August 25, 1973
A dedication and open house at the new Pigeon Falls Community Center will be held this Saturday afternoon.
August 25, 1963
Elizabeth Erickson of Whitehall was among those receiving their diplomas at graduation ceremonies of the Winona School of Practical Nursing Sunday afternoon.
August 25, 1949
The youngest subscriber on the Times’ list is Lona Engen of rural Whitehall, who paid her two dollars this week and will receive her first copy Aug. 25. Lona, 15 years old and a sophomore at Whitehall High, lives with her parents near Coral City, but thinks perhaps she will stay in town while attending school the coming term.
August 25, 1939
Dr. and Mrs. R.L. MacCornack, daughters Mary and Irene and son Robert are at Hayward on an outing this week.
August 25, 1927
Miss Della Martin of North Ferrisburg, Vt., is visiting at the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. A.O. Melby. Miss Martin is on her way home from Pequot, Minn., where she attended a convention as a delegate from the University of Vermont, representing Pi Beta Phi fraternity. Miss Martin visited relatives at St. Paul before coming to Whitehall and will visit at the Dawdy home at Onalaska and at the Cowie home at La Crosse.
August 25, 1916
Ex-Congressman Monahan of Minneapolis spoke from an automobile on the street here Friday. He pleaded for the success of Progressive principles, and all who heard him could not doubt his sincerity.
August 25, 1907
Mission Services were held at the Synod Lutheran church Sunday, Rev. H. G. Maggelson of La Crosse occupying the pulpit. Dinner was served at the town hall by the congregation, the receipts being about $4 0.
August 25, 1897
Gollmar Bros. Circus, which gave two exhibitions here yesterday, is the best 25-cent show that ever gave a performance here in the village. The trapeze performances and tumbling, while not as extensive as exhibitions in larger circuses, were just as skillfully and daringly executed and as good, if not superior, to say nothing of the acts of trick horses and pigs. The management is first-class, orderly and gentlemanly.
August 25, 1887
The Hale Muffins vs. the Whitehall Optimaters at the fairgrounds, Sept. 3. Admission, 10 cents.
August 25, 1877
Another Green Bay party is headed by Dr. Ellsworth and John Day. There is also a party of crack shots from La Crosse, another from Chippewa Falls and over in Beef Valley we hear of a party from Madison. We presume not less than two thousand chicks have been bagged since last Saturday in the Valley.
August 24, 1974
Saturday afternoon guests helping Bennett Anderson celebrate his birthday were Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Schleifer, Debra, Dawn and Beth of Onalaska, and Mr. and Mrs. Harland Thorson, Brian and Michael.
August 24, 1963
Barbecued beefburgers will again be a free treat on Saturday of Beef and Dairy Days, with Whitehall Packing Co. providing the prime beef to the Chamber of Commerce at a minimum cost; Land O’ Lakes likewise will supply milk, buttermilk and ice cream.
August 24, 1951
Bruce Larson of York, age 16, returned Friday from a three-weeks trip through the western states, traveling all of the 2,000 or so miles “on the thumb,” except for the first lap, a distance of 250 miles. He was accompanied as far as East Edge, N.D., by Roger Hoff, where the boys were employed in the harvest fields. After six days, Bruce got the wanderlust and started hitchhiking farther west.
August 24, 1939
Postmaster Donald Warner is building a cottage on Lake Eau Claire near Augusta. H.M. Hanson is the boss carpenter.
August 24, 1929
A pretty wedding was solemnized at noon Saturday, Aug. 24, when Miss Sylvia Nelson was united in marriage to Tracy O. Rice at the home of her parents at Galloway. Mr. and Mrs. Rice left for a wedding trip to Chicago, Niagara Falls, New York and Canada and will return home at Whitehall by Sept. 15. The bride is a graduate of Lawrence College and for the past two years has been on the faculty at the high school here. The groom is a World War veteran and all around good fellow. His young bride has made many friends during her residence in the village. They will live in the A.M. Dake residence on Dewey Street.
