Clark County News

April 28, 1927

Bee meeting in Clark County

There will be a meeting of the beekeepers in Clark County on Thursday, May 5th, in the village hall of Dorchester. There will be two sessions – one in the morning at 10 o’clock and one at 1 o’clock in the afternoon.

Professor H.F. Wilson of the Department of Beekeeping at the University of Wisconsin will be present at these meetings and will discuss “The Winter Care of Bees” and “Plans for Marketing the 1927 Crop.” He will also discuss other matters relating to the beekeeping industry which are of extreme importance to the beekeepers at the present time. It is to the interest of every beekeeper in the county to be present at this meeting.

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Food sale

The Ladies Aid of the M.E. Church will hold a food sale Saturday, April 30, at the Cash Hardware Store, beginning at 1:30 p.m. They will sell baked beans, pickles, cottage cheese, rolls, white and graham bread, doughnuts, assorted cakes and pies, horseradish ready for the table, chili con carne, etc. Remember the date.

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Humbird pea cannery will run

The canning factory will run this season, although reports have been circulated that it would not. Mr. Carter states that about 250 acres of peas will be grown, the most of which are now contracted. Blueberries and rhubarb will be handled the same as usual.

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Concrete paving begun on No. 16

Active operations have begun on the new portion of concrete highway to be laid on State Highway No. 29, (formerly 16) running west from the village of Thorp. The length of the road to be built will be 2.7 miles and will connect the two stretches of concrete road built two years ago. When completed the stretch of concrete road will extend from a point two miles east of Thorp to a distance of nearly four miles west of the village, including one mile through the village. The contractor, Mr. Alfred Brown, Holcomb, who was awarded the contract several weeks ago by the State Highway Commission to complete this gap for the sum of $83,273.73 has begun the work of cutting down the big hill immediately west of North Fork, of the Eau Claire river, west of the village. The cut through the hill will be about six feet and will greatly lessen the grade at that point.

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April 30, 1942

Former local dentist is stationed in Greenland

Lt. J.R. Thomas, former Neillsville dentist now in the armed service, has been stationed in Greenland, according to word received here by Mrs. Thomas. He apparently arrived there late in March, and since that time Mrs. Thomas has received two letters from him.

He describes Greenland as a desolate country, and says the troops there deplore the lack of infrequent mail service more than anything else.

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Granton wins opener from Greenwood, 21

Scoring twice in the sixth inning, Granton high school’s baseball team defeated Greenwood high 2 to 1 in a seven-inning game Tuesday afternoon. It was the opening tilt for both teams this year.

Greenwood scored in the fifth on a walk, a stolen base and two errors. Poor base running in the fifth prevented Granton from making good a threat; but in the sixth Granton made its runs off two hits, a walk and an error.

Batters for Granton were Elmhorst and Gerber, and for Greenwood, Heintz and Hinker.

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Two barns burn in storm

The basement barn on the old Paul Schmolke farm, Pine Valley, later known as the Charlie Korth farm, was burned to the ground early Wednesday morning during the electrical storm. The farm had been unoccupied since April first.

At about the same time the barn on the Joe Kernz farm, about two miles south of the Pleasant Ridge Church, also was destroyed by fire, Mr. Kernz being able to save all but a few head of young stock.

Both barns were struck by lightning, some insurance being carried by the owners. The Kernz barn was built about two years ago.

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Stringers give away as loaded truck rolls on

Frank Kelly’s truck, loaded with fertilizer, broke through the barn floor at the Mrs. Hattie Johnson farm last Wednesday when the stringers gave way under the seven ton weight. Two of the sleepers, evidently stronger than the rest, kept the truck from crashing to the basement floor, the rear end of the vehicle being held fast about three feet above the lower floor. The driver, Lloyd Sly, escaped without injury, though he held his breath for several moments before attempting to leave the cab, evidently fearing that the end of the plunge was not yet. The work of unloading and getting the three ton truck out of the barn was accomplished in a few hours, with practically no damage to the machine.

