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Contains information garnered from the notes of local historian, Lois Barland in the writing of her local histories.
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| Note Date | Subject | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1910-10-06 | Lange Canning Co. | Expanding, adding $10,000 equipment, autos, teams, machinery, plows, etc. |
| 1910-10-06 | Washington Roller Mills Co | Starting warehouse in Galloway St. north of Milwaukee Railroad yards. |
| 1910-10-02 | Linderman Box & Veneer Co. | New larger plant about ready. East end Galloway St. |
| 1910-09-25 | Cheney Co. | Warehouse being built between Soo tracks & Doty. |
| 1910-09-24 | Paper Mill | Building warehouse. |
| 1910-09-23 | EC Trunk Factory | New quarters. History. |
| 1910-09-15 | EC Merchants Association | Association formed. |
| 1910-09-04 | Catholic Schools | Erecting Sacred Heart School. |
| 1910-09-01 | Labor and Labor Unions | Big meeting in Union Labot Hall on Wisconsin St. |
| 1910-08-26 | McAllister House | Hotel on WI St. & Putnam. |
| 1910-08-21 | Methodist Church | Cornerstone laid, lists ministers & history. |
| 1910-08-21 | Wisconsin Central Railroad | Construction begun on bridge across Chippewa at Shawtown. |
| 1910-08-05 | Autos | James Hayes auto jumped curb in front of EC National Bank when driver tried to avoid hitting boy who stepped in front of car. Six people pinned to wall of bank (just ahead of circus parade). |
| 1910-08-04 | Amusements | Sells-Flota Circus here, grounds near Putnam Park. |
| 1910-07-29 | Schwahn-Seyberth Saddlery Co. | Outgrown old place on South Barstow. 1914 Saddlery at 724-730 WI St. |
| 1910-07-28 | Opera House | Undergoing extensive repairs. |
| 1910-07-27 | International Harvester | New building on site of Northwestern Lumber Co. yard will be four-story building. Omaha Railroad promised spur track on north side of building. Cost between $75,000 & $85,000. |
| 1910-07-27 | Lumbering | Nw Lumber Co and John S Owen Lumber Co. suffered huge losses in forest fire. |
| 1910-07-24 | Autos | Record making run made from Minneapolis to EC by Minneapolis man--107 miles in four hours, 15 minutes. Sea of mud at Truax, bridge out at Hammond, hard to ford creek there. |
| 1910-07-23 | Gas Company | Girl burned by kerosine, Gas Co. adv. gas iron. |
| 1910-07-22 | Weather | Rivers so low many clams left on banks. |
| 1910-07-21 | Automobile Club | Hosts to auto tour endurance form Milwaukee. Pilot car arrived 2 pm. Passenger in back seat threw out handfuls of cut up paper at intervals to show others the way. Went to Galloway hotel. Came from La Crosse & go to Merrill for tomorrow night. Left La Crosse at 9 am, most arrived 3 pm & later. |
| 1910-07-21 | Cameron Meadows | Company incorporated. |
| 1910-07-14 | Omaha Railroad | To build large addition to round house in Altoona. |
| 1910-07-12 | Y.M.C.A. | Building committee named. |
| 1910-07-07 | Street Improvements | Madison St. between Franklin & Putnam being paved & gutters installed. |
| 1910-07-05 | Hadden, EG Co. | Milwaukee brokerage firm establishes branch here. To have private wire. Leader will get market returns daily. |
| 1910-07-03 | Sports | The Leader to broadcast Jeffries-Johnson fight. |
| 1910-07-02 | Weather | Hot dry summer. Rivers at lowest stage. Sewer ditches dug in river bed to connect with main body of water -- little or no stench this time. Linen mill dam dry. Lowest for years. |
| 1910-07-02 | Gun Club | Hold regular meetings. |
| 1910-07-02 | Lumbering | Shaw Co. mill going full blast. John H Kaiser also running. |
| 1910-06-29 | EC House | Landlord is Parkinson, dining room improved with new floor and furniture. |
| 1910-06-29 | Linderman Box & Veneer Co. | To be rebuilt of steel. |
