Luxemburg Remembered : Village of Luxemburg Centennial 1908-2008

Citation preview

In Memory Of

Neoma Michalski

Joseph Seidl

(1931-2007)

(1951-2007)

Neoma was proud of her heritage which

Joe was a spirited member of the Seidl Family.

developed into a search of family genealogy.

He was a trustee on Luxemburg's Village Board

She was an enthusiastic person willing to share her

since 2002 and worked with the students of

knowledge of history, a person of strong faith,

Luxemburg High School. Joe was a cheerful,

a warm smile and sincere heart.

energetic person always willing to help others.

Neoma and Joe were d iligent vo lunteer workers for the betterment of the commun ity. Neoma was on the Historical Committee and Joe worked with Community Problem Solvers for the Centennial Celebration in 2008.

Th is book was comp i led by Carol Simonar. Edited by Ervin Stahl, Tom Seidl, Pam Adams, Stephanie Gau, and Sue Heim

Luxemburg's Main Street

--

.. VILLAGE OFFICIALS

Back row: John J Peot, Ralph Colle, Frank Hoppe, Peter Mornard, Louis Rueckl, Dr. Laurent. Front row: Julius Cahn, Clem Depas, Charles Peters, Hector Bencher, Bill Martin, Harold Peters, and Clem Rass.

Luxemburg Community Fire Dept. Officials Kneeling: Clarence Seidl, Eli Cravillion, Fred Wunsch, Chief J.J. Peot, Harold Kozlik. Standing: Ben Koss, Jim Nejedlo, Jake Shefchik, Frank Kozlik, Frank Wodsedalek, Barney Moede. Standing on t ruck fender: Joe Baierl and Len Seidl.

2

'

Miesler Garage Baseball Team

Right to left:Bil l Miesler, Harry Dennison (mechanic) Other man in unknown

Back row: Louis Liebl, Charlie Seidl, Joe Loberger, Camille Stage. Row 2: Indian Charlie, John L. Miller, George Seidl, Ole Evenson, Frank Garot. Front row: George Loberger, Art Bazlen, Glen Mohr (Bat Boy), Ed Dulik, Gene Kiley.

St. Mary's Church, with Pulpit on the left. Ralph Kline American Legion Post 262-1965 Bob Dau l, Jerry Simonar, Ken Jandrain, Don Kollross

They's Orchard Jean Bourguignon, Stella Cravillion, Irene Dalebroux, Rose Lohrey, Jule Dalebroux.

St. John Church 3

Building Railroad Tracks Depot

Luxemburg H.S. Wrestlers Left to Right: Nelson Frisque, Ed Vanness, Gaylord Ropson, Donald Dax, Ervin DePeau, Ed Suess, Arnie Baierl, Roland Baierl, Sam Halloin, Aaron LaCourt, Railroad Trolly Coach George V. Gregor. John Brechner, L.J. Vandrisse, and Henry Legois

Girl's Basketball Cheerleaders Ralph Kline, Gus Yanda, and Harold Kollross

School Board Back: Ray Liebl, Emmett Dewane Front: Elroy Hoppe, George V. Gregor, Len Seidl, and Art Peot

4

Singing Quartet Mike Dorner, Ray Liebl, Len Seidl, Jim M iller

Postmaster Austin Allard and Jane Paider

Laura Peters, Marvin Bins, and Joe Vandervest

Telephone Operaters Back row: Mabel Arendt, Marie Hoffman, Laura Novak, Center row: Laura Theys, Ethel Liebl, Jennie Baye, and Harold Behnke

Ed Kohlbeck & Leo Salmon

Little George's Big Tavern-1946 George Yanda sitting in the middle, Clarence kneeling with Gus in back.

5

Luxemburg Band

McMahon's Employees

Back row: Julius Bertrand, Joseph Linzmeier, James Santroch, Ben Stahl, Ed Linzmeier, Ole Evenson, Frank Santroch, Bill Srnka, John Fameree. Middle row: Charles Seidl, John Kinnard, Frank Salmon, Jim Cherney. Sitting : Otto Kaye, and Alvin Arpin

Back row: Jerry Cravillion, Harold Peters, Bob Heim, Tom Rueck!, Don Sladky. Front row: Julian Romuald, Dorothy Harding, Ray Liebl, Marilyn Rank, and Lyle Zellner

Kewaunee County Fair

Stella Arpin

Horse Pulling

Race

Exhibits

6

Simonar Wreckers Snowmobiles-1960's

Filz Store-South Luxemburg

Hoppe Band Front: Frank Wawirka, Wm. Hoppe, Frank Hoppe, Esther (Hoppe) Metzner, A.M. Hoppe Row 2: Walter Friex, Gertrude (Hoppe) Yauger, Hi lda (Hoppe) Kaye, Charles Seidl Row 3: Valera Evenson, Flora (Hoppe) Ledvina, Wm . Jonet, Frieda (Hoppe) Heavers, Otto Kaye Row 4: Emil Hoppe and Paul Hoppe

Luxemburg Guard Nick Drexler-Captain

Luxemburg Guard County Police Officer

Wisconsin House

Ed Goetsch

Blah Barbiaux

7

Vivian Vandrisse in doorway of beauty shop

George and Blanche Deprey

Farmers Trading Co. Employees Front: J.J. Peot, Clara Peot, Ed Dalebroux Row 2: Florence Dalebroux, Millie Cisler, Ethel Seidl, and Sophie Weinfurter. Row 3: Ernie Thibaudeau, Alex Dalebroux, Mary Jane Pavlik, Verna Heim, and Josie Nellis.

Marvin Bins Frank and Sylvia Sladky

Bob Dau l

La ura Hinnendael, John Duchateau-1920

8

HISTORY OF LUXEMBURG VILLAGE The Village of Luxemburg is situated in Luxemburg Township, Kewaunee County. A small, quiet, friend ly town, 17 miles from Green Bay, 10 miles from Algoma and Kewaunee, with a mixture of ethnic backgrounds. The families who first settled here were Arendt and Colle, on the north end of town; the Kaut, and Merens families on the south side. They came from the Grand Duchy of Luxembou rg. A year or two later the Daul, Peot, and Wahl families of Germany arrived. The Ney family cam e from the same town as the Coll e family. In 1854 Nicholas and Elizabeth Meren s left their homeland in Maeschdorf, Luxembourg and sailed to America . They landed in the harbor of New York City and proceeded by rail to Green Bay with the few belongings they owned and $90. They bought land from the government for the sum of $7.00. In the summer of 1855 a two-room log cabin was built, which served as their home for nineteen years. Peter Merens was the first of six children and the first white chi ld born in Luxemburg. Pierre and Catherine Colle came from Molstroff, Luxembourg on the ship Antarctic in 1855. They carved a farm out of the wilderness. Their son Desire was ob li ged to operate the farm when his father's health failed. Desire worked on the railroad when it was built through the area. Johann and Katherine Kaut, of the Duchy of Luxembourg, purchased 120 acres of land in Section 21. It took two days to go from Green Bay to Luxembu rg. The farm and house on the hill overlooking Luxemburg were passed on to their son Nick and wife Katherine Stahl. (The house still stands today) When Michael and Anna Marie (Dieskies) Arendt moved to the area in 1856 they found Luxemburg "a wild-looking country", without roads and few settlers. In 1892 the railroad passed through Luxemburg, connecting Sturgeon Bay and Green Bay in the summer of 1893. Edwa rd Decker conceived the idea of connecting the two cities with a ra il line. It was through his efforts the Ahnapee & Western Railway Co. was formed. The line passed through wooded areas and "swampers" cleared the brush and felled trees. Any laborer handy with pick and shovel was able to secure work si nce it was all hand-done. Hand laborers received from $1.00 to $1.25 for a ten - hour day. A farmer with team and scra per received $3.00 per day. It was difficult work but it progressed on schedule. The first full car of freight came over the line to Ahnapee in September of 1892. It was a day of excit ement when the first run was made to Sturgeon Bay. People watched with awe as smoke and steam bell owed from the train as it made its first stop at Forestville. Children especially lived in anticipation of their first ride on the coaches. Fare was three cents a mile. The railroad had its share of problems . Dur·ing 1893 some of the train 's ca rs were derailed in the village and a crew had to come out to fix the problem. In 1912 a number of passengers received slight injuries when a passenger train coming from Sturgeon Bay collided with the Kewaunee tra in at Casco Junction, throwing the Sturgeon Bay t rain off the tra ck. In January of 1927 there was a train derailm ent of 21 cars, delaying the passenger tra in for over an hour. There was also a cattle problem, many farm an imals were killed when they wandered onto the tracks. A few cars were known to do the same. The depot and freight house were built in 1892. Mr. Patterson was the first railroad agent, with Edward Peot taking over the position from 1916 to 1918. In 1911 the Kewaunee branch of Green Bay & Western Railroad constructed a new turntable at Casco Junction to hand le the new Mogul locomotive. Later the Casco station and equipment were abandoned and the Green Bay & Western decided to connect at Lu xemburg. An addition to the railroad depot was started in October of 1913 because the platform was crowded when the train arrived and often blocked with freight. Three years later a cement platform was erected and a refrigerator compartment added. Ole Evenson took over as station agent and continued until April 1922. Frank Legois was station agent for a brief time until Leonard Leischow came in 1923 until 1941. Emil Legois retired as railroad section foreman after 34 years of service. In later years the sta t ion was remodeled with a room for the ticket office and waiting

9

passengers and another for freight. A well was drilled in 1929 by GB&W RR, between the stock yards and railroad tracks, to accommodate livestock shippers. The stock-yard s were owned by the railroad company. In 1958 the depot was closed and six years later dismantled. The three last depot agents were John Kinnard, Curtis Johnson and Ken Junio. The first business was erected close to the railroad tracks in 1892 by Hector Bencher, called the "Wisconsin House". The village expanded rapidly with the establishment of Jule Petry's lumber yard and shingle mill in 1902. Homes and stores were built, the grain elevator was erected, and the bank received its charter in 1903, giving the town a firm foundation for progress. Dr. Felix Moraux was the first physician. Victor Kaye had charge of th e Carg ill elevator. Joe Rothe decided to open a furniture store, Fred Radue gave haircuts and shaves in a sma l l building in the rear of the Wisconsin House, and Vojta Nuhlicek opened the first harness shop. A cider press was operated in back of Casper Loberger's store to quench one's thirst. In rapid order came other projects, John Linzmeier's butcher shop, John Dupont's jewelry store and Desire Celle's tavern. In 1902, telephone service arrived. The flour mill and American House then made their appearance. In 1903 Johann Schwa b, a shoe-maker from Austria, started a shoe repa ir business in the Transit House, and the Kieweg-Peters store was erected. That same year Nick Kaut plotted out the west side of Main Street into lots. Desire Colle, owner of the opposite side, followed suit a year later. This also was the year that brought a change in postal service. Until then Luxemburg received its mail at the Linzmeier Store in South Luxemburg, but the railroad being built belowthe-hill was the deciding factor to move the office nearer to the railroad station. Our first schoo l district was formed in 1906 and occupi ed a room of the Felix VanDrisse bui lding on Main Street with F. J. Ke lliher wi elding the birch rod. As Luxemburg grew the need for fire protection, street improvements, and other public services, set the stage for incorporation. That was effected in 1908, when a slate of officers included: Peter Bencher, President; Hector Boncher, Supervisor; Fred Lohf, Assessor; August Salmon, Treasurer; A. J. Villers, Clerk; George M. Elfner, Constable; John Radue, Marshall; Dan Daul, Lawrence Rueckl, Lou is Liebl, James Santroch, Peter Merens and Oliver Debauche Trustees; were elected . Charles L. Peters filled the office of president in 1912, after Charles Sell resigned. The presidents salar·y in 1910 was $50 a year, trustees were paid $1.00 per meeting with 50 cents for special meeting s. (Luxemburg had a Literary-Art Society in 1910, with officers: John Merens, President; Glen Mohr, Vice President; Selma Toebe, Secretary; John Salmon, Treasurer and Edward Arendt, Marshal.) Luxemburg News made its bow to the public in 1908, but not at regular intervals. Mr. G. I. McDonald, came over from Algoma and got out an issue whenever the fancy struck him. The foundation was laid for the village hall by J. B. Hendricks. At this time the hill was cut down and used to raise Main Street at the bottom of the hill. Eve rything worth less was gathered up on clean-up day, dumped into the street and covered with ground. During (1910-1913) Scarl et Fever was reported, resu lting in quarantine. There were also cases of the disease in 1917. Spring of 1916, the village officials looked for a system to drain the baseball grounds which flooded in spring and during heavy rains. From 1917 to 1919 some of the business establishments installed gas lighting systems for better vision . In January 1918, business places were asked to close for ten weeks on Monday's to conserve fuel to help the war effort. An amendment prohibiting the manufacture, sa le, and transport of intoxicating beverages became effective one year after ratification, prompted by an announcemen t made by President Wilson. "The nation goes dry next July." On July 4, 1919 Luxemburg bade farewell to John Barleycorn (liquor). Taverns were only allowed to sell soft drinks. In March of 1920 Wisconsin legalized 2.5% beer. During the summer the streets in the village were oiled to keep the dust at a minimum. Work was started on the electric power line from Green Bay to Sturgeon Bay in 1920 with electricity being turned on Apri l 5, 1921. Street lights were in sta lled on poles along the side of Main Street. Ten years later suspension center lighting was installed. In 1924 Wisconsin Public Service installed a substation at Daul's fa rm south of Luxemburg. A new fire siren was installed that same year. The previous yea r a fire, originating in a large barn owned by Peter Merens, threatened the village. Destroyed were Fra nk Christoff's horse barn, G. H. Moede's garage, and

