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Clark County Press, Neillsville, WI May 25, 1994, Page 32 Transcribed by Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon. Index of "Good Old Days" Articles
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Good Old Days
By Dee Zimmerman
Once again, Memorial Day will be observed in remembering those who lost their lives in our country’s war zones, fighting to preserve our country’s freedoms.
Each community has a memorial service initiated by the local American Legion and Veteran’s of Foreign War’s Post with the school band member providing music, etc.
Let us not feel we are too busy on that day, with other activities, too busy to pause for a moment, a moment to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice – their lives.
William G. Waterman, Sr. lived and farmed in the Pleasant Ridge area. The following excerpts were taken from his auto-biography:
“William G. Waterman, Sr. was born in Staplehurst, Kent County, England, on May 1, 1840. He came to America in 1847, living at Waterville, N. Y., for two years, and then moved to Petersburg, VA in 1850.
He joined Company “C” 41st Virginia Infantry in 1859, with the first unit of soldiers to leave for the Civil War. He fought in battles of Bull Run, Chickamauga, Seven Pines, Gaines’ Mill, Seven Days fight before Richmond, Malvern Hill, Fair Oaks, Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Harpers Ferry, Gordonsville, Oring Courthouse, Cold Harbor, Gaines Station, Strasburg, Harrisonburg, Hanover Church, Savage Station, Harris Landing, and the destruction of Petersburg; Lastly, the Meldon Railroad, Yellow Tavern, Five Forks, the Retreat to Appomattox Courthouse and the surrender of Sunday morning, April 9, 1865.
Receiving two shots in his left arm, in the Battle of Malvern Hill, the arm was amputated. While on furlough, at that time, on May 3, 1863, he married Paulene A Borum in Prince Edward County, VA.
After serving with Mahon’s Brigade, Anderson’s Division, Longstreet’s Corps of General Lee’s Army, he left Virginia in April of 1867, staying in Illinois that summer. He came to Clark County in September 1867, living in the Town of Grant until his death September 1913.
Waterman is buried in the Town of Grant Cemetery, the only Confederate veteran buried in Clark County.
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The largest draft call in Clark County during World War I was made on May 28, 1918, when 139 men reported for duty. A dance and reception were held at the Opera House, East 4th Street, Neillsville. Men on that list were as follows:
Albert Hoffman ……………....Unity
Ira W. Meacham……………Spencer
Samuel M. Munson….…Withee R. 2
Frank R. Stochek………...…Spencer
Bazyl Haryjcki…………….….Thorp
Calvin Frantz….......Greenwood R. 2
Fred J. Kobs………………….Colby
Eric C. Peterson………….…Withee
Felix Kolenkiewicz……….….Owen
Elmer A. Langjahr…………...Colby
Leland M. Forman……………..City
Percy F. Voight………………Loyal
Frank C. McLesky………Neillsville
Roy Studebaker…………….Stanley
George Ebbe…………….Neillsville
Earl Hodnett……………Withee R 1
Walter E Tischendorf…..Dorchester
Earl W. Price……………..Humbird
Andrew Syryczyk……………Thorp
Alphons M. Bauer…………...Colby
Uffe J. Norgaard………….Boscobel
Fred Leja…………………...Stanley
Frank Bohac…….......Merrillan R. 2
Edward F. Arenda……..Greenwood
Oscar Schier…………..Granton R 4
Arthur E. Lee………………Stanley
Arnold Zeller……………..Humbird
Frank M Ritzel……….…Neillsville
John Schober…………….…..Loyal
Henry F. Lindau………..Dorchester
Louie Walter…........Greenwood R 1
Arthur W. Kearney….….Neillsville
Geo. Koerner……………....Curtiss
Nick Sydorowicz………Thorp R. 1
Frank Skerbeck………..…Superior
Arthur E. Zimendorf……..Pittsville
Archie G. Ackerman………Curtiss
Charley J. Shramek Neillsville R. 2
James W. Jensen…………..Withee
Willie Lang………….Rockford, Ill
Erick G. Beisner………Dorchester
Joseph Prokopinski…………Thorp
Nick Wesolaski……Neillsville R 2
Herman L. Tesmer………….Colby
Erick Forest…………………Owen
Frank J. Koch……………….Thorp
Gilbert L. Sternitzky…Granton R 2
Oscar Bentz……………....Granton
Carl F. Brandt………..Kolin, Mont
Geo. W. Ehlert………….Columbia
Leo Klasinski………………Thorp
John C. Garvne………..Dorchester
Leon F. Kolaczkowski Thorp R. 4
Mike Krakoweski…………..Thorp
Ben A Marquardt…….Curtiss R. 2
Gustav H. Belter……….Neillsville
Charles Sapa………………..Thorp
Julius Zwolinski……….Thorp R. 4
James R. Thomas……….…..Loyal
Rex C. Beeckler………… Granton
Nicholas Schield……….Neillsville
Conrad Christofferson… Columbia
Jake P. Haas……………Neillsville
Albert C. Warner……..Stanley R 2
Rudolph Zeller………….Humbird
