Sept. 29, 1938
Sure, fishing’s good proper in Superior
And South Vary comes into city to show it
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Superior’s so-called consultants at fishing, who should retreat to probably the most distant spot in Douglas county every week-end must take a lesson from the group proven within the above image. They get 20 kilos of pike in 10 minutes and so they really come into Superior to do it. Walter Helling, fishing from the east facet of the Superior entry pier, is proven with a prize catch within the higher left image, whereas his mom, Mrs. Emily Helling, who claims to be Douglas county’s oldest fisherwoman, is proven in a cheerful temper within the image at high proper. Mrs. Helling has been fishing for greater than 75 years.
“It’s humorous that individuals from city at all times drive out within the nation to get fish when now we have been getting ‘honey’s’ proper beneath their noses on the Superior entry,” says William F. Erdman, 71, one other outdated timer proven within the decrease image.
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Sept. 30, 1938
Naked info: Solon Springs farmer finds 4 bears in his pig sty, kills two
The naked info of the story are these: Oscar Peterson, farmer east of Solon Springs, anticipated to seek out one bear in his pig sty. As a substitute he discovered 4.
That was probably the most humorous incident in a marketing campaign rural residents of Douglas county have begun in opposition to sheep and pig killing bears, Sport Warden James McNaughton revealed Friday. The bears have killed at the least 60 invaluable sheep, and achieved appreciable harm to corn fields.
However, to get again to the Peterson story: Peterson had been bothered for a while, McNaughton reviews, by a bear who had tried to raid his pig sty. He set traps for the bear, however the bear apparently had moved on elsewhere. So Peterson loans a neighbor his rifle someday and went to mattress that night time little anticipating a bear raid.
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However all of the sudden Peterson’s canine and pigs started barking and squealing, and Peterson jumped off the bed, grabbed a flashlight, and ran to his pig sty.
As a substitute of 1 bear, there have been 4 bears. The canine shortly ran three bears, one feminine and two cubs, up a tree and Peterson grabbed his shotgun. He took cautious purpose, shot and dropped Child Bear No. 1. He aimed once more, and shot Mama Bear. Then he heard a noise behind him, rotated and there was Papa Bear, coming at Peterson on a lifeless gallop.
Peterson dropped his shotgun and fled to the home. Papa Bear and Child Bear No. 2 made their escape.
Warden McNaughton revealed that the 2 bears shot by Peterson introduced the dying toll within the farmers’ marketing campaign in opposition to destruction as much as 5.
On the farm owned by Mrs. Ida Kofal, east of Gordon, a bear was caught by State Trapper George Radisson, after that bear had killed 12 sheep. The bear was a male and weighed 350 kilos.
On the farm of Clyde Haskins, east of Bennett, a sheep killing male bear weighing 313 kilos was shot and kill. A cub bear was caught within the act of marauding and shot on the Carl Dutz farm, east of Solon Springs.
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On the farm operated by Eli Savich on Bardon avenue, 10 sheep have been killed by bears. Efforts are being made to entice the marauders.
Sept. 30, 1938
Pioneers plan celebration
BRULE – Pioneers who got here to the Maple locality 50 years in the past and who cleared land and constructed the primary homesteads on this part of Douglas county may have a distinguished half on this system for the two-day celebration on the Brule park Saturday and Sunday. The celebration will honor pioneers of Douglas and Bayfield counties.
Among the many distinguished figures will likely be Mrs. Sanna Kirgas, 64, proven at her spinning wheel, who will likely be amongst these giving spinning demonstrations on wheels dropped at the USA from their homelands. Mrs. Kirgas nonetheless occupies the house constructed 50 years in the past from pine logs.
Abraham Harju, 85, remains to be engaged on the farm he settled in 1888 at Maple. The Harjus had been among the many first three {couples} to settle in Maple. The primary was Mr. and Mrs. John Carvala and the second, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Luostara. The Carvalas are each nonetheless residing and can participate within the celebration. Mr. Harju got here throughout Lake Superior in a rowboat and introduced all his groceries that means for eight years, not figuring out a railroad was solely 4 and a half miles away. Harju additionally owned the primary horse within the settlement.
Typical of the primary homesteads is that wrought out of wilderness by John Pellman, now lifeless, father of John N. Pellman, former chairman of the city of Maple. Mr. Pellman got here to the locality 48 years in the past. This image was taken in 1912.
Robberies in county probed
Resolution of three Douglas county crimes was reported Friday by Sheriff Arthur Sedin, who introduced the arrest of 4 individuals by himself and Deputy Alton Ekroth.
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Theft of the Poplar pea cannery on June 20, when between $75 and $100 was stolen from a protected, and once more a month in the past when three shotguns had been taken, was mentioned by the sheriff to be solved with the arrest of a minor south of Poplar.
The theft of two coats and a hat from a automotive parked at Mrs. Bertha Haack’s tavern, on freeway 13, Sept. 11, was declared solved with the arrest of Roy Demoure, 24, Superior and Joe Goneau, 22, south of Poplar.
DeMoure was additionally held, with Wilfred Goneau, 27, in reference to the theft of a retailer at Bennett Sept. 7 when sweet, cigars, cigarettes, oil, bacon and cheese, with a small amount of money, had been stolen.
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Oct. 1, 1938
Coach Whereatt rivals Gable, Superior gamers report after practice journey with famous movie star
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Touring companions on a railroad practice by no means fail to alleviate the monotony of a protracted journey, however when you may have a wold-famed celeb like Clark Gable to journey 500 miles with, you by no means have a uninteresting second.
That was the case of Superior State Lecturers faculty’s soccer staff, which furnished 27 touring companions for the famed display idol, who’s en path to Hollywood after a looking journey within the Canadian woods.
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When the Yellowjackets, en path to Pittsburg, Kan. for a soccer recreation there Saturday night time, boarded the Rock Island Rocket at Minneapolis, they weren’t lengthy to find the automotive they wished.
One look and the boys knew they had been in the identical coach because the film hero whose identify is understood in nearly each nook of the earth. They usually weren’t lengthy in getting acquainted.
The good-looking movie star, they quickly found, is a “regl’ar man,” an listener.
The place the enjoyable got here in, nevertheless, was within the station stops, the place lots of of women waited for a glimpse on the cinema star. Coach Ted Whereatt furnished the issue, the boys clarify, for a lot of a flirtatious look was forged on the Yellowjacket coach who was mistaken quite a few occasions for the film idol. That is straightforward to imagine, for Whereatt is considerably of a “looker” himself.
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Oct. 2, 1933 Telegram
Up and down the road
The beginning of twins doesn’t make information. However the beginning of triplets – ah, thereby hangs a story, and, on this case, a tail, for the triplets are calves born on the farm of W.H. Aker, two miles south of Wentworth, Sunday morning. Mr. Aker, a former resident of superior mentioned: “Triplets are one thing that even the old-timers can’t boast about, so I really feel mighty proud. And I dare say that these calves are doing mighty high-quality.
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Articles and photos courtesy of retired librarian Judy Aunet with Superior Public Library.
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