The Rhinelander Daily News from Rhinelander, Wisconsin • Page 5

APRIL 10,1958 Tllfe RHINELANttElt (WIS.) DAILY NEWS Land Owner Seeks More on Crandon Airport Property CRANDON Mrs. Joyce Rowc Gilbert, who owns land in the town of Nashville, Forest county, that has been condemned for part of the new municipal airport here, has sued the city of Crandon for a larger payment for the properly. JThe action will be heard in Circuit Court here at an early session. The city filed condemnation proceedings in the matter and after appraisers set a price on the land payment was made. The check is ih the hands of the Forest County clerk of court because of the refusal of Mrs.

Gilbert to accept it. City Atty. Edward Schenk has filed a demurrer claiming the action by Mrs. Gilbert was not started within 30 days and also because she did not file a cause for action. Oiling Approved.

The City Council has voted to oil from 20 to 25 blocks of city streets' this year or as many as finances will permit. It was also voted to jointly rebuild the Rage Line Roda, running a mile west from The Cedars at Highway 5532. The two municipalities arc to share the cost of rebuilding and oiling this road. The council was told total costs were estimated at about $3,500. There was some argument whether or not to go ahead with the joint road project if it inter- ferred with local street improvement but finally the council approved it with the exception of Alderman George Myers.

City Assessor Robert Nctzcl Jr. explained to the council how a trailer parking permit plan for fees could be used in the city which would eliminate local taxes against this type of property but the council did not act on this matter. Three Draft Board Members Walk Out BRYAN, Ohio Declaring they are "not very proud to be members of the Selective Service System," the three men who compose Williams County's draft board have walked out, charging intervention into induction cases by state Selective Service officials. The three are Fred Williams and Don E. Zeller of Bryan, and Carl C.

Hart of Montpelier. Yowkey's Lumber Camps: 4 Arbor Vitae Important as Early-Day Logging Center By ISABEL J. EBERT While the saws of the Yawkey- Lec mill were screeching through the first logs cut at Hazelhurst in the summer of 1889, another and older firm was building a mm further north on Arbor Vitae Lake. This was the Brooks and Hoss Lumber Company of Wausau. E.

W. Brooks and John W. Ross had been running a sawmill at Parrisii on the Prairie River. Bin logging in the territory between Mcrrni and Rhinclander was UDOIII over and they were moving north of Tomahawk Lake into tne territory that had just been opened up by the MilwauKce, Lakcsnore ano Western Railroad and the Chicago, MmvtuiKco tiiiu fuui. The spot they had chosen on the soutnwcst shore of Big Aroor vitat.

Lake was ideal in every way. The laKc would DC a perlcct piaoc 401 storing millions of feet of logs until they were needed at the sawmiu. The two railroads would bring in quantities of supplies ana oiu lumber to the markets of the world. William Boclter of Woodruff told the Northland Historical Society a recent meeting some of his recollections during the 23 years tnt, sawmill was in operation. His parents nad been among tne nrsi u.

move from Parrish. They had travelled as far as Woodruii in a boxcar with their eight children, their iurniture and the cows, pigs, and chickens they owned. It had taKen tnem half a day to waiK tne two miles to the Arbor Vitae site and tnen they had to live in onu- room shelter until the lumber could DC sawed lor a house, ine viuagt: grew up like a mushroom around me sawmill. Aoout l.aoo peopie were soon living in over 300 homes near the mill arid around tne laKo- shorc. lagged North of Lake.

Brooks and Ross logged in the territory north of 'JLOmanawK at the same time that Cyrus Yaw- Key was cutting on the south end. The two firms and the Lakeshore Lumber Co. owned by Cnoate ana Bray on Tomahawk Lake harvested some of the linest virgin timoer in the North during the 'UOs and worxed on past the turn of the ceu- lury. But the Lakeshore mill closed in 1904 and both the YaWKey Lumber Company and Brooks and Koss were beginning to wonut'i just how much longer they could Keep going at the rate the available timber stands were dwindling. Then Jim Ross heard that Fredrick Weyerhauser wanted to sell some stands around White Sand Lake.

Jim told Walter Blssell, the bookkeeper in Ihc office at Arboi Vilae. Walter told "Cy" Yawkey. Ynwkcy had the money lo pay Weyerhauser and the railroad equipment ten Peggies and Ola Engine get out the timber, in the Ynwkey-Blssoll burn- bcr Company was formed. The two owners bought the mill and tiu village property at Arbor Vitae and as much timber as they could get from Weyerhauser and others. Yawkey and Bisscll carried on a much more daring program in Vi- ins County than Yawkey nad in Oneida.

They build a railroad jiiraignt north to what is now Boulder and made it a junction, nunce the name, "Boulder junction." They laid one track north uuo Upper Michigan. Anotner WCIK cast past White Sand Lake to connect with the Chicago, and St. Paul a few miles south of oayner. A third went west towuro Manitowish. Job fends Suddenly.

Tho logging went on at a furious pace for me next five years, engine 99 brought flat cars of logs uown along the company line from the north to Arbor Vitae and pulled them out from White banu Lake to haul them down along the Milwaukee and St. Paul Line 10 tnt mill. The engine went along the Northwestern Line to Tomuaawh Lake and picked up the logs still being cut near the eastern uay 01 the It took them over the Hazelhurst and Southeastern Railroad to the at Hazelhurst. It picked up cars of lumocr anu switched them onto the sidetracks of the main roads to.be bou. north and south to markets until the end of 1911.

