Since many articles appeared in both the 75th and 100th Curtiss, WI centennial booklets, Robert Lipprandt has contributed a compiled list for the profiles from both publications to simplify surname searches.
Alpha-Index of surnames for the 75th & 100th Anniversary Booklets
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [R] [S] [T] [U-Z]
75th Anniversary Booklet of Curtiss, Wisconsin
(Used by permission of Donald Kraut and transcribed by Robt. Lipprandt)
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| Advertisements | |||
| Barney & Donna's Bar | 44 | Barney Roytek, Auctioneer | |
| Curtiss Elevator - Bowen Transit | 43 | Les Bowen, Prop. | |
| Geary's Store | 45 | ||
| Hoeper-Kraut Funeral Home | 43 | Wm. Hoeper & Donald Kraut | |
| Jake and Lucy Johnson's Tavern | 45 | ||
| Kramas Hardware | 46 | Paul A. Kramas, Prop. | |
| Laabs Cheese Company | 45 | Orb, Ben, Art, Harry, Fritze Laabs | |
| Leffel's Supper Club | 43 | ||
| Lional's Service Station | 46 | ||
| Lyle Johnson | 44 | Mobilgas Agent | |
| Owen-Curtiss State Bank | 46 | Officers: A. M. Eirckson, Pres. & | |
| Cashier, O. A. Laabs, Vice Pres., | |||
| E. M. Lindau, Ass't. Cashier, Paul | |||
| Fricke, Ass't Cashier, Lila Klementson, | |||
| Teller - Bookkeeper, Dolores Bacon, | |||
| Teller, Esther Peissig, Teller - Bkkpr. | |||
| Directors: C. E. Beck, A. M. Erickson, | |||
| Arthur T. Laabs, Donald Kraut, O. A. | |||
| Laabs, John T. Miller, Vernon Loos | |||
| Peissig's Bar | 45 | Francis & Franklin Peissig | |
| Postmaster, Ina E. Hennlich | 44 | Lucy Johnson, Clerk, Iris Schiszik, | |
| Temporary Clerk, Grant Herrick, Rural | |||
| Letter Carrier, Herbert Fahrenbach, | |||
| Sube. Letter Carrier | |||
| Potato Warehouse | 27 | John Sturner, Owner | |
| Tonn's Tavern | 44 | ||
| Wally's Bar | 43 | Wally & Marian Lipprandt | |
| Anniversaries | |||
| Fahrenbach, Mr. & Mrs. William | 38 | Yes | Inside home, 53rd wedding anniversary |
| Churches | |||
| Congregational Church | 17 | Yes | |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church | 16 | Yes | a/k/a Norwegian Lutheran, merged with St. Paul's Lutheran |
| Reformed Church & Parsonage | 18 | Yes | Merged with St. Paul's Lutheran |
| St. Paul's Lutheran Church | 19 | Yes | a/k/a German Lutheran |
| St. Paul's Lutheran Church | 19 | Yes | New building, E.L.C. |
| Civic Organizations | |||
| Boy Scouts | 22 | Led by Arthur Laabs - Harold Laabs | |
| Brownies | 22 | Mrs. Albert Rohland present leader | |
| Cub Scouts | 22 | Den Mother, Mrs. Harold Laabs | |
| Girl Scouts | 22 | Leaders: Bernice Eide, Lilly Cass, Mrs. Walter Ecker | |
| Community Club | 22 | ||
| Curtiss Homemaker's Club | 21 | Organized by Mrs. Harold Tonn (1950) | |
| P.T.A. | 20 | Mrs. Minnie Green, first President | |
| Entertainment | |||
| Greasers Carnival | 39 | ||
| Harry O. Brown Show | 39 | ||
| Outdoor Movies | 39 | Area businessmen sponsored outdoor movies | |
| Skerbeck Carnival Company | 39 | ||
| Family Photograph | |||
| Green Family (Ben) | 35 | Yes | Ralph, Edith, Mr. & Mrs. Green, Lucy & Stacy |
| Kraut Family (Frank) | 34 | Yes | Donald, Franklin, Pearl, Mrs. Kraut, Marie, Ethel & Mr. Kraut |
| Laabs Family (Fred) | 36 | Yes | Ben, Orville, Herman, Glen, Arthur, Harry, Fritz, Mr. & Mrs. Laabs, |
| Mernabelle | |||
| Olson Family | 4 | Yes | No individual listings |
| Virch Family (abt. 1900) | 24 | Yes | No individual listings |
| Tonn Family (Franklin) | 37 | Yes | Mr. Tonn, Andalae, Harold, Mrs. Tonn |
| Organizations | |||
| Eagle Scouts | 23 | Yes | Harold Laabs & Dennis Bowen |
| Scenes, Area | |||
| 16 | Yes | 1955 street opening | |
| Wehymiller's Fishing Pond | 15 | Yes | 1954 |
| Scenes, Street | |||
| 1910, East Front Street | 12 | Yes | Before fire destruction |
| 1915, East Front Street | 13 | Yes | After fire, rebuilt |
| 1910, North | 9 | Yes | From Geary's Store |
| 1910 | 10 | Yes | From Hardware Store |
| 1917 Main Street, North | 10 | Yes | From Geary's Store |
| 1930 Post Office & Meat Market | 11 | Yes | Before fire destruction |
| Schools | |||
| First School House (no date) | 20 | Yes | New village hall |
| New School House (no date) | 21 | Yes | Unidentified children |
| Sources of Historical Information | |||
| History Book of Curtiss P.T.A. | 40 | ||
| History of Clark County | 40 | Printed by Clark County Board (1889), Chairman of Board, Ira Fike | |
| History of Clark County | 40 | Compiled by Franklyn Curtiss Wedge (1918) | |
| History of St. Paul's | 40 | St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, Green Grove (1929) | |
| Memories of older people in Curtiss | 40 | Compiled by Mrs. Franklin Tonn and Mrs. Jake Johnson | |
| Neillsville Public Library | 40 | Newspaper clippings by R. Y. MacBride written in 1910 | |
| Whitbeck, R. H., | 40 | Former Professor of Geography, University of Wisconsin | |
| Wisconsin State Historical Society | 40 | ||
| Sports Teams | |||
| Baseball (no date) | 5 | Yes | Group photograph |
| Basketball (1908) | 6 | Yes | Group photograph |
| Basketball (1912) | 7 | Yes | Group photograph |
| Transportation | |||
| Curtiss Section Crew (1914) | 25 | Yes | Employees Peterson, Crosby |
| Richter, Trestor and Richter | |||
| Curtiss Train Station Depot | 23 | Yes | Employees Richter, Virck, Schmidt |
| Trestor, Hanson and Richter | |||
| Wisconsin Central Railroad | 27 | 1880 (first train) to 1938 (last train) | |
| 27 | Several passenger and freight trains daily on schedule | ||
| Utilities | |||
| Northern States Power Company | 13 | Began in December, 1921 | |
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