| 1910-06-29 | Normal School | Drummond site favored and city bought site. |
| 1910-06-24 | Linen Mill | John Cady, Manager. May rebuild on west side. |
| 1910-06-24 | Y.M.C.A. | Buy old Hart property for building. |
| 1910-06-16 | Holm Co. | Looking for permanent site. Now on Water St. in building formerly occupied by American Machine Co. May take old Empire Lumber Co. site on Menomonie St. |
| 1910-06-16 | Schwahn-Seyberth Saddlery Co. | To build plant on grounds of old Northwestern Lumber Co. yard at WI St. Brick building 50 feet by 150 feet next to International Harvester. |
| 1910-06-15 | Sports | Tennis Club to have tournament. |
| 1910-06-14 | Street Improvements | Wisconsin St. extended, will remove Northwestern Lumber Co. building. Now stands directly at head of St. |
| 1910-06-11 | Sewer System | Trunk sewer on Gilbert finished, cost $15,000. |
| 1910-06-08 | Federal Building (Old Post Office) | Grand Jury in session over Post Office. Federal court also hearing cases in Federal Building. |
| 1910-06-04 | Omaha Railroad | Inaugurates all steel coaches on run between Chicago & Minneapolis. |
| 1910-06-04 | Omaha Railroad | Inaugurates all steel coaches on run between Chicago & Minneapolis. |
| 1910-06-03 | Wisconsin Telephone Company | Improving local system. Laying 800 wire cables on Grand Ave. East. Entire improvements will total $15,000. |
| 1910-06-03 | Dairy Industry | New factory located (cheese) on farm of Hoeslay & Schaller in Pleasant Valley, built by Hoeppner-Bartlett. |
| 1910-06-03 | Y.M.C.A. | Mrs. Cutter gives final $1,000. |
| 1910-06-03 | Chicago Northwestern RR | Excursions from EC round trip rate Seattle $63.50, California $77, Denver $29.35. F. R. Struve agent at EC. |
| 1910-06-02 | Normal School | Drummond site favored and city bought site. |
| 1910-05-31 | Crime | James MacKenzie stabbed by his wife during quarrel at home over store at 211 West Grand. Husband came home drunk & tried to stab wife. |
| 1910-05-22 | Automobile Club | Organized club. Directors are Mrs. WK Coffin, JS Owen, GS Moon, SR Davis & Dr. WO Seeman. Local club meets Pathfinder car (Rambler) coming from Milwaukee. Car came from La Crosse in one day. Goes to Wausau tomorrow. |
| 1910-05-20 | Autos | HD Davis bought 40 horsepower, seven passenger Chalmers-Detroit touring car. Herman T Lange a 4 cylinder Reo & Attorney LA Doolittle a 4 cylinder Reo. |
| 1910-05-20 | City Growth | Air shaft put in city hall so it won't smell of horses from fire station below. |
| 1910-05-15 | Culver Shoes | Advertisement. Lady Oxfords. |
| 1910-05-15 | Day Nursery | First annual meeting. Four hundred five children cared for. Gives officers. Formed by board of Associated Charities. |
| 1910-05-14 | Cheney Co. | New elevator being built east of their elevator near Soo Line Freight depot. Three stories with capacity of 125 barrels of flour a day. |
| 1910-05-10 | Union Mortgage & Loan Co. | Increased paid up stock. Kim Rosholt President & H. Schlegelmilch. |
| 1910-05-10 | Y.M.C.A. | Gives teams for fund raising. |
| 1910-05-05 | Woman's Club | Annual city clean up drive. |
| 1910-05-04 | Linderman Box & Veneer Co. | Burned. Lumberyard barely saved. Loss $40,000. Near Drummond Packing on north side. George B. Chapman now lives in Stanley. |
| 1910-05-04 | Soo Line Railroad | James Murphy of CF killed in fall from bridge. |
| 1910-05-03 | Autos | Describes Sentinel trophy run for July 18. |
| 1910-05-03 | Christ Church | Large addition of brick & stone. |
| 1910-05-03 | Methodist Church | WI Construction Co. of CF gets bid, church on Farwell & Gray. To cost over $30,000. |
| 1910-05-03 | Y.M.C.A. | Raising money. More. |
| 1910-04-30 | Linen Mill | Burned. 50 female employees escaped down fire escape. 80 or 90 thrown out of work. Embers start series of fires on north side. Three barns on Eddy St. over a mile away burned. HC Putnam Vice President, CA Chamberlain Secretary & Treasurer were in Rice Lake. Structure & contents total loss. |
