October 10, 1975
Tom Matchey ran for 175 yards and five touchdowns Friday at Whitehall crushed winless Blair 49-8, and remained in a three-way tie for first place in the Dairyland Conference.
October 10, 1966
Odell Schansberg, chairman of the town of Lincoln, suggested to the Whitehall city council Monday that the city should begin looking for another site for the dump, saying that pressure from people living in the area will demand the abandonment of the present site before too long. The dump accommodates the towns of Pigeon and Lincoln, the city of Whitehall, the village of Pigeon Falls and the county hospital.
October 10, 1952
SFC Sanford Moen arrived Friday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sever Moen, for a brief visit after spending the past five years in Germany. Sanford hopes to be assigned to Alaskan service in a few months and eventually back to Germany, as he likes it there. There he met Hedi Blum, who became his wife; she and their two children, Jeanne and Alan, expect to join Sgt. Moen here in four or five weeks.
October 10, 1937
Mavis Torgerson, a student nurse at the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, was a weekend guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.A. Sletteland at Pigeon Falls. She was joined by her mother, Mrs. Ed Torgerson of Darlington, who remained for a longer visit.
October 10, 1927
Ted Olson, the Delco-Light man from Whitehall, was a business caller through here Monday. Mr. Olson is installing several lighting plants through Unity, among the progressive farmers. Jack Myhers and sons had the Delco-Light system installed at the farm, and are now enjoying its conveniences, making the chores and barn work less of real drudgery. Several of their neighbors have called on them to learn its working and results. The improvement it makes for a farm home is really wonderful.
October 10, 1918
Frank Koepke has moved from the Rozelle residence to the Gibson home on West St., and H.O. Kongsgaard has moved his family into the house vacated.
October 10, 1904
Postmaster Southworth gave a whist party at his home Monday in honor of Silas Wright. Refreshments were served.
Oct. 10, 1895
Rev. Bryan will move his family from Fairchild this week, and will preach his first sermons in the Methodist Episcopal church next Sunday.
October 10, 1885
The mask carnival at the rink Saturday night was largely attended and voted a big success, financially and socially. Delegations attended from Arcadia and Independence. The delegation from the former place was accompanied by their band, which discoursed fine music that added much to the enjoyment of the occasion.
October 9, 1975
The special citizens' committee studying the redistricting of the Whitehall school district has approved a school board representation plan for submission to next year's annual meeting. The plan mostly uses the geographic areas in the “gentleman's agreement” representation system used for a number of years.
October 9, 1963
Three Whitehall students, Donald Thorson, Lynn Harnisch and Thomas Brennom, are among the 2,504 enrolled on the campus of Wisconsin State College and Institute of Technology at Platteville.
October 9, 1953
Whitehall's Norsemen continued their inspired play in the Mississippi Valley Conference by scoring four touchdowns in the second half Friday to upset previously-undefeated Galesville, 30-19. Douglas Kopp ran for four TDs for the victors, who also scored when a lineman fell on a blocked kick.
October 9, 1941
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wood have rented the Mrs. Ed Paul residence on Abrams St., which they are now occupying.
October 9, 1930
At a recent meeting Vernon Halverson was elected president of the junior class at Whitehall High School. Elizabeth Burt was elected vice president and Thekla Hanke was elected secretary and treasurer. The class has commenced arrangements for a Halloween party, an annual event when the juniors entertain the the high school as an initiation for all newcomers in the school.
October 9, 1919
Pigeon Falls — Miss Elvina Kjos has resigned her position as operator at the Farmers Telephone office, Mina Olson taking her place.
October 9, 1909
Misses Ruth Speerstra and Faith Van Tassel were among those who attended the teachers’ meeting at Strum Saturday.
October 9, 1895
English, German, Norwegian, Polish and Bohemian languages spoken at the City Meat Market.
October 9, 1884
A second circular letter has been sent out by the president of the Chicago, Freeport and St. Paul Railroad, which intends to build a direct line road from Freeport to St. Paul, possibly passing through Whitehall and other area communities. In the letter, W.O. Wright states that responses to the first solicitation are running heavily in favor of the railway, that some route will definitely be built, and that whether it is the “interior” line through this area or not will depend on the interest shown in stock that the company is offering. Mr. Wright also states that the other rail lines serving this area are not among the capitalists backing the project, and have no interest “other than that of competitors.”
