Short change scheme at Marshfield fair and town notices
Short change men swindle G. R. Gustafson for 3.00 by buying socks with a twenty and returning most of it after realizing 4 silver dollars were owed. The text also notes fair week events, Stevens Point Band performances, local business ads, a Seattle relocation plan for several residents, property upgrades, meat markets, a lumber company, a Milwaukee attorney, mail rate changes, wedding stationery, local politics criticism, and fair exhibits from Rose Bros Tiffany Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Gustafson
Victor
Edison
Columbia
Prank L
Plara Ward
Seattle
Wm. Ward
Tor
West Branch
Iowa
West
Albert Ward
J. W.burns
Third
Ceder Streets
Third Street
Wenzel & Wenzel
J. B. Kolsta
Fond du Lac
Daily Bulletin
Kolsta
Milladore
Wasren
Roddis Lumber & Veneer Co
Park Falls
Price County
Wistf
A. K. Stebbins
Milwaukee
Medford
Mayville
Medford Brewery
Wenzel & Wenzel's
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Tim Tinks
Chippewa Balls Independent
Chippewa County
Ola Erion
Fourth Street
Case & Johnson
Rose Bros
Tiffanyt- Kamps Mer. Co
Louis Laemle
No Hardware Co
Sheetin, Kliner, Lang and Schaarman Co
Banner Mills
Addie Budge
Jurors listed for October circuit court session at Grand Rapids
A long list enumerates jurors from towns including Arpin Auburndale Dexter Grand Rapids Lincoln Marshfield Pittsville Remington Rock Saratoga and others for the October term to convene on the first Monday in October at Grand Rapids. Also notes election of W H Upham as president of the Wisconsin Immigration and Development Association and appointments of officers and directors. The organization seeks funding and legislative support for a bureau of industries and immigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Grand Rapids
Jay Holland
Arpin
Edward Mount
Jos
Mohan
Auburndale
Otto Dahm
Dexter
Sam T. Hilas
Herman Bennebose
Thomas LaHrot
Ed Morttll
John Mosher
Grand Rapids City
Alex
Chas, Natcheck
Geo. N. Wood
Elwin E. Royce
Lincoln Town
Louis Rustad
Philip Adler
H. H. Berp
Marshfield City
Jos, Butler
Chas
Foster
Bert Hosterman
Kleinheinz
Marshfield
Wisconsin Immigration and Development Association
Plankington House
W. TH. Upham
E. A. Benson
Milwaukee
G. W. Levis
Madison
St. Wheelock
G. D. Jones
Wausau
George W. Levis
James L Gates
George E. Kanta
Ashland
Elmer Grimmer
Marinette
W. H. Upham
Marshield
C. Ellingson
Hawkins
T. Wheelock
B. F. McMillan
Bureau of Industries and Immigration
Milwaukee Sentinel
Unclaimed Letters At Marshfield Post Office Sept 17 1906
List of names of letters remaining unclaimed at the Marshfield post office as of September 17 1906. Names include Arthur Joseph Becker Mrs John Britten Mrs Mary Diller Julien Hagen Kant Landen C Lewis Inc A Lees F R Loewenstein Leopold Schafer Victoria Threshing John Wright Sid H Persons calling for these letters are asked to say advertised. An advertisement from Sexton Bros promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Arthur Joseph Becker
John Britten
Mary Diller
Julien
Hagen
Kant Landen
C. ©. Lewis, Inc
A. Lees
F. R. Loewenstein
Leopold Schafer
Victoria Threshing
John
Wright
Sid H
Auburndale Defeats Stratford In Big Fairgrounds Baseball Game
The Auburndale and Stratford teams drew over a thousand spectators at the fairgrounds on Wednesday morning for a paid exhibition. Wilson the left handed Auburndale pitcher starred, guiding his team to a 30 to 2 victory over Stratford as Olsen of Blair struggled with the heavy Auburldale batters. The game featured brilliant plays and strong defense, with Wilson’s pitching and hitting driving the win. The score by innings followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburndale
Stratford
Fairgrounds
Fair Association
Wilson
Olsen
Blair
Marshfield
County primary costs per vote and local party meeting
The county tally shows printing and clerical costs of 2000 and 216 plus 25 and 1482 for a total of 375? 0 and 3300 votes, averaging 58 cents per vote. A Marshfield worker, William Rouscheitz, was badly injured on a steam shovel. The Republican county committee met at the city hall and organized with Geo Reynolds chair, L A Bauman secretary, H E McCoy treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rouscheitz