10

Steve Libal's warehouse was damaged to the extent of $2, 000. The Luxemburg Furnitu re store and Miesler garage were also ignited by sparks . Th e village board sold its 1926 Harley Davidson Motorcycle, which was purchased two years prior for use by the police department. There was no one lelt in the department who could ride it . An ordinance wa s passed requiring all peddl ers to secure a license at a cost of $10.00 per day. At the October m eetin g of the village board it was voted to place 660' of 18" galvanized pipe underground, beg inning in front of the Luxembu rg Millin g office to Luxemburg Man ufacturing Co. In 1932 sidewalk was laid to south Luxemburg. Duri ng 1936 work progressed for a park on lots purchased by the village. The property was used as a dumping ground and was in need of landscaping. President Peters told the trustees at t he January meeting of 1938; "Let's make it our aim to spend the people's money judiciously and for improvements of a permanent nature. Seeing that the taxpayers get a dollar's worth for every dollar spent. He asked that honesty of opinion, a square deal for everyone, no favoritism, or partia li ty be the thought of every official. Be frank in expressi ng our opinions, and allow those that differ with you a like opportunity. Let nothing but the most urgent business keep you away from regular or special meeting s. Your promptness and co urteousness will help us co nduct our meetings i n an efficient busin ess like way." In January of 1938 the doors of Carl Andre's home were snowed shut. "Carl tried all of the doors Tuesday morning, but they were held fast by drilts. He got to work at the bank on time by crawling out through a window. The storm started out of the Northwest Monday and abated early Wednesday morning." (From Luxemburg News Article of 1938) During 1939 horseshoe courts and an outside basketball court were constructed in t he park. A few cases of Smallpox were diagnosed. In August one of th e most picturesque hoboes to visit Luxemb urg in yea rs was here over the weekend. "Plymouth Rock Whitey", as he calls himself, canvassed stores selling Mexican jumping beans. The Lu xembu rg Village Jail, which hasn't had an occupant since goodness knows when, has been "condemn ed" as unsuitable and termed "obsolete" by Miss Blanch Murphy, state inspector who sa id it shou ld be replaced by a modern structure. Luxembu rg folks are scratching their heads and asking themselves just what the jail is unsuitable for seeing as it isn't being used. Once in a blue moon police chief Bill Martin al lows some transient to sleep there overnight. The villagers don't want t he expense of putting up a new building. (Luxemburg News article) William Martin served as police chief in 1941. He also was a painter, mason and a carpenter who built homes in Luxembu rg. Tuberculosis was on the increase in 1941, there were 800 deaths the prev ious year. The old stockyard, located near the Green Bay & Western Rai lroad tracks, was dismantled . Citi zens of Luxem burg voted for sewer and water in July of 1943; approved 217, opposed 19. The laying of pipes for water and sewer will reach to th e village limits near the Joseph Baierl residen ce. Market prices for October 1946: Barley, per cwt. $3 .40; Spring wheat, $1.90; Winter wheat $2.00; Oats, per bu. $2.35; Rye, per bu . $2.25; Eggs, 43 cents; Springers, 25 cents; Hens 18 cents. During 1947 work on the villag e pumping station began. It was estimated that about $60,000 would be needed to build the station and disposal plant. South Luxemburg requested sewer service for 14 homes, 2 taverns, St. Mary's School and a cheese factory in August of 1948. Lighting at the athletic field was funded by the Town & Country Club and American Legion, Post 262. Algeron Deprez, VIiiage Police Officer, resigned as other duties took up most of his time. Peter Colle was appointed treasurer of the village, succeeding Dr. E. P. Happel, a position he held for 20 years. Doctor Emmett Dewane served one term as Presid ent. Rich Cmeyla becam e President in 1953, serving until 1970 . That same year Ray Liebl was clerk, serving 14 years. Connie Thiry served as clerk from 1967-1968 . Th ree trustees were elected in 1967: Harold Lemens, Jack Arpin and Paul Mahlik, with Harold Theys as marshal. During the early 1960's Luxemburg resid ents received Salk polio shots alter an outbreak of the disease. The first woman to be elected in village government was Carol Seidl, trustee, serving two terms, 1967 to 1970. Bernadine Mathu was Deputy Clerk, from 1968 to 2000, being appointed to position of clerk-treasurer in 1979. Ruth Arpin served on the village board for three years . January of 1970 Marion Koehler was appointed village t reasurer to take over for the balance

1I

of a two-year term due to the resignation of Peter Colle, who recalled that total collect ions were $12,000 in 1943. Harold Lemens, trustee, filed for the office of President (1970). During the next year the old village hall was leveled to make way for the new fire department building. Ray Bredael was recognized for his diligence in caring for Ameri can Legion Memorial Field. He was employed by the village for 36 years and took great pride in keeping it clean. Ray also coached Little League to a championship in 1986. July 2, 1975 th e village board opened bids on property for the water tower. William Bel ter and Mrs. Edwa rd Kratz, owners of the t wo lots east of the village hall, gave the property to t he village. Low rent housing was made available to the residents with the construction of a building on Colle St. A second building was erected in 1981 on the comer of Second St. and Center Dr. From 1975 until she retired, Bernadine managed the Luxemburg Housing for the elderly. The waste water treatment system was put into operation in 1979. It was designed to serve a population of 2,000 people, plus an industrial equivalent of 4,000. Unique features of the aerated lagoon treatment system are stainless steel non-clog diffusers, and submerged rock fi lters for algae removal. From 1971 to 1994 Lary J. Swoboda of Luxemburg served 23 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly on the Democratic Ticket, (the longest serving State Representative from Kewaunee County since statehood). He earned his BS degree in 1963, MS Degree in 1968, and Doctorate degree in 1999. 1981- Luxemburg boasts of three opera singers; Brad Liebl, Terry Seidl and Jean Seidl. Brad and Terry graduated from St. Norbert College, Jean is a graduate of University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Both Terry and Jean have performed in Germany. Lloyd Wink defeated Harold Lemens for the office of President in 1986. "Welcome to Luxemburg" signs were erected on Highway 54. In May 1990, the old high school was remodeled into new vi llage government offices with 11,000 sq uare feet available space. The new water tower was built with a capacity of 250,000 gallons. Luxemburg village started t he first annual rummage sale during the month of May. A new municipal garage was bui lt with recycling bins located on the east side of the property. During 1992 new sirens were erected for tornado warnings, one on Church Road and one at the Municipal Office. That same year the board approved two duplexes in the "Countryside Estates" Subdivision. Luxemburg bu ilding permits neared $3,000,000 in 1994. Sunset Estates, a twostory, eight- unit apartment complex was erected on Pine Street. Spartan Acres/Heights is a subdivision on the north end of town with private homes and apartment houses. The yea r 2000 brought more expansion with a housing development near NorthBrook Golf Course, called NorthBrook Meadows. In 1995 Lloyd Vincent died after serving on the village board for 14 years. Also in 1995 a Tax Increment Finance District (TIF) was esta blished. Ed Tlachac retired in July 1997, after 18 years on the job. "Voie de la Liberte"-marker was placed in St. Mary's Cemetery from the people of Luxembourg in 1994. It reminds people of the path of hardship and the triumphant success of soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Army, from Normandy, June 6th, to liberation of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg. 1182 milestones mark "Liberty Road". United States has three markers, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota Lew Duchateau was elected Village President in 1998, serving through April of 2003 . Lyle Jandrin became President in May. Diane Jorgensen fi lled the position of Clerk-Treasurer in September 2000. Ken Lefevre is Luxemburg Village Chief of Police since 1980, with one partti me assistant. The wastewater trea tment plant was upgraded and connected to Green Bay Metropolitan Distri ct in 1999. In 2000 playground eq uipment was installed In the new pa rk on the sou th end of town, sponsored by the village and Luxemb urg Jaycees. The year 2004 there was a record of 31 new home building perm its and three duplexes. In December 2005, 40 acres of land was purchased from Norman Zellner, adding to our industrial park. The 2007 population is 2281. In 1911 the population was 402. "Sometime in fall the farmers would have a cattle drive from their farms, down Main Street in Luxemburg, driving their cattle to the railroad depot to be put in cattle cars bound for the slaughter house. The cattle would walk down the street-under the watchful eyes of men either

12

walking, in trucks and sometimes on horseback. All of us kids had to run on the porch because there might be bulls in the bunch of cattle and we might be hurt!" (From Sara Hinnendael Rasmussen's Memories are Made of This)

In the good old days the fire whistle blew at 9 p.m. every night for kids to be off the street.

Peter P, Daniel, Michael and John Arendt

Nick Kaut

Anna (Haen) and Peter Merens

Charles and Mary (Arendt) Colle 1893

13

BUSINESS HISTORY *=no longer in business

ABC DENTAL CLINIC - *LUXEMBURG MOTEL Dr. William Iwen came to Luxemburg in 1976 and purchased the former Luxemburg Motel and converted it into a dental clinic. We chose Luxemburg to start our dental practice because it was a vibrant growing community and close to home. Dr. !wen attended the University of Wisconsin and Marquette Dental Schools. Daughter-in -l aw Carmen Iwen joined the practice June 18, 1997 and Dr. Brian W. Iwen, son of Dr. William !wen, joining the firm in 1998. We are a ful l service dental clinic serving the needs of fam ilies from Luxemburg and surround ing communities. (Story submitted by !wen family)

The building was constructed by Cletus Seidl for the owners Bob and Georg ia "Babe" Maleski in 1966. They ran the business for the next ten yea rs. The unofficial name of the Motel was King Soccer, named after their French Poodle.

A - Z PROPERTY MAINTENANCE The business began ten years ago with Andy Zimmerman as owner. The office is located at 1722 Pine Tree Lane, Luxemburg. They offer landscape planning, all types of lawn maintenance, cleaning of gutters, snow removal and concrete curb work. ( I nfor mation from Zimmerman family)

ABTS LAW OFFICE - *SELLS CHEVROLET The office opened in 1992 with Denis Abts, owner, located at 416 Oak Street. The firm offers real estate services, business law, probate, estate planning, wills, trusts and elder law. Denn is formerly worked at Dalebroux Law office in Casco. The building once housed Chevrolet dealership. (Information from Abt s Law Office)

AL'S BARBER SHOP - *JIM'S PLUMBING - *JACQUES CASH MARKET Casper Loberger sold pumps, cisterns and windmills here in 1912 and owned a cider press. Victor Cravillion had a clothing repair shop in part of the structure, clean ing, pressing and repairing clothi ng. In 1920 the Variety Store was owned by Cha rles Hoebreckx. He sold the business to Felix VanDrisse, who in turn sold it to Clem Depas. In 1931 Ed Jacques, Sr. purchased ~ the grocery store from Clem. Alvah and Stella Arpin bought the store in 1951 and ..... continued running the business until Jim .\ Tlachac purchased the building in 1963, known as Jim's Plumbing and Heating, with living quarters on the south side and upstairs. Previously Jim had been employed by Blah Barbiaux Appliance and Thomas Plumbing & Heating of Green Bay. In 1970 Alan Tlachac opened a barbershop. His first customer was his father Ed Tlachac. During 1978 the original front was replaced with smaller !"~Jii:.--=""1 windows. In 2005 a handicap ramp was added, and a new barber pole to signify the business. (Submitted by Al Tlachac)

:srz M\:

:,

Jacques Cash Way Store

14

·'

ALGOMA WIRELESS - * PLAIN JANE'S FLOWER SHOP - * SCHWAB SHOE STORE Algoma Wireless leased the building in June, 2006 at 715 Main Street. They are a wireless authorized agent with service plans and service for our customers. The brands carried are: Motorola, Samsung, Kyocera, LG, Blackberry, and palm phones. Their hours are: Mon - Thur 10 to 5; Fri 10 to 7; Sat 10 to 4, and Sunday 10 to 2. (Information form Algoma Wireless)

Schwab Shoe Store John Schwab was born in Malacky Austria/Hungary. His father was a self-employed weaver and John tried tailoring briefly but it didn't "catch on". He served a four year ;t . · . ::.r apprenticeship in various shoe shops in Vienna and l continued this line of work until ca lled to se rve a compulsory three-year term in the army under FranzJoseph, Emperor of Austria, where he was a sharpshooter. His travels enabled him to pick up three languages. After returning to civilian life, Mr. Schwab set up a shoe making business in Vienna . John Schwab arrived in America in 1903, when Luxemburg was in its infancy, boasting 25 buildings. During his first years he did any kind of work he could find. Joh n was employed as a farm hand, section hand, hauled mail from the post office to the depot and did cleaning, pressing and shoe repair. He opened a shoe store on Main Street in the old Transit House building. During 1911 he received his citizenshi p papers, also that year he moved his shoe repair equipment to the Wisconsin House. In 1913 he built the present structure. John was a skilled craftsman, having John Schwab, Sr. specialized in hand made shoes. During 1915 - Village Marshall, William Mies/er, entertained two "Chimney Sweeps" in the village lockup Monday evening. They arrived in town during morning and proceeded to solicit work. While at work at Schwab shoe store they managed to get their hands on a fine pair of shoes and departed without even extending their thanks to the owner. Later the shoes were sold to William Moede for 75 cents at the N. J. Spitzer place. Arousing Nick's suspicions, he called Mr. Schwab to identify the shoes, who in turn called the Village Marshall. (From Luxemburg News article) Son John, Jr., learned the trade from his father. They built specia l orthopedic shoes for handicapped children at Robinsonville Chapel. John Sr., was Luxemburg's first "Man of the Year" in 1962, he lived to be 99 years old. In 1920 an addition was built for repairing shoes. John Jr. served on the Kewaunee County Fair Board and as supervisor of the Kewaune County Board. His wife, June, helped in the store as did his sisters, Martha and Olga. The business closed in May of 1996.

li~ ••I

Plain lane Flowers Jane Weier opened the shop in 1997, se lling flowers and gifts, with delivery to homes or places of business.(Algoma Wireless rents the building at the present time.)

AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE In 1971 he was ready to exit the US Army and hi s Uncle Goldie Derenne mentioned in letters he had written to him that he was thinking of retiring. February of 1972 he began representing American Family from his parents' farm home near Denmark. October of 1973 Cindy and Dave were married and they moved to Dyckesville to begin taking over for Goldie. A coup le of yea rs later Goldie retired and Dave was able to take over his agency. They ran the business from thier home until 2001 when they moved to Luxemburg to be more centrally located. They offer all lines of personal insurance, Auto, Home, Health, Farm owners, Business Insurance and Life. He is also a registered representative with American Family Securities. (Submitted by Dave & Cindy Derenne)

15

*AMERICAN HOUSE Built by Nick Kaut in 1902; the saloon had many prop rietors, some of whom owned the business and others leased. During the early years Schafkoph tournaments were held. W. A. Cowell was an attorney w ith his office on the second floor. George Rueck!, Sr. ran the bar with his son George Jr., until 1916 when it was sold to Schwedler Brothers. During the time George ran the tavern there was a fire. Someone had overturned a three gallon can of gas the day before, which leaked thru an opening in the trap door to the basement. George went into the room to get a lantern and while striking a match the formed gas exploded blowing out several windows. Patrons Julius Retzlaff and T. Klemesh helped put out the fire which kept the building from total destruction. There was also smoke coming from the basement liquor room but a bucket brigade quickly quenched the fire . December of 1909 Reinhold Okrush sold the saloon/hotel to Julius Retzlaff for $6,000 . October of 1923 Louis Saams moved into the American House, leasing it from Mr. Okrush. John Kaye rented the business until his lease ran out in 1927. Saams again ran the tavern/hotel in 1927 and did extensive remodeling. Alfred Rueck! became the owner in 1932. During 1944 Mr. And Mrs. William Drossart of Casco leased the establishment from Alfred Rueck!. Other proprietors were: Lawrence Rankin, Richard Barley, Hilary Boncher, Roger Janda, Curt and Delores Carlson, Ed amd Louella LeCloux (1962-1965), Ambrose Vanlaanen (he ran "Sonny's Bar" until 1970), John Blahnik, and Evelyn Guerts. Donald and Jean Kollross purchased the Am erican House from Evelyn Guerts in July of 1981 and operated as " Doc and Jeans's". Improvements were made to the interior and parking lot. Randy and Debbie Heurkens purchased the business and operated it until 2005 as D & B's Pub. Dean Rhodes operated the bar unti l 2007 as the Rhode House. The building awaits a new owner.

ANIMAL HOUSE PET CLINIC Located at 121 Commerce Drive. (No further information available.)

AUDE JEWELERS Located at 213 Main Street; Don and Jan Aude opened the jewelry store after purchasing the building and business from Nils and Pearl Gerondale in 1970. Don graduated from the Chicago Institute of Watchmaking School and Browne's Institute of Engraving and Designing. He operated his own jewelry store from 1953 to 1956 and then ran the jewelry department at Katches' in Algoma. In 1957 Don and Jan operated a resort and he did trade work for other jewelry stores until moving to Luxemburg in 1970 . Jan took care of sales and the book work, while daughter Sheila did repair work and engraving. It was at this time the store was expanded to 20 more feet of floor space, with a new entrance on Main Street. Lynn Seidl and Betty Jadin purchased Aude Jewelers in 1992. Lynn's daughter, Sarah, graduated from NWTC program in jewelry repair and fabrication in 2004. She is very talented and has added many new ideas. Sarah is the in-house goldsmith at Aude's, where she does ring sizing , retipping, resetting diamonds and other stones. She can help customers design a piece of jewelry to reset stones that have been in the family for generations. (Information from Lynn Seidl)

AUGIE'S BAR & GRILL - *GUS' HIDEWAY BAR - *LITTLE GEORGE'S BIG TAVERN The first business conducted at 206 Willow Street began in 1908 as a soft drink bottling

16

plant, owned by Frank Garot. It was a thriving business in 1911, operating overtime to fill orders for soft drinks and Weiss Beer. Jake Spitzer was hired and a tru ck was purchased to deliver th e products. In 1910 a fire that was started in dry sawd ust caused damage to the building. It was ext inguished by a volunteer pai l brigade before the fire department arrived. During 1919 a "simplex" bottle soaking machine was installed in hi s factory. Frank owned several race horses and attended races al l over the state. In 1920 he sold the business to Joseph Weinfurter and his brother- in -law, Charles Linzmeier. During the period from 1920 to 1935 the building was remodeled into a tavern with living quarters upstairs. In 1927 John Kaye ran the tavern under the name of "Stock Yard Inn", and ran a sale stable for horses. John Delwiche rented the business in 1935. The next individua ls running the tavern were, Joseph Haslet, then Anton Grasse!. For the next t hree years the building was not occupied. In 1940 George Yanda bought the tavern and called it, "Little George's Big Tavern", succeeded by his son Leonard " Gus" and wife, Mert, who operated the " Hideaway Bar" for 25 years. It was Gus's custom to buy the house a drink when the train came throu h town. Some people knew when the train was due and would head over to the bar in time for their free drink. Jim Wells purchased the bar from Gus and Mert in 1972 and ran it for two years. After bei ng vacant for a time, Lee, "Aug ie", and Lois Derenne purchased the tavern now known as Augie's Bar and Grill on June 21, 1976 . Over the years extensive remodeli ng has been done. An outdoor volley ba ll court was also add ed . We will be starting our 32nd year in busi ness this year. Our m enu has been expanded to in clude homemade fresh pizza , made to your liking. (Submitted by Augi e Derenne)

Gus Yand a

* BADGER STATE CHEESE - * SOUTH LUXEMBURG CREAMERY Anton Gassel constructed the Luxemburg Creamery. It was a one story building owned by Ni e Peat and later sold to stockholders . Charl es Linzmeier was the first cheese maker . In 1909 Anton Grasse!, Jr was emp loyed at the creamery as assistant cheese m aker. The first officers were: George Dorner, Presi dent; Nicolas Gengler, Vice-President; John Daul, Secretary; Peter Seidl, Sr., Treasurer; Board of Directors-Fred Jahnke, Lou is Rueckl, Anton Kollross, Frank Miesler and Nick Spitzer . Joseph Friex of Walhain ran a milk route in the area of South Luxembu rg. During 1911 Henry Grab was plant butter maker and moved his family into the new home next to the creamery. The creamery had three vats and another one ordered to keep up production. Hen ry's sons, John, Rudolph, and Robert were employed in the factory until 1915. During 1912 the Factory operated with Anton Kollross as President, and a 20x50' addition was constructed on th e west side of the build ing. The plant increased bu siness steadily with 20,000 pounds of milk being received in t he plant daily, which emp loyed four men in 1915. Wil liam Bennin was the next cheese maker and Fred Benderling followed in th e sa m e occupation. Barney Haen purchased a Ford t ru ck in 1920 to haul milk on a route for the creamery. During 1922 Louis Liebl was in charge of the cheese operation. John Laurent was cheese maker the year before John Koss purchased the crea mery and adjoining residence in 1935. The name was changed to Badger State Cheese with 46 stockholders. It was equipped to take 40,000 pounds of milk daily.

17

After John's death the business was conducted by his son Don and the operation moved to Forestville in 1966, with the refrigeration unit left in South Luxemburg. During 1976 the plant was closed. In 1929 Peter Seidl had served for 20 years as treasurer. Frank Ricki was clerk at the creamery for 10 years . Otto Bredael was employed here during 1949. In later years Leonard Seidl owned the building and it was event ually torn down. South Luxe mburg Cream ery

BANK OF LUXEMBURG The first stockholder meeting was held October 16, 1902 in the corner room of the Bencher Building (Wisconsin House). In 1903 the bank was incorporated and located in a building on the south s.ide of the Wisconsin House. Edward Decker, Sr., Nathan Decker, Edward Decker, Jr., Victor Bonjean, Jules Petry, Joseph Roth, Albert Liebl, August Spitzer, Oliver DeBauche and August J. Salmon petitioned the state for a charter on August 27, 1903, receiving the charter on October 6, 1903. October 16, 1903 the bank opened with Edward Decker, Jr. as President. The original investors were: Edward Decker, Sr., his son Edward, Jr., Nathan Decker, Hector Bencher, Oliver Debauch, Albert Liebl, A. J. Salmon, August Spitzer, Joseph Roth, Jules Petry and Victor Bonjean. By 1904 transactions assumed such proportions that the modest facilities proved inadequate. The bank moved directly across the street, next to the Vandrisse building. In 1907 the Deckers controlling interest was passed onto L. Albert Karel as President and Director. Th e assets of t he ba nk were $56,869. The present site of the bank was purchased in 1916 from Desi re and Mary Col le. A brick structure was erected on th e corner of Main and Elm Streets. By May of 1917 the vault door arrived, along with new furn iture and fixtures and the bank was ready to do business. During 1912 Art C. Bazlen and Ed Trudel were the cashiers. Charlie Peters joined the staff in 1909 and was elected vice president in 1921, after having served the bank as a director for many years. At this time the bank was advertized as "Th e Farmer's Bank" a friend of the farmer. From 1919 to 1923 Lorna Peters was a bookkeeper at the bank. Stella Arpin became the first stenographer in 1932, followed by Loran Karel and Vida Peters. Camille Stage worked as cashier ln the bank from 1920 to 1931. Carl W. Andre became cashier in 1944. John Evers painted and decorated the interior during 1946. Richard Cmey la started January of 1948, retiring in 1998. The bank observed its 50th anniversary In 1953. Many outstanding leaders served the bank during its 50 years of progress. The directors of that period were: Albert Karel, Clem Rass, Victor McCormick, Lawrence Rueckl, Joseph Ml eziva and Leo Seidl. In 1958 a complete remodeling was initiated with new windows, lights, ceiling, and teller windows. Richard Seidl was elected president in 1962. A new front was constructed in 1967 and three years later drive-in banking and new bookkeeping rooms were added. Duane W. Pike became president in 1977 after Richard Seidl retired, serving the bank for 50 years. Clem Rass also served 50 years, starting in 1913, the last years as President. Past directors: L. Albert Karel, Charles L. Peters, August Spitzer, Oliver DeBauch, Gust Moecl€, ~awrence Rueckl, Michael Arendt, Henry Jadin, Hector Ben cher, Joseph Meziva, Arnold Prahl, Joseph Jan et, Louis Ledvina, Victor McCormick, Clem Barbi aux, Leo Seidl, George Paider, Irvin Vincent and Willard Marchant. Wa lter Hendricks retired February 28, 1985. He was Vice-President and Cashier since March of 1962, 23 years of service. Luxemburg Bancshares, Inc., was formed in 1982 as the parent company of the bank. The bank demolished the Krueger building for parking space in 1985, and John Slatky was promoted to vice-president/cashier. The bank was again remodeled in 1985. Director George Paider assumed the position of President and in 1987, the Dyckesville office was purchased from University Bank, increasing the assets to $46,051,000. Elaine Wery was promoted to office

18

manager at the Dyckesville branch and Rhonda Brusky was promoted to operation supervisor/assistant cashier. A second office was opened in Green Bay in 1989. A 1993 addition doubled the size of the Dyckesville site. During 1990 Irvin Vincent assumed the position of President. That same year there was a twenty-to-one stock spli t. In 1994 John Slatky was elected President. Two years la ter the Financial Resource Center, now known as the Raymond James Division, was established. 1995Randy Gomoll was in charge of financial planning with Tim Treml as agricultural loan officer. During 1997 Thomas L. Lepinski, CPA, was assistant Vice President of Operations and Finance. A branch office was opened in the IGA store in 1996, followed by the erection of a bank building in Casco (1999), with Michelle Kinnard as manager. In 2003, another branch office opened in Denny's Supervalu, Algoma, and one in Forestville. The Bank of Luxemburg currently operates eight banking offices in Kewaunee, Brown and __.1- Door County. At the present time (2007), a new bank build ing is under construction containing 30,000 square foot office space, which will consist of three stories in the heart of downtown Luxemburg. John Slatky is the President/CEO of the Bank of Luxemburg and the bank holding company, Luxemburg Bancshares, Inc. Dave Luebbers is the Executive Vice President of the Bank. Present directors are: Thomas J. Rueck!, Chairman; Ronald Ledvina, Vice Chairman; Donald Pritzl, Ray Balza, Lois Hoida, Stephen Seidl, Peter Thillman, John Slatky and Dave Luebbers. At the present time the assets are $202,076,000.(Submitted by Jeff Myster; V. President of Marketing, Bank of Luxemburg)

Bank Directors and Employees - 1959 Front: Leo Seidl, Victo r McCormick, L. Albert Karel, Law rence Rueckl, Arnold Prahl, Back: Richard Seidl, Bonnie Domer, Joan Behnke, Richard Cm eyla, MaryAnn Baierl, Clem Rass

BARBER SHOPS (also see Al's Barber Shop) In 1914 Joseph Rueckl took charge of the barber shop vacated by Otto Boness, who moved to a location alo ngs id e the Wisconsin House. John Salmon took over the barber shop when Joseph left. During fall of 1917, Ed Retzlaff was employed in the Boness Barber Shop in the Wisconsin House, with Rudolph Novak being employed in 1918. 1919-the price of a shave was increased from 15 to 20 cents, a haircut cost was 40 cents . For three months in fal l of 1920, Frank Wawirka leased the Boness barber shop Boness moved to the former Linzmeier lunch room advertising the shop and a pool room. (Otto was the proprietor of Parkview Kennels and ra ised pure bred dogs - 1923. In a fire June 22, 1923 Otto lost buggies, race carts, harness and eleven valuable dogs. He also conducted a riding academy at Peot's woods.) Henry Kempfert and Chester Bentzler worked for Otto Bonness in the 1922-23 era. Curly Cravillion cutting Algie Deprey's hair Curly Cravillion was an apprentice for two years with Otto Boness before buying the house and shop in 1928. Some of Curly's regular visitors were Fred Schuch, Bert Retzlaff, Joe Baierl and

19

Jule Charlier, who stopped every day for the lat est gossip. Eugene "Cu rly" died in 1968 and Ron Moder of Milwaukee conducted the business for a short tim e. Ed Retzlaff later worked In a barber shop on the north side of Hafem an's Saloon and bowling alleys in 1918, turnin g it over to John Sa lmon . The barber shop was a drop-off point for dry cleaning. When the building was sold to Colle brothers John Salmon moved to Casco. Pete Colle worked for Otto Boness, tonsorial artist, before going off to war in WWI. He resu med his position when he got out of service and took over the shop after Otto retired. Grant Birmingham was employed at the barber shop in 1928-29, and Andrew Bragger was a barber in 1930's. During WW II Pete co ll ected snapshots of all 1950/1960'S Kewaunee County men in the armed forces with a displa y on the wall of his shop . Jake Brust operated the ba rber shop in the. Today it is the site of Hair Tenders.

