April 8, 1976
Jane Hauge and Jean Ackley have been selected as Badger Girls State representatives from Whitehall High School. Alternates are Carol Klimek and Jean Sygulla.
April 8, 1965
The Eau Claire State University symphonic band will give a concert in the high school auditorium Thursday. John Guse and Bruce Anderson, Whitehall High School graduates, are members of the band.
April 8, 1954
Leland Johnson has been selected as valedictorian of the 1954 senior class at Whitehall High School. Joanne Schroeder is salutatorian. Leland has majored in history and agriculture during his high school career, and he has minors in English and industrial arts. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Johnson, now of Hixton, but recently of the town of Hale. Joanne majored in English and commercial subjects and has a minor in home economics. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Schroeder of Whitehall.
April 8, 1943
Albert Matchey has opened a shoe and harness shop at Pigeon Falls, and is prepared to do all kinds of repairing.
April 8, 1929
Chris Hulberg put one over on H.A. Anderson Monday. Mr. Anderson has opened the straw-hat season for several years. His delay lost him that recognition this year as Chris appeared on the streets Monday wearing a straw hat.
April 8, 1919
F.E. Walbrink, one of the naturalization examiners, was here Tuesday interrogating a number of applicants for citizenship whose applications are to be heard before Justice Higbee April 28.
April 8, 1909
Excavation for the Methodist Church basement is in progress, the dirt being taken to Theo. Torgerson’s lot on Main St. for filling.
April 8, 1897
G.H. Olds has removed the cupola from the old school building. It presents a better appearance.
April 8, 1886
Whitehall boys have taken up bat and ball. Another harbinger of spring.
April 7, 1970
The Trempealeau County board will have eight new supervisors as the result of Tuesday’s election. Five incumbents were defeated in the balloting, including Odell Schansberg of the town of Lincoln, who lost out in a three-way race with Oscar Lovlien and Francis Hoff, both of whom are new to the board. Other incumbents defeated were Clifford Ulberg of rural Strum, Donald Forsythe of rural Arcadia, Carl Saxe of Blair and Irwin Hogden of Ettrick.
April 7, 1960
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hagen have leased their A&W drive-in to Mr. and Mrs. Emery Haugen of La Crosse, who will move to Whitehall for the season.
April 7, 1951
At Saturday’s district forensic contest held at La Crosse, Faye Thompson of Whitehall qualified for the state contest to be held this weekend in Madison.
April 7, 1938
With practically all Rural Electrification Administration lines in the county connected and energized, many people using electricity for the first time on their farms are very enthusiastic about the enjoyment that they are getting from it.
April 7, 1923
Augustine Bros. are raising foxes on quite an extensive scale, and are supplying orders far and wide. Last Saturday, they shipped a pair of red foxes to a customer in Oklahoma.
April 7, 1913
Esther, the five-year-old daughter of Joseph Nelson of Pigeon, fell while playing in the barn Monday and fractured the right arm at the elbow.
April 7, 1902
L.L. Solsrud left Monday to attend the 40th annual convocation of the Wisconsin consistory, at Milwaukee, which opened there that day at the Masonic temple. He may visit Chicago before returning.
April 7, 1892
The Lutheran committee of arrangements have purchased the most desirable lots in town, adjoining the courthouse grounds on the south, as a site for their new church. The lumber for the edifice has been bought of W.J. Webb, who commenced to haul the materials at once. The church will cost about $2,000.
April 7, 1881
When our saloons throw open their doors, be careful how you cry “come on boys,” for our supervisors say that they will enforce the anti-treating law rigidly.
April 6, 1976
The big surprise in Tuesday's spring election was Quinn Holtan's 103-to-101 win over incumbent Norman Friske for the Second Ward aldermanic seat; Friske had served 18 years on the city council. Mayor Lambert Gronemus handily defeated challenger Lynn Foss, 520 to 137, while incumbent First Ward Alderman Willie Johnson defeated Henry Thoreson 118 to 50. In the presidential primary, county voters favored Jimmy Carter two-to-one over Morris Udall on the Democratic ballot; President Gerald Ford had a slight edge over Ronald Reagan on the Republican side.
