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, June 1, 2000
Yesteryear
Tony Woiak
Taken from the Washburn Times June 2, 1910
Forest fires were burning buildings on Nels WESTERLUND�s homestead, Martin THORSBY�s and wiped a good portion of timber away from the RAARUP property. S.A. OSCAR and T.A. CHEW were retained by the Walker High School. Street Commissioner Mike LARSON is replacing the boarded sidewalks on each side of Washington Avenue with cement ones. James A. SHERIDAN (Chick�s father) is in charge of the wood work at A.I. LIEN�s new building. Washburn Attorney John WALSH was the toastmaster at the State Council of Knights of Columbus in Ashland. (John WALSH was one of Washburn�s most successful stories. When he left town, he moved to Washington, D.C., with his family and became one of that city�s best and well-known attorneys.)
50 Years Ago
Taken from the Washburn Times June 1, 1950
Tommy ANDERSON wins the Wing Scholarship. The speaker at the 1950 WHS graduation was Leland BURROUGHS. Tom ANDERSON was the valedictorian and Art NELSON the salutatorian. Forty-two graduated in 1950. Graduates at St. Louis: Janice WICK, Eddie KOMBORSKI, John WROBLEWSKI, Lucy GIERZAK, Marilyn PETTIS, Cecelia KING, Louis SCHINDLER, Henry "Nicky" FRECHETTE, Robert DeMARS, John BEDNARSKI, Tommy BACHAND, Dean BUTTRICK and Robert HOFMEISTER. (This column is dedicated in memory of my friend. Lucy GIERZAK TETZNER.) Confirmed at the Christ Lutheran Church by Rev. FARSETH: Don BRATLEY, George TRANMAL, Dale NELSON, Tommy ARNSON, Anders HOKANSON, Carolyn MATTSON, Lois MURRAY, Tom CHRISTIANSEN, Gerald HAUGEN and William SMITH. Washburn beat the Ashland Eagles 5-3 behind Dick SCAMFER�s home run. Born: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Clayton KURSCHNER on May 31.
25 Years Ago
Taken from the Washburn Times June 5, 1975
Dena KLEINHANS was valedictorian and Patti SADONIS salutatorian for the Class of �75. The first school bus in the area was driven by a horse-drawn sleigh with a covered wagon top. Carl Edwin ANDERSON was the first driver and this was around 1919. A few places around Washburn in 1975: Mike�s Bar, Ray�s Auto Body, PETERSON�s M&E, Moe�s Little Jewelry, Washburn Times, WROBLEWSKI Plumbing & Heating, Ben Franklin, Red Barn, Washburn State Bank and Jimmy WARREN�s Outdoorsman.
10 Years Ago
Taken from the County Journal, June 7, 1990
Ondossagon School closes for good. (It opened around 1916. The Ondossagon Girls Track Team went out in style and they finished third at State in 1990.) 1990 king and queen of the Washburn High School Junior Prom: Brad FARRAR and Becky WERNER. Jerry HAGAN, pastoral associate at St. Louis Parish, is given a fond farewell as he goes back to the seminary. He did lot of good not only for St. Louis, but he also had a jail ministry at the Bayfield County Jail. Steve SCHRAM of the Department of Natural Resources brought a huge sturgeon to show at the DuPont Grade School. Deaths: Alice REITEN, 85, WHS 1926, daughter of Anton and Inga STONE; Elina FELDT, 90, sister of Eddie PAJALA; Andrea Schmidt, 29, WHS 1987. (This column is dedicated in memory of Andrea SCHMIDT, who wasn�t around for a long time, but for those who knew her, they were enriched by her presence.)
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