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, March 9, 2000
Yesteryear
Tony Woiak
Taken from the Washburn Times March 4, 1937
Walter Norlin succeeded Robert Nixon as district attorney of
Bayfield County. Osborne J. Attoe was retired as Washburn
superintendent of schools. Deaths: David Johnson, 84, a former
Washburnite; Eugene Hawkes, 52, whose brother passed away just a
week earlier. Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Zipperer celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary on Feb. 27. Harvey DeMars sold 27 Chevrolets in
December alone, and sold 100 new cars and over 200 used cars in 1936.
Old-timers pictured in the Times: Jim Tyrell, John Donahue, Henry
Prudhomme and John Gautschi. (John Donahue was here almost from
the beginning of Washburn. His house is still the oldest house in town,
being built by Charles Sheridan's father around 1883. John and Billy Burns,
another colorful old-timer, were the best of friends. John Gautschi was a
cigar maker here in town.)
50 Years Ago
Taken from the Washburn Times March 9, 1950
Dick Bellile was chosen to the Indianhead's First Team All
Conference. He averaged 12.4 points a game. Dick Bratley made the
Indianhead's All-Conference Second team. The Washburn Castle
Guards lost to the Indianhead All Stars 51-46. Jerry Gierzak followed
with 12 points. Former Washburnite George Forbes was recently
appointed manager of one of E.B. Meyrowitz's optical stores out in New
York City. Phyllis Newman is WHS's DAR (Daughters of the American
Revolution) person. DuPont will add two new blasting agents out at the
Barksdale Works plant, Nitramex and Nitramon. The new Christ
Lutheran parsonage was pictured in the Times. It was built out of
material from DuPont's TNT School, where the science of making TNT
was taught.
25 Years Ago
Taken from the Washburn Times March 6, 1975
Billy Bryan is pictured on his "Herters" snowmobile while he was
out fishing. Mrs. Helen Smolen celebrated her birthday on March 2 at
the home of Ed and Dorothy Smolen. Deb Dashner, the 1974 Winter
Carnival queen, put the crown on the 1975 Winter Carnival queen, Terri
Schillinger. Former Washburnite Florence Hanson passed away. The
Castle Guards finished the Indianhead with a 16-2 record and the
leading scorers for Washburn were: S. Foss 19.1 points; S. Sneed 11.3
points, Billy Doucette's 9.9 points and the brothers Copperud added 9
points apiece. Lynn Peavey landed two marlins while fishing in the
Pacific Ocean. (Lynn was a former Washburn boy who graduated in the
WHS class of 1927. His father H.H. Peavey was very prominent in
Washburn's history. He was not only mayor and a successful politician
in this area, but he ran one of the town's newspapers, organized the
famous Washburn Militia, and Peavey Hill is named in his honor,
among other things.)
10 Years Ago
Taken from the County Journal March 8, 1990
With a victory over Glenwood City in the sectionals, the
Ondossagon girls basketball team goes to state. The St. Louis Knights
nipped Ashland 29-27 behind Aaron Guski's 9 points and Kyle
Sargent's 8 points. Dan Homann buys the Red Barn from Alice and
Glen Hudson. (It was called Charley's Tap around 1973, when Charley
Hudson had his tavern in there.) Some members of the board of
directors for the Chequamegon Area Choir: Carolyn Sneed, Vernelle
Mercer, Susan Grube, Mike Powers, Mike Goodlet, Dee Hendrickson
and Vicki Hagstrom. Amy Zinski graduates from the WITC Winter New
Perspectives Class. Born: A girl to Norm and Rita Regnier on March 1.
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