| Historic Wausaukee
Photographs
Many of
the following images are from a newspaper edition published for the
Wausaukee Centennial on August 5, 1987. Thanks to Tracy (Patz)
Lentz and Lisa (Edlebeck) Wentland for providing these images. More descriptions will be added as
time allows. Links
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Bustling Main Street
-- H.P. Christ
General Store -- St.
Augustine Nuns -- Logging
Days Remembered -- Newspaper
clipping about logging sleigh -- The sleigh was crafted by Joseph
Spangler for John Bouillon about 1900 and was later leased to Anton
Jicha. Spangler
Blacksmith Shop Joseph
Spangler and son James David
Schlies with historic logging sleigh Louis
Edlebeck and son George using sleigh to haul gravel Celebrating
in style [PDF] -- In this pre-1910 photo Wausaukee's sidewalks were
jammed with spectators for the annual July 4 parade. Senator H.P. Bird
was the parade marshal. The Bird and Wells smokestack is visible in the
distance, and Monroe's log cabin, decked with flags, is at the right.
After the parade it was customary to adjourn to Evergreen Park for the
day. Farm
of Anton Edlebeck [PDF] (Mr. Edlebeck was married to Caroline
DeGroot). Wausaukee
Band, 1917 [PDF] -- Identified in photo are Louis Polomis, Bud Londo,
Pete Polomis, Roy Riley, Andrew Payant, Matt Pelnar, Bert James,
Austin Christ, Frank Martin, Vernon Hallenbeck, Seth Ferdon, Loren
Nowell. Wausaukee
State Bank (est. 1901) and Wausaukee Feed Mill and Elevator [PDF] --
The mill was operated by Amos Christ and George Smith. Before
Prohibition [PDF] -- A photographer caught some of the boys tipping
a few. Identified in photo are Henry DeGroot, Adam Pleckinger, Anton
Edlebeck, Barney DeGroot and Carl DeGroot. Rustic
Saloon [PDF] -- Photo of George Underwood's log cabin saloon,
complete with a deer carcass hanging at the door. Includes clip from the
Wausaukee Independent of 1901 about the amount of beer consumed in the
village. Wausaukee
High School Class of 1937 Wausaukee
High School Class of 1939 WWI
Doughboys -- Identified in photo are Frank Shields, Anton Forst, and
John Edlebeck. |