August 24, 1916
Hale -- Threshers are being entertained in this vicinity.
August 24, 1905
Robert Engen is building basements and underpinning residences that Contractor Richard Mattson is putting up in the west ward.
August 24, 1893
Pigeon Falls — P. Ekern’s store is nearing completion and will, when ready, perhaps be the largest and most commodious store building in the county.
August 24, 1881
Our hotels, the American, Exchange, and Scandinavian, are enjoying a good run of patronage.
August 23, 1976
The Whitehall city council decided Monday to propose rewriting the contract between the city and Whitehall Packing Co, as a means of avoiding any future problems with the plant's sewage bill.
August 23, 1964
The Wisconsin Valley Riders will hold church on horseback Sunday at the ball diamond from 12:30 to 1 p.m., with the Rev. Sven Haukedalen of the First Baptist Church officiating.
August 23, 1954
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Stendahl Jr. and son Stephen, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Olson and daughter Kari Lynn went to Shell Lake Monday for a couple of days fishing.
August 23, 1945
Shock threshing is well underway in the York area.
August 23, 1932
Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Webb motored to their cottage on Lake Chetek on Saturday morning, returning Tuesday noon. They were accompanied by Earl and Harold Stendahl and Karl Eggum. The three boys brought home 28 game fish, and report a wonderful time.
August 23, 1917
Otto Gunderson and crew have now put the finishing touches to Ole Iverson's modern residence by screening the porches. The house is equipped with a hot-air furnace, waterworks, bathroom and cesspool.
August 23, 1906
David Dissmore of Pigeon Falls extracted 7,985 pounds of honey this season, the work of 81 swarms of bees. The honey is principally white clover variety.
August 23, 1892
Christianson Bros. started their threshing outfit Tuesday.
August 23, 1881
F. H. Kribs, one of Trempealeau's most wide-awake and substantial citizens, was looking after his farming interests in this section Tuesday. Fred made us a pleasant call.
August 22, 1974
Roger Bartel, a native of Princeton, has joined the Times as editor and reporter.
August 22, 1963
Richard Doty, a teacher and coach at the high school here the past three years, has been granted his release and will join the faculty at Spring Valley High. With classes starting a week from today, that leaves little time to fill the position of Doty, who taught mathematics, driver education and phy ed, and also coached three sports.
August 22, 1951
Richard Kupka of rural Whitehall caught a nine and a half-pound walleye pike Tuesday in the river by the bridge north of town.
August 22, 1940
Speaking of a good potato year, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Iverson of Pigeon got 17 bushels of early potatoes off a small plot of ground. Not expecting such an abundant crop, they also planted late potatoes, so they hope to be able to dispose of the early crop.
August 22, 1929
Mrs. Theo. B. Olson is assisting caring for her sister, Miss Mildred Goplin in Hale. Miss Goplin’s condition has been pronounced as very critical for some time, but she is reported to be improving. She is suffering with pneumonia. Eddie, a brother of Mrs. Olson, is also confined to his home with pneumonia.
August 22, 1918
The parents of Henry Paulson and Earl Gage have received word of injuries to their sons on the field of battle. Henry is said to have gotten a shot in the hand, while Earl was pinked in the arm by a sniper. It is also said that Richard Klomsten has been gassed. All are reported to be recovering from their wounds, we are glad to announce.
August 22, 1904
Senator Gaveney made us a pleasant call Monday. The senator is not talking politics, at least for publication, but attending strictly to the extension of the Western Wisconsin Telephone Co.’s line.
August 22, 1888
A man from Winona was here yesterday to confer with Sheriff Elstad with regard to painting the roof of the courthouse. Mr. Elstad being absent as a delegate to the congressional convention, no conference was held.
August 22, 1877
The sound of the hammers in heard in all directions in Whitehall, and there is no such thing as hiring a carpenter for a day.
August 21, 1975
Whitehall native Carolyn Hegge will be a member of the women's varsity rowing team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the second year in a row.
