April 1, 1972
A Whitehall Agricultural Service truck was totally destroyed by fire which broke out while employees were repairing the vehicle Saturday.
April 1, 1958
Sharon Boero and Bernard Colby, town of Chimney Rock, received the Winona Daily News Award for Heroism at a broadcast over station KWNO, Winona, Tuesday. The award was for rescuing the children of Mr. and Mr. Robert Everson from a fire that burned their home and store north of Independence Feb. 9. These two will be the first persons to receive the award, which consists of $100 in cash and a certificate describing the heroic act, since its establishment in 1952.
April 1, 1948
Mr. and Mrs. Al Maule and children have vacated the second-floor apartment in the Harold Lindstrom residence and moved to Independence. The Lindstroms are using the additional room themselves.
April 1, 1935
Relatives and friends of the (Pigeon Falls) community surprised Robert Tomten Monday on his 44th birthday. Mrs. Herman Hanson made the cake and brought all the trimmings. Mr. Tomten as presented with a sum of money as a remembrance of the occasion. Robert lost his left hand in a corn shredder last fall.
April 1, 1920
The old foundation of the Lutheran church has been taken out, and things are being put in readiness for the construction of the new building, as soon as materials arrive.
April 1, 1908
A baseball league has been formed between the high schools of Trempealeau County. Four teams have already entered, and Whitehall has confidence in its team.
April 1, 1896
April came in lion-like. We are having March weather this month.
April 1, 1886
The logging camps are rapidly breaking up and the westbound trains on the Green Bay are daily crowded. The average number loaded with poor whiskey may be seen on each train.
March 31, 1970
Twenty-three supervisory and management personnel of Tri-County Memorial Hospital are participating in a management workshop here on Tuesday afternoons. The following personnel of the Whitehall hospital are participating: Dorothy Aberg, Patricia Amundson, Barbara Gronemus, Doris Hardie, Sharon Haugen, Alice Johnson, Dorothy Johnson, Amy Kastad, Bernice Kulig, Sondra Larson, Clarence Mathson, Esther McDonald, Donna Miller, Margaret Neff, Donald Pearson, Dennis Peterson, Jean Polkowske, Catherine Robertson, Connie Scharlau, Jean Scow, Sandra Slabik, Helen Van Sickle and Marie Woychik.
March 31, 1958
About 40 neighbors and friends called on Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Golden at their home in the town of Hale Monday evening for a farewell party. The Goldens will move to Whitehall soon.
March 31, 1943
Magnus Sagen of Pigeon was in town Wednesday, and stated that it will be some time before his back injury is entirely healed. Mr Sagen was struck by a falling tree while working in the woods several weeks ago.
March 31, 1932
County Superintendent Tillie Sylfest, chairman of the Junior Red Cross in Trempealeau County, has turned over to Dr. R.L. MacCornack more than 500 packages of seeds, which will be sent to the Red Cross Chapter at Huron, S.D., for distribution among needy families in the drought area. The seeds were collected at schools throughout the county.
March 31, 1921
York — Stevens Jennings is now driving a Ford car. Mrs. Evenson is having her household goods moved to Pigeon Falls, where she has purchased a home. She intends to live with her grandchildren and brother, Otto Flugstad.
March 31, 1907
An exceptionally interesting Easter program, prepared by Mrs. C.F. Huleatt, was rendered at the M.E, Church Sunday morning. The little folks spoke and sang, and their effort in connection with the music by the choir and Whitehall orchestra made a program that it would be hard to improve upon.
March 31, 1892
You may get there at the eleventh hour in politics sometimes. Should you venture on this suggestion, we can print your tickets at the drop of the hat — bullet-proof, and guaranteed to elect if used in sufficient numbers.
March 31, 1880
Whitehall and vicinity anticipate a large patronage for the summer resorts this season. Gov. Wing, of the American, and Moses, of the Exchange, inform us that an unusual number of southern people will seek the inviting retreats and trout, sucker and bullhead waters of this locality this summer.
March 30, 1972
Stephanie Hoff of Pigeon Falls and Kristine and Martha Monson of Whitehall have been named to the dean’s list at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.
March 30, 1958
Mr. and Mrs. Ardell Linnerud of St. Paul spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carsten Linnerud. Ardell expects to get his master’s degree in dairy husbandry at the University of Minnesota this year and then will study for his doctor’s degree.
