News From This Week’s Past: Hollywood & Dog Poisoning

All items are from the Door County Library’s newspaper archives, and they appear in the same form as they were first published, including misspellings and grammatical errors.

The Expositor

July 17, 1874

Dog poisening seems to be the order of the day just now again. Why a few of the most harmless dogs should be selected and the town left full of vile, snarling, howling curs, is more than we can imagine. A clean sweep of the dog force in the village would be very acceptable.

Weekly Expositor Independent

July 18, 1884

The base ball fever threatens to become an epidemic unless speedily checked. We now hear rumors of organizing a “fat men’s nine,” in addition to the two nines already organized. The boys are also trying to make arrangements for the organization of a club to be known as “The Kids,” and we should not be surprised to hear of the ladies exercising their leap-year privileges and placing a team in the field. Oh, we have the fever bad, and even the establishing of quarantine regulations, or compulsory vaccination, won’t save us.

The Republican

July 21, 1892

There is nothing the matter with this city just at present. Work has just begun on a new factory, another sawmill will be located here this fall, the prospects for our railroad seem to be good, we are sure of a free canal for next season, and on the whole we don’t see why this city is not just about on the verge of having a “boom.” Not one of these paper affairs, but a good, solid, substantial season of prosperity that will make this a thriving little city, second to none in this part of the state.

Door County Democrat

July 21, 1906

The school house was inspected by a state official on Wednesday, and he demanded that fire escapes be placed on the building at once. The placing of fire escapes on the school house had been recommended to the council by the school board a year or more ago, and money for the purpose has been appropriated since last October. The school board would be justified in keeping the school closed until the city council complies with the demand of the state authorities.

Door County Democrat

July 19, 1918

ELECT THEIR OFFICERS

PERFECT EGG COMPANY CHOOSES OFFICIALS.

The members of the Perfect Egg Company held a meeting in the office of the Wisconsin Colytic Monday evening, elected officers, which were as follows:  E.C. Hart, President; L. P. Nebel, Vice President; J. G. Ollinger, Secretary and Treasurer.

The charter was presented to the Perfect Egg Company by their attorney, W. E. Wagener. A committee was then appointed to select an appropriate location for the installation of the plant, in order that they might be able to serve the public at large. The intention of the Perfect Egg Company is to process eggs for the farmer, the merchant and the thrifty housewife, which makes it possible to have an abundant surplus of eggs regardless of the scarcity during the winter months.

Owing to the fact that that was has a great deal to do with steel production, the machine for the local company has been held back in many ways. At this writing the company is sure of having the plant in operation within the next few weeks.

Door County News

July 21, 1927

To Hollywood

Henry Mann

Henry Mann of this city, will leave August 8 for Milwaukee where he will be given a try-out under the direction of the Educational Film Co., and from there expects to go to Hollywood where without a doubt he will eventually take a leading role in a number of pie tossing comedies.

Hank has saved a number of tricks for this occasion and he will certainly be a wow. Perhaps, should he tire of comedy, he will enter the more melodramatic photoplays and some day we may have the opportunity of seeing him play opposite Lillian Gish, Viola Dann or Corinne Griffith.

Mr. Mann is three feet and four inches tall and weighs 85 pounds. He has the best wishes of a host of friends in this city.

Door County News

July 15, 1937

Prange Company 50th Anniversary Observed

Employees and Guests Enjoy Picnic at Elkhart Lake

A tired but happy group of employees of the Prange-Washburn Co. store in Sturgeon Bay resumed their duties Wednesday morning after spending Tuesday at Elkhart Lake in observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the H.C., Prange company. Stores of this concern are operated at Sheboygan (parent store,) Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay, and the owners decided on the outing at Elkhart Lake as a means of cementing relationship between employer and employe on the occasion of the golden jubilee.

Everyone raved about the noonday meal served at four Elkhart Lake hotels, the Schwartz, Siebkien, Osthoff and Pine Point hotel.

Of special interest to Door county readers is the statement made in the folder issued by the Prange Co….“Door county, with its rich orchards, dairy farms and tourist trade offers a great field for service. The Sturgeon Bay store will prosper as it succeeds in serving well the people of this territory.”

The list of employees from the local store who made up the picnic party Tuesday is as follows:

Orville Anderson, I.J. Balza, Lee Birmingham, Margaret Christiansen, Marion Dunlap, Elmer Miller, Katherine O’Boyle, Marie Stephan, Doris Fidler, Norbert Virlee, Mildred Peterson, Wm. Christenson, Albert Klapatch.

Alma Erdman, Elsie Houle, Signa Johnson, Pauline Kwapil, Lottie Larson, Agnes O’Hern, Martin O’Hern, Joseph Pfeifer, Mrs. J. Pfeifer, Milford Prange, Mrs. M. Prange, Bess M. Reis, Fanny Packeck, L.C. Schafer, Peter J. Simon, Mrs. P. Simon, Mrs. L. Schafer, V. Jackson.

Herman Delwiche, Mrs. H. Delwiche, Eleanor Haen, Gwen Hopp, Ed Jackson, Walter LAdwig, Alice Rankin, Richard Thews, Mrs. R. Thews, Mrs. J. Vollett, LAwrence Virlee, Mrs. L. Virlee.

Other guests of the store were Mr. and Mrs. S.J. Harris of the Door County Advocate and Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Lee of the Door County News.