This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1899
Page
6
Stanley Deitz at Brodesd and Louis Weber arriving last evening with many locals visiting, business and Easter plans common. Dozens of residents from Argyle, Juda, Monroe and surrounding towns are seen in town for Easter, with reports of travel, shopping, and social visits.
Monday's locals list many residents including Chas Koehner Beloit C F Asmus Inde Louis Road South Wayne Staley Deite Genoa Frank Mitchell Juda and others visiting nearby cities. Several return trips noted with mentions of Madison Chicago Belmont Orangeville Monticello and Clarne among names like J B Treat Mrs J B Treat Henry Pick and Dr Frank Davis.
Buster Malia files injury claim with Mayor Douglass through attorneys Clawson and Sherron. He alleges defective sidewalk caused a March 11 fall injuring him, naming inadequate repairs and nailed plank remnants as factors. Others moving to Michigan and local property purchases are noted in the surrounding items.
In Bath Houses at Manisox Wisconsin the True Marriage License Bill passed the assembly without debate and moves to the senate. Concurrent conference reports seek to resolve a constitutional amendment dispute on tree passes for public officials. Senate adopts a stronger anti pass bill with penalties including fines up to 1000 dollars and possible imprisonment.
Benjamin F. Wolf, 62, a Clarno merchant and former postmaster, died Thursday afternoon at his home following injuries from a platform accident on a Minos Central caboose a week earlier. Amputation was performed fourteen hours after the incident due to heavy bleeding and lasting shock, despite initial hopes for recovery. he and his wife had lived in Clarno for fourteen years.
A fire devastated the Janesville mill on Worth River street Thursday ruin totaling from 3 000 to 10 000 with part insured. Machinery and contents were owned by D I duiliis and buildings by O H Pothers and MG dellvis. Cause of the fire is unknown.
Flora Jones and Roy Juliane son traveled to Argyle on Saturday and were wed by Rev. Arthur Vaughn of the ME elned. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Jones. The groom works for A B Rood. The marriage came as a surprise to friends with good wishes for happiness.
A crowded Friday eve gathering at the Cajon Guapel service featured the Presbyterian choir and Rev H O Bethel addressing “The New Woman of the Twentieth Century.” He argued the modern woman must embrace Christian faith to become a truechange in society and urged young men to join upcoming events at the opera house.
Two week union gospel meetings concluded at Wells opera house with Rev. Chay Varney and Rev. J. H. Berkey speaking to large crowds. The venue overflowed, about 200 turned away, praised for unity and strong attendance across fifteen sessions. The effort left the city benefiting from the revival.
The Williams block in Janesville, a five story building, will be lowered to make the upper floors rentable. Built long ago in the business district, the top floors have never paid due to their height for the town’s size. The plan is to remove the top floor and remodel the structure into smaller units.
Lieut Caldwell has joined the Seventh United States Cavalry in Cuba near Havana after serving as lieutenant colonel of the Fourth Wisconsin volunteers. The Fourth Wisconsin was mustered out at Amnison, Alabama, and Caldwell proceeded to Washington and then to Tampa, Florida.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.