Index to CDs of Rib Lake History by Robert P. RuschUpdated to June 25, 2008

Abbreviations: L = LetterP = Photograph W = Writing RLH=Rib Lake History RLHe = Rib Lake Herald (newspaper)RLLC = Rib Lake Lumber CompanyRPR = Robert P. RuschSTH = State Trunk Highway~ = Westboro! = ChelseaUN = Unidentified

Volume (Disc) I - #10000-1010010000-P. Aerial 8-28-1938, Village of Rib Lake & environs10001-P. Aerial 8-28-1938, Village of Rib Lake & NW10002-P. Aerial 8-28-1938, Village of Rib Lake & SW10003-1896 ‘Largest Load of Bark ever hauled to Fayette Shaw’s Tannery’ Rib Lake data10004-Back side Teamster Herman Wagler10005-McComb Ave. 1900 to North [from Tram Bridge]10006-McComb Ave. & Landall to N business brick bank building10007-Camp #4 NE Wood Lake, Shay Locomotive10008-Loading Logging Sleigh10009-RLLC locomotive 67 McGiffert Loaders, camp # unknown10010-RLLC camp # unknown c. 194010011-Steam hauler “Bob Hess” “1920” Camp 1210012-Steam haulder at Rib Lake10013-2006 Rib Lake Community Map10013A-Map yellow is location photo 1210014-P. Steamhauler & peeled hemlock c. 192010015-P.unidentified Minn. Logging camp c. 190010016-L. RPR to Star News 5-27-05 Steam hauler operations at Rib Lake, 3 pgs10017-P. Rib Lake steam hauler 10018-P. Rib Lake steam hauler ‘cat bird seat’ photo by Frank Hass, Jack Heindl has negative10019-P. Bob Hess 1920 in car McComb Ave., Rib Lake10020-McComb Ave, Rib Lake to north, west side c. 192010021-backside of 10020. LB33 to H. Schmittfranz, Chelsea10022-P. steam hauler & 4 sleigh loads of logs10023-A Pictorial History of the Rib Lake Area, 211 pgs.10024-Shaw’s Bark Camp 6-11-189310024A-Shaw’s Bark Camp 6-11-1893 complete photo10025-emails re 10024-Phil Piazza, Renton, WA10025A-Reply by Phil Piazza 10-6-06

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10026-Plat map-T33 R3E [2003]10027-L. Roger L. Emmerich 9-29-06 ‘German Immigration’ by RPR10028-P. Sandy Hare & [R] Barbara Moon nee Nelson10029-P. Father Peter Dickoff Nels ‘Ewald’ Nelson10030-P. Interior St. John’s Catholic Church10031-P. Lumber Yard c. 1949, Mill sawed last log 6-1948 view NW10032-P. ‘Last [truck] load of lumber from the old mill’ c. 1948, Claude Peterson, Medford, WI10033-P. Matty Janish, Musky 10-17-1948, 46 in. long, 38 lb, North Harper Lake10034-P. ‘16 lb. musky caught at Harper Lake, Rib Lake’ L. Herb Curran & Frank [Mat] Jarish or Yarish10035-P. Postcard ‘Ewald Nelson Village’ 3-7-1941.10035A-Rib Lake Fish & Game Assoc. meeting10036-P. Leo Stiel10037-Business card Ronald G. Rusch10038-James Peterson; Rib Lake logger c. 1930 article ‘My History Is America’s History’10039-Star News; Railroads in Taylor Co. by Everett A. Rusch with railroad map, 1-5-200010040-1913 Taylor Co. Railroad Map10041-1929 Wis. Railway Comm. – Wis. Map10042-c. 1905 Railroad map of Wis.-World Atlas, NB line west of Whittlesey not built10043-Chicago, St. Paul & Pacific Daily interchange report of cars, form 10410044-Pine Line Map & Brochure10045-Guide to The Pine Line RPRusch 4-199710046-RLH dams 1914 Report of Railroad Comm to Wis. Legislature-T.C. Dams-10047-Names of Rib Lake Old Timers10048-RLH camps, Pine, How logging camps were operated, 1868 to 1900 by Ray Bundick, 7 pgs10049-RLH history c. 1990 by Robert Lucia10049A-Burton Road Map10050-Rib Lake & Taylor Co. History by Ray Bundick, Westboro c. 1965, 18 pgs, ‘Official list of First Logging Operators in What is Now Taylor Co.’10051-Disappearance of Father Menard, by Harry Curran, 9 pgs10052-History of Rib Lake by Guy Wallace, 11 pgs10053-History of Rib Lake by Elsie M. Beck, 9 pgs, 193810054-‘Railroads-Original Document’ L. 7-21-2005 Jim Welton to RPR10054A-L. Edwin H. Abbot 8-24-188310054B-L. Isaac Biscornet to Edwin H. Abbot 8-30-188310054C-L. Edwin H. Abott to Peter Cullen, 8-30-188310054D-L. J.C. Wheelock to T.L. Kennan, 9-8-188310054E-… to J.C. Wheelock , 9-19-188310055-History of Wisconsin Central title page10055A-Biographies10055C-Edwin Hale Abbot biography10056-‘Railroads-Land Grants’, History of Wisconsin Central title page10056A-G- Text, W.C. Land Grants10057-Map-T.C. land grant lands 188110058-Railroad ‘time table’ 1-3-1892

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10058A-time table 190410058B-time table 190910058C-time table 192010058D-time table 193610058E-time table 194110058F-time table 196010059-L. Charles H. Stats to RPR10060-Railroads-Wis. Central-Governor Wm. Taylor, title page, History of Wisconsin Central10060A-pg 18 ‘Into the Deep Woods’10060B-10-1872 inspection10060C-pg 2010061-The Westboro Story, 1996, by Ruby Evelyn & Harrold Hatlestad10062-P. Herman C. Peterson homestead, 10063-P. Alexander Stewart Lumber Company, Wausau, WI 191010064-P. Atwood Plant, Park Falls, WI 191010065-P. Interior photo blacksmith, Stevens Point, WI 191110066-P. Saw filer c. 191010067-P. Main Street, Park Falls, c. 190010068-P. Neillsville, WI c. 191110069-P. Putting in sidewalk at Westboro10070-P. ‘Wheeler’ STH 13, Westboro c. 1900 ‘George Tombs’10071-P. Cook shanty-interior-Central Leather Co, Knowlton, WI. 3-24-191010072-P. Log Decking & locomotive, Knowlton, WI c. 191010073-P. Steam log skidder c. 191010074-P. Paul Whitefish Family c. 1900 10075-P. Highway 13 South, Westboro ‘1912-1917’10076-P. Shovel gang STH 13, ‘South of Westboro’10077-P. Slusher in up position c. 1912, STH 1310078-P. Slusher in up position, STH 13, c. 1912, team with fly nets10079-P. ‘Westboro 13’ c. 191210080-P. ‘North of Hannibal’ roadbuilding c. 1912, STH 7310081-P. Seven teams north of Hannibal c. 191210082-P. Breaking plow Horses ‘Kit & Rowdy’ c. 191210083-P. Stetsonville-horse pulled roller c. 191210084-P. STH 13, N. of Medford, 4 mi. north10085-P. Wheeled slushers STH 13, c. 1912, Mahner’s swamp10086-P. Highway building between Jump River & Hannibal c. 191210087-P. ‘Hannibal’ wheeled slushers c. 1912, double teamed horses10088-P. ‘Westboro rd’ STH 13, c. 191210089-P. Roadbuilding, 1 mi. s of Westboro, STH 1310090-P. STH 13, Westboro, double team10091-P. Team with blankets10092-P. Claude C. Peterson c. 194010093-P. unknown camp Rib Lake, c. 193610094-P. Logging locomotive Rib Lake New Wood Country c. 1936

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10095-P. Pete Peterson, Emma, Jim Peterson, wife Anna, Wm. Leader, wife Mary nee Peterson, Herman Peterson and wife Ella, c. 194410096-Obit. Otto W. Steffeck 10097-Title Page; Clarkson Publishing, Wis. Co. Maps 200210097A-Western Taylor Co.10097B-Middle Taylor Co.10097C-Eastern Taylor Co. 10097D-SE Price Co.10097E-Western Lincoln Co.10097F-Eastern Lincoln Co.10097G-NW Marathon Co.10098-2006 Wis. highway map10098A-Central Wisconsin-Rib Lake10098B-Map-Chicago-Milwaukee10099-RLH 1907 ‘Ten Years Ago’ History of Rib Lake from 1897-190710100-L. Martha Krugel c.1947 [Great Aunt of Susan Thums nee Marschke]

Volume (Disc) II - #10100-1020010101-RLHe 1-3-1902 ‘Logging by Rail’10102-McComb Ave c. 1960 view north, Perkins Ice C. sign on Pharmacy, ‘Upjohn’s Store’10103-RLH History 3-1886 by Edgar T. Wheelock10104-June 23, 1900 American Lumberman, The Home of the Hemlock, J.J. Kennedy Lumber Co.10105-Feb. 10, 1900 American Lumberman, J.J. Kennedy Lumber Co.—A pg. 2, Winchester Hotel, Medford, Lumber-Hemlock from Rib Lake10106-Mississippi Valley Lumberman, 4-14-1916, ‘Work on the New Saw Mill at Rib Lake Will Commence at Once’, Camps 9, 11 & 13 –A pg 210107-L. Mike Weckworth ‘Bob’—A, Star News 1930 –B, RLLC articles –C, RLLC articles 193110108-Map c. 1910-plat10109-Map c. 1910-plat10110-Polk’s Wis. S. Gazetteer Rib Lake 189510111-Polk’s Wis. S. Gazetteer Rib Lake 1903 10112-Polk’s Wis. S. Gazetteer Rib Lake 1907; 2 pgs10113-Polk’s Wis. S. Gazetteer Rib Lake 1924 10114~Polk’s Wis. S. Gazetteer Westboro 189510115~Polk’s Wis. S. Gazetteer Westboro 190310116~Polk’s Wis. S. Gazetteer Westboro 190710117~Polk’s Wis. S. Gazetteer Westboro 192410118-Modern Woodmen of America, Camp 890, Rib Lake, Pass Report Book 1909 cover page, see RLH-Modern Woodmen Camp 890, Note; 3-2-07-Galen Scharer has extensive file of camp 89010119-Modern Woodmen of America Social Membership Application; 2 pgs10120-Modern Woodmen of America 1-27-1909 to Chas Whittlinger & envelope with 1 cent stamp10121-Modern Woodmen of America camp 890, multiple page members

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10122-Deed A.C. McComb, et ux, to Modern Woodmen of America camp 890, $375, 2-21-1901-2 pgGalen Scharer collection:10123-RLLC mill c. 191010123A-RLLC mill c. 1910 & hot pond10124-Mill fire 191410125-Mill fire 1914-view from north10126-Mill fire 1914-view from north10127-RLLC Mill reconstruction 191610128-RLLC mill c. 192010129-RLLC mill c. 1920 & hot pond10130-RLLC mill-west side; foreground elevated tramway c. 192010131-RLLC McComb Ave “Boss’ Office” & first aid, back; planer building10132-RLLC mill c. 1948, Bull chain, possibly last log10133-RLLC McComb Ave. “Boss’ Office” foreground, Tramway10134-RLLC tramway; right “Boss’ Office”; view from Railroad Street, Opie Freeck “team drivers Smokey Schopper, Gus Rusch” c. 194010135-RLLC mill c. 1920 aerial, McComb Ave commercial district, H.E. Rusch house10136-RLLC dry yard & tramway, Ward School, aerial10137-RLLC Mill, hot pond, Rib Lake Village, view to NW c. 1920 aerial, hemlock bark piles, biplane strut in foreground10138-RLLC tramway over McComb Ave, view to north from Railroad St, R; planing mill10139-RLLC tramway & dry yard view from Railroad St.10140-RLLC dry yard-high piles, dried lumber on tram cars, pile base c. 1925, “Louis SEkadlo, 317 N. 2nd St, Medford”10141-RLLC “Last load of lumber from old mill” 194810142-RLLC half empty dry yard about 9-194810143-RLLC half empty dry yard about 9-1948, steeple center, Meth. R. Catholic Church10144-RLLC half empty dry yard c. 1940, steeple center, Meth. R. Catholic Church10145-RLLC dry lumber-beneath tramway10146-RLLC log train along Rib Lake c. 194010147-RLLC boom divides Rib Lake c. 192010147X-hot pond10148-RLLC logs along Lake Shore Drive, background Bokath house & Village Park; L, tavern “Lakeside”, peeled hemlock logs c. 192010149-RLLC log rolling into Rib Lake c. 192010150-RLLC Rib Lake filled with logs, perhaps peeled hemlock c. 192010151-RLLC hot pond c. 194010152-RLLC railroad turntable c. 194010153-RLLC log train along Rib Lake, NE to Fayette Ave.10154-RLLC “round house” & water tank10155-RLLC Water tank-RR on mill north side c. 1920 winter10156-RLLC mainline to mill10157-RLLC McComb Ave. view north, “Look Out for the [rail] cars” c. 192010158-RLLC locomotive 101 at water tank c. 1940 “Chester Curran” may be atop10158X-locomotive at roundhouse

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10158X1-Chester Curran & locomotive10158X1A-back 191310158X2-Caboose behind caboose is the flats10158X3-Train along Rib Lake from Fayette Ave.10158X4-coach10158X4A-back, Signed “Anna May” perhaps Kennedy10158-X5-“National Pole & Treating Company” locomotive10159-Rib Lake Depot c. 194010160-Rib Lake Depot, background St. John’s Catholic Church10161-Rib Lake Depot-locomotive “3” snow covered10162-Rib Lake Depot view SW10163-text Adeline Walbeck explaining 10164, 1927 RLLC reconfigured RR track that had gone to tannery to expand hardwood dry yard10164-West Rib Lake Village-seen from water tower, red & blue lines orig. route of RR track, yellow line is RR route after 1927, R side of panoramic photo10165-“Rib Lake in 1910” left side10165A-Longer version of 1016510165B-Longer version of 10165 from north10166-Bird’s Eye View of Rib Lake c. 1926, former bark yard10167-former tannery headquarters, Fayette Ave.10168-Camp 2, “US Leather Co. Camp 2” Jim Hedington [foreman] T33N R3E, Sec. 33 [on Wood River]10168A-Backside, text by RPR for 1981 “Pictorial History of Rib Lake”10169-1913 plat T33N, R3E showing possible location of Camp 210170-1997 plat T33N, R3E10171-Camp 410171A-Backside, typed text by RPR10172-Camp 2610173-Camp unknown [no I.D. on photo]10174-Unidentified camp10175-Unidentified camp10176-Unidentified camp10177-McGiffert Loader, “1905 Camp 4, Frank Diesing with Dog”10178-RR in woods-log pile10179-Wood RR with lath10180-Not RLLC other mill in Rib Lake c. 191510181-Decking logs NB; overlead pulley10182-decking logs-cross haul method, NB chain10183-Tan bark & sleigh c. 1910, “1 Frank Diesing, 2 Bert Aitkens L to R”10184-Woods workers, man on left carries scaling stick & large pencil on right sleeve 10184A-backside, Charlie Talbot & Bert Aitkens10185-Jammer10186-2 horse team-sleigh of logs10187-2 horse team-sleigh of logs10188-sleigh load logs McComb Ave “Modern Café-Eat Anytime” “Geo Braun-Real Estate10188A-backside

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10189-Skidding poles with team10190-C. Hunter’s camp, 20 logs, 7270 board feet10191-Jammer “Copper River Camp 1912”10191A-2 teams10192-Steam Hauler from Camp 12 c. 1920 Bokath Home in back10193-Steam Hauler & 5 sleighs “Brown Studio”10194-Filing the tank10194A-back; Albert Aitken with horse, tank held 125 barrels, tank used to make ice roads10195-tanker being filled with water10196-Steam Hauler10197-Elmer Timm & fire wood, tipping sleigh10198-decking with chains c. 191010199-skidding with crawler c. 194010200-teamster & team

Volume (Disc) III - #10200-1030010201-teamster & team10202-Camp bunkbeds c. 194010203-“logging scene Rib Lake, Wis”10204-McCormick-Deering crawler10205-Jammer Loading RR flatcar10206-Rollways & McGiffert Loader Camp 1810207-McGiffert Loader10208-McGiffert Loader10209-McGiffert Loader10210-4 men atop boom10211-armed man on speedster10212-armed man on speedster10213-RR track thru snowbank “after plowing May 4, 1920” at Kelnhofer farm; NW 34, 33 2E10214-star load of logs10215-2 teams & log sleigh10216-Last log ceremony 2-194810217-felling “last pine” 2-1948, 3 wood wedges stand ready10218-Rib River, NW SW 28, 32, 3E, “Eastbank-Interwald Wis”10219-Bateau on Rib River, in 2007 this bateau is at Rhinelander logging museum, tent atop square bottom boat, served as cook shanty; log drive on Rib River10220-family portrait, “Mr. & Mrs. Henry Ziegler and their sons; Mr Ziegler was superintendent of the Rib Lake Tannery at one time”10221-unknown couple c. 190010222-8-19-1908 Rib Lake Ladies Club10223-unidentified dinner group10224-John Herrem & unknown10225-1944 women with Holsteins10226-house moving c. 191010227-paving McComb Ave.10228-paving McComb Ave.

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10229-store interior “John, Nina, Vern, Jim”10230-National hotel – McComb & Railroad Streets, SW corner10231-Tauber’s Tavern, 2007 Last Chance Tavern, 832 McComb Ave, 427-554610231A-Campaign flyer-Frank Tauber for Sheriff10232-Village not “City Hall”, 741 McComb Ave; “Herb Curran” standing in front “1921”, “Truck is [now] at Slinger, WI”; “Fire Dept. organized 1902”10233-“Electric Lighting Plan at R.L.” c. 1910; SE corner of Railroad & Church Streets, Later Heindl’s Store; 10233A-backside10234-“Rib Lake Community Map” c. 2005 Village street map10235-Ward School, Church Street, razed c. 1960 Ken Mannel10236-Ward School south side10237-High School from McComb Ave., c. 1930; L; blacksmith shop, 2000 “Otter Forge” Landall & Mill Ln.10238-High School c. 1905, E & N side10239-1928 RLHS basketball team10239A-back Rudy Kaske, Peter Mathias, Harold McCallough, Principal McBridge, Carl Marschke, Eyventd Hagen, Bill [William] Schaack, Orville Peterson, Francis [Franny] Schaack10240-c. 1983 burning high school, front-left bus garage, 2007 Camp 28 restaurant, 720 Hwy 10241-Unknown mill10242-“Interwald, Wis” George Kower home-store perhaps10242A-back side10243-Inside A.H. Krause & Co. veneer factory, Interwald c. 191010244-STH 102 & 13 signs c. 1958; view south to Scott farm10245-Shoe Factory c. 1960; Glov-Ett Shoes, Gem Products, Inc. 10246-6-9-1935 confirmation class, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Rv. F. Kammholz10247-“German Lutheran Church” interior photo, “St. John’s Lutheran”10248-St. John’s Lutheran Church exterior photo10249-St. John the Baptist Roman Cath. Church SE side c. 196010250-United Methodist Church, view east-Church St. c. 192010251-United Methodist Church c. 196010252-Public Library c. 1960 SE corner of Landall & Pearl10253-Rib Lake from Rib’s Resort c. 1960, proprietor George Buksa, 720 Holden Rd.10254-Residents of Village of Rib Lake by Milton McRae; A-C c. 191510255-Star News 7-9-1981, “Rib Lake Celebrating 100 years of Progress”; SF; RLH History 1981End of Galen Scharer Collection

10256-Brochure “Rib Lake Telephone Company & Cellcom” c. 199510257-P. McComb Ave. c. 1995; Ice Age Days parade float10258-P. McComb Ave c. 1995 “Gehrt’s Bar” “Westboro Warriors” float10259-Rib Lake Phone Book 10-2004 to 9-200510260-Map 1975 “Existing Land Uses” Taylor Co., WI, Rib Lake Area10260A-Legend10260B-Townships10260C-Medford Area

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10260D-Jump River Area10260E-Lublin Area 10261-Rib Lake Herald v. 66 #37, Aug. 9, 1962 ‘Historical Souvenir Edition’ ‘How-de-do in 62’10262-Map Taylor Co. 1948; A-Rib Lake area 10263-P. RLHS Class of 1925; 1. Agnes Schaack, 2. Prof. Wagner, 3. unknown, 4. Verl Gummo, 5. unknown, 6. Myrtle Taylor, 7. unknown, 8. unknown Radtke10264-P. RLHS – west side c. 1925, foreground “the flats”10265-P. RLHS 1924 Boys basketball team, Photo owned by Veril Gummo; L-R; 1. unknown, 2. Art Taylor, 3. unknown Seidel, 4. Millard “Satch” Kapitz, Veril Gummo, Walt Mathews, [I.D. uncertain from photo back] 10266-P. “Rib Lake Citizen’s Cornet Band” Taylor Co. Fair 192210267-P. Rib Lake Herald Office c. 1900; Herald founder seated, John J. Voemastek, boy in back Herman Talbot10268-P. Unidentified tavern interior, [bar appears to be the one in 2007 “Last Chance” 832 McComb Ave.10269-P. Old Central Hotel, 1100 Railroad St., c. 1950 Golden Age Nursing Home; c. 1960 Roger Johnson made into apartments; c. 1980 Rollie & Sue Thums purchased; built c. 1910 by Eliz. Matthias10270-P. 1900 McComb Ave. north from Railroad St., Tannery smokestacks, photo from tramway10271-Article “The Good Old Days” Rib Lake Herald c. 1970, work rules, Zachary U. Geiger10272-Rib Lake Co-operative Creamery Co. stock certificate, 11-30-1926, “W.S. St. Claire” owner, Pres. R. A. Kolb. Sec. Treas. Perry C. Headstream10272A-Backside, Transfer to John McCrae [or McRae]10273-Article Rib Lake First National Bank robbery c. 192510274-P. c. 1910 McComb Ave.; NB Lutheran Church faces south10275-P. c. 1920 McComb Ave. – from tramway10276-P. McComb Ave. “Main St” c. 195010277-P. 7-24-1914 Sawmill file, “Started at 9;20 a.m.” view to south10278-P. Mill c. 1900 view north10279-P. 1916 new mill under construction10280-P. 1916 new mill south side; hold for transfer chain; NB right; boilers10281-P. aerial, lower right-new mill, lower left-transfer bldg, upper left-Machine bldg at 670 McComb, upper right-“roundhouse”, upper center-RR water tank10282-P. transfer bldg upper left, “# of days without lost time accident” sign, right tramway10283-P. c. 1920 tramway, center-machine bldg10284-P. Planing mill SW corner, foreground McComb & Railroad St, then STH 10210285-P. Planing mill west side c. 193510286-P. Finishing mill chimney c. 1915; FD transfer bldg10287-P. Hotpond c. 192510288-P. Hotpond view east10289-P. Hotpond view north, cupola RLHS10290-P. Rib Lake “The Landing” by Village Park [end of Ice Road from Camp 9] view west c. 192010291-P. Mill-S. side; from Holden’s Resort [The Ribs] c. 192010292-P. Mill east side c. 1940

