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.
Bayfield County Journal, Washburn, Wis., Jan. 13, 2000
Yesteryear
Tony Woiak
Taken from the Washburn Times January 7, 1937
The following few Yesteryears for the next few weeks are from
1937 (and are) for Charles Wilhelm and his sister, Marion, who
suggested that I put something about the 1930s into my column. I
appreciate� your suggestion.
Nora Myhre was teaching in Muskegon, Mich. The Sunshine Club
met at Hazel Bodin�s. Lily Robinson bowled a 169 game and Evelyn
McManus had a 435 three-game series. Mrs. Hansine Olson, 83, passed
away. Some Bayfield County officers from 1937: District Attorney
Robert Nixon, Treasurer J.O. Bodin, Register of Deeds Nels Myhre,
Clerk Ludwig Tranmal, clerk of Circuit Court Percy Newhouse, Coroner
Robert North. Seventy-seven marriages were registered at the
courthouse in 1936 for Bayfield County; January 3, February 6, March
2, April 2, May 11, June 10, July 5, August 7, September 4, October 12,
November 8 and December 7. (October had the most marriages of
1936.)
50 Years Ago
Taken from the Washburn Times January 12, 1950
James B. Hibben was elected as president of the Commercial
Club. James Fisk will operate his Northern Car Repair Shop. Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Johnson entertained the following Chequamegon Bakery
employees: Shirley Smith, Betty Ann Larson, Gilbert Higholt, Tom
Anderson, Mrs. Felix Guski, Terry Welty, Rosalyn and� Jimmie Johnson
and Colonel Smith. Births: A girl to Mr. and Mrs. John� Maitland on
Jan. 6; a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Ing Moland on Dec. 31. Mrs. Ed (Ella
Stienert), who was born in Washburn, passed away. WHS defeated
Mellen in Indianhead basketball action 47-44. Playing the game for
Washburn: Bellile, Gierzak, Anderson, Bratley and Raarup. Prices at the
Washburn Pharmacy from 1937: hot fudge sundae 13 cents; banana
split 23 cents, 100 aspirins 33 cents, and you could buy a flashlight for
only $1.29.
25 Years Ago
Taken from the Washburn Times� January 9, 1975
Washburn defeated Solon Springs in basketball 70-55 and leading
the way for the Castle Guards was Scott Foss with 28 points. He was
followed by Gary Copperud�s 13 points and Billy Doucette added 11
points. he WHS girls basketball team narrowly nipped the Glidden
Black Bears 26-23 behind Lisa King�s 11 points and Jane Lindsey�s 7
points. Jane Mihalik and Tim Cook got engaged. (Happy early 25th
anniversary to Tim and Jane!) Deaths: Elma Niemisto, 58, who was
born in the Town of Bayview; Harold Benton, a long-time Washburn
school teacher; and Clarence Thomas, one of the area�s best trappers.
Harold�s father was a lighthouse-keeper on Lake Superior for 19 years.
Harold was an assistant lighthouse-keeper for a few years. Clarence
Thomas lived west of town on County C and some of his beautiful
flowers are still growing just after the �Fill.� (He was the Town of
Washburn chairman for some 54� years.)
10 Years Ago
Taken from the County Journal January 11, 1990
On the front page of the County Journal was Cornucopia�s Russian
Orthodox Church, which was built around 1918. Dean Cook reached a
milestone while playing basketball for UW-River Falls when he scored
his 1,000th point. At the time, he was averaging 25 points per game.
Lisa Rapps was a member of the Heart Graphics Volleyball Team which
won the At-Large Co-Ed Volleyball title in Ashland.� Some WHS
French students pictured: Dawn Johnson, Tonya Langford, Jenny Bodin,
Jana Bitzer, Steve Harding, Needa Noiwong, Sunday Landraint, Beth
Karaba, Brian Lenzen, Gwen Herbette, Jenny Then, Elizabeth and Matt
McQueen, with Mrs. Martha Cole and Mrs. Mary Henzel. On Jan. 11,
in the Wikdal Room of the Washburn Library, the Washburn Area
Historical Society will listen to local historian and author Tony Woiak, who
finished his second book on Washburn, �Small Town II.�
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