April 6, 1964
Hutchins-Stendahl American Legion Auxiliary Unit 181 will meet April 6 at 8 p.m. The annual Hat Parade will be held. The Mmes. Ernest Fremstad and Halvor Haugen will be hostesses, and Mrs. Ralph Rasmuson will be in charge of the program on Pan-Americanism.
April 6, 1953
The Joseph Hestekin family moved Monday into the house they purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Nelson of Coral City. We welcome the Hestekins to our community. Likewise, the Nelsons moved into the Hestekin home in Whitehall.
April 6, 1943
Twenty-five citizens were admitted to citizenship during Tuesday’s term of circuit court, including Mrs. Martha Johnson and Mrs. Ingeborg Johnson of Whitehall, and William Suchla, Mrs. Jennie Solfest, John Kilness, Mrs. Oget Engum, Adolph Henrickson, Mrs. Sina Sather and Andrew Amundson, Independence.
April 6, 1933
Chick hatcheries in this area are enjoying a splendid patronage this spring. It appears that most farmers have learned that profits from poultry are greater than from other sources of farm revenue and a majority of rural people evidently plan to secure new flocks of chicks this spring, as hatcheries report unusually large sales for the early part of the season. The Whitehall hatchery is operating to capacity and has made large sales and the Northfield hatchery has disposed of all early hatches.
April 6, 1922
York — A dance will be given at the York Hall Saturday by the Holstein association for the benefit of the boys’ and girls’ calf club. Good music will be furnished by the Northfield band, and an oyster supper will be served.
April 6, 1911
Miss Zula Dake has resigned her position as operator at the Farmers’ Telephone central, and is succeeded by Miss Ella Nelson.
April 6, 1903
The stockholders voted Monday to increase the capital stock of the Whitehall Creamery Association $800, making it $2,000.
April 6, 1893
We are short of space this week to mention all the good citizens from different parts of the county who have called on us this week.
April 6, 1878
Quite a large quantity of wheat came into market on Saturday, for which $l.00 was paid.
April 5, 1973
Whitehall Police Chief George Fromm is calling for an effort to clean up and spruce up the city, and says he will ask the city council for help in forcing property owners to clean up vacant lots and cluttered property, if they don’t do so voluntarily.
April 5, 1961
The Pigeon Falls Fire Department was called to the Myron Larson farm north of York at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday to extinguish a fire which gutted the barn.
April 5, 1951
Clarence H. Johnson sold his poolroom equipment last week to Frank Pretasky and Mr. Ormsby, who have opened a similar recreation parlor in La Crosse.
April 5, 1938
The first meeting of the season of the Whitehall baseball club was held at the council room of the Village Hall Tuesday evening. Jack Rhode and Ernest Gilbertson were voted in as managers, Myron DeBow was named secretary and advertising manager, and Guy Pederson was chosen as treasurer. Ludwig Hammerstad was elected president, and H.M. DeBow vice president and official scorer.
April 5, 1928
Mr. and Mrs. G.M. Steig, their daughter Fern and mother, Mrs. G.F. Steig, departed this morning for their new home at Willett, S.D. They plan on working Mr. Steig’s homestead farm. We regret very much losing the Steig family as citizens of Whitehall, but our wishes go with them for a happy and prosperous future. Their home at Whitehall has been leased to the S.B. Nichols family.
April 5, 1915
Evan Erickson of Pigeon, who spent the past 11 months in Norway, returned home Monday looking hale and hearty. He reports an enjoyable trip.
April 5, 1904
Mrs. Jay Leasum entertained the members of the Women’s Literary Club Tuesday afternoon.
April 5, 1892
Election, particularly on the license question, often brings about laughable results. At the village election Tuesday, a license voter who had evidently been indulging his principles, was humorously challenged on the grounds that he had been out of state for two years, the challenger explaining that he had been in a state of intoxication during that time.
April 5, 1878
Capt. I. H. Moulton, of I.a Crosse, paid this town a visit on Friday, and is satisfied that Whitehall has a bright future before her.
April 4, 1974
About 60 percent of the work force has been laid off at Whitehall Packing Co. in the last two weeks, due to a general decline in the meat business and higher cattle prices.
April 4, 1961
Six Whitehall High School students on two teams will compete in the Wisconsin judging contest Monday at Madison. Daivid Schaefer, Gerald Nordby and Donald Weverstad make up the dairy judging team. Edward Johnson, Duane Guse and James Schorbahn are on the fat-stock judging squad. The teams will be accompanied by Glen Olson, instructor.
