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Sep 7, 2022, Page 8 Contributed by "The Clark Co. Press"
Extracted by Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon.
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Clark County News
September 15, 1927
Bad storm hits Colby
Winds of cyclonic proportions caused thousands of dollars’ worth of damage to property and crops at Colby, Wis., late Friday afternoon. Three barns and two silos were blown down northwest of the city and reports from farm districts within eight miles of the city state that corn and other crops were beaten flat to the ground. It is believed that some cattle also perished in the storm.
In the city of Colby a canning company warehouse was wrecked, the spire of the Catholic church was moved several feet and several other buildings suffered considerable damage. Trees were uprooted and the main telephone line of the Bell Company between Colby and Unity was thrown out of commission. The storm came out of the northwest and cut a swath eight to ten miles wide. Lightning and thunder and heavy rains accompanied the high winds which raged for thirty minutes.
Some damage was also done at Owen, and across the country toward Colby.
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An old picture of Lincoln
When Miss Hammond was visiting Neillsville friends last week, she exhibited a photograph of President Lincoln which as far as known has never been given to the world in any published picture of the great war president. It was taken at Pekin, Ill., and has the photographer’s name on the back, but not the date. The picture was for many years in the possession of a man living near Westfield, where Miss Hammond now teaches, and at his death recently the photograph was presented to her by the family. It has been compared with the many published pictures of Lincoln and seems to be entirely different from any others found. It is probably of considerable value as Henry Ford and other Lincoln admirers are making collections of Lincoln relics and especially pictures. Each year the Dearborn Weekly publishes new articles on Lincoln’s birthday.
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Knew Mark Twain
Mrs. N.J. Allen of this city was born in Hannibal, Missouri and lived there until she was 35 years of age. Hannibal is the town in which Mark Twain, the famous humorist grew to manhood, and while she was younger than Twain, Mrs. Allen knew him very well, and was familiar with the scenes and some of the characters in Mark Twain’s famous book, Tom Sawyer. She knew well and often played with “Becky Thatcher” one of the girl characters in that book–only the girl’s real name was Laura Hawkins. She married a Dr. Frasier and is still living. Mrs. Allen herself is, as she describes it “on the shady side of 80” but she is very alert and active in mind and body and can give most interesting reminiscences of her early life.
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Raising good wheat
A number of farmers in this locality raised a very nice crop of spring wheat this year, a small acreage to be sown to test the value of Progress wheat which is highly recommended by the Agricultural College at Madison, as being rust resistant. In early days much wheat was produced in southern Wisconsin and fair crops in this locality, but in recent years little wheat has been raised. Progress wheat, the variety developed at the experimental farms of the state has thus far proven quite safe against rust, the fatal enemy of wheat wherever it strikes. The Progress wheat raised in this vicinity this season had clean stiff straw and was well filled. Some was sown with oats as “succotash” to make a heavier feed than oats alone and matured nicely along with the oats. Doubtless much will be sown in this manner next year.
A considerable number of farmers are also sowing barley mixed with oats, particularly if an early variety of oats is sown, and this has worked well, the mixture making a most excellent ration for dairy cows.
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Masons picnic at Hatfield
Jackson and Clark County Masons held their annual picnic on Labor Day at Hatfield and the event attracted even a larger crowd than usual. There were Masons and their families there from Neillsville, Greenwood, Humbird, Black River Falls, Merrillan, Alma Center, Melrose, Blair and other cities. The day was spent at the grove around the big pavilion, there being a picnic dinner followed by speeches by Grand Master Dixon of Menomonie and Judge Marsh of San Diego, Cal. Kitten ball and barn yard golf then took the attention of quite a number and after a picnic lunch the evening was spent in dancing. This annual picnic is one to which the Masonic fraternity looks forward to with pleasure each year, for it gives them the opportunity of recreation and mingling with neighborhood friends and renewing old acquaintances.
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September 10, 1942
Enrollment of 101 is reported at St. John’s
The largest enrollment in its 57 years was reported on the opening of St. John’s Lutheran School Tuesday by Erich Sievert, principal.
The enrollment of 101 in the lower and upper grades were three above the previous record total of 98, recorded last year, Mr. Sievert said. Forty-three are enrolled in the lower grades, composing the first four years, and 58 are enrolled in the upper grades.
Mr. Sievert is the upper grades instructor, while Miss Vona Reed of Flint, Mich., is the lower grades instructor. She taught last year in Browntown, Minn.
At the opening exercises Tuesday morning, the Rev. William A. Bauman led in devotional exercises and brief talks were given by Paul Bartell, president of St. John’s congregation, Mr. Sievert and Miss Reed.
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Collection of pictures of servicemen started
A collection of pictures of Neillsville men in the armed forces has been started in the First National Bank building.
There, on a wallboard placed in one window of the bank the pictures of several men, most of whom are now serving with United States forces in Australia, already are hung. Others will be added to the collection as they are brought in, says cashier Jas. A. Musil.
And if one wallboard isn’t big enough to hold the snapshots and portraits of all? “We have another window,” answers Mr. Musil.
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Neillsville Hospital has been reopened
Business has been taken over by Mr. and Mrs. LaSalle
The Neillsville Hospital has been taken in charge by Mr. and Mrs. William LaSalle, who have come from Rochester, Minnesota. They have reopened the hospital, which is now receiving patients.
Mr. LaSalle, having been in business in Rochester, will take charge of the business.
