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Contains information garnered from the notes of local historian, Lois Barland in the writing of her local histories.
Viewing Records: 3,401 to 3,500 of 6,111
| Note Date | Subject | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1907-04-11 | Business Colleges | Business College notice. |
| 1907-03-26 | Omaha Railroad | Spur track runs from what used to be known as old west side depot to Shawtown. |
| 1907-03-07 | Tanberg Auto Co. | Opened Buick garage in old Lange Fruit Co. building, added elevator. |
| 1907-03-01 | Northwestern Steel & Iron Works | Clipper Chilled Plow to build plant next to Steel & Iron Co. |
| 1907-02-28 | EC Trunk Factory | Employ 24 plus two salesmen. |
| 1907-02-27 | Lumbering | Four mills will run, better than any year since 1893. |
| 1907-02-26 | Gun Club | To organize Rod and Gun Club. |
| 1907-02-21 | EC Creamery & Dairy Produce Co. | Stock increased to $15,000. Fred Hatch of Caryville President. |
| 1907-02-14 | Dunphy Boat Works | Dunphy died. |
| 1907-02-10 | Kepler & Co. | Incorporated $100,000. Gives officers & history. |
| 1907-02-06 | Skiing | Tournament at Mount Washington. |
| 1907-01-08 | Phoenix Manufacturing Co. | Daniels sells interest to Robert B Briggs & Charles Tolles. |
| 1907-01-06 | Our Savior's Lutheran | At Fulton & Oxford. Founded 1876. Schoolhouse built on same block 1881. Parsonage built 1889. |
| 1906-12-23 | Linen Mill | Sold to BE DeYo for $25,000. |
| 1906-12-20 | Post Office | Rest of block sold for $18000. November 8th 1907 work started. |
| 1906-12-16 | Union Savings Bank | Will open on 17th in former Chippewa Valley Bank building. 202 South Barstow. Directors: OH Ingram, WP Bartlett, NC Foster, BA Buffington, John S. Owne, HC Putnam, SG Moon, WL Davis, CA Chamberlain, PD Rust, George T. Thompson, AH Hollen, CT Bundy, JT Joyce, K Rosholt President, Hollen Vice President, John B. Fleming Cashier. |
| 1906-12-16 | Union Mortgage & Loan Co. | In rooms next to Union Savings Bank, same directors, but no connection with bank. |
| 1906-11-24 | EC Savings Bank | To open on Monday at 209 North Barstow. WK Coffin President, Capital $50,000. Director is the same as EC National Bank. Cashier Frank S. Banchard. Vice President CW Lockwood. |
| 1906-11-23 | Linen Mill | In Receivership, owe $22,000. CA Chamberlin receiver. |
| 1906-10-30 | Associated Charities, see also: Family Service and | History |
| 1906-10-26 | Crime | Mrs. Ida Stoeppler died. Came EC in 1858, with Mr. Stoeppler, divorced after crime. |
| 1906-10-23 | EC Trunk Factory | Gives officers. |
| 1906-10-22 | EC Trunk Factory | Fire in factory. |
| 1906-10-07 | Kelley's (Bill) Smoke Shop | Opened by Will Kelley. |
| 1906-09-09 | Crime | Double murder & suicide on Gibson & Farwell St. Bert Landler shoots Minnie Landler & Milton Johnson. Landler a plumber. Minnie divorced wife lived 418 Av? |
| 1906-09-08 | Farwell House | William Farwell address 603 Farwell St. |
| 1906-09-08 | City Growth | Voter registration list. |
| 1906-08-11 | Business Colleges | Business College notice. |
| 1906-08-05 | Post Office | Government will buy full block. |
| 1906-07-31 | Lumbering | Bringing emigrants from twenty three European cities to settle cut-over land. |
| 1906-07-26 | Old Settlers | Twenty fifth anniversary. History. |
| 1906-07-10 | Flouring Mills | Northern Grain Co. elevator near central depot burned completely. |
| 1906-07-08 | Minor Crimes | Mrs. Anklum jailed again for drunkedness, this time found in outhouse on north side. Given 60 days jail. Had been out of jail only four days. |
| 1906-07-06 | Lumbering | Some logging history. |
| 1906-07-01 | Fairchild | History by Frank Clarke, also July 12. |