March 30, 1949
Applications were taken at the Green Bay and Western Railroad station last Wednesday for 80 men to be employed on two extra gangs by the company commencing April 4. Rudolph Hagen, the regular foreman in charge of the Independence crew, is in charge of the surfacing gang, and Jake Skroch of Independence is the boss of the rail gang.
March 30, 1934
Prof. and Mrs. Nels Erickson and children Irene and Paul of Glenwood City were visitors with his sister, Mrs. Henry Everson and family in this village and his brothers Albert and Ed and families in Pigeon Falls from Friday to Monday, Easter vacation.
March 30, 1919
Some people forgot to turn the clock ahead Sunday morning, and consequently got to church just in time for the benediction.
March 30, 1907
The Whitehall and Pigeon Trading Association, dealing in farm machinery, has sold its stock to Pete Paulson and Geo. Larson, two prominent businessmen in this vicinity. The charter expired March 30, and the former firm has had a long and prosperous business for 20 years.
March 30, 1894
The Harrison Consolidated Minstrels failed to show up here Friday night as advertised.
March 30, 1882
There is every prospect of an early spring this year, leaving out of our calculations the weather prophets’ predictions. Though not a weather prophet, nor the son of a prophet of any kind, The Times advises that the garden tools be gotten out and sharpened up for an early onslaught on the vegetables.
March 29, 1972
Awards were presented at the March Cub Scout Pack 78 meeting as follows: Jeff Zeller, Bobcat pin; Kurt Stellpflug, Bear badge and gold arrow; Richie Johnson, Bear badge and gold and silver arrow; Greg Kubisiak, Denner badge; David Pfeiffer, Bear badge; Mark Webster, gold and two silver arrows; Jody Elmore, aquanaut, naturalist, engineer, artist, geologist and outdoorsman badges.
March 29, 1962
Members of the Trempealeau County Development Corporation voted Thursday night to incorporate. The corporation will aid local businessmen who wish to expand, and help new businesses get started in the county.
March 29, 1949
Everett Everson, Bernt Moe and John Wilberg, all of Whitehall, received bachelor of science degrees, and Bennie Fremstad, Whitehall, a bachelor of business administration degree, from the University of Wisconsin, at the end of the first semester. Charles Johnson, Hixton, and Sigurd Lokken , Pigeon Falls, received bachelor of science degrees.
March 29, 1935
The Rev. George Ulviden of La Crosse, pastor of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in that city, will be the speaker at a Luther League banquet to be held in the local church parlors Friday. The Rev. Ulviden is known as a splendid speaker with something worthwhile to say, especially to young people. His address will be the feature of the evening, but there will also be music, furnished by the congregation’s talent. The price for the complete, two-course dinner is 15¢, as the banquet is not held to make money.
March 29, 1922
An inch of snow fell last night, and prospects for more do not presage the early making of gardens. Old Man Winter evidently enjoys sitting in the lap of spring.
March 29, 1909
George Reitzel was over from Hale Monday and bought a pair of standard bred mares of Anton Davidson for $500.
March 29, 1899
A special meeting of the village board was held yesterday morning for the purpose of considering a proposition to establish a free public library and reading room. The members of the board were all present, and voted six to one in favor of the proposition. An appropriation of $500 was voted to effect the establishment. President Harnden thereupon appointed the following who, along with Prof. C.F. Huleatt, principal of the village school, constitute the board of directors to govern such library: H.L. Ekern, J.O. Melby, E. Berg, Ludvig Solsrud, Mrs. W.J. Webb, Mrs. O. Rogan, Mrs. W.H. Stallings, A. Dake and F.E. Beach. Whitehall is the first village in Trempealeau County to vote an appropriation for such a good cause, and the members of the village council are to congratulated for their progressive public spirit in this direction. Whitehall is small, but she gets there just the same.
March 29, 1888
Dr. H.N. Rogers has secured the services of a first-class Scandinavian pharmacist, who will arrive and take charge of his drug store about the first of next month.
March 29, 1876
The railroad east of here has been put in good condition, the bridges rebuilt, and trains are now running regularly to this place from the east. Repairs will be commenced at once on the road west of here, and it is hoped that it will be but a short time before the whole line will be put in active operation. The damage sustained by the road west of here is by far the worst.
March 28, 1968
Two Whitehall school district staff members have resigned their positions. Louise Johnson, who teaches first grade at the Sunset school, will take a position with another school district. Larry Linse, history and biology teacher and wrestling coach, has not decided on his plans.