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10293-P. Mill NE side c. 194910294-Camp 28 Restaurant 10-1995, “Old garage becomes restaurant, museum”, Hasty Getaways10295-L. 1-27-1993 RPR, RL History 188610296-Ribbon Cutting at Camp 28 Restaurant10297-Camp 28 Restaurant to add 12 motel units10298-Camp 28 Restaurant advertisement 8-29-199510299-P. Camp 28 Restaurant c. 1995

Volume (Disc) IV - #10300-1039910300-P. Camp 28 Restaurant Bar c. 1995-Allen Zondlo with beer, RPR Historical mural on wall10301-P. Camp 28 Restaurant unidentified couple c. 199510302-P. Camp 28 Restaurant unidentified people c. 199510303-P. Camp 28 Restaurant motel room c. 199510304-Star News editorial c. 1994, Rib Lake is small town America at its best by Laurie Meyer10305-Star News “in the shadow of ‘Ugh’” c. 199510306-unidentified author recalls many incidents10307-P. Herb Curran 16# fish 194110308-P. Herb Curran 16# Fish [musky]10309-P. Andrew Berg c. 1910 hunter10310-P. c. 1962 parade Tauber’s Tavern10311-P. c. 1962 parade bowling alley10312-P. c. 1962 parade, in back 832 McComb, Tauber’s Tavern, [2007 Last Chance]10313-P. Arlene Minarciny & Pat Hohl c. 196010314-P. Parade McComb east side c. 195010315-P. c. 1930 “Everything to eat & wear”10316-P. c. 1920 McComb Ave, west side view north, FWD fire truck c. 192010317-P. 1967 Leggy Stewart-RL Lion President & Patricia Hohl10318-P. 1967 Mink Princess & court, Arlene Minarciny, Barb Wudi, Pat Hohl now Gilge [Mrs. Jerry Gilge], Mary Haenel, Sharyn Schneider now Thompson10319-P. “Eunice Island” Pine Island view from north c. 191010320-P. Unidentified Rib Lake baseball team c. 191510321-P. RLHS c. 1910 & students, bank along the flats10322-P. 9-20-1939 Rock Garden10323-P. McCormick-Deering Tractor, c. 1938 winter logging, Opie Freek wrote on back “Ernie & Carl”10324-P. Steamhauler & 8 sleighs, 4 unidentified men, NB tarp over steersman c. 192010325-P. Steamhauler & 6 sleighs “Brown’s Studio” “Rib Lake”10326-P. Steamhauler from Camp 9 proceeds SW to RR crossing, NB string of flatcars, on left 2007 STH 102, view looks east10327-Map 2006 Rib Lake Village, Arrow marks site of 1032610328-P. “The road monkey” Ice Road c. 191010328A-back side-text 1981 by RPR10329-P. Water tank & 2 teams on ice road c. 1910, on top barrel to fill tank with water10330-History of Rib Lake 7-11-1993 by “the owners of Camp 28, Inc” 6 pgs

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10331-History of Rib Lake 1938 by Elsie M. Beck, A-G10332-Rib Lake Herald Sept. 21, 1945, entire paper, “$100,000 fire…Planing mill, warehouse, main office go up in smoke”10333-History of Rib Lake “Vocational Agriculture of Rib Lake” by Orrin Meyer c. 7-1940, 14 pgs10334-Star News History of Rib Lake 7-15-1976-“Bicentenntial events…”10335-Last Log, Star News 7-15-1976, account of 1948 cutting final log for Rib Lake Lumber Co., “End of Lumbering Era in ’48 recalled” A-C10336-Poem “Rib Lake is the place” c. 1930 by Nehls Swanson10337-P. Logs in Rib Lake-Lakeshore Drive in rear, c. 192010338-P. Logs in Rib Lake, rear; boom across lake from Upjohn’s hill10339-P. team & sleigh with logs c. 1905, “Camp 4 Ed Wilson with ax, Bert Aitken, Frank Diesing”10340-P. Swamp logging “Camp 4 area c. 1905”10341-P. “A famous Wisconsin industry”10342-P. team logs “near Camp 4”10343-P. “Charlie Talbot with scale [stick], Bert Aitken next to horse, near Camp 4 [Wood Lake]” c. 191210344-P. Decking crew c. 1910 [chains to roll logs up to top]10345-P. 2 teams unidentified camp c. 192510346-P. 3 skid teams c. 192510347-P. crawler skids 7 logs c. 1938 “George Sieker”10348-P. team of oxen pulls wagon c. 190010349-P. 4 teams pull tan bark sleigh, Fayette Ave, Rib Lake c. 1910, view from “The Flats” northward, tannery in back10349A-map, arrow shows photo direction10350-P. “51,600# tan bark 20 cords” Fayette Ave. view east, possibly Herrmann E. Rusch home on hill10351-P. bark pilers “in what is now Stan’s mink yard” (pile c. 24’ high; 4 piles behind first)10352-P. frames10353-P. loading logs small woods jammer c. 192010354-P. Peaker load c. 192010355-P. 1912 bears taken on New Wood 250 & 400#10356-P. Railroad washout on Spirit River c. 191010357-P. “on old (railroad) line to Spirit Falls”10358-P. Chester Curran Engineer #101 locomotive c. 194010359-P. railroad coach #1310 stuck in snow, Kelnhofer’s cut10360-P. train at old oil tanks (Former S.A. Konz mill site) c. 194510361-P. McGiffert Loader getting water from tender c. 1940 “Chester Curran”10362-P. McGiffert & loading crew c. 193010363-P. McGiffert loader “Rollways” c. 1920, Rear right; boom of loader10364-P. Rollways into Rib Lake, mill in back c. 192010365-P. McGiffert Loader10366-P. Flatcar & logs half unloaded at hotpond, “5-27-1948 last log load”10367-P. Man’s best friend10368-P. “Prince Albert”

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10368A-back side text10369-Postcard “Souvenir of Medford, WI”-Winchester Hotel (made of Rib Lake Hemlock) – Taylor Co. Courthouse & Jail – Holy Rosary Church c. 191110369A-back side addressed to Anna (Mae) Kennedy 9-27-191110370-P. Camp unknown, “Kitchen Crew 1937”10371-P. Camp unknown, “1937 Rose-When I was 19”10372-P. camp unknown, stable10373-P. camp unknown, stable10374-P. camp unknown, crew lined up for chow10375-P.”Lumber Camp between Rib Lake & Merrill” camp unknown10376-P. camp unknown10377-P. camp unknown, R; locomotive tender, NB elevated walkway10378-P. Camp 10, 7 buildings-some frame-some log10379-P. Camp 26 & visitor, 11 buildings, upper left, McGiffert loader10380-P. Mill & rollways into Rib Lake c. 192010381-P. “Corner in Lumber yard” c. 192010382-P. Perfectly piled lumber c. 1920 NB rain caps10383-P. snow covered “steps” in piles10384-P. teamster with tramcar10385-P. tramcars from McComb Ave – view west10386-P. lumber piles, NB different lengths, RR tracks in foreground, r; tramway view west10387-Employee’s Guide, 1946 Rib Lake Lumber Co., Rib Lake, WI, A-M10388-Statement “193_ The Owl Service Station Louis Daus” 10388A-backside signed LP Daus 1-31-34, NB 10389-P. Harper’s Lake – from beach [aka Harper Lake]10390-P. “South Harper Lake” view NE from beach10391-P. “West Spirit Lake”, aka Big Spirit Lake, aka North Spirit Lake10392-P. Old STH 102, Stone Arch Bridge, Little Spirit Lake10393-P. Little Spirit Lake, STH 102, northward along east side, c. 193010394-P. Little Spirit Lake, view north; background Price Co. c. 194010395-Rib Lake Herald 8-1962 How-de-do in ’62 supplement, see 10261, 8 pgs10396-P. “To Camp 9 1912 steam hauler” probably sec. 1, denuded land10397-P. “Camp 2 perhaps” quote from unknown source on back of photo, 5 buildings-log & frame10398-P. “Camp at Copper River 3-20-1912” foreground; RR track & telephone wires10399-P. “John Specht foreman, Copper River Camp-east of Athens, 1912”

Volume (Disc) V - #10400-1049910400-P. 2 teams & log sleigh “1912” Photos 10396 to ___ from black unidentified 2 ring binder of Galen Scharer collection, may be from Surveyor Clausen10401-P. “1912” log sleighs approach rollways10402-P. “Copper River Camp 1912” Jammer loading sleighs10403-P. “Camp 5 on Wood Lake branch” wood railroad & rollway10404-P. “Back of Kelnhofer farm May 4, 1920” NW quarter, Sec. 34 T 33N R2E10405-Map 1913 stand atlas of Taylor Co., shows location of photo #10404

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10406-P. “May 4, 1920” snow flying from plow on railroad10407-P. “May 4, 1920” railroad locomotive stuck in snow, Kelnhofer farm, view to SW10408-P. “Starting the cleanup May 4, 1920 tel 73285 R.L. Herald” left, locomotive, upper left, St. John the Baptist Church, right R.L. Depot view SW10409-P. 5-4-1920 snow at tramway, above McComb Ave, view north10410-P 5-4-1920 “watch out for the cars” sign-west side of McComb Ave.10411-P. 5-4-1920 similar to 1041010412-P. 5-4-1920 “looking north McComb Ave”10413-P. c. 1915 mill reconstruction south side “building the transfer [chain]”10414-P. c. 1915 “Boiler room construction” rear, mill superstructure, NB unidentified man10415-P. c. 1915 “the finishing touches to the stack” caboose in front of transfer, view NE10416-P. “air plane view north side of Rib Lake 1918” sawmill brick chimney-smoking-in foreground, center, hemlock bark stacks at tannery, Lutheran Church faces south10417-P. east side of McComb Ave. c. 1915, Left to right-motor bike, view SSE, sign “Millinary” perhaps Millinery store maybe10418-P. c. 1925 McComb Ave, may be July 4; left-“Drugs”-Upjohn’s drugstore10419-P. c. 1910 “Looking north of S. Forest St.” 2007 map shows no Forest St in Rib Lake, in 2007 is S. Front St., corner of Landall & S. Front St., rear-log pile along tannery railroad spur10420-P. c. 1920 hotpond, “Boom at hotpond” view north, smoke from “train just pulling out of woods”10421-P. “Cabin at New Wood 1912 Williams homestead Good place to hunt”10422-P. c. 1910 “Old dam on Little Spirit Lake” view east10423-P. c. 1920 “Hy 102 Little Spirit” view SE, from county line10424-P. “going to New Wood after Bear, Bill Welle, Charles Talbot, C.R.C” [Cy Clausen maybe]=former Rib Lake area surveyor10424A-back side10425-P. 1912 Wood Lake log landing10426-Rib Lake Herald 2-21-1947 – Title Page – partial 10427-Rib Lake Herald 1-21-1971 Title Page-partial; Steamhauler photo, ‘Camp 9’10428-Rib Lake Herald 2-4-1971 title page-partial; photo of Hedwig “Hattie” Rusch10429-Rib Lake Herald 7-8-1971 title page-partial; Indian loco-Timm’s Hill; photo of Timm’s Lake10430-Map plat 1995 T34 2E, “Tim’s Lake” Price Co.10431-bylaws (handwritten original) Rib Lake Camp 890 Modern Woodmen of America, May 9, 1903

A-page 2B-page 3C-page 2 ½ pin attached to BD-“#6”E-backside of D “Approved 5-12-1903”

10432-Soo Line Railroad track map Rib Lake – date unknownEnd of Dr. Galen Scharer Collection

10433-Merrill Daily Herald “Lumber Company at Rib Lake Has Changed Hands” – largest sawmill in state- US Leather Co. sells-193610434-Merrill Daily Herald-RLLC ad for workers, 2 camps will run all summer-1936

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10435-Merrill Daily Herald-Ad; RLLC wants men for peeling [perhaps tan] bark & pulpwood-194110436-Merrill Daily Herald 9-17-1945 fire destroys planning mill, dry shed & office, RLLC10437-Book, “Wisconsin Central Railroad Lands in Northern WI, “A farm for every industrious man”, land dept.-WI Central Railroad c 1903, [hard copy 65 pgs filed RLH-Railroads-Wis. Central]

A. B.C-photo S.M. Haight Farm near Rib LakeD-May 1898 T.C. WI Central Railroad LandsE-F-T.C. The Garden SpotG-H-Rib Lake

Joyce Summers collection10438-Tribute of Julia Hultman by Joyce Summers 2003, A-P10439-P. Julia Hultman c. 193510440-Title Page-Julia Hultman album, Elaine Vanderhoof & Joyce Summers10441-P. Julia Hultman 2-14-193710442-“Julia’s Story”10443-A-The Hultman Homestead; B-Julia & Fritiof Hultman10444P. Fritiof Hultman10445-A-Arland Hultman July 30, 1935; B-Melvin and Arland Hultman10446-P. A-Julia’s Flowers; B-Iris Garden in bloom, Hultman Lake10447-P. same woods scene A-winter; B spring10448-P. A-pasture; B-May 4, 1939 exposure 1 hour 9pm10449-P. A-winter porch; B-ice damage10450-P. A-Hultman Farm, 1938; B-The Henning Bergeson Farm10451-P. A-Arvid Blomberg place Oct. 1929; B. Carl Blomberg Place10452-P. A-Benny Bergeson Place; B-George Blomberg Place, Oct. 192910453-P. A-Fred Anderson House, Levine Rd; B-excavating the basement 6-193110454-P. A-Ogema with 2 churches; B-J.A Larson store 8-2-194110455-P. Hultman Hill, CTH C10456-P. A-Price Co. snow plow Jan. 1937; B-car in snow cut10457-P. A-Lydia & Howard Cutts, Arland & Melvin Hultman 1938; B-plowing snow with old A-frame plow, Martin Johnson drives horses, Fritiof Hultman & Malcolm Cutts on back of plow, Gust Swanson standing by horses Mar 1, 1940 10458-P. A-snow cut; B-hand shoveling snow10460-P. A-car in ditch CTH C 1938; B-John Lundberg’s car 193810461-P. A-WPA (Works Progress Administration) rebuilding CTH C Arthur Swanson as Boss Oct. 1938; B-“Steamshovel” Hultman’s Corner10462-P. A-Fred Ahrens truck pulling Hultman’s car out of mud 1938; B-Fritiof Hultman’s 1928 Chevrolet on a Sunday drive10463-P. A-Arthur Bergeson’s Oct. 1929; B-LeVerne Cutts leaving after week vacation June 193110464-P. A-Edwin Blimberg hauling hay; B-Rib Lake school bus CTH C 194010465-P. A-Fred Matson delivering mail 1937; B-Fred Matson, mail carrier10466-P. A-Albert Johnson’s gas truck; B-Howard Berquist’s truck

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10467-P. A-W.D. Stevens fixing phone line; B-Emil Soderbeck mechanic Ogema, Mar. 1937 Ford Garage10468-P. A-Alvin Birkholz milk truck; B-Karl Christoffersen stone mason 193110469-P. A-Our stone wall; B-Hultman farm10470-P. A-Henning Bergeson’s sawmill, run by George Helvey; B-Henning Bergeson’s logs10471-P. A-sawing lumber, steam tractor, B-pine logs – 3 trucks10472-P. A-decking logs, Fritiof Hultman on right; B-Fritiof Hultman and Gust Swanson sawing wood cross cutting firewood by hand10473-P. A-Ford pickup powered saw 5-1930; B-“Sawing at Cutts” John Lundbert, Gust, Malcolm Cutts10474-P. A-Henning Bergeson’s Sugar Bush, run by Ray Norlin; B-“Henning’s Sugar Camp”10475-P. A-“Ginseng Garden”; B-“Sorting Ginseng”10476-P. A-“digging Potatoes”; B-“Refreshments at haying time-1929”10477-P. A-Haying for Martin Johnson on the Brown Place, July 22, 1936; B-Howard Cutts haying on the Brown place10478-P. A-Melvin Hultman raking hay; B-Making hay on Stone Lake meadow, Gust Swanson launching boat 1934, Marsh hay-man with scythe 10479-P. A-Stacking hay; B-hunting, Alex Johnson & Arthur Bergeson10480-P. A-Demo by professor on pruning apple trees at Hultman’s Apr. 12, 1930; B-Fritiof Hultman, Howard, Gust, Melvin and Adella Hultman10481-P. A-fox pelts; B-fox pelts10482-P. A-process fox pelts in Wausau; B-sorting fox pelts in Wausau 193510483-P. Cal Johnson demos casting at Kelly’s ball diamond in Ogema; B-Cal Johnson on Stone Lake10484-P. The Bee 1938 article on Cal Johnson10485-P. Ernest Heden, State Senator from Ogema10486-P. Railroad Platform prop, Clarence Helm, Fritiof Hultman & Harry Magnuson10487-P. A-unidentified politician; B-Norman Thomas, Socialist 9-193410488-P. A-Gov. Phillips LaFollette campaigning at Phillips, WI 10-16-1938 -He Lost-; B-crowd10489-P. A-pensive politician; B-Band shell10490-P. A-Funerals; B-Garden of Memories cemetery10491-P. A-Irene Anderson internment July 10, 1929; B-John Levine’s funeral 1929, Norlin School, CTH C, Town of Hill10492-P. A-funeral of Carl Joel Sander; B-funeral from Norlin School10493-P. A-funeral of Mrs. Kenneth (Mary) Price Aug. 9, 1931; B-funeral of Mrs. Leonard (Edith) Risberg Oct. 22, 1933 from Ogema Lutheran Church10494-P. A-Oscar Swan, Herman Nelson, George Blomberg, Charlie Bergeson, Sven Sander; B-funeral of Elmer Anderson Dec. 27, 193610495-P. A-“School Days; B-“On the School trail” 1929, second growth white birch, old pine stumps10496-P. A-Norlin School, Nellie Cutts, teacher 1934; B-Easter program Norlin School, Apr. 193110497-P. A-Norlin School Picnic; B-Enid Blomberg (Carlson) teacher 10498-P. A-Norlin School students 1938; B-Arland & Melvin Hultman dinner pails

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10499-P. A-taking 8th grad test at Spirit Center School; B-Melvin Hultman & Wilbert Blomberg 1940, last class to graduate at Norlin School

Volume (Disc) VI - #10500-10599

10500-P. A-county graduation for 8th graders, Phillips Normal School; B-Herbert Magnuson & Arland Hultman 8th grade graduation, Phillips Normal School 194210501-P. A-Stone Lake School merry-go-round; B-Stone Lake School Orvin Wilkens teacher10502-P. A-Hillbillies 4-H club 1939; B-Timm’s Hill fire tower June 18, 193910503-P. A-Hultman Lake 1931, Melvin Hultman farm; B-boat house 192910504-P. A-Lois Cutts, Alice Wallgren, Gladys Johnson & Nellie Cutts; B-shore10505-P. Winter sports A-fallen skier; B-sonny & sled 192810506-P. A-Irene Briant skiing Feb. 11, 1931; B-Hike & Irene Briant & Sidney on sled10507-P. A-Arland and Melvin Hultman skiing homemade; B-on sled10508-P. A-winter port on CTH C; B-wobbly skier10509-P. A-Billy Ahrens at Hultman’s; B-Melvin Hultman’s icehouse10510-envelope 10-30-1974, from Julia Hultman, Health Care Center, Menomonie, WI 54751 to Mrs. Ella Lundberg, Ogema10511-Letter of Julia Hultman to Ella Lundberg 10-29-1974; 10 pages10512-cover page Price Co. Plat book 199510512A-index-site of Town of Hill10512B-Town of HillAlbum 2 of Joyce Summers collection10513-P. photo inside Hultman home-“Playing the Victrola” Irene Briant & Mildred Motley10514-P. A-Mildred Motley; B-Mr. Brown playing accordion10515-P. A-boy doing puzzle; B-Arland Hultman, cream separator 10516-P. A-Irene Briant; B-1929 Ogema Hardware calendar10517-P. A-Xmas tree with candles 1931; B-Xmas tree 193610518-P. cows Bonnie & Belle “Butchered Nov. 24, 1934”10519-P. A-Heifer calves in 1929 “This calf choked to death in stall same year”; B-cows at the spring10520-P. A-cows at spring; B-pet dog10521-P. A-cows; B-cows10522-P. A-Julia Hultman feeding chickens; B-Arland Hultman feeding chickens10523-P. A-Art Bergeson with his sheep 1938; B-1933 bear in trap near Hike (Briant)10524-P. A-Elmer Johnson teamster; B-Gust Swanson & Howard CuttsMoms & Babies 10525-P. A-Julie and Arland Hultman Dec. 1928; B-Julia & Arland Hultman June 192910526-P. A-Emilia Krans et al; B-Ladies Aid 8-8-192910527-P. A-Mable Johnson & son Ed; B-Irene Briant10528-P. A-Minne Brown and Lowell Bergeson 1930; B-Mrs. Harry [Jennie] Magnuson & son Herbert Oct. 21, 192910529-P. A-Adella Ahrens & Grace 5-8-1934; B-Adella Ahrens & Billy 1937; 10530-P. A-Phoebe Cutts & kids; B-Adella Ahrens10531-P. A-Adella Ahrens 1938; B-Arland Hultman, Billy Ahrens, Grace Ahlens, Adella holding Stanley and Mildred Motley, now known as Dixon

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10532-P. A-Irene Briant with children Joan, Sidney & Melvin Hultman, black spruce Xmas tree; B-Irene BriantThe Kids10533-P. “Sonny on his 3rd birthday, July 22, 1929” 10534-P. A-Arland Hultman with chickens 1929; B-Melvin Hultman on tricycle & Arland Hultman in buggy 192910535-P. A-“Sonny playing the phonograph; B-Melvin & Arland Hultman10536-P. A-Arland Hultman; B-Arland Hultman10537-P. A-Arland Hultman 1930; B-Arland Hultman & puppies10538-P. A-Arland Hultman; B-Melvin Hultman’s 5th birthday, July 22, 193110539-P. A-Melvin & Arland Hultman on peeled cedar posts; B-apple picking time 193110540-P. A-Xmas presents – perhaps strap on skates; B-Arland Hultman10541-P. A-Billy Ahrens 1945; B-Grace Adella Ahrens 193410542-P. A-Grace Ahrens 1934; Billy Ahrens 193510543-P. A-Melvin Hultman with turkey 1935; B-Lowell Bergeson, Adelle Anderson & Elaine Lundberg10544-P. A-“Sonny” Melvin Hultman 10th B-day July 22, 1936 & Louise Johnson; B-Melvin Hultman, Louis Johnson & Arland Hultman peeking in back 193610545-P. A-Arland & Melvin Hultman in center with sling shot; B-Grace Ahrens & Sidney Briant10546-P. A-Grace Ahrens 3rd B-day 1936; A-Arland Hultman on 8th B-day, July 30, 193610547-P. A-Billey Ahren’s 5th B-day, Sidney Briant, Arland Hultman & Billy 1937; B-Louise Johnson & Alice Peterson 193710548-P. A-Elmer & Louise Johnson; B-Melvin & Arland Hultman10549-P. A-Joan and Sidney Briant 1939; B. Billy Ahrens, Grace Ahrens & Sidney Briant 193910550-P. A-Arland Hultman holding Stan Ahrens; B-Dewey & Douglas Ames, Arland Hultman, Herb Magnuson, Lowell Bergeson & Lester Magnuson10551-P. A-Arland Hultman 13th B-day 1941; B-Elmer Johnson, Louise Johnson, Everett Johnson, Stanley Ahrens, Grace Ahrens, Arland Hultman & Billy Ahrens in back 1941 10552-P. A-Melvin Hultman & Lydia Cutts; B-playhouse10553-P. A-Stanley & Gracy Ahrens; B-Arland Hultman on raft “Duck” at Harper LakeHill Folks10554-P. A-Hill Folks; B-Claus Berlin July 193010555-P. A-August Johnson Jan. 8, 1939; B-Mrs. Levine10556-P. A-Fritiof Hultman & Harry Magnuson; B-“In Harry Briant’s motorcycle 1927”10557-P. A-Lydia Cutts, lived to be 98 years old; B-Lydia Cutts at 9110558-P. A-Howard Cutts in mask; B-Howard Cutts by mail box 193810559-P. A-Melvin Hultman & Adella Ahrens 1929 with “A Pickeral”; B-Gotfred Enander & Adella Ahrens 193010560-P. A-Gust Swanson, Adella Ahrens & Gotfred Enander 1930; B-“When Malmquist was visiting here in 1932”10561-P. A-Ida Swanson, Fannie Noelin [Norlin] & Ella Lundberg; B-Alice Fredrickson & her mother10562-P. A-Gust Swanson & Ida Hultman on wedding day, Mar. 18, 1929; B-Mr. & Mrs. Matt Johnson a week after wedding, Apr. 2, 193610563-P. A-Mr. & Mrs. Carl Blomberg silver anniversary; B-Christofersens 1935

