Douglas County Past: Family of 9 escapes burning auto – Superior Telegram – Dutchiee Cars

Oct. 6, 1933

Escape from burning auto

9 members of a Douglas county farmer’s household escaped harm Thursday in an accident which could have been severe.

Peter Kipe, his spouse, their 4 kids, Kipe’s mom and his two nephews left his farm house on Bardon avenue earlier than dawn on a visit which was to take them south of Solon Springs.

Touring alongside county trunk “N,” detour for United States freeway No. 53, about six miles west of Solon, Kipe struck unfastened gravel on a curve. The automobile went over a 5 foot embankment and landed on the radiator the place it balanced for a couple of seconds.

Kipe’s efforts to free himself and proper the automobile had been futile as the opposite occupants had been unfold throughout him. Then the automobile tipped over on its prime and caught hearth. Kipe managed to impact his launch and unexpectedly pulled family members from the automobile. No sooner had the final occupant scrambled to security than flames enveloped the automobile and utterly destroyed it.

Might ship marshal to herald Soderlund

Carl Soderlund, city of Bennett farmer, got here into The Telegram Thursday afternoon to request {that a} correction be manufactured from a narrative which mentioned that he had been arrested on a cost of possessing an unregistered nonetheless.

“The agent got here to my farm,” Soderlund mentioned, “however he didn’t arrest me.”

100623.N.St.Past.Carrier.jpg — Your Night Telegram provider boy shall be knocking in your door quickly as he delivers your night paper. He has a narrative for you about his Financial system Studying Plan. Give him an opportunity to inform it. The broad smile Telegram provider Arthur Barnard receives above from Mrs. Olaf Andresen, 908 N. twenty second St., one among his clients, is a effective instance of the kind of welcome that can put him at his ease. Oct. 7, 1953 Telegram

One other telephone name to C.W. Bishop, federal courtroom commissioner, revealed that Soderlund was “very a lot arrested” and that “if he doesn’t seem in courtroom quickly a marshal shall be despatched out to the farm to carry him in.”

Mr. Bishop defined that Investigator Charles Bryden discovered a nonetheless on Solderlund’s farm when he went there Tuesday, however that the nonetheless was not in operation on the time.

“Soderlund was arrested, however he was not introduced in by the agent on the time,” mentioned Mr. Bishop.

Hunters in north ponder reason behind partridge plague

Hunters all through Douglas county have been requested by James W. McNaughton, state sport warden, to report back to him any discoveries of diseased birds, whether or not infested with head lice or physique worms, or each.

For the reason that upland chicken searching season opened final Saturday, reviews of diseased ruffed grouse or partridge have been coming in from varied sources, but it surely appeared Friday that solely sure sections of the county have been affected — the sandy nation round Brule, Solon Springs and Lake Nebagamon.

For a number of days Mr. McNaughton has been experimenting himself. Wednesday he hunted within the cities of Amnicon, Lakeside and Brule, noticed eight birds and killed two. The 2 partridges killed had been completely wholesome. Thursday he hunted within the cities of Summitt and Oakland, noticed 15 birds and killed two. He discovered them small however not diseased.

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Oct. 6, 1953

Manitou Falls harvest supper plans shaped

Committees have been named and last plans laid for the annual Harvest supper sponsored by the Girls’ Support of the Manitou Falls Presbyterian Church, in response to Mrs. Lester Preston, president.

Helping Mrs. Preston, who’s normal chairman, are the next: tickets, Mrs. Mike Uzelac, Mrs. Howard Selden; eating room, Mmes. Fred Anderson, William Metcalfe, Mike Uzelac; kitchen, Mmes. H.D. Downey, Anton Pearson, Ed Gallenbeck, Emil Johnson, Lee Southwick, Fred Russom, Carl J. Anderson, Miss Mary Vokovich; salad, Mmes. M. Uzelac, William Metcalfe, Al Peltzer; espresso, Mmes. Harry Letsos, Lloyd Briddell; pies, Mrs. William Marquardt Sr.; publicity, Mrs. Lester Preston.

Oct. 7, 1933

Up and down the road

Proof of the fertility of the Nemadji river flats in Allouez is on show within the Bingham {hardware} window the place A.M. Anderson, 1513 Wyoming avenue, has positioned a bushel of “Inexperienced Mountain” selection spuds, none of which weigh lower than two kilos every.

Oct. 7, 1953

Arnold heads county cities affiliation

Alva Arnold, City of Hawthorne, was elected chairman of the Douglas County Unit of the Wisconsin Cities Affiliation at a latest assembly at Hawthorne.

Named vice chairman is Herbert Theien of the City of Solon Springs, and to the put up of secretary-treasurer, Ray Sommers of the City of Highland.

Cathedral’s king, queen are chosen

Cathedral seniors at the moment selected their Homecoming queen and king within the individuals of Patricia Magdzas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Magdzas and James Soderlund, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Soderlund. Their first attendants are Margaret Lessor and Louis Hanson and second attendants are Carole Goldberg and John Bartell.

Northern Wisconsin productive in good grass, farmers prosper

100623.N.St.Past.haying 1.jpg — Henry R. Olson, city of Cloverland, placing up his second crop of clover hay. Oct. 7, 1953 Telegram

It was the grass, hay and pasture, and grass silage they noticed that persuaded Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Drent from Bennet, Neb., to think about shopping for a farm in Douglas County.

After they noticed that almost each farmer in Douglas County has greater than sufficient hay to feed their herds by way of the approaching winter, that this yr John Tepole had put up over 400 tons; Martin Carlson & Son, 195 tons and two silos, 14×35 filled with grass silage; Otto Wiesner, 150 tons; Harding Christensen, 160 tons; Lyle Sturtevant, 175 tons; Downey Brothers, 85 tons; Ora Acker, 200 tons; Walter Ratcliffe, 180 tons of fine hey, simply to say a couple of, the Drents figured it was good grass nation.

Up and down the road

It was the deuce of “Deuce,” mascot of the Superior Hearth Division on the Sixth Road Station when rigs speeded from the constructing this morning to reply a sign from The Telegram constructing. The firemen left with out “Deuce,” who was ‘out enjoying’ when his favourite hook and ladder left the station home.

Sad canine? Yup. Whined like a child till the tools got here again from the run. An alarm in The Telegram constructing tripped, sending tools roughly on a “apply” run.

Oct. 8, 1953

Maple man solely barely lower in rail incident

Donald R. Autio, 18, Maple, escaped with head cuts solely when his automobile was dragged about by a Soo Line passenger practice in Duluth Wednesday afternoon.

Autio was handled in a Duluth hospital and launched. In accordance with Duluth officers who investigated, the collision of the automobile and practice occurred at twenty first Ave. W. beneath Michigan Road.

Oct. 9, 1953

Crippled ore ship afloat

The ore provider Maryland which was badly crippled in a storm close to Marquette, Mich. Sept. 12, is now afloat within the waters close to the Knudsen Bros. Shipbuilding and Dry Dock co. dock awaiting its future.

Restore will run into a substantial determine, in response to the Knudsen agency officers and the homeowners of the vessel, the Bethlehem Transportation Co, are deciding whether or not or to not go forward with repairs.

Up and down the road

Anyone lose a partridge? That was the query requested this morning by W.G. Campbell, principal of the Blaine faculty, when one of many birds was discovered within the first grade classroom of Miss Gladys Kuyk.

The partridge flew towards a window, shattered glass, and fell lifeless 10 ft contained in the room. The partridge was discovered by Axel Axelson, engineer.

There have been no pupils within the room to witness the chicken’s mishap due to the holiday through the lecturers’ conference.