March 28, 1958
Mr. and Mrs. Ardell Linnerud of St. Paul spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carsten Linnerud. They drove to Madison Friday, where Ardell talked to the professors in the husbandry department at the University of Wisconsin. Ardell expects to get his master’s degree in dairy husbandry at the University of Minnesota this year and then will study for his doctor’s degree.
March 28, 1945
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hagen and daughter Rita vacated the Albert Fremstad house in Pigeon Falls Wednesday and moved into the Earl Larson house in Whitehall. Mr. and Mrs. Fremstad moved Thursday and Friday.
March 28, 1933
Lewis Welen and family moved Tuesday from the house on the Arne Rasmussen farm west of town to the Nyberg house a mile east of this village. Henrick Herness intends to move into the Rasmussen residence soon and operate the farm.
March 28, 1918
Move your fences if they encroach upon the trunk line highways. Read official notice.
March 28, 1907
Farmers are plowing on light soil.
March 28, 1895
Hale — John McCormick expects to leave for the west soon, where he has been engaged to work on one of A.S. Swarthout’s large Dakota farms.
March 28, 1886
There was a snowstorm here Sunday and about six inches of snow fell.
March 27, 1975
The Whitehall school board has accepted the resignations of phy ed and art teacher Flora Diffie and elementary guidance counselor Levy Garcia.
March 27, 1960
The fire department was called to put out a small chimney fire at the Don Johnson residence Sunday morning.
March 27, 1950
School was closed Monday and Tuesday in the York and Schimmerhorn districts because of road conditions.
March 27, 1934
One thousand pounds of milk-wheato were received at the Red Cross headquarters here Tuesday for distribution among the needy of the county. Trempealeau County is assisting about 500 families with Red Cross relief.
March 27, 1921
The hard wind early Sunday morning broke a portion of the plate glass window on the east side of the Model. No damage was done otherwise, except the usual telephone trouble.
March 27, 1906
Messrs. O.P. Larson and G.M. Steig departed Tuesday for Fairdale, N. D., to note the prospects for engaging in the general merchandise business there.
March 27, 1890
It is announced that the Hon. A.H. Lewis, of Hale, has been appointed to weigh mail on the railroad line from Fairchild to Eleva.
March 27, 1878
We call attention to the new ad of J. S. Tull, in another column. He has moved into his new building, one door north of the American House. He can make or sell you new boots and shoes, and at bottom rates for cash. Drop in and see his new quarters.
March 26, 1975
Warren and Virginia Herried held a grand opening at their new Coast to Coast store last week Wednesday.
March 26, 1963
Members of Coral Rebekah Lodge meeting tonight at the IOOF Hall will prepare for the district meeting to be held at Eau Claire April 6. Miss Amy Kins will be hostess.
March 26, 1953
Seth F. Speerstra writes that he is now employed at the P.A. Lignell Pharmacy at Superior and he and his family are settled in their new home. Seth was formerly employed at the Ede pharmacy in Mondovi.
March 26, 1942
Miss Fredricka Hoff, student at Whitehall High School, who has been staying at the R.E. Reinke home in Whitehall, has moved to the Rev. C.K. Malmin home in Pigeon Falls. The Reinkes moved this week to Fort Smith, Ark.
March 26, 1925
A fund is being raised in Whitehall and neighborhood to help those who suffered so terribly from the effects of the tornado that swept over Illinois and Indiana. You do not need to wait for a member of the collecting committee to call on you, as donations may be left at either of the Whitehall banks. Let everyone act as quickly as possible. This is a matter of immediate attention.
March 26, 1914
The Solsrud Mercantile Co. is about to construct a balcony on both sides and the rear end of the interior of their store, which will add greatly to the convenience of the establishment.
March 26, 1903
John Korslund has sold his 160-acre farm in Sjuggerud Coolee to Ole Peterson of La Crosse County, the price paid being $3,200. Mr. Korslund has an auction sale on the 4th of April; he and his son will go to North Dakota, where they expect to locate.
March 26, 1894
Ben Olson of Hale called Monday and renewed his subscription. Mr. Olson was the first to seed this spring in Trempealeau County, at least so far as we have heard, having sown six acres of spring wheat on his farm the 13th.
March 26, 1880
The wind, on Good Friday, indicated a half corn crop.
March 25, 1974
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Ralph Rasmuson, a Whitehall native, is one of nine players nominated for the Wisconsin State University Conference Most Valuable Player award.
March 25, 1961
Guests at the Leonard Gjestvang home at Hale Saturday were the Alvin Kleppen family of Ettrick. Mrs. Kleppen is a niece of the Gjestvangs.
