Chippewa Falls
Neil Mahoney
Mike Frances Rodgis
Yes
Bikbora
Marie Summucks
Rembs & Sturm
Martin Wold
Pankow
Edward Buckmiller
Lawrence University
Buckmiller
Marshfield High School
Peter Beaucheine
J. Tl. Magoon
Cheyenne
Wiyn
Mr. Beaucheine
West
Wisconsin
Chippewe Falls
Arthur Eckes
Mess Bros
G. R. Gustafson
Mr. Gustafson
Central Avenue
Oscar Sheerin
Bembs
Marshfield Telephone Exchange
Messrs
Arthur C. Hoene
W. H. Ludwig
Fox
G. F. Smith
Harry Bayne
Rice Lake
Ella Ola
Pat
Lady H
Mr. Bayne
W. W. Noll
Dooman
Docman
Augusta
Good Roads Association
Gests
Fuller & Johnson
Noll Hardware
Ff. B. Rereer, Sec’y
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