May 24, 1972
Whitehall High’s cheerleaders for the 1972-73 season will be Kay Clipper, Jane Matchey, Lana Guinn, Linda Larson and Wendy Humphrey.
May 24, 1962
Mr. and Mrs. John Giebel of Eau Claire will open a TV and radio sales and service business in Whitehall in the D.A. Bensend building on Main Street, which formerly housed Al Kolberg’s TV store. They hope to be ready for business the fore part of next week.
May 24, 1951
Gene Johnson of Viroqua has rented rooms in the F.O. Johnson block on Main Street, and will open a photographic studio here in early June.
May 24, 1941
Natives of Norway and their descendants from several states will meet here Saturday for the two-day convention of Mjosen Opland's Laget. Convention hall will be the parlors of Our Saviour's Lutheran church and Fred Hoff, Pigeon Falls, secretary, will be in charge of registration at 10 a.m. Mayor T. O. Rice will welcome the delegation to Whitehall with a response from August Klundby, Osseo, Laget's president.
May 24, 1932
The Whitehall High School baseball team, coached by a A.O. Nelson, completed its season with a perfect record Tuesday, shutting out Gale College 8 to 0 at Galesville Ray Hagen struck out nine and allowed only three hits in pitching the shutout. Garaghan, Lokken and Swenson each got two hits for the victors.
May 24, 1918
It was six months ago last Friday since the Whitehall Community Hospital opened its doors for the reception of patients. Since Dec. 24, there have been 319 patients cared for, of which only six suffered death, an average of but two percent. Financially, the institution has exceeded all expectations, the income for the half-year being better than $7,000, considerably more than the usual pay roll. But the directors have beautified the grounds, graded the yards and otherwise paid out for permanent improvements.
May 24, 1907
Earl Gilbertson, who had been staying with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Thompson in Pigeon, and attending school at Coral City, ran away from school May 24, since which time nothing has been heard from him.
May 24, 1894
Hale — Peter Johnson, who recently purchased a farm near the Grange Hall, is clearing it up and intends to build a house on the same this summer.
May 24, 1884
Miss Carrie Atwood, of Trempealeau, was in the city last week for the purpose of forming a class in music. She had long been under the instruction of Prof. Albrecht, of Winona, and is a competent instructor.
May 23, 1973
Ralph Rasmuson, completing his 20th year as a member of the Whitehall district board of education, will participate in the newly-created Wisconsin Association of School Boards Speakers Bureau. He will be one of 25 educational leaders in Wisconsin who will be available to speak to service organizations and students.
May 23, 1959
Al Windjue won first place in the 13th-annual handicap singles bowling tournament at Whitehall Lanes with a 920 total. Bernie Kulig, Independence, was third with an 874, and John Henrickson was fourth with an 866.
May 23, 1946
The building boom is still on in Whitehall, and excavations for basements have been made in the west part of the city for three new residences, those of Ralph Jacobson, W.C. Foth and J.B. Fitzpatrick. The Iverson-Larson Lumber Co. expects to receive a shipment of 17 partially pre-fabricated houses in the near future. These units are designed so that they eventually can be developed into very attractive residences. If one chooses, however, comfortable shelter can be provided for less than $2,000.
May 23, 1935
Mrs. F.O. Bitter, chairman of the sale of poppies sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, has announced her selection of solicitors. Poppies will be sold on the streets of Whitehall Saturday and again on Memorial Day. The local solicitors will be Mmes. Tilda Halverson, Earl Larson, Alf Wilberg, T.O. Rice, D.M. Skogstad, Elmer Larson, Augusta Mattson,James Mason, R.V. Larson, Gustave Solsrud, V.E> Kenyoun and M.T. Elstad, and Miss Ruth Anderson. Mrs. Albert Erickson has been delegated to be in charge of the sale in Pigeon Falls.
May 23, 1922
C.B. Melby and Oscar Elstad were in the north part of the county Tuesday in the interest of the pig club.
May 23, 1910
Iver Eimon and wife of Hale were guests of Judge and Mrs. H.A. Anderson Monday.
May 23, 1900
W.H. Stallings is having his tenement houses on Main Street newly painted, Barney Risedorf doing the work.
May 23,1889
P.A. Williams’ blackberry crop was ruined by frosts this week.