BATTENS TRUE-VALUE The Batten family came from Rockford, IL, where he had a refrigeration business and leased the old Krueger Buildin g from the Ban k of Luxemburg. Al and Adeline were fulfi lling a dream of moving back to Wisconsin. Ground was broken in 1977 for the new store on Hwy 54, called True Value Hardware, with Al, Adeline and Ken Batten, owners. Hardware and eq uipment for the farm and home are sold. An addition in August of 1991 expanded the business, wit h a part leased to Haen's Floral and Gift shop, now Flower's 'n Gifts by Judy. Duri ng spring planting time a temporary green house is erected to sell plants. (Submitted by Batten Hardware)

BAYLAKE BANK Baylake Bank, a leading community bank with financial centers throughout Northeastern and Centra l Wisconsin, has been proud to offer service t o the Luxemburg community since 2002 through its fin ancia l center at 211 East Commerce Road . The facility featu res a full-service lobby, customer service areas, safe deposit servi ce, lend ing services, and a 24-hour drive-up ATM . The location is open 8:00 - 5:00, Monday thrnugh Friday and 9 :00 - Noon on Saturday (drive-up only). Becky Massart is the Fin ancial Center's Supervisor. The Luxemburg Financial Center also features an area where the Algoma Public Library provides a station for the commun ity. A computer is ava ilable on-site for selecting and ordering library books, videos, tapes, on the Owlsnet/Nicolet Library automati on system. Volu nteers pick up and deliver the materials on a weekly basis. (Submitted by Bay Lake Bank)

BAY TITLE COMPANY - * DALEBROUX TITLE COMPANY The busi ness was started in 2001, by Ericka Dalebroux and run as Dalebroux Title Co. In March of 2005 Bay Title purchased the business, with Jack LeRoy as m anager, plus three employees. They do land record searches, closing papers on homes, mortgage closings, and loan closings. Their· busin ess is located at 178 Center Drive. (Information from Jack LeRoy)

BEAUTY SALONS (also see Hair Tende rs, Colly's Bea uty Salon and Rose Beauty Salon) Laura (Jeanqu art) Perry open ed a beauty shop in the American House and two years later moved into the bu ilding formerly occupied by the Luxemburg News. During 1942 she moved to Stu rgeon Bay and John Ducha tea u leased th e building where his daughter Mari e operated a beauty shop for many years before moving to a smaller building on Peter St reet. She ran this shop for two years befo re she passed away. The bu ilding at 718 Main Street was sold to Harley Greatens by Felix Vandrisse. Marianne Greatens open ed a beauty shop on November 17, 1970 to 1974. The next owners were Ron and Kathy Kollross, selling to David Olson, who remodeled the

20

building turni ng it into apartments. John Kleiman of Kewaunee purchased the site from David and continu ed operating it as an apartment com plex. Felix Vandeveld owned the tavern at 525 Main Street and his daughter Vivian ran a beauty shop in a small additi on on the north side of the building in the 1940's. When Vivian married Elmer Vandrisse they purchased a house and moved the beauty shop there. Althea Krueger opened a shop in her home on Maple Street about 1952 and operated it until she retired and moved to Mishicot. In 1975 Marjorie Kitzinger opened a shop in her home on Colle Street for ten years. In 1976 Betz Reynen became owner and operator of the former Duchat eau shop on Peter Street, call ing it Hair Tenders . She died in 1980 turn ing the shop over to her employees Terry Alsteen, Kay Hannaman, Terry Peot and Nancy Mathias.

BELLIN HEALTH FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER Located at 140 School Creek Trail. Bellin Health opened its door December 2005 with Dr. Robert Anderso n, MD, fami ly m edicine, a 1995 grad uate of Medical Col lege of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He completed his residency in Family Practice at St. Catherine's Family Practice in Kenosha and Racine. Dr. Anderson was born and raised in Algoma. Cheryl Rentmeester, FNP, is a family nurse practitioner. She has a special interest in women's health, pediatrics, health prevention and adult medicine. Cheryl has previous nursing experience working in surgery and the emergency department. She also worked as a Family Nurse Practitioner at a Green Bay clinic providing primary care to the uninsured. Credentials: Earned bach elor's degree in nursing from the University of Wi sconsin in Green Bay. She completed her master's degree as a Fami ly Nurse Practitioner from Concordia University in Mequon, WI. Cheryl is a Luxemburg resident and enjoys serving the members of her commun ity. (Submitted by Bellin Health)

BOB'S 54 TOTAL AUTO Located at 113 Center Drive, owned by Bob Berger. I began working in Luxembu rg in 1987, having previously worked for VanBoxtel Ford. The building was formerly owned by Bill and "Chico" Hermans. Service to my customers includes, tune ups, grease, oil, filter and checking the exhaust systems. (Information from Bob Berger)

* BREDAEL'S UPTOWN BAR Joseph Fllz built and ran the store a few years. Ted Diestelhorst took over management of the business until 1911, with Mary Liebl as clerk and Florence Mohr as milliner. In 1920 George Dax purchased the store from John Daul and ran it for three years, selling to Gerhardt Falck who stayed for ten years. During this time Miss Frances Zellner was employed as a clerk. The store changed hands again with Walter Mankosky as owner, selling to Frank Blahni k, who did extensive remodeling. George Conard was the next owner; he ran a furniture store and undertaking business. The front section was turned into a tavern. During 1937 George applied for a liquor license and Raymond Seidl leased th e tavern for a short time. Frank Bredael, cheese maker at the Luxemburg Creamery, purchased the tavern two years later and ran it with his sons, Wilfred and Bob, with the help of their sister, Lorraine. They recalled an incident in the early days when two hold-up men pu lled a gun on Frank and took two ni ckel slot machines. The robbers beat a hasty retreat when a window screen was tossed on their car from an upstairs wi ndow. Otto Bredael, Frank's son, was awaken by the noise, saw the men and threw the first object he could find to frighten them. Kermiss day at Bredael's was the first Sunday in November. They served booyah, chicken, and Belgian pies. The building was torn down in 1995 to make way for Lee's Sports Shop (From Marvin Bins article- "Someone said I should mention one interested spectator, obviously a tear in

21

his eye, was Ken Sconzert, a long-time buddy of Bobby Bredael. Yes, we did get Kenny to pose with a can of 'soda' just before the last of the building went down."

BUMP-N-UGLYS - *H OME BASE - * AMERICAN LEGION POST 262 The building was erected by the American Legion in 1954 on Elm Street. The legion ran the club house for several years. Ron Renard purchased t he building in 1983 and operated "Home Base" for a year. In 1984 it was operated by the Jim VandenHouten and Dale Alsteen families. During 1989 John and Laura Frederick, Joe and Mary Wojkiewicz own ed the busin ess, with a teen center in the lower level. The next ow ners we re Bill and Sally Laundre. There have been other owners before Doug Wood and Larry Hurley purchased the estab li shment. Doug Wood of Green Bay and Larry Hurley of Luxemburg purchased the property in October of 2003 and began remodeling inside and out, with a volleyball court and paving the parking lot. We are the night spot that offers the best in live bands and Karaoke, providi ng a clean and fun atmosp here for parties, pool, darts, voll eyball and relaxatio n. Whi le there is no kitchen, we do offer snacks, such as pi zzas, solt pretzels, and more. On the day we opened, we started a memoirs book. Entries are made whenever something worth remembering happens. One of the best was when Sarah Fiala parked Kevin Thiry's truck on the 8-foot pile of snow in front of the bar. The prank took a serious tum when it proved nearly impossible to remove. Kevin nearly had to wait until spring to get his truck back. Luxembu rg is a great place to operate a busin ess. With its small town values and its proximity to other communi ties it provides the opportunity to attract peop le from all over the country , as well as from Green Bay and lower Door County. (Updated information Submitted by Bump-n Uglys)

BURDICK'S BAR & RESTAURANT Albert Lohf was one of the first owners to operate the saloon. Hector and Alex Smeester became the next owners in 1912. They ran the business as the "Wh ite Front Sa loon". The antics of a pa ir of squirrels and a fox roam ing about were a source of pleasure to visitors. The animals had been captured by William Martin. George and Louis Bredael became the next proprietors. Three years later George remodeled the saloon and purchased a small white building, which stood south of his property that was used for casket storage, moving it to the south side of his saloon with the intention to use it as a butcher shop. He also drove a truck delivering meat throughout the county. In 1922 George met with a painful accident when he caug ht his fing ers in the meat grinder. He la ter leased th e meat market to Camill e Boulanger and the tavern to a Mr. Kirchoff. Jule Malcore purchased the soft drink parlor from George and ran it for a year before moving back to his farm. H. Toebe, an experienced sausage maker, leased th e ma rket on January 23, 1925. John and Alvina Delwiche rented the tavern until Rube Gerondale bought it in July of 1938. During this time Rube buil t a new front on the tavern . There wa s a radio shop on the south side wh ere Hugo Zeitler so ld and repaired Philco Rad ios. Leslie Arpin took over after Hugo left. Rube found greener pastures and turned the tavern over to Felix Vanderveld, calling it "The Dollar Bar". Felix served delicious chicken booyah to his hungry patrons. His daughter, Vivian, opened a beauty shop on the north side after Lloyd Barbiau x moved to Ca lifornia. Lloyd had sold men's clothing at this locat ion for a few yea rs. Smeester's Sa loon, 1912 During 1945, Elmer and Ed Janet were the next owners, with Herman Toebe running a meat market on the south side. Elmer left the business three years later, and Ed sold the tavern

22

to Ray Brusky, who owned it for six months before turning it over to Ray and Edna Kubale of Reedsville in 1950. Kubale was cited for his efforts In apprehend ing the man who broke into his tavern the night of July ath, 1971. His bravery and struggle with the intruder helped Kewaun ee County law enforcement officers solve a number of simila r incidents in the area. In 1951 the smal l building on the north side was rented to Or. Klobocar and Dr. Majeski. The south side of the building housed Homer DeBaker's Electric sho p. After Homer moved to Green Bay Ray remodeled the electric shop into a restau rant where young people coul d eat without being in the tavern . During t he next 25 years Ray and Edna ran the tavern and resta urant wit h the north additi on rented to Richard Hannaman for a meat market in 1958. After a few years the market was leased to Linus Hermans, who later moved the business down the street. Ray sold the tavern to Len and Pat Burdick in 1974. The building was brought up to date wit h the north addition becoming a part of the main building increasing the food serving area. November of 1992 Len had a drawing for a real live "Tom Turkey". In 1977 Len and Pat tu rned t he 2-stall garage, attached to the back of the building, into the kitchen and remodeled the south dining room giving it more dining area. They sold the tavern in February of 1999 to their son and daughter-in -law, Todd and Brenda. Both Pat and Len continued working for the next five years until Len passed away. In August 2005 the building was completely renovated. The wall to the south, that was once the outside wall of t he building that held caskets, was removed and the inside of the building was completely opened up. The front of the building was redone . At this time Pat contin ues working with us, along with our ch ildren, Luke and Samanth a and other hired help. (Submitted by Todd and Brenda Burdick)

BURKE'S LAW OFFICE - * CURLY'S BARBER SHOP Doug Messmann and Thomas Burke opened a law office at 119 Center Drive, August 1, 1991. Doug had practiced law since 1977, after graduating from t he Universi ty of Wisconsin Law School. Thomas Burke was a partner in the law firm of Miller, Blazkovec, Evans and Burke. Today Thomas Burke is sole owner of the office on Main Street. Burke Law Offices, at 625 Main Street, commenced business December of 1992. Attorney Thomas Burke opened the office for general practice of law after doing sign ificant remodeling of the bu ilding. The original build ing was constructed in 1890. It was converted from use as a barber shop, which Curly Cravi lli on had operated for many years. Mr. Burke pursues hi s solo practice in Luxemburg, where he concentrates in general practice with an emph asis on business, tort and employment litigation. He maintains regular hours throughout the week, serving many Kewaunee County residents and those of su rrounding counties. Mr. Burke is also a Kewaunee County Circuit Court Commissioner, who has been in continuous legal practice for 35 years. (Submitted by Burke Law Office)

CARE-A LOT DAY CARE CENTER Located at 506 Marks Lane and operated by Kathleen J. Oequaine. I have always lived in Luxemburg. For me, Luxemburg is a great area; I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. I offer full-time or part-time child care al l year around. (Submitted by K. Dequaine)

* CARLSON HEATING - * WAGNER HEATING - * LIBAL SHEET METAL In 1923 Steve Liba l became the owner of three lots he purchased from Peter Merens. The lots are located northeast of the depot where the Merens barn stood, which was destroyed by fire several months ago. Steve Libal built a house and tin shop in 1911, and a warehouse in back of his home. Ed Goetsch, Henry Karnopp and Clarence Kaye were some of his employees. Libal Sheet Metal worked on the elevator owned by Luxemburg Milling Co., replacing 4800 square feet

23

of roofing and 6900 square feet of corrugated siding . Gerhardt Libal eventually took over th e business from his father Steve. Earl F. Wagner and S. B. Mattheis of Two Rivers pu rchased the business in 1953 . After seve ral years the business was sol d to Bill Carlson, who operated under the name of Carlson Heating, unt il he moved to Phillips, WI. The building is now a private home.

* CHARLIER JEWELRY STORE In 1909 William Sinkler of Beloit rented part of the Fameree-Vandri sse building and opened a j ewelry store. Next was Steve Tesar of Sawyer who opened a store in a room he rented fro m Elfner's saloon in 1915. He only stayed a few months. In 1922 Elmer Fiedler was the jeweler. Jule Charlier came to Luxemburg in 1923 from Denmark where he learned the trade at his brothers shop. He occupied t he building that Elmer Fiedler had recently vacated, next to Barbiaux 's Hotel. Elmer was the jeweler from 1920 to 1923, selling his stock to Jule, who stayed for 50 years.