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10564-P. A-Oscar & Fanny Norlin; B-Ida Swanson, Anna Fredrickson, Ella Lundberg; Julia Hultman, Melvin & Arland Hultman & Elaine Lundberg10565-P. A-Families, Oscar Swan family 1928; B-Fred Strombom family 192910566-P. A-Floyd Tripp family 1931; B-Lloyd & Jenny Tripp with Robert Tripp10567-P. A-Lloyd, Willard, Jenny, Robert, Donald Tripp; B-Magnuson family, Harry Briant & Hultman boys10568-P. A-Nellie Schmidt, Phoebe Johnson, Martin Johnson, Louis Schmidt, 1933; B-Phoebe Johnson holding Louise, Nellie Schmidt holding Wayne & Martin Johnson holding Elmer10569-P. A-Phoebe, Louis, Martin & Elmer Johnson; B-Fanny & Oscar Norlin, Bert, Janet, Edith Weckstrom10570-P. A-Donaldson family; B-Warren Clark family10571-P. A-George Blomberg family & Sophie; B-Lilly Blomberg with some of her children10572-P. A-Palmer, Betty & Roy, Wilbert & Lyle Blomberg; B-Alan Blomberg & brother George, Jr. 10573-P. A-George, Mable, Eddie & Alan Johnson; B-George & Mable Johnson10574-P. A-Swen Sander family; B-Soderbeck familyThe Parties10575-P. A-Harry Magnuson 6-14-1936; B-Arthur Bergeson10576-P. A-Mrs. Carl Blomberg 1931; B-H. [perhaps Harry] J. Bergeson10577-P. A-Harold Blomberg; B-Mr. & Mrs. Harold Blomberg wedding10578-P. A-Harold Blomberg B-day; B-Carl Blomberg party10579-P. A-Hultman party; B-Julia Hultman, Ella & Elaine Lundberg, Julia Cutts & Sophie Blomberg 10580-P. A-Oscar Norlin’s B-day party 1931; B-Ladies at Oscar Norlins 193510581-P. A-Lilas Roche, Bertha Hoase, Rekla Johnson, Rita Roche, Janet Wickstrom; B-Part at Norlins10582-P. A-Gust Swanson B-day party; B-Gust Swanson’s B-day 193810583-P. A-neighborhood party 1937; B-Hultman party 193710584-P. A-Lydia Cutts’ 91 B-day 1938; B-day party at Levin’s neighbors10585-P. A-John Lundberg party; B-Ella Lundberg party10586-P. A-silver anniversary party Mr. & Mrs. John Westberg; B-Mr. & Mrs. John Westberg10587-P. A-“party on the stone pile” at Cutts’ home 1934; B-basketball players in barn at Carl Blombergs, 193110588-P. A-Sunday school picnic at Stone Lake; B-picnic at Stone Lake10589-P. A-gunny sack race at Fox Farmer’s Picnic at Bradley Park in Tomahawk; B-Ladies Aid at Henning Bergesons 1931, Lilly Blomberg with Palmer, Mrs. Axel Larson with Eddie, Elsie Larson, Gladys Norlin, unknown, Jeanette Larson, Sophie Blomberg, Clara Levin, Anna Fredrickson, Ella Lundberg with Elaine, Augusta Bergeson, Edith Bergeson, Christina Bergeson, Jennie Magnuson with Aileen and Herbert, bottom row, unknown, Ida Swanson, Fannie Norlin, Ellen Bergeson, Minnie Brown collection of Deb & Joseph Tomandl10590-Deb (Tabor) & Joseph Edward Tomandl address10591-A Tabor Saga by Clifford Clark Tabor, page D is Spirit Lake History, How Spirit Lake was named10592-P. Tabor Island on Big Spirit Lake, WI 5-30-193710593-P. Tabor Island cabin c. 2000

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10594-P. Tabor Island cabin c. 200010595-P. Tabor log cabin c. 2000, across from Tabor Island10596-Westboro; P. Westboro Liberty Bankd, “Nelt’s Westboro Bank” “George Tabor Center” 191510597-P. Nelt’s Westboro Band” 1915, blind Alf Emmet in front row seated 3rd from left10598-P. Park Falls High School band c. 191510599-P. Main Street Dorchester, WI c. 1950

Volume (Disc) VII- #10600-1069910600-P. 1917 Soo line wreck, Dorchester WI10601-P. 1917 Soo line wreck, Dorchester WI10602-P. snow scenes 3-17-1917 Abbotsford-Dorchester, locomotive stuck10603-P. shoveling out10604-P. a morning [locomotive] plunge10605-P. after the plunge “mostly snow 3-17-191710606-P. 3-18-1917 snow plow at work north of Dorchester10607-P. 3-18-1917 railroad snow plow north of Dorchester10608-P. The boys on the Soo Line-not in the trenches (of WWI)10609-P. shoveling snow-Soo Line10610-P. “going through a snow drift” Soo Line10611-P. “in the snow” 3-18-191710612-P. Just out of the snow 3-18-1917, locomotive #240110613-P. “A plunge in the snow”10614-P. snow plow that did the work 3-18-0710615-P. snow plow that did the work 3-18-0710616-P. snow cut, railroad tracks 3-18-191710617-Rib Lake History-forest fires, Wood Lake burn 1931, data from Lawrence Schneidger to RPRData from Taylor County Historical Society files:10618-P. c. 1916 CTH C crossing Rib River, view SE to Fritz Martin farm, Rib River Stats Graded School on hill, farm & school in NW NW 18-T32N R3E, “PO 4-4-3 (249)”10619-P. c. 1950 St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Rib Lake, South side “P 85-23-15 (o)”10620-P. postcard “Interwald, WI”, unidentified farmstead “P85-12-1 (63)”10621-P. postcard, log sleigh on Rib Lake c. 1910, teamster in skin coat, Rib Lake High School, S side “P84-21-21 (69)”10622-P. c. 1910 firewood dump wagon with team “P84-21-19(69)”10623-P. UN lumber sleighs & teamsters not RLLC, possibly at other Rib Lake mill10624!P. Grocery, Dry Goods & Feed Store, Chelsea, WI c. 192810625~P. “The (deer) Hunters” 11-1909 Westboro, WI10626-P. 1927 Rib Lake Lumber Co. mill crew, panoramic view at transfer chain10627-List by Mr & Mrs. Victor Kohn “some of the crew are identified”10628-P. 1916 RLLCo planing mill-west side, under construction, photo from tramway above McComb Ave.10629-P. c. 1950 “Main St” Rib Lake, actually McComb Ave. view north10630-Map-Taylor Co- Plat c. 1894, Bogk & Rowland, Milwaukee, title page – entire map under RLH-Title

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10630A-T33N R1E10630B-T33N R2E10630C-T33N R3E10631-Map, Taylor Co. Plat c. 190110631A-T33N R1E10631B-T33N R2E10631C-T33N R3E10632-Map, Taylor Co. Plat c. 1910, Paetzold & Koehler10632A-T33N R1E10632B-T33N R2E10632C-T33N R3E10633-P. 1908 Rib River Log Drive, “Interwald, WI rolling in” Town of Greenwood, Taylor Co, WI10634-P. “Camp No. 3, H. Bonneville foreman, Rib Lake, Wis., Feb. 8, 1891” “Scene in Wisconsin Pinery” on back “Logging Camp east of Rib Lake, from Wm. Westberg of Westboro”10635-“Specifications on First National Bank at Rib Lake, Wis” Paul Oppermann, General Building Contractor c 190010636-Centennial Plate, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 6-11-1972, Diamond Jubilee10637-“Reminiscence of a Lumber Town” by Kevin Mannel 12-1976, SF-History-RL 12-197610638-P. Mill from lake c. 1940, “Rib Lake and Saw Mill”10639-History of Rib Lake 1902-2002, “Village of Rib Lake Centennial Celebration”10640-Map of Rib Lake and environs, by Everett A. Rusch, c. 1995

A-backgroundB-HeydayC-tramwayD-H-Misc.I-O-MapP-Map center, tannery, RLLC Mill, McComb Ave.

10641-Twentieth Century Club 1900-196010642-Twentieth Century Club 1960-199010643-Naida E. Wallace Straub (NES) biography10644-RLH “Historical Society-Early Rib Lake Families” wood front piece Naida E. Straub scrapbook10645-John Worthington History by Naida E. Straub10646-John Worthington grave rubbing10647-P. John J. Kennedy a.k.a. J.J. Kennedy10648-Biography of John J. Kennedy by Naida E. Straub10649-P. John J. Kennedy house c. 1900, Rib Lake filled with logs10650-P. McComb Ave, new North c. 1900, bark piles in back, smokestack from tannery, church Lutheran (facing south)10651-P. bark piles, view Northwest c. 190010652-P. High School c. 190510653-P. Pine Island c. 190510654-P. Catholic Church, southeast side, & rectory c. 190510655-History of John Henry Curran family by Harry Curran 5-199110656-Biography John J. Voemastek

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10657-Note by Lillian Clifford (Mrs. Eugene Clifford)10658-Biography of John A. Taylor Family10659-Biography Patrick Family, by Annette (Patrick) Jahnke 1-199210660-Biography John A. Taylor and children 10661-P. Flossie (Page) Wallace, Mother of Naida E. Straub10662-RLHe Miscellaneous articles c. 196010663-P. Roy Meier & Ye Olde Sugar House10664-Milwaukee Journal, Shirley Martin article “Snitz wants to bring home a national AAU title for its leader” daughter of Ed Martin of Rib Lake c. 196010665-Charles Franklin Gummo family10666-RLH history 7-1981 by Star News10667-L. 4-22-1902 letterhead of W.H. Osburn Lumber Co. to Edward Van Gliessin [Van Giesen], Esq, signed by Donald Kennedy10668-statement of W.H. Osburn Lumber Co. signed by Wm. Pringle, 7-27-190110669-obit Clifford L. Curran10670-obit John Dolezalek, Sr.10671-obit Raymond L. Becker10672-Autobiography of Adeline (Kaske) Walbeck10673-Autoiography Edwin Thums10674-P. Water fight, Rib Lake McComb& Railroad, July 4, 1920s10675-P. Enola Walty nee Headstream, mother of Roland Walty10676-P. 1923 6th Grade at Rib Lake Ward School with names10677-P. 1909 Ward School class, including Hedwig “Hattie” Rusch10678-P. Mr. Pfeiffer [perhaps Joseph] cutting hay with oxen10679-P. McComb Ave., view north “in year 1900”10680-P. c. 1930 Methodist Episcopal Church (2007 United Methodist Church, 1300 Church St., 427-3670) south side10681-Centennial Book – Methodist Church, 1892-199210682-Rib Lake United Methodist Ch. 9-13-1992 bulletin10683-Centennial Book-St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 1886-1986 by Blossom Mae Sheehan, A-P. c. 1930 St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church northwest (sawmill RLLC in background)10684-Bulletin, St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 6-22-198610685-A history of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, unknown author, (within Naida E. Straub scrapbook)10686-P. 2-1948 train leaving McComb Ave for last tree cutting at Camp 2810687-text, 2-1948 last pine out10688-P. RLLC razing mill chimney c. 195010689-P. c. 1950 RLLC mill chimney remains, foreground-old mill cement floor10690-John Eckhoff interview10691-Biography of Ferdinand and Eda Frank10692-Biography of Mike and Elsie (Krause) Schmidt10693-Biography of E.C. Getchel, A-E.C. Getchel home, now Kniewel Funeral Home, 933 West St10694-P. First Rib Lake Village Hall10695-A History of Rib Lake by Naida E. Straub c. 1988

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10696-P. 6 men, peeled hemlock logs c. 1900-Ring marks don every 4 feet apart, length of bark cut10697-Accident report, 11-15-1938, RLLC of Delaware10698-Rib Lake Bicentennial festival 197610699-P. “1888 Jumbo 4 horse load, 22, 291 ft-21 logs-hauled 5 miles, J.J. Kennedy lumberman Rib Lake”, board feet written on each log, eastern white pine logs

Volume (Disc) VIII- #10700-10799

10700-Biography Edwin Forrest Van Giesen to Naida E. Straub-niece of Van Giesen, 10700A-Photo, Edwin Forrest Van Giesen10700B-see 1070010700C-P. c. 1893 Wellington Lake (then Worthington Lake) railroad filled in foreground engineered by Edwin Van Giesen, fill deposited 188310701-Biography Dio Walty 1877-196410702-Students 1896-1897 at Ward School10703-Students 1893 at Ward School10704-Students 1915, high school, A-Students 1891, high school10705-History of Rib Lake 8-14-1933, Mrs. Gustav Bielenberg10706-Biography of Meinrad Kathrein, Sr. & Mary Ann Kathrein, by Marie Kathrein Krolnik 3-17-199210707-Biography of William & Marie (Schmidt) Silbernagel10708-Biography of Jake Janda10709-Biography of Frank Skon10710-Biography of Ed Prien; obit of Beda C. Prien10711-P. Beda C. Prien10712-Biography Beda Caroline Skon Gaspard Prien10713-Autobiography of Naida E. Wallace Straub10714- Autobiography of Naida E. Wallace Straub10715-obit Guy Wallace & Albert F. Prahl10716-memorial cards for John William Eckhoff and Luthera Mary Neville(end of Naida E. Straub collection)10717-P. “U.S. Tannery, Rib Lake, Wis” View from south c. 1900, left, 2 bark piles, Fayette Ave in foreground10717A-backside of 10717 1 cent stamp10718-P. “Depot Scene Rib Lake, Wis” c. 1910, left is Kolz Mill, right is a cattle loading ramp, combination caboose & passenger car, train facing SW-heading to Chelsea, Wisconsin Central Railway(additional material from Naida E. Straub collection)10719-bulletin; Post Office dedication 9-18-1966, c-Rib Lake postmasters since 6-12-188310720-Biography of James Downs, A P. James & Cora Downs10721-P. c. 1920 Rib Lake Fire Dept., Fwd truck spraying water, x= Jim Downs, Chief10722-P. The Commercial Hotel at Railroad & Lake (Main) St. c. 190010723-Map of Village of Rib Lake c. 200010724-Map of Village noting site of Commercial Hotel10725-P. Rib Lake Creamery c. 1920, at Elm St. & State Rd., “Al Schroeder, Last Buttermaker”

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10726-Map of Village noting site of Creamery & Commercial Hotel10727-P. c. 1910 view South from tannery, Lutheran Church, Foreground is Railroad along Fayette St.10728-History of Rib Lake, 1936, by Guy Wallace, A-U annotations by his daughter, Naida E. Straub10729-P. Guy Wallace, age 16 10730-Biography of “William (Guy) Wallace”, a.k.a. William L. Wallace or Guy Wallace10731-Diploma RLHS Guy Wallace 5-29-191710732-P. c.1910 Rib Lake High School, May pole, foreground; shed roof of Tannery & “The Flats”10733-Biographies of 11 people10734-“Odd Bits of (Rib Lake history) info by Naida E. Straub10735-P. Marlin “Shoes” Walback, with sons, L-Kurt, R-Kent, #30 his stock car10736-Story-Essay by Naida E. Straub “Wisconsin the Best of 50, Rib Lake a friendly town”10737-Biography of Henry Mathias(end of Naida E. Straub collection)10738-Map, Railroads of Taylor County, copyright RPR 4-18-199910739-History of Rib Lake 12-13-1907, “Ten Years Ago” Rib Lake Herald10740-Rib Lake Herald 12-13-1907, German Language Stories10741-Rib Lake History, 12-27-190710742-Sketch of Rib Lake Lumber Company mill c. 1920RPR negatives from Pete Enders collection:10743-P. c. 1918 Star Load-Camp 9, End of season-load contest winner10744-P. unidentified mill crew, c. 1926, possibly Rib Lake10745-P. c. 1925, Log rollway & crew10746-P. sleight & tanker, 4 horse team, making ice road c. 192510747-P. c. 1925 4 log rollways, decking crew, “Rib Lake, Wis #27”10748-P. c. 1925, Rollway & crew, railroad track10749-P. c. 1925, (same building shown in 10743) ice road maintenance shack, with 5 person crew, possibly Camp 910750-P. possibly Camp 5, 6 buildings, c. 190910751-P. RLLC camp c. 1930, elevated walkway10752-P. c. 1920, 4 horse team, star load of logs10753-P. aerial c. 1945, Rib Lake Village, mill & dry yard & tannery pond10754-P. aerial c. 1945, Rib Lake Village, mill & dry yard 10755-P. aerial c. 1945, Rib Lake Village, mill & dry yard & tannery pond 10756-P. aerial Rib Lake Village c. 1950, STH 102 reroute10757-P. aerial Rib Lake Village 8-28-1938 & environs10758-P. aerial Rib Lake Village 8-28-1939 & environs10759-P. aerial Rib Lake Village 8-28-1939 & environs, south shore10760-P. aerial Rib Lake Village 8-28-1939 & environs10761-P. aerial Rib Lake Village c. 1950 & Muddy and Little Rib Lakes10762-P. aerial Rib Lake Village c. 1950 & Muddy and Little Rib Lakes10763-P. McComb Ave. c. 1980, village water tower, view north, left; Village Hall10764-P. McComb Ave, John Schreiner c. 1980, L; Post Office10765-P. C. 1980, Earl Thums sharpening-filing circle saw

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10766-P. c. 1980 interior Earl Thums sawmill, Westboro-circle saw & carriage10767-P. c. 1980 Earl Thums in his sawmill, Appaloosa Ln, Westboro 10768-P. c. 1980 log pile; big tooth aspen, comb for perspective10769-P. door panel Earl Thums Westboro, WIJohn Heizler collection (10770-10804)(8 x 10 positives & negatives filed under RLH P. by #)10770-P. “Rib Lake 1881!”, cutover & burned over, stump filled farm, NB 4-strand wire fence10771-P. “Laying out McComb Ave.” c. 1885, Tannery complex in background, 1)A.C. McComb, 2)W.E. Hughes, 3) John J. Kennedy, 4)E.C. Getchel, 5) J. Logan, 6)B.J. Landaal (aka Landall)10772-P. McComb Ave. looking south from Fayette Ave. c. 1900, R; Bank’s Livery barn, back-tramway over Avenue10773-P. John J. Kennedy home c. 1900, SE corner of Lake & Second Street, burned Feb. 16, 190310773A-Map of Rib Lake showing location of John J. Kennedy home10774-P. “George Clark House & Restaurant” Clapboard c. 1900, Block 1, Lot 5, original plat of Rib Lake, view west; foreground is 2nd Street, Corner of Church & 2nd Street 10774A-Map of Rib Lake showing location of 1077410775-P. Clapboard house-same as 10774, view to north, R; 2nd Street.10775A-Map of Rib Lake showing location of 1077510776-P. Rib Lake Parade c. 190010777-P. Rib Lake Municipal Power Plant, smokestack installation, c. 1910, view SE, Church & Elm Street10777A-Map of Rib Lake showing location of 1077710778-P. May pole at High School, view to east c. 191010778A-Map of Rib Lake showing location of 1077810779-P. unknown general store interior, 3 customers & merchant c. 191010780-P. firewood wagon & Commercial Hotel c. 190010780A-Map of Rib Lake showing location of 1078010781-P. Commercial House c. 1900, south side10781A-Map of Rib Lake showing location of 1078110782-P. mill complex east side c. 1902, L; John J. Kennedy house10782A-Map of Rib Lake showing location of 1078210783-P. new lake fill c. 190210783A-Map of Rib Lake showing location of 1078310784-P. “Rib Lake Lumber Co.s mill & landing” c. 191010784A-camera orientation map re 1078410785-P. W.A. Osburn Lumber Co. #3 locomotive, 16 flatcars of logs, c. 190310785A-camera orientation map re 1078510786-P. Teamsters on ice-Rib Lake, c. 190010786A-camera orientation map re 1078610786B-camera orientation map re 1078610787-P. RLLC Mill from tramway, L; Round house, foreground McComb Ave.10787A-camera orientation map re 1078710788-P. “Tannery Row” US Leather Co. office, view west, down present Fayette Ave. c. 190010788A-camera orientation map re 10788

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10789-P. Tannery c. 1900, view from north, 1) Power plant, 2) Liquor vats 3) dry loft10789A-camera orientation map re 1078910790-P. Tannery; liquor vats building c. 190010790A-camera orientation map re 1079010791-P. “Osburn Lumber Co’s Camp No. 3, Duncan A. McDonald, Foreman. Rib Lake, Wis, Feb. 1901 10792-P. “US Leather Company Camp 2, Township 33 N, Range N 3 E, Sect. 33”, Jim Hedrington10792A-camera orientation map re 1079210793-P. RLLC Camp 5 (maybe)10793A-camera orientation map re 1079310794-P. RLLC Camp 710794A-camera orientation map re 1079410795-P. Rollway & Derrick c. 192510796-P. Dog in mill yard, view east to RLLC mill c. 192510796A-camera orientation map re 1079610797-P. Snowclad locomotive at Rib Lake depot c. 191010797A-camera orientation map re 1079710798-P. Peeled hemlock on flatcar, McGiffert Loader c.191510799-P. “Arbor Vitae Logging-1898” McGiffert Loader, side view