May 23, 1877
It’s warm in the sunshine. Unfold the mosquito nets. Real estate in this place took a rise last Thursday.
May 22, 1976
Celebrities, pros and amateurs will compete in the WKTY Celebrity Golf Tournament and the WKTY-Whitehall Open to be held this Saturday and Sunday at the Whitehall Country Club.
May 22, 1966
Robert Berdan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Berdan, received a degree of bachelor of arts, with honors, from Northwestern College, Minneapolis. He is doing graduate study at the University of Minnesota and will enroll next year in the graduate school at the University of Texas, Austin.
May 22, 1952
Trempealeau County will have a lady candidate for sheriff in 1952. Mrs. Esther Keilholtz has decided to enter the race for the Republican nomination at the Sept. 9 primary. Clarence H. Johnson, Whitehall, and Lyle Pavek, Strum, announced themselves for the sheriff nomination on the Republican ticket earlier. Mrs. Keilholtz is the wife of Charles Keilholtz, the county sheriff the past four years. She has become well acquainted with the sheriff’s office during her husband’s service and has been put on the county payroll by county board action for her services on the short wave radio.
May 22, 1938
Independence defeated Pigeon Falls 2-1 in the league opener Sunday, but the losers’ new twirler, Ernest Larson, has promise of being one of the leading pitchers in the league.
May 22, 1927
Alf Wilberg and family motored to Westby Sunday and visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grand Rudie. Mr. Rudie recently moved his drug store from Necedah to Westby and is highly pleased with his business in the latter village.
May 22, 1913
Commissioner of Banking Kuolt has approved the articles of incorporation of the Peoples State Bank of Whitehall, capital $15,000. The incorporators are J.E. Wilberg, Ludwig L. Solsrud, E.A. Sorenson, C.Q. Gage, R.H. Holtan, E.F. Hensel, Anton Void, F.A. Caswell, George Larson and Ludvig Hammerstad.
May 22, 1902
D. Wood is meeting with success in putting down a flowing well on his farm. He is down at a depth of 220 feet and has a 2-foot overflow.
May 22, 1890
Uncle John Rogerson, of Portage, is spending a few days with friends in the village. He talks of going west in a few days to look over the booming metropolises.
May 22, 1880
Mrs. Emily Camp is visiting ye local, for a week or two. Any one observing a mighty good looking elderly lady round town can at once account for our good looks. She is our mother.
May 21, 1973
School district attorney LaVern Kostner of Arcadia presented a legal opinion to the school board Monday on the legality of board members doing business with the school district. Kostner’s opinion stated that it was a violation for Board President Arthur Gunderson to sell a pickup truck to the district and buy it back at the end of the year at a slightly lower price. The district has for some time used the procedure with both Gunderson Chevrolet and Hagen Pontiac of Whitehall.
May 21, 1963
“Hear Hear!”, a musical spectacular under the direction of William Dahl, will be presented by the Senior Troubadours, the Ivy Folk Singers and soloists of Whitehall High School at the high school auditorium Tuesday evening. Richard Staff is accompanist, Loren Hanson, guitarist, and Tex Fremstad plays the bongo drums. Others performing will be Kathy Sielaff, Don Thorson, Susan Fischer, Cathy Possley, Georgia Briggs, Cheryl Hagen and the Triple Trio.
May 21, 1950
P.M. Paulson, president of the Men’s Golf Club, announces that cleanup day will be held at the golf clubhouse Sunday. A potluck supper will follow. First men’s night will be held May 26, with play to start at 5 p.m.
May 21, 1935
The annual junior-senior prom held at the Village Hall Tuesday night was a brilliant party, with music supplied by the S.S. Leviathan 10-piece orchestra, and the grand march led by Miss Delores Olson and Donald Swanson, prom queen and king. Next in line were Viola Jacobson, next year’s prom queen, and her partner, Howard Skillerud of Madison. Modernistic declrations were arranged in the dance hall with green, black and white predominant. Angles and geometrical designs were arranged around the windows, walls and stage. The lights were subdued by globes made of paper in modernistic designs. A comfortable air was added to the decorations by lounges and divans placed around the dance floor, floor lamps adding to the softness of the arrancement. Massive bouquets of spring fruit blossoms were included in the decorations, in contrast to the firmness of the modernistic arrangement.