October 8, 1976
Eleva-Strum Central knocked Whitehall out of a first-place tie in the Dairyland Conference with an 8-0 upset Friday. The Cardinals scored what proved to be the deciding touchdown on a 54-yard pass from running back Mark Munzenmaier to quarterback Mike Gilbertson with 46 seconds left in the game. The Norsemen, who turned the ball over three times, were led by Kevin Giese’s 160 yards on 21 carries.
October 8, 1964
James Thompson, the 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Thompson of rural Whitehall, was hospitalized in Eau Claire after being accidentally hit by pellets from a shotgun fired by James Frei, also of rural Whitehall.
October 8, 1954
Carolyn Mattson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Mattson, was crowned Homecoming queen at the Whitehall High School gymnasium Friday evening by Owen Bergsrud, football coach. Howard Dahl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Dahl, Pleasantville, was the king, selected by the football team. Attendants were Mary Jane Sosalla, Beverly Berg, Grayle Hammer, Rachel Langner, Rodney Moen, Gary Johnson, John Roseland and Donald Bautch.
October 8, 1940
The first of the season’s bridge parties, sponsored by the Golf Club, was held Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. F.O. Bitter, with Mrs. Clarence Johnson as assisting hostess. Mrs. G.M. Thomley won the favor for high score. The next bridge party will be held Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Hattie Beach, with Mrs. J.C. Gaveney as cohostess. Play will started at 7:30 p.m. Future parties will be held in the American Legion rooms.
October 8, 1931
Mrs. E.J. Kidder has been indisposed for several days suffering with a hard cold. A group of friends surprised her last week Thursday on her birthday and cheered her with lunch, cakes and tea.
October 8, 1919
The pupils of the high school have organized an orchestra and have begun practicing under Director Leo Haesle.
October 8, 1908
Ed Engebretson of Pigeon Falls raised corn this season with stalks 13 feet high and 1,200 kernels on the cob.
October 8, 1895
Dr. J.P. Sonnickson moved into his new rooms in the second story of the Solsrud and Kidder building Tuesday, where he will henceforth have his office.
October 8, 1885
Some very fine pickerel are being taken from the Trempealeau.
October 7, 1970
The Whitehall Future Homemakers of America Chapter held their mother-daughter initiation banquet on Wednesday evening, Oct. 7. The candlelight banquet was served in the high school cafeteria.
October 7, 1959
Hjalmer Foss and Malcolm Warner, who recently resigned as buyers for the Whitehall Packing Co., now are purchasing livestock at a Coral City station. They also have purchased the slaughter house there recently owned by Selmer Galstad and Ralph Jacobson. Elmer Ryan is slaughtering there for them two days a week.
October 7, 1949
When the Royal Neighbors meet at the Odd Fellows hall Friday evening, it will be to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the organization in Whitehall and to honor the only living charter member, Mrs. G. S. Rice.
October 7, 1938
The weatherman cooperated with the Whitehall Improvement Association during the two-day Fall Festival held Friday and Saturday, and scores of citizens from the surrounding communities enjoyed the program.
October 7, 1926
Several farmers have already listed property at the Holtan Land Co. office, to be disposed of at the Market Day on Oct. 22. It is evident that the listings will be sufficient to make the sale as large, or perhaps even larger, than the sale held last spring.
October 7, 1913
P.G. Hanson’s team became frightened at an auto in town Tuesday and took a spirited run. No great damage.
October 7, 1897
Warren Cummings has moved his family into the Olson house on Cemetery Avenue. Ole Larson has moved his family into their new home on Mill Street, and H.A. Anderson moved into his new residence Monday.
October 7, 1886
J.W. Snow has rented his hotel, the Exchange, to a Mr. Pride from Hixton, and will depart with his family this week for Merrillan to open an eating house for the Green Bay railroad company.
October 7, 1877
The annual meeting of the Whitehall Branch Bible Society takes place next Sabbath evening at the Baptist Church, at 7 o’clock. Services by the Pastor, at the conclusion of which, the election of officers will take place, and a collection taken to aid in the circulation of the Bible.
October 6, 1974
Pfc. Steven Stenberg spent a two-week leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hilman Stenberg, and with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stenberg and other relatives and friends. He returned Sunday to Fort Sill, Okla.
October 6, 1960
The Whitehall school board, at a special meeting last week, found it necessary to increase the budget for the 1960-61 school year by about $145,000 because of the addition of the Pigeon Falls district. The increase is offset by the addition of the $1.8 million equalized value of the Pigeon Falls district, which increased the Whitehall district’s total by about 20 percent.
