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Zoe von Ende Lappin, granddaughter of P.J. Savage, editor of the Iron River
PIONEER from 1898 to 1952, has obtained permission for us to post the
Memories and Yesteryear columns that are printed weekly in the Bayfield
COUNTY JOURNAL, successor to the PIONEER and other newspapers in the
county. The COUNTY JOURNAL announced the upcoming Web postings in its Dec.
3O, 1999, edition with the headline, "Genealogy columns to appear on the
web".
I would like to thank Eric Sharp, Editor of the Bayfield County Journal for his willingness to work with us in our genealogical search. We look forward to the wonderful articles that will appear here. Thank you also to Zoe von Ende Lappin for all her work and the hours of typing.
Iron River Memories
Beverlee Thivierge
Reprinted from the Iron River Pioneer
April 9, 1942
Although many members of the Alumni Assn. of Iron River High School are in the armed forces or working in war industries, attendance was nearly as large a normal (at the annual banquet). James C. Moran was the toastmaster, and everyone enjoyed the meal prepared by the C Congregational Ladies Aid and served in the Parish Hall.
Songs of those good old schools days were sung, with Miss Virginia Tarter manipulating the piano, and Miss Jean Yeakey and Leslie Bundgaard pleased the crowd by singing several songs. The new officers are: Richard Moran, president;. A.E. ("Jam") Johnson, vice president; Cele Taylor, secretary; and Cora Miller, treasurer. The new additions to the Alumni Association his year, drawn from the class of 1942, are: Mary Ellen Costello, Dorothy Durr, Keith Roe, Dorothy Smith, Robert Mellon, Vernon Frostman, Dorothy Hicks, Lynn TaBelle, Corrine Olson, William Frankie, Madge Moran and James Dennis.
People interested in having a Victory Garden this coming season are invited to attend the Victory Garden Planning session to be held at the Iron River Town Hall.
Willis Mitchell, who left his home here a year and one half ago to enter the medical branch of the U.S. Army, is home on his first furlough since entering the service. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. George Mitchell.
Town election results: chairman, Iron River, J.L. MacRae; Hughes, Roy Desparios (sic); Tripp, John Shykes; Barnes, L.D. Pease; Port Wing, George Klovstad; Drummond, (first name missing) Unseth.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kaufman of Barnes were honored with a party at the Town Hall on their 25th wedding arriversary and the 50th birthday of Mrs. Kaufman. Their three children, Mrs. Stanley (Gretchen) Barnes; Miss Margy Kaufman and Floyd Kaufman were present. The Kaufmans came to Barnes 12 years ago from Monticello, Minn., where he and Mr. Kaufman's brother, Adolph, operated a cheese factory.
Forty-one Bayfield County young men left Tuesday on two special buses to enter military service. Entering from Iron River were: Tom Fred Moran, Ale Walter Saarkinen, Berkeley Jackson Wells, Toivo Anselin Nevala, Byron Eugene Brown and Hjalmer Jarvis; from Port Wing, Harold Leroy Mattix; from Barnes, Alfred Harold Kaufman; and many more from Washburn, Bayfield, Mason, Barksdale, Cable, Drummond, Grand View, Benoit and East Peoria, Ill.
April 7, 1960
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hanson and sons, Pat and Mike, of Chisholm, Minn., spent the weekend at the Emil Hanson home.
Bernard Sajdak, just returned from the service, has gone to Hoyt Lakes Minn., to seek employment.
Dennis Simpson celebrated his 6th birthday last Saturday with a party at his home. Little guests included; Jerry Talso, Johnny Johnson, Eddie Stouffer, Scott and Vicki Granfors, Kim and Johnny Kesler, Keith McLean, Randy and Bonnie Hakkila and Debbie and Annette Simpson; also present were Mesdames Lynette Granfors, Viola Talso, Michael Moran, John McLean, Lester Kesler, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hakkila of Brule and Leslie Julien.
Who is the young man about town with the beautiful red Corvette? None other than our own Joe Pemberton.
Michael Armagost left Tuesday for Manitowoc to sail on the Steamship Peter Rice. This is Mike's fifth season on the boats. (Mike was lost on the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975.)
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Y. Anderson returned home Tuesday after spending the winter in Sioux City, Iowa, with their son, Norman, and family.
April is cancer crusade month and Mrs. Ann Brozovich and Mrs. Lucille Osredkar who again head the drive in Iron River ask for your support in this campaign. Remember the slogan, "Fight Cancer with a Checkup and a Check."
Jay Darwin, David Darwin and Albert Martell of Superior caught 13 Sebago brown trout on the Brule last Sunday. The average weight was four pounds.