March 25, 1949
A.E. Nehring and sons of Whitehall are cited for beautifying their barnyard in an article in the April issue of Capper’s Farmer. A photograph showing the barn and outbuilding accompanies the article. The Nehring farm is halfway between Whitehall and Blair on Hwy. 53.
March 25, 1939
In checking up on golf, we find we are not timely in naming the first players of the season in Whitehall. Way back on March 25, R.S. Calkins and John and Willie Johnson shouldered their golf bags, strolled down to the course and played several holes. If you remember, the weather was much more pleasant then than now. Anyhow, the three should be given credit for opening the golf season in Whitehall.
March 25, 1927
Mrs. W.E. Risberg entertained last Friday in honor of her daughter, Marie Ardis. The little miss was eight years old. Supper was served at 5:30. The table was decorated in pink and white. Later in the evening the guests were taken to the movies.
March 25, 1915
George Thompson has leased the Even Erickson farm in Pigeon, known as the Ed Schaefer place, and will move his family there next week.
March 25, 1901
Miller James Larson was injured in the face and on the hands last Monday forenoon, while throwing dynamite bombs to break the ice gorges around his milldam. He held on a moment too long, and it exploded a second after he threw it. The concussion injured his eyes and affected his hearing; he was laid up for 48 hours, but is now able to direct his business affairs.
March 25, 1886
This is the kind of weather that brings out the corner loafers to take a sun bath.
March 25, 1876
A Philharmonic society was organized here last Saturday night. Success to them, we say.
March 24, 1975
The Green Bay Packers — with help from referees Bob Bensend, Eliot Solsrud and Larry Sosalla — defeated the Whitehall All-Stars Sunday in an exhibition sponsored by the Quarterback Club. The Packer All-Stars included Larry Krause, Chester Marcol, Rich McGeorge, Gale Gillingham, Bill Hayhoe, Dick Himes and Tom McCloud.
March 24, 1964
Loren Hanson, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Hanson, Fuller Coulee, as cut a record of his most requested song as a folk singer. Hanson teamed up with Brad Salzwedel of Milwaukee, a friend he met at the University of Wisconsin farm short course, to make the recording. Hanson’s most recent appearance in this area was as featured guitarist and singer at a district 4-H hootenanny at Sparta in December.
March 24, 1954
Mrs. B.M. Skogstad will entertain the Whitehall Women’s Study Club Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. O.B. Sletteland will discuss religious paintings and and Mrs. William A. Johnson will give topics of the day.
March 24, 1943
Miss Mary Resig has discontinued her studies at the state university and is spending this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Resig of Whitehall, before going to Washington, D.C., to seek employment.
March 24, 1932
Dr. R.L. MacCornack, county Red Cross chairman, has appointed Judge John Gaveney to take charge of a movement that is going forward to furnish garden seeds to poor families in Trempealeau County. All who have garden seeds to spare and who wish to help this worthy project should send their contributions to Mr. Gaveney at Whitehall, who will distribute them and give advice as to their planting. This will not only aid materially in securing plenty of garden foodstuff for next winter as well as the summer season, but it will tend to make indigent families more self-supporting.
March 24, 1921
The Mabbett-Harper Tobacco Co. has finished work at the tobacco warehouse here, and some of the help has gone to Tomah, where that concern has another office.
March 24, 1910
Luzern Weeks is having his residence overhauled and the interior more conveniently arranged.
March 24, 1898
Mrs. Minnie Gilbertson, the wife of John O. Gilbertson, has bought W.G. Fuller’s stock of groceries and will continue the business at the old stand. The business is in the charge of her husband.
March 24, 1887
We are having fine spring weather. Wheels have taken the place of runners. The large fall of snow is rapidly disappearing.
March 23, 1972
Leonard Anderson has been appointed chairman of the town of Pigeon, filling out the term of Melvin Anaas, who died last month.
March 23, 1958
Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Shepherd and daughter Gayle and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shepherd of Arcadia visited Sunday evening at the Ernest Shepherd home.
March 23, 1948
Whitehall High School students qualifying for the regional forensics competion during the district contest held Tuesday at Osseo were: Janet Olson, humorous declamation; and Anna Mae Anderson, extemporaneous reading.
March 23, 1936
A landslide estimated at between 400 and 500 cubic yards of earth, rock and trees was released from the hill south of the Bert Kulig farm Monday evening, blocking what is known as the Marchinek curve on No. 121 between Whitehall and Independence. A highway crew was immediately put to work and the laborers worked most of the night, opening a one-lane traffic lane through the mud, rock and chunks of frozen earth.