Volume (Disc) IX- #10800-1089910800-P. 6 men with pickeroons, peeled hemlock logs, c. 1900, NB; 4 foot bark peel cuts on log10801-P. Graduated but not Educated 1902 Rib Lake Class play10802-P. Mr. and Mrs. George Clark, c. 1900, early Rib Lake residents10803-P. Dr. E.A. Lapham, Capt, US Army, Rib Lake physician & surgeon10804-P. Spoof, west from Medford mill pond10804A-camera orientation map re 10804(end of Heisler collection)(Eileen’s collection-negatives exist for these photos, See SF: RLH P. “Eileen’s collection)10805-P. McComb Ave., view north from STH 102, c. 1950, NB; RLLC Railroad tracks removed from foreground, Gene’s Variety was Old RLLC store10805A-camera orientation map re 10805, location of Hintz Town & Stumpville 10806-P. Wanigan, cook shanty raft, & Rib River Log Drive c. 1910 10806A-The “Wausau” drive poem from Rib Lake Herald10807-P. Hintz Town, starting pulpwood log drive to Rothschild Paper Mill (maybe), background Hintz Town sawmill, view probably from “Trout Ave” bridge looking south10807A-camera orientation map re 1080710808-P. steam hauler & log sleighs c. 1910 10809-P. RLLC locomotive #3 “1913”10810-P. RLLC Railroad Tracks, unsawn hardwood ties10811-P. RLLC Railroad Tracks, uncut hemlock forest10812-P. RLLC Camp 2510813-P. RLLC Camp 10, foreground; log barn, fire barrels on tar paper roof10814-P. unidentified cabin10815-P. Dan Pilon-RLLC Camp Cook

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10816-P. RLLC mill fire 7-24-1914, left; hog feed loading device & railroad car of hog feed 10817-P. RLLC 1914 mill fire, view to south10817A-camera orientation map re 1081710818-P. RLLC 1914 mill fire, foreground McComb Ave., view to east10819-P. RLLC new planing mill, view from tramway-eastward, R; stakes in ground; planned addition10820-P. Peter Clendenning drives team to planing mill, c. 1920, elevated tramway system10820A-camera orientation map re 1082010821-P. RLLC Lumber pilers, NB; horse on tramway10822-P. top; Carl Yorde, Carl Olson, Walt Mathias, piling lumber from tram cart, NB; jack posting 2 boards at a time 10823-P. Rib Lake tannery, view to north, left; bark piles10823A-camera orientation map re 1082310824-P. 4 men atop McGiffert loader boom10825-P. unidentified man & child(end of Eileen’s collection)10826-Article from Rib Lake Herald 3-24-1916, Rib Lake Gets the New Mill, RLLC will rebuild its sawmill at Rib Lake10827-Map 2-1887 Wis. Central Railway Lands Feb. 188710828-Map 3-1-1896, Wis. Central Railway Lands10829-Map 9-1-1897, Wis. Central Railway Lands10830-Map Taylor County c. 1908, Soo Line Lands10831-Map Taylor County 1909, Koehler Land Company(10827-10831 maps are oversize and only a portion of the map was scanned, only northeast Taylor County)10832-envelope from Christopher N. Barney, Wisconsin Postal History Society, 3913 Dory Court, Franklin, WI 53132-829810833-L. Post Office, Report of site locations 1837-1950, Public. #1126, A-B, C-Taylor County map info on post offices10834-Post office history, Sama & Whittlesey, A-Rib Lake, Urquhart, Brehm & Konz 10835-1913 Plat Book – General location of Sams Post Office, Sec. 18, T 32-3E10836-Sams Post Office data, A-Konz Post Office data, B-Stephen A. Konz postmaster data10837-Polk’s Wis. Gazetteer, Konz Town – 1907, A-1909, B-191310838-Map-Brehm Post office, SW-SW, 4-32-2E, 1913 Plat Book10839-Brehm Post Office data, A-Thomas Brehm Post Office10840-Brehm-1907 Polk’s Wis. Gazetteer, A-Brehm 1909, Josef Probst, ice; John Obowa, carpenter, F. Wudi, teacher; B-1913 10841-Map, John H. Schaack farm, Sec. 20, 33N-3E, Site of Schaack Post Office10842-Schaack Post Office data10843-Polk’s Wis. Gazetteer 1907, Schaack Post Office10844-Map, site of Urquhart Post Office, 28-32N-2E, North side of CTH M10845-Urquhart Post Office data10846-Urquhart, Polk’s Wis. Gazetteer, 1907, A-191310847-P. July 4 parade, 7-4-1919, Rib Lake Village, from 7-11-1919 Rib Lake Herald10848-P. 1919, Taylor County State Aid Road Map from Rib Lake Herald10849-P. Roll of Honor, World War I, Rib Lake, servicemen, Rib Lake Herald, Jan. 11, 1918

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10850-tax roll, personal property, Rib Lake Town 1902, alphabetical list of taxpayersA,B,C, etc.P-Herman Rusch value $25F-Osburn Lumber Co. value $84,254US Leather Co value $103,600J-Albert Knop value $30Y-Herm Rush value $25Z-Herman RouschAA-End

10851-tax roll, real property, Rib Lake Township 1902, about 100 pages, page 1 only scanned10851A-Property-personal & real, types e.g. gold watches & values10851B-Statement10851C-7 School Districts, Total tax $5796.7910851D-Warrant-state tax $1744.6210851E-Roll, Sec 1, T33N R3E, left side10851F-Roll, Sec.1, T33N R3E, right side10852-L. Karen Peterson Baumgartner to RPR 2-15-2008, 20th Century Club disbanding 7-21-200010853-Map, Rib Lake Village 191310853A-Map, Rib Lake Village, Northeast Portion, 191310854-Map, Chelsea, “Village” 191310855-Map, Taylor County NE Portion 200810856-Map, Marathon Co. NW 2007, Big Rib River log drive route to Rothschild Paper Mill10857-Kennedy Family Data, A-P

A-John J. Kennedy “J.J.”B-John J. references from Rib Lake Herald 1903-1909C-Angus [B possible middle initial] KennedyD-Hugh J. KennedyE-William [J-possible middle initial] KennedyF-John S. KennedyG-Louis KennedyH-Hugh A. KennedyI-Allan Kennedy [Allen]J-Dan B. Kennedy [Long Dan] – probable son of AngusK-John E. Kennedy – son of AngusL-Jerry Kennedy-1902 census onlyM-John Kennedy [J.M. perhaps]-1902 census onlyN-Donald A. Kennedy – son of J.J.O-William G. Kennedy – son of J.J. [went to law school]P-Bert Kennedy – unknown, 1907 writes from Meadows, B.C.

10858-tax roll – real property, Rib Lake Village 1903, comprehensive list of real property owners & land descriptions & tax values, first page scanned10859-Plat Map, Rib Lake Village c. 1900, McComb Ave. & Environs10860-Plat Map, Rib Lake Village c. 2002, McComb Ave. & Environs & lot owners names10861-tax assessment roll, Rib Lake Village, 2001, McComb Ave. west side10862-tax assessment roll, Rib Lake Village, 2001, McComb Ave. east side

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10863-Audio-Visual VCR tape of RPR’s interview with Walter “Wimpy” Wilhelms and George Thums, Isabelle Wilhelms, Marlene Thums (nee Gengler), McComb Ave. history, landowners & business owners, 1-27-200210864-L. Karen Baumgartner, nee Peterson to RPR 3-8-2002, granddaughter of Ole A. Peterson10864A-P. First National Bank of Rib Lake; Church Street, view west c. 1910 with list of home occupants; unidentified store, “grocery & meats” 10864B-P. Stationery “The Busy Bee Café” Oscar Peterson, proprietor; interior photo; Busy Bee Café exterior, Lot 9, Block D, McComb’s Racing Park Addition10864C-P. interior of Ma Dodge’s Café, Lot 15, Block D, identification by Karen Baumgartner10864D-P. “interior of Oscar Peterson’s Restaurant” May be Busy Bee Café, 729 McComb Ave.10864E-Reverse side of DData from Marathon Co. Historical Society10865-Marathon Co. Historical Society brochure, 715-842-573010866-Obit of Mylrea, John “Jack” P. 1885-1963, his invaluable notes & papers of RLLC in 15 volumes at Marathon Co. Historical Society10867-Autobiography of John D. Mylrea, 1936 Purchased RLLC with others, A-C10868-Biography of John “Jack” D. Mylrea, A-C10869-Autobiography of John “Jack” D. Mylrea “The Mylrea Family”10870-L. 8-11-1939, John D. Mylrea to Albert S. Puelicher, Marshall & Ilsey Bank, “Rib Lake is largely a hemlock operation”10871-L. Frank Handeyside, Central Pennsylvania Lumber Company, 1-23-1935, to Mr. J. D. Mylrea, Pres, Thunder Lake Lumber Co, “This was the beginning of our purchase of RLLC” 10872-RLLC statement, taxes paid to Lincoln County, 1922-1931, average $42,285.9910873-RLLC statement, taxes paid to Lincoln County, 1935-1938, total $82,340.5110874-Article “State’s Largest Sawmill Changes Hands this Week”, A.P Woodson, J.D. Mylrea, R.G. Brownell, Frank Handeyside, new owners, 10875-2-5-1936 Art “Rhinelander Men Buy 61,000 acres, Take over U.S. Leather Rib Lake Tract Near Wausau” Chicago Journal of Commerce10876-“RLLC timber 7-30-1943, hemlock 54.93%, pine 1.8%”10877-diagram T31 R4E, Land status10878-diagram T32 R4E, Land status10879-diagram T33 R4E, Land status10880-diagram T34 R4E, Land status10881-RLLC Price of lumber FOB railroad car 1936-194010882-RLLC log prices delivered at landing, 11-1-194110883-L. H.W. Johannes, General Manager, RLLC, to J.D. Mylrad, V.P. 11-27-1941, buy more logs in Michigan10884-RLLC labor rates 194310884A-RLLC inventory of logs, lumber shipments, by-products10884B-RLLC store sales, sales-costs-profits of forest products, dry kiln data, 1944 tax data10884C-Last year RLLC purchased 5,019,569 ft of logs, signed H.W. Johannes, General Manager10885-RLLC valuation of stumpage, 1-1-1944 for timber logged during 1944, % of logs from Michigan10886-RLLC daily report, $1,359,614.51 in bank10887-P. “Right Way to Log” “Wrong Way to Log”

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10888-P. John D. Mylrea commentary on illustrated logging practices “this teamster could easily get his leg broken”10889-P. swamper or road monkey10890-P. commentary on taking lunch to lumber jacks10891-P. 1940 RLLC bull slide10892-P. RLLC building, RR bridge over New Wood River c. 194010893-P. RRLC office, tramway, loading dock10894-P. mill, camp, 114,800 # of bark10895-P. six photos, mill & camps10896-standard contract RLLC & log supplier, 1940s10897-P. “Good yellow birch logs”10898-P. “skidding logs with tractor” c. 194010899-P. 1940 Logs on skidding pan

Volume (Disc) X- #10900-1099910900-P. 1940 pan skidding by tractor10901-P. skidding pan logs to branch logging railroad10902-P. Ken Mayer, office manager, Thunder Lake Lumber Co, & 1940’s camp scene10903-P. “Camp 1”, not Camp 1 from 1906-RPR10904-P. RLLC camps c. 194010905-P. C.C. Lord, RLLC “Head Office Man”end of Marathon Co. Historical Society dataData from Taylor County Star News Collection by Michael Weckwerth10906-L. 2-18-2008 Michael D. Weckwerth to RPR10907-Clippings from Taylor Co. Star News 1922, 1-5-22 to 4-7-2210908-Clippings from Taylor Co. Star News, 4-7-22 to 11-9-2210909-Clippings from Taylor Co. Star News, 1-12-23 to 12-14-1923 10910-Clippings from Taylor Co. Star News, 3-28-1924 to 11-24-192410911-Clippings from Taylor Co. Star News, 1-19-1925 to 4-16-192510912-history-1924 Alphonse Bonneville, from Taylor Co. Star News 2-12-1924 10913- Clippings from Taylor Co. Star News 2-12-1925, RLLC logging heavily, Camp 19 moved; 5-11-1925 fire destroys Jim Peterson’s camp10914-Clippings from Taylor Co. Star News, 1-14-1926 to 5-20-1926 10915-Clippings from Taylor Co. Star News, 12-3-1926, RLLC off income roll, RLLC is not listed on this year’s income tax roll. Last year company pd $16,988.78 income tax10916-Taylor Co. Star News, 1-13-1927 to 3-20-1927, RLLC burns waste wood to make electricity10917-Taylor Co. Star News, 8-24-1927 to 11-24-1927, 18 jobbers10918-Taylor Co. Star News, 4-12-1928, J.J. Kennedy dies in Portland, Oregon, age 82, born in 184610919-Taylor Co. Star News, 3-29-1928 “Jim Peterson says lumberjack as good today as 40 years ago”; A-list of employees in camp, 105 men; description of jobber camp; B-camp photos10920-Taylor Co. Star News, 1-10-1929 to 4-18-29, RLLC record cuts, 10 hrs, 100,965.17 ft hardwood, 171,008 ft softwood “there is probably not another mill or crew in Wis. that can match this record cut”; Frank, Ferdinand, RLLC accident; L.P. Lamberty jobber camp; 4 ¾ million ft cut

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10921-Taylor Co. Star News, 7-23-1929 to 10-29-1929, RLLC fire train; new planing mill; new dry kiln10922-Taylor Co. Star News, 7-19-1930 to 5-8-1930, Goodrich (Gill Co) mill burns10923-Taylor Co. Star News, 2-19-1929, Camp 21 10924-Taylor Co. Star News, 8-7-1930 to 12-11-30, Great Depression hits RLLC10925-Taylor Co. Star News, 2-12-1931 to 11-17-1931, RLLC mill runs part time; RLLC claims it is income tax exempt as a Delaware Corporation-asks for hearing10926-Taylor Co. Star News, History of Rib Lake, 3-5-1931, Edgar T. Wheelock, editor of Star News; Rib Lake 1886; excellent history10927-Taylor Co. Star News, 1-28-1932 to 3-10-32, Walter B. Patrick dies; RLLC owes income tax $38,246.08; text of decision from tax commission10928-Taylor Co. Star News, 3-31-1932 to 10-27-1932, Court rules RLLC owes income tax; RLLC closes due to Great Depression10929-Taylor Co. Star News, 7-20-1933 to 10-5-33, RLLC wins tax case in Wis. Supreme Court; planing mill reopens10930-Taylor Co. Star News, 1-11-1934 to 6-12-1934, RLLC will reopen10931-Map T32N 4 E, Camps 22, 23 & jobbers & railroad lines, Lincoln County10932-Taylor Co. Star News, 4-18-1935 to 11-7-35, RLLC to lay 14 miles of new railroad track, Camp 23 operating; RLLC employs estimated 470 men10933-Taylor Co. Star News, 1-30-1936 to 10-15-36, RLLC changes hands; RLLC safe blown10934-Taylor Co. Star News, 2-25-1937 to 10-7-37, Camp 25, RLLC safety record10935-Taylor Co. Star News, 12-9-1937, RLLC deeds 3,360 acres to Taylor County10936-Taylor Co. Star News, 1-20-1938 to 8-4-38, [NB; 1-1-1939, Rib Lake Herald copies are available – RPR 2-29-08](end of collection)10936-RLLC v. Conway 212 Wis. 412, (RLLC v. Wisconsin Tax Commission)10937-2007 County forest income data10938-L. Milton E. Reinke to RPR 3-1-200810939-Village incorporation data10940-Petition for incorporation of Village, April 19, 1902;

A-signatures; B-Notice of Hearing 4-21-1902 in City of Ashland, legal description of Village of Rib Lake; C-Surveyors certificateD-signed John A. Logan, SurveyorE-Map, Exhibit A, proposed Village boundaries

10941-Census Data, Village of Rib Lake 1902A-signed John A. Logan 2-28-1902B-census 1-36C-census 37-78D-census 79-120E-census 121-163F-census 164-206G-census 207-248H-census 249-291I-census 292-333

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J-census 334-376K-census 377-418L-419-461M-462-503N-504-545O-546-586P-587-627Q-628-670R-671-713S-714-755T-756-799U-800-843V-844-886W-887-929 – Arthur W. PollatzX-930-971Y-972-1015 – Herrmann Emanuel RuschZ-1016-1046 – end

10942-Order for Incorporation of Village of Rib Lake, 4-28-1902, by Hon. John K. Parish – data sheet

A-Clerk’s Minutes & orderB-order C-Notice of qualified electors of referendum on proposed village, signed L.L. Taylor,

M.D., John J. Voemastek, F. [Frank] J. Hintz & proof of publicationD-Oath of inspector of electionE-Oath of election clerksF-Oath of ballot clerk & statement of result of election, 105 yes, 7 noG-Affidavit of inspectors

10943-McComb’s Racing Park Addition to Rib Lake plat10944-L. Suzanne Bamonte to RPR 2-27-2005, re Coeur D’Alene, Kennedy family10945-10-10-1904 article, Kennedy Bros. Coeur D’Alene10946-8-29-1903 article, Kennedy & Co. building sawmill at Coeur D’Alene10947-7-30-1907 Angus & son, John E. Kennedy, Idaho ad10948-P. “Steam Hauler” Brown’s Studio, Rib Lake c. 191010949-P. 4 giant white pine logs-sleigh on McComb Ave., George Braun Sr. real estate office, c. 191010950-P. locomotive “67” RLLC, string loaded log flatcars, 2 McGiffert loaders, Camp 22, 1934, NB electric wiring & cattle chute 10951-P. loading yellow birch log on flatcar, stationary jammer, top loader with cant hook, c. 193010952-P. massive log piles along wood railroad track, logs ready for rail shipment to Rib Lake, Town of Corning, c. 193010953-P. 16 log flat cars, RLLC mill & hot pond in back, view SW from Fayette Ave. c. 194010954-“Wisconsin Loggers Meeting” 3-10-1919, Hardwood Record, Northern Wis. Loggers Assoc Meeting at Rib Lake & steam hauler trip to Camp 9 & 8 photos, 2 pgs

Photos: AA-At Camp 9B-Group photo at Camp 9, Cook Daniel Pilon

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C-4 horse team-Not steam hauler-takes loaded sleigh into Rib LakeD-empty sleighs on ice road to Camp 9, NB cut-overE-hardwood section of RLLC yardF-Steam HaulerG-Swan explains that 30 below isn’t colH-RLLC mill from tramway

10955-Annual meeting of Hemlock & Hardwood Men, 2-10-1919, Hardwood Record, P. George N. Harder, reelected President of Hemlock & Hardwood Manufacturers, 3 pgs10956-Deed, John McCoy to J.J. Kennedy, 12-19-1881, N half, NW quarter, 14-33-2E, First Taylor County deed to J.J. Kennedy from Sara Nuernberger, Asst. Register of Deeds10957-Deed, Wayne Ramsey et us to J.J. Kennedy “Kenneday”, Lot 9, Sec. 26-33-2E, Lot 9 became Kennedy Town, 12-26-188110958-map showing location of 10956 & 10957, Kennedy parcels, from 1894 plat book 10959-Deed, G.F. Andrae to J.J. Kennedy “of Village of Spencer, Marathon Co”, 14 parcels, 4-5-188210960-American Lumberman “Wisconsin Loggers Inspect Modern Plant” 3-1-1919, steam hauler to Camp 9, 3 photos, A-Alley in hemlock yard; B-The party; C-“Phoenix centipede tractor”Material from Marathon County Historical Society10961-P. Thunder Lake Lumber Company mill, 1919-1946, list of personnel, Pres. John D. Mylrea, VP Aytch P. Woodson, Sec. Rudy J. Miller, Woods Super. Edward Synnott; * Mylrea simultaneously VP of RLLC 1936-194810962-Colloquialisms of logging & sawmill operations by Jack Mylrea10963-P. Jack Mylrea, Presque Isle River Bridge, RLLC bought pine & hemlock in U.P. 1936-194410964-L. 1-5-1944, Jack Mylrea to Bank10965-L. 1-7-1944, Bank to Jack D. Mylrea10966-L. 8-13-1946, Aytch P. Woodson & John D. Mylrea to Bank10967-RLLC 4-1-1947 daily report10968-RLLC 4-30-1947 daily report10969-RLLC 10-1-1947daily report10970-L. 10-17-1947 to Aytch P. Woodson, John D. Mylrea & Mary T. Mylrea, liquidation of RLLC, Woodson $913,210; Mylrea $447,79010971-L. 4-6-1948 Wis. Dept of Taxation to RLLC10972-PRR notes from Chester Curran interview of 5-11-1971, Chester was RLLC train engineer 10973-L. 9-17-1986 John R. Gray to RPRBios of Commemorative Biographical Record of the Upper Lake Region, J.H. Beers & Co, Chicago, IL10974-Bio, O.E. Werner, M.D. 10975-Bio, William Martin10976-Bio, J.L. Taylor, M.D.10977-Biol, John A. Logan, Surveyor10978-Bio, Thomas Brehm10979-Bio, Hermann M. Koehler10980-Bio, John J. Voemastek

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10981-Bio, John Gamper10982-Bio, George Braun, Sr.10983-Bio, Elias L. Urquhart10984-L. Donald Kennedy (son of J.J.) to Edward Van Giesen, 4-22-1902, on stationery of W.A. Osburn Lumber Co10985-Receipt, W.A. Osburn Lumber Company, 7-27-1901 to Edwin Van Giesen, $22.45 “Dealers in Lumber; timber, lath & shingles”10986-Cover page 1905 Commemorative Biographical Record, Bio, Hugh A. McDonald, p. 406-40710987-L. Univ. of Wis. Eau Claire to RPR, 3-10-2005, has Taylor Co. civil case files, 1877-192510988-J.J. Kennedy-Manufacturer of and dealer in Lumber, Lath & Shingles, receipt 4-22-1886, to E. (Ernest) Gerstberger10989-Museum of North Idaho winter 2001 newsletter

A-B.R.Lewis bought mill from Kennedy Bros. 2-20-1904, [Angus & J.J.?], partially constructed mill on Blackwell IslandB-Map of Lake Coeur D’Alene

10990-Cover page, White Pine, King of Many Waters, by Clarence C. Strong & Clyde S. Webb, A-Kennedy Bros..were in process of constructing large sawmill [in Coeur D’Alene], sold

to B.R. Lewis Lumber Company10991-info, Kootenai Co, Idaho, Recording Supervisor Cheryl Reed, kcro@kcgov.us10992-Envelope 10-17-1986, Mrs. W. Kennedy, 139 W. Gray Ct. 103, Spokane, WA 99205 to RPR, A-L. 10-16-1986, Susan Lacy Kennedy to RPR, spouse is William Kennedy, son of Angus10993-RLHe 5-15-1903, 2 [Kennedy] families leave for Coeur d’Alene [Angus, son John E, J.J. or son Donald?] – Angus Kennedy came to Rib Lake the 9th of August 1882 with his brother, J.J. Kennedy and several men. “Year had wet fall & work on sawmill progressed very slowly.”