| 1906-07-01 | Bank of EC (this may be the same as another bank a | FW Woodward was first president of Bank of EC until 1885. |
| 1906-07-01 | Chippewa Valley Bank | Organized 1876 by Henry C. Putnam. |
| 1906-07-01 | Union National Bank | Bank of EC & Chippewa Valley Bank merged into Union National. Plan being to rebuild building corner Barstow & Grand. Will start Union Savings Bank which with Mortgage, Loan & Security Co. will occupy old Chippewa Valley Bank building. |
| 1906-07-01 | Fairchild | History by Frank Clarke. Also July 12. |
| 1906-06-17 | Olinger's Gardens | Sold for building lots. |
| 1906-06-16 | Street Railway | Extension to golf grounds nearly done. |
| 1906-06-16 | Unique Theater | Theater to be remodeled. Opera chairs ordered. |
| 1906-06-14 | Business Colleges | Business College notice. |
| 1906-06-13 | Olinger's Gardens | Germania Singing Society concert. |
| 1906-06-13 | Minor Crimes | Mrs. Anklum in court again for being drunk. |
| 1906-05-31 | Union National Bank | William P. Bartlett President, JT Joyce Vice President, GT Thompson Cashier, M Cousins Assistant Cashier. Open for business July 1, 1906. Mortgage Loan & Security Co. a branch. |
| 1906-05-25 | Chippewa Valley Bank | Consolidated with Bank of EC & Mortgage, Loan & Security Co. Main bank will be at corner of Barstow & Grand. Building of Bank of EC will be remodeled. Present Chippewa Valley Bank will be branch. |
| 1906-05-25 | Evans and Lee Company | President--SG Moon, Vice President--John I Evans, Secretary/Treasurer--JE Gillett. Bought retail business of Northwest Lumber Corporation and Dells Lumber and Shingle Corporation. Will maintain retail office at each concern as well as own place on Cameron St. |
| 1906-05-25 | Northwest Lumber Corporation | Sold to Evans Lee Corporation. |
| 1906-05-24 | Augusta | More of Same. May 25, 27, 29, 30, June 3, 5, 7, 14, 17 |
| 1906-05-20 | Augusta | History of town by Frank Clarke with pictures. |
| 1906-04-28 | Lumbering | Muscatine, Iowa Co. started sawing. Dells starting up. Have two shifts, 125 men each. |
| 1906-04-25 | County Normal School (Rural Normal) | To be in rear of Courthouse. |
| 1906-04-01 | Chippewa Valley Bank | On corner of EC & Barstow. Capital $100,000 surplus $10,000. BA Buffington President, HC Putnam Vice President, George T. Thompson Cashier, FS Blanchard Assistant Cashier. |
| 1906-03-26 | City Growth | Voter registration list. |
| 1906-03-25 | Dells Improvement Corporation | Complete history by Meggett. |
| 1906-03-14 | Catholic Schools | Auditorium of new St. Patrick's dedicated. |
| 1906-02-25 | Elks | Drawings and floor plan. |
| 1906-02-24 | Walters Brewery | Will double capacity. Will be 100 barrels daily. |
| 1906-02-20 | Skiing | Thomas Running made good showing. |
| 1906-02-20 | Skiing | Thomas Running made good showing. |
| 1906-02-16 | Union National Bank | Capital $150,000. Organized by CT Bundy, John S. Owen, SG Moon, BA Buffington & Roy P. Wilcox. |
| 1906-02-16 | Skiing | International ski meet Feb. 18. |
| 1906-02-16 | Skiing | International ski meet February 18. |
| 1906-01-27 | EC Creamery & Dairy Produce Co. | Incorporated by Guy Speirs, Earl W. Robbins & Joseph Hobbs. Capital $10,000. Will erect plant on South River St. (Graham Ave.) (September 20, 1914-124 South River) |
| 1906-01-21 | Cary Transfer Co. | Will open horse sales stable in addition to draying business. |
| 1906-01-19 | Odds and Ends | Dowie ousted from financial control of Zion, IL. (trip around world cost million dollars). |
| 1906-01-12 | Amusements | Roller Rink at corner of Gibson & Barstow. |
| 1906-01-09 | Skiing | Meet at Washington Park. |
| 1906-01-09 | Skiing | Meet at Washington Park. |
| 1906-01-02 | Fire Department | 17 incendiary fires last year. |
| 1905-12-01 | Bridges - EC River | New concrete bridge at Barstow completed. |