October 6, 1949
A new blacksmith shop is being built on the lower end of Pigeon Falls, across from the Melvin Tangen home, by Ames Holen. Adolph Klomsten will move his equipment into the building, and the business will be known as the Klomsten-Holen Blacksmith and Welding Shop. Harry Galstad is building a house on Hwy. 53 across from the B.A. Berg residence, entirely from lumber salvaged from the United Lutheran church hall when it was razed.
October 6, 1938
W.R. Hauge will open his cafe in the former Simonson building on Main Street this afternoon. Free coffee will be served from 2 to 5 p.m.
October 6, 1925
Mrs. Millie Everson, teacher at the Irvin Coulee school, was in town Tuesday afternoon with several of the girl pupils who are interested in club work, and were here to receive instructions from Mrs. John Klinka in regard to the demonstration work at the Trempealeau County fair at Galesville next week. Mrs. Everson and pupils called at The Times office while in town and saw the linotype in operation and other machinery used in a country print shop.
October 6, 1910
Ludwig Solsrud is having the interior of his newly and commodiously arranged residence painted.
October 6, 1898
Thomas Bakken has the frame of his new residence up. Richard Mattson is doing the carpenter work.
October 6, 1888
Messrs. Getts and Southworth shipped two cars of sheep, and will ship four more cars of stock Saturday. They are honorable, square-dealing drovers, pay all the market affords, and the man misses it who does not confer with them before disposing of any stock he has to sell.
October 6, 1878
Quite a number of traveling men stopped over Sunday in our beautiful village. Besides these, many strangers appear on our streets. There is no question but that Whitehall is one the liveliest business towns on the Green Bay road.
October 5, 1974
Todd Risberg and Sue Fremstad have been named homecoming king and queen at Whitehall High School. The pair will be crowned Saturday evening at the homecoming dance.
October 5, 1963
Adolph Klomsten, 52, Pigeon Falls, was seriously injured Saturday evening when he was pinned between his pickup and a car driven by Edwin Engebretson, which was eastbound on Hwy. 121. He was taken to Luther Hospital by the Hagen Ambulance Service.
October 5, 1949
The Mesdames William Amundson, Goodwin Anderson and Nels Hegge will be hostesses at the Legion Auxiliary meeting Monday evening, when a door prize will be given.
October 5, 1939
Martin Peterson has purchased the cottage on west Dewey St. owned by the Phillipson estate and plans to rent it.
October 5, 1929
Mrs. L.J. Wood, who leaves Saturday to take up residence at Milwaukee, has been honorary guest at various social functions this week.
October 5, 1918
Three hundred registrants between the ages of 19 and 36 were examined at the courthouse Friday and Saturday, preparatory to induction into service. This county was the first in the state to complete classification and examination.
October 5, 1907
Miss Goldie Hopkins finished her course at trained nursing in a La Crosse hospital and returned home Saturday. Here sister, Miss Deva, accompanied her home from Arcadia.
October 5, 1896
Congressman Griffin spoke to a crowded courthouse Monday evening, making one of the most able, logical and convincing speeches ever delivered in Whitehall. The general believes that the election of McKinley, and the consequent restoration of the confidence of the people and the re-enactment of a protective tariff policy, are what the country requires.
October 5, 1880
Mrs. G. G. Graham, has received a new invoice of millinery goods which are going fast.
October 4, 1974
Whitehall defeated Alma Center Lincoln 13-0 and remained in first place in the Dairyland Conference. Reserve running backs Les Berg and John Shepherd combined for 123 yards and two touchdowns.
October 4, 1963
Whitehall won its first football game of the season Friday, defeating Osseo 26-6 before a large crowd of pleased spectators, making the Homecoming a complete success. Tom Brown, Fred Guinn and Jim Maldonado ran for touchdowns, and Maldonado passed to Dave Amundson for a fourth score; Ronald Bieri kicked two extra points.
October 4, 1950
The L.A.M.P.C. club will open its year withn a 1 p.m. luncheon at the home of Mrs. Philip Thomte Wednesday. The Mesdames Vernon Nehring and Burr Tarrant will be the assisting hostesses.
October 4, 1939
R.W. Hagemeister is operating the oil service station and shoe repair in the former B.B. Olson hotel property with Henry Mathson as oil station attendant and Arthur Conley as shoe repair man.
