Years Gone By in Oconto County: Oct. 23

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Oconto Falls Community Library staff

110 years ago • Oct. 21, 1909 • Oconto Falls Herald

OCONTO FALLS: The track laying crew of the Chicago & Northwestern has been at work this week and has the track laid from the spur alongside River Street to the crossing at Manufacturers Street. It is expected that the bridge builders will be here in a few days when the work of building the bridge across the pond will be commenced and pushed rapidly ahead, so that trains will be crossing the river before the freeze-up.

MORGAN: We have pleasure in announcing that the condition of Mrs. Joseph Belanger, of Morgan, is greatly improved, and indications are that she will soon be entirely restored to health.

100 years ago • Oct. 24 , 1919 • Farmer Herald

OCONTO FALLS: Another accidental death occurred on Friday of last week. August J. Henschel, 32, the victim, had been helping with painting the smokestack when a hook fell from the top. It hit him on the hip, and he was taken to the hospital where he died.

OCONTO FALLS: Frank Trudell has commenced excavating for the basement of a modern bungalow, which he will erect on the lots just west of the A. Lipschutz residence on Franklin avenue, which he recently purchased from Hugh Henry.

90 years ago • Oct. 24, 1929 • Gillett Times

GILLETT: Notice is hereby given that the Gillett Milk Company will now be known as the Mosling Milk Company.

GILLETT: Mr. and Mrs. Holmes of Clintonville motored to Gillett where they visited with Mr. and Mrs. G.L. Simons. Grandma Simons, who had been visiting at the same time, returned home with the Holmes family and will spend two weeks with them.

90 years ago • Oct. 24, 1929 • Oconto Falls Herald

LENA: Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Wondrash were the guests of about 200 friends and relatives at Kobe’s Hall in honor of their silver wedding anniversary.

OCONTO FALLS: Miss Anna Coffey, whose marriage to Gilbert Coisman will take place in November, was honored with a miscellaneous shower at her home on Sunday evening.

80 years ago • Oct. 26, 1939 • Oconto Falls Herald

OCONTO FALLS: Gilbert Tuttle reports the birth of an unusual calf this morning. The animal, a Holstein, has an extra tail, the second appendage growing on the back of its next.

OCONTO FALLS: A very large number of friends and relatives attended the funeral service for Jackie, the 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Rumpf, who lost his life accidentally on Highway 22.

70 years ago • Oct. 20, 1949 • Gillett Times

GILLETT: Mr. and Mrs. William Curtis recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a 6:30 p.m. dinner for 56 relatives and friends at their home.

GILLETT: A bet that was put down in writing in 1938 was revealed the other day, dated June 27, 1938. Wally and Smoke Krause bet a new hat that the railroad tracks from Gillett north would not be in operation five years from now. Smoke bet it would not, and Wally bet it would. Witness, Joe Kuehl and H.J. Schmidt. Note the railway is still in operation.

60 years ago • Oct. 22, 1959 • Times Herald

GILLETT: Bill Busch and Virginia Behnke were chosen as king and queen of the Gillett High School Homecoming last week.

GILLETT: Miss Mary Kay Hidde became the bride of Glenn Schuettpelz in a 7 p.m. ceremony conducted at St. John Lutheran Church on Saturday, Oct. 10.

50 years ago • Oct. 23, 1969 • Times Herald

GILLETT: The recent visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile to Gillett drew 100 pints of blood. The Rev. James Harrington received his two-gallon pin at his visit.

SITLES: Sue Steier was united in marriage with Douglas L. Allen. Female attendants were Lois Steier, Deborah Steier, Ann Steier, Christine Allen, Lynn Allen, Penny Allen and Lori Ann Steier. Male attendants were Clifford Allen, Kenneth Kujava, Robert Wunk, Kenny Kleczka and Randy Steier.

40 years ago • Oct. 24, 1979 • Times Herald

OCONTO FALLS: A deer followed 85-year-old William Delzer Sr. home from his daily walk. Three-year-old grandson Joel fed the animal carrots, and pictures were taken before the animal crawled through the fence and went into the woods.

OCONTO FALLS: Dr. Ira Kastenberg, family practice physician, is set up and seeing patients at his office.

BROOKSIDE: The Cal Huebscher family was awakened at about 1 a.m. by noises in the yard. A pack of seven dogs had attacked the rabbit hutches and killed over half the animals, most of which were pedigreed. The dogs killed what chickens they could and chased cows. A small calf shed indicated the dogs killed a calf and dragged it off. The dogs turned on Cal while he tried to round up the cows, but he was able to temporarily scare them off with his pistol. The pack returned again at 3:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m.

30 years ago • Oct. 25, 1989 • Times Herald

GILLETT: Gillett Meats is open for business in its newly remodeled facility on Railroad Street. Art Skarda will be happy to provide you with all your fresh meat and custom processing needs.

GILLETT : Ivan’s Repair, Highway 22-32, has put up a big addition to its Cub Cadet showroom. The new space allows them to move their tractor and machinery repair shop to the highway location.

OCONTO COUNTY: Ann Delzer has just opened Hilltop Handcrafts in the remodeled barn that stands next to her home on Highway 32 south of the junction with 22.

25 years ago • Oct. 26, 1994 • Times Herald

OCONTO FALLS: Todd McCourt, of Oconto Falls, has been named State Forester of the Year by Charlie Higgs, director of forestry for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

GILLETT: Marvin Schelk, 54, died Oct. 21 at Community Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls after a short illness.

OCONTO FALLS: Classic Touch is a nail and tanning salon that has recently opened for business in the area. It is owned and operated by Karen Karau, who is a Wisconsin-licensed nail technician.

20 years ago • Oct. 20, 1999 • Times Herald

PULCIFER: An accident involving a semitrailer loaded with 43,000 pounds of dynamite forced the evacuation of eight residents from their homes just north of Cecil for more than 12 hours.

SURING: The Millennium Tree, the Wisconsin Christmas tree that will grace the nation’s capital, will stop in Suring on its way to Washington, D.C.

OCONTO FALLS: Albert “Bud” Soulek, 67, Green Bay, former Oconto County businessman, died Oct. 19, 1999, at his home.

10 years ago • Oct. 21, 2009 • Times Herald

CHASE: Efforts have officially begun to help save and preserve one of the last surviving all-fieldstone barns in the country. A grant was approved by the Jeffris Family Foundation for the restoration of the historic 1903 Chase Stone Barn on County Road S.

STATEWIDE: Beginning Oct. 17, 10-digit dialing will be allowed for local calls in preparation of the July 2010 switch to mandatory 10-digit dialing.

GILLETT: The Gillett School Board agreed to seek bids for three different ways to improve the athletic field to fix drainage problems at the track and the poor condition of some spots on the field.