March 23, 1923
Upper Pigeon — Henry Larson moved his household goods last Friday from Jarstad’s house to a farm near Osseo, where he will reside for the coming summer.
March 23, 1909
Pigeon Falls: Rev. Christophersen suffered a stroke of paralysis Tuesday afternoon and died shortly afterwards. The sorrowing family has the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement.
March 23, 1897
A break in the waterworks pipe system precipitated all the water from the reservoir Tuesday morning, but prompt action by Superintendent Quackenbush in remedying the defect enabled the pump to start yesterday afternoon.
March 23, 1885
The Whitehall skating club filed articles of incorporation Monday. The object of the corporation is to construct and maintain a hall to be used for roller-skating, lectures, gymnastic exercises and other lawful amusements. From this we infer that the rink talk so long indulged in has not been gibberish, but takes the form of stern sense and will soon develop a building of huge proportions, suitable not only for roller skating but many other uses to which it can be put with profit to the company. The work of building will commence soon.
March 22, 1973
The Whitehall city council has revoked the five-day suspension of city police officer John Sikora. Police Chief George Fromm said Sikora, who was suspended for his handling of an arrest, will remain on a 90-day probation.
March 22, 1960
Archie Lowe entered the Lutheran hospital at La Crosse again last Tuesday evening for medical care.
March 22, 1945
Milton Dahl has moved his family from the Iver Olson farm in Hale to the former Lawrence Renning place in Welch Coulee, which he purchased recently from Fred Gutow.
March 22, 1935
Mrs. John Wieczorek of Hale had a birthday Friday, which brought her two surprise parties the same afternoon, one when a dozen of her neighbor ladies came in, loaded down with good things to eat and presents, and the other when as many children from the Pike school dropped in with handkerchiefs after school. Mrs. Wieczorek made ice cream for her guests and a royal time was enjoyed by the oldest and youngest and all in between.
March 22, 1926
The village caucus held at the Village Hall Monday attracted more taxpayers than have been present for many years at such occasions. The meeting was very harmonious, in fact so much so that about the only pleasure many of them got out of it was the nomination of a constable. Thirty years ago, that was an office that none jeered at, and all would accept, if offered the honor. However, times have changed, and the earning power of a constable along with them. Dr. F.E. Van Sickle and J. Orren Gilbertson were nominated to run for that post.
March 22, 1911
Nels Kensmoe of Hale was in town yesterday, the first time since last fall.
March 22, 1897
The high water has not particularly inconvenienced the denizens of this place the past week. Some alarm was felt for the welfare of the mill, when the flood was at its height and great masses of ice were pressing against the dam, but Miller Larson had taken precautions and serious damage was avoided. Grant Winner, who resides on the low lands north of town, was forced to take shelter with his family on higher ground. No trains arrived from Winona Monday or Tuesday.
March 22, 1884
Considerable annoyance to conductors on the Green Bay line is occasioned by the boisterous conduct of men returning from the pineries. Saturday, Conductor Seymour was compelled to administer a little corporal punishment to young Cornelius Lynch, of Ettrick, who was creating a disturbance on his train. The young man showed fight, but soon found Mr. Seymour a dangerous man to fool with against his will. It is a cold day when a rowdy gets away with Frank Seymour.
March 21, 1974
Clarence “Chink” Johnson of Whitehall retired last month after working at the Trempealeau County Courthouse for 35 years, 23 of those as clerk of courts.
March 21, 1961
Winners of the Helen Mears art contest sponsored by the L.A.M.P.C. Club have been announced. They are Georgia Scow, first; Wallace Neitzke, Pleasantville grade school, second; Gregory Pavek, third; Virginia Patterson, fourth; and William Lundstrom, fifth. Mrs. Althea Nolan, art teacher in the Whitehall schools, supervised the art work. The theme this year was “What I Like Best About the World We Live In.”
March 21, 1946
Gustav Thompson, Altken, Minn., arrived Thursday for a few days visit with his brother-ln-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mahlum, Irvin coulee; with his brother, Chris Thompson, Plum Creek, and with other relatives and friends In the area.
March 21, 1933
Earl Olson and family have moved from the second floor in the Ed Scott House on Blair St. to the residence of the late Peter Nelson at the end of Main St.