August 21, 1965
Members of the 1950 graduating class of Whitehall High School held their 15th reunion at Club Midway, Independence, Saturday. Twenty of the 45 class members, with husbands and wives, attended. Aubyn Smith, Independence, was master of ceremonies. Prizes were awarded to Lester Thomley, Osseo, most recently married; the Rev. Lewis Dissmore, Nekoosa, having the most children; Mrs. John (Ruth Kildahl) Bridgewater, Hutchinson, Kan., coming the longest distance, and Miss Janice Strand, Whitehall, only single girl present.
August 21, 1953
Pvt. Kenneth Fremstad recently received a cerificate of proficiency for having completed course for radio operators at the Eta Jima Specialist School in Japan. Fremstad, who is presently assigned to the 8023rd Army Unit at Camp Sasebo, Japan, graduated with a grade of 96 per cent, making him first in the class of 45 men. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Fremstad.
August 21, 1942
Henry Schroeder of the town of Hale called at our office Friday night after completing the stacking of his grain crop. Mr. Schroeder says that stacking is a little more work than shock threshing, but he has stacked for several years now for one very good reason — to prevent the spread of noxious weeds, the seeds of which he says are carried from farm to farm by the teams engaged for shock threshing.
August 21, 1932
A foul ball went through the wire backstop on the Whitehall ball diamond Sunday afternoon and broke the windshield in the Clarence Davidson’s car. The ball splintered the glass but Mrs. Davidson, who was sitting in the car, escaped with only a few slight cuts.
August 21, 1921
A Sondfjordlag was held at the Soren Steien home in Big Slough last Sunday.
August 24, 1911
Henry Franson left Monday for Helena, N.D., on his regular annual threshing trip.
August 21, 1902
Mrs. H.M. Wade has sold her farm lying just outside the village limits to Messrs. A.T. Kjos of Chicago and Fred H. Sather of this place. The farm contains 192 acres, is a very desirable tract, and the purchase price was $6,000. Possession is to be given October 1.
August 21, 1890
New grain is coming into market.
August 21, 1876
A party of crack shots from Green Bay stopped off here last Monday night for a chicken hunt. The party is composed of the general officers of the G.B. & M. R.R., Capt. Elmore, of the well-known firm of Elmore & Kelly, and several others who left their cards at the MESSENGER office. They pitched their tent up Chimney Rock in time for the big shower on Tuesday morning, and are now slaughtering chicks by the score.
August 20, 1972
More than 4,000 attended the annual Beef and Dairy Days activities here Sunday, which included a 40-unit parade and a cannon shoot, featuring Minnesota and Wisconsin cannon teams from the National North-South Skirmish Association.
August 20, 1958
Mr. and Mrs. Ames Holen, Independence, have purchased the Mr. and Mrs. Ellan Berg residence on Blair St. Mrs. Holen is planning to remodel the first floor for a beauty shop. She has operated a beauty shop at Independence for seven years.
August 20, 1947
The Smith brothers have received a new school bus, mounted on a Chevrolet chassis, which has a capacity of 48 passengers. Norman and Eugene will operate two buses out of Whitehall this year.
August 20, 1935
The church at Pigeon Falls was far too small to accommodate the large attendance at the funeral of B.M. Sletteland, which was held Tuesday. Recovering from a stroke about three years ago, Mr. Sletteland had comparatively good health until three weeks ago when a heart ailment developed that brought his life to a close Friday. Services were conducted by the pastors of his church, Revs. A.J. and H.A. Oerke, assisted by the Rev. E.B. Christophersen.
August 20, 1921
Perry Risberg entertained the following friends and playmates at a birthday party Saturday afternoon: La Vore Olson, Douglas Mason, Marian De Bow, Harry Salverson, Geraldine Larson, Selpha Everson, Lola Scott, Dorothy Solsrud, Elvern and Adelyn Brandon, and Louise and Pearl Risberg.
August 20, 1910
W.J. Webb went to Eau Claire on business Saturday, intending to drop in on the summer cottage people at Lake Chetek before returning.
