Swartz Seeks Release for Chippewa Falls Superintendent Post
Monroe schools city superintendent Gro. Swartz asks for release after receiving an offer to become Chippewa Falls superintendent with a $2,000 first year salary and expanded duties. He notes the opportunity is highly desirable and will be considered by the board. Hudson hosts his current institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Swartz
Chippewa Falls
Board of Education
Swartz
Monroe
Hudson
Wis
Board of Education of
Obituary Notices for Mrs. Charlotte Preston and Mrs. George Wooster
Mrs. Charlotte Preston died Sunday night at her Juda home after several months liver trouble. She was 67 and survived by husband deceased, daughter Mrs. W S Pengra, and son Arthur Preston. Funeral from the house Wednesday 10 30 AM, Juda cemetery burial. Mrs George Wooster of Brodhead died Saturday after a long illness at 67. Her funeral held this afternoon. she was mother of Mrs P T Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Preston
Juda
W. S. Pengra
Brodhead
Arthur Preston
Juda Cemetery
George Wooster
P. T. Moore
House Hit Twice By Lightning In Beloit Road Storm
Lightning struck Mrs. Anna Stauffacher’s home at 400 Beloit road tearing siding and striking the chimney. The chimney thimbles were blown out and the house filled with soot though no fire occurred. Mrs. Stauffacher and neighbor Miss Rose Wartenweiler were inside but unharmed. The storm also struck an East Washington street electric wire and a Sutherland residence area. The city endured heavy rain two hours after 7 pm with vivid lightning and loud thunder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Stauffacher
Beloit Road
Stauffacher
Rose Wartenweiler
O. J. Sutherland
Monroe
Percey Lichenwalner
Clarno
Fortyseven Pages Expected For Session Laws Supplement
The 1905 session generated 28 pages of laws, and this year’s laws will fill nearly forty newspaper pages or more. The publication will appear as a state supplement in weekly newspapers during the second week of August, reflecting an unprecedented length in the country.
Real Estate Sale in Exeter Tracts
Mary Jordan transfers interest to D. S. and F. E. Smith in sections 26 23 and 27 Exeter for an amount of 1 dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jordan
D. S
F. E Smith
Exeter
Notice To Property Owners For Sidewalk Permits
Notice to property owners that before constructing sidewalks a permit must be obtained from the street committee. The permit ensures proper street care during and after work. Debris and surplus dirt must be removed within 48 hours after completion. By order of Common Council, M. T. Gettings, City Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
M. T. Gettings
Wet Camp Day Shrouds Wisconsin Bluffs During Drill
Guardsmen at Camp Douglas Wisconsin endured the rainiest day since 1889 as 16 companies bivouacked and pitched tents. Clouds veiled the famed bluffs while Corp Tony Lund and Company I showed rapid tent setup amid storm bursts and reports from Manston and Sparta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Douglas
Wis
Adjt
Chandler P. Chapman
Jerry Rusk
Manston
Sparta
Company I
Superior
Corp
Tony Lund
Wisconsin
King
Twine From Minnesota Prison Sold To Meet Demand
Output of binder twine at the Minnesota state prison will reach just over 13 million pounds by season end on August 8. Demand exceeded supply after Warden Wolfer halted dealer orders a week earlier, turning down about fifty railcar loads of orders. A 500000 pound cash order reserve is required, but only 125000 pounds remains on hand. operations will adjust to rebuild the reserve and fill as many orders as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota State Prison
Minnesota
Wolfer Senw
Winslow Village Votes on Water Works System
An August 8 election in Winslow will decide if the village can adopt a water works system with a maximum bonded amount of $3,000 and a required two thirds majority. The piece also notes Wisconsin University plans to revamp campus layouts including a men’s dormitory and new buildings funded by a $100,000 yearly appropriation for four years. Thomas Monahan and family visit from Belvit to see his parents.