April 4, 1947
York — The heavy rain here Friday night and Saturday morning caused Timber Creek and Beaver Creek to overflow, flooding bridges and basements. The water was the highest it has been in several years.
April 4, 1934
Six Whitehall Boy Scouts made advancements at a Court of Honor at the courthouse here Wednesday night. The following Scouts passed tests for merit badges: David Hegge, animal husbandry; Myron De Bow, animal industry; Clarence Pederson, pathfinding; Lorenz Hundt, automobiling, first aid to animals and painting; Carroll De Bow, automobiling; and Allan Getts, first aid to animals. Examiners were Dr. F.E. Van Sickle, Henry Aleckson, T.O. Rice, Vern Kenyon and Albert Mattson.
April 4, 1923
Iner Johnson is working for Theodore Johnson at Pigeon Falls and learning the barber trade.
April 4, 1912
Miss Eva Gilbertson of Unity is employed as a trimmer in Mrs. Erickson’s millinery store.
April 4, 1901
Ed Anderson sold his house and lot on Abrams Street to E.K. Everson for $775. Mr. Anderson expects to leave soon for Washburn County, where he will purchase land and build himself a house. He has purchased a team and will make an overland trip. Mr. Everson has leased the former Anderson place to A.J. Imislund of Independence.
April 4, 1888
Fine spring weather. A thunderstorm yesterday. Snow disappearing rapidly and orderly.
April 4, 1877
Jos. Augustine has his dwelling house inside nearly finished. He has a nice place.
April 3, 1972
Sue Rasmuson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rasmuson, Whitehall, has been elected to the office of quill of the Epsilon Alpha Chapter of the national social sorority Alpha Zi Delta at Wisconsin State University-Eau Claire.
April 3, 1962
James Schorbahn of Whitehall was among the 165 farm youths who graduated from the University of Wisconsin farm short course this month.
April 3, 1952
Plans were begun at a recent joint meeting of 60 buttermakers, fieldmen and plant intake men in this area to sponsor a school for apprentice buttermakers. The state dairy inspector for this area endorsed the program at the meeting, declaring that such a school would encourage the younger men now training within the respective plants to be buttermakers, and that by doing so these trainees would stand a much better chance of passing an examination for license.
April 3, 1941
An ear infection which has forced Norma Fremstad, the daughter of Mrs. Christine Fremstad, to be absent from her studies at Whitehall High School has spoiled her previously perfect attendance record. Norma received a special award when she was graduated from the Daggett rural school in the spring of 1939 for having been neither absent nor tardy for her eight years there, and her attendance at the high school, where she is a sophomore, was also perfect.
April 3, 1930
The Pigeon Falls band, now with personnel of 25 members and under the directorship of Edwin Fremstad, is making rapid strides towards perfection. The members have so far financed the entire project, merely for their own advancement. Recently B.M. Sletteland presented the band with $25, which was certainly a fine gift and very much appreciated.
April 3, 1919
Dr. S.E. Hutchins has purchased the Fred P. Sather farm in the town of Lincoln. Adolph Nyseth, the present renter, will continue to operate the farm as before.
April 3, 1909
H.P. Fremstad received two cans of trout fry, and Dr. C.L. Storey six cans, from the Madison hatchery Saturday. The former deposited his brook trout in a stream in his township, and the latter in Sleepy Coulee creek in Hale.
April 3, 1897
Alexander Bull entertained a large audience at Opera Hall Saturday evening.
April 3, 1885
Erving Louw, son of William Louw of Preston, whom it will be remembered sustained a fracture of the leg while attempting to slide on the treacherous snowshoe, got out last Friday for the first time in five weeks. The little fellow has had a long, tedious season of confinement, but through the skillful care of Dr. Lester, the wound has thoroughly knit.
April 2, 1971
About 250 stockholders attended the 44th-annual meeting of the WBI Farmers Union Cooperative, held Friday evening at the Whitehall High gymnasium.
April 2, 1959
After 37 years as justice of the peace, P.M. Paulson has filled 26 volumes with records of the approximately 10,000 cases he has handled in that time. All criminal cases start in justice court, and Mr. Paulson has handled all such offenses except murder. Mr. Paulson has also performed about 50 weddings and usually invites the couples to his residence for a more pleasant atmosphere for the ceremony.