August 20, 1899
John O. Melby visited Ettrick friends Sunday. Returning Monday, he was accompanied by Even Pederson, who took the train here for Long Prairie, Minn., after a visit with relatives Ettrick.
August 20, 1886
The long-continued drought, unparalleled in the state, closed Friday morning by the setting in of a very heavy and most welcome rain. The rainfall was the heaviest, and the first one to speak of in fact, we have had in this county this summer. It was accompanied by a varied and incessant display of lightning and loud peals of thunder.
August 19, 1976
Jeanne Sygulla was chosen as Miss Whitehall 1976 during the queen coronation held Thursday. Picked as her attendants were Rhonda Koepke and Anna Bjorge; Debbie Sosalla was named Miss Congeniality. Also during Thursday night’s program, Daisy Davidson of rural Whitehall was named Bicentennial Pioneer Ma’am.
August 19, 1965
With Melby Park becoming more and more a recreation center, the Whitehall city council looked over plans for a shelter house proposed to be built there by the city next spring. The shelter would be about the same size as the present park building.
August 19, 1954
Very cool nights lately are reminders that the wonderful summer we have had is coming to a close. We often do have very warm weather in September.
August 19, 1943
Rudolph Hagen has sold his residence on Blair St. to Earl Staff of Pigeon Falls, who is a driver for the Briggs Transfer Co.
August 19, 1931
Mrs. J.M. Ingalls, Mrs. Ella Romander and Mrs. J.E. Rhode, Whitehall, and Mrs. Gus Saecker, Independence, departed in the Rhode car Wednesday morning for a motor trip in Minnesota to visit relatives.
August 19, 1918
Tom Johnson of Fly Creek sold his farm Monday to Ole Grotom of Blair.
August 19, 1907
Whitehall rural mail carriers could not make their trips Monday on account of washouts.
August 19, 1897
Mrs. Simon Olson has moved into her new residence on Abram Street.
August 19, 1886
Mat Anderson has sold his saloon interest to his partner, N. L. Fredrickson, and the latter will conduct the business hereafter. Mr. Anderson's health is quite poorly and he retires from business to recuperate, intending, we believe, to take a trip west.
August 18, 1972
Outfielder Arnie Johnson and third baseman Fred Thompson of Whitehall have been named to the All-Dairyland Conference baseball team. Johnson, the leading Norse hitter, finished fourth in conference batting with a .435 average.
August 18, 1962
Irene Johnson of Whitehall is the 1962 Miss Whitehall, attended by Mary Karen Hanson of Pigeon Falls and Diane Briggs of Whitehall. A capacity house attended the “Halls of Ivy” concert at the school Saturday night.
August 18, 1950
Whitehall’s summer playground closed Friday under the direction of Carroll Lohr, who was engaged by the city as director for the season. An average of 30 children took advantage of the games and recreation provided.
August 18, 1939
Clerk of Court Clarence Johnson is concerned over the fact that many unnaturalized people living in this country refrain from taking out their papers because they have been misinformed that the cost is in the neighborhood of $40. This is not true, he says. At most the cost of becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States is $10, and in some cases the cost is only $7.50.
August 18, 1929
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hammerstad, Misses Luella and Lillian Hammerstad, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hammerstad of Hale and Mrs. Bergine F. Hoff and Frederica Hoff of Ettrick were Sunday dinner guests at the Arthur Drangstveit home.
August 18, 1916
Principal Fred C. Martin and family returned Friday, Mr. Martin to prepare for the fall term of school, which will begin Sept. 4.
August 18, 1904
Frank Koepka, of Hale, is training a horse for Harnden and Ingalls. Mr. Koepka is an expert horse-trainer and the animal that he could not make as docile and gentle as a lamb he has never pulled a rein over.
August 18, 1892
Pigeon Falls — A number of book agents and tramps have visited our town during this warm season. J.B. Halverson has purchased a fine young horse that he is breaking, and therefore neglecting his bicycle.
August 18, 1880
The frame work of the H. C. Hines' residence now rears its majestic form heavenward.
