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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, Oct. 28, 1999

Iron River Memories

Beverlee Thivierge

Reprinted from the Iron River Pioneer

October 23, 1941

Haskell Noyes of the State Conservation Commission, at a meeting sponsored by the Vacationland Athletic Club and with P.J. Savage acting as master of ceremonies, stated that he was authorized to announce the award to the warden who had the year�s most distinguished record of efficiency, and that the Commission�s decision went to Warden Fred Minor of Iron River. Mr. Minor was presented with a beautiful gold watch and a plaque was displayed with the names of a dozen wardens who had won this award in past years. This plaque will hang on the walls of the State Conservation Commission�s office at the capitol.

Mrs. Tony Vojacek brought to the Pioneer office Oct. 20th a cutting from a rose bush which grows in her yard, showing two lovely roses and foliage seemingly as green as in June. Many yards about town still have numerous flowering plants in bloom, so this can be set down as a �late� fall without question.

���� A crew of workmen, under the direction of a State Highway engineer, is now engaged in making repairs on the highway bridge over the Iron River on Highway No. 2. The bridge, never a first class job from the start, was rendered still more faulty by the settling of many of the pilings under the structure so that it became necessary to shim up under the pilings. The settling of the pilings is attributed to the fact that they were driven into the earth noted for springs all about and doubtless these underground currents did cause the pilings to settle as sand would be washed away from their bases. The bridge was built nine years ago, and at that time of its completion was regarded as an unusual structure in many particulars.

Boy Scout Troop 30, Iron River, will host a Harvest Supper on Oct. 29th at St. Michael�s Parish hall and a tasty menu has been prepared. Scout mothers will be in charge of the kitchen and all Scouts are being solicited for food. There will be no Senior Class Supper this year as the Senior Class has kindly turned this annual affair over to the Boy Scouts to allow them to finance their troop budget. The public is cordially invited to attend and the Scouts promise the excellent suppers you have enjoyed in the past will be duplicated this year.

David Goldberg is moving his family into the John A. Pettingill home, which he is contemplating purchasing.

Frank J. Yeakey, joint agent for the NP and South Shore in Iron River, announces that the South Shore passenger, Eastbound, which heretofore left this city at 10:40 p.m. will hereafter leave at 10 p.m. Oct. 22, 1959

Charles Chramosta, residing at the Hilltop Rest Home in Cable, was honored guest at a party there Sunday for his 90th birthday. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. William Pollary, Keewatin; Emmet Brabant, Duluth; Ron Holly, Ashland; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Chramosta, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Vojacek, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Vojacek and family, and Mrs. Betty Hoving, all of Iron River. All of the other residents of the home shared birthday cake and coffee with Mr. Chramosta. Other former Iron Riverites who participated and now reside at the rest home included Mrs. Marion Willoughby, Mrs. Sally Watt and Mrs. Effie LaCrosse.

Mrs. Ida R. Hanson, Renton, Wash., formerly of Iron River, was married to Cecil Baker on Sept. 19th. The double ring ceremony was performed by pastor Louis� Brunner of the Cross and Crown Lutheran Church. The bride was given away by her sons, Paul and Jim.

The Legion Auxiliary of Hanson-Maki Post 506 has elected new officers for the coming year. They are: President, Juanita Moran; vice president, Olga Armbruster; secretary-treasurer, Elsie Olson. Mrs. Margie Kesler was appointed membership chairman and Mrs. Gladys Wilson, child welfare chairman. Mrs. Delphine LaCrosse is retiring president.

John, Howard, Arnold and Darrell Fuhrmann went to Selby, South Dakota, on a hunting grip. George Willoughby and son, Jim, went to Bison, South Dakota, to pheasant hunt.

Mrs. Marguerite Uedelhofen of Herbster left his week for Mountain� Iron, Minn., to spend several weeks at the home of her son, Robert.

Rollin Wallin, son of Mr. and Mrs.� Elmer Wallin, and Gordon Maki, son of the Elmer A. Makis, met with a bicycle accident. The young fellows were taken to an Ashland hospital where they were treated for injuries and remained for a couple of days.

Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Jensen motored to Minneapolis to visit their daughter, Dorothy, and continued to Platteville, Wis., where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jenson and son.

Patients at Trinity Hospital this week include the following Iron River folks: Albert Helenius, Earl Carrick, Mrs. Paul Gillespey.

Winner in last week�s drawing in Iron River last Friday night was Mrs. Amanda Pemberton.

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