May 21, 1926
The Whitehall High School track team ended a successful season at La Crosse Friday, when they placed third in the meet with 23 points. Wright was the high point man, with a vault of 10 feet in the rain for first place, and a tie for first in the high jump at five feet two inches.
May 21, 1914
W.J. Webb has begun the foundation for a tenement dwelling on the old tennis grounds on Abrams St., to be occupied by his employee, O.R. Owen.
May 21, 1903
It is very gratifying to the pupils, teachers, patrons of the school, and citizens of Whitehall in general that the examination of pupils conducted by State School Inspector Hunt last week resulted in procuring a high school for Whitehall. It is to be a four-year course. Much of the credit for the excellent standing obtained by the pupils is due to the thorough work of Principal A.J. Herrick and his worthy co-workers in the schools who are entitled to a great deal of commendation for placing Whitehall in the front rank of state schools.
May 21, 1891
Pigeon Falls — The mill, which will soon be in running order, will be as fine a one as any in the county. A first-class Allis system of rollers has been put in and a very competent miller, Mr. Ledbetter of Palmyra, has been secured to operate the mill. Our village is small, but is equipped with as good facilities for doing business as many of much larger size.
May 21, 1877
The Independence band paid Whitehall a visit on Monday last, and discoursed some very good music. This band was organized in February, and they have shown proficiency under their leader, Mr. Chas. Wilcox. We were serenaded by them, for which they will please accept our thanks. A horse race also came off that day, for a small purse, but there seemed to be considerable dissatisfaction. The money was divided them.
May 20, 1973
Fifty-year members of Hutchins-Stendahl American Legion Post 191 and charter members of its auxiliary were honored in the clubrooms here. They were: Dewey Bensend, Tracy Rice, Henry Paulson, Gunder Solsrud, Alf Wilberg, Pearl Brennom and Mrs. Hazel Elstad. All are from Whitehall except for Paulson, a Pigeon Falls resident. Legion committee members who arranged the recognition party were Roy Harnisch, Henry Thoreson and Curtis Carlson.
May 20, 1961
Peter Bieri, Whitehall, received an award for outstanding work as zone chairman at the Wisconsin Lions Club convention held at Green Bay Friday and Saturday. The local club had the largest percentage of attendance for District 27E. Other Whitehall members attending were Wayne Allemang, Ed Ausderau, Roy Carlson, Warren Herried, Dr. S.A. Milavitz, Dr. Carl Webster and George Wozney.
May 20, 1949
Debris is being removed and a landscaping project is now underway at the Pigeon Falls United Lutheran Church. Large unused chunks of limestone are being crushed for use on the driveway. Dirt for landscaping is being hauled from the recently-purchased half-acre on the Emil Hagen farm.
May 20, 1937
Five new teachers will be on the staff when the Whitehall schools open next September. They are: Miss Margaret Sjolander, Holmen, home economics; Miss May Anderson, Superior, kindergarten and music; Miss Marie Baertsch, Fountain City, forensics and English; Miss June Rose, Fort Atkinson, commercial; and Miss Bertha Jensen, Black River Falls, fifth and sixth grades.
May 20, 1926
Joseph Hankin was in town this morning from his Preston farm, coming down to attend to business matters. He reports a light frost at his place this morning in the low places.
May 20, 1915
Helmer Haugh is employed at the drug store. He will not return to college until next year.
May 20, 1905
Mrs. Peter Blegen, of York, was brought here on a cot Saturday and taken to La Crosse for an operation for a spontaneous gangrene of the right leg. It is thought it will be necessary to amputate the limb at the thigh. The lady was accompanied by her husband and Mrs. Henry Halvorson.
May 20, 1893
A dance was given at A.J. Hogden’s saloon building Saturday night, Messrs. John Johnson and Ole Quannum furnishing the music.
May 20, 1881
Pickerel in large numbers are being caught in the Whitehall and Coral City mill ponds, some weighing as much as 15 pounds.
May 19, 1969
Elected by the Whitehall Lions Club Monday evening were: the Rev. Clifford Ritland, president; Sheridan Johnson, vice president; Leonard Ellison, second vice president; Kenneth Hoyer, third vice president; Wallace Lambert, treasurer; Orin Beardsley, Lion Tamer; Ernest Brickner, Tail Twister; and Peter Bieri, Rollie Frey, Charles Johnson and Jack Taylor, board of directors.