Summary: J.J. buys mill site, Lot 9, Dec. 1881, and with Angus builds mill in 1882.10994-Spencer Tribune 4-10-1885, “New band saw at J.J. Kennedy’s mill at Rib Lake…” 10995-Articles of Incorporation, W.A. Osburn Lumber Company, 10-27-190010996-Articles of Incorporation, W.A. Osburn Lumber Company, 2-13-1901, Railroad for hire10997-Articles of Incorporation, W.A. Osburn Lumber Company, 2-13-1901, Railroad exclusively private10996 & 10997 both filed with Taylor Co. Register of Deeds, Railroad language irreconcilable10998-W.A. Osburn Lumber Company, 5-15-1901, capital stock limit $400,000, signed Donald Kennedy, Sec. 10999-5-6-1902 W.A. Osburn Lumber Company name change to Rib Lake Lumber Company, first use

Volume (Disc) XI- #11000-1109911000-3-10-1903, Amended Articles of Incorporation, Rib Lake Lumber Company, NB; Donald Kennedy not secretary11001-3-8-1904 RLLC Articles of Incorporation, new date for annual meeting, third Tues in Aug.11002-9-5-1906 RLLC Articles of Incorporation, new date for annual meeting, third Tues in July11003-Post Office Data; Rib Lake, Sams, Schaack, Urquhart11004-Postcards to Brehm, Wisconsin11005-Map; site of Brehm, Urquhart, Interwald Post Offices

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11006-Urquhart Post Office data & postcard11007-Brehm Post Office data & photo11008-Brehm Post Office data & photo 14-32-2EKaren Baumgartner nee Peterson collection11009-Karen Baumgartner address11010-P. O.A. Peterson “Ole” c. 190911011-Descendants of Peter Pederson, aka Peterson, father of Ole11012-Batzer, Taylor, Radtke, Haase connections11013-P. Rib Lake Cheese Factory, built c. 1919 by Ole A. Peterson, Knute Moen on wagon, route started in Fawn Valley11014-P. Oscar Peterson11015-Map, Town of Spirit, site of Peterson farm, later Ole’s golf course11016-P. Spirit Lake, Ole Peterson in his launch c. 192011017-P. Ole Peterson & brother Oscar Peterson cookees inside cook shanty c. 1899, Rib Lake area, washing dishes, great photo11018-P. “Mondeau’s camp 1910”11019-P. Margie Minn (left), Nettie Dodge, nee Peterson, and Mr. Mondeau, sawing at Mondeau camp c.191011020-P. A. McLeod Livery Stable, Rib Lake, c. 1910, rail boxcars in rear11021-Envelope “Busy Bee Café”, Lot 9, Block D. McComb’s Racing Park Addition11022-P. Busy Bee Café, left, Oscar Peterson, right Charles Dodge, c. 1920, upstairs was used as practice basketball court, upstairs also “Opera House” 2008 “Bird’s Nest Bar”, 11023-P. Inside of “Busy Bee Dining Room”, left, Oscar Peterson, right Joe Brown11024-P. Inside of “Busy Bee”, left, Oscar Peterson, proprietor c. 192011025-Stationery “The Busy Bee Café”11026-P. Inside Ma Dodge’s Café, Lot 15, Block D. McComb’s Racing Park Addition, left Jennie Burke, center “Ma Dodge”, right Charles Dodge 11027-P. “Home Bakery”, Oscar H. Peterson, cook & owner, location unknown as of 3-14-0811028-P. “Elmer V. Johnson, 11-12-1926”11029-P. c. 1930, 2 sawyers, double bit axes, probably Ole Peterson camp, Taylor County11030-P. “Charlie Talbert with scale, Lamberti on right” probably Lambert Lamberty’s camp11031-P. lumberjack lunch c. 193011032-P. jobber camps, possibly Charles Dodge11033-P. Oscar Peterson and Einer Skon, (lived behind Ole in Village of Rib Lake)11034-P. 6 men11035-P. Oscar Peterson “cooked in Libby, Montana in army” c. 191811036-P. pumping water c. 192011037-P. A flat11038-P. sawyers ax & band saw11039-P. “tote wagon in background. Used to take groceries to camp”11040-P. 7 building jobber camp, log & tarpaper buildings, sleigh with hay c. 193011041-P. 5 building jobber camp, 1 auto, probably Town of Corning11042-P. sawyers with cross cut, measuring pole in foreground, “Oscar Peterson”11043-P. “in the tunnel”11044-P. auto crash11045-P. Oscar Peterson, Model T, c. 1924

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11046-P. Oscar Peterson – waiter11047-P. chopping firewood, right Oscar Peterson, perhaps at Busy Bee11048-P. Oscar Peterson plucked chickens11049-P. Oscar Peterson jobber camp, screen house for meats, horses are Prince & Queenie11050-P. Oscar Peterson, deaf-mute in WWI uniform, “no evidence he served, his brother Ed did”11051-P. jobber camp – cookee11052-P. jobber camp, plank sidewalks11053-P. Oscar Peterson sawing red oak11054-P. Men on gin poles, used to deck logs11055-P. pet dog in jobber camp11056-P. I.P. Kiger camp 7-1925, 25 men, 1 woman, 1 girl, buildings covered in tar paper held on by nailer wood strips, “jobber camp” “Westboro”11057-RLHe “Chair Factory Assured”, Rib Lake Wood Products, Co, Rib Lake Chair & Manufacturing Company, 2. shipping logs to Rib Lake, O.A. Peterson buys Port Edwards logs, Oct. 21, 192111058-Twentieth Century Club 1899-2000, Taylor County Genealogical Society11059-Twentieth Century Club 40th Anniversary11060-Twentieth Century Club 25 (Silver) Anniversary11061-P. 1960 Twentieth Century Club members; 11061A-identification (names) of members of 1106111062-1934 RLHe ad “Henry’s Wedding” show11063-P. McComb Avenue c. 1905, left 1. George Braun Sr. real estate & telephone (Lot 4), 2. Upjohn Pharmacy (Lot 5), 3.Restaurant (Lot 6), 4. Millinery (Lot 7), 5. Tailor (Cy Claussen)(Lot 8), 6. Dr. Wickman’s office (Lot 9), 7. Busy Bee Café & Opera House (Lot 10), Block D, McComb’s Racing Park Addition 11064-P. Bank, Lot 1, Block D, McComb Ave., c. 191011065-P. Church St., Catholic Church in back; 11065A-ID of building owners, Rib Lake c. 192011066-P. “Grocery-Meats”, Rib Lake store11067-P. “The Landing” c. 1906, Rib Lake Village, Right High School, center, Railroad track on logs over lake, left, rear water tower & Commercial Hotel11068-P. Central Hotel on Railroad ST., aka Mathias Hotel11069-P. 1903 High School & 1927 High School11070-data re 11069 by Karen Baumgartner11071-P. Ward School, May Pole c. 193011072-P. RLLC c. 1930 tramway over McComb, “Green chain goes off to right large timber goes off flat cars”11073-P. RLLC tramway taken from Central Hotel, left Pete Carson, setter on carriage, x, center Oscar H. Peterson, NB lumber piled 16 ft high11074-P. Oscar H. Peterson with pan of bread, right, west side of National Hotel, view north to tramway11075-P. Oscar H. Peterson with huge loaves of bread c. 192011076-P. RRLC spreading hog feed “Gravel” in dry yard of mill11077-P. “Oscar Huldar Peterson 1880-1933 playing dinner horn (garbie), played “Redwing” on it to call for dinner, every camp had one.” jobber camp c. 1920

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11078-P. back bar (Last Chance maybe) from Arthur Grassman11079-P. house moving11080-P. “Al Herchen had bowling alley. Did wall papering. Looks like Rib Lake tourist park. Ole Peterson building with cedar logs –Rib Lake Village contracted” c. 192011081-P. Ole, aka O.A. Peterson, dairy barn 1936, on SE-SE, 22-23-2E, 2008 owned by Desris family, 10 x 20 silo from St. Clair farm near Spirit Lake, foreground is scraper, aka dirt mover11081A-description on back of 1108111081B-plat map showing location of 1108111082-P. Interior of John J. Taylor’s Hardware Store, 1912, (it was sold to Ed Prien c. 1938), probably Lot 9, Block A., McComb’s Racing Park Addition, left is Herman Batzer, right Ed Christensen11083-P. Interior Taylor Hardware c. 1913, left Herman Batzer, center John J. Taylor, right the Rev. Arthur Sydow, Lutheran Pastor11084-1924 Confirmation class, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Rev. F. Kammholz, Pastor, 15 confirmands, back row right, Orville Peterson, father of Karen Baumgartner11085-P. Orville Peterson 1914 at Spirit Farm11086-P. Orville Peterson in red knit suit c. 191511087-P. Orville Peterson c. 191111088-P. Orville Peterson and mother, Jennie, nee Batzer11089-P. Ward School class, 4th grade c. 1920, 30 students & teacher, NB 2 people in one deskNancy Ann Kroll collection:11090-address & phone number of Nancy Ann Kroll11091-P. c. 1950 Second Street view north, Right; building “Bob Gums Apts”11092-P. c. 1940 Rib Lake, Railroad, Fayette Ave. view east, background – park & cemetery11093-P. c. 1935 Tramway over McComb, view north11094-P. c. 1930, RLLC roundhouse, view east11095-P. c. 1930, RLLC turn table view south, (site in 2008, Camp 28 restaurant parking lot)11096-P. c. 1930 NE part of tram, RLLC mill in back view east11097-P. c. 1910 The Fair Department Store, P.E. Marcus, proprietor, view east, Block A, Lot 13, McComb’s Racing Park Addition11098-P. c. 1910, Rib Lake Village, Lutheran Church facing south, view from tannery; foreground, Bark pile11099-P. c. 1910, Rib Lake Village, view northwest; top; bark piles, background; hills NW of Village, foreground: West Street

Volume (Disc) XII- #11100-1119911100-P. c. 1910 Ward School, view northwest11101-P. Rib Lake depot, c. 1914, view northeast, “Ballard’s Ford”; background; west end of RLLC dry yard (Does this refer to A.J. Allard, Rib Lake Village businessman?)11102-P. c. 1928, McComb Ave. view south from Fayette St., L. Swanson D-X Gas Station, Block B, Lot 12, McComb’s Racing Park Addition; right-building on right, 2-story is Block C, Lot 8 & 9, McComb’s Racing Park Addition, was Brehm Feed Store, Al Hirchen Saloon, Schlais Clothing (to c. 1980), in 2008, Bob Frombach apartments, 749 McComb Ave.11103-P. c. 1928, Rib Lake Village “Maine Street” McComb Ave., view south; left-building with awning, Lots 9 & 10, Block B, McComb’s Racing Park Addition, in 2008 “Last Chance Tavern”, 832 McComb Ave.; 1905 Albert & Martha Marschke Saloon, 1907 Edward Heinrich,

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1920 Phillip Goelz, 1939, Mathilda Tauber (see 10231), 1947 Leon W. Olsen, 1950 Gordon L & Virginia M. Gehrt, 1982 Kenneth A. & Carol J. Floyd, c. 1990 Holy Werner

left; building #2, “Ice Cream Parlor”, Lot 8, in 2008 owned by Jan Deaton, “Little Rib Antiques”, 828 McComb Ave.left, building #3, Block B, Lot 7, in 2008 Genesis Youth Center, 818 McComb Ave., background; Nation Hotel, on Railroad Street

11104-P. c. 1910 McComb Ave, view north, buildings, left #1; Dr. Lapham, #2, Niggeman Store, Block D, Lot 13 McComb’s Racing Park Addition, 1980 “Nancy’s Family Store”, #3 (future) Ma Dodge’s Café; right, #1 unknown, #2 open awning, P.E. Marcus “The Fair”, #3 bank 11105-P. c. 1949 McComb Ave. view south, buildings, right; Rib Lake Herald office, (Block C, Lot 3) “The Sunny Side” of the street, #1 Zielke IGA (Block B, Lot 1); left Lake Movie Theater (Block A, Lot 13) Construction began Nov. 1945 opened 4-20-1946, seating capacity 39411105A-P. 4-horse team-wagon of baled hay or straw, c. 1920, background buildings, left 1. Ma Dodge’s Café, 2. Kelnhofer IGA, 3. Rib Lake Herald office & shoe repair & Dr. Baker upstairs; cf remodeling of upstairs in P. 1110511106-P. c. 1915 McComb Ae. View north, “Main Street G558”, buildings; left, 1. Patrial George Braun Real Estate, 2. Upjohn Pharmacy (Block D, Lot 5), 3. Piano Store, 4. First Rib Lake Herald office, dry cleaners, doctor’s office, (in 2008 American Legion, Lot 8), saloon (Lot 9) “Shoes & Furniture & funeral parlor” (according to Nancy Ann Kroll); right, 1. RLLC store (Block A, Lot 2), 2. Post Office, upper was Modern Woodmen of America & dance hall 7 Gilbertson Watch Maker, 3. Lieg’s Store –later Peter Bogumill’s11107-P. McComb Ave. view north c. 1950, buildings, right-1. Sinclair Gas Station, (2008 Hanke Mobil, Block A, Lot 1), 2. C.C. Lord Bookkeeping, 3. old post office, 4. Mobil Gas Station, 5. Bogumill’s Store (aka The Big Store), left-1. Boy Scouts, 2. old George Braun real estate (Block D, Lot 3), 3. Pharmacy (Lot 5), NB; railroad tracks removed from McComb Ave.11108-P. McComb Ave. view north c. 1946, right, 1. RLLC store, 2. small office (possibly Braun real estate & later C.C. Lord Bookkeeper), 3. old post office, 4. Bogumill Store “Rib Lake, Wis No. C-16”11109-P. Crew Chief McCloud leading horses; foreground McComb Ave. view northwest, rear-George Braun, Sr. Realty & pharmacy c. 192011110-P. inside of Kelnhofer IGA store (Block C, Lot 1, McComb’s Racing Park Add) (in 2008 Ed’s IGA Store) c. 1930, Ruth McCloud & Verl Bokath11111-P. c. 1910, “The Flats”, old high school, Rib Lake filled with logs, view southeast from tannery chimney11112-P. c. 1930, “High School & grade school Rib Lake, Wis. 7” view south11113-P. Ward School, c. 1930 view north11114-P. 7-4-1909 festival, McComb and Landall Streets, Building with balcony is Ma Dodge’s Café & Boarding House, view north-northwest11115-P. c. 1910, McComb Ave.; building 1. George Braun Realty “Farms Cheap”, 2. Pharmacy, 3. 4. 5. X=Print Shop, First Rib Lake Herald Office (in 2008 the bank)11116-P. McComb Ave c. 1930, Block D., McComb’s Racing Park Addition11117-P. “Rib Lake’s leading barber shop” car float c. 1940, in front of Block D, Lot 9 (in 2008 Bird’s Nest Bar)11118-P. car float c. 1940, in front of Block D, Lot 9 (in 2008 Bird’s Nest Bar), building to right, Lot 10, torn down for Rib Lake Village Garage, McComb Ave.

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11119-P. McComb Ave. c. 1940, buildings, right; in 2008 Bird’s Nest Bar, Lot 10, middle, Lot 9-“Dr. G.L. Baker”, left, Lot 8 “The Tourist Tavern” “On Tap Gettleman 1000 Beer” in 2008 the Frosted Mug11120-P. “Gustafson Lumber Co” buildings c. 193011121-P. RLLC c. 1940, foreground, planing mill11122-P. RLLC planing mill fire, 1945, “Rib Lake Lumber Co Quality Lumber”, west side of mill11123-P. RLLC planing mill fire, firemen 194511124-P. RLLC planing mill fire, boy 194511125-P. National Hotel 194511126-P. Public Library 1950, NW corner of Landall & Pearl St.11127-P. RLLC c. 1944, right is National Hotel 11128-P. RLLC “lumber yard” center is Methodist Church, right is Catholic Church, c. 194011129-P. “Last Load of Lumber from the old mill” #56, c. 1948, Claude Peterson Trucking, Medford11130-P. RLLC complex, east side c. 194011131-P. Old 102 Tap flood, Sept. 1941, STH 10211132-P. Sept. 1941 Rib Lake Village, Kennedy Street, standing Robert Bleck, Sr., standing in house Anna Bleck, nee Rusch, boat rowing north on Kennedy Streetend of Nancy Ann Kroll collection11133-P. McComb Ave. south from Fayette Ave. c. 1910; left, 1. Lot 9 & 10, Block B, Last Chance Tavern; 2. Lot 8, Janda’s Store11133A-back of 11133 postcard, 3-12-1914, Bertha P. Rusch (Mrs. Kurth) to “Liebe Momma”, Mrs. Ida Rusch11134-biography Cornelius S. Curtis11135-biography Cornelius S. Curtis, Wausau paper11136-Richie, James data11137-Adams, Abraham A. data11138-L. 3-20-2008, Karen Baumgartner to RPR, re O.A. “Ole” Peterson timeline11139-Plat map, T34, R3E, 1890, Price County, Wis11140-Plat map, T34, R3E, 1910, Price County, Wis, Ole Peterson’s hand drawn “discovery” of Spirit Point, text by Karen Baumgartner11141-Plat map, T34, R3E 1920, Price County, Wis11142-Plat map, T34, R3E, 2008, Price County, Wis11143-History of Rib Lake by Nancy Ann Kroll, 4-17-199411144-Rib Lake history notes, 2-15-1946 by Nancy Ann Kroll11145-“Businesses of Rib Lake” 4-17-1994, Bob Keegan, Adeline Walbeck, Kay Kleihn & Nancy Ann Kroll11146-History of Rib Lake from Naida Straub 199111147-P. RLLC office door, 3 unidentified women, c. 194011148-P. 1940 Robert Bleck, Sr., standing on flooded Kennedy Street, Anna Louise Bleck, nee Rusch on porch of Bleck home, 754 Kennedy Street, Village of Rib Lake11149-Rib Lake Herald 1939, “Poland Again Battles for National Existence-6 maps of Poland 11150-obit. “Herman Emmanuel Rusch” (Herrmann Emanuel Rusch), Rib Lake Herald 1-12-1912

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11151-Rib Lake Herald 12-29-1911 “Locals” Mrs. Frank Pollatz visits brother Herman Rusch (Herrmann Emanuel Rusch)11152-booklet “The Story Behind Historic St. Ann’s Church and Cemetery” by Walter L. Gojmerac, 199611153-L. Walter Gojmerac to Pat Gojmerac 9-10-2002 re Orrin Meyer11153A-Pat Gojmerac address11154-“Vocational Agriculture at Rib Lake” by Orrin Meyer11155-“A Chronology of the Rib Lake School Forest” by Keith Zintz11156-email, James A. Welton to RPR 12-5-2007, RLLC Railroad locomotives, WC 52 & Nancy Hanks11157-L. Geraldine Strey to RPR 3-22-1008, 11158-obit, Albert W. Sanborn11159-Map, 1926, Rib Lake Village, Sanborn Map CompanyClippings of Anna Mae Kennedy, all from Rib Lake Herald unless otherwise noted11160-RLHe 12-8-195511161-RLHe 7-17-1936, obit, Edward Talbot11162-RLHe 12-4-1936 obit, William F. Rudy11163-RLHe 1946, obit, Carl Yorde11164-RLHe obit, Martin Krushat11165-RLHe 1945, obit, Herman W. Johannes 11166-RLHe 11-25-1946, wedding announcement, Polacek-Olson11167-RLHe 11-6-1944, wedding announcement, Langendorff-Tuvey11168-RLHe obit, Minnie Conrad11169-RLHe Pvt. Harrison Talbot, 10-13-194411170-RLHe-Obit, Victor Rudolph Gustafson, 3-10-193811171-RLHe-Golden Wedding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. William Banks, 4-5-193711172-RLHe-obit 1945, Nick Clerk11173-RLHe-2-3-1933 Cemetery Assoc. reorganized11174-RLHe-3-28-1948 Wilderness Fire Tower, Peter A. Kauer11175-RLHe-1934-1935, Twentieth Century Club officers and members11176-RLHe-Allen Kennedy, fire hose wagon, 11-20-1936, Map shows location of blacksmith shop11177-RLHe-Rib Lake Village history, 12-13-1937, Rib Lake “with the largest sawmill in Wisconsin”11178-RLHe-P. 5-8-1936, Rib Lake Lumber Company sawmill “looking east”, McComb Ave. in foreground11179-RLHe-6-14-1932, Rib Lake Lumber Company sawmill started up, shut down since 4-14-1932, 150 men employed11180-RLHe undated (c. 1938) NB forest fire damaged wood from Town of Corning in Lincoln County11181-RLHe-8-14-1936, RLLC buys warehouse11182-RLHe-10-23-1936 “3 Spot” derailed11183-RLHe-3-6-1936, C.C. Lord to Rib Lake11184-RLHe-P. 4-17-1936 John McRae11185-RLHe-9-23-1945 RLLC loses planing plant to fire11186-RLHe-2-6-1948 Last of standing timber being cut

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11187-RLHe-2-25-1948 Notice of “Last Log” ceremony, All Rib Lake Village Business shut down11188-RLHe-2-20-1948, Rib Lake business places to close next Wednesday for woods outing11189-Milwaukee Journal-2-18-1948, “Rib Lake will close to watch fall of tree and end of era, 1,750,000,000 board feet of lumber cut11190-RLHe-RLLC fells last pine tree, crowd of 400 watch as “timber” is called for last time11191-Wausau Daily Record-Herald-P. 2-25-1948 RLLC train loading spectators to go to Last log ceremony, background, McComb Ave., Lot 1, Block A, McComb’s Racing Park Addition, 2008 site; Hanke Mobil Gas Station11192-Wausau Daily Record-Herald-P. 2-26-1948, P. cutting up last log11193-P. Dio Walty helps fell last log, 2-26-1948, Wausau Daily Record-Herald11194-P. left to right; R.J. Miller, Manager RLLC, Elmer Taylor, Rib Lake Village President, George Seidel, former Rib Lake Village President, Edward Synnott, RLLC woods superintendent, Wausau Daily Record-Herald, 2-26-1948 plan “wake” of lumber era11195-RLHe “over 300 at outing to watch last tree fall” 2-194811196-RLHe-3-19-1937, P. Frank W. Smith “Rib Lake Mail Man’s Snowmobile”11197-RLHe-2-9-1946-Fire Destroys Lake Theatre11198-RLHe-12-27-1946, Emil’s Standard Station sold11199-RLHe-12-27-1946, Little Bohemia restaurant to open 1-2-1947

Volume (Disc) XIII- #11200-1129911200-RLHe-Little Bohemia tavern being built11201-P. Millard “Satch” Kapitz11202-RLHe-“With the Bowlers at “Satch’s” Little Bohemia11203-RLHe-1-2-1937 Rib Lake Commercial Club meets11204-RLHe-1-10-1947, Commercial Club holds first meeting of new year with large attendance11205-RLHe-1945, Victoria Clothing Collection, list of Rib Lake businesses11206-RLHe-9-17-1947, Lindal’s Station sold11207-RLHe-9-17-1947, Jorgensen sells shoe store11208-RLHe-9-17-1947, Olsen Purchases Lot11209-RLHe-10-21-1938, Bank directors find shortage in bank accounts11210-RLHe-Lehman-Clendenning new name of post, 2-7-194611211-RLHe-Lakeland Shoes, Inc. will begin operation within 4 weeks, 3-18-194811212-RLHe-2-13-1948, Curran named to Lakeland Board, Thompson Re-elected President; 11213-RLHe-2-13-1948, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Talbot to Observe Golden Wedding anniversary11214-RLHe-10-24-1946-Eighth test well fails to produce sufficient water; drilling stopped11215-RLHe-10-11-1946, Taxpayers interested in test wells and cost11216-RLHe-12-22-1949, “the commercial club has missed the boat so far”11217-RLHe-Catholic Herald Citizen 1-30-1954, History of our parishes, “St. John the Baptist Church, Rib Lake”, P. Fr. Staab, P. The Parish Church11218-Bulletin 1952, Rib Lake Methodist Church11219-RLHe-John J. Kennedy photo info11220-Autobiography George Tlusty, Star News 3-16-1990Photographs from RPR collections11221-P. Herman A. Rusch 1982 wearing deer hunting red wool