Marshfield
Central
Stevens Point
Republican County
Geo. H. Reynolds
L. A. Bauman
Grand Rupids
H.E. McCoy
Pittsville
Special Assessor Returns to Reassess Cleveland Timber
Special Assessor W. J. Kregel, appointed by the state tax commission, returned to Cleveland today after a weekend at his home. He will not discuss his work but is said to have found timber tracts in Cleveland that were not assessed to their full value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Kregel
State Tax Commission
Cleveland
An Insidious Danger to Kidneys Warns Readers
An article warns that kidney trouble often shows no early symptoms and can become fatal. It urges taking Foley's Kidney Cure at the first sign of trouble to correct irregularities and prevent Bright's disease or diabetes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Bright
Sexton Bros
Advertising Doesn t Jerk Pulls Like Wanamaker Quotation
A typed adage on advertising quotes John Wanamaker stating that advertising does not jerk but pulls steadily. It emphasizes upfront costs and patience, noting initial slow results before continuous growth and influence over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wanamaker
Connor and the Old Stalwart Machine Rise Again in Wisconsin
The Milwaukee Journal's visitor argues that William D Connor leads a revived Stalwart machine in Wisconsin, sidelining La Follette and challenging the progressive era. The piece predicts Connor's dominance over Stalwarts and his potential as a reform minded Republican influenced by corporate interests, with future sentiment shaping the new Senate outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
the Leader
William D.connor
Sawyer and Payne
Wisconsin
LaFollette
Davidson
Milwaukee
Mr. Connor
William D. ‘Connor
Pit
Connor
Milwaukee Journal
Gains Name of Lumber King in Midwest Timber Trade
A. C. McComb of Oshkosh rises as a leading timber magnate in northern Wisconsin and Michigan. He has built holdings to about 25,000 acres after recent sales and plans to reinvest around 25,000 more acres in Michigan and Wisconsin at about ten dollars per acre. McComb also ventures into Missouri minerals, owning an iron mine near Williamsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Michigan
A. C. McComb
Ostkosh
McComb
Iron County
Milwaukee
Seatr & Howe Lumber Company
Missouri
Williamsville
Storbeck Visits City for Workingmen’s Cause
Otto B. Storbeck of Oshkosh, recipient of a Medal for Heroism, visited the city last Saturday to confer with W. D. Connor on matters of interest to Wisconsin workers. Storbeck gained national fame in 1885 for rescuing four young women from drowning in the Fox River at Oshkosh, risked his own life when the boat capsized near the river in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto B. Storbeck
Oshkosh
W. D. Connor
Mr. Storbeck
Wisconsin
Fox River
Storbeck
Storbeck Recounts Daring Rescue Of Four Girls
A man named Storbeck jumped from a bridge into freezing water to save four girls stranded after cries for help. He fought fatigue and even drew blood to force a girl to loosen her grip, earning a silver medal from the U S government for the brave act. Storbeck later married one of the rescued girls and they live in Oshkosh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Storbeck
Walnut Street
Oshkosh
Foley's Kidney Cure Claims Full Recovery For Kidney Ailments
Sexton Bros advertise Foley's Kidney Cure promising to heal any kidney or bladder trouble within medical reach and claiming no other remedy can do more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Sexton Bros
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gov. Upham
Joan F. Carr
P. M
Auburndate
Marathon
Wausau Daily Record
Webster
Acauser
Lumber King
Tiffault - Kamps Mercantile Co
Nearsilk
Taffeta
Tiffault-Kamps Merc. Co
Carney’s
C. B. Edwards
AM. Nat. Bank Building
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