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Flash From The Past - 1909
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Outzen of Suring were in the city Saturday and left on the evening train for Winsor, Ontariowhere they will make their future home.
Breed—Sewell
Greely is moving his engine to Maple Valley,
where he intends to run a saw mill.
A party consisting
of Willie Rasmussen, Willie O’Connor,
Earl Payne, Milo Halloran and John Poudrier skated up the river to
Oconto
Falls last Saturday in 2 and one half hours.
Fire was discovered in the Oconto Companys north barn a few minutes after ten Tuesday night and although the fire department responded promptly and did excellent work, the north barn was licked up clean by the flames and the south barn became practically a total loss before the flames could be subdued.
The dedication of St. Joseph’s parish hall took place Monday evening with appropriate ceremonies and was a pleasant social event as well.
Miss Edith Johnson entertained her Sunday school class numbering about a dozen boys, at the home of Mrs. C.E. Armstrong Monday evening at a candy pull.
Kelley Brook—A calico party was held at the home of August Schoenebeck last Monday. The prize in the guessing contest was awarded to Miss Halsted.
Brookside—A. Segbart has sold his farm to W. Laduron. He will make his future home in Milwaukee.
Little Suamico—A family reunion was held at the home of Fred Krueger Sunday. The Misses Lizzie of Green Bay and Alma of Milwaukee will remain for a longer visit but Will Krueger left Monday evening for Duluth, Minn.
At a meeting of
the directors of the Coleman State
Bank held at Coleman Tuesday afternoon, E.F. Pelkey of Lena was elected
assistant cashier to succeed Geo. G. DeBroux, who has accepted the
cashiership
of the Denmark State Bank.
Henry Rasmussen, whose home is in the south ward, is now stationed at Minnesota Junction, Wis., as assistant operator for the C. & N.W, road.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dagen are the happy parents of a baby girl born Saturday.
Charles Perkins, who has recently been employed as a linotype operator at Bismarck, N.D., but has now taken a similar position with the Milwaukee Sentinel, is in the city today for a visit with his mother, Mrs. Julia Babcock, and sister, Mrs. L.C. Harvey.
Hiram Hodgins of the town of Maple Valley brought in to the county Clerk’s office Tuesday, two wolf and one wildcat scalp on which he received bounties amounting to $ 23 and he will later receive the same amount from the state, making a total of $ 46.
Word was received here
yesterday that an eight pound baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. C.S.
Coffin
at Manitowoc Tuesday. Mrs. Coffin was formerly Miss Lonie
Weidner
and is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Weidner of this city.
A new firm to be known as the Oconto Glove and Mitten company has been formed by Ed. Links and George Bond to engage in the manufacture of canvas gloves.
John VanGaal has had a fine new mirror placed in his tonsorial parlor on Congress street which makes a great improvement to his place of business.
Miss Dora Perry left yesterday for her new position as trimmer in a millinery establishment in Praire du Chien.
FORMER OCONTO RESIDENT
Now head of the Standard
Harness Company of Milwaukee
The Supreme Court has
just affirmed a decision of the lower court awarding to Joseph Jirachek
of Milwaukee, $3,000 for injuries sustained while alighting from a car
of the Milwaukee Electric Light and Railway Co. Mr Jirachek was
formerly
a resident of Oconto and conducted a harness shop in the Don Levy block
in one of the stores now occupied by J H Carr, about 26 years ago. At
that
time he was single and boarded at the Roth House.
P.F. Wilhelm, a fisherman at the Bay Shore, caught two big sturgeon in the Bay Saturday, one weighing 105 pounds and the other about 50 pounds. These are the biggest that have been caught here in a long time. He sold them to Joseph Heller, the butcher.
A new Millinery
store will be opened about September
1 in the Campbell Block, 204 Broadway and will be conducted by Mrs.
M.G.
Lowe.
H.O. Perkins, manager of the Western Meat company of San Francisco, arrived in the city Sunday for a visit with his mother, Mrs. Julia A. Babcock, and sister, Mrs. L.C. Harvey.
The special prizes of 50 and 25 pounds of granulated sugar offered by the Menominee River Sugar company for the best six beets from 2 or more acres grown under contract for the sugar company were won by Ernest Veto, Oconto, route 3, who has 4 ½ acres of nice beets, first prize, and John Marek, route 1 second prize.