May 19, 1956
All except two members of the Whitehall High School faculty have signed contracts to return next year, according to Supervising Principal C. E. Nordhagen. Miss Celia Fritz has resigned as home economics teacher and Charles Copeland, science teacher during the second semester, will not return. Miss Margaret Thompson, teacher in the seventh grade, resigned earlier this spring. Mrs. Melvin Anaas has been teaching the grade.
May 19, 1946
A confirmation service was held at the Pigeon Falls United Lutheran Church Sunday. The class roll included Irene Jacobson, Deloris Larson, Hildegarde Sletteland, Charlotte Klevgard, Geraldine Back, Harriet Eid, Joanne Lure, Richard Overby, Conrad Dahl, Warren Ringlien, Andrew Tollefson, James Haugen and Vernon Engen. James Haugen was unable to attend because of quarantine for diphtheria. He will be confirmed privately, however, as soon as the quarantine is lifted.
May 19, 1932
Dr. A. Vold has completely recovered his health and resumed his dental practice this week in his office in the MacCornack building.
May 19, 1916
Ole Stendahl has moved his portable sawmill from the Knudt Knudtson farm in Pigeon to Fly Creek Valley, where there are about 700 logs skidded for sawing into lumber.
May 19, 1906
Messrs. O.P. Larson and L.L. Solsrud departed Saturday on their trip to Norway, intending to be absent until next September. Their many Whitehall friends wish them a pleasant journey.
May 19, 1892
The chapter of marriages appearing in another column is suggestive in connection with the fact of this being Leap Year. It perhaps shows the industry of our fair damsels. Six couples in our midst choosing each other for better or for worse, since the beginning of the year, is a start toward a record. And there's still more to follow. The unsuccessful ones are complaining of being lonesome, and think of emigrating to some place where they can be in the swim. It is popular here to be a benedict.
May 19, 1881
A most dastardly act was performed at the Methodist Episcopal Church last week. Some miscreant prized out the bricks at the corner of the foundation, dug out the zinc box laid at the cornerstone, ripped up a number of papers placed there when the church was built in 1867, and stole the small sum of money included therein.
May 18, 1976
David Ritland of Whitehall has been awarded a scholarship to attend the summer Dorian Music Camp at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa.
May 18, 1963
An hour-long parade featuring six area high school bands and other marching units will highlight Saturday’s “Alice in Dairyland” regional competition in Whitehall. Twenty-one girls, including Irene Johnson and Rosemary Anderson of Whitehall and Mary Karen Hanson of rural Osseo, are entered in the Region Five contest.
May 18, 1953
At the Whitehall city council meeting Monday, Class B combination fermented malt beverage and intoxicating liquor licenses were granted to Clifford J. Woychik, Arthur B. Risberg and F. Otto Bitter and Douglas L. Mason, the latter two a partnership. Fermented malt beverage licenses were granted to Harold K. Everson, Truman A. Jacobson and Theodore Johnson and Norman Ekern, a partnership. A pharmacist's liquor permit was granted to Roy A. Fortun and a fermented malt beverage license for a six-month period to Arline Johnson, custodian of the golf clubhouse.
May 18, 1944
Mrs. Edna Kopp is having rooms over Firpo’s Cafe redecorated as living rooms for herself and son Douglas.
May 18, 1933
Miss Esther Mortenson arrived at Whitehall two weeks ago and is visiting relatives in this vicinity indefinitely. Miss Mortenson has been working in the west for several years and just now came from the state of California. She was there when the earthquake occurred, but she was over 200 miles away from the area visited by the disaster.
May 18, 1922
Just as we go to press, the information comes of the death of an old Whitehall citizen, Dan Camp, who passed away in Los Angeles, Calif. Dan was the first agent of the Green Bay railroad in Whitehall, later engaged in the mercantile business and was a contributor to the Whitehall Times when it was first established in 1880. He then established himself in the newspaper business, first at Osseo and later at Mukwanago.
May 18, 1910
Dr. A. Ekern of Grand Forks, N.D., is looking after business interests and visiting relatives at Pigeon Falls.
May 18, 1897
It was 92 degrees in the shade here Tuesday morning.
May 18, 1882
Scarcity of firewood has been the general complaint in town for the past 10 days.
