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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1902
Page
9
Oshkosh items report marriages licenses issued to John Fitzpatrick and Eva Blair, 1902. Rests of notes include residents visiting relatives in Neshboro and Spring Lake, business deals in Oshkosh, court pleas for disorderly conduct, and planning for tent meetings downtown with ministers arranging preachers and music.
A total of 105 graduates from the Oshkosh Normal School will complete the full course or elementary course this June or via summer school. The list includes graduates from Fond du Lac to Oshkosh and Green Bay, with numerous named individuals and home towns across Wisconsin.
Oshkosh Elks plan a dramatic fire run during the June reunion, with ten apparatus, including No. 2 hose house equipment, led by Chief Robert A. Brauer. The half mile Main street route from Main Street bridge to North Park Avenue will feature staggered starts to prevent collisions and keep spectators off the pavement.
Oshkosh Y M C A reports two fine tennis courts in use daily from four to eight as businessmen seek recreation after work. Physical Director Meyers plans tournaments. early results show Halsey over Bishop 6 1, Goold strong on both sides, Locke defeating Manzer 6 2 6 0, and Derksen beating Redford 6 3 4 6 6 3. A summer camp on Lake Winnebago shores is in planning stages with details forthcoming.
A Vermont schoolteacher describes poor health and low wages in a backwoods post, then credits Grape-Nuts with restoring strength and mental clarity after including the cereal and cream. She notes improved digestion, memory, and nerve while teaching, urging others to try the product as a brain builder from Postum Co.
Oshkosh Elks Lodge 292 held a vigorous gathering in Elks hall to plan the state Elks convention and reunion set for next Tuesday to Thursday. Officials expect several thousand visitors, with hotels and lodging nearly filled and a floral parade slated for Thursday afternoon.
A. F. Warden of Oshkosh notes a water carnival and floral parade for the day’s events. Ladies decorate carriages with flowers for a grand procession, with merchants and Elks in carriages and on foot. Local and visiting families slated to participate, and lanterns and colored fires will light the riverfront.
The meeting of the lodge will elect five delegates plus past exalted rulers to attend the convention. Milwaukee is expected with a strong uniformed presence and a musical band. Each delegate will receive $10 for travel. about fifty Madison attendees are planned.
Harriet Magee hosts a reception in the art room as the year's work is shown with praise for Oshkosh Normal’s art program. Alumni president J Dempsey leads remarks on the school's relation to the university, with Miss Rollins and Miss Kusche providing vocal solos, then guests move to a decorated gymnasium for light refreshments. Graduates attending include Florence Whitney, Clement Runnoe, Maunion Lyons, Josephine Voss, Mattia Bodden, Fred J Curtis, Sadie Buvee, David K Allen, and others from various Michigan and Wisconsin towns.
The Oshkosh Elks lodge announces a skeleton program for delegates and visitors to the first annual convention and reunion next Wednesday through Friday. Delegates must present credentials at Ellis' club rooms to register and receive badges. A social session and smoker is set for Friday evening at 30 o'clock. Illuminated Elks heads have been completed, with displays across Main Street near the Main Street bridge and in front of Ellis' hall. Prof. F. E. Mitchell and J. W. Dunham plan a ten day trout trip on Willow Creek in Wanegahara County.
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