15 years ago

THE PRESCOTT JOURNAL

July 24, 2008

Assistant Principal hired on close vote

By Louis Garcia

It wasn’t a perfect vote, but the Prescott High School assistant principal/athletic director in a 3-2 vote.

Kyle Igou, who currently works at the River Falls School District, was chosen for the role recently vacated by Dave Vortherms, the newly-appointed high school principal.

25 years ago

THE PRESCOTT JOURNAL

July 23, 1998

News headlines:

Ed Lucas resigns; takes assistant principal position at Hudson H.S.

Hines to face Muhlhausen for Republican Sheriff’s race

Death of man found in river ruled suicide

Boat aids sheriff in river law enforcement

Van/dumpster collision blocks traffic and rain

Money continues to be Prescott School District’s biggest problem

July 16, 1998

More news headlines:

School district to seek approval for purchase of 38 acres for new high school

Celebration for downtown is planned July 21

Half million dollars in borrowing approved by council

Clifton land use panel draws fire on rezoning

Story focus quote: “God put black dirt on this earth to feed people, not put up a bunch of houses.”—Patti (Mrs. Phil) Most at Clifton town meeting on land use rezoning.

50 years ago

PIERCE COUNTY HERALD

Aug. 2, 1973

Taking place on the Carl Kordosky farm eight miles northwest of Ellsworth in the Cherma neighborhood, 22 lambs had been killed by what was described in the paper as a large animal with sharp long teeth, but not considered to have been a dog. Two of the Korsdosky family had been keeping watch for the animal at night, but without news of capture. They had been able to avoid further lamb loss, however.

Costing the taxpayers money, meanwhile, vandals had wrecked heavy road equipment belonging to the Village of Ellsworth. Believed driven by a desire to “smash and destroy,” the “knuckleheads” had used one machine to drive over the other. The matter was under investigation by Sheriff Wallace Mehlberg and his department.

July 26, 1973

Holding their 51st reunion some 50 years ago, the Ellsworth High School Class of 1921 had gathered at the Senior Center. With a class of 18 back in 1921, the classmates present for a photo were Harvey E. Witwer of Muskego; Erna Fischer of St. Paul; Mrs. Lucille A. (Schultz) Carney of Bay City; Mrs. Eleanora (Lehman) Grote of Ellsworth; Kenneth Close of Beldenville; Mrs. Irene (Boothe) Oskey of Red Wing; Mrs. Milto (Lela Rohrer) Fosberg of Byron, Minn.; Mrs. Isorsa (Oellrich) Nash of Hager City; Mrs. Bessie (Kline) Canfield of Ellsworth; and Mrs. Leo (Grace Johnson) Steiner, also of Ellsworth. Three could not make it.

Present from the 1921 Ellsworth High faculty were old principal Louis Fulton of Oconto and a teacher, Mrs. Henry (Helen Harris) Aasterud of River Falls.

85 years ago

THE RIVER FALLS JOURNAL

July 28, 1938

Over 40 girls from River Falls and 10 from Durand had signed up for Kamp Kinnickinnic, a Girl Scout camp that would operate for a week at the Lutheran Welfare Camp near Amery starting Aug. 22.

All campers and staff were to have a health examination prior to attending camp.

July 21, 1938

Obituary: Donald Leo Macdonald, at the Veteran’s Hospital in Hines, Ill. on July 13.

Funeral at St. Bridget’s in River Falls with Fr. Fagan officiating.

Born at Ashland June 25, 1898, Macdonald graduated Marquette university in 1922. He married Janice Allen of Minneapolis on Feb. 25, 1935, four children being born to the union. Family moved to Clarion, Iowa one year prior to Mr. Macdonald’s passing.

130 years ago

THE WEEKLY PRESS

Maiden Rock

July 15, 1893

Locals

This is camp meeting week.

There was a large rattlesnake killed at Lister Bros. stone mill, Thursday.

It was 97 degrees in the shade Wednesday.

Rainy.

STOCKHOLM News

The Entering Wedge, the new Durand paper, has made its appearance at this place.

WAVERLY

Walter Lansing is building a house on his farm.

Mrs. Edwards is visiting at Ellsworth this week.

Born—Mr. and Mrs. N. Everyone, July 6, a daughter.

Mrs. Jas. Glass was severely scalded with hot water last Monday.

Miss Maggie Price has been engaged to teach the fall term of school at this place.

July 8, 1893

Execute the Laws.

The frequency of mobs for the execution of some criminals in all parts of the country (by lynching) is attracting the attention of the papers.* Editorial writers seem to think it necessary to enact a law to prevent their occurrence.

*Accounts of lynching are not infrequent in old newspapers, while laws against the practice would actually be fought at the federal level, as they were claimed to target certain sections of the country over others.

The practice of lynching denied its victims due process of law.

155 years ago

PRESCOTT JOURNAL

Vol. 12, No. 10

July 10, 1868

New Lumber Yard at Prescott.

We Would announce to the citizens of Prescott and vicinity, that we have opened a Lumber Yard at Prescott, where may be found all kinds of Lumber, Laths, Shingles, Pickets, and everything pertaining to a General Lumber Business, and we hope, by honorable and fair dealing, to merit a liberal share of the public patronage.

Geo. P. Jacobs

Hiram Newman

Prescott, Sept. 14, 1867

1. H. Nichols, Teacher of Vocal and Instrumental Music. Agent for the sale of Piano Fortes, Organs, Melodeous, and Musical Instruments generally.

Prescott, March 15, 1866