Fire about four Sunday morning entirely destroyed the hotel owned and occupied by G.A. Grosse Jr. for a hotel, the Frank Allen stock of general merchandise and the building occupied by Mr. Allen as a store, also owned by Mr. Grose, and the residence of Theresa Gokey, located near the hotel.
Groninger Bros. Of Suring have completed the foundation of their new hall. The structure will be 38 X 110 with the dance hall upstairs and a store beneath.
Mr. and Mrs. John
U. Johnson returned to Suring last
week from a trip through the Dakotas and Montana. They were
accompanied
home by their daughter, Mrs. Chas. Hanson, who will be joined here
later
by her husband.
Sergeant C.F. Werth of Troop C., Third U.S. Cav., arrived home last Friday for a two months furlough from Fort Sam, Houston, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bardon returned Monday to Tacoma, Wash., after a two weeks visit with relatives and friends in the city. They were accompanied home by Miss Mae Bardon.
Mrs. Charles Smith left yesterday morning for her home in Mexico after a visit here with Mr. Smiths parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Smith.
Hayes—Henry Dieck raised the biggest crop of potatoes in this part of the country, 600 bushels from two acres.
Mrs. Almeda
Pendleton and daughter, Mrs. Nettie Sheridan,
returned to their home in Everett, Wash., Tuesday after a visit in the
city with the formers sister, Mrs. Lovena Millidge.
Irene, daughter of Pat Nagel, was operated on at the Oconto hospital Monday afternoon for a bad case of appendicitis. She is getting along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. William Desjarlais were agreeably surprised by about forty of their lady and gentlemen friends Tuesday evening, the occasion being the third anniversary of their marriage.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Cardinal left Monday evening for Spokane, Wash. And points in Idaho, where they will spend the winter. They stopped off at Ladysmith for a few days visit with their son, Samuel.
Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Riewe are the happy parents of
a boy born Sunday.
Peter Holl of Underhill was in the city Tuesday and received a bounty on a wolf from county clerk Leigh.
The Five Hundred club agreeably surprised Mrs. W.G. Oliver at her home on Main Street Monday evening, the occasion being the 26th anniversary of her marriage. Four tables played five hundred, Mrs. Byron Perry receiving first prize and Mrs. S.W. Ford the second.
Ernest Tiegs of
Oconto has won the proud destinction
of being selected a member of the Lawrence College Glee club for the
season
of 1909-10 which is considered a signal honor at Lawrence.
Fred Rasmussen, alderman from the south ward, returned home last Saturday after having enjoyed a few days visit with his son, Peter, who is agent for the CNW railroad at Summit Lake and also had the pleasure of a few days hunting, killing a nice big buck.
Abrams—Wesley
Dutton returned from Valparaiso, Ind.,
Tuesday where he has been attending school.
Sam Goodman has added four new floor cases to his store fixtures which is a great improvement. In a short time he intends putting in several more.
Ive VanHecke, Peter DeWindt and Angelus Stock will sail from New York next Wednesday for several weeks visit at their old home at Antwerp.
Lena—J.N.
Bassett shipped eight carloads of peas, hay
and oats last week and is busy loading several more for shipment this
week.
Misses Grace Hannan, Jeannie Bloch and Mae Fabry, representing the senior class of the Oconto High school and Miss Fay Duncan, Ray MacAllister and Carl Neuman, representing the juniors, engaged in debate at the high school auditorium last Thursday evening on the subject, “Resolved, that Oconto should adopt a commission form of government.”
Lena—Antone Cretton, employed in the Tagatz mill, with a painful accident last Thursday. He was trying to throw a belt on a pulley when his thumb caught and it was thrown out of joint.
Frank Brophy of Buenos Ayres, South America, arrived home Sunday for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Brophy, and other relatives and old time friends. He is employed as a fish culturist for the Argentine government.
R. A. Miniely, who is fitting up a new steam laundry in the rear of Music Hall block on Park Avenue, expects to get ready to start for business the first of next week.
Miss Carie Hansen,
who is studying to be a deaconess
in the Deaconess Home in Chicago, came home Wednesday to spend the
holidays
with her parents.
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