Clark County News

April 21, 1927

Famous Glee Club coming to Neillsville

The Carthage College Glee Club of Carthage, Ill., well known to music lovers of the Northwest, has been booked to sing here Wednesday, April 27. This organization is one of the foremost of its kind in the Middle West, taking an extensive tour every spring. Their tour this year covers over 2,000 miles in territory, extending over five states, and is of several week’s duration. One of the features of their tour are numerous broadcasting dates, broadcasting from the well-known stations WGN, Chicago, Ill., and WJZ, Burlington, Iowa, including others of lesser importance. The Glee Club consists of 20 voices, including a male quartet and offers a broad and diversified program. They have made an excellent impression, wherever they have sang, having in their midst several talented soloists, something of which not every college glee club can boast.

The concert is being sponsored by the Senior Class of Neillsville high school. The price of admission is 25¢ and 35¢, while reserved seats will be offered for sale at Sniteman’s starting Saturday, April 23rd.

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Hake’s barn dance

This will be the first dance of the season at Hake’s big barn, 2 miles east on Highway 10 and 12 miles south of Neillsville, on Wednesday evening, April 27th and every Wednesday night thereafter. Music by Wagner’s Orchestra. All invited. Tickets 50 cents.

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Noel farm sold

The Noel farm in southeast Pine Valley was sold Friday under partition proceedings, to E.G. Fry of Libertyville, Ill. Mr. Fry is a stepson of George Noel, one of the heirs. This farm is one of the fine old farms of this locality. It is hoped that Mr. Fry will eventually come here to live, although he has interests at his present home which he cannot leave immediately.

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Barnyard golf in vogue

The barnyard golf season has opened, and Kurt Listeman and Vic Woelffer have rejuvenated their courts and put them in playing condition for the season. Kurt Listeman has taken Marshall Tobey in hand and is trying to make a horse shoe pitcher out of him and as soon as he has Tobey in good shape, will issue a challenge to Vic Woelffer and Ed Hoey. With the barnyard golf, regular golf, kitten ball and the archery club that Ernie Snyder is getting ready for, there will be no end of amusement around Neillsville this spring. We recommend that some of the latent talent in “mibs” get into training and enter the national tournament and we will have everything from marbles to African golf.

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April 23, 1942

Bear tracks found in shale pit at city’s edge

Tracks of a bear were found at the north end of the city owned shale pit, on the northwestern outskirts of the city last week by Street Commissioner Emil Mattson and members of the city crew. The prints were plain and easy to identify, Mr. Mattson said. He said the tracks were three or four days old at the time, and estimated that the bear weighed about 175 pounds. The tracks disappeared into the woods at the north end of the shale pit.

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The Press moves

Moving of the equipment of The Clark County Press will begin Thursday, April 23.

The first item to be moved will be the newspaper press. The moving of this is a fairly tidy job, since the press is large and heavy. It measures about 12 feet long, seven feet wide and little under six feet in height. It consists of heavy members of iron and steel. The total weight is estimated at about eight tons.

To move this press a house mover with his equipment will be secured, and the only device on wheels adequate to the job is the trailer upon which Clark County moves its concrete mixer and similar heavy machinery. Since no local equipment in private hands is suitable for this job, Otto Weyhmiller, county highway commissioner, has made the county trailer available, upon terms protective of the county’s interests.

To permit preliminary work upon the press, and its subsequent moving, The Press has advanced a few hours its press work for this issue. The expectation is that the move will not interfere with the production of the issue of next week. The plan is that all work on the next paper will be done in the old quarters, save for the press work only. For the press work the complete forms will be taken to the new building.

As soon as the forms for the next issue are completed, work will start on moving the linotypes and the remaining equipment. This move will involve literally millions of small articles, such as go to make up the equipment of a modern rural newspaper.

This move has been carefully planned, and will be carried out faithfully by the regular organization of The Press and by extra helpers. Readers will understand, however, that the next issue will appear under a severe handicap, and will undoubtedly be forbearing if the service is below standard.

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Fathers go to school

In view of the fact that fathers are usually busy during the day and are unable to see the schools in action, Superintendent Peters announces that the elementary public schools, from kindergarten through eighth grade, will be at work next Monday evening, with classes in progress. This will be a feature of Boy’s and Girls’ Week in Neillsville.

St. John’s Lutheran school plans to be in session Monday evening. St. Mary’s Catholic school will hold open sessions Monday afternoon. All of these schools will be at work for the precise purpose of giving parents an opportunity to acquaint themselves with the opportunity which their children are enjoying.

