News From This Week’s Past: Feb. 16 – 23

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

February 13, 1874

DOGS AS TOWN PAUPERS – Among the persons receiving aid from this town is one family which supports an enormously large dog, which is of no earthly benefit to them or any body else, except for a loafing youngster to play with. This same youngster, were he disposed to work as other boys of his age do, could earn nearly enough to support the entire family. We suggest that the town board might probably look up this matter a little and see if they are not bestowing the people’s money upon a big dog and a boy who is able to earn his own support. Although the school is less than half a mile from his dwelling, and free to all, this promising youth will not attend, preferring to spend all his time on the streets learning little else than vice and evil.

Weekly Expositor Independent

February 13, 1885

Supt. Louis Nebel has a crew of men at work at the Government bluff, building two docks and a boarding house for Hagen & English, of Green Bay. The docks are substantial ones, being made of cribs filled with stone. Dock No. 1 is directly in front of the quarry, and is so constructed that a “draw” for quick loading will be brought into use, which will not only reduce the cost of loading materially, but do the work in half the number of hours. Dock No. 2 will be built between the main land and Toad Island, and used entirely for shelter from sea and storm.

Door County Democrat

February 15, 1896

A couple of tramps, who claimed to hail from Menominee, were jailed by Chief Walker last Saturday evening. The pair of “Weary Willies” were determined to have a night’s lodging in the round house of the A&W, in spite of the protestations of the watchman. Sunday morning Chief Walker led them to the top of the hill on the west side and pointed out the road to the Brown Co. workhouse, and from the gait they struck in that direction, they must have somehow heard that our city had a stone crusher and that work with it was about to commence.

Door County Democrat,

February 13, 1904

From recent reports published a great many people have formed an idea they take great risks in crossing the ice to Menominee. This is a mistaken idea as the travel across Green Bay was never better nor safer. The ice is not less than two feet thick and as the road is staked out for the entire distance it is impossible for the drivers to get lost. There is one small crack which is easily spanned with the planks carried by the stages for this purpose. The traveling is far better than on the highways in this vicinity.

Door County Democrat

February 15, 1918

All the necessary equipment for the new graded school at Carlsville has been received with the exception of blackboards and window shades for the primary room. We would appreciate having them very much, especially the shades, as the glare from the snow is very hard on the eyesight of both the pupils and the teacher.

Door County News,

February 12, 1925

Door county is one of the few places where women have not been placed on the jury. It is doubtful if there are very many women who are desirous of serving in this capacity. This is particularly true of the residents of the rural communities. It is not likely that there are more than one in a hundred who care to exercise this privilege. Not that they do not consider themselves qualified but they shrink from embarrassment of hearing cases of an unsavory nature.

Door County News,

February 17, 1938

ALGOMA BEGINS OPERATION NEW SEWAGE SYSTEM

ALGOMA – This city’s new sewer disposal plant, constructed partly as a WPA project, and costing approximately $40,000, is now in operation. In addition to the amount required for the disposal plant proper the city was required to lay a number of sewer lines and connections, costing about $30,000, and sludge beds are now being constructed as a separate city project.

Algoma has the first sewage disposal plant in this section of the state.