May 17, 1976
Whitehall finished five strokes back of first-place Osseo-Fairchild in the final Dairyland Conference match of the season. Bob Windjue and Jeff Larson led the Norsemen with 77s.
May 17, 1962
Elizabeth Mattson has been hired as lifeguard at the swimming pool this summer. Toby Ellison will be the pool manager and playground director, and will develop a playground program.
May 17, 1952
Joan Hunter, Joyce Herness, Joanne Schroeder, Ardis Christianson and Lona Engen of Whitehall High School will attend the first high school journalism day at Luther College May 17.
May 17, 1939
Although tobacco growing has not been as profitable the past few years as previously, town of Pigeon farmer Carl Thomte continues to grow the crop. At one time Carl was one of the largest tobacco growers in the area. He recently razed his old tobacco shed and is erecting a new one.
May 17, 1926
O.S. Shervey, organizer of the Scandinavian American Fraternity, held an open installation of officers at the Opera House Monday evening. Afterwards, a dance was enjoyed by a large number of members. Mr. Shervey has organized quite a large lodge at Whitehall during the past few weeks.
May 17, 1917
John Hager has commenced the improvement at the post office, which will give more room and much needed sanitary conditions.
May 17, 1907
The Eastern Star gave a social entertainment at Masonic Hall Friday evening. Judge Cowie acted as toastmaster and many impromptu toasts were given, soap bubbles blown and refreshment served.
May 17, 1897
The dance at Opera Hall Monday night was attended by 34 couples.
May 17, 1886
Messrs. L.L. Solsrud and E. Elstad and wives celebrated Norway’s Independence Day at Black River Falls.
May 17, 1876
It is quiet on our streets now-a-days, and we don’t have to use a box car for a calaboose any more. Peace and good will are the chief characteristics of our village this spring, and every man loves his neighbor a heap better than he does his own folks, and all is serene. “So mote it be.”
May 16, 1972
The 1972 Echo, the Whitehall High School yearbook, has been dedicated to Mrs. Dale Hangartner. The annual scribble party was held at the school Tuesday, when yearbooks were distributed. Editors were Joyce Lamborn, Marilyn Sveen, Beth Anderson and Barbara Berg.
May 16, 1961
Mrs. Orrin Evenson, Whitehall, will teach the seventh grade in the new elementary school in the Sunset addition in Whitehall, instead of the upper grades in the Coral City school, as originally announced. Positions still open in the Whitehall school district are for a teacher for the upper grades in the Coral City school and a girls physical education teacher at the high school. Also to be hired is an additional second-grade teacher for the Whitehall school. This is due to the fact that there are 100 children registered in the first and second grades in the city.
May 16, 1949
The Whitehall Music Study club will meet Monday evening at the home of Miss Mayme Hallingstad. Assisting hostesses will be the Misses Marlyn Nyeggen and Charlotte Ryan and Mrs. E. A. Sletteland and Mrs. John A. Jacobsen. "International Music Relations" will be studied together with the hymn, "God Be With You TIll We Meet Again." Program leaders will be Mrs. Vernon Nehring and Mrs. Lawrence Gabriel and the Misses Elsie Anaas and Stella Windjue.
May 16, 1936
A destructive wind and rain storm destroyed 11 barns in Elk Creek Valley and the town of Hale about midnight Saturday. Among the farms that were hardest hit were those belonging to Fred Jacobson, Roman Sura, Joseph Sura, Peter Blaha, Carl Gunem, Ignatz Rombalski, W.F.C. Seiler, Harry Jacobson, Albert Kensmoe, Carl Jacobson, Odin Rongstad, Peter Maug and Fred Fischer.
May 16, 1921
N.L. Moll and his mechanic, B.M. Narvotz, came to Whitehall by aeroplane from La Crosse Monday. Mr. Moll made 11 flights during the day, taking up citizens from our village. Some of the passengers took in a little stunt flying, and all that took a ride speak favorably of that way of traveling.
May 16, 1912
George Reitzel of Hale says he is liable to be in with strawberries most any time. His patch is flourishing like the Green Bay tree.
May 16, 1898
Fire in the cemetery Monday forenoon did much irreparable damage to several lots. Many of the evergreen trees and much of the shrubbery suffered terribly, if it was not killed. The fire is supposed to have been set by children playing in the cemetery. This should be a warning to parents not to allow their children to make a playground of those premises.