March 21, 1923
Spring began yesterday at 10:29 a.m., and was really a spring-like day, but the weatherman persists in turning things topsy-turvy. Just when we are beginning to feel that the sting of winter is disappearing, he shoots another snow storm, to be followed by cold. The forecast is that way, and conditions today appear to confirm the prediction.
March 21, 1913
Electric light service was resumed in the village Friday night after a week’s interruption. The resumption was duly appreciated.
March 21, 1901
How is this for March?
March 21, 1889
Pigeon — The post office agitation in this vicinity is at a high pitch, and several heavy shocks have been experienced in consequence.
March 21, 1876
Our townspeople turned out Tuesday and succeeded in getting a large portion of the bridge back onto the ground. It will be put in order at once.
March 20, 1972
The Tarrant, Mattka and Robertson law firm, Whitehall, has opened a branch office at Pigeon Falls, located in the old bank building, with Fred Berns, the firm’s new associate, in charge.
March 20, 1960
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed a two and a half story farm home about two miles north of York in Beaver Creek Sunday. It was owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Neil Humphrey Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Neil Humphrey Jr. Neighbors who gathered quickly after the fire was discovered were able to remove most of the furniture from both stories and to save two parakeets. The two Humphrey couples had gone to Black River Falls so were not at home when the fire was discovered by neighbors Curtis and Menford Olson. The Pigeon Falls and Hixton fire departments saved the flames from spreading to the barn, chicken coop, a summer kitchen and garage.
March 20, 1949
At 5:48 p.m. on Sunday, Old Man Winter passed from the scene and spring was ushered in. To remind natives that spring was here, Jack Rhode carried on his custom of coming downtown with a straw hat as headgear. Nappy, Jack’s Labrador, was also decked out in a straw topper.
March 20, 1938
The golf season was unofficially opened Sunday when Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Rice, R.S. Calkins and John and Willie Johnson tried out the course on the upper table. The golfers did not attempt to use the greens, but the fairways were sufficiently dry to permit batting the little pill around.
March 20, 1923
Rudolph Holmen of Hale was here Tuesday and purchased a new Minneapolis tractor and separator through B.B. Olson, the local dealer.
March 20, 1913
Olaf Ackley of Pigeon departed last Thursday for Des Moines, Iowa, where he has a job as assistant electrical engineer on a large building in the process of construction.
March 20, 1902
Mr. and Mrs. John Lamberson departed this week for a temporary residence at Winona, occupying the residence they took from their son, Dr. A.J., in part payment for their farm in this township. Mr. Lamberson’s health has been poor for some time and he will now take a much-needed rest from active business duties.
March 20, 1890
The prevalence of measles has caused a decided falling off in attendance at our graded school.
March 22, 1876
An easier feeling prevails — two loads of beer came into town, from Trempealeau, last Monday night.
March 19, 1973
Negotiators for the Whitehall Teachers Association and the school board bargained for five hours Monday night, then set another session for this week Wednesday. Prior to Monday’s meeting, the teacher representatives voted to give their action committee the authority to call a strike if the negotiations break down.
March 19, 1963
Rosemary Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin Anderson, Whitehall, has been inducted into Phu Upsilon Omicron, a national professional organization of college women majoring in home economics, at Stout State College, Menomonnie. Miss Anderosn is a sophomore home economics major, and was on the dean’s honor roll for the first semester.
March 19, 1948
The MacDowell Junior Music Club met with Kari Lynn Rice Friday evening with Nancy Boll as the leader. Taking part in the program were Joan Thoreson, Joyce Herness, Joan Hunter, Solveig Ambli, Dorothy Birkeland, Virginia Mattson and Anne Holtan. Mrs. John A. Jacobsen, piano teacher, is organizer of the club.
March 19, 1935
The men of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church will give their annual supper at the church parlors, Tuesday, and will serve lutefisk, lefse, meatballs, mashed potatoes and gravy and more. Music while you eat by the high school orchestra.
March 19, 1925
The second-annual smoker given by the Otis E. Hutchins American Legion was held at the Village Hall Thursday evening. Almost 175 residents of the village and surrounding community responded to the Legion boys’ invitation, and whist was played at nearly 40 tables from 9 p.m. to the midnight hour. During this time the boys carried out their promise of a smoker — smokes and smoke were very much in evidence everywhere, and the supply of both seemed limitless. The fragrant aroma of coffee was sniffed through the Havana camouflage at about 11 p.m., after which the throng was served generously with meat sandwiches, pickles, cookies and cake.