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11222-P. 1982 West Street, former tannery company houses, background is Rib Lake High School11223-P. 1983 East side of West Street, ex. Tannery houses, 3 houses were identical when built c. 1895 11224-P. 1983, Mihalko’s Clothing Store, 749 McComb Ave., Lot 9, Block C, McComb’s Racing Park Addition11225-P. 1983 Michael Bernard Kolecheck & Greenwood Baseball Team at the flatsVolume III c. 7-198311226-P. 1983, Sunny Hill Resort, STH 102, by Little Spirit Lake 11227-P. Historical Marker for Rustic Road #1, STH 102, 198311228-P. McComb Ave. south from Fayette, 1983 Center-Coast to Coast Store, Lot 7, Block B, run by Thomas Carroll; foreground Kristin K.B.L.M. Rusch11229-P. McComb Ave. Coast to Coast Store; background, movie theater “The Lake”, Lot 12.5 and 12, Block A, McComb’s Racing Park Addition11230-P. 1983, McComb Ave. south from Fayette11231-P. Mihalko’s Clothing Store, “Final Markdown”, Lot 9, Block, McComb’s Racing Park Addition, view northwest11232-P. 1983, 821 McComb Ave. “Mr. Joseph’s Family Hair Styling”, Lot 7, Block C, McComb’s Racing Park Addition11233-P. 1983, Chet Hierlmeier, Lot 5, Block C, McComb’s Racing Park Addition, Gas Station, 2008 Parking Lot for Zondlo’s IGA 11234-P. 1983, SE corner, Zondlo’s IGA, Lot 1, Block C, McComb’s Racing Park Addition11235-P. 1983, far left, corner of Village Hall, Lot 12, Block D; center Lot 13, Block D, Former Patrick Shoe Store; right Lot 14, Block D, Nancy’s Family Store, Nancy Ann Kroll proprietor11236-P. 1983, old Rib Lake Village Hall and fire station, Lot 11 and 12, Block D, McComb’s Racing Park Addition11237-P. 1983, The Bird’s Nest, Lot 9 and 10, Block D, McComb’s Racing Park Addition, 729 McComb Ave, in 2008 “B & A’s Birds Nest” tavern11238-P. 1983, American Legion, Lot 8, Block D, McComb’s Racing Park Addition11239-P. 1983, “Virginia’s Basement”, 723 McComb Ave., in 2008 Frosted Mug Tavern, Lot 7, Block D, McComb’s Racing Park Addition11240-P. 1983, State Bank of Medford, 717 McComb Ave., Lot 6, Block D, McComb’s Racing Park Addition, 2008 Mid-Wisconsin Bank11241-P. 1983, Rib Lake Pharmacy, 713 McComb Ave., 2008 “Ultimate Illusion” beauty salon, Lot 5, Block D, McComb’s Racing Park Addition11242-P. 1983-John Schreiner, McComb Ave., rear, left-post office, center, old George Braun, Sr. real estate office, Lot 3, Block D, McComb’s Racing Park Addition, in 2008 Mann-Made Pizza, 709 McComb Ave.11243-P. 1983, Post office, 705 McComb Ave., Lot 2, Block D. 11244-P. 1983, old RLLC machine shop, SE corner of STH 102 & McComb Ave.11245-P. 1983, population signed, 945, 198311246-P. 1983, old C.C. Lord Accounting Building, 710 McComb Ave., Lot 1, Block A, McComb’s Racing Park Addition; right; partial Hanke Gas Station11246A-P. old C.C. Lord Accounting Building; right, RLLC store 1-27-193911247-P. 1983 old gas station, Lot 2, 3 or 4, Block A, McComb’s Racing Park Addition, Left-partial Bogumill Building

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11248-P. 1983, Bogumill Building, Lot 6 & &, Block A11249-P. 1983, 740 McComb Ave., 2008-Rib Lake Music Center, Old Gamble’s Hardware, Block A, McComb’s Racing Park Addition 11250-P. 1983, Bakery “Rainbow Pastry Shop”, Louis Heglmeier proprietor, Lot 11, Block A, McComb’s Racing Park Addition, girl is Kristin K.B.L.M. Rusch11251-P. 1983, girl is Kristin K.B.L.M. Rusch, Left-Bank, left-2-Lake Theater, Lot 12 & 13, Block A, left-3-The Wonder Bar, right Bakery11252-P. 1983, old bank, Lot 1, Block B. 11253-P. 1983, left-Little Bohemia, 806 McComb Ave, Lot 2 & 3, Block B, right-on door glass “Office, Rib Lake Lumber Co”-office upstairs 1946-1948,11254-P. 1983, Left-Olde Town Gift & Liquor, 814 McComb Ave, Lot 5, Block B; right-unidentified, Lot 4, Block B, McComb’s Racing Park Addition11255-P. 1983, “Coast to Coast Stores”, Tom Carroll Hardware, Lot 5 & 6, Block B, McComb’s Racing Park Addition11256-P. 1983, “Maudie’s Food and Eats”, Lot 8, Block B, 828 McComb Ave.11257-P. 1983, Gehrt’s First Chance Tavern, Lot 9 & 10, Block B, 832 McComb Ave., 2008 Last Chance Tavern11258-P. 1983, Barry’s [Anderson] Body Shop and Mobil Gas Station, 840 McComb Ave., Lot 11 & 12, Block B11259-P. 1983 Fire ruins old Rib Lake High School 11260-P. 1983, fire ruins old Rib Lake High School, in the rear is Lutheran church11261-P. 11-1983, Camp 28, view to east11262-P. 11-1983, Camp 28, view to northwest11263-P. 11-1983, Camp 28 bunkhouse11264-P. 11-1983, Camp 28 bunkhouse interiorPlat maps from Taylor County Register of Deeds11264A-Cover request for Taylor County plat maps11265-Plat map, prior to 1900, T33-1E11265A-T33-2E11265B-T33-3E11265C-T32-1E11265D-T32-2E11265E-T32-3E11265F-T31-3E11266-Plat map, 1901, T33-R1E11266A-T33-2E11266B-T33-3E11266C-T32-1E11266D-T32-2E11266E-T32-3E11266F-T31-3E11267-Plat map, 1920, T33-R1E11267A-T33-2E11267B-T33-3E11267C-T32-1E11267D-T32-2E

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11267E-T32-3E11267F-T31-3E11268-Plat map, 1925, T33-R1E11268A-T33-2E11268B-T33-3E11268C-T32-1E11268D-T32-2E11268E-T32-3E11268F-T31-3E11269-Plat map, 1930, T33-R1E11269A-T33-2E11269B-T33-3E11269C-T32-1E11269D-T32-2E11269E-T32-3E11269F-T31-3E11270-Plat map, 1950, T33-R1E11270A-T33-2E11270B-T33-3E11270C-T32-1E11270D-T32-2E11270E-T32-3E11270F-T31-3Eend of collection11271-L. 4-1-2008, Geraldine Strey of Wisconsin Historical Society to RPR showing website for Wisconsin Economic Inventory Maps c. 193811272-Map 1938, Economic Inventory T33-2E11272A-Map 1938, Economic Inventory T33-3E11272B-Map 1938, Economic Inventory T32-2E11272C-Map 1938, Economic Inventory T32-3E11273-L. Karen R. Baumgartner nee Batzer to RPR 3-31-2008 re O.A. “Ole” Peterson11273A-Biography of Ole A. Peterson11274-info, “Spirit Lake” name origin & change Town of Brannan to Town of Spirit11274A-Letter by C.B. Nelson, Postmaster 11274B-Prentice News Calumet, 30 year #51, Town of Brannan name change11275-History of Price County, by William Gumaer, info; Major Isaac Stone11275A-Town of Brannan [Spirit] history11275B-Spirit Lake history, by Janet MacDonald Cole, Pioneer Teacher11276-German Settlement History by Roy R. MeierPhotos from Karen Baumgartner nee Batzer11277-P. Aerial (from tannery smokestack) view SW, McComb Ave. c. 191011278-P. 1922 Ward School, 2nd Grade class, Ruth Batzer, center front row11279-P. 1928 St. John’s Lutheran Confirmation Class, Pastor Kammholz, left front-Ruth Batzer11279A-List of Confirmands from #1127911280-P. 1915 Wooden sidewalk, Village of Rib Lake, Ruth Batzer, view east, Landall & Pearl11281-P. 1925, O.A. “Ole” Peterson and family

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11282-P. 1946 O.A. “Ole” Peterson family, Ruby, Emily, Ruth, John, Orville & Wiley11283-P. O.A. “Ole” Peterson 195011284-P. 1922 Ward School, Orville Peterson, Carl Marschke in front rowof John D. “Jack” Mylrea collection from Marathon County Historical SocietyVolume I NB; Rib Lake and non-Rib Lake11285-P. 1907 Monico, WI camp11286-P. reverse side of 1128511287-P. Hand operated peed11288-P. Jack Mylrea & George Hale, Partners 190811289-P. Popple River Camp #1, John “Jack” Mylrea & Partner George L. Hale, Good Camp photo11290-P. 1908 Galloway, WI11291-P. backside11292-P. Long Lake, WI 191011293-P. Ice Road, 4 house team11294-P. Long Lake, Jack’s note; Crew walked 2 miles from camp11295-P. Rail logging in Woods11296-P. backside, Jack’s notes11297-P. Tom Sampson “A Real Man”11298-L. 7-24-1912, Flood at Rothschild11299-P. 1915 Bark peelers

Volume (Disc) XIV- #11300-1139911300-P. huge pine log, Keopenic, WI11301-Map, Fox & Wolf River, c Jack’s notes11302-L. 7-13-1916 Funny letter on conditions of living in camp11303-L. 1-1915, National German American bank, Wausau 11304-Back – lumber pricesVolume II of John D. “Jack” Mylrea’s collection11305-P. Camp Deerbrook 190911306-P. SnowshoeNB: RPR note; Lots of good text & photos not scanned, info excellent for next book!11307-L. Railroad velocipedes 191011308-backside11309-P. 1910 Sleigh accident site, NB; earth moving on sleigh route11309A-backside11310-P. 1911 Pine River, RR ties without rail, camps, Long Lake, WI, logs & camps are typical11311-Map Florence County 1941, Jack’s notes11312-L. Spring forest fire, 1911, Forest County 3 pgs11313-W. WI lumber jacks by Chester S. Wedberg11314-P. Hotel Bowler 191311315-P. pilings11316-P. Thunder Lake Lumber Co. office (TLLC) 1910-1946, Rhinelander11317-P. Danger, Logs unloading, Rhinelander maybe11318-P. Harry Deering log camp, Gleason, WI c. 194011318A-P. teams in camp

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11319-P. pilingsVolume III of John D. “Jack” Mylrea’s collection11320-Table of contents for volume III11321-Newspaper article, O’Melia Recalls Pioneering in Forest11322-P. Huge white pine, Neopit, WI11322A-Master white pine, Neopit, WI11323-Map, Minnesota, Jack’s Notes on 10 million feet of pine sawed in Minnesota and transported to RLLC c 194311323A-Aerial photo, Boundary Water Canoe area where RLLC pine was cut11324-P. Wausau, Big Bulls Falls 186011325-Diagram, Kilbourn Dam11326-P. 1886, booms & sorting works, Eau Claire, WI 11326A-P. Joseph Dessert Lumber Company, Mosinee 11327-P. Joseph Dessert Lumber Company, Mosinee, WI planing mill11327A-P. Joseph Dessert Lumber Company, Mosinee, WI 1880-189011328-Map Drainage area, Wisconsin River, location of Rib Lake is shown11329-P. Log jam, Wisconsin River, Grandfather Falls, Lincoln Co. c. 189011330-P. 50,000 cedar shingles11330A-P. inside planing mill11331-P. Arbor Vitae, WI 1906-0911332-P. Hazelhurst, WI11332A-P. Hazelhurst, WI unloading works11333-P. Old RR logging bridge, St. Germain Dam11334-W. Chequamegon & Nicolet National Forest map & Jack’s notes 3 pgsVolume IV of John D. “Jack” Mylrea’s collection11335-table of contents for Volume IVNB: much invaluable non-Rib Lake data not scanned on 4-10-200811336-P. John “Jack” D. Mylrea, on temporary logging road bridge, Presque Isle River, RLLC bought “few million” feet of logs from Ahonen Lumber Company for RLLC 1943-4411337-P. Long Lake camp11337A-Backside, Police Chief Help11338-P. 1912 Hale & Mylrea locomotive #1 & excellent woods photo11339-Map, Menominee River Drainage Locations & camps11340-P. Peeled hemlock tree11341-P. Cookee, Hale & Mylrea Company, c. 191511341A-P. back, data on sleigh technique11342-P. surveying 191011343-P. Railroad, Hand made grade11344-P. Pearson, WI11345-P. Virgin Pine11345A-Piling11346-P. Hardwood piling11346A-Forest Fire, Three Lakes, 192511347-P. Camp RLLC, 1930-1940; P-RLLC camp-winter supply of firewood; P. RLLC Camp, probably Camp 28-RPR11348-P. RLC Hot Pond & bull chain into mill

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11349-P. Log rafts, Thunder Lake Lumber Co11350-P. The right way & wrong way to carry an axe 11351-P. Trout Fishing & US Forest Service timber deal11352-P. “Good stand of Hemlock & Hardwood”11353-P. wrong way to skid11354-P. The Ram pasture11355-P. Inside cook house11356-L. 7-23-1932 Governor Phillip F. LaFollette to John D. “Jack” Mylrea11357-L. Wisconsin Supreme Court Mervin B. Rosenberry, Justice 10-30-1925 to John D. “Jack” Mylrea “Dear Jack… with warm regards to yourself and Mary”NB: 192? Decision in Wisconsin holding RLLC tax exempt11358-L. Walter J. Kohler 12-10-1928 11359-L. The Milwaukee Journal’s Fred Luening to John D. “Jack” Mylrea 5-29-1918 re Wisconsin National Forest11360-L. William Mauthe 1-3-1930 to John D. “Jack” Mylrea11361-L. George Vits, Republican Committee 1-15-193011362-L. Philip F. LaFollette 12-11-193111363-L. 1-15-1932 S.A. Campbell11364-L. 3-24-1932 National Forest Reservation Commission11365-Promissory note 12-30-1941 “Sundry Collateral” signed John D. “Jack” Mylrea $200011366-Promissory note 12-30-1941 “Sundry Collateral” signed John D. “Jack” Mylrea $180,00011367-L. 4-17-1940 John D. “Jack” Mylrea VP of RLLC, Jerry Cook of US Forest Service, New England blowdown salvage 2 pgs11368-L. 4-23-1940 G.D. Cook to John D. “Jack” Mylrea, NB; Jack’s candid notes re DEAL11369-L. 8-9-1941 George W. Mead to John D. “Jack” Mylrea re 10,000,000 feet of pine from Minnesota to RLLC “We netted $30,000 profit on 2 rafts”11370-L. 12-8-1941 John D. “Jack” Mylrea to L. D. Crusoe, Duluth, South Short & Atlantic11371-L. Fisher Body Division of GM 12-12-1941, Jack’s note “They wanted to sell very bad…”A; sold it for $780,000, bought for $300,000, see below11372-Contract of RLLC & Fisher Body 12-26-194111373-L. 1-3-1942 RLLC’s John D. “Jack” Mylrea to Kimberly-Clark Corporation of Neenah11374-L. 1-3-1942 Kimberly Clark Corporation from Aytch P. Woodson11375-L. 1-15-1942 Kimberly Clark Corporation from Aytch P. Woodson11376-L. 9-23-1943 John D. Mylread to A.S Puehlicher, Marshall & Ilsley Bank “I am out of Debt of any kind”11377-L. John D. Mylrea to Herman W. Johnannes, G.M. of RLLC 1-25-1944, “It seems “screw-ball”11378-L. 8-11-1939 John D. Mylrea as President of Thunder Lake Lumber Co to A.S. Puelicher “Possible sale to US Forest Service”11379-L. “Employees of RLLC 11-15-1944 Wisconsin State Labor Board “on 6-13-1944 C.I.O was certified”11380-L. 12-15-1941 John D. Mylrea to L.D. CrusoeVolume V of John D. “Jack” Mylrea’s collection11381-table of contents for Volume V11382-P. Thunder Lake Lumber Co. business card11383-P. Ted Tinker & John D. Mylrea

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11384-P. TLLC 1919-1940 Rhinelander, John D. Mylrea President, Woods Superintendent is Ed Synnott, Secretary is Rudy Mueller11385-P. TLLC yard c. 193011386-P. Ken Mayer, TLLC, later RLLC11387-P. RLLC Camp c.194011388-Article “State’s Largest sawmill changes hands this week”, Wisconsin men buy U.S. Leather Co. stock in Rib Lake plant 1936, Milwaukee Journal11389-Article, Rhinelander men buy 61,000 acres 2-5-1936, Chicago Journal of Commerce11390-7-3-1943 RLLC, timber volumes, 54.93 hemlock, 1.83 pine11391-Diagram T31N-R4E RLLC history11392-Diagram T32N-R4E RLLC Land sale date11393-Diagram T33N-R4E RLLC Land sale date11394-Diagram T34N-R4E RLLC Land sale date11395-W. Collquialism (rest scanned previously)11396-RLLC 1922-1931 taxes paid to Town of Corning, Lincoln Co. $422,859.9511397-RLLC taxes paid to Town of Corning 1933-1938 $82,340.5111398-P. RLLC camp11399-P. RLLC camp

Volume (Disc) XV- #11400-1149911400-P. RLLC caterpillar log skidding c. 1940 “pan skidding”11401-P. Ted Tinker, John D. Mylrea and white pine stump11402-obituary of Ted Tinker11403-P. Sleigh accident site; P. Frank Robbins of Robbins Lumber Co & Railroad sold to TLLC11404-P. John Puelicher, Sr. “Our Company Banker..” Tom Sampson-lumberjack11405-P. “Ole Peterson, Station Man 1920”; Was this Rib Lake’s O.A. “Ole Peterson?11406-P. Ed Synnott, Wood Superintendent RLLC c. 194011407-P. John D. Mylrea with wife Mary & family c. 193011408-P. RLLC office c. 1940 view to NE; Rib Lake in back11409-P. RLLC tram & west side of mill11410-P. RLLC planing mill & office11411-P. John D. “Jack” Mylrea temporary logging road, Upper Peninsula, Presque Isle River11412-P. TLLC Locomotive #511413-P. TLLC railroad, Ed Synnott & C.C. Lord11414-P. George Smith, TLLC Railroad history11415-P. 30 ton Geared engine locomotive, accident tip over in swamp TLLC11416-P. 5 Spot TLLC & “Pullman”11416A-Article re 1141611417-P. Railroad excavations & fill, TLLC11418-P. TLLC locomotive #911419-P. “narrow gauge line…” Milwaukee c. 1945, History of TLLC railroad11420-P. RLLC “Caterpillar diesel” logs on skidding pan c. 194011421-P. RLLC pan skidding – backside view11422-P. RLLC pan skidding – side view, in back, logs on railroad car

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11423-P. building bridle New Wood River, Lincoln County 1940, Pine (Bents) driver on Railroad track11424-L. 1-7-1944 A.B. Nichols, Marshall & Ilsley Bank to John D. Mylrea, $1,950,000 debentures (bond) to $2,220,000 accounts receivable (note Marshall & Ilsley Bank = M&I (of Milwaukee, WI0 11425-L. 1-5-1944 John D. Mylrea to M&I $250,000 personal line of credit11426-L. 8-13-1944 RLLC by John D. Mylrea to First National Bank, RLLC sells U.P. land for $775,00011427-P. Harold Collins (right), Chet Cone (sp)(left), Giant White Pine, North Wisconsin c. 193011427A-P. Close-up of 11427 with identification11428-Poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling, notes by John D. Mylrea11429-L. 1-17-1945, M&I to John D. Mylrea “you are so close to $1,000,000”11430-L. O.T. Swan to John D. Mylrea on Mylrea’s retirement “You have always been most cooperative”11431-L. RLLC’s Aytch P. Woodson, President, to self, John D. and Mary Mylrea, 10-17-1947, RLLC cashes out at $913,210 to Woodson, $354,380 to John D. Mylrea, $95,410 to Mary Mylrea11432-L. Wisconsin Dept of Taxation, 4-6-1948 re to RLLC re audit11433-RLLC Daily Report 4-1-1947, 11434-RLLC Daily Report 8-30-1947, NB; bark sales 625.95 cords11435-RLLC Daily Report 10-1-1947Volume VI of John D. “Jack” Mylrea’s collection11436-table of contents for Volume VI11437-P. Curtis & Yale Company 191211438-P. Wisconsin River flood, Wausau 7-24-191211439-P. Dells of Eau Claire11440-P. Dam – Grandfather Falls11441-P. Big Logging Wheels11442-P. C.M. Christianson Lumber Co., Phelps, WI, view north; C.M. Christianson Lumber Co. view west, back North Twin Lake; Paul Abenrothe11443-P. C.M. Christianson Lumber Co Railroad log cars, 11443A-P. dry yard 11443B-P. train11444-telegram to John D. Mylrea 1915; form new Langlade Lumber Company11445-TLLC financial information 12-4-194111446-TLLC 12-4-1941 Personnel, bio of John D. Mylrea, bio Aytch P. Woodson11447-P. RLLC summer skidding11448-P. C.C. Lord, head of Manufacturing RLLC, Gasoline Pede RLLC railroad11449-P. RLLC “Good Yellow Birch logs”, tractor skidding in winter; back is McGiffert Loader on Railroad c. 194011450-L. A.L. Osborn Lumber, Oshkosh, WI 9-19-1938 to John D. Mylrea11451-Tariff, Robbins Railroad Co. 1-1-190511452-Article, Milwaukee Journal “Nicolet Forest” Jack’s proud notes11453-L. 6-6-1934 Chicago & Northwestern Railroad11454-L. 9-19-1944 Ahonen Lumber Co. to John D. Mylrea