| 1905-11-09 | Elks | To have finest building in state on Reed property. |
| 1905-11-06 | Independent Five and Dime Store | Opens at 208 South Barstow. |
| 1905-10-14 | Street Railway | Synidcate headed by O. H. Ingram buys railway and lighting system. |
| 1905-09-26 | Stokes Funeral Home | Robert H. Stokes opens a funeral establishment at 20 West Grand Avenue. Came to EC 10 years ago as pastor of ME Church at Altoona. |
| 1905-09-26 | Lumbering | Last big cleanoff and finish of Chippewa as logging. |
| 1905-09-16 | Presbyterian Church | Reverend Grand lived 709 South Barstow. |
| 1905-09-07 | Kaiser-Giester Box Factory | Ready to start this month at dividing point between Watertown & Shawtown. |
| 1905-09-03 | EC Commercial Syndicate | EC considered "dead" in 1887. Syndicate went to Chicago and secured furniture factory giving bonus of $5,500 and giving location. Weyerhauser gave the Eau Claire River water power, old mill and machinery if group would guarantee linen mill would not fail. |
| 1905-08-26 | EC Bedding Co. | Moving from Niagara St. to North Dewey. |
| 1905-08-10 | National Bank of EC (Ingram & Clark) | Ingram sells $21,000 of bank stock. Started over 25 years ago by Clark & Ingram. Clark died & business conducted by Ingram alone for two years before organization of EC National Bank. Stock sold to Keith Brothers. |
| 1905-08-06 | City Growth | Valuation of city $7,186,548 which is $202,970 over 1904. |
| 1905-08-05 | Land Office | Land Office to be combined with Wausau and this one closed. |
| 1905-08-01 | Census | EC population 18,587. |
| 1905-07-29 | Odds and Ends | Gentry Bros. Circus on old gas house grounds. |
| 1905-07-28 | Frawley House | To be reopened after 10 years. Sold to Gustave Dhenke, Julius Kopplin & Mrs. Henrietta Kuehl. Building built by late TF Frawley & conducted by him. Dehnke & Kuehl brother and sister. Now operate Fox House on north side. Kopplin runs saloon at 216 South Barstow & will probably move. Price $9000. On North Barstow & WI will remodel & open September 1. |
| 1905-06-18 | Post Office | Doolittle for Ingram & Churchill still fighting over Kerr-Cook corner. |
| 1905-06-10 | National Bank of EC (Ingram & Clark) | Ingram resigns as President. Succeeded by WK Coffin. CW Lockwood becomes Cashier. Directors are: DS Clark, WK Coffin, David Drummond, TB Keith, CW Lockwood, MS Stein. Assistant Cashiers are EJ Lenmark & Otto Von Schrader. |
| 1905-06-09 | Floods | Water receeding. |
| 1905-06-06 | Floods | Eau Claire River up 18' and Chippewa River up 11'4". CF boom broke. |
| 1905-05-30 | Country Club | Club house opens. |
| 1905-05-22 | Rumsey's Landing | Rumsey's Landing was on west side of C at the head of first yellow bank and in Dunn Co. Consisted of large stone warehouse, grist mill, blacksmith shop, boarding house and several dwellings owned by HI Rumsey of LaCrosse and operated by John Rumsey, I. This article EH Playter tells of steamers. |
| 1905-05-20 | Northwestern Steel & Iron Works | Break ground for factory on north side next ref.? factory and overlooking McDonough. Kim Rosholt & PJ Holm have $50,000 capital. Will make concrete machinery, gasoline engines & canning plant machinery. Buildings will be concrete blocks made by own machinery. |
| 1905-05-11 | City Growth | More building than for several years. |
| 1905-05-11 | Crops and Prices | 100 acres tobacco raised in county last year. |
| 1905-05-10 | Fire Department | Joe Eldridge made chief. James P. Welch assistant chief. |
| 1905-04-02 | Business Colleges | College started 1889. New building sold. Stoll died March 26, 1906. |
| 1905-03-15 | Williams House, also Windsor House | Sold to HT Lange Co., erected as stable before Civil War. |
| 1905-02-25 | Amusements | Dovre Ski Club still active. |