| 1910-04-27 | Weather | Snow and cold, fruit trees and berries killed. |
| 1910-04-26 | Grosvold & Bartingale Co. | New firm incorporated to be on Gray St. between Barstow and Farwell. Incorporators are M. Anderson, Fred E. Grosvold, Robert O. Bartingale & Clara B. Grosvold. Will take over business of Fred Grosvold. |
| 1910-04-17 | Paper Mill | Two men scalded by steam. |
| 1910-04-17 | Country Club | New 18 hole course. |
| 1910-04-13 | "White City" | July 29, 1916 and April 3, 1925. |
| 1910-04-08 | City Growth | John B. Fleming mayor, John Huebsch & Robert K. Boyd councilmen. Campaign one of most bitter in city history. Leonard Seyberth defeated for mayor. John C. Fennessey & John H. Fleming defeated for councilmen. Mayor salary $3500 per year. Councilment $3,000. |
| 1910-04-02 | Christ Church | Cornerstone box opened. Church being remodeled. |
| 1910-03-31 | Soo Line Railroad | Work on bridge across EC river progressing. |
| 1910-03-30 | University of Wisconsin Alumni Association | Local chapter has 100 members. |
| 1910-03-27 | Fires | Shawtown threatened by forest fire. |
| 1910-03-20 | Ideal Auto Car Co. | At present location, opposite Post Office building. Advertisement: Model T Ford, $900. |
| 1910-03-17 | Ideal Auto Car Co. | Being built on site of South Barstow St. Methodist church. |
| 1910-03-11 | City Growth | Ten men run for mayor, 18 run for councilmen. |
| 1910-03-10 | Methodist Church | Timbers of church recently destroyed by fire torn down. Daniel property on Farwell to be site of new church. Mrs. Peter Truax gave $5,000. History of church. |
| 1910-03-10 | Catholic Schools | Erecting Sacred Heart School. |
| 1910-03-09 | Humane Society | B.J. Proctor, president. More. |
| 1910-03-08 | EC Daily Leader | Roy Fowler circulation manager. Average daily 4,407. |
| 1910-02-26 | Chippewa Flambeau Improvement Association | Incorporated with $100,000 stock. Headquarters at CF. James T. Joyce, EC, President. EC directors: Joyce, JA Stolp, ES Pearsall, Charles McArthur, David Douglas. Douglas is Vice President. Will built large reservoir on Chippewa & Flambeau Rivers. |
| 1910-02-26 | Salvation Army | Absent from EC for 3 years. Secure old hall. |
| 1910-02-25 | Chicago Store | Kahn's Chicago Store to enlarge, new auto costume cabinets best in northwest. East 1877. |
| 1910-02-24 | City Growth | City to inaugurate joint delivery system. Four deliveries a day. |
| 1910-02-23 | Sports | Results of ski meet. |
| 1910-02-22 | Kelley's (Bill) Smoke Shop | To open branch in Galloway Hotel. |
| 1910-02-22 | Sports | EC Sports Club holding ski meet at Mount Washington. More. |
| 1910-02-20 | St. Patricks Church | Benedictine Sisters in new home 380 Oxford. |
| 1910-02-17 | Girnau Manufacturing Co. | Incorporated at $25,000. Will make cement mixing and other machinery. Peter Girnau, EF Bolt & JHJ Schneider. |
| 1910-02-17 | Chippewa Valley Railway Light & Power | Doubled capital to $2,000,000. To make improvements on Red Cedar & elsewhere. |
| 1910-02-16 | City Growth | City votes for commission form of government. Vote 1867 to 995. 1st, 8th & 10th wards voted against it & plan carried all other wards. |
| 1910-02-15 | Y.M.C.A. | Organization accomplished. More. |
| 1910-02-13 | Cameron Meadows | EC men buy 28,000 acres land in Louisiana. Names men. |
| 1910-02-12 | Fires | Pythian Castle burned. Unique Theater saved seats, movie picture machine and piano. Damage $50,000. |
| 1910-02-10 | City Growth | City short of money. |
| 1910-02-09 | Visiting Nurse | Report on members, finances. |
| 1910-02-09 | East Side Schools | Walls receive scrubbing because outbreak of scarlet fever. $50 worth of fumigating material used, now no danger. |