THE WAUPACA POST

May 27, 1993

 

WHEN THEN WAS NOW

By Wayne A. Guyant

 

            This article could be called miscellaneous, as it skips from year to year with various tidbits of news items taken from the Waupaca County Post.

            July 11, 1940 – The old Whipple and Felker livery barn property, formerly occupied by M. E. Laux’s liquor store and beer storage, was rented to Leon Jacklin, who found that the Atkinson barn on West Union Street was too limited for his J. I. Case farm machinery agency.

            August 4, 1921 – Guy H. McLean and John Anderson, formerly of Lodi, became the new owners of the Modern Restaurant (Pat & Kathy’s Waupaca Café), which had been operated by H. J. Wagner for the past two years.

            December 22, 1921 – John Kadolph bought the Fabricius Billiard Hall, Soft Drink Parlor and Bowling Alleys from Earl Fabricius, to take effect January 1, 1922.

            June 8, 1922 – The old White Sox now designated as the Black Sox because of their expulsion from the eastern league last year on charges of unsportsmanlike tactics, are scheduled to play at the Penney Ball Park.

            June 29, 1922 – Earl Morch of Waukesha leased the Peterson building at 207 North Main Street for a bakery.  He contracted with the Nelson Paint Co. to paint the interior white, so it would be clean and sanitary.

            October 19, 1922 – Earl Morch closed the Bake-Rite Bakery Shop at 207 North Main Street, due to alleged defective ovens. As he could not get a proper settlement, he closed the doors and left the equip-ment and Waupaca.

            February 21, 1918 – Ideal Ice Cream in bulk or brick, made to order.  We deliver in the city. W. J.

Olson, 811 South Main.

            August 28, 1918 – W. J. Olson closes his ice cream business due to the sugar shortage.

            March 27, 1930 – Gambles will open at 117 North Main Street.  Their first store was opened five years ago, at that time they handled only automobile supplies.

            April 24, 1930 – H. P. Emmerich, proprietor of the Faultless Dry Cleaners, was to have a new laundry at 219 North Main Street within a month.  The new laundry was installed behind the front office.

            July 31, 1930 – On Thursday and Saturday nights at the Indian Crossing Casino was held the battle of music, whereby two orchestras battled for a $75 purse, and performing on August 7 will be Rube Tronson and his Cowboy Band, who were famous radio broadcasters over WLS, the Prairie Farmer station in Chicago.  His band came direct to the Casino from the WHS Hayloft in Chicago.

            December 13, 1957 – Fisher’s Dairy held their grand opening in the former Harrington Shoe Store site at 109 East Fulton Street.