COLLY'S CUTS AND STYLES Welcome t o Colly's Cut s and Styles, estab lished here in Luxemburg on December 11, 2000. Being a local myself, I accepted the opportunity to open a local business at 509 Colle St. located in Quali T Screening's bu ilding. From the start I have offered all hair services, speciali zing in chemical treatments, such as permanent waves, stra ightening unruly curls, and coloring hair. We also have years of experience with haircuts for all ages. Our oldest client is now 95 years old, yet never once colored her hair. Our youngest client was 2 months old. We offer hometown prices giving our clients a hairstyle that fits their lifestyle. (Submitted by Colly Rentmeester)

COMPASS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTED LIVING Compass Development's mission is to al low our residents and those we serve to become more independent, maximize their potentia l and ascertai n a higher quality of life through enriched experi- ences and proper flexible programming. Our homes are family-like and have all the amenities. In creating such an environment, the individuals will feel that this is their home. With that in mind, you can be assured that the individua ls will feel respected and cared about. Established in 1997 by Kevin LaPointe, we provide residential services in adult family homes (four-bed homes) in the Brown and Kewaunee County Area. Compass Development serves individuals with developmental disabilities, mental illness and brain injuries. By utilizing our experience, resources, creativit y and knowledge in a consistent, non-enabling and flexible ma nner, it all ows those we serve to succeed. We work dilig ently and cooperatively with all those involved in the individual 's life. This includ es guardian, family members, socia l workers and medical professiona ls. We will do whatever it takes to allow those we serve the opportunity to succeed and live more ind epende ntly. (Submitted by Kevin LaPointe)

CORPORATE APPAREL Corporate Apparel Unlimited began in 2002 and is located in the former Luxemburg Cli nic Building. The co mpany markets everything from teamwear to work apparel and "corporate casua ls" - including screenprint and embroidery services. With a sta ff of 15, we market throu gh 12 Web sites to clients across the U.S. - hospitals, soccer teams, schools, corporations and more. We also have a retail showroom at 210 Main Street. Our team of customer service representatives has a story to tell about their latest clients from "the Bronx" or " deep in Mississippi", or the "Texas Panhandle", whose accent they could

24

hardly understand. When remarking on their accent, the client would say "Me? an accent? Heavens no." (Information from Corporate Apparel)

CURVES The Luxemburg Curves was started in 2001 by three lad ies from the Green Bay area. We are a health fitness club designed for women and a complete 30 -minute weight resistance, ca rdiovascular train ing, and stretching workout . In July of 2007 t he business was purchased by Lucy (Nimmer) Hilgendorf and her nephew, Jim Nimmer. We are open M/W/F: 6a.m. - lp.m .; T/Th: 8a.m. - noon; and evening M/T/W/Th: 3p.m. - 7p.m. In August we moved to our new location at 502 Ralph St. This site gives us more space with additional features. {Submitted by Lucy Nimmer-Hilgendorf)

D & S MACHINE David Dax started our machine shop in his parent's garage in 1985, while he worked full time. In 1986 we (David and Jean) incorporated the business. The business was moved to larger facilities in Pilsen. While David worked in Green Bay, I would deliver parts and pick up steel. Our sons were very much involved in t he business. During 1989 we bought the property on Fou rth Street from Paul Jacques. Several additions were added to the building. In 1992-93 Tom Peat's property was purchased, torn down and a larger building erected for D&S Machine Service's welding shop. Addit ions were also made to this building. 1998-1999; We purchased additional property from Paul Jacques, along with the Mini warehouses. This building is used for a loading dock and storage. December 2002 we sold the business to Russ and Denise Nowak, who have added more space. (Information from David & Jean Dax)

* Jacques Mini Storage The business was started by Pau l Jacques and provided storage space for customers. There were twelve units, with twelve more added a few years later. D & S Machine purchased the building and demolished it for their expansion. (Information from Paul Jacques)

DALEBROUX LAW OFFICE, LLC Gary J. Dalebroux and Dennis Mleziva opened their office May of 1975 in the old clinic build ing, moving to Casco Bank bui lding in 1977. They both attended the University of Wisconsin's Law School in Madison. Dennis J. Abts joined the organization in 1982 after attending University of Wisconsin, and being admitted to the bar in August of 1982. In 1991 Dennis left the firm to run for circuit court judge. A new building was bu ilt at 151 Commerce Drive in 1999. Troy Dalebroux started his own firm in 2004. The staff is made up of Mary Peat and Lisa Ledvina. Beside the law practice the bui lding houses B & M Logistics, Inc, owned by Bart and Mary Ellen Besaw. (Submitted by Dalebroux Law Office)

DART'S AUTOMOTIVE Dart's Automotive is located at 112 Pra irie Lane, Luxemburg. The business was started by Art and his son Kevin. Art retired in 1997, and Kevin is now in charge of the operation. Dart's Automotive was established in 1983 as a repair faci lity for cars and light duty trucks. The repair shop at that time was located one mi le east of Luxemburg. After a short period of time we found this location had no room to expand. In the fall of 1984 we purchased land on Prairie Lane with room for future expansion. By January of 1985 we were in our new facility, 30'x 67', with an in-ground hoist, and new, modern equipment. The business grew very fast and we soon found that the spa ce was not

25

big enough. During 1988 we added 1,200 square feet to the existing building. This worked out well with five working bays. We had five full-time technicians, so each person had their own work station. In 1989 we found a large demand for servicing steering, suspension, brakes and tires. This type of servicing required large and different equipment to do the services correctly . Another building was erected which was able to accommodate six vehicles with ease . It has four above ground lifts and a computerized alignment rack and machine. This structure is managed by Randy Dart, a specialist in this type of service. In 1993 we added 1600 square feet to this building for storage of parts and tire inventory. We soon found the demand for servicing medium duty trucks, large trailer service and repair. There are two bays, 50 feet deep and 14 feet high . Today we have 8,000 square feet of room to accommodate any vehicle from compact cars to heavy duty trucks and trailers. Dart's Automotive has five full-time technicians, office management and three part-time employees. Our employees are ASE Certified Technicians who receive updates of all the new technology available throughout the year. We are an AAA auto repair and towing facility. Dart's Automotive also provides the latest computerized equipment to diagnose and repair all makes and models quickly and accurately . We install nothing but original equipment parts or parts that exceed original equipment part specifications. This insures the safety and longevity of our repairs for our va lued customers. All of us take great pride in ourselves offering a clean, safe and up-to-date operation, where our customers are the final inspectors. (Submitted by Kevin Dart )

DEB'S DAYCARE - *TEACH & CARE The 40'x70' building houses the Day Care Center, Luxemburg's newest business in 1989. It included a baby room, large open with defined areas with a fenced-in playground in back. The center was open 6 to 6 each day except Saturday and Sunday, with Debbie Simonar, owner, Kristin Hanmann, director, and teachers, Sue LeRoy, Linda Joniaux, Judy Simonar, Maries Christoph, Dolly Voelker and cooks, Ethel Seidl and Alice Tebon. The building was added to in 1999, with a capacity of 100 children. The new manager, Debbi Kellner of Green Bay, runs the center at 415 Robin Lane. She has 21 years of experience in the chi ldca re field. Children from four weeks to age twelve are accepted with a five-day work schedu le, 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. (Information from Debbie Kellner)

DENTISTS (also see ABC Dental Clinic) Dr. George Anderson of Sturgeon Bay opened a dental parlor at the Wisconsin House in 1909. Dr. E. P. Happel was the first resident dentist in 1913, purchasing the equipment of Dr. Anderson. His first office was above the Hannon Drug Store and he stayed for 31 years. Dr. Happel was also active in civic and community affairs. Dr. Emmet Dewa.ne bega n his practice in November of 1935. Emmet served his country in WWII in the Navy and returned to Luxemburg, purchasing Alice Stage's home in September of 1940 and opened his office on the north side of the building. He served the Luxemburg area for 45 years. Dr. Robert C. Barbiaux opened his practice in 1981 until 1984. Dr. Robert Snyder began his practice in Luxemburg during 1984 until 2000, when he moved his office to Green Bay. Today the office is vacant.

DON'S BAKERY Don and Betty Ledvina purchased the land from Sy Nellis. On April 12, 1961 the doors opened for business at 118 Main St. Specializing in bread, Belgian pies, and cakes for every occasion, kolaches, poppyseed-fi lled doughnuts, fruit pies, bagels, hamburger and wiener buns . The giant oven can bake a batch of bread containing 13 to 50 loaves. Don had worked at Red

26

Owl wholesale bakery in Green Bay for 5 years before starting his own business. Betty worked for Flegel's Red Owl Store. In 1997 they bui lt an addition, doubling the floor space and a second oven. In a typical week they sell 500 dozen buns, 100 dozen cookies and 1500 dozen loaves of bread. The bakery opens at 4:30 a.m., except Sunday and Monday. As business continued to grow part-time employees were hired to help with baking duties and sa les. When the children, Tom, Barb and Tim, were growing up they also had duties in the business, along with going to school. In 1989 Tim , the youngest of the family, graduated from Lakeshore Technical School of Retail Baking and joined the bakery as a ful l-time employee. During 2004 Tim purchased the bakery and now has a large number of wholesa le business accounts including supermarkets, restau rants, and nursing homes. Our employees now number 1 5 people, including Mom and Dad who sti ll help out. (Submitted by Ledvina Family)

ELLISVILLE-LUXEMBURG COOPERATIVE - * PROGRESSIVE FARMERS CO-OP In 1932, a group of men from the Ellisville area got together and formed a company called "Progressive Farmers". It was later named the Ell isville-Luxemburg Cooperative because another Cooperative in DePere was using the Progressive Farmer name. The company began as a small fuel depot at the west end of Cedar Street, alongside the railroad tracks. Back then gasoline and fuel oil were transported by rail. At that time it only served its owner-members. The price for gasoline was about 15 cents per gallon and fuel oil was 9 cents a gallon. All of the fuel back then had to be picked up by the customer in barrels or cans. The Co-o p was only open on Saturda ys. In 1960 the Co-op moved its operation to its present location at 41 3 Ceda r Street. Fu ll servi ce gas pumps were installed and the business began to sell to the gen eral public, along with its member-owners. They expa nded their hours to Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, and since 1981 the Co-op has been open six days a week. In 1986 the Co-op purchased the assets of Greatens Oil Co. and started bulk delivery of gas, diesel fuel and fuel oil. Presently there is a full-service gasoline and fuel retail operation, feed and hardware store. They continue delivery of gasoline, fuel oil, diesel fuel, as well as L.P. gas. The customer list has grown to over 1,000 customers, located in Brown, Kewaunee, Manitowoc and Door Counties. All net profits of the busin ess are al located back to the patro ns on an annu al basis in the form of dividends. In 2007 the Co-o p is celebrating its 75th an niversary of being in business. Presently they sell Cenex brand gasoline, diesel fuel and Land O'Lakes brand feeds . Prevous history of managers: Alvin Dahlke, 1935-1977; Leonard Fager, 1977- 1981 ; Roger Beirl, 1981-1983; Lyle Jandrin 1983 to present time . (Information from Ellisville-Luxemburg Co-op)

EYE AND VISION CLINIC About 1923 t he first optometrist was a Dr. John W. Arney, located in a building on t he north side of Wisconsin House. He came one or two days a week from Green Bay. Dr. Jon L. Caldwell and Dr. David R. Dufeck opened an office in Luxemburg in the clinic build ing on Main Street in 1981. Dr. Caldwell is a graduate of Illinois Co ll ege of Optometry and Carro ll College . He ha s traveled to Mexico and the Dominican Replublic to provide voluntary eye ca re to those regions . Dr. Dufeck is a native of Denmark, WI. He graduated from Illinois College of Optometry and did undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin and post-doctoral study at Northeastern Univ. Both doctors are primary eye care speciali sts in personal vision diagnosis, detection and treatment. A new building was erected on School Creek Trail in 2004 . (Submitted by Eye & Vision Clinic)

27

FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Dr. Jacobson runs the clinic. - No further information available.

* FARMERS SUPPLY COMPANY It was located next to the Transit House House on Main Street. The bui lding w as built by Desire Colle, sold to John Ashenbrenner, th en to Herm an Kratz in 1914. Farmers Supply Co. bega n in January of 1938, with Mike Kollross and Wilfred Downer leasing the brick building, owned by Mr. Kratz . The firm handled Case products from Racine. By 1940 they were no longer in business. That year Fred Schuch started build ing farm wagons at the site. It stood empty for years and at t imes was used as a warehouse. In January of 1979 heavy snow caused the collapse of the roof. The building had housed horses of visitors to the community in the early years . It was also used as a welding shop by John Rodrian. At the time of its collapse Len Burdick used it for storage.

FILTRATION SERVICES Fi ltration Services is a distributor of commercia l and industrial filtration prod ucts. Products range from HVAC to industrial paint and process filtration. Our office and warehouse are loca ted at 116 Frontier Road , Luxemburg. We have a large inventory of products to help meet our customer's needs as well as the ability to convert bulk medias and standard stock to special sizes. We have sales and customer service departments, as well as our own delivery and service technicians to help meet the needs of our customers. Our government division works with Federal Prison Industries, which is part of the Department of Justice. This program allows access to the federal market place, as well as provides job t rainin g for inmates in federa l prisons around the country . The compan y was established in 2002 by Jeff Cravi llion and a group of investors. Our goa l is to provide quality products and services to our customers, as well as a positive and productive work envi ronment for al l of our employees. (Submitted by Jeff Cravillion)

FLOWERS & GIFTS BY JUDY - * FLOWERS & GIFTS BY VICKEY - * BAUMGARTNER FLORAL We have a fu ll service flower shop, doing daily deliveries throughout Kewaunee, Brown and Door Cou nties, offering everything for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, funerals, etc. The business began as JoAnn 's Floral, own ed by JoAnn Halbrook. She leased part of the Bio Chemica l Products building in 1977 and in 1979 moved to 108 Colle Street. During 1981 JoAnn so ld the busin ess to Linda Baumgartner, who operated th e store with em ployees, Jane Weier, Vickey Haen, Wendy Baumgartner and Garnet Pagel, located at 518 Oak Street. In 1985 Fran and Vickey Haen, bought the business, under the name of Haen's Flora l and Gift Bouti que. Through the years there were rumors of a ghost living upstairs in the house, because sounds would come from upstairs when working late at night. (Not a proven fact). During 1990 she changed the name to Flowers 'n Gifts by Vickey. A few years later the shop was relocated to Batten's building on Highway 54. In 1999 Vickey decided on a career change and sold the shop to Judy Reckelberg, an employee at the time. Judy ran it until 2005, at which time cancer took its toll and she co uld no longer manage the flower shop she loved so dea rly. I and my husband Tim Liebeck bought t he business and are th e present owners. The name of the business ha s been kept in memory of my sister. Looking back through the years from 1988 to the present, I have in some way al ways been a part of the shop. I had worked for the Green Bay School System, but helped out on busy holidays. When my sister was very ill it seemed to come full circle back to me. My satisfaction comes from being a part of people's persona l lives by planning happy family events or helping a family with final tribute to a loved one. (Submit ted by Debby Liebeck)

28

FOREST CON STRUCTION Farm Building Supply originated in 1958 when Glen Nimmer started the business constructing various types of pole buildings. Many young men got their first taste of physical labor and local farmers supplemented their income working on the crew. In 1977 the ownership changed with the business being renamed Forest Construction. Stock-holders were Bill Nimmer, Jan Arts, Gary Nimmer, Bob Nimmer and John Nimmer. Glen retired in 1979. The company expanded into larger farm buildings, all steel structures and conventional frame buildings for commercial use; including offices, shops, small churches, and mini storage. The area coverage went from a SO-mile radius of Luxemburg to statewide and the U. P. of Michigan. During 1982 Bill and Jan left the business. Sales in 1958 were about $45,000 with three employees. Current annual sales range from six to seven million, with 32 employees. Today the stockholders also include Greg Nimmer. (Information from Forest Construction)

FRIENDLY DOLLAR The store opened its doors October 15, 2007 at 512 Ralph Street. It is owned by Jim Nimmer, Carol Nimmer, and Phil Wech. Jim is the general manager. The business offers a wide variety of merchandise, household supplies, cards, grocery items, toys, novelty, and cosmetic items.