October 4, 1928
James Mason sold his garage equipment this week to Theo. B. Olson. Mr. Mason operated a repair shop in Mr. Olson’s garage building on Scranton Street the past two years. Mr. Olson plans to operate the mechanical department in connection with his automobile sales agency. Mr. Mason will hereafter devote all his time at the Cities Service filling station on north Main Street.
October 4, 1918
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Getts are the proud parents of a baby boy. Mrs. Getts took a little trip Friday and returned with a fine looking lad five months old, who will receive a nice home with the Getts people.
October 4, 1908
Oleander Amundson and wife of Eau Claire visited the latter’s mother, Mrs. Ole Narveson in Lincoln over Sunday.
October 4, 1899
A. Jacobsen, proprietor of the Coral City flouring mills, went to Winona on business yesterday.
October 4, 1888
Farmers complain of it being too dry to do fall plowing.
October 4, 1878
A new arrival of a little daughter on Friday morning the 4th of Oct., weighing eight pounds, made glad the hearts of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Olson. The happy father is our merchant tailor, and he now resumes business with a renewed energy.
October 3, 1973
For their first meeting of the 1973-74 year, held at Birkeland Hall last week Wednesday afternoon, L.A.M.P.C. club members reenacted the program of the organizational meeting of the club 70 years ago. Mrs. Dewey Bensend as program chairman, dressed in old-time costume, recalled that topics of the club have been in categories for which the club letters stand.
October 3, 1963
Vuokko Pykalainen of Finland, foreign exchange student at Whitehall High, has been voted Homecoming queen by the student body.
October 3, 1951
Archie's Tavern team was high again last week among the women bowlers, having won ten games and lost two. Tied for nine games won and three lost were the Independence Hotel, Ede Motor Sales and Hagen Pontiac.
October 3, 1937
Henry Paulson of Pigeon Falls and Elmer Larson and L.C. Larson attended the fall conference of the American Legion for the 10th district at River Falls Sunday.
October 3, 1927
Mads Fredrickson and Oscar Kleven of the town of Northfield were at Whitehall Monday. Oscar and Ole Hanson own a threshing machine together, which they operated in the Northfield and York community. They still have a number of jobs to thresh out. The grain is in stacks, but the continued wet weather is hard on stacks that are not properly put up. The grain where they have threshed turned out exceptionally well. Mads has worked with Oscar and Ole on their threshing rig several seasons, tending sacker. It is hard to find Mads’ equal at that work.
October 3, 1914
Herman Briggs returned Saturday from Mondovi, where he attended Paul Van Horn’s racehorses. Paul has won a good share of money on the circuit this season.
October 3, 1904
Johnnie Kidder left Monday for Oregon, where he expects to spend some time.
October 3, 1895
P.P. Overby has sold his residence property in the village to C.W. Van Horn, who takes possession immediately. The consideration was $800.
October 3, 1880
From Mr. Odell, who returned from Galesville on Sunday last, we learn that Mr. Wyman is slowly convalescing. We hope to see him at his post again soon.
October 2, 1973
The Whitehall area this week appeared to have a fuel oil-supply problem, but nobody is sure just how serious it really is. The problem began a couple weeks ago, when Union 76 dealer Roy Harnisch closed his dealership. Company policies required that Harnisch’s allocation of fuel be split up amongst other dealers elsewhere. A new mandatory allocation program was announced by the federal government Tuesday, but it is not known if that will solve the problem.
October 2, 1961
Mrs. Henry Thoreson, Whitehall PTA secretary, has announced the names of room mothers for the coming year. They are as follows: Kindergarten, the Mmes. Dennis Peterson and William Ball; first, Mmes. LaVerne Pientok and Roy Carlson; second, the Mmes. Ray Thompson and Hilman Lee; third, Mrs. J. V. Maldonado; third and fourth combination, Mrs. Boyd Relyea; fourth, Mrs. Irvin Rounsville; fifth and sixth combination, Mrs. Burr Tarrant; fifth, Mrs. James Sendelbach; sixth, Mrs. Lawrence Teigen; seventh, Mrs. Maurice Scow; seventh and eighth combination, Mrs. Alfred Sesvold; eighth, Mrs. Lawrence Christopherson.
October 2, 1951
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Stendahl received a telephone call at 6 a.m. Tuesday from their son Theodore Stendahl Jr. from Japan. It was 6 p.m. Monday when he called from
there. Ted has been on the front in Korea for nearly a year but is now en route back to the States on furlough, expecting to sail from Japan Friday.