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Volume VII of John D. “Jack” Mylrea’s collection11455-table of contents to Volume VII11456-P. Log Raft, Pic River, Canada (illustrates type of boom used in RLLC operations-RPR)Volume VIII of John D. “Jack” Mylrea’s collection11457-table of contents for Volume VIII11458-Map Nicolet National Forest railroad of TLLC11459-L. 1-7-1958 John D. Mylrea to Carl Sachse; A-bio “VP RLLC cutting 30 million yearly”11460-L. 1-8-1958 A.E. Swanke, Tigerton Lumber Co. to John D. Mylrea11461-L. 1-6-1961 John D. Mylrea to George Kenote – 4 pgs; bio; data on RLLC 11462-L. T.S. Dvorak to Harvey Huston 5-15-196111462A-Thunder Lake Narrow gauge railroad book review11463-L. Harvey Hustin to John D. Mylrea, 7-10-196111464-Map T41N R8E, Railroads & camp sites11465-L. 1-19-1946 A.S. Puelicher to John D. Mylrea, “You are certainly a grand, loyal friend”11466-L. 6-3-1941 John D. Mylrea to Arvey Ahonen “For $875,000 cash”11467-P. Marvin Rosenberry, Chief Justice, Supreme Court, “A good friend”-says Jack11468-P. Tractor & ice road plow, John D. Mylrea’s comments11469-W. John D. Mylrea, May 1963 re bankers11470-L. Jack Puelicher to John D. Mylrea 6-4-196311471-L. Jack Puelicher to John D. Mylrea 10-6-196311472-RLLC 11-1-1946 “Daily Report” $1,359,614.51 in bank “I am sleeping better”-says John D. Mylrea11473-P. 7 photos RLLC 1946 planing mill fire “Oh Hum!!” John D. Mylrea11474-P. Mosinee paper mill logging c. 1940, Gogebic County, Michigan, 2 sleighs pulled by a tractor11475-L. 11-24-1947 John D. Mylrea to O.T. Swan, autobiography11476-L. 1956 John D. Mylrea “Jack Mylrea collection” his goalsAdd’l material from Volume VI of John D. “Jack” Mylrea’s collectionRE Chief Justice M.B. RosenberryNB: He participates in decision which determines RLLC exempt from Wisconsin income tax11477-Deerfoot Lodge brochure; A-“Rosenberry days in Camp 10”; B-miscellaneous photos; C-“Ceasar” = M.B. Rosenberry; D-P. memories of Deerfoot Lodge; E11478-“Apologia” by M.B. Rosenberry, Histody of Deerfoot LodgeVolume IX of John D. “Jack” Mylrea’s collection11479-table of contents for Volume IX11480-P. Langlade Lumber Company – LLC c. 1920, interior mill photo11481-Map 1956 Wisconsin Public Forests11482-Info Minnesota operations, Mosinee paper mills by John D. Mylrea11483-P. Ely, Minnesota pulp11484-John D. Mylrea treasurer, Mosinee paper mill, P. Minnesota11485-P. Tomahawk Timber Company mill and pond11486-Data by John D. Mylrea re Tomahawk Timber Company11487-History of US Forest Fires11488-P. 1911-1931-1940-1954 “Natural Regeneration”11489-P. “Side Ass Jammer”11490-P. McGiffert Log Loader, excellent front view with John D. Mylrea comments

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11491-P. decking logs with John D. Mylrea comments11491A-“Correct position for Puppers to stand”11492-P. c. 1940 2 man chainsaw11493-P. c. 1940 2 man chainsaw in operation11494-L. 11-11-1925 C.C. Yawkey to John D. Mylrea, “is no question it costs more to log hardwood than hemlock”11495-P. huge white pine, T40-R12E, left-John D. Mylrea age 25, near Butternut Lake, WI11496-Note by John D. Mylrea, “March or April 1932, About the bottom of the depression which started October, 1929” “Babson’s Reports” 4-25-1932 Volume X of John D. “Jack” Mylrea’s collection11497-table of contents for Volume X11498-L. 5-26-1952 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad to John D. Mylrea11499-L. 6-28-1944 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad to John D. Mylrea, pulpwood rates from Montana, 2 pgs

Volume (Disc) XVI- #11500-11599Continued from Volume X of John D. “Jack” Mylrea’s collection11500-L. 12-13-1933, J.S. Weidman, President of Northern Hemlock & Hardwood Manufacturers Assoc., to John D. Mylrea “You are the outstanding northern operator of the younger generation.”11501-L. 7-27-1933 Chief Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry to John D. Mylrea11502-L. 2-22-1944, Robert M. LaFollette to John D. Mylrea re WWII labor shortage11503-L. 10-18-1956 John D. Mylrea note “I had a heart attack”Volume XI of John D. “Jack” Mylrea’s collection11504-table of contents for Volume XI11505-Thunder Lake Lumber Company (TLLC) history 4-1929 by Baldwin Locomotives, 4 pgs11506-P. Rudy J. Mueller, “Tops in my estimation”-says John D. Mylrea, presided over closing out RLLC11507-P. Hot pond, TLLC11508-P. TLLC carriage11509-P. TLLC edger11510-P. TLLC horizontal resaw11511-P. TLLC cutting maple blanks11512-P. TLLC chunk wood11513-P. TLLC store11514-P. TLLC camp #111515-P. TLLC Old 6 Spot11516-P. 3 photos TLLC & John D. Mylrea comments11517-P. John D. Mylrea comments “It was the custom”11518-P. RLLC c. 1940 caterpillar, Winter skidding, nice hardwood logs11519-John D. Mylrea writing “White Pine Logs decked on Lake Superior at Havland, MN, Winter 1941-42” 2 pgs; A-our total profit on rafts was $30,000, logs to RLLC11520-John D. Mylrea comments on Minnesota white pine for RLLC c. 1940, T63N-R3E; A-Photo of railroad track X=Bear accident site; B-Ed Synnott, John D. Mylrea inspecting Minnesota pine

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11521-P. White pine decked on Lake Superior for rafting from Ashland to RLLC, John D. Mylrea notes 194211522-P. 1942 “Putting hardwood blocks on white pine boom sticks”11523-P. 1942 Havland, MN beach with white pine decked for RLLC11524-P. “5 million feet white pine decked near Havland, MN 1941-4211525-P. Raft of logs, Lake Superior, notes by John D. Mylrea11526-P. Soo Line flat car, white pine logs, from Havland, MN, 1942 to RLLC11527-P. Louis Maier, Land and Lake Salesman, TLLC, 2 giant white pine at Butternut Lake, Forest Co, Wisconsin c. 193011528-Map, Butternut Lake, WI area, Railroads lines in red11529-Railroad passes issues to John D. Mylrea11530-P. RLLC “Main Line Locomotive” at McComb Ave., Rib Lake, left RLLC store, right Rear of “Round house” c. 194011531-P. RLLC steamhauler, vertical pistons11532-P. RLLC peeled hemlock on sleigh c. 192011533-P. RLLC “Main Line Locomotive” c. 1935; left-Round house; right-north side of mill11534-P. McGiffert Loader, TLLC c. 194011535-P. Left-George Smith “Head man TLLC” Railroad dismanteling c. 1940’s, 11536-Map TLLC railroad, Lake Julia11537-Article, Rhinelander Logging Magazine (has much TLLC stuff)11538-TLLC “over run” data by John D. Mylrea11539-L. John D. Mylrea to Lincoln Co. Board 4-19-1939 “We offer for sale $54,000 acres of land..for $1 per acre”; these acres were cut over RLLC lands in Town of Corning11540-L. John D. Mylrea of RLLC to Walter John Chilsen 6-19-1939, “This offer was turned down” 11541-L. General Manager of RLLC to M&I Bank 4-8-1939, “We owed US Leather Co $496,000”11542-L. John D. Mylrea 8-27-1936 to Wisconsin Industrial Commission (financial issues, his role)-3 pgs “We carried our own risk instead of buying insurance…”11543-L. 10-31-1935 John D. Mylrea to A. P. Woodson, Timber Cruise estimates prior to purchase for RLLC “We actually cut over 70% more...”-says John D. Mylrea 2 pgs NB; 137,000 ft hemlock of 184,000 total11544-RLLC balance sheet 9-11-1939 “We purchased rest of stock [of RLLC] from [Frank] Handeyside and Brownell, Spring 1935”, [This left Woodson & John D. Mylrea, et us, sole owners of RLLC – subject to mortgages to US Leather Co], value to stockholders $1,440,344.9411545-“1935” notes by John D. Mylrea on RLLC purchase “Bankers Trust Co was forcing sale of RLLC to reduce indebtedness to US Leather Co, which owned both Central Pennsylvania Lumber Co & RLLC..” [NB: letter offers RLLC for sale in 1936 – from Pennsylvania Lumber Co.] See Document #11554; page 2-“We spent many days checking, cruising..”; 11546-9-11-1939 RLLC “what we thought we might make..”11547-9-11-1939 RLLC stumpage depreciation charged to cost of production11548-9-11-1939 RLLC statement #1 and #211549-L. 4-22-1936 Aytch P. Woodson to John D. Mylrea, 2 pgs. [codifies deal to buy RLLC]11550-Contract 11-9-1937 John D. Mylrea and A.P.W. [Aytch P. Woodson] “This was very helpful to me in 1937 about the time the First Wisconsin National Bank was getting tough with me…”

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11551-11-9-1937 Promissory note, John D. Mylrea to M&I Bank for $60,000; A-Assignment of RLLC stock to John D. Mylrea11552-9-16-1939 John D. Mylrea note to Ed “Bookkeeper” [finances of wife Mary re RLLC]Volume XII of John D. “Jack” Mylrea’s collection11553-table of contents for Volume XII11554-L. 1-23-1935 Frank Handeyside of Central Pennsylvania Lumber Company (CPLC) to John D. Mylrea “This was the beginning of our purchase of the RLLC..”11555-L. 1-26-1935 John D. Mylrea to Frank Handeyside “The start of the purchase of RLLC”11556-L. 1-28-1935 Frank Handeyside to John D. Mylrea “Handeyside used to be sales manager of Chas. Fish Lake, Elcho, WI”11557-L. 2-1-1935 John D. Mylrea to Frank Handeyside11558-Logging contract of RLLC & Harold Roberts 9-1939 “The logger went into the hole”11559-L. 2-26-1939 John D. Mylrea to Aytch P. Woodson11560-Contract R.G. Brownell and Aytch P. Woodson, “All my interest sold to Mary T. Mylrea” signed John D. Mylrea11561-Contract Mary T. Mylrea and R.G. Brownell 12-22-1939; A-Exhibit A11562-Sale receipt, RLLC stock by R.G. Brownell to Aytch P. Woodson & John D. Mylrea 9-25-193911563-Contract John D. Mylrea and Aytch P. Woodson & M&I Bank 12-19-193911564-Line of Credit, RLLC & M&I Bank 12-19-193911565-RLLC average price per million feet of hemlock, hardwood pine 1939-194011566-RLC pine logs cut 1-12-1940 “Pine from near Rib Lake”11567-12-3-1941 timber data to government by John D. Mylrea re “Ceiling prices”11568-Comparative report on hemlock realization 8-31-1938, RLLC11569-L. 1-17-1940 RLLC by John D. Mylrea to C.C. Yawkey re “U.P. logging as compared to Wisconsin”11570-10-16-1940 RLLC price list11571-L. John D. Mylrea to Dun & Bradstreet 1-19-194011572-L. 1-29-1940 H.W. Johannes to Lake Superior District Power Co “RLLC furnished steam to Lake Superior Power Plant in our engine room for which we were paid”11573-Frank Handeyside, Sales Contract to John D. Mylrea and Aytch P. Woodson for $9000 for Frank Handeyside’s RLLC Stock, 2-13-194011574-RLLC promissory note for $9,000 to Frank Handeyside11575-L. RLLC 9-18-1940 to Herman W. Johannes re Oliver Mining Co11576-L. 3-20-1041 H.W. Johannes to John D. Mylrea re Ahonen Lumber Co-2 pgs “RLLC bought lumber from other mills” (emphasis added)11577-L. 7-14-1941 General Motors to John D. Mylrea, offer U.P. timber for sale11578-L. 7-31-1941 Arvey Ahonen to RLLC “We actually worked out several timber & log deals..”11579-L. RLLC to A. Ahonen 8-4-194111580-L. 8-1-1941 General Motors to John D. Mylrea “Our horse trading”11581-L. 8-4-1941 John D. Mylrea to General Motors11582-L. 8-6-1941 General Motors to John D. Mylrea11583-L. 8-18-1941 John D. Mylrea to General Motors11584-L. RLLC labor rate changes 10-15-104111585-L. 8-14-1941 RLLC to Dun & Bradstreet “We have $209,000 cash on hand”

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11586-Notes by John D. Mylrea-timber deal with Oliver Mining Co, TLLC & RLLC 9-194011587-L. 8-29-1941 Peterson log purchase in U.P. 11588-11-1-41 RLLC log prices delivered at landing in Rib Lake11589-L. 11-27-1941 RLLC by Herman W. Johannes to John D. Mylrea re U.P. log buy11590-L. 12-1941 John D. Mylrea to M&I Bank11591-L. 12-4-1941 M&I Bank to John D. Mylrea “Paid up – first time in 33 years I have not owed money to banks”11592-L. 1-29-1942 John D. Mylrea to Ahonen Lumber Co11593-RLLC 12-14-1942, Minnesota Pine Grade Averages, white pine from Havland, MN, profit $61,344.5211594-L. 6-22-1942 Keweenaw Land Assoc. to John D. Mylrea re Office of Price Administration (OPA)11595-RLLC sales contract from “Tank Division” 8-27-194211596-L. 9-10-1942 RLLC to John D. Mylrea re costs at RLLC11597-L. 10-2-1942 John D. Mylrea to E.J. Synnott re Lawrence Peterson & Sons. U.P. log offer 2 pgs11598-RLLC 10-4-1941 to 6-12-1943, operating costs & realization11599-RLLC 10-1942 Lawrence Peterson logs & timber estimates by Ed Synnott

Volume (Disc) XVII- #11600-11699Volume XII of John D. “Jack” Mylrea’s collection – continued11600-Note, John D. Mylrea 3-6-1936 deal with Woodson “Aytch”11601-writing, “Lawrence Peterson timber, sheet 211601A-Sheet 3 Rib Lake, 10-30-1942, recapitulation Peterson timber11602-L. RLLC by H.W. Johannes, General Manager 10-6-1942 to Peter Stone, office of Price Administration, John D. Mylrea “War Time”- 3 pgs11603-L. 10-19-1942, Herman W. Johannes to John D. Mylrea, timber estimates, Sec. 25, 29, 31, 49 and 4311604-L. 10-30-1942, H.W. Johannes to John D. Mylrea, “Peterson Timber Matter” Logs from Tula, Michigan11605-L. 10-24-1942, John D. Mylrea to “Mr. Hambly” General Traffic Manager, Duluth South Shore & Atlantic Railroad11606-L. 11-16-1942, H.F. Schmidt, Superintendent of DSS&A to John D. Mylrea, “Construction of side track” in UP11607-L. 11-10-1942, John D. Mylrea, “Lawrence Peterson & Sons” $90,000 timber deal at Tula, Michigan; timber for TLLC11608-L. 11-24-1942, contract, RLLC & Lawrence Peterson & Sons, Ontonagon County, Michigan11609-L. 12-4-1942, John D. Mylrea to L.D. Crusoe, Fisher Division, General Motor “GMC” “Several thousand acres of timber NE of Ironwood, Michigan”11610-L. John D. Mylrea 12-12-1942 to R.O. Hambly, DSS&A Railroad, logging in UP11611-L. L. Peterson to John D. Mylrea 5-20-1943 “net loss $2000”11612-L. 5-22-1943, “Lawrence Peterson logs” “2,042,220 feet”11613-L. 5-24-1932, John D. Mylrea to Lawrence Peterson & Sons “the present OPA is not going to grant any increase in lumber ceilings” WLB = War Labor Board 11614-L. 7-24-1943 Regional Lumber Advisory Committee

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11615-L. 5-2-1944, H.W. Johannes to Local Board #1, Selective Service, RLLC normally employs 215 men in the woods, 225 men needed for plant; “consider giving all our men a 6 month deferment [from drafting”11616-RLLC cost of production 8-16-1943 Hardwood and softwood chips11617-RLLC wage schedule 7-8-1943; Connor Land & Lumber11618-L. John D. Mylrea to Lawrence Peterson 8-2-1943, “War time government controls”11619-L. 8-3-1943 John D. Mylrea to L.D. Crusoe, “would you like to sell more sections of timber west of Porcupine Mountains, Michigan”11620-RLLC L. Peterson job, costs since 12.5 cent increase “115”11621-L. 8-14-1943, John D. Mylrea to H.T. Smith, Office of Price Adminstration (OPA), “116”11622-L. 8-13-1943, L.D. Crusoe to John D. Mylrea “118” “Fisher Body Division” shows logo “I am not inclined to believe that the block of timber you inquire about would contribute very much to your poverty”11623-Estimate, Fisher Body, UP, tract, John D. Mylrea note re his “horse shoed” this land “119”11624-L. 8-16-1943, H.W. Johannes to Goodman Lumber Co, offer to buy slab wood “120”11625-L. 8-21-1943 H.W. Johannes to Georg Houghton, “121”11626-Realization-fiscal year 1943, RLLC “122”, lumber sawed 28,973,117 feet11627-RLLC Woods Wage Scale 7-14-1943, “125”11628-Logs sold to RLLC, Ahonen Lumber Co. 1-1-1943 to 1-1-194411629-RLLC operating statement to board of directors of RLLC, 3-1-194411630-L. 3-9-1944 John D. Mylrea to Arvey Ahonen, “we can help you work out a plan for taking over Rib Lake’s interest in your company”11631-RLLC 4-8-1944 payroll, 198 named employees, job title and rate per hour11632-Cedar pole quote 5-18-1944, RLLC to Page & Hill Co11633-L. 6-5-1944, John D. Mylrea to L. Peterson & Sons “it would be much pleasanter for me to agree to your request”11634-L. 7-14-1944, John D. Mylrea to H.W. Johannes, “Can you make any money on these logs at this cost”11635-L. 9-1-1944, RLLC. H.S. Morrison to John D. Mylrea re bonds, NB; letterhead “RLLC” Box 719, Wausau”11636-Logging contract, RLLC & John Ahonen, Ironwood, Michigan, 10-22-194411637-L. 10-4-1944, Walter Gorman, President, of Lake Superior Lumber Co. to John D. Mylrea11638-L. 12-1-1944, H.W. Johannes of RLLC to O.T. Swan, Northern Hemlock & Hardwood Mfr’s Assoc., Menomonee Indian Reservation11639-White Pine logs purchased from Mead Timber by RLLC, 5,404,480 ft decked on Lake Superior shoreline, Hovland, Minnesota, spring 1943, volume of lumber sawn e.g. 1x4; A-Pg. 2 “profit $4.50 per thousand feet”11640-L. 6-22-1944, John D. Mylrea to A.H. McBeam, Edward Hines Lumber Co., offer to sell timber lands11641-RLLC, white pine lumber produced from Minnesota pine logs, 8-6 to 8-26-1945, 1,266,772 feet11642-L. 3-8-1946, John D. Mylrea to Rudie Mueller, 30 cars of birch veneer11643-L. 5-18-1946, John D. Mylrea to Arvey Ahonen 11644-L. 5-21-1946, Ahonen Lumber Co. to John D. Mylrea (NB; page 2 of letter missing on 4-23-2008)

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11645-L. 5-27-1946, John D. Mylrea to Arvey Ahonen11646-L. 5-28-1946, Arvey Ahonen to John D. Mylrea11647-L. 12-9-1941, John D. Mylrea to Mr. Hambly, DSS&A railroad, negotiation re rail rates, A-DSS&A eventually put in a satisfactory rate for us and we shipped a lot of logs to RLLC11648-L. 4-18-1932, J.F. Sisley, VP of RLLC, to TLLC “It looks like murder in the first degree”11649-L. 4-8-1932 W.A. Holt, President of Holt Lumber Co. to John D. Mylrea “A fine gentleman and a good operator”Volume XIII of John D. “Jack” Mylrea’s collection 11650- table of contents for Volume XIII11651-L. 7-14-1948, RLLC be Gen. Manager Rudy Mueller to Elmer Taylor of Village of Rib Lake, land sales11652-L. 7-15-1948 Rudy J. Mueller of RLLC to John D. Mylrea “Question of logs in Rib Lake”11653-Agreement, RLLC and Village of Rib Lake 7-14-1948, Advance on personal property taxes11654-Bid, 4-29-1947, L.B. Foster Co. for scrap of RLLC rail, note by Rudy J. Mueller “rail made in 1885”; B. bid by Paper Calmerson Co. Duluth; C. bid on locomotive #3, 65 tons at $34.50 per ton is $2,242.50 “3-Spot”; D. Locomotive 67 c. 90 tons “101 c. 65 tons”; E. Kilroy Harris bid, 11655-L. 12-28-1950, Rudy J. Muller of RLLC to John D. Mylrea “RLLC made many thousands of dollars by grinding its slabs and edgings”11656-Report by Herman W. Johannes, General Manager of RLLC, c. 1944, RLLC finances, 3 pgs, page 1 is missing11657-RLLC valuation of stumpage 1-1-194411658-L. 2-22-1945, John D. Mylrea to H.W. Johannes re RLLC land sales, RLLC by mistake deeded still timbered 40 instead of cut-over land in Town of Corning. This letter discusses safeguards to prevent future mistakes11659-L. 3-8-1945 John D. Mylrea to Wis. Valley Trust Co.11660-P. 6-7-1945, John D. Mylrea to Roddis Lumber Co.11661-L. 6-14-1945, Roddis Lumber Co. to John D. Mylrea11662-L. 7-12-1945 John D. Mylrea to Roddis Lumber Co11663-RLLC timber estimates, R2E, Town 49-4411664-L. 7-21-1945 John D. Mylrea to Roddis Lumber Co. re option to buy RLLC land11665-L. 7-25-1945 John D. Mylrea to Roddis Lumber Co11666-L. 10-18-1945, John D. Mylrea to Forest Himes, Mylrea offers up land for sale11667-L. 12-12-1945 L. Peterson and Sons to John D. Mylrea11668-L. 12-18-1945, L. Peterson and Sons to John D. Mylrea11669-Note, Rudy J. Mueller to John D. Mylrea, 1948 sale of RLLC lands in Town of Corning, to National Container Corp, e.g. T33N-R3E11670-Notice RLLC to Mary Mylrea and John D. Mylrea 12-6-1946, re $260,000 for RLLC stock 11671-Notice, RLLC 12-6-1946, to Mary Mylrea11672-RLLC notice of special meeting of stockholder, 10-7-1946, signature of Aytch P. Woodson11673-RLLC Notice of special meeting 9-25-194611674-L. 7-13-1946, Roddis Lumber Co. to John D. Mylrea