FRED & MAMIE'S The bui lding was erected in 2005 and begun by Sharon and Wayne DePeau in 2006. We provide assistance and healthcare for the elderly with 19 single and one double room, private baths, group dining room and a chapel with a beautiful landscaped courtyard. The activities we provide are; bingo, exercise, field trips, going to musicals and plays at Luxemburg High School, going to the meal site, and the availability of many games for the residents. Fred & Mamie's is located at 143 School Creek Trail, Luxemburg. ( Information from Fred & Mamies)

* FRITZ SEIDL SERVICE STATION It is not known who built the building but it was located on Merens family land. During 1935 Edwin Merens ran the service station. There is no trace left of the structure which was located across from the Luxemburg Motor Company. In the spring of 1938 Fritz Seidl ran the station with a full line of Standard Oil products, gas, lubricants, and Atlas tires, until 1953. Charles, "Fritz", had previously operated a Shell Station, located on the corner of Maple and Main Street. The Seidl family later moved to Green Bay.

G & K CAR WASH Gary and Kim Simonar own the business built in 1995, and opened for business January 5, 1996. A second bay was added in 1999. There have been many interesting stories where people have had problems getting their car washed. We offer touch-free-wash with Blue coral rinse, heated drying time of 90 seconds, two bays with 7' ceiling height.

29

GENERAL TELEPHONE COMPANY - *COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE COMPANY The first telephone company was known as Farmers Telephone Exchange with August Spitzer, President, Kate Drury, Secretary and Ed Bohman as manager in 1909. Sam Walters became manager in 1912 when the firm became known as the Luxemburg Telephone Co. At one time the telephone company occupied the upper floor in the building owned by Otto Bonnes (later Curly Cravillion Barber Shop). Sam Wa lters and Walter Bragger installed phones in the area during 1914. In 1917 the old bank building was sold and the telephone company moved in. Sam Walters ran the company until 1920 when he sold to Gus H. Moede. October of 1927 underground cables were laid by the telephone company in trenches dug along Main Street from the exchange office to south Luxemburg and on some of the side streets. Mr. & Mrs. Moede were owner, operator and cashier of Consolidated Telephone Co. in 1928. The name was changed to Commonwealth Telephone Co. two years later and the Moedes left in October of 1934. At this time Lola Charles was chief operator with Elsie Hartinger, assistant operator. During January of 1947 Lu xemburg experienced a sleet storm which laid down rows of telephone lines in many sections of the county.

Laura Novak

Jennie Baye

Hildegarde Arendt

Mabel Arendt

30

When the com pany changed hands again, it became affiliated with General Telephone Co. of Plymouth, WI, with Mrs. Reba Armstrong as manager of all operations. Mabel Arendt was manager of the Luxemburg office. Other operators through the years were: Audrey Arendt, Clara Arendt, Delores Arendt, Hildegard Arendt, Jennie Baye, Carol Charlier, Hilda Dorner, Elsie Fameree, Marie Gillis, Sharon Gillis, Marie Hoffman, Joanne Kollross, Ethel Liebl, Arlene Martin, Donna Martin, Jean Martin, Leona Miesler, Minnie Moede, Vivian Navarre, Laura Novak, Millie Rueckl, and Laura Theys. Harold Behnke was the maintenance man for the phone company for over 35 years. The phone company built its own building on Elm Street when it converted to direct dial in 1963, and operators were no longer needed. Laura Theys can remember sleeping over for two nights when a snow storm raged for three days. She started working at the telephone office in 1946, when she was 18 years old, and worked until the office closed in 1963. Marie DeJardin (Hoffman) remembers when there was a fire they had to sound the alarm, which was located in the office. The fire chief would then call to find out where the fire was and all the volunteer firemen hurried to the fire station . There were many party-l ine cal ls to find out where the fire was located. Century Telephone company purchased the firm in 1999 and continues to give Luxemburg phone service.

GLEN RUECKL HOME BUILDING CENTER Our history began in 1969, when Norbert Rueckl formed Rueckl Constru ction in Luxemburg. The firm began with a small retail lumberyard and an office run out of Norbert and Lucy Rueckl's home on his father's farmland. The property was later converted into village lots where spec homes were constructed and sold individually. The first homes were located on Colle, Hickory, and Sun Terrace Streets. After Norbert's retirement in 1978, his son Glen and wife Karen purchased Rueckl Construction and the existing lumberyard, renaming the business Glen Rueckl Home Building. The office was moved from the home of Norbert and Lucy into a sma ll building on Ash Street, east of the residence. In 1996 the business had expanded to a level that required a larger, more modern office facility. The new office building with spacious showroom was built at 940 Main Street. Glen's son, Jason, who had been working for the business part-time from age 15, went on to NWTC for Civil engineering, and became a ful l-time employee for our firm in 1993. In 2007, Glen and Karen co ntinue their business in home building and construction with Jason and his wife, Terry, in the office. (Submitted by Rueck! Family)

HAIR TENDERS, THE The salon opened for business in January of 1985 at 617 Main Street. It began as a partnership between Terri Peot and Kay Hanamann. The location was formerly a barber shop for many years and after it closed Henry & Julie Deprey, owners of Luxemburg Bowl next door, purchased the building. The shop was renovated and re-opened as "The Hair Tenders". After five years the partnership was dissolved when Kay moved to Florida. I have had several employees throughout the years, Kathy Beyer, Tina Degrave, Deb Obry, Lisa Sisel, Jenny Frisque, Michelle Voelke r and Cheryl Bellin who joined the Hair Tenders as a rental partner in 2000. I have enjoyed working with all of them. The salon provides full service family hair care and a wide variety of retai l styling produ cts. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the loyal, dedicated customers who patronize the Hair Tenders. They have made the salon a success for the past 22 years. A sma ll town really is the best place to live and work! (Submitted by Terry Peot)

31

HARBOR CREDIT UNION - *PACKAGING CREDIT UNION The year was 1952, a time for growth, but also a time for uncertainty, as the United States was brought into the Korean War. While on a coffee break, a few employees at Green Bay Box, Paper & Pulp talked about starting a credit union to pool their savings and create a fund to help fellow employees. March 11, 1952, the Wisconsin Credit Union League approved the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. A Kewaunee County charter was granted in 1985, with the office in Luxemburg beginning operation in March. The name was changed from Packaging Credit Union to Harbor Credit Union in 1988. A new building was erected in 1991, located at 106 Main Street. The staff includes Molly Ryan, Kathy Johnson, Wava Berg, Jodi Peters and Katie Dembinski. (Submitted by Harbor Credit Union )

HARMANN STUDIOS First photographers in village were John F. Jacobson in 1910, Jon Kleiman in 1911, and Charlie Bower in 1912. Mi lt Rueck! operated the Modern Art Studio during the 1940's. Clif and Wayne Harmann opened their doors for business in the south side of the clinic building in 1963, with the help of Clif's wife June who worked in the front office. Molly Brust was hired to manage the office, taking care of appointments, class pictures, family portraits, children's pictures, wedd ing, and graduation pictures. Molly worked for Harmanns for about ten years, late r sharing the duties with Jody Land wehr. May 28, 1990, Joanne Jauquet joined the staff as manager. In 1991 the studio leased the old Sell Garage building on Main Street, moving to a new location on Center Street in 2004. Wayne's son, John, join ed for firm in 1997. Harmann's has been the Green Bay Packers official photographer since 1980. (Submitted by Harmann Studio)

*HERMANS GROCERY STORE - *RED OWL STORE At one time it was the home of John Balza, who lived here and so ld cigars, before Gregory Bodart purchased the house in 1933. Anton and Mabel Flegal operated a Red Owl Store in the 1950's, selling to a Mr. Crabb who ran the business until Linus and Beatrice Hermans purchased the establishment in the late 1960's. After the death of Linus, Beatrice and her two daughters ran the store. The store closed and the building burned after being vacant a few years. The site is now the home of Kirchman Chiropractic. 1970 s

*HINNENDAEL CHERRY ORCHARD The orchard was planted by Frank Hinnendael about 1930 in three sections, with 900 trees in all. The orchard was sold to John and Betty Christofferson who continued to ru n the orchard for a few years before building a home on the property. "As I remember it was about 1926 when the land was purchased. The plan was to develop the orchard and then when Papa would retire from the mail route, they would have a good income and be able to enjoy the 'fruits' of their labors. Sad to say, Papa died very young (57 years old) and Mamma gave up on life in general after that. Anyway, before the trees could be planted, the land had to be worked over. My memories

32

of those early years are not too pleasant-picking stones, throwing them on a stone boat. If you ever walk down the hill to the tracks-all those stones were hauled there. Also, I remember the quack grass!! While the other kids from the village were playing and having fun, the Hinnendael Kids were working. Later, when the land was ready, Grandpa DuChateau, Papa, Nick and John Miller, and Pete Baye planted the trees. They were perfectly lined up-x number of feet apart-Grandpa Duchateau had a perfect eye for that. Papa didn't have enough money to plant all the land in cherry trees at one time. So two large areas were left empty-one area north of Bill Martin's house, the other area was a bit smaller and south of his house. AND, being the good man that Papa was, he didn't let that land go to waste. One year we had potatoes-the following year we had cucumbers, etc. Wish Papa had heard of a crop like clover or something like that!! So, the Hinnendael kids became experts in picking potato bugs-hilling the potatoes and the cucumbers. The cucumbers had to be picked very early in the morning while the dew was stiff on them. Not just one harvest-only certain size small cukes were picked-then the whole area had to be gone over again and again, sacks and sacks of cucumbers. Wh en the potatoes were harvested, Papa would turn them over with a plow and then the back-breaking work would start!! Though we did have help- Nick, John Miller, Jim Miller, (Emma liked that!!), Pete Baye and all us kids with Mamma, would fill the pails, dump them into sacks. The men would put them up on the trailer, haul them to be sold or stored in our basement until the price would go up to $1. 00 a hundred pounds. A penny a pound!! Makes me tired to write of all this backbreaking work. Of course, Mamma had a very large vegetable garden along w;th many types of berry bushes, currants, blackberries, gooseberries, and grapes. It may have been depression time, but we never went hungry. I guess now is a good time to mention Papa's 'cultured hogs'. Papa would buy little pigs, I think 3 or 4 of them, raise them until they would be big pigs, have them butchered at Barbiaux's Butcher Shop-have pork sausage made-bacon smoked. Mamma would can a lot of meat-and make MUSTARD HAM!!! That was quite a process .... So, time went by and Papa and Grandpa DuChateau planted those two areas in Cherry trees (did I mention we also had quite a few apple and plum trees too?) The trees grew- we built up quite a large mailing list of customers-but, before all that came about cherries were growing. So, we had to pick cherries-WITH THE STEMS ON-crates and crates of them, in the morning. Then at noon when Papa came home from the route he would load up the car and the trailer and go to Green Bay to sell the cherries door to door and to take orders for the next day!! He was very successful in selling. He went up and down the streets of Northeast Green Bay-French town. The 'biggie' was when he sold many crates to St. Vincent Hospital. Then came the time that we would hire pickers from the village to pick for ten cents a 10-pound pail (the little black pails). The kids, middle age and older people would come out to pick. They earned a little money, and of course our harvest was done by them. The cherries were taken up to the Fruit Growers Co-op at Sturgeon Bay. Papa was paid accordingly through the year based on the amount he brought in, the percentage of tare and the market price. This must bring memories to Frankie and Hank, also Johnny, because the boys would drive the cherries up to Sturgeon Bay-in some instances with no brakes!! So, between customers to pick their own, we had big signs put up along the road just out of Green Bay, radio commercials-newspaper ads-customer mailing list-and the pickers hired to pick for the co-op, we would clear the orchard. You'd think that would be it for the year? ? NO!! Papa and Mamma could not stand to see anything go to waste. So, after the 'harvest', the Hinnendael kids had to strip the tops of the trees! J Of course1 those cherries were delicious, but very hard to get to and it was slow picking!! Those were the cherries Mamma canned and Papa made into WINE.... he called it Cherry Highball, it was delicious. Part of the process was that Papa would put the pits in a cheesecloth bag and let it soak in the juice while it fermented. The only wine I have ever tasted that comes close to Papa's Cherry Highball is the Danish cherry wine-KIJAFA. One nice memory of all that picking, Clem DePas would always come to help out-you could hear him all over the orchard singing 'le Marseillaise ' with his big bass voice.

