Maple Ave in Wild Rose, Waushara County Early 1900's

James "Jeff" Murty's farm in Town of Rose, Waushara County WI 1913

This farm was originally built by William John Thomas in the 1850's, William was the father of James wife, Maggie Thomas. The farm is located in the Town of Rose on 17th not far off County A West.  There was a very large rock by the driveway.

Wild Rose Sewing group early 1900's

Luella Swett Hart, X, X,  Mrs Oscar (Edna Jones) Holt, Cora Darling Schneider

Jenks School with Maty Murty, teacher and family

Picture at the Jenks School in the Town of Rose, Waushara County. Maggie Thomas Murty (1869-1958), Alice Murty Simonson (1906-1993), James "Jeff" Murty (1860-1936), Maty Murty (1895-1996), her aunt, Jennie Thomas Sherman from St Paul, not certain of last person.

Inside Smart's Store 1897

Charles A Smart over the building that Corneius Etheridge and LaForest Jones had started in the 1870;s. Cornelius left first. L A Jones brought Smart into the store  after he had married Charles sister Ella. The marriage failed so Jones sold out to Smart and left town to be a traveling salesman.. Jones later settled in Portage, Columbia County, WI. The store was located on the SE corner of Main St

and Maple Ave. It is located where the Motel is today.

Nancy, Susan & Rebecca Noble

Nancy, Susan and Rebecca Noble celebrated 

a birthday at the Wild Rose Methodist 

parsonage. The father Rev. Richard Noble 

was the Methodist minister. The picture was 

about 1957-59.

Burton Weyermeier & Ernie Knoke

Burton Weyermeier was a pro skater who taught Wild Rose children to skate. The Wild Rose Skating Club put on outside skating shows first back of Cleveland Ave near where Cal Jenks lives. Later the show moved to the area of Knoke's sawmill off from River St.  The show started in the mid 1940's and the last show was in 1953.  Mother's made customs for the skaterss.  Weyermeier doing a solo, he brought other pro or semi-pro skaters for the show.  There was snow fencing around the rink and many more people attended than the population of Wild Rose.  Parking was hard to come by but there was no charge for it.  Television is probably the reason the show ended because parents and children alike wanted to watch the new entertainment on television even if it was very snowy.