August 17, 1976
A five-person zoning board of appeals was approved Tuesday night at a special session of the Whitehall city council. Appointed by Mayor Lambert Gronemus, the zoning board includes Mrs. Carl Nordhagen, Delmar Dahl, Bill Gardner, Mrs. Quentin Koxlien and Robert Hemauer.
August 17, 1964
Final plans for the Lions Club chicken stand were made Monday evening. The Lions will serve Arcadia fryers, buns, potato chips, pickles and milk or coffee for 75 cents at the Beef and Dairy Days celebration this weekend.
August 17, 1953
Miss Florence Finstad has resigned as clerk in the Trempealeau County Extension Office effective August 17 and will start working in the Sears & Roebuck company office at La Crosse.
August 17, 1944
Gunder Solsrud, who is employed on the Green Bay and Western Railroad section under Foreman Rudolph Hagen, is having a vacation from his work.
August 17, 1933
Late summer flowers are abloom in all their glory. Gene Kidder’s garden of phlox is distinctly noticeable as one of the town’s beauty spots. Lewis Larson has a profusion of gladiolas, while the hospital is no slacker with a bed of baby zinnias that cheer many a tired patient. It is regrettable that nature’s garden, the bluff just north of town that was once covered by trees, had to be destroyed. This hill attracted all eyes especially in the fall, but this is gone because of the fire that burned the timber last summer.
August 17, 1922
It would be interesting to know if the people in town generally understand what a boon the rest room at the Village Hall is to the traveling public. The writer has personal knowledge of car after car which stops there, and how when repairs are needed, what would otherwise be a tedious wait, is spent in comfort in the cool shade of the grounds. Tourists are not unappreciative, as it is quite frequent to hear remarks of approval and praise of the well-kept grounds and the blooming plants.
August 17, 1909
David Wood and sons James and Ralph departed Tuesday to visit the exposition in Seattle. They will stop at points of interest en route.
August 17, 1899
August Ringstad has about finished plastering Albert Nelson’s new residence.
August 17, 1888
The Times office was honored with pleasant calls from most of the delegates to the republican county convention last Friday.
August 17, 1878
Blackberrying parties are all the rage now. A number of our citizens left Saturday with full "commissary supplies," and by the looks of the blood in their eyes they meant to capture a large amount of the aforesaid berries. They are said to be as thick as one's poor relation when he first starts out on life's ocean to battle against time and tide.
August 16, 1971
Area participation in action to keep the Whitehall Packing Co. in Whitehall was the object of a meeting held at City Hall Monday. The city faces an Aug. 31 deadline for taking action to increase its sewage treatment facilities, or require a cutback in the number of animals processed at the plant, which action company officials say is unacceptable.
August 16, 1958
Twenty-four of the 39 who graduated from Whitehall High School in 1933 attended their 25th anniversary reunion at Club Midway Saturday evening. An open house was held at the high school, with Mmes. Lloyd Fischer and Harold Wood, as hostesses, preceding the reunion.
August 16, 1946
A meeting will be held Aug. 16 at 8 p.m. at the City Hall for the purpose of organizing a Veterans of Foreign Wars post here.
August 16, 1931
The Whitehall Baseball Club broke even in two contests with the Blair Brewers Sunday, winning the first game 24 to four but losing the second 11 to two. Third-sacker B. Erickson had two hits in four at-bats for Whitehall in the second game.
August 16, 1922
It is estimated that about 2,000 people were present to hear U.S. Sen. Robert LaFollette speak in Whitehall last night. In spite of the intense heat, they packed the Village Hall to capacity, and the overflow gathered at the bandstand. Mr. LaFollette held his audience until 11 o’clock, and the crowd also gave an enthusiastic hearing to area native Herman Ekern, who spoke both at the bandstand and in the hall.
August 16, 1908
Iver Eimon and family of Hale were guests of Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Anderson Sunday.
August 16, 1894
James Larson is having gravel hauled from the Sherwood hill to his dam. From present appearances, it would seem that Mr. Larson will have a “stayer” of a dam for his mill property.