October 2, 1941
Mrs. R.V. Larson has moved from an apartment in the T.O. Rice residence to rooms in the Ralph Wood house on Scranton St. The Ernest Steen family, which has been residing with Mrs. Steen’s father, John Halverson, will move into the apartment vacated by Mrs. Larson.
October 2, 1929
Controlling interest in the Lincoln Farmers Telephone Co. was sold to the Community Telephone Co., a Chicago corporation, at a meeting held at Whitehall Wednesday. Through acquiring the Whitehall exchange, the new company has practically complete control over all the telephone exchanges in Trempealeau and Jackson counties. Mr. R.M. Mattison and Mr. J.E. Byrne of Chicago, representing the Community Telephone Co., informed The Times that the affairs of the local telephone company will be conducted as heretofore, without material change in any respect.
October 2, 1919
School Clerk A.V.A. Peterson reports that the Oppenhauer, Speer and Opal, architects and contractors of Wausau, have submitted the plans for the new school building to be erected next year. If erected in accordance with those drawings, it will give us the largest and most modern educational building in western Wisconsin. A watercolor picture of the proposed building is on exhibition in the display window of the Model.
October 2, 1909
Judge Cowie, wife and daughter, and Mrs. J.O. Melby autoed to Galesville Saturday and called on friends. Returning Sunday, they were accompanied by Miss Marie Melby, who had visited the La Crosse fair.
October 2, 1900
The excessive rains of the past two months have soaked the ground completely. Springs that have been dry for several years are said to be now furnishing an abundance of water.
October 2, 1890
P. A. Williams, Esq, has the stone on the ground for a new cellar under his residence.
October 2, 1880
Three car loads of stock, shipped from Hixton, went west on Saturday’s freight.
October 1, 1974
Pigeon Falls residents last week Tuesday voted for a second time to approve constructing a new village waterworks system. The second referendum was necessitated by higher-than-estimated costs.
October 1, 1961
While driving along the highway, Mrs. Roger Back of Pigeon Falls noticed flames flickering in the window of the LeRoy Schwartz home near Pigeon Falls Sunday night, and notified the fire department in time to prevent fire from spreading and destroying the home.
October 4, 1951
There were three new faces at the courthouse when the offices opened Monday morning. Miss Margaret Goodell of Balsam Lake is the new home demonstration agent. County Clerk H.M. Johnson has a new deputy, his wife, Mrs. Louise Johnson, who replaces Mrs. Vivian Thorpe, who went across the street to the Trempealeau County pension administration. Mrs. Joel Jackson took over the duties of clerk in the office of Mrs. Betty Godward, county nurse, succeeding Mrs. Truman Olson.
October 1, 1942
Five men, four local and one experienced, are employed at the Illinois Cooperage Manufacturing Co.’s plant in Whitehall. Barrels are already rolling down the assembly line, for use at the new Land O’ Lakes dairy plant. The local workers are Ralph Wood, Al Stuve, Albert Hagen and Henry Hermanson; the experienced cooper is Henry Armstrong of Burlington, Ill.
October 1, 1930
Bowling will be introduced in Whitehall by the Hauge and Engen restaurant management, who by Oct. 1 will have two alleys completed in the basement of their restaurant. The installation is being done by Albert Engen and a representative of a Minneapolis company. When the popular sport gets underway, it is expected that teams will be organized and that certain nights will be set aside for bowling for women.
October 1, 1920
The officers of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church and their wives were entertained at dinner by the Rev. and Mrs. Hofstad Friday evening.
October 1, 1906
Miss Millie Bensend began a term of school in the Coon district of Sumner township Monday.
October 1, 1891
The Whitehall and Pigeon Trading Association shipped part of a car of cattle for the Hon. M.J. Warner of Hale, that netted him $316.52. Farmers are well pleased with the returns of stock disposed of through this association, and they all ought to learn that Whitehall is the place to bring their stock.
October 1, 1880
Our teachers, Mr. Comstock and Miss McMillan, attended the Teachers Association held at Galesville last Friday and Saturday, and reported a very interesting and profitable session.
September 30, 1976
Whitehall district school board member Bill Petersen has asked for a study of the costs and benefits of the five-school cooperative program, particularly the academic classes offered through the program.
