Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Isaac Woodward house

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.

Mrs Peter (Celia Knutson) Waala Obituary


Waushara County Cow Testing Association


Wild Rose Service Roll WWI


Wild Rose, WI Chautauqua Program


Wild Rose Street Lights Powered by the Rose Milling Co.


Walter Walters Drowns From Wild Rose Times


Norbert Zick Injured


Mrs Martha Jensen Bacon


Melinda Eserhut Dies of Typhoid Fever


Funeral for Mrs Rev. A S Dahl


Letter from Max Colligan in WWI


Recital at Wild Rose M. E. Church


Wild Rose Red & Whites beat Beaver Dam 16-5


Margaret Williams Obit. in Wild Rose Times


Melcher Lumber Co Sold To Clyde Terrill


Belle Metcalf Patterson Obit. in Wild Rose Times


WWI letter from Chauncey Lane


Ariel Evans Marries William Bartlett in Wild Rose Times


Anna Johnson Ryerson Obituary In Wild Rose Times 1916


Andrew Etheridge's Threshing Machine Fire at Will Darlings


Abigail Williams Obituary


Anderson Store in MT Morris Visted By Thieves


John Campbell Letter to Wild Rose Times During WWI


Jane Lowe Obituary in Wild Rose times 1919


Letter from Irvin Peterson in Wild Rose Times During WWI


Catholic Church Attempted in Wild Rose

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

Claude Clark Leaves for Service


Wild Rose Pickle Factory 1910


Mike & Sue Anderson, and Rodney Murty

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

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 

Early Main Street in Wild Rose After 1901


Charleson Daughters and mother Ingborg

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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



















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

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

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




















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

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

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.

Wild Rose High School Forenics 1940-41


















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.