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Clark County Press, Neillsville, Wisconsin
June 12, 2013,
Page 11
Contributed by "The Clark Co. Press"
Transcribed by
Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon.
Index
of "Oldies" Articles
Compiled by Dee Zimmerman
Clark County News
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June 1908
Mrs. Dux, who lives in Ketel
Hollow, has a large amount of strong tomato, cabbage and cauliflower plants,
which she will sell very cheap. (Ketel or Dutch Hollow was located along
Second Street, junction of State Street at the bottom of the hill. DZ)
Sheriff Jaseph took an hour off
Tuesday night and caught a walleyed pike weighing ten pounds and six ounces,
down near the mouth of the Cunningham Creek. It is the biggest pike ever caught
in Black River and will keep the local fishermen jumping for years to come, if
they can beat it.
Jesse Lowe went down into Jackson
County trout fishing Saturday, making a fair catch, which he distributed around
town among several invalids who are unable to catch fish for themselves.
The White Coaster Wagons that
Tragsdorf, Zimmerman & Co. has for sale are certainly a joy to any boy or girl
as they stand any kind of road, or use, and you can get one from the price of
25’ to $5.50.
Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Woelffers
daughter, Marie, was a year old Sunday and quite a party of friends assembled at
the home to help the little lady celebrate the event, bringing some fine
presents to remind her of the day when she grows older.
Spring chickens weighing 1½ to 2
pounds, each, are bringing$5.50 to $6.00 per dozen in Chicago and Minneapolis.
After they have passed through the hands of the dressers and dealers, they must
cost the customers 75’ to $1.00 each; and yet these are so called hard times.
Several dozen of these chicks have been shipped from Neillsville the past week.
Nearly 11,000 pounds of butter were
manufactured by two creameries in the village of Thorp last week, and the flush
season is still to come. Two cheese factories, one in Worden and the other in
Reseburg townships made about 7,000 pounds of cheese during that period. This
beats saw mill days.
Ladies! You certainly want a set of
Puffs, that Mrs. M. Marcus will make for you, also Pompadours and Switches,
ready-made and to order. Her residence is the brick house near the depot.
Next Sunday there will be a picnic
and Childrens Day Exercises at the Lutheran Church, near Wm. Beyers farm,
northwest of Neillsville. Dinner will be served to visitors at a reasonable
price. There will be good music by Beyers Band.
The Gress Cafι soda fountain was put
into commission last Saturday and they enjoyed a fine patronage. Each patron
received a carnation as a
souvenir.
James Paulus is preparing to remodel
the interior of the Omaha Hotel, put in a furnace and furnish it throughout with
new and up-to-date hotel furniture. He will take charge of the Omaha Hotel
himself, after July 1st. Mr. Wingenter will take charge of the Wasserburger
boarding house.
The parties who stole beer at the
bottle house at the Neillsville Brewery last week, and threatened the night
marshal at the depot, are known to the undersigned. If any of them are again
found committing a misdemeanor, they will be prosecuted to the full extent of
the law. Jas. Wedding, night Marshal
Mr. and Mrs. John Subke, of Levis,
celebrated their Silver wedding anniversary Tuesday night. A large number of
their friends met at their home to help them celebrate the event. A fine time
was reported by those who attended.
The city is building a cement
sidewalk in front of Mrs. C. W. Sterns residence, taking in payment a small
portion of her lot adjoining the North Side city fire hose
house.
Last Sunday was an ideal day for a
picnic and the Kinderfest of the St. Johannes Evangelical Lutheran Congregation
got the full benefit of the day. A large crowd attended the exercise in H. E.
Bartells grove. Many took dinner at the generously loaded tables. There was a
program, with the children doing well in showing excellent training.
The Misses Bertha Steinberg, Hattie
Klueckmann, Bertha Schoenherr and Erick Schoenherr, Jr., of Globe, started on a
trip to Luster, Michigan, Saturday, where they will attend Lizzie Schoenherrs
wedding.
A letter received from Chas.
Cornelius in Boston, announced that after July 1, all mail addressed to him or
his family should be addressed to Neillsville. They expect to leave Boston the
last of this month, returning by way of the Great Lakes.
Dr. Pitcher has his dental offices
in the Esch building, fitted up and ready for business.