September 30, 1964
An additional teacher has been hired for the Whitehall school district. Administrator John Brown said Mrs. Peter Johnson of Pleasantville will teach a grade 4 room at Sunset Elementary in Whitehall to lower the enrollment from 33 pupils per class to 24.
September 30, 1954
Hobson Street, from the junction with Abrams on the east, west to the hill leading into the up-and-coming Sunset Addition, took on a new look last week. The long-awaited oiling job was finally completed, and it’s now as pretty a street as there is in town.
September 30, 1943
Main St. does not look the same to residents of this city. The change is the vacant spot where the Cargill grain elevator stood since pioneer days. The elevator was built over 40 years ago by the Cargill Grain Co., and there was a time when farm wagons lined up for a half-mile or more, waiting their turn to deliver wheat.
September 30, 1934
Morris Hanson and Mrs. Tilda Halverson drove over to Beaver Creek Sunday afternoon to attend a few hours of the Diamond Jubilee celebration. They were accompanied by Mrs. Tillie Everson.
September 30, 1920
A parcel shower was given in honor of Mearl Wiezorek at her home Thursday evening. Many beautiful presents were given. Dancing and cards were the amusements of the evening. Refreshments were served to about thirty guests.
September 30, 1910
Mrs. C.B. Melby departed Friday for Washington D.C., to spend a few weeks with her parents, Miss Marie Melby accompanying them.
September 30, 1897
H.H. Scott has the foundation laid and the carpenters are now at work putting up his new residence. A.E. Wood had the contract for the wood work.
September 30, 1886
The Republican county convention and the old settlers’ reunion met in this village today.
September 30, 1877
Eld. Richardson preached his farewell sermon on Sunday last. The Elder will be missed from our midst. We have not yet learned who is to occupy the pulpit he leaves.
September 29, 1976
The Trempealeau County Arts Association, headquartered in Whitehall, met recently to elect its board of directors for 1976-77. Directors are Mrs. Dennis Johnson, Blair; Richard Staff, Pigeon Falls; Anne McGuire, Arcadia; Dagny Lund and Mrs. Ella Rasmuson, Whitehall. Board members are planning a winter play and a children's play-writing contest.
September 29, 1962
Irene Megrath will close the Modern Beauty Shop Saturday for about a week and then will open at her home on Ervin Street, Whitehall. Mrs. Megrath has been in the present location for over 22 years and due to another business taking over the building, has been forced to move.
September 29, 1952
Mrs. Ole Erickson took time out from her crocheting Monday afternoon to celebrate her 89th birthday. Her daughter, Mrs. Bennie C. Nelson, with whom she resides, had a party for her Monday afternoon when friends and neighbors called.
September 29, 1943
A 34-inch northern pike was caught in the mill pond Wednesday by 14-year-old Lee Stahoski, who used only his hands to make the catch. The water in the pond has been let out to make some repairs, and Lee was rowing Hjalmer Foss’s boat up to the Foss farm when he spotted the pike in the weeds. He jumped out of the boat, and caught it by the gills. The nine-pound fish put up a game battle, but the Stahoskis had it for dinner Thursday.
September 29, 1933
Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Engelke have taken up residence in the upstairs rooms of the Mortenson residence on Dewey St. Mr. Engelke is employed as an engineer at the C.C.C. camp at Independence.
September 29, 1919
David Warner lost his left hand in an ensilage cutter Monday morning while at the Paul Bautch farm. He was tightening the knives in the cutter when a young lad who was on the place innocently started the engine, mangling the hand in an instant.
September 29, 1907
J.O. Melby and son Charles went to Stanley Sunday in their automobile. Mr. Melby returned by train Tuesday, while Charles will hunt with his friend Nels Stalheim in that vicinity for a few days.
September 29, 1898
Pigeon Falls — Jens Staf, Peder Bjordahl and Nels Nelson returned this week from a four months’ visit among friends and relatives in their native country, Norway, all of them reporting a summer exceedingly well spent.
September 29, 1887
Trade is picking up.
September 29, 1877
Hale — The most noticeable events, of late, in our quiet community, have been caused by several threshing machines meeting in the same neighborhood and running each other on the price. Some are threshing for 2 and 4 cents, instead of 3 and 5 cents, for oats and wheat, respectively. The latter has been the customary price since the country was first settled, but as the jobs are larger and more numerous, the prospect is that the price will be lower hereafter, as elsewhere.