April 2, 1947
The Whitehall Cooperative Creamery has now a full membership in the Land O’ Lakes Creameries. Definite plans are now being made for the building of a new plant in Whitehall, which will include a new creamery operation. This will mean the liquidation of the Whitehall creamery and the creation of a new organization to be known as the Trempealeau Valley Dairy Cooperative.
April 2, 1935
Misses Edna and Dorothy Erickson, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Erickson, students at Stevens Point Normal, took part in a concert with the Normal band at La Crosse Tuesday.
April 2, 1925
A.E. Nehring is hauling material from the Webb lumber yard for an 18- by 48-foot poultry house to be built on his farm in Preston. Iver Johnson of Coral City will construct the building. Mr. Nehring has placed his order for White Leghorn baby chicks and will also produce a large number on the farm. The past three years, profits from raising hogs have been small, and Mr. Nehring plans on entering the poultry business extensively, along with dairying, and will raise fewer hogs.
April 2, 1914
Hale — Everbody seems to be tired of farming. O.E. Goplin has rented his farm to his brother, August, for five years. Ole is looking westward.
April 2, 1900
The Pigeon cheese factory starts up for the season next Monday.
April 2, 1891
No train has come through from Winona since last Monday on account of washouts between that place and Arcadia.
April 2, 1880
There were 216 votes polled in the town election held on Tuesday, and it is gratifying to us to state that a temperance board is again elected by a good, big majority. In fact the entire straight ticket was elected with one exception.
April 1, 1975
Tuesday's election included one major upset, as area attorney Fred Berns was elected to the Whitehall district school board and incumbent Art Gunderson lost his seat. The contest for three board seats was affected by the 159 votes polled by write-in candidate Laurel Berg.
April 1, 1965
David Shepherd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Shepherd, Whitehall, is taking Air Force basic training at San Antonio, Texas. He will specialize in the electronics field.
April 1, 1953
Albert Steffenson has succeeded the late Donald Hagen as manager of Olson’s Feed Store here. His wife, who has been clerking at Olson’s store, has resigned there and is now bookkeeper at the feed store.
April 1, 1939
Miss Natalie Melby, teacher of corrective speech at Battle Creek, Mich., came Saturday to spend Easter with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.B. Melby.
April 1, 1926
The Boy Scout movement, which was revived at Whitehall a few weeks past, is making excellent progress. R.B. Stokes, principal at Whitehall High, has been secured as Scout Master, and has signed up a company of 32 boys.
April 1, 1915
Pigeon Falls — Miss Hulda Haralsrud has resigned from her position as telephone operator for the Pigeon Valley Farmers Telephone Co. She is succeeded by the Misses Selma Oerke and Amanda Haugen.
April 1, 1903
Mrs. R.S. Cowie was given a genuine birthday surprise party at her home yesterday by her lady friends, who brought bountiful refreshments and served an elegant repast.
April 1, 1888
If robin red-breast comes this way on the first of April and does not fly high, he is likely to get stuck in a snow bank.
April 1, 1880
By request, the Whitehall Dramatic Club will repeat “Dora” at Scott’s Hall tomorrow evening.
March 31, 1970
Whitehall High School senior Ralph Rasmuson has been named to the 1970 All-Wisconsin High School third team.
March 31, 1959
Ernest Mickelson, Osseo, took over the City Service bulk oil business in the Whitehall area this week, purchasing the truck that Palmer Hagen had used before resigning his work with the company recently.
March 31, 1949
Will Harlow, who was struck by a car the early part of December while crossing Main Street in Whitehall, is still confined to Community Hospital. While Mr. Harlow’s badly-fractured leg is knitting slowly, he hopes to be able to return home soon.
March 31, 1934
The Misses Evangeline Vold and Marion Rice, who were employed in the National Reemployment office at the courthouse, were laid off Saturday.
March 31, 1924
Grant Rudie left Monday evening for Necedah, where he has purchased a drug store and will take immediate possession. Mr. Rudie is a registered pharmacist, and for the past five years has been in the employ of R.A. Fortun.
March 31, 1913
Ed Jacobson of York returned Monday from Minneapolis, where he had been with a carload of horses. He says horses are not bringing as good prices as formerly, unless they are extra heavy.
