Today in Whitehall-area History

November 22, 1970

                  The deer take in this area for the opening days of the season was down only slightly from last year, with a total of 280 animals registered at the Duane Foss Mobil station. Several bucks with large racks were taken, one of the biggest by Aubyn Smith of Independence.

November 22, 1958

                  The Whitehall Times will hold an open house at its new location Saturday from 1  to 5 p.m.

November 22, 1945

                  Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hertzfeldt, who recently purchased the Gus Woychik farm in the town of Hale, have moved onto the place and are happy to be established in their new home. The Woychiks have moved into their new home on Whitehall’s east side.

November 22, 1934

                  Vernon Olson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Olger Olson of Pigeon Falls, has been seriously ill with brain fever. He is being cared for at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Ludwig Olson, at Whitehall. His condition is reported somewhat better at this writing.

November 22, 1923

                  The snow of last Thursday night has disappeared. The weather continues cool.

November 22, 1909

                  Miss Mary Berg returned to Minneapolis Monday after a three weeks’ visit with the Misses Ida and Randina Lien in Irvine Coulee.

November 22, 1894

                  A weather signal staff has been erected on the corner of A.F. Reitzel’s building.

November 22, 1880

                  Twenty-two degrees below zero is what the thermometer indicated on Monday morning.

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