May 16, 1884
One thing for which Gilbert Gilbertson is to be commended is in closing his clubroom; not that he considered the thing of illegitimate birth, but knowing that the sentiment of the people is so ponderously against the organization, and desiring to be the father of only that which, in the opinion of the majority, is considered lawful by statute. A temperance saloon and ice cream parlor will be opened in its place. Good. We hope it will have the patronage it deserves.
May 15, 1974
Eugene McDevitt’s plans to establish a new supper club in Whitehall failed Wednesday when he lost the bid for the former Auto Sales Co. property. The high bidder was Warren Herried, owner of the Coast to Coast store, who plans to extensively remodel the building and double the floor space of his business when he moves it across Main St.
May 15, 1961
Cub Scouts of all the dens of Pack 78 took the Chicago & Northwestern 400 from Merrillan to Eau Claire Monday evening, leaving at 4:52 and arriving at 5:42. This was part of the railroading project being studied by the Scouts. Den mothers accompanying were the Mmes. Ray Shanklin, Vernon Nehring, Peter Speerstra Jr., Arnold Granlund, Tom McKeever, Robert Guinn and Malcolm Warner.
May 15, 1950
The Coral City rural school won the trophy for most contests won at the annual orientation day held at Whitehall High School last week Monday, which was attended by 83 eight-graders from 17 rural schools. The York school actually earned the highest number of points, but could not receive the trophy as the children from that district are not allowed to attend Whitehall under the new reorganization system, and must go to Hixton. Coral City children made 34 points, while Daggett and Pleasantville tied with 16 each. Other schools represented were Caswell, Bruce Valley, Eimon, Fitch Coulee, Fly Creek, Fuller Coulee, Huskelhus, Irvin Coulee, Larkin Valley, North Branch, Pigeon Falls, Pike and Wagner.
May 15, 1941
A young man named Trovatten, from Barnesville, Minn., will soon open a Ben Franklin variety store in the Main St. building until recently occupied by Rollin’s drug store.
May 15, 1929
During the rainstorm yesterday Theodore Engen drove a truck against a rope that obstructed traffic on Blair Street. The windshield was torn from the truck and the broken glass cut Theodore’s hand severely.
May 15, 1919
Dr. E.A. MacCornack, Dr. A. Vold and Roy Fortun are in Milwaukee this week.
May 15, 1906
Mrs. A.J. Fjelstad and children left Pigeon and took the train here Tuesday to join her husband at Stanley, N. D.
May 15, 1890
Chris Anderson has moved his family into the first house south of the railroad track, on Main St.
May 15, 1878
The Trempealeau County Bank is now in running order. Who makes the first deposit?
May 14, 1972
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Geurink, Winona, have purchased the A&W drive-in in Whitehall from the former owners, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hagen, Pigeon Falls.
May 14, 1962
Senior Rolf Hanson was awarded the Norse Award as the outstanding Whitehall High athlete at Monday’s second-annual Norse Awards Banquet, held at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. This is the second year that the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce has sponsored the banquet.
May 14, 1951
When the Whitehall city council met in monthly session Monday, Carroll Lohr, coach at Whitehall High School, was engaged as playground director and lifeguard for the summer months from June 11 to Aug. 11 at a salary of $400.
May 14, 1940
Durand defeated Whitehall 4 to 3 Tuesday, knocking Coach R.B, Martin’s nine out of sole possession of first place in the Mississippi Valley Conference. Whitehall got all three runs in the fourth inning, when Roman Sosalla and Sherman Erickson singled, Jack De Bow reached on a fielder’s choice and Walter Hanson tripled.
May 14, 1927
Ruby Libakken of Whitehall received first in the girls’ declamatory contest at the annual district forensic contest held Saturday at La Crosse Normal School. She spoke on “Mercedes.”
May 14, 1914
Work is progressing on Whitehall's new passenger depot. It is to be one of the best on the Green Bay line.
May 14, 1902
Jim Mattson is raising Hans Jacobson’s business building, corner of Main and Scranton streets. It is to be put up to proper grade and underpinned.
May 14, 1891
The atmosphere is smokey, owing to northern forest fires.
