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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1913
Page
5
Reed L. Parker argues courtesy is key to safe motoring surpassing laws. He lists unwritten rules for pedestrians and drivers to reduce conflicts, including gentle signaling, yielding, keeping to the curb, avoiding crowding, warning others, and removing road hazards to prevent punctures or accidents.
Ex-Gov Upham returned from Perry Centennial excursion aboard the steamer Alabama with about 700 Wisconsin party members and other guests including ex President Taft. Upham cited Taft as a good loser after the banquet at the Breakers hotel as he praised General Nelson A. Miles and Wisconsin Governor McGovern, noting the souvenir program and colored illuminated booklet souvenir.
During a Grand Rapids circuit court session Judge B B Park sentenced Peter Reese of this city to five years at the Green Bay reformatory. Reese pleaded guilty at a prior special term to a statutory offense involving a thirteen year old girl as accuser. Several other south end circuit cases were disposed of.
Mr. Upham will present the book to the Marshfield chapel of the Daughters of the American Revolution, of which the late Mrs. Upham was a charter member. A soft feather with American and English flags decorates the silk ribbon on the cover.
Anson J Campbell of The Times reports halted construction on the Wisconsin capitol in Madison with signs of activity around the site. No treasury money to pay contractors. west wing unfinished and dome work only begun. Campbell calls the building beautiful. G W Campbell testified before the railroad commission in a minor right of way case involving a Price county man against the Soo line.
The Wisconsin legislature enacted a hotel permit requirement by the state board of health effective January 3, 1914. Fees are two dollars for under 35 rooms and three dollars for larger hotels. Applicants must list full owner name, building description, and location. Inspectors will enforce the regulations, advising changes, with fines from twenty five to one hundred dollars for violations and five dollars per day for noncompliance. Buy your goods from home advertisers.
The Times criticizes city and board of review taxation as harming business growth on Central avenue. It cites J F Schwabach of Germantown and Moss & Vanglen property owners delaying improvements due to high business property assessments. The Eagle Hotel lease case with Peter Daul and Harvey Fink shows fears of higher taxes dampening expansion.
Mrs. Sarah E. Duncan of Tipton Iowa recalls her son’s severe cold and cough that seemed like consumption. One bottle of Chamberlains Cough Remedy stopped the coughing and cured the cold completely. Sold by all dealers.
A local minister in Waukegan has abandoned his pulpit to pursue editing. If he could not earn a living in Waukegan at the other job, he will likely face hard times in this switch.
Rail industry chatter predicts a Soo Line cutoff from Waukesha to Grand Rapids within a year. A Marshfield freight depot project shows $6000 set aside but awaits cutoff decisions. If built, it would spark new towns like Oconomowoc Beaver Dam Montello Wautoma and many farming villages, while reducing main line costs and expanding yard space.
A blunt note on home distress explains finding a last winter overcoat ruined by moth tunnels. The casual complaint highlights the loss and small frustrations of daily life.
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