Eldred Etheridge on the right side.

It may be surprising to see some from Wild Rose in Arab clothing but the man on the right is Eldred Delwin Etheridge. He was born in Wild Rose on March 9, 1913. His parents were Milfred G. Etheridge and Alice E Jenks. The family moved to Clintonville after the birth of his brother, Elwyn who was born Jan. 30, 1916. Eldred was often called Alex.  In the class prophecy, he was to be a minister.  In real life he worked as a sales representative for FWD from Clintonville. Eldred traveled for the company and was stationed in Egypt for some time.  He married Sylvia Westphal on June 15, 1956 by Rev. William Elmer at Maadi Community Church in Cairo,Egypt.  He also was a sales representative for many years in Philadelphia. 

Jesse Etheridge, Merriam Jeffers, Sever Nelson, Andrew Nelson, Edgar Evans

In Dakota during harvest

Pam & Taffy

Taffy was a wonderful cat.  He was willing to be dressed in doll clothes an then put in a doll's bed and covered up.  He wore bonnets and booties as well as dresses.

Writing Desk of William Griffiths

This desk is from about 1830. The desk belonged to William Griffiths who brought it over about 1862 from Wales.  The desk is on display in the Wild Rose Historical Society Museum in Wild Rose WI.

Camp Hiwela on Round Lake near Wild Rose WI

Camp Hiwela was a Camp Fire Girls camp.

Colleen, Louise & Pam Early 1960's

Colleen Collligan Sommer, Louise Leuthold Williams and  

Pam Anderson at the Leuthold house on Grove Ave.  This is 

the house they had after they move to Oklahoma in 1956 and

 came back to Wild Rose in the summer. Ed Leuthold left the 

hardware store to teach in Muskogee,

Theodore Keppler's Harness Shop & Shoe Repair

The people are Theodore, Ruth, Archie and Henry in this picture of the harness shop. This building is part of the Wild Rose Historical Museum. The front is a gift shop, the middle is a general store and the back of the building is a weaving room with a loom, spinning wheels, a flax breaker, quilts, shawls, and coverlets.