September 28, 1974
Dr. S. B. Ivers attended the Lecture Meeting of Wisconsin Academy of General Dentistry at Eau Claire last Saturday.
September 28, 1962
Highlight of Whitehall High School homecoming was the crowning of JoAnn Olstad as queen. She received her crown from last year's queen, Leslie Borreson, at the homecoming dance Friday evening. Ricky Mattson, king, received his crown from Rolf Hanson, 1961 king. Attendants to the queen were Nancy Gauger, Gloria Humphrey and Gloria Engen. The king's attendants were David Amundson, Gregory Pavek and Tom Magnuson.
September 28, 1952
Neilen Johnson of the P. M. Paulson Implement Co., will leave for Chicago Sunday to attend a two-week service station management course conducted by the International Harvester Co. for its dealer organization.
September 28, 1939
Miss Marjorie Welke of Hale, Whitehall High Class of 1937 and a graduate beautician, is employed part-time at the Vogue Beauty Shop.
September 28, 1929
An auto collision occurred Saturday night on Abrams street, eastern part of the village when the cars of Peter Hanevold and Gust Gilbertson collided. Both cars escaped with minor damages.
September 28, 1918
Reuben Adams of Eleva visited at Whitehall Saturday. Candidate John Skogstad was also a Whitehall visitor the same day.
September 28, 1907
James Wood of Hale called at our office Saturday. He informed us that work has begun on the new barn on the Caswell farm in the above township to take the place of the one destroyed by lightning.
September 28, 1893
The village school is closed this week, and the pupils thereof are out in force and enjoying the fair.
September 28, 1882
Work on roads and camps in the pineries has commenced, and other preparations for an extensive winter’s business are being made.
September 27, 1975
A special school board meeting scheduled for Saturday, intended to discuss "accusations" of theft against a group of area youths, was canceled by J. K. Hoyer, superintendent of schools, due to a "lack of time to make a complete investigation." The meeting was to be held to hear complaints brought to the school board by several parents that their sons were being accused of theft while working on the roof crew at the schools this summer.
September 27, 1962
Two Whitehall women, Mrs. O.G. Birkeland and Mrs. Oscar Lovelien, are attending the first triennial convention of the Northern Wisconsin District of the American Lutheran Church Women, which is being held today in Oshkosh. Mrs. James Hagen and Mrs. Marshall Osborn, Pigeon Falls, are also attending.
September 27, 1951
Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Krueger have rented their house on Blair Street to the Arthur Hankes and moved to Winona, where Mr. Krueger is employed by Marigold Dairies. The Hankes have been occupying the upstairs front apartment in the Iver B. Olson house on Dewey Street.
September 27, 1941
Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Nereng and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Tomter of Pigeon and Mrs. Karen Kokkeby of Coon Valley returned Saturday evening from a 2,200-mile trip to South Dakota, where they were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Tomter and other relatives and friends. T. H. Tomter, or Ted. as he is well known, is a brother of Edwin Tomter, Mrs. Nereng and Mrs. Kokkeby.
September 27, 1931
Miss Muriel Gullickson of Eau Claire visited over the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Gullickson and family in coral City. Muriel is a 1931 graduate of Whitehall High and this year is attending the State Teachers College at Eau Claire.
September 27, 1917
Trempealeau County is on record as being the greatest winter wheat county in the state. The 1917 estimate give us a yield of 156,200 bushels, the largest in the state.
September 27, 1906
Hanson and Skumlien bought a threshing rig of Caswell & Nelson and started in threshing, but the engine failed to supply the necessary power. The company sent an expert, but he failed. Iver Semb was then called, and put the engine in order on short notice.
September 27, 1892
The sixth-annual fair of the Trempealeau County Industrial, Agricultural and Driving Park Association opened in this village last Tuesday, under most favorable and auspicious circumstance. The weather was all that one must desire, save for clouds of dust; but people generally prefer dust to rain. The gate receipts for the three days were $730, the largest amount ever taken in by the society.
September 27, 1883
The town of Hale has been sued by Charles Bidwell, a resident of the town, for $5,000. The action is brought to recover damages for injuries to the plaintiff’s wife, alleged to have been sustained by her being thrown from a wagon by reason of a defective and unsafe highway some months ago.
September 26, 1971
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Myren and family of New Amsterdam, Mrs. Clara Nelson of Pigeon Falls, and Mrs. Louise Olson and daughter Vicki of Whitehall spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Minnie Myren and son Donald.
