Posted Oct 17, 2009; 3:57 AM
Traveling Back for Oct. 17
75 Years Ago: 1934 About 125 unemployed workers met last week at Moeller's Hall and formed a permanent organization similar to what already is in operation in Green Bay and other cities.
The light wagon driven by Tommy Tong Jr. at the top of the hill west of the Borchert farms was struck by an Appleton salesman's car last Wednesday. Tommy suffered a badly cut lower lip but otherwise escaped serious injury. The horses were unhurt.
A fire of unknown origin started at the dumping ground southeast of the city of Ephraim Tuesday evening and had spread into the trees by the time the firemen were on the scene. The high wind threatened the efforts to the point that it created the concern that houses in the village might be lost. Fire Chief Al. Paschke quickly organized his firemen as well as volunteers, and the fire was held in check.
Deaths: Henry Weber, 55, Sturgeon Bay; Soren M. Johnson, 62, Madison; John J. Stellwagen, 75, Egg Harbor; Charles Leist, 68, formerly of Egg Harbor, at Escanaba; Mrs. Carl McAllister, 25, Sturgeon Bay; and Bernard Lyons, 84, Platteville, Mo.
Births: Sons to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Helser, Kenosha, Oct. 18; M/M Francis Gleasner, Sturgeon Bay, Oct. 17; M/M Henry Schneider, Sturgeon Bay, Oct. 13, M/M Harold Raye, Sturgeon Bay, Oct. 19; M/M Arthur Scheicher, Egg Harbor, Oct. 12; and M/M Walter DeCharme, Sturgeon Bay, Oct. 11. Daughters to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Anderson, Sawyer, Oct. 15; M/M Cedric Tipler, Sturgeon Bay, Oct. 19; M/M Bernard May, Sturgeon Bay, Oct. 1; and M/M Julius Dort, Sawyer, Oct. 14.
Licensed to wed: Ben Denil, rural Brussels, and Joyce May, Sawyer, Oct. 17; Raymond Bahlert, Sister Bay, and Lucy Haffner, Baileys Harbor, Oct. 13; Jule Tebon, rural Brussels, and Mathlida Vandertie, Brussels, Oct. 24; Raymond Knutson, rural Sturgeon Bay, and Adeline Pfeifer, Sturgeon Bay, Oct. 16; Irving Frea, Sturgeon Bay, and Alice Reinhard, Fish Creek, Oct. 17; Oliver Schinkten, Sawyer, and Margaret Gigot, Brussels, Oct. 18; Harry Vandertie, Brussels, and Rose Rass, Union, Oct. 23; Lawrence Giigot, rural Brussels, and Lorriane Tabordon, Luxemburg, Oct. 30; Rufus Rachow, rural Sturgeon Bay, and Viola Wetak, Sawyer, Oct. 23; and William Mullen, Algoma, and Alice Matzke, Forestville, Oct. 21.
100 Years Ago: 1909 Never before in the history of the country were so many autos marshaled in one body as last Thursday, when seven machines each laden with four passengers and the chauffeur left the city to convey the members of the State Road Commission to the northern section for the purpose of permitting them to inspect the main highways in that part of the county.
There was fun galore at Herman Hempel's in Sevastopol last Friday, on which occasion the new granary was taken possession of by a large number of the young people of the neighborhood. The Lily Bay orchestra furnished music for the dance.
Don Lavassor, Roy Lavassor and Cliff Greisen on Monday went to Beloit, where they have subsequently found employment.
Bingham Bros. has for some time been busy picking apples on the John Ryan orchard, and the better grade is bringing $2.75 a barrel.
Edward Ollinger and Henry Propsom on Saturday returned home from their remarkable canoe trip of 2,500 miles to the Gulf of Mexico.
Births: A son to Mr. and Mrs. Barney Haen.
Licensed to wed: Alfred Baudhuin, Union, and Mary Virlee, Brussels; Charles Kostichka, Ahnapee, and Ledvin Delfosse, Brussels; Louis Bangel, Sevastopol, and Lena Krauel, Egg Harbor; and Jack Charles, Union, and Julia Wautlet, Brussels.
125 Years Ago: 1884 Capt. Casgrain's cranberry marsh produced 46 barrels of as fine berries as were ever grown anywhere.
The weather has continued so mild during the fall as to cause an unusual drain upon the resources of the ice dealers of the vicinity.
1,200 Door County Republicans assembled and were treated to an address from John C. Spooner of Hudson.
It has been reported that a vessel, which has been identified as the schooner Lizzie Grant, has been discover capsized near Death's Door. It is also believed that the crew of four was lost in the event.
The storms of the last few days have broken the capsized schooner, Bessie Boalt, all to pieces and the debris is scattered along the beach at Two Rivers. The same heavy weather drove the barge D.R. Martin aground at the head of this bay.
George Kemp, 18, the oldest son of Matt Kemp, was killed in an accident in the upper mill Monday, when a stick of wood was thrown from a saw, piercing him in the neck.
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