Frank Tragsdorf of Neillsville went
to Muscoda Friday to try out as a pitcher on the city baseball team, there.
June 1938
Deferred due to illness last march,
the Golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Naedler and a family reunion
were celebrated Sunday at the home of their youngest son, Hilbert, living near
the home farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Naedler were married at
Jefferson, Wis., March 31, 1888. There they lived on a small farm for a time.
In the fall of 1900 they came to the Town of Pine Valley and purchased the
Hilyer farm of 60 acres, adding 55 acres the following spring by purchasing a
portion of the old Clark farm. Mr. Naedler served his township as chairman for
several years.
There Mr. and Mrs. Naedler worked in
harmony throughout the years, building for themselves a happy home and an
excellent farm, which they still operate. They reared a family of five
children: Henry Naedler, Neillsville; Mrs. A. C. Haack, Wauwatosa; E. A.
Naedler, St. Paul; Wm. Jr., near Granton and Hilbert who resides on the old
Bandelow farm, all of whom are a credit to their parents and were present for
the celebration.
Others who were present from out of
town, included Mr. Naedlers sisters and brother, John F. Naedler, Helenville;
Mrs. Albert Doering and her husband, Waterloo, and Mrs. P. Anderson, Janesville,
two sisters being unable to come and many nieces and
nephews.
Announcing - the opening of Wagners
new Restaurant, Sunday, June 5, in their new location, next to the Adler
Theatre.
Sunday, June 5, make your
reservations early! Sunday Dinner 75’!
Menu: Hors d Oeuvres and Bismarck
Herring, Shrimp Cocktail, Chicken Soup, Salad, half Broiler or U. S. Grade No. 1
Beefsteak, French Fried Sweet Potatoes, Fresh Garden Vegetables, Special Nut ice
Cream. Coffee, Tea, Milk
Special music during the dinner by
Miss Florence Diemer of Edgar, Baritone soloist, and also in a duet with A. C.
Wagner of Edgar, cornetist
Ken Chrysler, 21, professional
roller skater on his way from Ft. Francis, Ontario, to Del Rio, Tex., stopped
over in Neillsville for half a day Monday when his skates broke down between
here and Fairchild.
On his trip across the country,
Chrysler has been allowed 14 pairs of skates and 300 wheels, many of which soon
wear flat on the concrete. He got a shipment of 24 new wheels and repairs while
here and started Monday afternoon for Stevens Point. He is competing for $2,000
in prizes offered by a well-known manufacturer of skates. He is allowed 57 days
to complete his cross-country trip and must average 36 miles a day.
Chryslers home is at Racine, where
he plans to stop for a party in his honor.
By holding Christie to five singles
and striking out 13 batters, Fuzz Zallar had an easy time winning Sunday 11 to
3. M. Krultz and F. Zallar had a big day at bat, each collecting four hits in
five attempts. E. Perko thrilled the crowd with a sensational shoestring catch
of B. Bertrangs hot liner in the ninth inning. Willard now led the league with
no defeats.
Mabies barbershop will operate at
the present location on Seventh Street until the former Wagner restaurant
location has been remodeled for barbershop
purposes.
A new independent baseball team is
being organized in the city of Neillsville and is ready to start play in a few
more weeks. Any teams wishing games with the new organization may write to
Harold Ratsch, Route 4, at Neillsville.
Visitors day at the new Post Office
will be observed Saturday, June 11. Postmaster Frosty Kurth announced this
week. The office records will be moved into the new building Sunday, and it is
planned to begin business there Monday.
Visiting hours on Saturday will be
from 1 to 5 p.m. in the afternoon and from 7 to 10 in the evening. The new
$50,000 post office is one of the finest buildings of its kind to be found
anywhere. There will be someone present to show visitors the building and the
new equipment.
Gordon S. Barber, assistant division
engineer, treasury department here for final inspection, Monday, was greatly
pleased with the workmanship and highly complimented the various tradesmen and
Wm. W. Cooke, construction engineer, on the good work done.
During the construction 25 to 30 men
were employed on the job, many of them Neillsville men. Art Kunze and Henry
Stucki did the greater share of the carpenter work; P. M. Warlum had the
contract for the plumbing, heating and sheet metal work; Elliott Warlum did the
electric wiring and Frank Simek the decorating. Other local men were also
employed for common labor. The post office dedication day will be held July 3rd
at 1 p.m.