            Advertisement placed in the April 1, 1942, issue of The Press.

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April 17, 1952

Blizzard of Easter brings four inches of snow and slush

Plans cancelled; cars are stalled by late storm; river rises a foot

Easter outfits were conspicuously few last Sunday when a spring blizzard brought four inches of snow and slush and slightly more than half an inch of melted snow. All but cancelled were planned trips and Easter visiting; for those who could stay home, did.

Parking lots and driveways were turned into seas of mud, resulting in a record number of calls for wreckers. The bus lines kept operating but the Minneapolis bound evening bus slid into a ditch west of town and had to be towed out. Cars parked near the churches were rendered almost powerless when the slush caused wheels to spin, even on relatively flat surfaces.

Highways were also bad and Easter visitors left early to get home before nightfall. Stanley Ihlenfeldt, Clark County agent, reported he almost turned around and returned to Madison, where he and his family spent the weekend, when he got as far as Mauston; but the weather improved slightly for he continued his journey.

River rises

Melting snow Monday and Tuesday resulted in almost a foot rise in the Black River, bringing it to a height of 8.04 feet, slightly above normal for this time of year. The river reached its highest point on April 2 when it rose to 16.49 feet, less than two feet under flood stage, which is 18 feet.

County trunk roads were again impassable, and a common sight is that of cars and tractors parked just off the highways. The farmers use tractors to get from their farm to the highways, leaving their cars parked at the intersection for use on the highways only.

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Weather balloon lands on Town of Unity farm

R. Meacham reports the landing to the sheriff; instruments found

A weather balloon, similar to the one which a General Mills employee “hitchhiked” a ride on March 27, landed in Clark County last week. R. Meacham of the town of Unity reported a balloon landed on his neighbor’s farm about 6 p.m. last Thursday.

Sheriff Frank Dobes, who investigated, reported the plastic balloon was about 30 feet in diameter but that the weather instruments were not attached to it at the time. These were picked up later in another county. The landing took place on the Edgar Josephson farm in section 22.

Marathon County was aroused recently when a “mystery man” descended from the skies near Stratford, leaving his plastic balloon behind. He refused to answer questions, but finally was identified by the General Mills corporation as an employee who had taken a jaunt in the balloon on his day off. General Mills is engaged in cosmic ray research for the Navy. The balloon on the Josephson farm was identified as theirs by the company. No one “hitchhiked” on it, however.

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Sports show

The Loyal Sportsman’s Club Sports Show will be given this weekend at the Loyal city garage. The program includes an indoor trout fishing pond, free movie, conservation department exhibits, and fly tying. The doors will open at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and close at 11 p.m. A dance will be held Sunday evening following the show. Proceeds will be used for the club’s conservation programs.

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April 20, 1972

Antiques are reported stolen

Mike Cerne of Rt. 1, Willard, reported to the sheriff’s office Sunday that antique solid oak furniture had been stolen from a house 7 1/2 miles west of Greenwood.

The house, while completely equipped, was not occupied, sheriff’s officers reported.

Among the missing pieces reported were buffets, a round oak dining table, dressers, etc.

“In fact, they stripped the house of everything but the stove and sink,” a deputy sheriff reported.

No estimate was made of the value of the stolen furniture.

Sheriff’s officers said that Paul Klancher, also of Willard area, reported noticing the front door ajar when he drove past the house Sunday morning.

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Sponsor sale, dinner

The W.S.C.S. of the Granton United Methodist church will sponsor a rummage sale and a noon dinner at the church Wednesday, April 26. The sale will begin at 8:30 a.m. Serving will start at 11:30 a.m.

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Host county meeting

The Clark County meeting of Federated Women’s clubs was to be held Wednesday from 4-6:30 p.m. in the hot lunch room of the Granton public school. Representatives of Loyal and Thorp clubs, in addition to members of the host Granton Women’s Civic Club, were expected to attend.

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OES inspection

The annual inspection of Carmi Chapter No. 60, OES, was held Tuesday evening, April 18. June Van Metre of Milwaukee’s Oliver M. Peugh Chapter No. 261, OES, was to be the inspecting officer. She is assistant to Grand Conductress of the Grand Chapter of Wisconsin.

Deputy Betty Corsie of Eau Claire was also expected to be present. Neighboring OES chapters were invited to attend the inspection.

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