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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
December 18, 1941
In a few days, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Blomgren will leave for Los Angeles, Calif., where Mr. Blomgren will enter the employ of the Bank of America, a large banking institution that has numerous branches all over the California area. Mr. Blomgren has been the manager of the Iron River branch of the First State Bank of Port Wing for three or four years, and has many friends who regret to see him leave, but nevertheless fully realize that he is stepping into a job which has much greater great prospects for the future. Mr. and Mrs. Blomgren's friends in Iron River and Port Wing wish them abounding success and happiness in their new home.
Norman Neault, who was known to be somewhere in the Pacific with the fleet, was heard from by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Neault, yesterday -- the first since many casualties occurred at Pearl Harbor on Sunday, Dec. 7th. Naturally the card telling of his safety was cheering news.
Toivo Elonen and Edward Rantala, Oulu young men in the service, are home to see their family and friends, but their furloughs are very brief, and since they came all the way from Mississippi they will have but a few days at home. Toivo, who is a graduate of Iron River High School, has been assigned to the Medical Corps. It is interesting to note that during the visit home of Edward Rantala, he married his old sweetheart, Miss Lammi of Maple, and she is going back with him the Camp Shelby.
The "on your own" practice blackout was considered very successful. The utility company turned off the street lights shortly after 8:30 p.m. and Chairman J.L. MacRae shut off the street light on the corner of Mill and Main. (This light is not controlled by the main switch.) Watchers in various parts of town, directed by Fire Chief George H. Dargie, reported that lights were turned out rapidly after the siren blew. The watchers called attention to the fact that not one light in town was visible, with the exception of the switch lights along the railroad tracks. The Evening Telegram, which covered the Iron River blackout with reporters and cameramen, made quite a spread in the Saturday edition. It has since been announced that a trial blackout will be held at the head of the lakes and the Chequamegon Bay area in the near future.
Howard Fuhrmann, traffic officer for Bayfield County, has been given a leave of absence and is now a guard at the DuPont plant at Barksdale. J.L. "Penny" Andre is now a guard at the same plant. The number of guards there has been substantially increased since the Japs started shooting at Uncle Sam.
December 17, 1959
Governor Gaylord Nelson Tuesday appointed Robert N. Ledin, 45, to succeed Duane K. Ruth as Bayfield County district attorney. Ledin, whose home is in the Town of Eileen, Bayfield County, has been in private law practice since graduating from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1939. He served as district attorney of Ashland County from 1949-1955. Ledin was born in the Town of Keystone, Bayfield County. He spent 4½ years in military service during World War II and was discharged as a first lieutenant.
Raymond Wick, 52, of Iron River passed away Dec. 10th in Chicago. He was a Great Lakes seaman and a veteran of World War II. He is survived by a son, William, and two grandchildren of Iron River; his mother, Mrs. Teckla Wick of Benoit; four sisters, Edna Anderson, Brule; Mabel Stacy, Benoit; Mrs. Violet Christopherson and Mrs. Ethel Jacobson, Superior; seven brothers, Vernon, Kermit, George, Lynous, Marvin, Robert and Kenneth. Rev. Herman Kossack officiated at services held at Calvary Presbyterian Church, Iron River, and military rites were accorded by the American Legion Hanson-Maki Post of Iron River. Burial was in the city cemetery.
Funeral services were held at the Iron River Funeral Home for John Leo Powers, 80. Mr. Powers was found dead at his home in the Town of Hughes last Wednesday afternoon by Isadore Sznaider, the rural mail carrier. Born in Ireland, he had worked as a carpenter. There are no known survivors. Burial was in St. Michael's Cemetery.
Earl A. Carrick, 73, Iron River died Sunday at an Ashland hospital. He operated the Magic Bar in Iron River for years. Surviving are four sons, George, Jack, Donald and William; four daughters, Nancy, Edith, Alice and Nell Rae. Services were held at St. Michael's Church in Iron River.
A daughter, Barbara Eileen, was born Dec. 14 to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Costello. A daughter was born Dec. 15 to Mr. and Mrs. Reino Lind. She has been named Donna Mae. The Linds have four other children, Larry, Lenora, Gary and Andy. To Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lyons, Brule, a son, Dec. 15.
Mrs. Betty Hoving entertained at an open house at her home on South County Trunk A. About 250 guests dropped in during the course of the evening.
The new officers for 1960 of the Iron River Rebekah Lodge No. 192 are: Noble Grand, Esther Anderson; Vice Grand, Beverlee Thivierge; Financial Secretary, Cora Miller; Recording Secretary, Virginia Tanula; trustee for three years, Ruth Pomish; and pianist, Beverlee Thivierge