August 16, 1883
Three Case separators with straw-burner engines, consigned to Masseure and Co. in Arcadia, are on track here.
August 15, 1974
Crowned Thursday night as Miss Whitehall 1974 was Lana Guinn; her attendants are Diane Sagen and Vicki McGuire. Ina Anderson was chosen as Miss Congeniality.
August 15, 1959
Mrs. Emelia Sandberg of Chicago came Saturday to the Rev. E.B. Christophersen home to visit a couple of weeks.
August 15, 1947
Tonsils were removed Aug. 15 for Carmen and Jerilyn Steen, daughters of Ernest Steen, Whitehall, and Judith Ann Hanson, , daughter of Richard Hanson, Eau Claire. Richard Bautch, son of Bennie Bautch, Whitehall, underwent minor surgery August 15.
August 15, 1934
The Theodore Johnson filling station was entered Wednesday night and $15 in cash and five gallons of motor oil stolen.
August 15, 1919
During the storm at about five o’clock Friday morning, the Main St. Lutheran church was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. When first discovered, the whole roof was ablaze and the outlook was threatening for the loss of the A.O. Melby residence and possible other buildings, even the courthouse. But the fire company rushed to the scene and soon had three streams of water playing on the edifice. Services will be held in the Dewey St. church until a new, modern structure can be erected on the site of the burned one.
August 19, 1909
Twenty-two excursion tickets were sold to Hatfield Sunday.
August 15, 1895
Grant Winner, besides making a first-class article of butter, and lots of it, for the Whitehall Creamery Association, has a hennery of no small proportions. He raised 300 spring chickens, and has at present time upwards of 200 fine broilers.
August 15, 1884
Prairie chickens will be ripe tomorrow. Hang up your fish pole, let out your gun and load your dog.
August 14, 1975
Whitehall finished second at the Tri-County Golf Tournament at Arcadia, 20 strokes back of first-place Durand. John Colliton was second in the medalist standings, two strokes back of Durand’s Led Langlois.
August 14, 1965
Whitehall Little and Pony League teams won the area championships of their respective classes during the tournament held here over the weekend. Dyck Shepherd pitched all three wins for the Little Leaguers, and Pete Lee, Jimmy Johnson and Jay Risberg were the top hitters. Marty Swenson was the winning pitcher in both of the Pony League victories, with help from Eric Windjue, who had four hits in seven at-bats.
August 14, 1952
Terry Shermoe of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Strum, has been visiting the past two weeks with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ackley. Terry thinks Florida is all right in the wintertime but likes Wisconsin better nevertheless.
August 14, 1941
The owners of the new Whitehall Theatre expect to open the institution the last week in August. A large group of men are working overtime to complete the building, and it is evident that the new theatre will be a beautiful and comfortable showhouse when it is ready.
August 14, 1930
The 21-pound muskellunge, which Dr. H.C. Koch caught on the flowage near Winter a few weeks ago, is now on display at the Fortun Drug Store. Dr. Koch had the muskie mounted and it is a fine specimen of his skill in landing the larger varieties of fish.
August 14, 1921
The fans were out in large numbers at the ball games Sunday and yesterday. The attendance at Sunday’s game is estimated at 1,400, while 800 witnessed the game with the Colored Giants yesterday.
August 14, 1910
Whitehall played Galesville in a game of baseball in the college town last Sunday. The score was 7 to 4 in favor of Whitehall.
August 14, 1897
Melvin Elstad lost a pocketbook, containing $40 and valuable papers, last Saturday.
August 14, 1884
People are kept away from church on account of the dangerous condition of our sidewalks.
August 13, 1973
With a new coach and little time to prepare, the Whitehall High football team donned its pads and began contact work this week, after several days of conditioning and non-contact practices. Head Coach Ken Stellpflug has 36 players out for the sport this year.
