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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.

County Journal, Aug. 26, 1999

No Washburn Yesteryear column

Iron River Memories

Beverlee Thivierge

Reprinted from the Iron River Pioneer, August 21, 1941.

Myron Harbour, who has spent 12 years teaching science and coaching at the Iron River High School, has received an attractive offer from the Campbellsport board of education to take over similar duties there, and Mr. Harbour feels he cannot afford to reject� the offer, though he and his wife have made many friends here whom they regret to leave.

Miss Phyllis Claus, teacher of music in the Iron River Public Schools, is in a hospital in Chicago, suffering from injuries sustained in a traffic accident. She was returning from a musical with a party of friends when the car she was riding in was struck by a car attempting to cross from a side street. Miss� Claus suffered a triple fracture of her pelvis and received other injuries about� her head, according to a letter received by Principal Merrihew from Miss Claus� mother. Miss Claus is under contract to teach music in the Iron River schools this year, but it would seem doubtful whether she will recover in time to be here at the opening -- in fact, Mr. Merrihew does not expect that.

Petunia,[Ashland]� Editor John C. Chapple�s famous Chester White Lady Pig (she has now grown up) will be one of the big attractions at the Bayfield County Fair again this year, and her owner will be on hand to see that the famous �porker� is properly housed, fed, watered and groomed, and also to see that the public guessing contest as to her weight is properly conducted. It is easy to understand that the Ashland Editor is a native of Iowa, where hogs pay off the farm mortgage and furnish the wherewithal to send the farmers�� sons and daughters through� college.

The Town of Board of the Town of Iron River requests the businessmen of the � Town, and all home owners in general, to put up some flags and other decorations for the weekend county fair days, and show their public spirit. In this time of great national emergency, it is not a bad idea to display our national colors often, even aside from the fact that many visitors will be in town for these gala fair days. Let�s show our colors! (This is a good idea, even more so today in 1999. My neighbors, the Jim Klobuchers, have a beautiful flag on their pole all the time, and it is one of the first things I see in the morning.)

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Farley and children, Jane and Tom, of Milwaukee, have been visiting� here for some time with Mrs. Farley�s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Bernard. They left for home last Saturday and will stop in Lacrosse for a few days. Mr. Farley is a physical director (sic)in the Milwaukee School System.

August 30, 1959

The Girl Scouts went camping the 14th and 15th at Moon Lake. Those present were: Serena Buran, Barbara Wilson, Betty Tharp, Barbara Denman, Karen Willoughby, Candy Coats, Annette Simpson, Lynn Edwards, Emily DeNagel, Barbara Willoughby, Carlyn Callahan, Mary Ann Johnson, Linda Tanula, Judy Denman, Carol Trautt and Patty Stouffer. The leaders were Mrs. Eddie LaCrosse and Beverlee Thivierge. On Saturday the Brownies came out.� Their leader is Madge Fuhrmann. Saturday night Annette Simpson and� Candy Coats were invested in Troop 37 at a campfire service and Candy Coats was voted �best camper.� (Your writer remembers that night -- there was a terrific thunder storm.)

Visitors at the Hattie Ball home recently were: Mr. and Mrs. Mark Diamon of Berkeley, Mich., and Mr. and Mrs. Mark Diamon Jr. of Detroit and children, Mae Diamon Anderson of Clinton, Tenn.; Earl Daust and children of Beloit; and Mrs. Sonja Dahl and daughter of Duluth.

Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Wahmhoff and granddaughter, Nancy, and Mr. and Mrs. William Ballock and Nancy Okersko, returned to Chicago after a stay at the Wahmhoff cottage on Long Lake.

Mrs. James Farmakes, Jeffery and Jamie of Superior, spent a few days at the Ben Upson home.

The marriage of Kaye Wilcox and Larry Johnson was solemnized at the Oulu Lutheran Church July 27th by the Rev. Waino Ylonen� in the presence of the immediate families. Attendants were: Diane Johnson, sister of the groom, and Don Wilcox, brother of the bride. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wilcox. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arne W. Johnson.

Donald Shulstad is receiving his Army basic training at Fort Carson, Colo.

Dennis Lavin is spending this week with his grandpa and grandma, the Tom Lavins, in Cumberland.

Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Clark, �Tinker and Doc� attended a family reunion at Oshkosh last weekend, and spent a day at Wisconsin Dells.

The Bayfield County Fair opens Friday, Aug. 21. Horse racing and a horse show

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