March 31, 1902
Messrs. J.D. and G.H. Olds received each a can of brook trout fry from the state fish hatchery at Madison, which were deposited in the trout streams of Pigeon Monday.
March 31, 1892
You may get there at the eleventh hour in politics sometimes. Should you venture on this suggestion, we can print your tickets at the drop of the hat — bullet-proof, and guaranteed to elect if used in sufficient numbers.
March 31, 1880
Somehow the ladies don’t seem to grasp the leap year idea as they should. They ought to fly around and spend their time and money on the boys, who have to do that sort of thing three years on a stretch. Leap year was designed expressly to give the boys a financial rest, as it were, and they need it too.
March 30, 1965
Selected to represent Whitehall High School at Badger Boys State is Tom Mattison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lorentz Mattison, Pigeon Falls. The alternate is Larry Sagen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sagan, Pigeon Falls. Carole Holen, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ames Holen, Whitehall, has been selected to attend Badger Girls State. The alternate is Maren Thomte, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Thomte, Whitehall.
March 30, 1955
Catastrophe came to this area Wednesday night when two frogs in a pipe shut off the water supply to the Whitehall-Pigeon Rod & Gun Club rearing pond and an estimated 2,500 fish suffocated from lack of oxygen. Most of the brook trout were of legal size, averaging nine inches. Only an estimated 500 trout remain from the original 3,000 fingerlings secured last June.
March 30, 1944
Boxing is the sport of the moment at the high school. Purdue won the team championship, with the results of three-round matches as follows: Robert Goplin decisioned Byron Hagen, Dennis Peterson decisioned Robert Tomten, Harland Hagen defeated over Ernest Sielaff, Bennie Fremstad outpointed Morris Evenson, Robert Bensend defeated Roger Nereng, Wallace Hanson decisioned Lee Mueller, Earl Johnson defeated Theron Knutson, Warren Pederson defeated Merlin Moen, and Elmer Ryan outpointed Everett Berg.
March 30, 1933
Helmer Jacobson and family are planning to move shortly into the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Ousdahl at Coral City and occupy it jointly with them. The Jacobsons have been living in the Oscar Nyberg residence east of town.
March 30, 1922
Theo. Kouf has sold his residence property on Scranton Street to Mrs. Clara Ecker, retaining the east half of the property, on which he will build a bungalow this season.
March 30, 1911
The young men of Whitehall have prepared an evening’s entertainment, the proceeds of which are to be used for the benefit of the pastor of the Methodist church. No work has been spared to make the entertainment acceptable.
March 30, 1893
John Iverson has been appointed agent for the Pigeon Insurance Co. in place of Matt Fryslie, whose attention is otherwise engaged.
March 30, 1885
A tramp boarded the down passenger train here Monday. About the time the fellow got comfortably settled on the bumpers between the tender and mail car and commenced to breathe easier, Conductor Seymour stopped his train and told him to take his “turkey” and git. He got.
March 29, 1973
Navy Fireman Apprentice Gerald Dale and Seaman Apprentice Wayne Dale, Whitehall are now serving aboard the heavy cruiser USS St. Paul, which is in Long Beach, Calif., undergoing an extensive overhaul.
March 29, 1963
Sharon McAuliffe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest McAuliffe of Whitehall, is a member of the Collegiates, a vocal music group at La Crosse State College. Miss McAuliffe is a junior in the secondary education division.
March 29, 1951
Fred Gutow, who built a new residence in west Whitehall last summer, has sold the property to Hensel Nelson, who at present is living in the Iver Olson apartment on Main Street. Mr. Nelson moved with his family to this area recently to take a position with Ray Hagen, Pigeon Falls garageman.
March 29, 1939
A $300 repair and improvement job is being completed on the German Valley Lutheran Church in Hale, of which the Rev. Frederick Gilbert is pastor. Gus Woychik and Sons are the carpenters.
March 29, 1923
Olaf Hagen left today for his home in Schimmerhorn Valley after recovering from an operation for hemorrhoids. Olaf speaks well of the treatment received from the doctors and nurses here.
March 29, 1915
The fire alarm was sent in again Monday morning when sparks from a chimney set fire to the Van Tassel building. Again, the prompt action of the fire laddies saved the village from what might have been a disastrous fire.
