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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
12
Bethel reports many residents visiting relatives and attending church while forest fires threaten farms and homes. Rain eases danger. families plan relocations, sales, and school events amid effort to protect property and assist neighbors. Funeral for Edwin Fredrickson noted.
Spencer Loveland sold his farm to Mr. Corpell of Sheboygan. Mrs. Zettl and visitors from Grand Rapids, Marshfield, and Arkansas settle in. Local building plans advance. bank site purchased. Fires threaten farms but rain calms outbreaks. Congregational services and a farewell for Rev. Peterson mark community life.
Stratford reports marriages including Mary Schultz to George Hoopie and nearby visitors from Chicago. A brush fire scare eased after a welcome downpour that cooled the area, and local fear of dust from a red automobile diminished as rain restored visibility and perhaps slowed speeds on the turnpike.
Standt Joe Kantzer battled cheese to Marshfeld last week. Mrs. Wix visited Marshfield on business last Thursday. J W Lawrence raised his house last week and is now building a stone wall. Fires calmed by rain. Clover Leaf Dairy Co to move back into old factory after wall and cement floor. John Brands works on his foundation and plans more construction if weather allows. Mr W N Caine bought a team of colts to work his place. We wish him good luck.
John Schjouneman has been busy hauling back to the track. A heavy rain over the weekend ended ensuing fires. John Korntved of Unity Mfg. Co. suffered a serious accident Thursday when a jointer blade snapped and severed the tops of his fingers. Dr. Clark dressed the wound and he is recovering.
Sherry notes ice cream will be served at Jones Hall Friday evening. Mrs W Parks returns home from a Dodgeville visit. Louis Winefutter erects a fine new residence on his farm west of here. The forest crews have been kept busy by the heavy rain over Saturday and Sunday. Mrs Wicks returns to Arizona after months with her parents, accompanied by sister Hazel Putney who will stay there for some time.
The Stratford state bank filed its articles with the register of deeds at Wausdli last week. Capital stock is $10,000 with $100 shares all paid in. The bank opens with 31 stockholders led by Robert Connor with 29 shares and Dr. K W Doege with 10 shares.
A bill proposed for the next legislature would let county school superintendents be appointed by a county board of education. The board, comprising three members per county, would appoint the superintendent and assistants, set salaries, and approve expenses. It aims to remove the office from politics and base it on business principles to attract qualified leaders.
Ruplinger and Dothie haul sand for town bridges while Hargrave and Wondrow fill silos. Thompson of Minnesota visits the Hargraves. Rain arrives as fires threaten nearby farms. Bathwick of Chicago scouts business and buys a farm horse. Wistie and Hargrave record barley and durum yields. Hewitt and Ley attend distant visits. Geri builds a stone culvert west of Hewitt. Steinweis hires crews for pine stump work. Seidel returns west after harvest. Ley visits Angelica. Schroeder loses his stove pipe hat. finder urged to return it for reward.
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