August 13, 1959
Hans Klumby, Edwin Iverson and Sidney Otterson have been busy all summer getting the school building in shape for another year. All the floors have been sealed, rooms have been painted, seats and desks repaired and refinished, bulletin boards have been put up, playground equipment has been painted and repaired. Newman Benson has been spending the past two weeks washing the windows of the school.
August 13, 1948
W. R. Hauge, La Crosse, former proprietor of the Walgert hotel here, who sold recently to Harold Everson and moved to La Crosse, has purchased a home in Hixton, where he will move his family.
August 13, 1939
Whitehall defeated Durand in a golf match played at the latter team’s course Sunday. Dr. R.L. MacCornack and Alvin Windjue tied for honors for Whitehall with 74s.
August 13, 1929
A card party was held at the golf clubhouse Tuesday for the benefit of the Ladies Golf club. Progressive whist was played at 13 tables. High honors went to Dr. O.A. Torson of Independence and Isaac Hegge. Mrs. O.A. Torson and Mrs. D.A. Bensend tied for the high women’s honors.
August 13, 1914
A.E. Wood’s crew of carpenters have the new residences of Ole Fredrickson and Herman Hanson in Pigeon ready for plastering.
August 13, 1902
Peter M. Steen departed yesterday for Canby, Minn., where he takes a position in a hardware store and farm implement house.
August 13, 1891
The past few days, the oat crop has been greatly injured in this section by rust, more particularly the late sown. Grasshoppers are doing considerable damage to late oats, pastures and meadows in parts of this and adjoining counties.
August 13, 1877
Monday's cool weather was very suggestive of overcoats.
August 12, 1976
Kenneth Ringlien of rural Blair is one of two Trempealeau County farmers chosen to receive conservation farmer awards from the county Soil and Water Conservation District. The winner of the streambank award is H.C. "Jack" Halama of Independence.
August 12, 1965
The city of Whitehall, the village of Pigeon Falls and the towns of Lincoln and Pigeon are in the process of signing agreements for joint use of the Whitehall dumping grounds. Beginning Sept. 1, the dump will be closed, and no dumping allowed, except between the hours of 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
August 12, 1955
The Pigeon Falls fire department was recalled to the Arthur Hammerstad farm off Co. Hwy. EE Friday night to help put out a fire, which was still burning in the hay that was not destroyed by the fire that burned down their 60-foot barn the previous night. Their loss besides the barn included a bull and a heifer, about $1,000 worth of hay, their milking machine and utensils, pressure pump, harnesses and a quantity of feed.
August 12, 1943
Game Warden Theodore Johnson reports that he received 16 young coons from the State Conservation Department for distribution in Trempealeau County last week.
August 12, 1933
Frederick Hegge returned Saturday from Mayville, N.D., where he had spent four weeks with his grandfather, N.D. Nelson. Work is scarce in the west, says Fritz, but he enjoyed visiting all his friends as he was born there and lived in the west for several years before coming to Whitehall.
August 12, 1920
Jos. Stahoski threshed 16 bushels of clover seed from two and three-quarters acres this week. This is a gratifying yield, considering that at one point Joe hardly thought it worth saving.
August 12, 1910
George Bowerman of York was seriously injured last Friday while employed at stacking on the farm of C.E. Sveum in Hale. He was on a load of grain and in going downhill the neck yoke broke. The driver turned to save the team, when the load overturned, catching Mr. Bowerman in such a way that his back was broken between the shoulder blades. He is still alive, but the lower limbs are paralyzed. He will be taken to a hospital.
August 12, 1897
The Whitehall and Pigeon Trading Association have just received a large consignment of La Crosse and Beloit plows. These are conceded to be the best plows made, and both makes are guaranteed to give satisfaction. Manager Hockland will be pleased to demonstrate to our farmers the superior points of these celebrated plows.
August 12, 1886
Sportsmen are making ready for the season’s raid on the chickens. Walt Scott received a fine breech-loading shotgun and accoutrements by express last week. Walt intends to make considerable uproar among the birds, even if he should not succeed in bagging any. Dr. Lester, Abbott Lawrence and Gene Kidder are the most successful chicken hunters in the village.