Bennie Hart……….Neillsville R 5
Henry W. Reeves, Jr………Colby
Irving Slaw………………..Loyal
Martin W. Garbisch Granton R.1
William Schmidtke…….Granton
Vincent Pryzbyliski… Thorp R. 4
Charles D. Olson.......Abbotsford
Joe L. Dyre……...….Greenwood
John Wrzos……….....Thorp R. 4
Harry Milligan……………Loyal
John Pelkoszki….…...Thorp R. 4
Arthur J. Kunze… Neillsville R 4
Adolph Garbish……...Neillsville
Robert Zetsche….….Greenwood
Norman Schroeder......Neillsville
Peter A. Zukowski……….Thorp
Martin C. Desota……Dorchester
John B. Stochek………….Unity
Stanley Herman………….Thorp
Henry F Pueschner… Dorchester
Frederick Dittner Greenwood R 3
Leslie W. Yorkston.… Neillsville
August Velcheck…….…...Thorp
Robert Daniel……….……Thorp
Jos. J. Neiman……….…...Thorp
Richard Lindekugel….…...Loyal
Paul A. Johnson Greenwood R 4
Gerald J. Hephner………..Loyal
Rofat Bartoszewizc….......Thorp
Vincent Butrym………….Thorp
Julius E Kleinschmidt Hecla, SD
Geo. E. Wagner………….Thorp
Andrew Jacobson………Withee
Fred Zeller…….. Sioux City, IA
Jay W. Clayton…………Withee
Fred N. Sorenson… Stanley R 4
Arthur L Lautenbach… Granton
Paul F. Lautenbach Granton R 4
Joseph E. Gruber………Stanley
Theodore Patitz………..Curtiss
Henry G. Schaus………..Colby
Ernest Evenson…..Stanley R. 2
Fred Sterze……………Spencer
Engman Gilbertson……Curtiss
Jacob Becher……..Greenwood
Edwin Haltaufderhelde M-field
Ben H. Brunett……….Spencer
Thomas Wysiathko…….Owen
Phillip Zimmer….…Neillsville
Arthur J. Lindl…….……Loyal
Coleman A. Sugden….…Owen
Olaf Nelson………….…Thorp
Edwin A Johnson Greenwood R 5
Roger Drangle……….…Thorp
Paul Lange……..Stevens Point
Herman Goetz.……….Chicago
Gustaf H Schmidtke Granton R 1
John W. Johnson………...Unity
Carl Eiler………….….Stanley
Albert F. Susa Greenwood R. 5
Louie A Dumke……....Stanley
Erastus Dawson……..…Colby
Archie N. Ferguson…....Loyal
Martin Rzetelny…….…Thorp
Peter J. Osouski…..Thorp R. 1
Edw. Hagie……..…Neillsville
Many of us can remember families receiving photos, such as that above from servicemen who serve in a branch of the armed forces in World War II. Often such a picture would appear in the local newspaper. This article recognized airmen and ground crew of the 13th AAF Liberator group stationed in the Philippines. First Lieut. Duane Stanley, son of the Leon Stanley’s, had lived in the Town of Grant. As a B-24 bomber pilot, Stanley completed over 50 missions, being awarded the Air Medal and four battle stars. He now lives in Indianapolis. Standing, left to right: Frank Handlosky, Milwaukee; Duane Stanley, Neillsville; H. J. Sorenson, Kenosha; R. C. Peterson, Nashotah; C. J. Skoczynski, Cudahy; N. L. Johnson, Milwaukee; L. W. Verhagen. Kneeling, left to right: K. G. Olson, Spooner; M. C. Hommet, Beloit; J. C. Allen, Sheboygan; R. K. Scholtkie, Milwaukee; Daniel K. Schmidt, Milwaukee; B. B. Buska, Milwaukee; W. L. Brown, Kenosha; Donald Street, Pewaukee; Mike Montartz, Milwaukee; J. J. Krumbeck, Milwaukee; and Wm. V. Fenrich, Oshkosh. Their unit won two unit citations.
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This week, another school term draws to a close with students and teachers recessing for the summer months. A reminder of “school days” was brought to us recently, a moment of nearly 100 years ago, Grant School District No. 1. A card with the 1896-1897 pupils, who attended the school full or short term were listed on one side. The teacher, William Short, had his photograph and a message printed on the other side, which was presented to each student as a souvenir of their year at Grant School. Grant school was located on Pleasant Ridge, near the present Grant Town Hall.
Will Short, teacher of Grant School Dist. No. 1, taught there for the term of 1896-1897
Students were: Veda Stanley, Celia Tyler, Lottie Blackman, Marvin Jahf, Ida Drescher, Ernest Swann, Ada Meade, Arthur Benedict, Walter Barstow, Maude Hauge, Cora Stanley, Odelia Eisentraut, George Swann, Walter Gerhardt, Charlie Wesenberg, Evelyn Blackman, Georgie Tyler, Bessie Howard, Norene Benedict, Hazel Slocomb, Elsie Johr, Albert Swann, Willie Duge, Arthur Drescher, Alfred Schnabel, Florence Billings, Clara Witke, Ray Howard, Martha Ratsch, Albert Ott, Asa Slocomb, Willard Gerhardt, Clayton Vine, Elgie Blackman, Charlie Slocomb, Amelia Duge, Henry Witke, Herbert Fall, Willis Waterman, Herbert Counsell, Leon Stanley, Harry Benedict, Mabel Brown, Sadie Blackman, Jessie Russel, Archie Wilding, Edna Brown, Ida Counsell, Arnold Drescher, Herman Witke, Murray Benedict, Daisy Slocomb, Carl Kretchmere.
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