September 26, 1959
Seventy passed swimming tests at the local pool last summer, according to William Brennom and Vern Olson, who were lifeguards and playground directors. Rolf Garthus passed senior lifesaving and water safety; passing junior lifesaving and water safety were Bonita Garthus, Wanda Thoreson, Thomas Brennom, Allen Knudtson and Ronald Bieri.
September 26, 1948
Miss Bess Augustine of St. Paul and her friends, Mrs. Fannie Oakes of North Hollywood, Calif., spent the weekend in Whitehall at the home of the former’s brothers, Frank Augustine. Mrs. Manhart is a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oakes. Back in the seventies, Mr. and Mrs. Oakes operated the American Hotel in Whitehall, and he was widely known as a singing master. Mrs. Mannhart, who is visiting in St. Paul, was a girlhood friends of Mrs. Hattie Beach of this city and the late Marcia Staples.
September 26, 1935
Mrs. James Mason and son Douglas have moved from Augusta to rooms upstairs in the house belonging to the John Vold estate on Dewey St. Mrs. Mason moved to Augusta only recently but returned here when he husband, who is associated with the Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Fairchild, was transferred to another camp.
September 26, 1924
With the approach of fall, social functions have changed from out-of-door gatherings to house parties, and prospects indicate that during the winter months Whitehall citizens won’t lack for social entertainment. The past week, parties were numerous.
September 26, 1910
Theodore Johnson of Independence was up Monday. Theodore is one of the best-feeling fellows you ever saw since the recent primary.
Henry Best is now an assistant at the creamery.
September 26, 1889
Several of our townspeople are afflicted with severe colds, in many instances confining them to indoors.
September 26, 1877
Diphtheria is prevalent at Whitehall.
September 25, 1974
Michael Pogreba, 18, Arcadia, died at 5 a.m. today at Tri-County Memorial Hospital of injuries he had received a few hours earlier in a one-car accident about 1¼ miles south of Whitehall. His death boosts the 1974 traffic fatality count in Trempealeau County to eight.
September 25, 1962
Bar-Non Mills is conducting a contest in which a Holstein heifer will be given free to the area dairy farmer who comes closest to guessing her weight on Sept. 25.
September 25, 1951
The Fly Creek Ladies Aid will meet at the Alden Lyngen home Tuesday evening. The Mesdames Alf Moen and Almon Weverson will assist Mrs. Lyngen in serving.
September 25, 1940
The L.A.M.P.C. Club officially opened its annual activities at a luncheon held Wednesday at the home of Mrs. H.M. Beach, with Mrs. Theodore Duebbert and Mrs. A.J. Lamberson assisting her as co-hostesses. Covers were laid for 15 members.
September 25, 1930
The village board last week let the contract to Albert Engen for repairing the Village Hall to make it satisfactory for the installation of talking movies equipment, the work to start at once and to be finished within 30 days. The project is being sponsored by the American Legion, which owns the Trio Amusement Co. but discontinued the presenting of silent pictures when the public demanded talking pictures. The necessary repairs to the Village Hall included the construction of a fire-proof berth, the lining of the walls and celing, treating the floors with carpets and drapes for the windows. The board has leased the hall to the American Legion for two years, to be used on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights. This arrangement will leave three nights a week open for local public gatherings and entertainment.
September 25, 1919
J.E. Rhode has quit his position with the Huleatt Mercantile Co. and is succeeded by Wesley Senneff. Mr. Rhode is demonstrating and selling the Nash car.
September 25, 1905
Lewis Larson left Monday for Madison to resume his studies at the state university.
September 25, 1896
The Democrats and Populists fused and nominated the following ticket at their county conventions in Independence last Friday: A.J. Bautch, Burnside, member of the Assembly; L.H. Whitney, Lincoln, county clerk; W.P. De Bow, Preston, register of deeds; F.C. Richmond, Arcadia, district attorney; Frank Tubbs, Burnside, sheriff; Frank Bunn, Galesville, clerk of court; L.L. Solsrud, Lincoln, treasurer; George Schmidt, Arcadia, superintendent of schools; J.C. Taylor, Burnside, coroner; and H.B. Raa, Pigeon, surveyor. The ticket is a good one, but stands the same show of being elected as Bryan does.
September 25, 1886
The Norwegian concert advertised to take place in Pigeon Falls last Saturday failed to materialize on account of bad weather. Providence permitting, it will certainly take place on the evening of Sept. 25.
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