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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.

The County Journal, Washburn, WI, Aug. 1, 1996

Iron River Memories

Beverlee Thivierge

Reprinted from the Iron River Pioneer

August 6, 1936

Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Armagost announce the marriage of their daughter, Irma, to Lawrence Berube, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Berube, at Ashland, July 31. Rev. Koons officiated. Attendants were Miss Lorraine Berube and Kendall Armagost, both of Iron River. The couple are both graduates of Iron River High School and Superior State Teachers College.

On Monday evening of this week, Walter Thompson of this city was robbed of $27 in Duluth. A taxicab driver, whom he hired to take him to his aunt's home in that city, had an accomplice with him. They both assaulted Thompson and finally got his wallet and money, but not before they were marked up so badly as to be easily identifiable. Thompson took possession of the cab and held it until police arrived. The culprits were apprehended. Walter's worst injury was to one finger which one of his assailants bit.

Little Beverlee Thivierge is in Duluth, visiting her aunts, Jo of Lakeside and June of West Duluth. She wrote saying the weather there is a wee bit chilly.

Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Howe, Miss Florence Hiddelston, Miss Betty Bender and John Howe, all of Kansas City, Mo., are visiting the Mackmillers and Callahans at the Pines on Pike Lake. The Howes landed 46 pounds of fish in all. "No wonder they call this Pike Lake," Mr. Howe remarked.

(I don't know how our family made it in the paper two times in one issue, but here it is.)

Mrs. J.E. Thivierge ws pleasantly surprised at her home yesterday when Mrs. Harriett McDonald Laurer of Buffalo, N.Y., and Professor Arthur Lester Pierce of Austin, Texas, classmates of hers in the 1911 graduating class of Iron River High School, paid her a visit and lived over for a brief time the days of yore.

The many friends of Evan O. Kaye, pharmacist in the MacRae Drug Company's store, were shocked on Sunday night and Monday morning to learn that he died of a heart attack in his room on the second floor of the Carlson building at about 10 p.m. Sunday night. Efforts were made by both Dr. Johnson and Jack MacRae, but were of no avail. Mr. Kaye was 65 years of age and never complained of heart trouble.

August 8, 1946

Miss Helen Shuga, Racine teacher, holds the season's record to date. A Bayfield County girl, who has been teaching the past several years, last Saturday hooked and landed a "tiger" musky in the Pike Chain of Lakes which measured 43 inches long and weighed 24 pounds. Wait until "Heinie" Johnson, the champion "big fish fisherman" of this vicinity hears about this -- he will not sleep until he breaks the record. Miss Shuga was in the boat with her inseparable friend, Ellen Savage, when the fish was snagged and the fight began. She had no gaff hook to pull the big fellow aboard, so she handed Ellen a revolver and told her to shoot the musky in the head. The bullet did not strike a vital spot but the second shot did and the fish struggled no more. The fish was brought to town by John Casey and the girls, photographed and weighed, then scaled, dressed and carved up for the frying and roasting pans of relatives and friends, who are now having their first taste of musky.

Dr. and Mrs. A.C. Emerson and son, Keith, of Burlington arrived in town by car today and are planning on spending a few days around here visiting old friends.

Zoe von Ende celebrated her 10th birthday (9th, actually) on August 5, and had as her guests nearly two score children from in and around Iron River at a party held in the afternoon at the von Ende cottage at Pike Lake.

The Iron River Sales and Service is the name of a new business firm which has begun a business in the garage which was operated by Ray Tester for the past several years. Reuben Belongia will be the manager in charge and associated him will be John A. Fuhrmann. The new firm will continue the business of repairing automobiles and machinery and will carry and sell auto parts and gas and oil.

Aug. 5, 1971

Amblin' With Aggie -- Ambled into Ness' Shoe Shop last week. Owned and operated by Glenn Ness, this little shop fills a real need. Glenn sells shoes, repairs shoes and boots. Sometimes he buys used shoes and sells them.

Mrs. Charles Buran and Serena returned last week after a five-week vacation at San Pedro, Calif., visiting her son, Major Herbert Buran and family. Florence showed me a pearl she got while pearl diving.

An Iron River seaman has returned from a cruise where he visited Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the island of Bermuda. Petty Officer Harlan W. Phillips serves abroad the carrier USS Wasp. He was gone three weeks before returning to his home port of Quonset Point, R.I. Harlan is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson of Iron River.

Mrs. Ione Gemmill of Hughes was sweepstake winner at the Tri-State Fair for having won 14 blue ribbons, 10 of which were in the floral exhibit and four in arts and crafts. She also won nine second places, five third places and two fourth places. Congratulations, Ione.

The new chairman of the Northwest Community Action Agency is Marvin Olson. Olson is chairman of the town of Iron River and also serves on the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors. The agency serves residents of the five county area through various federal programs such as Head Start, Operation Mainstream, Concentrated employment, alcoholic treatment and family planning.

By Signe Ozemaa: A definite stand has been taken by the Brule River Sportsman's Club against the inclusion of the Brule River in the Wild Rivers Bill, and they have petitioned the State Assembly to remove Brule River from the control of that bill.

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