Silver Dome Dances -- June 2, Free
Wedding Dance in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hrasky; Tuesday, June 9, Old Time
Dance with Al Nickels and his Orchestra, with 7 musicians; June 8, Free Wedding
Dance in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Walter; Thursday, June 9, Free Wedding Dance
in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Alberts; Plan to dance July 2 - 3 - 4 at the
Silver
Dome.
There is a new store in Granton, the
Schillings Farmers Store, which is in the old Lautenbach building. Schillings
also has a store at
Westfield.
Mrs. Chas. Vedder of Marshfield,
mother-in-law of Stanley Morner, Hollywood star, was dealt a perfect bridge hand
of 13 hearts at a party Wednesday. After the others had passed, she bid and made
seven hearts.
District Attorney John M. Peterson
bought the home of Mrs. Carrie Neverman on Fifth Street, across from the
courthouse. Mrs. Neverman had owned the home for about 20 years, which has an
interesting history. Mr. Peterson may remodel the home for office
purposes.
With one of the finest pea crops in
history now maturing, the J. B. Inderrieden Canning Company expects to begin
operation the coming week at full capacity. Preliminary testing of machinery
was finished Saturday and a full schedule of workmen has been lined up,
according to Clarence Peacock, local plant manager.
The plant will begin at full
capacity, with 40 acres of peas scheduled to go through on the first day. The
first run of peas will be the Alaska, of which the plant has contracted 528
acres. The second run will be on the Perfections, a sweet variety, of which
there will be 611 acres.
The plant will employ 75 men and 30
women for the run, which will be about six weeks, according to prospects.
Sheddens Variety Store,
Neillsvilles Oldest Varity Store is Quitting Business! Selling Out All
Remaining Stock in the Next Few
Days!
Sunday Dinners with Good Home
Cooking! Chicken Dinners, 40’ and 60’; serving 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Lunches and
Short orders served from, 6 a.m. to 1 a.m.
Also serving Home-Made Ice Cream!
Special Ice Cream orders filled any time at - Lewerenz Sweet Shop, South Hewett
Street.
Mr. A. C. Wagner received word today
that the Sioux Limited Lines was announcing July 8 as the opening date of its
new cross-state bus service through Marshfield, Neillsville, Durand, and on to
St. Paul. Westbound buses would go through Neillsville at 5:50 in the morning
and 5:50 in the evening. Eastbound buses would go through here at 12:25 a.m.
and 12:25 p.m.
The first of a series of Dairy Divot
Diggers outings for dairymen in Wisconsin and adjoining states was held at the
Neillsville Country Club Wednesday, with the American Stores Dairy and R. E.
Schmedel, manager, as hosts. There were about 85 attending.
During the afternoon, the dairymen
played golf on the club course, which was followed by a steak supper at the
Clubhouse. The steaks were furnished through the courtesy of the Armour Company
of Bloomer, and were grilled on the new open-air Paul Bunyan double-oven stove
recently built at the club. In the evening, the group listened to the Louis-Schmeling
fight and spent a few hours socially.
Clark County service stations
collected many thousands of dollars from their motorist customers towards the
all-time record high of $19,537,000 that was paid in 1937 to the state in
gasoline taxes by Wisconsin motorists, Louis W. Kurth, chairman,
reported.
Between 50 and 60 friends and
relatives surprised Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kuhn of the Town of Washburn June 25 on
their Silver wedding anniversary. The ladies brought well-filled baskets and
served a lovely mid-night lunch. A mock wedding was part of the evenings
entertainment, followed by a presentation of silver to the honored couple. Mr.
and Mrs. Kuhn have spent all of their married life on their farm, except for a
few years they resided in Neillsville.
The above photo was taken of the
Neillsville Oil & Electric Co. building in the early 1930s on the
east side of the 400 block of Hewett Street. The business was owned
by Otto Lewerenz; who is shown standing in front of the building
with the employees of the service department. Lewerenz later
operated a restaurant known as Lewerenz Sweet Shop on the corner
of 5th and Hewett streets. |
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