Bayfield County Journal
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Bayfield County Journal Yesteryear Column
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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.
County Journal, Washburn, WI, April 23, 2000
Yesteryear
Tony Woiak
Taken from the Washburn Times April 29, 1915
H.H. Peavey (of Peavey's Hill fame),Washburn's Second Ward
supervisor, is a candidate for chairman of the Bayfield County Board.
A son was born to Superintendent Tobias Chew and his wife. (Tobias
Chew is a great Washburn name and another was M.M. Sweet, who was
once mayor.) A.P. Fraser left for a business trip to Bayfield. Northland
College almost burned to the ground. John Howard and Mary Daisy
McDonald were married. George Dibbell caught the biggest trout of the
year so far, 8 pounds on his bamboo pole while fishing at Sioux River. It
took him a half-hour to land the beauty. (George was mayor of
Washburn during the early 1900s. He, along with Jacob Dibbell, were
murdered over the rights to a steam engine patent which he invented, 12
years later in 1927 in Washburn.) Washburn baseball officials of 1915:
president, J.F. Brandl; treasurer, Nels Myhre; secretary, John Joanis; and
George Calder was manager. You could see the "War in Europe" for
15-25 cents at the Temple Theatre. (Two years later you could see the
War in Europe for real as America joined around 1917. WWI was called
the "World War" at that time not knowing that 20 some years later there
would be a Second World War.
50 Years Ago
Taken from the Washburn Times April 27, 1950
Some WHS students who were on the Honor Roll in 1950: Tom
Arnson, Phyllis Grage, Carolyn Mattson, Dana Sanger, Jean Nowak,
John Smith, Lorraine Oberts, Phyllis Newman, Arlette Zanto and Carol
Mick. Fifty-six people were confirmed at St. Louis by Bishop Meyer,
and some of the confirmants were Ida Montbriand, Cecilia King, Mrs.
Emma Joanis, Tom Bachand, Janet McAndrews, Elizabeth Rodkewich,
Tom Burlager, Anthony Pikus, Norma Gierczic, (sic) Sharon McManus,
William Harris, Henry Frechette, Jean Stephenson, Annabelle Mesner,
Janet Gierzak, Marcelline Cordts and Larry Woiak Jr. Tom Anderson
wins the Metternich Trophy. Deaths: William Finnegan, 61, son of
Washburn pioneers, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Finnegan; Mrs. Lulu McDonald,
67; Mrs. Ellen Johnson; Jack Beaulieu, 59.
25 Years Ago
Taken from the Washburn Times May 1, 1975
WHS students at the State Speech Contest were: Lu Ann Garnich,
Stacey Maunu, Sherie Lowe, Mary Smolen, Diane Peterson and Patti
Holvick. Their advisers were John Albers and Sharon St. Germain. On
the front page of the Times were Gloria Maitland, Dick Bodin, Toni
Scott and Pastor Hanson of the United Missions Appeal. James Strom
was a guest at the Bayfield Follies and was dressed as Superman. First
communicants at St. Louis: Kathy Donahoe, Andy Volak, Tommy
Maassen, Brenda and Debbie Dashner, Jill Stauffer, Marti Malinoski,
Debbie Gasperini, Mrs. Larry Badura, Mrs. Gayle Kabasa, Mrs. Paula
Jack, David Lowe, Robin and Rosemary Anderson, Cathy Kalmon,
Cheryl Ann Truchon, Janelle Rubat, Denise and Brian Fleig, Theresa
Williamson, Donna Guski and last but certainly not least, Joe Stock.
10 Years Ago
Taken from the County Journal May 3, 1990
The Gym Nest's Beth Couturier qualified to compete at the
regional gymnastics meet in South Dakota. Births: a girl (Maria) to Mr.
and Mrs. (Patty Anderson) Jim Hintze on April 21; a son to Marvin and
Etta Charette on April 27. Nancy Franz is the guest speaker at the
Ashland Rotary Club. Local artist Greg Alexander is one of five young
wildlife artists honored by U.S. Art. Pictured, members of St. Louis
Parish at a training session in Ashland: Mary Hudson, Florence
Lamoreaux, Marlys Wells, Jerry Hagen, Norma Knetter, Nancy
Anderson, George Eder and Sue Kundlinger. Ski Doo dealers Phil and
Jan Ross were honored at Cable at a dealers meeting and were given an
all-expense trip to Jamaica.
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