May 14, 1880
Pigeon Falls — Everybody is happy here except—well why should not we all feel happy when things go up so fast; for it has been the desideratum of the many that things should go up. I notice that many are improving the looks of their gardens and houses this spring. This, I take, is a very certain declaration of their intention to stay awhile.
May 13, 1971
A two-story frame house on the Leon Halpern farm in Ervin Coulee was gutted by fire Thursday. The house was occupied by the Lester Pucik family, but no one was home at the time of the fire.
May 13, 1959
The annual May breakfast of the Whitehall Woman's Study Club was held Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Ralph Rasmuson. Assisting hostesses were the Mmes. S. B. Ivers and Newman Benson. Tables were decorated with maypoles and mayflowers.
May 13, 1946
Whitehall’s dairy ordinance was amended by the city council Monday night to require pasteurization of all milk and cream sold in the city. Colonel Larson was hired to conduct the playground activities again this summer. The salary of Marshal Ben Mahle was increased $10 a month, and he will be given an annual week’s vacation with pay.
May 13, 1935
Whitehall people are finding the new train service, inaugurated Monday, much more convenient for the mail than the previous schedule, which scarcely distributed usually not before 11:15, and sent it on the afternoon passenger, arriving shortly after 1 p.m. The new morning train is due to arrive here at 9:30 a.m., while it returns in the afternoon at 2:35.
May 13, 1921
Tomorrow evening marks the graduation of a class of six nurses of the Whitehall Training School, the ceremony to be held at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at 8 p.m. The members of the graduating class are Gertrude Halverson, Ina Anderson, Mabel Sinrud, Petra Larson, Martha Halverson and Agnes Stone.
May 13, 1910
Miss Dora Gilbertson closed a term of school in the Coral City district Friday last with a picnic, which was much enjoyed by her pupils.
May 13, 1897
Well-driving is not a diminutive industry in this village this season. Wherever stakes are set for a new building, the first requisite is a well and pump. Messrs. Thompson and Bakken, the experts in this line, have been full of business in consequence of the building boom.
May 13, 1887
Very few trout have been caught about here this season, and the fish yarns are on the wane.
May 12, 1972
Peggy Blaha was installed as president of the Whitehall Future Homemakers of America at the Friday meeting held in the Sunset Memorial Auditorium. Other officers installed were: Mary Olson, vice president; Sue Stendahl, secretary; Barb Berg, treasurer; Rachel Hanson, program of works chairman; Shirley Isaacson, reporter; Darlene Goplin, song leader; Kathy Klimek, historian; and Shirley Haugen, parliamentarian. “Summer of ’72,” a preview of summer fashion, was presented by the Future Homemakers with Sue Mallum as narrator. Holly Schaefer and Sue Sendelbach presented a fondue demonstration.
May 12, 1961
The Whitehall High track team edged Cashton Friday to win the sectional track meet held in La Crosse. John Olson and Jim Solsrud, and the relay team of Tom Burt, Tom Baken, Rolf Hanson and Solsrud, qualified for the state meet. Two days prior to the sectional meet, the Norsemen won the Dairyland Conference meet held at Eau Claire Regis.
May 12, 1949
The Pleasantville school, town of Hale, will give a conservation program Thursday at the school. Two plays, “A Pig in the Kitchen” and “Our Friends, the Birds” will be presented, besides songs and recitations.
May 12, 1936
Appearing in their new uniforms of capes and caps in the school colors, orange and black, and wearing white slacks, the Whitehall High School band gave their annual spring concert at the Village Hall Tuesday night, for the last time under the direction of T.C. Parr, resigned superintendent. Mr. Parr will be dean next year at the college at Worthington, Minn. The glee club also appeared on the program, directed by John Rowe, commercial teacher at the high school. Iva Larson was accompanist.
May 12, 1923
Mr. and Mrs. P.C. Ulven and son Wilford of Fly Creek were Whitehall shoppers Saturday. Mr. Ulven has a fine, two-acre apple orchard, but says he does not think the buds are far enough advanced to be damaged by the frosts.
May 12, 1910
A call was recently extended to Rev. O.K. Ramberg to become pastor of two churches near Madison. He has decided, however, to remain in his present charge.
May 12, 1898
A.W. Anderson is supplying rock from his quarry for the American House improvement, and it’s a first-class article.