March 29, 1904
A.P. Ekern of Pigeon was in town Tuesday accompanied by his son-in-law, H.N. Halverson, late of Cartwright, this state. Mr. Ekern has rented his farm to Mr. Halverson and will remove with his family to Minneapolis next May.
March 29, 1894
J.C. Southworth has rented the rooms made vacant by Nels Eid, and will remove from Independence soon and open a jewelry and watch-repairing store here.
March 29, 1883
There are several boys in town, not yet out of their teens, who have possessed themselves of firearms and carry them about their persons, now and anon jerking them out and shooting them at random. Serious accidents may be averted by parents relieving their children of such weapons.
March 28, 1973
Persons interested in forming a tennis club to play on the new city courts that will open this spring should call Fred Berns.
March 28, 1960
Miss Serena Olson, who went to Milwaukee about three weeks ago to look for work, obtained a position with the Prudential Life Insurance Company and began working last week Monday. She rooms with Miss Dorothy Moen, medical technician employed in the city.
March 28, 1949
Twenty-nine intermediate Girl Scouts received 131 merit badges Monday at the first court of awards every held in Whitehall. Dr. R.L. MacCornack was one of the speakers. Mrs. MacCornack, who 20 years ago started the first Girl Scout troop in Whitehall, was presented with a 20-year pin. Flowers were presented to the speakers, and Mrs. Norman Anderson, Girl Scout leader and her assistant, Mrs. S.W. Simonson, and Brownie leaders Mrs. Arnold Olson and Mrs. Paul Lovlien. Sandra Edwards was master of ceremonies. Musical selections included a piano solo Astrid Thomte, violin solo by Kay Berdan, a piano duet by Georgia Staff and Shirley Mae Lee, and a piano solo by Virginia Mattson.
March 28, 1938
Misses Dorothy Anderson and Dorothy De Bow will be hostesses to the Girls club Monday evening in the Legion club rooms.
March 28, 1923
York — John Olson has moved into the Gust Thompson home. Mr. Olson is going to be miller here.
March 28, 1912
Hale — There seems to be a misunderstanding on the part of some of our foreign-born citizens as to whether or not they will be allowed to vote this year. According to official interpretation of the naturalization law of 1906, a foreign-born person who has not taken out his second papers, but whose first papers were taken out on or before Dec. 1, 1908, will be entitled to vote until Dec. 1, 1912.
March 28, 1901
The Green Bay railroad has not been interfered with much this week on account of high water, while other lines suffered more or less.
March 28, 1889
The Whitehall and Pigeon Trading Association has bought A.G. Buchholz's warehouse and machinery business. This association, under the management of such men as A.H. Lewis, J.C. Lamberson and C. Everson, cannot fail of success.
March 28, 1877
Why the deuce isn’t there a literary society started here? Every little hamlet of a dozen houses has its society of this sort, and questions of the greatest magnitude are settled just as easily as falling off a log, and here we sit and dream in blissful ignorance while and the country is going to rack and ruin.
March 27, 1975
An attempt is being made to re-establish the "big brother" program in Trempealeau County. Mark Madison, a county social worker and one of the organizers of the new program, noted that a survey taken five years ago showed that there were approximately 137 fatherless boys in the county.
March 27, 1964
Warren Dahl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jennings Dahl, Osseo, will attend Badger Boys State as representative from Whitehall High School. The alternate is Ronald Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Anderson, Whitehall. Bonita Burt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Burt, Osseo, will attend Badger Girls State. Sheila Rasmuson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rasmuson, Whitehall, is the alternate.
March 27, 1953
Linda Johnson is the new president of the Brownie Scouts of Whitehall. Faith Ellison is vice president and Diane Briggs is the secretary and reporter. The color guards are Katy Larson, Mary Ann Johnson, Diane Thompson and Sharon Maldonado.
March 27, 1941
Lewis Hanson is the owner of a new Chevrolet sedan, purchased from the Whitehall Service Garage.
March 27, 1926
Saturday, about 20 men from the village of York and farmers from that area, armed with shovels and teams, hauled to the site of the new school, a distance of about a mile, 65 loads of sand to be used in the concrete work. This work is all being donated by the people in the district.
March 27, 1913
Vote against license. Whitehall has no need for saloons.