August 11, 1971
There were no injuries to the three men involved in a two-vehicle accident on Hwy. 53 about a mile north of Whitehall early Wednesday morning. Duane Kokott entered the highway from a town road and was struck by a truck driven by Charles Harkness of La Crosse. Lambert Gronemus of Whitehall was passenger in, and also owner of, the car operated by Kokott.
August 11, 1960
Floyd Van Sickle, son of Mrs. Alma Van Sickle of Whitehall, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army. Lt. Col. Van Sickle is in the medical corps and for over a year has been manager of the 900-bed Brooks Army hospital at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. He was appointed to the managership after returning from three and a half years of service at Munich, Germany.
August 11, 1951
Eight applicants for the position of second-class postmaster at Whitehall took the civil service examination for such office at Whitehall High School Saturday, before Harold Arneson, clerk at the post office and civil service representative for this area. They were Goodwin Anderson, Alton Berg, Myron DeBow, Nels Hegge, Earl Johnson, John Johnson, Willie Johnson and William Olson. Mr. Olson is acting postmaster at this time, having been appointed to a six-month term following the resignation of Donald Warner in April.
August 11, 1940
Alvin Windjue, 18, won the cup offered to the winner of the Whitehall Golf Club championship Sunday. He played the 45 holes, which included a nine-hole qualifying round last Tuesday, in 181 strokes, or about 35 per round. Clarence Johnson was the runner-up with a total of 189.
August 11, 1927
The entertainment given at the City Hall last Friday evening under the auspices of the hospital auxiliary was quite well attended. About $50 was realized.
August 11, 1913
John Fjeld, Andrew Bang and Lewis Davidson left Monday for Finley, N.D., to work at fall plowing.
August 11, 1903
Mrs. E.J. Kidder and daughter departed Tuesday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Harris, at Groton, S.D.
August 11, 1890
A picnic party, in honor of Miss Eda Warner, enjoyed a pleasant day out at Square Bluff last Monday.
August 11, 1880
Mr. A. D. Flemington, of Trempealeau, stopped over in this place from Saturday to Wednesday. He acts as agent for the Trempealeau Literaire Society.
August 10, 1974
Kurt Stellpflug pitched two wins, and Randall Linberg had seven hits in 11 at-bats, as Whitehall won its third-straight Ettrick Little League tournament last weekend.
August 10, 1964
Twenty-eight boys reported for the first football practice last week Monday night, including 10 returning lettermen: Ronald Bieri, Warren Dahl, James Foss, Fred Guinn, Mark Hagen, Terry Halvorson, Greg Pavek, Dan Shepherd, Richard Dahl and Billy Nelson.
August 10, 1953
The men’s Tri-County golf tournament will be held Monday, Aug. 10, at the Arcadia course. Selected to represent Whitehall in the event are Alvin Windjue, Lyle Pavek, Vernon Nehring, Harold Arneson, Dr. R.L. MacCornack, Robert Gauger, Dr. A.O. Torson, John O. Gilbertson and Floren, George, Hiram and Thomas Hegge.
August 10, 1944
E.A. Sorenson has sold his tobacco warehouse in Whitehall to the Pigeon Falls Cooperative Creamery. The creamery is using it for storage.
August 10, 1934
Miss Dorothy Solsrud closed a six weeks’ summer kindergarten Friday with a tea for her nine pupils, their mothers and a few friends.
August 10, 1925
C.W.E. Anderson, the jolly blacksmith of Hale, was here Monday on business.
August 10, 1913
Alma Center came down Sunday and played our team a game of baseball. The score was 14 to 2 in favor of Whitehall, which was not very neighborly.
August 10, 1903
A teachers' institute opens here next Monday, Aug. 10th.
August 10, 1893
J.J. Herb has purchased L.H. Sather’s tailoring business in the village. Mr. Herb has been employed by Mr. Sather for some time, and is a competent workman.
August 10, 1880
Mrs. Lange, the mother of Henry and Charles Lange, arrived on the Tuesday morning train from her home in Iowa.
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