News From This Week’s Past: Sturgeon Bay Brewing Company Closes

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 Independent

December 3, 1886

The residents at Horseshoe Bay are endeavoring to secure a postoffice at that point. The petition has already been sent into the postal department and it will undoubtedly be granted. The only trouble now seems to lie with the stage driver, who is reluctant to make the extra miles necessary to reach Horseshoe Bay unless he receives extra compensation from the government. The roads over which he must travel to reach the place are bad in the spring and fall of the year.

The Democrat

December 6, 1894

If Thos. Vose of Voseville is not a bustler, we don’t know where you will find one. He is engaged in lumbering this fall as usual, and has a saw mill located right in the woods where he cuts the logs, saws them into lumber, and thus saves the transportation of all waste material. He has cut and sawed 100,000 feet up to date and if the fine weather holds on a while longer he expects to cut three times that amount. He also has a crew engaged in cutting cedar, and it keeps him pretty busy looking after the business.

Door County Democrat

December 1, 1906

The electric light plant has this fall been breaking all previous records for long runs. One day the plant was kept in operation twenty out of twenty-four hours.

Door County News

December 5, 1918

BREWERY SUSPEND OPERATIONS

At midnight on Saturday the Sturgeon Bay Brewing company stopped manufacturing beer, in accordance with the orders of the government.

It is therefore up to the consumers of the beverage to conserve on the consumption until the restrictions are removed or they are likely to be obliged to drink water.

The local brewery has sufficient stock on hand to keep their customers supplied for several months, by which time they hope that the ban will be raised and the manufacture again permitted.They have made no definite plans for the future and will remain idle while awaiting the action of the War Industries Committee.

Under the present ruling of this Board the sale of intoxicating liquors is to be prohibited after July 1st next when the country will be absolutely “bone dry.”

In anticipation of this taking place the local city authorities made no provisions for the resumption of the saloon business in the city, not figuring on the license money of $7,000, which will be raised by direct taxation.

Door County News

December 2, 1926

STANDARD OIL BARGE BLOWN ON BEACH

When the Standard Oil tug Outagamie arrived in port on Friday with the oil barge in tow bound back to Whiting, Ind., in light trim after delivering a cargo of oil at Green Bay, the captain decided to remain in port until the storm subsided. He dropped the barge out in the bay off the Goodrich dock and tied up to the wharf.

It blew so hard that the anchor failed to hold the barge and the vessel was carried onto the mud banks on the west side of the bay. The tug pulled the craft off after the storm was over and the boats continued on their way Saturday morning.

Door County News

December 1, 1938

Chicago Engineer Views Airport Sites

William Todd, airport engineer of the Civic Aeronautic society of Chicago, was in Sturgeon Bay on Tuesday looking over the various sites which are under consideration for establishing an airport here, making the tour of inspection with Dr. Dan Dorchester and John J. Draeb, local aviators and aerial enthusiasts.

Mr. Todd came here with the intention of appearing before the Door County Board of Supervisors on behalf of those interested in securing funds for a local airport, but upon finding the body had adjourned agreed to return here at some future time to carry out the purpose. Mr. Todd made no suggestion as to which of the proposed sites was the most favorable, but state that Door county was fortunate in having so many fine places from which to make a selection.