March 27, 1902
You will miss a good thing if you fail to call at Torgerson & Steig Bros.’ and get a sack of Home Patent or Peep of Day brands of flour. The latter brand is made from Minnesota hard wheat. We want you to have good bread.
March 27, 1890
The Times job office is to the front and will print town election tickets promptly and cheaply. Give us your orders.
March 27, 1878
101 Base Ball Club are requested to meet and organize.
March 26, 1975
Warren and Virginia Herried held a grand opening at their new Coast to Coast store last week Wednesday.
March 26, 1962
Pledges to date for the new Tri-County Memorial Hospital almost hit $230,000 at a meeting of area teams held here Monday evening. Goal in the campaign is $250,000, which, augmented by federal funds, will finance the estimated $550,000 cost of a 40-bed hospital.
March 26, 1953
Miss Phyllis Hanson has returned home after spending six months at the Cook County Hospital at Chicago. After a month’s vacation she will go to Luther Hospital at Eau Claire, where she will complete her nurses training and graduate July 31.
March 26, 1942
One change in the personnel of the Trempealeau County Board of supervisors as a result of the spring election April 7 is definite, as Clarence Kaas, chairman of the town of Pigeon for eight years, is retiring. The lone candidate to succeed Mr. Kaas is Oluf Lovlien. Seven town chairman and village supervisors are being challenged, including Hale town chairman Nels Johnson, whose opponent is Max Eimon.
March 26, 1929
A divorce case of Selma Hanson versus Ingvald Hanson was heard at Judge Hensel’s court Tuesday. Because of the absence of the divorce council, judgment of divorce was withheld. The whereabouts of the defendant are unknown.
March 26, 1919
Work is progressing on the dam, and if nothings happens to prevent, the water will be raised this week and everything will be normal again.
March 26, 1908
The charter of the Whitehall & Pigeon Trading Association expires the last part of March 1908, and we are going to close out the business as soon as possible. Those desiring to purchase the plant and stock should look it up right away. In the meantime there will be some good bargains for cash sales.
March 26, 1896
Richard Mattson is having his new place plastered, Halvor Anderson doing the work.
March 26, 1886
The village school closes tomorrow for two weeks’ vacation. It is thought that this will bridge the little ones over the muddy spell, but we’ll wager a bit that it will drop them right into the middle of the puddle.
March 25, 1976
Whitehall's Bicentennial committee recently received a state mini-grant for the Presidential Ball planned for Beef and Dairy Days. The theme of this year's festival will be "Spirit of '76."
March 25, 1965
Ivy Chapter 115, Order of the Eastern Star, Whitehall, will meet today at the Masonic Temple in Whitehall. Hostesses for the evening will be Mrs. Myron Olson and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Senty, Independence, and Miss Norma Hagen, Whitehall.
March 25, 1955
Mrs. Gilbert Hay, the former Carolyn Speerstra, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P.J. Speerstra of Whitehall, her husband and daughter Judy have been forced from their Kapoho Island, Hawaii, home on the sea by the volcanic eruptions in the Kilauea rift, according to letters received here.
March 25, 1943
The Bennie Lien family moved this week from their home in Whitehall to the Lien farm in Irvin Coulee, which has been occupied by the Sig Storberg family.
March 25, 1933
Mrs. L.O. Goplin of the east branch of Hale called on Mrs. Casper Ciszak at the hospital, who is a patient there, while in Whitehall Saturday.
March 25, 1920
Henry Hundt, who has been conducting the American House here for several years under a lease from Jacob Sturm of Milwaukee, has purchased the property the past week. Mr. Hundt has been the popular landlord for many years, and Mrs. Hundt’s culinary ability is known to the traveling public far and wide. It is gratifying to know that they will permanently preside at “the traveling man’s home.”
March 25, 1909
Robins, bluebirds, meadowlarks and blackbirds are putting in an appearance.
March 25, 1897
Adams and Taylor have purchased of Solsrud, Kidder and Co. 50 feet of frontage, south of the latter store building, and will commence the erection of a two-story, solid-brick building on these grounds as soon as the weather will admit. It will be a fine addition to the business blocks of town, and will be occupied by themselves for their large and increasing business.
March 25, 1886
Stop the press! The robin is here.
March 25, 1876
Eclipse of the sun last Saturday; no one hurt.