May 12, 1886
Miss Blanche Getts was thrown from a pony she was riding, belonging to Will Allen, yesterday, striking violently on the head and left shoulder upon the ground and sustaining severe bruises and sprains. She was carried home insensible and it was an hour before consciousness was restored. It was a very unfortunate mishap, and should teach Will a lesson not to entice others to ride his vicious ponies in the future.
May 11, 1972
C.J. Woychik, president and sole owner of C.J. Woychik Construction Co. of Whitehall, has announced that he has sold part of the business to Richard Jurowski, who has been employed by the firm the past 15 years as a superintendent and construction estimator. Woychik Construction will complete all contracts currently on hand, and auctions will be held later to dispose of the firm’s assets. Mr. Woychik has been in the construction business all his life, having learned the trade from his father.
May 11, 1959
Mrs. Peter Guesno, Cambridge, Mass., the former Carol Taylor, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor, Whitehall, recently won second place in the Mrs. Cambridge contest. Her prize was a $25 government bond.
May 11, 1949
Entries from Whitehall High School in the Wisconsin Federated Women’s Club’s Helen Mears annual art contest recently were displayed at the meeting of the L.A.M.P.C. club, Whitehall. Judged the six best were the entries of James Edwards, Charles Jacobson, Shirley Mae Lee and Sharon Wood. In last year’s contest, Patty Hegge’s picture, “Wiolets,” placed third in the district contest, winning a $3 prize and a framed picture from the sponsoring club. Whitehall winners in previous district contests have been Harry Salverson, Harley Settingsgaard, Robert Van Sickle and Theodore Johnson.
May 11, 1935
Guests at the R.V. Larson home over the weekend were Byron Dorough of Marquette, Mich., Miss Kathryn Johnson of Minneapolis, Minn., and Miss Anita Gunlach of Soldiers Grove. Mr. Dorough, a personal friend of Mr. Larson, is the Singin’ Sam of radio fame.
May 11, 1922
Parents and children are warned that there is a village ordinance prohibiting ball playing on the streets. Whether prohibited or not, this is a very dangerous practice and may result in serious damage. There is also an ordinance against bicycle riding on the sidewalks, and the marshal has been given orders to see it enforced. It has also been suggested that the practice of burning rubbish on the streets is injurious to the pavement and gutters. Another subject pertinent to the welfare of all is the custom of driving autos faster than 15 miles per hour in the village limits.
May 11, 1911
A large acreage of corn will be planted in this vicinity. Farmers realize that corn is the king of crops.
May 11, 1901
Hale – A dance was given at Ole Chensmore’s Saturday night, and judging by the noise some of them made when going home, it must have been hilarious.
May 11, 1893
William Lennon had the front yard fence inclosing his farm house removed last week and placed in front of his village residence, which materially improves the premises. It is one of the neatest and most costly fences in town, of which Uncle Billy may feel justly proud.
May 11, 1880
We are indebted to Mr. J. D. Olds, of Pigeon, for a fine mess of pie plant.
May 10, 1973
At the Whitehall Women’s Bowling Association banquet held Thursday, all-events trophies for the city tournament were presented to Luanne Schorbahn, scratch, and JoAnn Jacobson, handicap.
May 10, 1961
Susan and David Olson spent Wednesday at the home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Olson, Timber Creek.
May 10, 1950
Mrs. Keil Blank of Whitehall was elected president of the Trempealeau County Association for the Disabled at the annual meeting held at the courthouse Wednesday. She succeeds Mr. Morgan Halverson, also of Whitehall.
May 10, 1937
Eighth-grade graduates from neighboring rural schools were special guests at Whitehall Memorial High School’s annual exhibit Monday afternoon and evening. They were served supper by the senior class under the direction of Mrs. H.M. Mattson, who is substituting as domestic science teacher during the illness of Miss Charlotte McCarty.
May 10, 1925
The first baseball game of the season will be played Sunday afternoon at Melby Park, when the county league schedule opens for the summer. Galesville will contest Whitehall that day.
May 10, 1911
From the number of fruit trees being taken into the country by farmers, it appears that the failure of the fruit crop last year did not discourage them.
May 10, 1900
A.J. McNaughton has put a fine soda fountain in his drug store.
May 10, 1888
This is unfavorable weather for chinch bugs.
May 10, 1876
Some forty buildings will be built at this place during the season.
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