Suddenly the big job was over. The last logs had been hauled to the mills and taken out again as lumber. The saws were idle. Loggers, millworkcrs and company stalf employes were packing then- belongings and moving to new locations. They were leaving with regret.

Life in the two villages, Hazelhurst and Arbor Vitae, had been happy. Their neighbors had been young people with children like theirs. They had worked hard under tight-fisted proprietors who had been fair, however, according to standards of the time. There had been churches, the popular clubs of the time, halls lor recreation, and the necessary schools, but none of the saloons that plagued the people living in STAN MARIE LE BLANC 251 paekoae of flower seeds with any lawn i7V or garden purchase! 19" WASP ROIARY 5 Ibs. LAWN SEED 1.75 value full price only 1.25 payable monthly Low priced power if has many features of higher priced Gives you thick, fast growing lawn.

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At Arbor Vitae there had even been a four year high school. The had graduated In 1913. The graduation exercises were held the Woodman Hall and the motto, "Let's Sail, Not Drift," had been left hanging over the stage until the building was wrecked many years afterwards. The Norlhlnnd Historical Society Invlllng anyone who attended the ilgh school at Arbor Vitae, or who has information about it, to utlend special afternoon session nt the Lake Tomahawk Community Building from 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, April 13, to help complete the story 01 the high school. The Uncitui County Superintendent's office wnnts the miormation Before the dedication of the Lakeland Union llign School in June.

Necessary parts of the history are missing irom the records. Governor to Attend 10th District Caucus Gov. Vcrnon W. Thomson will spend the weekend in the northwest area of Wisconsin attending Republican congressional district caucuses. Gov.

Thomson will attend the 9th congressional district caucus in Eau Claire Saturday. The meeting will be attended by Republican delegates from St. Croix, Dunn. Chippewa, Clark, Pierce, Pcpin, Barron, Eau Claire, Buffalo, Trem- pealcnu and Jackson counties. Sunday afternoon, Gov.

Thomson will attend the 10th congressional district caucus nt the Androy Hotel in Superior. The 10th district includes Douglas, Bayficld, Ashland, Iron, Vilas, Burnett, Washburn, Sawyer, Price, Oneida, Polk, Husk, Taylor and Lincoln counties. In announcing his weekend plans, Gov. Thomson said that he plans 1 to attend the Republican caucuses in each congressional district of the stale. Letter Box ll, Thfty Say.

Editor, The News; It is rumored that there is movement on foot to close the Oneida County Indies' rest room nt 121 N. Brown St. We feel that this waiting room serves a very definite purpose In the city of Rhinelander and Oneida County. It is centrally located. Women from nil over the county come here to wall and pass the lime of day.

11 Is a very friendly place. It opens curly in the morning and closes at 0 o'clock in Uie evening. It is clean, respectable place to take your children. Women vvnu have appointments with doctors, dentists, hairdressers, make it their headquarters for shopping while in town. Tourists wlio art- lucky enough to find it arc delighted.

We hope lhat the women of Khtnelancter will unite wit.li the women of the county In squelching this rumor. THE LOUISE ARNESON FEDERATED WOMAN'S CLUB Wants Rest Room. Editor, The News: In regards to the closing of Ihe Oneida County Rest Room (tno question has been brought up again), 1 think It would be a shame and a great Inconvenience for those that get so much good out of a nice clean place to stay while having to spend long hours In town. The rest room may bo an eyesore to people that never use it or those that want to be ornery but to the many country people and tourists that use it constantly, it is a blessing. Instead of always harping on getting rid of the building, why doesn't some soul get behind an improvement campaign and make it attractive for all? I'm sure the people In the county and city pay enough, taxes lo support such a place as the rest LET'S KEEP IT1 Yours truly, (MRS) LETTIE MUIR Crandon Honors 'Aunt Sabry' on 100th Birthday CRANDON (Spodnl) Mrs.

Snbra Ison, known to Cramloiv Idonts for years ns "Aunt Snbry." today celebrated her 100th birth- dny liei'o nl the homo of her daughter, Mrs. Minnie Cody. AIMOHR the gurvits culling nt the Cody home to drool "Aunt Sobry" wore runny of Mrs. Ison's 10 living children, 08 grandchildren, 125 grout-grandchildren nnd 25 great-grit ndchlklren. Mrs.

Ison's memories nro a cross-section of American history since 1858. She was born in Virginia, one of 22 children of the John Porters. Her parents ml- grnted to Kentucky in a covered wagon through the Cumucr- land Gap while ahe was small. tiuLMTllln Raid. She remembers a raid by guerrillas she believes they wero tyviaiitriU's during the Civil War, when her father was forced to turn fine hors'cs over lo the raiders.

"Aunt Sabry," then a llltle girl, hid in Uic brush near their homo when the guerrillas threatened lo kill her father. Shortly after sho was married to Aaron Ison In 1874, "Aunt Snb- ry" was hanging up a washing when three rough-looking riders approached. She ran into the enbln nnd barred the dow, A few minutes later, battle between a pursuing passe and Iho three riders wns' fought In a by field. Mrs. Ison learned lhat Ihc riders wero Jesse Jnmes nod two.

of his band I la nflcr member of the posso was wounded nnd Ihe fighl broke off. To Wticoiwln In 11)04, The I sons came, lo Wisconsin In 1004 lo settle nt Siding One, four miles west of Crandon. Aaron Ison alternated farming and logging until his denth in 11)29. They had 12 children, but "Aunt Snbry" lived nlone on the farm after her husband's death until last August when she broke an arm. Since then she has lived with her daughter, Mrs, Cody.

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