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| This house was in section 35 in the Town of Rose. He had 80 acres some that was in section 34. His neighbors were Darling, Eserhut and Hughes. The house faced 17th St. in the Town of Rose. He was close to the Christian Church on 17th. He and his wife Tammie Jenks Woodward were members of the Standalone Church which was located where Mt Pleasant Cemetery is today. The family later went to the Baptist Church. |
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Isaac Woodward house
Catholic Church Attempted in Wild Rose
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| This is a clipping from the Wild Rose Times. People who were members of other churces the Bishop of the Green BayDiocese. He said no because it was too close to the Hefferon. |
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Mike & Sue Anderson, and Rodney Murty
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| Mike & Sue Anderson and Rodney Murty in back. Jeff and Nathan in front. Picture taken in Stevens Point. Christmas 1981. |
Ed O'Donnel, Jack Adams and Melvin Anderson
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| During WWII Melvin Anderson had training at Old Miss. Melvin is on the right. |
Monday, April 27, 2020
Progressive School 1954-55
Back row: Gary Moody, Susan Straw Hillard, Sidney
Auck, Betty Rued Souzek, Sandra Dahlen Krings,
Robert Holt. Eileen Christensen, teacher. 2nd Row:
Jean Holt Davis, Curtis Auck,Ronald Straw, Dianne
Simonson Lehman, James Straw, Gregory Auck,
Richard Weir. Front Row: Linda Moody Babcock,
David Schwerinski, Sally Straw Moe, Antonette Weir
Wick, Jackie Thompson, Delbert Straw, Albert Poplum
Charleson Daughters and mother Ingborg
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| Back row" Inger Helene Charleson (March 11, 1867-November 21 1933) married Richard Ryerson in 1889; Tomine Charleson(December 30, 1860-February 14 1915) married Ellick Nelson in 1884; Louisa Charleson ( August 11, 1875-December 2, 1950) married Halbert Anderson in 1899. Front row: Ingeborg Helene Torjeson (June 27, 1838-April 6, 1922) married Ellick Charleson in 1856; Maren Charleson(May 22 1869-March 7, 1946) married Anton Holt in 1900 Ellick Charleson was Ellev Kjostolsen Royseland from the Sondeled parish in Aust-Agder. His wife Ingeborg was born in Holt parish in Aust-Agder. That's the most south eastern county in Norway. All their children were born in the Town of Mt Morris. |
Sunday, April 26, 2020
Bruce Stevens
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| This is a baby picture of Bruce Woodard Stevens. He was born February 14, 1912 in Wild Rose. His parents were Arthur Jackson Stevens and Julia Woodard. He was delivered by Dr Ben B Fisher. His father was the dentist who had his practice upstairs over the Mercantile Store which is where the antique store is now located. Bruce 's mother was killed in a car pedestrian accident while she was walking home from the Methodist Church. Bruce married Carol Mumbrue, daughter of Junior Mumbrue and Dora Coats. They were married and living in the Town of Springwater at the time of the 1930 census. He was working as a printer and publisher of the Wild Rose Times. They had two sons Bruce and Lawrence. Carol was born October 20, 1912 and died April 26, 2005. Carol and Bruce were divorced and she married Harold Baehr June 23, 1938. Harold Baehr died August 25, 1988. They had a son William Baehr. |
Wild Rose Main Street
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This is a picture of Wild Rose's Main St. before Highway 22 was paved. Notice the horse drawn wagon coming down the street. The garage was owned by Glenn Etheridge. |
Willim J Knights, His Wife and In-Laws
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| This picture was taken before October 9, 1920. Left to right: James Larsen, his daughter Lelah, his wife Amanda Pierce Larsen and William J Knights. James Larsen, son of Lars Anderson was born March 10, 1851 in Hovre, Denmark. His first wife was Mary Elizabeth Thomas. He married Amanda October 3, 1888. His daughter Lelah is from the second marriage. His first wife died in 1880. James Larsen worked in a variety of jobs. He was a wagon maker, cheesemaker, and ran the Wild Rose mill at one time. Mr. Knights was a co-founder of the Gideons and in 1923 he married Lelah Larsen. |
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Charles A Smart House in Wild Rose, WI
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| Charles A Smart was the first village President of Wild Rose. His house was on Main St. Notice the wooden sidewalk in front as well as the dirt Main St. |
Smart- Dopp
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| Grace Dopp Smart (1881- 1977 ) holding Virginia. Ethel Smart Shepherd (1881-1970)Reginald Smart (1903-1968, and Fred Shepherd (1877-1956) holding Winfield Smart Jr.(1903- 1968) Grace was married to Winfield Smart, Sr. |
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Harley Corning
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| Harley Corning is winding up for baseball season. Harley was the son of Clarence Corning and his wife Grace Stoddard. Harley was born in Wild Rose on March 1, 1902 and died October 25, 1995. He married Bessie Trexall on October 18, 1922. She was the daughter of Edgar and Alta Trexall and was born May 3, 1905 in the Town of Marion. Bessie died May 11, 1970. Harley married again on January 7, 1974 to Lena Kapp Pretz. She was the daughter of William and Augusta Kapp. Lena was born June 8, 1907 and died October 7, 1993. He was the owner operator of White River Electric Dam & Resort, Corning's Resort in Mt. Morris and Corning's Rock Shop in Wautoma. Harley and Bessie had two children: Duane Corning and Bunny Corning Christie. |
Dr Ben Fisher
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| Dr Ben B Fisher was born March 24, 1870 in the Town of Buffalo, Ogle County, Illinois with a post office address of Woosung. His parents were Wilson Jewett Fisher and Charlotte Ella Case. They were married in Milwaukee on December 31, 1868. Dr. Fisher married Emma Link on October 12, 1899. She was born April 9, 1871 in Milwaukee and died December 16, 1930. They first lived in Milwaukee but had moved to Wild Rose by 1905. Dr. Fisher treated Thomas Hanlon, one of the Wild Rose robbers, for gun shot wounds in October of 1905. Beside being a wonderful doctor who made house visits he also took time to serve on the Wild Rose chool board. The Fishers had 6 children only Joan lived past infancy. Even a doctor couldn't save babies from flu. Joan married Alden Attoe. In 1922, he warned people against public gatherings on account of the "Flu Epidemic". Dr. Fisher died June 4, 1947. |
Wild Rose Class of 1925
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Back Row: Kermit Clark, Mr. Butts. Middle
Row: Miss Bahlert, Norman Anderson, Carl
Brownlow, Vernon Merryfield, Glenn
Rasmussen, Lois Walters. Front Row:
Martha Jones, Margaret Huffman Farrell,
Maude Holman Haas, Lillian Eserhut
Westphal, Ruth Keppler Smith, Florence
Jones Borndahl, Elizabeth Williams,
Gwendolyn Favell Heilman.