33

To get back to the wine. On occasion the wine would turn bad!! It was not fit for human consumption ... but, never fear, it was not just tossed out-Papa would use it for anti freeze in the car!! That reminds me, you know how kids will get into mischief when the adults are away? One time Johnny and Butch Sell decided to drink some cherry wine, but took it out of the jug that went 'bad'-and Butch became deathly sick. Grandpa OuChateau was a bootlegger!! Oh, yes! He had a big still in the basement of the house and made a lot of bootleg whiskey during Prohibition. Uncle Manuel from Berwyn used to take it to Chicago to sell. Grandpa also stored some of his moonshine in our attic at home .... Grandpa was raided a couple of times by Revenue Agents!! Some jealous neighbor must have informed on him. When the revenue men would come to Luxemburg, the word was passed very quickly from tavern to tavern. George Leischow mentioned recently that his gang would call the taverns and tell them that the Revenuers were in town, all the taverns would lock up .. .. One important item that was always made in fall was the hard apple cider. Papa would take the windfalls, bring them up to South Luxemburg, I think to Nick Spitzer, who had a cider press. Papa would have a big, big barrel of cider made. This was delicious! Papa never put a spigot on the barrel, so when Mamma wanted some cider or if company came, I was the only one (excepting Papa) who would siphon the cider out of the barrel". (Story from Sarah Hinnendael Rasmussen)

J. C. 'S RESTAURANT - * ME AND BROTHERS T Located at 112 Main Street, it was built i n October of 1990 by Ross Tlachac and operated as a pizza and sub-sandwich shop, known as "Me & Brothers T". We bought the business from Ross Tlachac in July of 2000. Our kids were interested in the restaurant business and we liked the location. It is a fam ily restaurant with full liquor license and open every day of the week. (Submitted by Jahnke family)

J. D.'S SERVICE - * GEORGE'S CITY SERVICE The building was built in 1932 by Ed Metzler and leased to Edward Jacques, who eventually became the owner. Over the years various operators ran the station, Melbourn Zuege, Tony Flegel (1934), Charles " Fritz" Seid l, Bill Leischow, Rube Gerondale in 1947, Leon "Red" Gillis, (1947-1949); Mike and Ralph Kline, Hank Feller, Art Dart, George L. Seidl, Wally Hanamann, Cy Jahnke and Mark Hanmann. Jeff Detjen, as J. D.'s Service, opened for business on March 17,1984. During the 1970's George Seidl sold snowmobiles. For many years Georg e Pavlik ran the gas truck delivering to the homes in the area. There were times when the air at George's Service Station permeated of cabbage, as in 1976 when 150 gallons of "sauerkraut" were made by Orville Hermans, Al Jorgenson, John Paider, "Bruder" Hanmann, Blah Barbiaux, George Seidl, Dale Derenne, Dave Hoffman, Mark Hanmann and Greg LeFevre. When Dale Derenne got his turn at the "stomper", he said it was a Belgian pounding the heck out of a "Kraut".

J . RUECKL BUILDERS AND SUPPLY, INC. John previously worked for VanDrisse Oil and Lux Mfg Co. The business was formed by John and Margaret Rueckl in 1971, on land leased from Uoyd and Marina Haen, specia lizing in agricultural buildings and materials. In 1980 3.5 acres of land was purchased in the Luxemburg Industrial Park, mostly swamp with cattails, and a~er many loads of fill we finally had a building

34

site. In 1983 a 50' x 176' building was erected at 175 Center Drive. During 2000 the constru ction part of the business ended with sales of ag ricu ltu ral materials continuing. (Submitted by John & Margaret Rueckl)

J. RUECKL STORAGE & WAREHOUSING In 1990 we constructed a building at 175 Center Drive for personal and business storage. During 1993 a 44 ' x 102' addition was erected for more storage units. I n 1994 and 1995 additions were bu ilt, for business rentals, which houses Stahl Electric, Lemens Water Care, Superior Homes and J. Rueck! Bu ilders. 1997 and 1998 additions were erected to the present buildin gs. During 2001 we purchased land from the village for a 31' x 135' unit with an addition in 2005 for a warehouse and new office building. I n all we have 4 business rentals on site and 13 business storage rentals wit h off-site office, the balance of storage units are now used for personal storage. (Submitted by John & Margaret Rueckt)

* JACQU ES APPLIANCE STORE The build ing was built in 1970's. Ed Jacqu es, Jr. ran an appliance store for a few years. The building was sold to Jim Tlachac and rented by a flower shop, and then Harbor Credit Union and Quali T rented the building. After Quali T moved to a larger store, Bil l Koffman bought the building and rented to Dairy Depot. The building is now vacant.

* JANDRIN SMALL ENGINE SERVICE Harry Jandrin acquired the land from George Rueck!, converting it into a repair shop, at 424 Cedar Street, which he ran until retiring.

* RUECKL BEER DISTRIBUTOR - * DAUL BEER DISTRIBUTOR Dan Dau l first ran a beer distribu ti ng agency for Hagemeister Brewing Com pany in back of John Aschenbrenner's tavern in 1912 (Transit House). He also sold Kurth's Beer in 1912 and had a wagon to deliver beer to saloons. Dan had an accident while delivering beer; the horses ran away colliding with an iron hitching post and a telephone pole, wrecking the delivery wagon. The team came to a stop on Main Street. Dan purchased land on the west side of the village near the fairgrounds where he ra n his beer distributing depot in the 1940's. George Rueckl purch ased the beer distributing agency and later sold the business to Baumeister of Kewaunee.

KEVIN'S WOODWORKING - * SAS AUTO Kevin's Woodworking began operations in 2000 and is owned by Kevin Lau ndrie. Originally Kevin ran the busi ness out of his home and built cabinets in his garage. As the business began to grow so did the need for space . He moved the business to Rosiere, where he shared space, employees and equipment with an other cabinet maker. In 2004 Kevin moved the business back to Luxemburg, renting space from SAS Business Center. Kevin specializes in custom kitchen cabinets and design. In addition, he builds a variety of other cabinetry, which includes mantels, bookcases, desks, bathroom vanities, china cabinets, bedroom furn iture, entertainment centers and bars. (Submitted by K. Laundrie)

35

KEWAUNEE CO- OP - * NORTHBROOK LUMBER AND FEED - * LUXEMBURG MANFACTURING COMPANY The lumber business in the vi ll age dates back to 1902 when Jules Petry conducted the first lumber yard and shingle mill. Sometime in 1904 the Santroch brothers, James, Frank and Anton, boug ht the lumber yard. A warehouse was built in 1917, 40'xl30', two stories, for storing sash doors, blinds, windows, etc. In 1919 they sold the business to Luxemburg Manufacturing Co. The company was incorporated in 1920 by a committee of A.M. Hoppe, President, Hector Bencher, Lawrence Rueckl, Joe Hoslet and Albert Liebl, for $75,000, headed by August Spitzer. The first manager was John Fischer, with Felix Bonjean as bookkeeper. The second year Fischer resigned and Bert Paider was selected as manager. The firm operated a planning mi ll and cheese box factory, giving employment to village people. The officers in 1922 were; Joe Aschenbrenner, President; Jacob Stahl, Vice-President; Frank Ricki, Secretary/Manager; Peter Seidl, Treasu rer; Barney Haen, and George Weinfurter, Directors. An agreement was reached with Sylvan Vandrisse for the acquisition of his lumber yard across the street. He was retained as an employee of t he firm. Under the management of Bert Pa ider the compa ny prospered, coming t hrough the depression in good shape. Bolts and heading were stacked up in the "swamp", {baseball field). Stockholders of the Luxembu rg Grain Company and Luxemburg Manufa cturing Company merged with Felix VanDrisse in charge of the elevator operations. Under this setup they purchased and sold coal to people in the area. In those years the company purchased grain on the open market and shipped it to Milwaukee where barley was in demand bringing high prices. Th ey also purchased alfalfa seed from farmers and resold it to seed hou ses in Milwaukee, Mad ison and Chicago. The Grain Company Office, owned by Jerry Libal, was moved to Casco where it became the home of William Drossart. They expanded the elevator operations by contracting with Schroeder of Kewaunee to put in a hammer mill, lags and bins, and expand the building upward. For the first time the company was able to grind the customers grain and hay. Norman Depas was probably t he best known em pl oyee since he delivered most of the buildi ng materia l. He spent his enti re working years wit h the company. After Bert Paider retired, Glenn Nimmer was manager. He inaugurated a pole barn division whereby a strong storage bui lding could be erected with poles, lumber and sheet metal. After Glenn left John Rueckl and Kenneth Paider were appoin ted as co-managers . John and Jerry Marcelle left to start their own pole building business and the directors selected Roger TeKulve as manager. A group of investors headed by Attorney Robert Petitjean, obtained control of t he stock and operated under the name NorthBrook Lumber and Feed. In 1979 th e Northbrook Feed Division was sold to t he Kewaunee Cooperative, which continued the mill ing operations and moved its main offices to the site. The co-op was governed by the board of directors, with John Siegmund, President, and Al Wolf, Manager. The NorthBrook Lumber division was relocated to Bellevue as a separate company. A new office and small fertilizer plant were built in Luxemburg in 1991 and 1993. During 1998 - 2002 the Kewau nee mi ll and fertilizer plants were closed with the operations consolidated into the Luxemburg loca t ion. Because ra il service was discontinued fro m Luxemburg to Kewaunee a new grain and fertilizer facility was constructed at 715 Frontier Road in Luxemburg's Industrial Park. Ken Kinstetter served as Board President prior to th is project. The co-op is presently governed by an elected board of directors, Leon Struck, President. Ken Healey has served as General Manager since 1981. (Information from Kewaunee coop)

KEWAUNEE COUNTY FAIR The fair actually started in Kewaunee in 1860, on the site of the present Riverview Cemetery and was held in Kewaunee until 1902, when the association sponsoring them disbanded.

36

The 1860 fair had D. D. Garland as secretary of the Agricultural Society and the exhibit was held in the dance hall of the Steamboat House in Kewaunee. The weather was cold and inclement and the attendance was disappointing; the exhibits, however, were very cred itable. (From newspaper article- 1886 fair) -"14th annual event- Dates were Wednesday, October 4-6 with a total of 600 entries. An estimated 6,000 attended. One of the attractions was the appearance of Congressman T. R. Hudd. A guest on Wednesday was Jermiah M. Rush, governor. Races were an important feature of the fair. Highlighting the racing card was the 'green' race, confined to horses owned in Kewaunee County. George Grimmer's horse won. Total receipts of the fair were in the neighborhood of $1,400. The success of the fair was cred;ted to President Haney and Secretary Watta. There was a display of farm machinery, fruit and vegetables. A bicycle race took place on the last day... A traction engine attracted considerable attention on the grounds. It was propelled by steam and was greatly admired. Concerts given by the Hamptown Students were excellent." (From Milwaukee Sentinal newspaper article of 1902) "Wednesday was opening day with a 'huge floral parade'. The Algoma Cadet band, resplendent in its new uniforms, led the line of march. Then came the county officials, city fathers, beautifully decorated buggies and phaetons, Sazma's Band, civic societies, the Luxemburg Village Band, and citizens afoot and in carriages. The parade wended its way up the hill to Court House Square, where the big attraction of the day was the dedication and laying of the corner stone for Kewaunee County's new $40,000 court house. The opening session of the fair, Jahr-Markt and Carnival was attended by about 2,000 people. Everybody had a good time spending their nickels and dimes to see Rader's Trained dogs, the Japanese wire performer who made a slide of death, the Wild Men from Borneo and Lunette the Flying Lady. They rode the huge Ferris wheel and saw the startling electrical illusions, including the Eruption of Mt. Pelee. And when Prof. Higler went up in his balloon and was shot from a cannon at an altitude of 1,000 feet, the crowd gasped and voted the show a great success. Thursday was Algoma Day at the fair. Algoma closed up shop for the day and more than 500 of its citizens, wearing identifying yellow badges, followed their horses to Kewaunee. The final day of the 1902 County Fair was a humdinger. About 300 people came up from Manitowoc and an equal number from Green Bay. The first thrill of the day came early; a team of horses in the parking lot took one look at the Ferris wheel and decided to go home. Nobody was hurt in the runaway. An audience of over 4,000 heard the Honorable Gustave Kuesterman of Green Bay deliver an inspiring talk in the German language and then the Honorable J. J. Vlach of Milwaukee, a famous Bohemian orator, held forth in Bohemian ... From 1903 to 1918 no co unty fair was held, although for some years a joint DoorKewaunee County exposition was held in Sturgeon Bay. August Spitzer, Frank Garot, Mike Arendt, Arnold Bazlen, Reinhold Okrush, and John Daul each contributed $100 as working capital and the Kewaunee County Fair was a going institution. In 1918 August Spitzer was the presiding officer with the exception of one year since the first fair was held. No money was available to conduct the fair that year. Seventeen acres of land had been rented from Mrs. Kollross and a few acres from another individual, making 20 acres in all. The land was later paid for out of the stock sa les. It was Julius's problem to get the money, and as usual he did. He sold ads for the premium book and did a successful job. It was August Spitzer who took the lead in clearing the land and building the race track. Records show that at the 1918 fai r about 15, 000 persons packed the grounds. Adm ission prices were 50 cents for adults, 25 cents for children, with a 25cent charge for teams and automobiles. Exhibits were kept in tents the first three years. The 1918 fair paid out less than $300 in premiums and the exhibits were gathered largely by August Spitzer who went out the morning of the fair and gathered up anything he could possibly show. Four tents housed the exhibits. For entertainment there was the hayrack stunt which consisted of a rack with springs that threw the performers. People talked about that act for years after. For the first fair Camille Stage, secretary, had made arrangements for a merry-go-round to move from the Brown County Fair grounds to Luxemburg . The fair was to open Tuesday and 11