March 19, 1914
Anton Davidson and Claude Everson shipped their tobacco to a party at Westby last week.
March 19, 1904
Fred Sather fell from the old Getts building roof, which he was clearing of snow Saturday, and sustained painful injuries, necessitating a lay up and afterward the use of a crutch and cane. No bones were broken.
March 19, 1891
Great sport is being enjoyed by the young people coasting on Sherwood's Hill.
March 19, 1880
Christian Frederickson, of the town of Hale, was taken by Sheriff Hagestad to the Insane Asylum at Madison Friday last. Religion and love seemed to have been the most important subjects which have occupied his mind for some time, and finally terminated in insanity. It is hoped he will soon recover.
March 18, 1975
Mayor Lambert Gronemus’s veto of a city council resolution to hire a deputy city clerk-treasurer came under fire from several aldermen at Tuesday's meeting, but the council did not overturn the veto.
March 18, 1963
Bonnie Burt, a sophomore at Whitehall High School, will be one of 28 girls who will model new spring fashions on WEAU-TV Monday night.
March 18, 1948
Brakebush Bros. of Chicago, who operate an egg-purchasing plant in East Whitehall, have purchased a lot from Olaf Larson and plan to erect a residence there this year for their local manager. Bennie Peterson, Blair farmer and father of Eyvind Peterson, who has the John Deere business on the east side, has purchased a building lot from Elmer Larson.
March 18, 1938
Jack Rhode officially opened the spring season Friday, by wearing his straw hat. This is Jack’s annual duty, which he performs with his usual broad smile and greeting, “Fine weather!” Adolph Hallingstad claims to have officially welcomed spring to the town of Pigeon by wearing a straw hat Sunday. He appeared on the streets of Whitehall in such headgear to prove that, even further north, it is warming up.
March 18, 1924
Olof Berget of Schimmerhorn Valley was a business visitor at Whitehall Tuesday. Olof has just recovered from a siege of la grippe, and reports that many in his valley are indisposed with this malady.
March 18, 1910
The robin showed up Friday last, just after our inquiry. Here’s hoping that its wings won’t get frosted like last year.
March 18, 1897
W.G. Fuller and Grant Winner have just received letters patent on a scraper. This implement is intended to reduce the labor of the farmer in keeping his stables clean, and seems destined to become a source of wealth for the inventors.
March 18, 1886
The boys are coming out of the pineries.
March 17, 1972
Whitehall High School students who received A ratings in the subdistrict forensic contest at Taylor were: Joyce Lambertson and Naomi Gunderson, prose readings; Natalie Anderson, poetry reading; Kim Otterson, extemporaneous speaking; and Kathleen Fischer, significant speech.
March 17, 1961
Nine local Scouts represented Whitehall’s Troop 78 at the Junior Leaders Conference held at Hixton Friday and Saturday. They were Bruce Ausderau, Ronald Bieri, Roger Bieri, Rolf Blank, Rodney Everson, Dennis Kulig, Roger Melby, Bruce Nordhagen and Danny Shepherd. Whitehall parents transporting the Scouts were Clarence Kulig, Ardell Melby, Edward Ausderau and Mrs. Peter Bieri.
March 17, 1946
The Synod Lutheran Luther League meeting which was to have been held Sunday evening in Pigeon Falls was postponed on account of bad roads, and will be held instead on April 7.
March 17, 1932
Dr. Simon Ivers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Iver M. Iverson of Pigeon, who has been engaged in his profession as a dentist in Westby for the past two years, is preparing to move his equipment and practice to Whitehall. He will occupy the offices in the Model building, formerly used by Dr. J.C. Tyvand. The latter has moved his office to the former Legion rooms on the same floor of the Model.
March 17, 1917
The caucus in Whitehall Saturday was filled with enthusiasm, though for the most part showing that friendly rivalry which presages a large vote on election day, but a contest devoid of bitterness and personalities. Most of the incumbent village officers were nominated without opposition to succeed themselves, but lively contests developed for several offices. W.A. Lieberg and J.E. Wilberg were nominated for treasurer and will fight it out at the polls. N.L. Fredrickson and S.N. Hegge will both be on the ballot for supervisor. There was also a “love feast” scrap between Wm. Mason and Martin Swenson, each trying to elect the other, but both were nominated and will appeal their cases to the people on the third of April.
March 17, 1906
Gust Fromm and Dan Schultz, accompanied by their wives, drove to town Saturday. The sleigh tipped over and while they were not hurt, 40 dozen eggs were rendered unmarketable by the accident.
