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Flash From The Past - 1923
Oconto County Reporter
January 11, 1923

Bounties for five red foxes and one wolf were issued Wednesday at the county clerks office.  George Huntley of Breed brought in one wolf; Edward Thomsen, Pulcifer, two red foxes; Berlin Kaufman, Spruce, one red fox; Robert Rodenhorst, Breed, one fox and Emil Firgens of Breed, one fox.
 

Oconto County Reporter
January 18, 1923

After April first, a regulation fire truck will be added to the equipment of the Oconto City Fire Department.

Just when the bass were biting best, according to the report in the Crandon newspaper, Henry Mineau, W.B. Classon and N.W. Johnson, while fishing through the ice, saw two huge gray timber wolves come out of the woods and head directly across the ice toward them.  None of the men in the party were armed and so they all made for the shore and climbed the highest trees to be found.
 

Oconto Falls Herald
 January 25, 1923
contributed by Richard La Brosse

Forty five men and fifteen teams are being employed in the work of harvesting ice for 1923.
 

Oconto Falls Herald
February 1, 1923 
contributed by Richard La Brosse

Mrs. Anna Pevonka, aged 86, suffered the fracture of her right hip and arm when she fell on some icy steps at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edward Herald, Thursday morning.

Angus MacAllister, a resident of Oconto for more than half a century passed away at 2:45 last Saturday morning at Portland, Oregon.
 

Oconto County Reporter
February 8, 1923

Her nose broken in three places were the injuries that resulted to Mrs. Guy Couillard of Couillardville when the bob sleigh she was riding in tipped over in front of the Couillardville school Monday morning at ten.
 

Oconto County Reporter
February 15, 1923

Long, red tongues of flame licked up around the end of the roof, snapped and crackled and leaped into the night air as members of the congregation of St. Mark’s Episcopal church after struggling twenty years to get out of debt saw their church in which they have taken such a justified pride, rapidly melt away in the glaring flames Sunday night.

Ruth Skelly was elected queen of the high school carnival held at Gillett Feb. 9 by an overwhelming majority.

Harry Lord, former Oconto resident is secretary-treasurer of the Westminister Paper Mills Ltd. Of New Westminister, B.C., a new paper manufacturing concern that has just been put in operation.
 

Oconto County Reporter
March 8, 1923
contributed by Richard La Brosse

Suring-Little Gwendolyn Cyr is entertaining all of the children about her age at her home on March 6th, the occasion being her birthday anniversary.
 

Oconto Falls Herald
 May 3, 1923 
contributed by Richard La Brosse

John DeCleene, clerk of the town of Brazeau, is suffering from painful injuries sustained when Millard Ste. Marie accidentally ran a Ford truck loaded with potatoes over his toes.
 

Oconto Falls Herald
 May 18, 1923 
contributed by Richard La Brosse

Oconto County - These people were among those applying for naturalization from Oconto County:

--Emil Schindel, Oconto Falls, Russia, Poland
--Ingvart Johnson, Oconto, Denmark
--Michael Makos, Oconto, Hungary
--Walter Borske, Lena, Germany
--Samuel Peterson, Oconto Falls, Norway
--Birdie Cheffings Stewart, Suring, England
--John Carl Rudolph, Oconto Falls, Russia.
 

Oconto County Reporter
May 24, 1923
Researched and contributed by Richard La Brosse

“Buddy,” the eight year old son of August Lade, sustained a fractured collar bone on Thursday of last week when he fell from a truck which he was trying to hitch onto.

While playing ball Monday evening, Jerome, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Parisey, fell in such a manner as to break a leg.

Blair MacQueen, who left recently for Chicago, went to New York City during the week where he is holding a responsible position for the firm he is employed by in Chicago, having been sent to the Eastern city as a representative of the firm.
 

Oconto County Reporter
June 21, 1923
Researched and contributed by Richard La Brosse

The following received the highest averages in the county spelling , arithmetic and writing contest held at Oconto Falls, Wednesday. June 6th.  Miss Ellen Race of Little Suamico received the highest average and will therefore represent Oconto county in the contest to be held at the State Fair in August:  Miss Pearl Shallow ranked second, Miss Eleanor Schlosser third, and Miss Viola Anderson, fourth.
 

 Oconto County Reporter
August 16, 1923
Researched and contributed by Richard La Brosse

Misses Eva Watterich, Gwenn Perry, Frieda Klass, Elizabeth Follett, Mable Urquhart, Isabel Ghilain, Katherine Cook, Leila Flynn, Mable Watkins, Leona Bovee and Lenore Ramsay enjoyed a picnic at the city park Monday.

Ragen’s Crossing—A family reunion was held at the home of John Ragen Sunday.
 

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