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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1916
Page
5
Beginning Wednesday September 27 members of the Jewish faith in the United States observe Rosh Hashanah marking the Jewish New Year 5 067 on the Hebrew calendar. The holy season ends October 1 with Sheramini Amereth the feast of conclusion. Orthodox and reform observances vary by dates and practices.
Mrs. Anna E. Howe, the president's only sister, died in New London, Connecticut, on Saturday. President Wilson cancelled all speaking engagements for the week.
An exhibit at the state historical museum in Madison traces the automobile's history from steam waggons and benzine buggies to modern cars. It features pictures of early models, factory scenes, and the first American auto with high wheels. Licenses and license tags from Wisconsin circa 1905 are shown, plus periodicals illustrating public views.
A Society of Automobile Engineers nomenclature lists car types with definitions. Roadster seats two or three. coupe seats two or three. coupelet seats two or three with folding top and removable panels. landaulet is a closed car with folding top and interior seating three or more, driver outside, glass sides removable.
Friday marked our first sno farm of the season. Golliah Walters of Town visits his father and brother. August Walters built a silo on his farm last week. A birth occurred at the Paul Kidd home Saturday. Mrs. Theodore Sifert visits Milwaukee and Chicago. The parsonage delay keeps the new minister and family at August Walters residence. The Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Tilton’s with a substantial gathering and a dainty lunch. R N A will meet at the ball Wednesday. Lewis Brieston of Deerfield is reported drowned at Victoria, Mexico. foul play suspected. O W Brieston travels to Victoria to bring the body home.
A Finnish teamster detective, miscast as a laborer, helped arrest an alleged murderer tied to Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols of New York. Waltonen, later identified by a scar and a barber shop shave, confessed and implicated three others in a robbery that yielded 28,000 dollars cash and jewelry, with 150,000 dollars in jewels left vault hidden. Onovi Talus, linked to the widow’s murder, was convicted and sentenced to die but life imprisonment replaced the electrocution date. he remains in Sing Sing.
Rev Schoenfield trades his Ford flivver for Ben Frank’s driving horse in a swap that both men hail as best. The preacher accuses the horse of the heaves, spavins, ringbone, and balking while Ben complains the Ford’s carburetor and gears are faulty but fixes are claimed on both sides. The exchange highlights contrasting views on modernization versus tradition in Park Falls.
Wence Rau had a surveyor stake out nine teen real estate lots 50 by 150 feet in Hewitt last week and will sell them at auction soon. Threshing machines are busy and locals are filling silos. Henry Piel of Hartford attended his sister Hubertine Piel’s wedding to John Eberherdy here last Tuesday. Piel then left for Hartford to work at Kisselkar shops. Agnes Seidl and Anton Neuman announced their engagement at St. Michael Catholic church for a September 26 wedding. Katie Eberhardy departed for Milwaukee Tuesday after visiting with P A Eberhardy.
Mill Creek notices report Frank Seidel and family on a Marshfield trip, John Behnke selling property and planning a southward move, Ed Federwitz baled hay, Eberhardy couple back from Milwaukee, Ed Brickheimer active in stock buying, John Newman Jr purchasing three cows, Peil of Hartford visiting, Schiferl family presence, Teo Varsho buying a cow at Roggenbauer farm auction, Louis Schiffert in Marshfield on business.
In Bakerville area updates, Andres Gleichsner hires Anton Becker. Catharine and Anna Gleichsner visit from Arpin and Hewitt. John Kupfer buys Joseph Couture's farm for 6500 dollars. Joseph Reigel rents Joseph Radlinger’s farm. Local visits include John Sicklinger of Chili and his daughter Catharine. early snow disrupts fall work. Mrs. J W West visits Tustin. Albert Schultz receives a birthday surprise. Mrs. George and Herbert Eckes involved in wheel injury incident. Thirty Nekoosa women form a ladies athletic association and order gym suits. Stevens Point council approves purchasing a 5000 garbage incineration plant.
Gen Richardson received a laudatory letter from Harry Landa, owner of Landa Park, praising the First Wisconsin brigade for their conduct during a stay at New Braunfels Texas. The note, posted at company boards, lauds officers and soldiers and wishes them well as they move on.
Marathon county won first with 2317 points earning a silver cup. Wood county placed second with 2265 points, followed by Langlade 2284, St Croix 2224, Sauk 2133, and others. Seven counties receive ribbons. total 2700 dollars distributed by mileage. County rankings pivot on exhibit totals and travel distance to the fair.
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