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Flash From The Past - 1919

The Farmer Herald
Oconto Falls
January 31, 1919
submitted by Richard La Brosse

"BILL" PURDY DEAD

Composer of "On Wisconsin" Answers Final Call

Madison - "Bill" Purdy, composer of “On Wisconsin” is dead.

 He died while a campaign was being carried on in the state to raise
funds to help him in hid fight to raise funds to help him in his fight
to fight tuberculosis.  Students, faculty and alumni of the university
responded with the amount of $1,250.00, which will be sent to Purdy’s
wife and children, who were left destitute. A letter from Carl Beck, who
wrote the words of the states most famous song, told of the death of the
death of the composer two weeks ago.
 

MARRIED

Missine LeFave, daughter of Mr. And M. Napoleon LeFarve of this village,
& Mr. Everett Costello, also from here were united in marriage yesterday
afternoon by the justice of the peace,  A. P. Smith.

The groom is an employee of the Falls Mfg. Co. an industrious and
intelligent young man of exemplary habits and pleasant disposition, and
is highly  regarded where he is well known. The bride has been a
resident of this village for several years, and has been a student in
the high school, and has nearly completed the senior year in that
institution. She is a reliable, attractive young lady whose many friends
join in their best wishes to her and Mr. Costello. The young couple was
attended by Bernard LeFave and Miss Katie Schnell.

Oconto County Reporter
March 11, 1919

Frank Kramer of Grover has returned home after seven months of service overseas. Mr. Kramer was in avtion, until fourteen days before the arnistice was signed and was to be relieed for a rest period in two days when he was burned with mustard gas. Mr. Ktamer net John Price of Peshtigo and member of Company I on the street in Bordeaux, France, and they were to have made the homeward trip at the same time. On account of confusion in names, John Price was with held, his name being John F. Price, and the name on his papers bearing the name John M. Price.
 

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