37

on Saturday they telephoned that they were booked somewhere else. Julius remembered of a merry -go-round being stored at Sturgeon Bay. He found a Clarence Nelson, who traveled for Barkhausen Oil Co. of Green Bay, and who had a part ownership in this merry-go-round with another man. Nelson wasn't home, so he contacted the other man and asked him to show at Luxemburg. He was at odds with his partner and said, "Before I touch it I will throw it in the lake." Julius said , "Well before you throw it in the lake how much do you want for your share?" He said, "I'll take a hundred dollars for my share." Julius answered, "Come on down to the bank and get your hundred. " Julius went to Henry Fetzer who was president of the Bank of Sturgeon Bay and explained the situation. He stated that the fair had no money, but that the credit status of the fair could be gotten from the Bank of Luxemburg. Henry Fetzer said, "anyone who ca n do business like that needs no verifica tion of his credit status". This was not the end of the merry-go-round deal. Sunday noon Nelson telephoned that the deal was off because the wife of his partner did not agree to the sale. August and Julius drove to Sturgeon Bay and picked up Nelson and threatened that if the merry-go-round was not at Luxemburg he would not sell a drop of oil in Kewaun ee County. So he went to see his partner, who was in a show house and wouldn't come out. He was practically dragged out, and after long deliberation, cashed the check and assigned his half-interest over to the fair. The next day, Labor Day, the merry-go-round still had to be loaded. Just as they were worrying abou t how to load it, a Mr. Hock, was called over and the situation was explained. He promised to have it here by Labor Day. Jack and Mike Merens hauled it over on a hayrack, pi ece by piece. Mr. Nelson came down and helped set up the merry-go-round. The rides were 5 cents and $200 was taken in for the two days. October of 1920 the fair association received a $7,500 appropriation from the county board and decided to erect a cattle barn, horse barn, farm produce bu ilding, secretary's office and an extension of 100 feet on th e grandstand, a bandstand, and roof over hog pens. At this time Camille Stage was fair secretary and August Spitzer, president. During 1921 $1400 was appropriated for horse races and hiring Hoppe's band. In 1924 the old grandstand was removed and a new, modern one built. The following year the fairgrounds where wired for electricity. Sunday was skip ped as a fair day, as it was considered church day. However, in th e late 1920's cle rgymen sanctioned the Sunday fair and since then it has alwa ys been included. August Spitzer and Ted Diestlehorst bought ten thorou ghbred horses at Lexington, Kentucky's annual sale in 1921. The Trotting Association of Wisconsin sponsored racing during the summer months on what was considered the fastest and best track in the state. Bob Searles, Sr., George Payne and Fred Hefferman took care of the horses and their training. During 1921 Julius Cahn and Augu st Spitzer resigned as secretary and president. Dr. Happel was elected secretary and Charles Sell, president. A campaign was started to turn the fair grounds over to the county in early 1922. Hector Bencher, chairman of the county board, approached Julius Cahn in regard to taking management of the fair. He agreed to thi s if it would be taken over by the county. The proposition was finally turned down by the county board. They expressed themselves as far more favorabl e to make an annua l donation of $1500, than to assume ownership. So Julius went back to work for the fair as did August Spitzer and they both have been resigning annually ever since. John Duchateau, Sr. was named to the board of directors after the second fair and later elected president. He held this position until his death in 1964, succeeded by his son John, Jr. During the depression Julius made trips to Florida where he booked acts independently and affected consid erable savings for the fair. He became tagged with the label of "The Ambassador from Luxemburg". He would always ask the natives of Florida, "Do you know the Packers? Do you know where they live?" The reply would be, "Yes, in Green Bay". Then Mr. Cahn would answer "Green Bay is a suburb of Luxemburg." He never made a trip to Florida without Wisconsin cheese. Julius Cahn was born in Germany and sailed to America at age 22 (Milwaukee) where he had a half-brother and learned to be an optometrist. He came to Luxemburg around 1907 and stayed at Nick Spitzer's home. In 1914 he entered the real estate business in Luxemburg, which

38

he followed until 1918, when he became associ ated with the fair. Julius was a great believer in advertising. It was that factor which carried us through the depression and enabled the fair to make mon ey wh en most fairs lost. His advertising budget a lways exceeded $600 . He felt that the function of the fair is to serve the people of t he territory by giving t he youth and adul ts an opportunity to display the products of farm, home and garden. It's an educational, as well as a recreational institution that demands unselfish services and loya lty. Camille Stage was fair secretary in 1920 with August Spitzer as president. In 1927 the fair had motorcycle and automobile races in July. It took 200 pounds of dynamite to blast stumps for a new road in t he fair groun ds, June 1930. Tragedy struck the fairgrounds when a fire destroyed the horse stable in 1931. Nine valuable race horses were killed along with sulkies, harnesses and other equipment. The first statewide horse pulling contest was held at the fair in 1931. The contests have been one of the few grandsta nd programs that have never lost money. 1935-A 100-foot well was drilled thro ugh solid rock. In 1937 floors were laid in exhibit ion buildings and under the grandsta nd . A new fence was bui lt around the race track . The bandstand was re built in 1939. Mrs. Anna Grassel offered to sell the knitting m ill property in 1940, which included two lots. Cahn felt getting WPA labor for disma ntling the brick building and building a 50'x80' exhibit hall would be a profitable undertaking, with all materials used from the old building. Pu rchase was a unanimous decision. Later the WPA offer was not available and the property was put up for sale in 1946. Poultry was banned from the 1946 county fairs because of Newcastle Disease, a very contagious and infectious disease. Augu st Spitzer resigned as president and John Mueller as vice-president. Dr. V. J. Laurent was elected president and John T. Smithwick, vice-president. Elroy Hoppe and George Gregor were the new directors. Also in 1946 mobile starting gates were introduced. Duri ng 1948 a new steel fence was erected around the new parking lot. In 1949 Julius Cahn resigned as secretary and Elroy Hoppe took over the position, John Ducha teau, Sr., was president and George V. Grego r, director. Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour stage show made an appearance. It consisted of a group of talented performers who were r ece ntly chosen winners by popu lar votes. The next few years (1950's) a steam engine rodeo was held in the fair grounds. In 1953 the old wood picket fence, si nce 1928, was replaced by a new brick structure. The dates of the 1960 fair were moved up to July. Attendance increased and it was easier to get good entertainment. A 60'x20' exhibition building was erected in 1955 at a cost of $19,000. That year the fair was cancelled because of Polio. New rest rooms were built six years later. County fa irs get to be a famil y affair. Elroy Hoppe was the third generation of his family to be connected with the fair, hi s grandfather, A. M. Hoppe was one of the original directors, pa ssin g down to Emil, Elroy and his son Alan (fourth genera tion). John L. Mil ler family was another, with John as an original director and vice-president for many years. His daughter Stella Arpin worked for the fair for 43 years. Stella said "We were brought up with the fair, and I for one would feel very bad if I couldn't work for the fair anymore. " Stella's mother, Katherine (Kaut) Miller, devoted 31 years of service as su perintendent of the culinary department. Two other veteran supervisors in the exhibition department were Louise Seidl and Anna Happel; both served the fair for over 40 years. In 1962 a race track for mi dget and stock car races was constructed. July of 1972 saddle horse races were held . In the early 1920's Jeanette Peters was in charge of the floral and fine arts departments . Stell a Arpin was superintendent of food and nutrition and typed up the judges' sheets for 49 years. Laura Peters served in several capacities but most of her work was connected with duties in the office for 51 years. Hildegarde Arendt was a clerk for 40 years, the last ten years as superintendent of the sewing and fine arts department. John Duchateau, Jr. succeeded George Gregor as president. In 1976 the Elm trees were cut down beca use of Dutch Elm Disease. At the 1978 fair Myron Floren and Dick Dale, of the Lawrence Welk Show, were the main attraction. Two livestock exhibition buildings were erected in 1980; the larger one housed the dairy cattle wi th a milking pa rlor. The smaller structu re wi ll conta in beef cattle, swine and sheep. Pau l Wolske retired in 1983 as County Agent after 10 years of service. August of 1986 a storm hit

39

destroying the fine arts building. 1992-Ray Michalski was the new president, succeeding the late John Duchateau, Jr. A new 40'x80' pavilion was built. Off road races were held in August from 1993 to 1995. The past ten years our fair has sponsored "Fairest of the Fair". Young girls between the ages of 18 and 21 are eligible to compete for the title. She represents Kewaunee County in her travels around the state . A new grandstand was constructed in 1994 with seating capacity for 3,500. A year later a new building for ticket sales and a concession stand with rest rooms was erected. 1995 saw harness racing at the fair returned after a 20-year lapse. Al Hoppe stated, "It was a part of the fair from the first one in 1918. Harness racing, a fast, but graceful sport, involves horses running a mile race on a half-mile dirt track. Horses, usually standard breeds, trot while drivers ride behind in sulkies, two-wheeled carts." Hoppe stated, "It was a real classy event". A lot of people came as groups and then would place friendly wagers on their own. Three horsemen in particular are etched in the memory of those who were involved with the sport at the fair during the late 1960's and early ?O's. Brothers, Phil, Russ and Jack Depas, all now deceased, trained horses and maintained the track at the fairgounds for years, and could be seen at the track almost daily training horses in preparation for the races. (Taken in part from Luxemburg News article) In 1997 a new horse barn was built on the west end of the fairgrounds. Since 1983 there have been improvemen ts to buildings and grounds. 2007-a new entrance on Third Street was erected with a plaque commemorating the work Julius Cahn did for the fair association. Bayshore Cabinets built a memorial to the past fair board members.

Indians at the Fair Chief Simon Kahquados brought 30 of his Potawatomi Indians to the Kewaunee County fair grounds in September of 1925. There were about 330 Potawattomies in existence. They originally held lands in Door, Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties. Chief Kahquados, or Rising Sun, was said to be the last hereditary chief of the tribe. The son of Chief Keetoos was born May 30, 1851 in Carlton Township. During his visits to Kewaunee County, in later life, he recalled that the Potowattomies were driven from their la nds by a sheriff with an armed mob behind him. The lands deeded to the Indians by a French trader, who married a Potawattomie maiden, were sold because the Indians neglected to pay their taxes. A land company sold the title to settlers who could not gain possession, so when the young braves were on a hunting expedition at Wolf Rive r, the sheriff with armed deputies deported the village forcefully so that the land company could give clear title to the settlers who had pa id for the land . The regalia of the Potawatomie braves, their method of living in early days, and their ceremonials were demonstrated at the Kewaunee County Fair in 1925. The attendance that year set a record. (From Record-Herald Newspaper, Dec 5, 1930 article)

*KEWAUNEE IMPLEMENT COMPANY Jerry Wierer, Sr., of Kewaunee came to Luxemburg in 1955 to conduct a business, known as Kewaunee Implement Co., selling John Deer equipment. Land was purchased from Nick Miller and a new bui lding was constructed on Hwy 54, in 1959. Employees were, Jerry, his son Jerry, Jr, John Wierer, Marge Wierer and Francis Mincheski . The business closed in 1990 and a variety of renters have occupied the building since then. Today the building is known as Luxemburg Professional Building, housing Dr. Martin Jacobson, Chiropractor and Ron Stodola Accounting.

KIRCHMAN CHIROPRACTIC During 1987, Dr. Lance Kirchman, D.C., an Algoma native, graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic and opened an office at 713 Main Street, the former Zemlika building. A new office building, complete with a workout center in the basement, was constructed in 1997, where Herman's Grocery store once stood.

40

Along with Dr. Kirchman, Michelle Metzler, certified massage therapist (CMT) worked in the office until 2000 when Brooke Nimmer (CMT) took over her practice , called "Touch of Therapy". Both therapists completed their training at Blue Sky Educational Foundation-School of Massage in Grafton . In 2004, Luxemburg native, Dr. Bi ll Bredael BS, D.C. graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic and joined the firm as an associate. Sue Kirchman, Lance's wife, is the office manager and the firm also emp loys two chiropractic assistants, April LeGrave and Sonja Malcore. ( Submitted by Kirchman Chiropractic office)

Back in 1915 there was A. R. Naidl who had a chiropractor office in Stage Hotel.

KOHLBECK STORAGE - *KOHLBECK MEAT MARKET George Kohlbeck started the butcher shop at the South Luxemburg location in 1895. He was a lad of 12 when his parents decided that the military life was not for their son. Upon arriva l in New York they came to Green Bay because a ha lf-brother had previously settled there. He first worked on farms and at age 20 began working in a Kewaunee brewery, and a butcher shop, where he learned the business from a Mr. Saboth. George purchased a half-acre of land from Jacob Spitzer, the equipment of his former employer, and began the business, which he conducted for many years. Since there was no refrigeration in 1895 the ice he needed was brought from Scarboro Mill pond. He bought 40 acres of land in 1905 from Jacob Spitzer and dug a pond which was spring fed. The water was ideal for clear pure ice, and supplied the meat market with more than he needed . Being a generous man he supplied the neighboring hotel and tave rns with ice. Improvements were made in 1922, the sausage kitchen was enlarged and a second fi reproof smoke house was constructed. The ice box was made with a heavy wooden door and space on top for ice to keep the meat cold. The extra ice was stored in straw in the barn. On Sundays George would go to Spitzer's saloon a~er church with a pan of hot sausage and a loaf of rye bread1 selling them for five cents and an extra nickel bought a tall beer. George retired and handed the everyday working chores of the butcher shop to his son, Edward1 in 1945. George liked working on his 41-acre farm. "I'd sooner be on the farm, then I can do what I want." he said. "When I get a little tired I sit down a little." The complications of prices and what-not in the shop these days kind of get to him-and there are other problems too, which do not brighten the picture from his point of view.

George Kohlbeck "At that time a fellow butcher worked the way he wanted-there were no laws and cows were cheap" ( From Lux. News article) Edward ran the business until 1966 when ill health caused his retirement at which time the store was closed. The building was turned into apartments. Ed's nephew, Guy Wilcox, bought the property and replaced the structure in 2003 with two storage units.

*KOLLER'S KORNER - *COMMODORE BAR The earliest record of occupation on this corner was of Michael Ley, who came to the area in 1851 and had been engaged in blacksmithing i n DePere, Appleton and Fond du Lac before coming to Luxemburg, where he was employed by A. Gosin for three years. Michel built a blacksmith and residence in 1895 on the corner of Highway 54 and Main Street, where he shoed many horses and fixed a multitude of wagons before the shop burned . Miller Brothers bought the land about 1904. 41

In 1931 Anthony Dhuey bui lt a service station on the corner of Main Street and Hwy 54, selling Conoco products, ti res and batteries. Joining him in busi ness was John Hallet, h~wev~r, the partner-ship did not work out and John moved to Door County. Dhuey sold the business m 1937 to Alvin H. Krause and George Joni aux of Casco. ~ This partnership did not survive as George moved to Green Bay a few months later. John and Alvina Delwiche purchased the establishment and ran it for the next 34 years. During 1943 living quarters were added. John died in 1952 and Alvina continued to run the tavern until sh e retired. 1972 to 1975 the owners were Julius and Joanne Lipsky . Jack and Kurt Koll er pu rchased the tavern and ran it for a few years. The building was torn down and Main Street Station now occupies the lot.

Commodore Bar KOSTICHKA LAWN SERVICE Mike & Kim Kostichka, located at 524 Marks Lane, opened for business in 1999. We chose Luxemburg because it is centrally located between Algoma, Kewaunee and Green Bay. Our servi ces include; landsca ping , retaining walls, lawn cu tting, black edging and paver edging, trimming shrubs and new lawn installation. (Submitted by l