Attoes Swimming July 4, 1921
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| This picture shows that farmers did take time to play on holidays. Father, Fred Attoe (1878-1957), Edson (1917-1921), Glenn (1914-2001), Rhoda(1908-1972) Alden(1909-2004). in the boat, Evalyn Attoe Blumer (1904-2003),in front of the boat and Pauline Schmidt Attoe, the mother (1882-1973), with her back showing . |
Frank Korleski Family
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| This is a picture of Frank Korleski and Anna Koreleski Novak The picture was probably from the 1930's. L-R Martin Korleski, Frank Korleski, John Korleski, and Peter Korleski. Martin Korleski had the Red and White Store which was located on Front Street. In May of 1921, Hershey's sold for 3 for 10 cents. Large size oatmeal was 21 cents. There was a sale on Harvest Jelly 6 oz. size 2 for 15 cents (regular price 10 cents a piece.) |
Main Street in Wild Rose With Snow
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The first snow will be here soon. This picture of
Main Street in Wild Rose faces south. On the left
you can see the sign for Colligan's Cars. Next to
it is the building where Chet Jenks had an ice
cream parlor. It is followed by Hotz and later
Holt Hardware store, Colligan's office and display
room for cars. On the right side you can see C
ornings restaurant which later was Knacksteadt's
restaurant.
Beulah and Arlene Hanson
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| This picture is in the 1921-22 time period. Beulah Hanson Jeske and her sister Arlene Hanson Haertle. Each received a doll that Christmas. They were living on Carey Avenue at that time. Their parents were George F. Hanson and Minnie Rice. George was born April 1, 1871 in Brandon, Wisconsin. His parents were Peter and Elizabeth Hanson who were from Denmark. Minnie was the daughter of James Henry Rice and Sarah Baker. She was born in the Town of Belmont, Portage County, Wisconsin on June 29, 1886. George and Minnie married June 15, 1915. George died March 8, 1950. Minnie died December 21, 1961. |
Lillian Holt
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Lillian Holt was born August 5, 1914 in Wild Rose. Her
parents were Ole Henry Holt and Alma Anderson who
were married August 23, 1911. Ole was born July 13,
1871 and died June 6, 1941. Alma was born
November 21, 1882 and died August 4, 1972. Lillian
graduated from Wild Rose High School in 1932 and
attended college in Stevens Point. She taught in Mt
Morris and left there for Lafarge in 1937. Next she
taught in Tigerton, then Kimberly, Wausau, and finally
Wauwatosa where she retired from in 1876. Many
students in Wild Rose remember her for the Holt
scholarships that are given out each year. Her siblings
were Olney and Arlene. She lived in her parents
house of 620 Division street after she retired. As a
child, she also lived in Boyceville and Plainfield. Lillian
died February 20, 1992. She is buried in the Mt.
Morris Holden Lutheran Cemetery.
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Wild Rose High School Forenics 1940-41
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Back Row: Charles Drmolka, Jane Davies Holloway,
Evelyn Kolka, Oliver Williams. Middle Row: Nan
Songe Sander, Norma Dopp Colligan, Carol
Moldenhauer Radloff. Front Row: Joy Etheridge
Kluever, Gloria Pfohl Clark, Bess Jones Alberg,
Casimur Koweleski.
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Bob Davies and the Blacksmith Shop
Robert A Davies was born November 18, 1871
in the Town of Springwater to John H Davies
nd Catherine Williams. He married Margaret
Davies, daughter of Morgan Davies and Mary
Jones, on December 6, 1893. Robert also called
Bob was a blacksmith in Wild Rose in the early
1900's. Robert died February 1, 1917 of
interstitial nephritis as well as pneumonia.
They had two children Irwin born July 1, 1897
and Margaret who was born August 17, 1909.
1936 Class Play cast
Back row: Jane Wiora, Beulah Hanson Jeske,
Laverne Jeffers. Front row: Gertrude Hanson
Grunde, Myron Lowe, Harvey Baker, Elizabeth
Newmann, Elwyn Zick, Mary Louise Hartwig,
Norbert Milliken.
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