Mrs. LaSalle will have charge of the nursing and care of patients. Mrs. LaSalle has a professional background, having graduated from St. Mary’s Hospital, Rochester, after a three year course of training. Following this course Mrs. LaSalle did nursing, and for 10 years conducted a private hospital in Rochester.
Mr. and Mrs. LaSalle, though having property interests in Rochester, are settling down in Neillsville. They will reside in the hospital building, in order that they may watch its conduct closely. They have a daughter of 11, who started in the South Side grade school Tuesday morning.
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Four new automobiles
Authorization for the purchase of four new passenger automobiles has been granted by the local war price and rationing board. Those receiving certificates were WW. Trindal, Loyal, traveling foods salesman; Otto Braun, Colby, farmer and logger; Henry Langreck, Neillsville, farmer; and I. E. Svirnoff, Neillsville, livestock buyer.
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Farmers Union to convene
The Clark County Farmers Equity Union will hold their annual convention at the Weston town hall on Wednesday, September 16. Mrs. Mabel Murdock, county home agent, will speak to the group on “The Farm Home and It’s Part in the War Effort.”
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September 4, 1952
Free baby sitters, free rides to the polls are offered
Chamber body seek a top vote at the primaries on next Tuesday
A free ride to the polls and a baby sitter for nothing–that is the program of the Neillsville Chamber of Commerce for the primary election next Tuesday. That service, worked out by the Chamber in cooperation with the high school and the Neillsville car dealers will be available upon a single telephone call. The plan, as announced by James A. Musil, president of the Chamber, and by Herbert M. Smith, the secretary, is intended to bring out a record vote in Neillsville. They say that they look upon it as a practical way to encourage patriotism.
What is the procedure? Just this: If for any reason at all you find it difficult to get to the polls, call a car dealer and tell them that you want to vote. Give him your street number. That is all, unless there is in your home a small child or a shut in. If you have that responsibility, tell the car dealer that you also want a high school girl to watch in the home while you are away.
How plan works
This simple request will set the machinery working. If there is no need for help in the home, the car dealer will go directly to the residence, pick you up, take you to the polls, wait while you vote and take you directly home again. If you need help in the home, the car dealer will go first to the city hall, where there will be waiting a pool of girls from the high school. He will pick up one of these girls, will take her to your home, will leave here there while he takes you to vote and will return her to the city hall after he takes you home.’ This plant has been worked out in detail with all who will participate. The arrangement for the high school has been made with the superintendent, D.E. Peters, who will make a selection from the older girls, in order that there may be no question about their competence or their responsibility. The arrangement for transportation has been made by Frank Svetlik, a director of the Chamber, with all the car dealer of the city. Any car dealer whom you call will render the service promptly and cheerfully.
Encouraging patriotism
“What the Chamber of Commerce seeks,” says Herbert M. Smith, the secretary, “is to remove every possible obstacle from the path of the voter. One of the perils of democracy is that such a large portion of citizens do not vote. In Neillsville we can make it easy for the elderly and the lame, and for mothers, to get to the polls. The Chamber has provided the service. It is free for the asking. We hope that liberal use will be made of it,”
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A’s wind up 1952 with a big thrill
Crack Marshfield team 98 in an exciting seesaw game
In one of the most thrilling contests of the entire season, Neillsville’ baseball Athletics edged out Marshfield, 9 to 8, in a Cloverbelt league game last Thursday night to close their home season on the upswing.
It was Marshfield’s second league defeat of the season.
The end came unexpectedly in the last of the ninth. Manager Eugene Christie, who played the full game at short, walked and took third on catcher Bartsch’s single with two out. A low pitch got by catcher Barwineck and Christie sauntered across the plate with the winning run.
The Athletics fought a magnificent uphill battle to win. They trailed six to one in the fourth; slammed in two runs in the fourth to make it 6 to 3, then pounded in four more markers in the fifth to take the lead at 7 to 6. A Marshfield rally drove in two runs in the seventh and Neillsville countered with one to tie the score 88. Then came the final stroke of victory in the ninth.
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Two young people from Clark County. We meet here Lynn D. Jaseph and his wife, who started out from Clark County 50 years or so ago to make their way in the world. Mr. Jaseph worked and borrowed his way through the University and settled in Green Bay to make a career as a lawyer. He and his wife recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. (Press photo, Sept. 4, 1952)
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September 7, 1972
Barn burns in early morning
An early morning fire Saturday totally destroyed a 140foot barn and killed several feeder pigs and dairy heifers on the Lynn St. John farm, nine miles southwest of Neillsville on Highway 95.
A Neillsville man, Charles Havlicek, Jr., was returning from Hatfield when he saw the fire burning in a lower corner of the barn. Havlicek drove to Neillsville and reported the fire to the city volunteer fire department. He estimated the time of the sighting as shortly before 3:30 a.m.
Another passing motorist also saw the fire and stopped to awaken the St. Johns.
St. John was able to free five heifers and a few pigs before the fire spread throughout the structure.
The cause of the fire has not been determined. No estimate of loss was available
The farm is owned by Eugene Ehlers of Columbus.
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Joins Sniteman Pharmacy staff
Robert Rennock of Beaver Dam has joined the staff at Sniteman Pharmacy as a registered pharmacist, LeRoy John, owner, announced this week.
Rennock was graduated from the University of Wisconsin, school of pharmacy, in 1971, and interned at Langmack’s Drug Store in Beaver Dam. After receiving his license last winter, Rennock remained with Langmack’s until coming to Neillsville. He started work Monday.
Rennock and his wife, Nancy, are residing at 218 Hewett Street. She is a native of Clyman, near Beaver Dam.
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