Today in Whitehall-area History

October 13, 1975

                  Next week is Echo Week at Whitehall High School, Five queen candidates and their business managers will be competing to see who can sell the most annuals the winners are the Echo king and queen. Queen candidates for Echo Week are: Bonnie Arneson, Theresa Bautch, Rhonda Koepke, Debbie Oates and Susan K. Olson. All the girls are seniors. They have not yet selected their business managers.

October 13, 1960

                  The WSCS will meet Thursday at Methodist with the Mmes. Ray Shanklin and L.J. Wood as hostesses. Mrs. Ray Shanklin will be the leader. Karen Ward will report on Sunday school camp experiences.

October 13, 1949

                  Otis Larson has resigned his job as mechanic at the Auto Sales Co., where he has been employed the past six years, and has gone to Rushford, Minn., to work in a garage there.

October 13, 1937

                  Among the 12 county boys who enrolled last week Wednesday in the Civilian Conservation Corps and left on the afternoon train for the St. Croix Falls camp were Erwin Sather of Independence and Roy Stalheim, Kerwin Johnson and Charles Kimball of Whitehall.

October 13, 1926

                  A.E. Van Sickle of the Whitehall fire department is inspecting chimneys in the village. This is the season that chimneys should be attended to, if repairs or rebuilding is necessary. It may prevent serious fire loss.

October 13, 1911

                  The dance last Friday night was not largely attended, owing to the rain. The weatherman seems to have it “in” for the dancers.

October 13, 1898

                  A fire originated in the sleeping room occupied by August Ringstad on the second floor of the Solsrud, Kidder and Co. block Thursday afternoon. It seems that Mr. Ringstad was not feeling well and returned to his room to lie down. He was presumed to have been smoking a cigar and laid it on his trunk, placing his coat too near it. The room was filled with smoke which issued from the windows and was observed by passers-by. The fire was easily extinguished with a pail of water, and a serious conflagration averted.

October 13, 1887

                  Cattle are restrained in the village.

October 13, 1877

                  Frank Immel of Blair, one of the representative men of that place, gave us a pleasant call on Saturday last, and paid us in advance, as he always done, for the Messenger.

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