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Winslow
University of Wisconsin
Chadbourne Hall
Chemistry
University Avenue
Law
South Hall
Thomas Monahan
Belvit
Mrs
John Monahan
Interstate Rates Drive Illinois Central to Interstate Tariffs
Illinois Central to sell Omaha to Chicago tickets at 2 cents a mile with similar rates to intermediate points and adopt an interstate system. Tariff sheets are being prepared as laws in Nebraska Illinois Iowa and Missouri aim to set 2 cent fares. Railroads faced initial resistance then allowed the laws, seeking to avoid compensatory losses and curb state ticket sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Omaha
Chicago
Nebraska
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Clergy Half-Fare Tickets Ended by Railroads
Railroads in Illinois Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin discontinue half fare tickets for clergy with exceptions for South Dakota and Michigan. Milwaukee lines report statewide removal following a new 2 cent fare law. Rate sheets must be revised to show distances and connections. revision will take several weeks.
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South Dakota
Michigan
Milwaukee Railroad
Chicago
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Madison sewage plant urged moved after health board ruling
The Madison board of health condemned the filter beds and possibly the entire sewage plant as a nuisance inside city limits. Citizens reported odor while distant residents noticed little. critics fear overload of the bac teria system may fail to treat waste properly and have seen youths swim in diluted effluent near Yahara River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Board of Health
Yahara
Lake
Monona
Lost gray coat found between Bleiler place and bridge
A gray coat left behind on July 4 between the old Bleiler place and the railroad bridge has been found and the finder is asked to return it to the office to receive a reward.
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Bleiler Place
Passenger rates cut 2 cents a mile in western rail routes
Interstate fares across Illinois Iowa Missouri Minnesota Wisconsin and the Dakotas drop to 2 cents a mile with Wisconsin and the Dakotas set at 24 cents. Milwaukee Road to Chicago falls to 281 dollars until August 15. July 28 and August 15 bring further changes. Monroes to Minneapolis and St Paul routes cut to 7.27 and 7.07 respectively.
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Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North
South Dakota
Dakotas
Kansas
Nebraska
Arkansas
Kansas City
Omaha
Sioux City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Missouri River
F. W. Zimmerman
Chicago
Monroe
Winona
Minn
Post Office Promotion And Salaries In 1907
Monroe is listed among post office promotions announced by the Post Office Department. Three clerks receive pay raises effective July 1, 1907. Ray Lizer rises from 800 to 900 dollars, Miss Alice Sullivan from 600 to 300, and George Walker from 500 to 600. The force totals seventeen, with nine rural and three city carriers, and the office handles heavy morning mail volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Postoffice
Ray Lizer
Alice Sullivan
George Walker
Counties May Reimburse State On Insane Asylum Care
The Fond du Lac graft cases reveal counties may repay the state treasury for care of asylum patients when relatives pay annual maintenance. The state allowance is $1.50 per patient, and green county has few relatives supported cases. State board to investigate all counties following the breach discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond du Lac
Green County
Leaps to His Death at Freeport Sanitarium
Leonard Neidgh aged 68, a well to do Jo Daviess County farmer, leapt from the third floor of Dr White's sanitarium in Freeport at 6 am Sunday, dying of brain concussion half an hour later. He was under treatment for mental and nervous trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Neidgh
Jo Daviess County
Dr. White
Freeport
Quincy Adams Sawyer at Turner Opera House
The rural drama Quincy Adams Sawyer comes to Turner Opera House on Wednesday September 4. The review praises its quiet New England realism, attractive humor, and ideal performances, calling it an uplifting, sunlit spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Turner Opera House
New England
Lawn Social for U B Church Browntown
A lawn social and entertainment will be held at Rev A B Bechtoldt’s Browntown church on Thursday evening July 25 to benefit the United Brethren church. Ice creams fruit and numerous musical selections and orations will be offered. Everyone invited. COMMITTEE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Bechtoldt
U. B
Browntown
Plans for new department store at Brodhead by M Shorb
Contractors are calculating the Brodhead project for Terry and Amerpohl. Estimated cost nears $20,000. Building dimensions 42 by 100 feet with a 15 foot ceiling. Continental paving brick with stone trimming to be used and plans call for substantial plate glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Shorb
Brodhead
Terry & Amerpohl
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gro. Swartz
Old High School
Mortuary Record
Preston
House
Milwaukee Road
Watertown
Northwestern Railroad
Wisconsin Central Road
H. G. Starr
F. A. Miller
Milwaukee
Pewaukee
Oconomowoc
Western Passenger Association
W Lamboley
Freeport Sanitarium
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