Bayfield County Journal
Bayfield County Journal Memories Column


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

Aug. 6, 1942

Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. WILLOUGHBY announce the marriage of their daughter, Frances, which occurred Sept. 24, 1941, at Savannah, Ill., to Mr. Claude Clarence BOYLE of Hayward, Wis. The officiating clergyman was Father ANDREWS of the Savannah Catholic Church. Mr. BOYLE is engaged in defense work at a military base in the state of Virginia. Mrs. BOYLE intends to join her husband there in the near future.

Dick MORTENSON, aged 10 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter MORTENSON, received a bad cut in his right eye while playing with other children at the home of Charles DURR, at the DURR farm. one of the children was playfully carrying a tomahawk with the blade upraised, and Dick ran into the blade. He was taken to an Ashland hospital and the report coming back was that there was some doubt whether the eye could be saved.

Mr. and Mrs. Ray TESTER and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence PETERSON made up a party who visited the Black Hills region of South Dakota and this was the first time the PETERSONs had seen this region. They said they will never forget the picturesque Black Hills country and Badlands.

Ernest "Heck" CHANTELOIS, of this city, after being out of the railway train service for several years, is back in again, and is braking on the South Shore Line. He went down to Marquette last week and took the physical exam, and this week went to work.

Jimmie PIERCE, who is proprietor of "Jimmie’s Place" tavern in this city, turned over the management of the place to Ray HARROLD, and Jimmie has gone to the shipyards to work in Superior. Jimmie figures that in this national emergency he can apply himself to a task which will be more helpful to the country than operating a tavern.

While away from home last Sunday afternoon, some small boys entered the home of Mrs. Belle HAMMELL and deliberately damaged or destroyed many of her household articles and effects. Sheriff GIDLOF came over to investigate and found out the names of the children who were in the wrecking party, and turned the matter over to the Child Welfare Board of Bayfield County for action.

William "Billy" THOMPSON, janitor of the Iron River High School building, recently submitted to an eye cataract operation. The operation was a complete success and Billy feels that his sight is almost completely restored in that eye.

Aug. 4, 1960

PFC Harry PUDAS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed PUDAS, is now at Fort Richardson, Alaska, as a clerk typist in the operations branch of the Adjutant General’s Corps. He entered the service Oct. 11, 1959, and had basic training at Fort Hood, Texas.

Mr. and Mrs. Maynard MAKI of Superior announce the birth of a son, Dale Michael, on Aug. 1. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Uuno MAKI of Iron River and Mr. and Mrs. Art PETERSON of Superior.

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence BODEEN of Port Wing announce the arrival of a daughter, Barbara Alice, on July 25.

Ted CALLAHAN and Joe HARRISON, two Iron River Scouts, returned last Monday after a 15-day trip to and from the National Boy Scout Jamboree at Colorado Springs, Colo., where they met and saw many celebrities including President Dwight EISENHOWER, James ARNESS, who plays Matt Dillon on "Gunsmoke," and the LENNON Sisters, Herb SHRINER and many others. There were 56,000 Boy Scouts in attendance with their leaders from every state in the union and 66 foreign countries. One of the highlights of their trip was provided by Mr. and Mrs. Walter FRENCH, Iron River natives, and Miss Elsie OLSON, who is visiting in Colorado Springs, who took them on a tour of Cripple Creek, Pikes Peak and other places of interest. The boys wish to thank Mr. and Mrs. French for their hospitality as otherwise they would not have had the opportunity to visit those places. (Your writer talked to Ted the other day, and he remembers his trip vividly.)

Miss Gertrude FARRY was guest of honor at a bridal shower given by Mrs. Earl FORSLUND and Mrs. Frank DeMERIA July 2 at the Don SUO home. Thirty guests were present.

Miss Lylith LUND returned Monday from England where she taught for a year as an exchange teacher.

Mr. and Mrs. Mike (Geraldine) GERACI of Milwaukee and children are visiting Mrs. GERACI’s mother, Mrs. Sarah CRASE.

Mr. and Mrs. James "Speed" BOYLE and daughter, Mary, of Whitewater, Wis., are visiting in the area. Mrs. BOYLE is the former Ailie PANULA..

Mr. and Mrs. Robert (Charlotte) Rogers of Fort Wayne, Ind., and children are spending the summer at the Milo MYHRE home. Mrs. Rogers is a daughter of the Myhres.

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