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April 24, 1952

Humbird girl gives birth to triplet boys on Friday

Oldest of the premature infants dies – first set in hospital history

Mrs. William Johnson of Humbird gave birth to the first set of triplets in the history of the Neillsville hospital last Friday morning. One of the triplets died, however, early Saturday afternoon.

The 20-year-old mother, whose husband has been serving in Korea the past seven months, has been expecting twins until an Xray a week ago revealed the third baby. She had hoped that one of the group might be a girl; but the three were boys.

The triplet who died was the first born and largest of the three, Rickie Lee. He was buried in the Stanley cemetery Monday. The surviving triplets are doing well in their incubators at the hospital. The three were premature, having been expected in June. Rickie Lee was born at 2:34 a.m. Friday and weighed 4 lb. 9 oz., Roger Allen was born at 3 a.m. and weighed 2 lb. 10 1/2 oz.; and Roy Edward was born at 3:12 a.m. and weighed 3 lb. 15 1/2 oz.

Dr. Kenneth Manz, who delivered the babies, reported that triplets can be expected only once every 3,600 births. He had delivered one other set of triplets while working at Black River Falls. One of those triplets died shortly after birth, also.

Mrs. Johnson is the former Virginia Van Kirk of Humbird. Until a month ago she worked at the Indian school as dining room manager. Her husband, formerly of Thorp, is 25 and was a truck driver before he entered the service 13 months ago. He is an army cook in Korea.

Mrs. Johnson gave birth to a baby previously, but it died shortly after birth at the Neillsville hospital.

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The Red Cross raises quota following floods

The American Red Cross, which is currently conducting its fund drive, has raised its quotas following the recent disastrous floods in the middle west, the Rev. William Koehler, fund drive chairman, has announced.

The quota for Clark County was $6,000, but was increased to $6,695. Thus far only $2,675 has been raised in the county, Rev. Koehler revealed.

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 Spring cleanup start May 5

Bill Wilsman is appointed resident engineer on water plant project

Spring cleanup days in Neillsville were announced Tuesday night by the city council.

For the area north of O’Neill Creek, cleanup days are May 5 and 6; east of South Hewett Street, May 7 and 8; west of South Hewett Street, May 12 and 13.

In other action, the council made two appointments for the water plant project. William Wilsman, present superintendent of the waterworks, will be resident engineer on construction at a salary of $100 a month, retroactive to April 1. John C. Brandt, city clerk, will be accountant at a salary of $50 a month.

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April 27, 1972

Steiners buy Schwarze Drug

A change of ownership of a Granton business place was announced this week when Francis and Jeanette Steiner purchased the Schwarze Drug store from Durward and Alvera Schwarze. The Steiners will assume possession May. 1.

The store will be known as Steiner’s Store. Starting Thursday, May 4, a doctor from the Neillsville Clinic will hold afternoon office hours in the office quarters at the rear of the store. New store hours will be from 8:30 a.m. each day to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays, Friday evenings 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday to noon.

The Schwarzes plan to retire from active business. They have operated the store since 1941, when they came to Granton from Greenwood. They will continue to live in Granton. Their immediate plans call for a trip to western states.

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 Sap run completed in area sugar bush, production down

Area sugar bush tappers last week reported that the season for them in this area is over, and that the yield of maple syrup is about 40 percent less than in a normal year.

Clarence Sternitzky, who has operated a sugar bush and cooking operation for many years northeast of Granton, reported that he quit collecting sap last week Wednesday, April 19, and pulled his pails the following day.

Asked what the problem was, Sternitzky pointed out that “it didn’t freeze nights.” Nightly freezing is a necessity in making the sap flow.

“The weather is getting funny,” observed Sternitzky.

Where he has tapped 4,000 trees each spring in the past, Sternitzky said he tapped only 1,500 this year.

“Oh, well,” Sternitzky said, “maybe next spring” will be better

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Mr. and Mrs. Louie Lautenbach of Rt. 3, Neillsville, will observe their golden wedding anniversary Saturday, April 29, with an open house at Calvary Lutheran Church. The Lautenbach’s were married April 26, 1922, in the town of Grant. (Press photo April 27, 1972)

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