March 17, 1894
Solsrud and Kidder beat all previous records in the egg trade last Thursday, taking in 600 dozen.
March 17, 1884
St. Patrick’s Day was not observed here to any great extent.
March 16, 1974
Eugene Halama Sr. of rural Whitehall was named top producer of the year by the Wisconsin Feeder Pig Marketing Cooperative during the co-op's annual meeting in Stevens Point March 16.
March 16, 1963
Trempealeau County recorded its first traffic fatality of 1963 Saturday evening when an Independence man was struck and killed by a car on Hwy. 121 about a mile west of Whitehall.
March 16, 1951
The music department of Whitehall High School will present a concert Friday at 8 p.m. in the gymnasium. The school orchestra will open the program, Alice Anderson will be heard in a piano solo, Rolf Johnstad will take the solo part in the chorus’s performance of “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp.” Mary and Virginia Mattson, at two pianos, will be heard in “Ol’ Man River” and band numbers will close the program. Miss Betty Dunne directs the chorus and John Whitney, the band.
March 16, 1939
The Briggs Transfer Co., which was a local trucking institution back in 1934, has developed into a big business in the succeeding four years. The annual financial report of the company showed that 8,120 tons of merchandise had been moved in interstate commerce by Briggs trucks during 1938. An average of 27 men were employed during the year, with a payroll of just over $28,000.
March 16, 1929
Come to the Methodist Episcopal church on Saturday and get your Irish stew. Everybody will like it.
March 16, 1916
Olai Nelson of Northfield sold a team of draft horses to B.M. Sletteland last week, which weighed 2,930 pounds. Olai is now looking for another team.
March 16, 1906
Andrew Hallingstad succeeds his brother as cream gatherer for the Whitehall creamery association.
March 16, 1893
Elk Creek — It is rumored that in the near future we are to have a butcher shop and a saloon here. The butcher shop is a good idea, but the village can easily get along without the saloon.
March 16, 1882
The land of promise, the Trempealeau Valley. It’s all promise and nothing else. So says one of our merchants in a fit of despondency.
March 15, 1971
The Whitehall school board Monday authorized the administration to ready changes in class scheduling for the start of school next fall. A modified trimester schedule is favored.
March 15, 1960
By unanimous votes of the town boards of Lincoln, Pigeon, Preston, Hale and Arcadia and the city council of Whitehall, the Coral City state graded school district was dissolved Tuesday and attached to the Whitehall High School district effective July 1. The Coral City district currently operates a two-room school covering areas in both the towns of Lincoln and Pigeon. The district school board, consisting of Philip Thomte, Earl Nelson and Irvin Mallum, had filed a petition seeking the dissolution and attachment following a Feb. 8 special meeting of district residents.
March 15, 1945
The Pigeon Falls school children recently held a ski meet on the Thompson hill. A collection was taken and prizes consisting of candy bars, cokes and gum were bought with the money. Winning their classes were John Peterson, Wallace Thorson and Wallen Melby.
March 15, 1934
H.W. Stimson, Civil Works Administration comptroller for Trempealeau County, has been notified that all CWA projects in the county were to be closed tonight, March 15, except for tool projects, administrative, emergency education and federal. Erosion work will be resumed April 1 through the Civilian Conservation Corps camps, but otherwise it is clear that the CWA is completed in the county.
March 15, 1924
Mr. Young has succeeded in perfecting a Boy Scout organization with a membership in excess of his expectations. At the meeting last Saturday, about 30 boys were present and joined. We look for splendid work to come as a result of this organization.
March 15, 1910
Simon Frang of Hale called at this office Tuesday and ordered bills for an auction. Mr. Frang will go to Ward County, N.D., the first of next month for the purpose of obtaining a claim on an Indian reservation to be opened to settlers. Mrs. Frang has a homestead in that county.
March 15, 1900
Jacob C. Stevens has received an increase in pension from $24 to $30 per month. We are glad to note that this old gentleman is being rightly treated by Uncle Sam.
March 15, 1888
Trains going west on the Green Bay line are daily loaded with woodsmen returning from the pinery.
March 15, 1878
Fred Seymour, conductor, and Tom Thomas, who guides the firey horse, were the boys that brought in thewardrobe, scenery, and personal effects, &c., pertaining to the county, last Friday morning. The locomotive wastrimmed with evergreens, the bell rang merrily, and the whistle blew long and loud as the train drew up with the long-expected plunder.