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11675-L. 4-2-1946, RLLC to North Wisconsin [Insurance] Agency11676-L. 10-16-1946, RLLC, H.S. Morrison to Wisconsin Valley Trust Co.11677-Note by John D. Mylrea 7-5-1946, “$300,000 to be paid on RLLC debentures”11678-undated RLLC “cost of operating 48 hrs per week under 40 hr per week”; document split in two11679-General Log purchase contract [fill in the blanks] RLLC 1940-194611680-L. 6-10-1946 John D. Mylrea to Arvey Ahonen “our abstract burned last fall”, refers to 1945 RLLC fire11681-L. 7-1-1946, RLLC notice to Mary Mylrea et al11682-L. 7-2-1946 John D. Mylrea and Mary Mylrea to RLLC “We offer for retirement and incineration”11683-L. 7-3-1946 John D. Mylrea to Wisconsin Valley Trust11684-L. 7-1-1946, John D. Mylrea to Arvey Ahonen “you will be able to take care of yourself, without waiting for Lady Luck to bring it to you on a silver platter.”11685-Notice, RLLC 3-18-1946, Mary Mylrea et al11686-L. 3-18-1946, Notice to Mary Mylrea et al by RLLC11687-L. 3-20-1046 John D. Mylrea to Wisconsin Valley Trust11688-L. 3-20-1046 Mary Mylrea to Wisconsin Valley Trust11689-L. 3-20-1946 John D. Mylrea to R. J. Mueller11690-L. 3-20-1946 Mary Mylrea to R.J. Mueller11691-Cremation certificate; 12-21-1945Volume XIV of John D. “Jack” Mylrea’s collection 11692-table of contents for Volume XIV 11693-L. 11-1-1943 H.W. Johannes to Office of Price Administration re costs of production11694-L. 12-9-1942, Harold E. Holman, Chief, War Production Board, Lumber Production Section to Local Ration Board re gasoline shortage11695-L. 4-29-1944 USMC to RLLC re labor11696-L. National War Labor Board to RLLC 10-4-1944 re union issues11697-newspaper clipping, John D. Mylrea named company director, Forest Products Division, Economic Stablization AdminstrationVolume XV of John D. “Jack” Mylrea’s collection 11698-table of contents for Volume XV11699-L. 4-19-1951, J.B. Veach to John D. Mylrea re Mylrea’s heart attack

Volume (Disc) XVIII- #11700-11799Volume XV of John D. “Jack” Mylrea’s collection- continued11700-L. 4-20-1951 to John D. Mylrea from Joe McCarthy11701-L. 5-22-1951 Theodore T. Kibler to John D. Mylrea11702-L. 5-24-1951 M.C. McIver to John D. Mylrea(end of collection from Marathon County Historical Society)11703-The Wanigan-newsletter of the Marathon Co. Historical Society, 2008, #1, board and staff members11704-Star News 1928, “Jim Peterson says Lumberjack as good today as 40 years ago”; A-102 names of men in camp11705-Star News 5-20-1992, Laurie’s Corner, Biography of Iona (Pacourek) Heisler11706-L. RPR to Marie Krolnik 4-17-2008, 427-5702

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Rib Lake High School Commencement programs and announcements11707-1900 11708-1901 Twentieth Century Club, list of programs and annual programs; 10-4 to 5-11 “topics”11709-190311710-1904-Medford11711-190411712-190611713-190711714-190811715-190811716-191011717-191211718-191311719-191411720-191511721-191611722-191611723-192211724-192411725-192911726-193011727-193311728-193611729-193511730-193911731-194611732-194611733-194711734-194811735-L. Karen R. Baumgartner to RPR 4-28-200811736-Plat map c. 1880, T34N, Range 3 East, Spirit Lake11736A-Plat map 2007, T34N, Range 3 East, Spirit Lake11737-Plat of Spirit Point 2-18-191111738-Plat of Spirit Point revisions c. 198511739-Map, c. 2000, Spirit Lakes and Spirit Point11740-P. Oscar H. Peterson (brother of Ole A. Peterson) mowing Peterson golf course, c.193011740A-Map, arrow shows direction of camera-NW- up Spirit River valley11741-P. Peterson Golf Course c. 1930, Golfers golfing 11742-P. c. 1910 Ole A. Peterson in launch “Lovisa” on Spirit Lake. The card is addressed to his future wife “Miss Jennie Pederson, Suring, Wisc.” “say Jennie when you come out here I’ll give you a ride in this boat. I ride in it every day when I’m at the camp as the picture was taken from the side of the camp so you see the camp is close to the lake” – per Karen Baumgartner11743-P. Peter Pederson (later Peterson) homestead c. 1900, on site of late Peterson golf course

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11744-P. c. 1912, brand new stone double arch bridge at mouth of Little Spirit Lake; second from left, Simon Danielson, had contract to build bridge from township. View NNW, 2008 STH 102, stone bridge razed c. 1975 – see also 1039211745-P. summer 1907 Ole A. Peterson’s bark camp on Spirit Point, Ole is standing by tree, postcard reads “very busy logging, have got over 600,000 [hemlock bark] skidded already and have got about 300,000 more to skid”, Ole to his brother in Canada11746-P. Hemlock bark pile near Spirit Lake c. 1907. L-R, Charlie & Ed Peterson, August Enander, Victor Larsen, Arvid Enander, [also at p. 26 of Pictorial History of Rib Lake]11747-L. 4-25-2008 to RPR from Suzanne Bamonte of Tornado Creek Publications re John J. Kennedy11748-1910 census, J.J. Kennedy (age 63) & household; Jeanette (34), Donald A. (32), William G. (26), Elbert C. (23), Spokane, Washington11748A-B 1910 Census photocopy re J.J. Kennedy & household11749-8-8-1919 Spokane Chronicle article re J.J. Kennedy & Black Diamond Rescue Tournament11750-8-24-1920 article, J.J. Kennedy of Spokane Medical and Safety Board11751-1920 Census of J.J. Kennedy (John J. Kennedy), Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; J.J. (74), Donald A. (42), Janette (sic) (40), William G. (37), Elbert C. (35), Photographs donated by Marion Parks:11752-P. c. 1910 Rib Lake-from tannery; foreground-top of bark piles and tannery houses; left-north end of McComb Ave.; text “Dear Emily, the wood shed is open…”11752A-backside of 11752, to Miss Emily Kerswill, Camp Cleghorn, Waupaca, WI11753-P. c. 1898, unknown party writes on back “Opera House” [NB-McComb opera house was wood frame-not brick construction-RPR]11754-P. old high school on Fayette Avenue & 1927 Rib Lake High School addition, north side of buildings11755-P. “Pine Island” “Rib Lake #29” c. 193011756-P. “Scene on Rib Lake”11757-P. “Scene near Rib Lake R45” Midsize white pine trees11758-print “Rib Lake Lumber Co-early 1920’s” view to west northwest from lakeend of Marion Parks collection11759-Attorney RPR when Village of Rib Lake attorney stationery; 1972-1980, RLV “since 1902, a creative community”data from Michael Weckwerth11760-RLLC & Camp articles from Taylor Co. Star News, 1-5-1922; 1-12-1922 log hauler, 4-7-1922 railroad fire apparatus, 3 tank cars11761-RLLC & Camp articles from Taylor Co. Star News, 6-13-1922 camp 18, Joseph Spoke injured11762-RLLC & camp articles from Taylor Co. Star News, 11-1-1923, Camp 19, C.R. Peterson, foreman; 4-26-1923, Ole A. Peterson has camp near Wood Lake; 11-15-1923, locomotive #67 of RLLC11763-L. 1988, Michael Weckwerth to RPR11764-Feb. 1925, Merrill Daily Herald “RLLC logs heavily”, Camp 18-jobbers along STH 64, Camp 19-jobbers along CTH M, Single white pine contains 8963 board feet, 467 growth rings11765-Merrill Daily Herald 3-2-1925, Edward Scheu jobber camp

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11766-Merrill Daily Herald 5-15-1925, forest fires burn 4 section of RLLC-Copper River Land Co cutover land11767-Merrill Daily Herald 1-23-1929, Lamberty jobber camp11768-Merrill Daily Herald 1-26-1929, Merrill loses trade11769-Merrill Daily Herald 4-25-1929, logs in decks escape taxes11770-Merrill Daily Herald 5-1-1929 jobber camp11771-Merrill Daily Herald 7-12-1929, RLLC Edward Burgoyne building, 9 miles of railroad into New Wood area; 8-27-1929, RLLC builds new 31 x 60 dry kilnend of Michael Weckwerth data11772-Autobiography of Herman Arthur Rusch 1974Michael Weckwerth data11773-Judgment of Conviction, Joseph Nevua 3-18-189711774-Judgment of Conviction, Mike Schenke, 5-5-189911775-Judgment of Conviction, Joseph O’Brien, 5-8-189911776-Camp Chronology chart by Michael Weckwerth 5-6-2008, includes info on Camp 9, Camp 10, Camp 11, Camp 12, Camp 13, Camp 14, Camp 15, Camp 16, Camp 17, Camp 18, Camp 19, Camp 20, Camp 21, Camp 22, Camp 23, Camp 24, Camp 25, Camp 26, Camp 17 and Camp 2811777-Camp 20 data by Michael Weckwerth11778-Map, Camp 22 & Camp 23 RLLC, Morgan Peterson, Lambert Lamberty, William “Bill” Natzke, Herman Kleinschmidt, Carl Krueger, Gus Luedtke jobber camps11779-William “Bill” Natzke interview by Michael Weckwerth c. 1980; B-Camp 21, Gus Luedtke camp, Morgan Peterson camp, Lambert Lamberty camp; C-trucks as sleigh haulers; D-move to Michigan11780-Natzke jobber camp #1 by Michael Weckwerth11781-Natzke jobber camp #211782-Natzke jobber camp #311783-Natzke jobber camp #411784-Natzke jobber camp #511785-Taylor County Star News 1934 articles,

4-19-1934-RLLC personnel T.M. Berfield, Supt, Wm. Lemke, Yard Supt, Wm. Radtke, Sawmill foreman, W.C. Funk, Master Mechanic, John Shepherd, Planing Mill, Anton Klister, Section crews, James Peterson, Woods Supt; 5-10-1934-Six jobbers, Morgan Peterson, Lambert Lamberty. William “Bill” Natzke, Herman Kleinschmidt, Carl Krueger, G. “Gus” W. Luedtke; 6-12-1934, F.W. Warrington, General Manager of RLLC; 5-10-1934, Camp 22 & Camp 23 of RLLC, location & data

11786-L. Michael Weckwerth to RPR 9-14-198811787-Taylor Co. Star News entries; 5-3-1945, RLLC “The Largest capacity operating sawmill in Wisconsin”11788-Taylor Co. Star News, 9-30-1945, “Rib Lake loses planing plant Saturday”11789-RLHe 2-6-1948 Last of Standing Timber Being Cut11790-RLHe 2-25-1948, Last Log J.A. Crowley11791-RLHe 6-4-1948 Sawing of Last Logend of Mike Weckwerth dataPhotos from Star News files– Did they accompany article #11704 – Jim Peterson – 1928?

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11792-P. c. 1925, 14 giant rollways, 2 teams “jammer” [for decking logs], in center track of RLLC railroad, probably Town of Corning, Lincoln Co, Wisconsin11793-P. c. 1925, “The boss, Jim Peterson, showing ‘em how to use an axe”11794-P. c. 1925, “good hemlock in RLLC timber”, probably Town of Corning, Lincoln Co., Wis, virgin eastern hemlock11795-P. c. 1925 virgin hemlock stand11796-P. c. 1925 “good hemlock recently felled”11797-P. c. 1925 9 teams of horsesend of Photos from Star News files 11798-P. Postcard - Wisconsin11799-P. Postcard – Wisconsin, deer & sunset

Volume (Disc) XIX- #11800-1189911800-P. Postcard – Wisconsin, Camp Randall c. 200011801-P. Postcard – Wisconsin, “The Wisconsin Northwoods”11802-P. Postcard – Wisconsin, wood barns in Coolee County11803-P. Postcard – Wisconsin, autumn view from Timm’s Hill, WI-Longseth home in back. Swan Bros. balsam Christmas trees in fields c. 200711804-L. 5-9-2008 Mike Weckwerth to RPR11805-Title page; RLLC Camp 20 “A hardwood & hemlock camp in Lincoln Co., Wis.” by Michael Weckwerth, c. 192011805A- RLLC Camp 20 “A hardwood & hemlock camp in Lincoln Co., Wis.” by Michael Weckwerth, c. 192011806-Article “William Natzke’s 3rd Logging Camp – a Jobber Camp for the RLLC” by Mike Weckwerth, c. 2000; H-Map-location “Natzke Camp”; I-location of Natzke camp & sleigh roads; J-tote road to Natzke Camp #3; K-camp buildings; 11807-L. Karen R. Baumgartner to RPR 5-14-200811807A-partial abstract – Peter Pederson homestead, Spirit Lake, NW-NW, 32-34-3E, Price Co., Wis11808-deed, J.W. Perry, et ux, to Donald A. Kennedy & Bernard Assmann, 5-14-1904 $930, 3 acres mill site on Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho11808A-Deed, Lucius W. Braman ex ux to Donald A. Kennedy & Bernard Assmann, 8-19-1903 $2500, .23 acre mill site, West Bank of Spokane River11808B-Notes by RPR 5-15-200811808C-recording data, Kootenai County, Idaho, 5-24-1901 to 8-11-1905, Sec. 14, Town 50, Range 411809-P. 1959 L-R; Herb Curran, Eddie Mathews (star home-run hitter, Milwaukee Braves)and Frank Becker 11810-L. Dave Webster to RPR 9-29-198311810A-history of CCC Camp Mondeaux 1933-193711811-Application, Historic St. Ann’s, Inc. c. 198011812-P. St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, c. 1940, South side, razed 1972 – as of c.2008 “Good Shepard” parish11813-History of our parishes-St. John the Baptist, Rib Lake, Catholic Herald Citizen 1-30-195411814-Pamphlet “St. John the Baptist Parish” Diamond Jubilee, 1896-1971

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11815-Pamphlet “The Sixtieth Anniversary of St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church”, Rib Lake, WI, 1886-194611816-P. St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church, SW corner c. 1-2007, left is parsonage11817-1967- “A brief history of St. John’s” [Ev. Lutheran Church of Rib Lake], author unknown11818-Pamphlet, “United Methodist Church of Rib Lake” c. 1980, author unknown11819-Baptism records 1-9-1890, etc. circuit including United Methodist Church in Rib Lake, pg. 142-143, 8-26-1891 Catherine Ann Clendenning, daughter of Peter & Ida Clendenning, 6-9-1895, Anna May [Mae] Kennedy, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Kennedy11820-Church of Christ typed report by Raymond J. Voemastek c. 1973, church property deeded to Village of Rib Lake c. 1973, East side of Pearl St. 2 doors south of Landall11821-P. St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, east side, c. 1900, RPR collection11822-typed report “St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Rib Lake”, author unknown, c. 197811823-Bio. Hugh A. McDonald with source11824-L. 8-18-1989 Donald J. Simerson to RPR11825-RLHe 11-2-1906 P. Hugh A. McDonald & P. Frank J. Hintz11826-RPR Interview notes 8-3-1983 with Clifford L. Curran11827-obit, Clifford L. Curran, Star News 2-21-1990 & P. 12-30-1908 to 2-15-199011828-Article, History of Forest Fire Protection in Wisconsin, Chips & Sawdust, 11-198111829-“Taylor County Forest; A gift to everyone” Star News 12-8-198211830-L. De Lorr A. Hayward to Vox Pop in Star News 12-29-1982, Taylor Co. welfare and county forest11831-L. De Lorr A. Hayward to RPR 6-13-198411832-“Picnic 1915 style” by De Lorr A. Hayward11833-L. UW-Madison, A.H. Smith to De Lorr A. Hayward 9-22-192711834-L. 2-4-1927, Ann Schwanzle to De Lorr A. Hayward & envelope with 2 cent stamp11835-P. 5-28-1926, l-r, Reuben Wick, Viola Taylor and De Lorr A. Hayward11836-P. 1925, Little Rib Lake, Orville Peterson splashing De Lorr A. Hayward11837-P. c. 1915, Rib Lake Village, l-r, Ruth McLeod, Viola Taylor, Henry Wagner, back-east side of McComb Ave, center, Nick Clerf Blacksmith, back right, RLLC roundhouse; foreground, water hydrant11838-P. Ruth McLeod11839-P. “Andy Karkula & Helen Sekadlo” Rib Lake Village, McComb Ave c. 1926 Kelnhofer Food Store, now Ed’s IGA, 801 McComb Ave.11840-P. Gordon Funk, Viola Taylor, Anna Jarosh, Vernon Schroeder11841-P. 1927 Vernon “Sonny” Schroeder, car plates Wis 92-530D2711842-P. 1927 Helen Sekadlo, Vernon “Sonny” Schroeder, Viola Taylor, Anna Jarosh, RLT barn in back11843-P. Viola Taylor “Ole”, Helen Sekadlo “Sek”, Anna Jarosh “Beans”11844-P. 1927, Anna Jarosh, Helen Sekadlo, cigarette, Viola Taylor, great 1920’s flapper clothes11845-P. 1927, Viola Taylor on fence post11846-P. 1926, Esther Christianson, Clara Service, Armella Martin, Helen Wick, Ruth Radtke11847-P. c. 1926, Walt Mathias, Henry Gorsica, Arnold Krueger, back-Shaw Town house on Fayette, men standing on McComb Ave., store front at 818 McComb Ave.-Genesis Youth Center in 200811848-typed report, “Economies Resulting from Highway Improvement”. c. 1925 (may be by De Lorr Hayward)

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11849-L. De Lorr Hayward to RPR 7-14-1983, Lignum Vitae paperweight from RLLC wood saw guide-12x20x3 lignum vitae guide for band saw-steel could not be used (5-2008-RPR has paper weight)11850-L. 4-30-1990, De Lorr Hayward to RPR, Rib Lake history11851-RLHe 8-9-1962, “Former teacher tells of earlier Rib River Days” by Joseph Jantsch, teacher at Rib River School 1915-191711852-RLHe 8-9-1962, “Fire Department Early History is Recalled by Vets”11853-RLHe 8-9-1962 ad “How-de-do in ‘62”11854-RLHe 8-9-1962 Gem Products ad & photo11855-RLHe 8-9-1962 “We Remember When”, C.R. Claussen11856-RLHe 8-9-1962 “History of Rib Lake 1904-1925”, by Joseph Clerf11857-RLHe 6-21-1973 top, front page11858-RLHe 9-20-1973 final issue11859-RLHe 8-9-1962 “How-de-do-in 62” front page11860-RLHe rate card 9-1-197311861-Pamphlet “Welcome to Rib Lake, Wis” “Where the Ice Age ends & your adventure begins” c. 200611862-P. c. 1910, Rib Lake House Hotel, Lot 10, Block B, McComb Ave., Charles Dodge and horse, back-tannery smokestack11863-P. 2-1907, Charles Dodge & horse Norvalis11864-P. locomotive 101, “Little Dunc, Thomas T. Gray & Henry Rosenfeldt” at Rib Lake Depot c. 191011865-L. 7-31-1986, John R. Gray toRPR11866-P. Village of Rib Lake from RLLC chimney, right-lumber piles; center-Railroad Street; left-National Hotel, a.k.a Bonneville Hotel; view west c. 1920 “K-680 “11866A-handwritten notes on back11867-P. c. 1908 Sac Nowak & sleigh, team of oxen and 1 horse, back-cutover land11867A-back11868-P. c. 1915 Gray’s Buffet-Thomas T. Gray11869-P. c. 1915 RLLC locomotive 3, a.k.a 3-Spot, at Rib Lake Depot “Scene at Rib Lake Depot 6#”11870-L. 7-8-1983 John R. Gray to RPR, A-back, B-Map RLV, C-Map RLV, D-Map Tannery & McComb Ave., E-envelope11871-P. c. 1915, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas T. Gray & family in living room, L-R; Loretta, Frank, Dad (Thomas T.), John R., Margaret, Isabel and Mom11872-P. Ward School pupils c. 1910; 11872A-Names of Ward School pupils c. 1910, L-R, front row, Michael Karkula, Willie Wolffe, Arthur Hintz, Frank Novak, Irving Prentice, John R. Gray, Willie Van Dorn, Fred Simon, Herman Brandt, Albert Schlicker, Oscar Hanke, Herman Marschke, Norman Halverson, Willie Christianson, Dorothy Trantow, Julia Yaranda, Lucille Prentice, Mary Burseck, Mattie Steare, Jeanette Martin, Ada Radtke, Margaret Clendenning, Gladys Allen, Ella Kolecheck (later Mrs. Headstream), Marion Develski, Rose Hoffmann, Mattie Kennutke, Hanna Winkler, Bertha Ungerer, Martha Sturdder, Martha Marschke, Irene Patrick, Anna Stylles, Hattie Krueger, Esla Bertslauff, Mary Novak, Bertha Pauline Rusch (later Mrs. Walter Kurth), Arleen Rousseau11873-L. 11-25-1986 Congressman Henry S. Reuss to RPR re Ice Age Trail

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11874-typed report “Push & Pulls; German Migration to Taylor County, Wis” 10-21-2006, by RPR for First Annual Dinner Presentation to Taylor Co. Hist. Society

A-P. Wilhelm GebauerB,C,D – P. Herrmann E. Rusch & Ida Hedwig Rusch nee LangeF-1881 Map, Wis. Central Railway lands in Taylor Co.G-Der Wahreits Freund 29 Oct. 1884H-Translation of Der Wahreits Freund (does this refer to St. Ann’s Church?)I-end of English translation, by Hildegard & Loretta Kuse

11875-12-8-1996 German service, Athens11876-Newspaper fragment –Marshfield Democrat11877-Little Black Mutual Life Insurance – German policy, 188611878-Certificate of Naturalization, Edward Gerstberger11879-Deed, Wis. Central Railroad to Edward Gerstberger 2-21-189511880-Bill of Sale-Henry W. Stelling Manufacturing Lumber, etc. 4-19-1918, to E. Gerstberger “by (sic) 66,750 ft. hemlock logs at $9.50” is $634.0311881-Bill of sale, “J.J. Kennedy, Manufacturer of and dealer in Lumber, Lath and Shingles” Rib Lake, Wis. 4-22-1886, $25 received of E. Gerstberger for NE-NW, Sec. 31, T33, R3E, signed W.C.R.R. (Wis. Central Railroad) by A.J. Perkins, Agent – (land just north of 2008 Gerstberger Pines, Taylor Co. Park-Preserve)11882-6-1-1901 order for 8 ft rake for E. Gerstberger11883-Heimat Schein 4-18-1884, Edward Gerstberger born 184711884-Obit, Ernst Gerstberger, 4-8-1915 in German11885-Baptism Certificate E…Gerstberger, 8-20-1876, place of birth, Hirschberg11886-P. McComb Ave. c. 1900 view north from tramway; L-building-George Braun, Sr. Real estate; R-building-Nick Clerf, Blacksmith11887-P. RLLC railroad row composite view 1897-1948, black square is 1 square mile, blue spot is Rib Lake11888-Map-log railroad route, RLLC Camp 1 to Rib Lake11889-History of Rib Lake 3-18-1948 by Guy Wallace11889A-History of Rib Lake 4-2-1948 by Guy Wallace, part 211889B-History of Rib Lake by Guy Wallace, typed version of entire report 3-194811890-Article; Steam in the Hills; RLLC & Wisconsin’s Last Logging Railroad by RPR 11-29-1985, 16 pgs11891-L. FHAW to All FHAW members 8-20-198311892-RPR notes from Edwin Martin, A-Camp 1 & RLLC locomotives; B-RLLC camps 1-22, RL tannery closes 1-22-1922; C-RLLC depression era excess inventory 60,000,000 board feet; D-RLLC steamhauler camps; E-RLLC camps without railroads; F-Map-general route 1897, First RL logging railroad route11893-Info re Hillcrest cabin on South Harper Lake – 2008 owned by Dr. Ray & Elaine Hanson; L-7-1-2004 Ray & Elaine Hanson to Ann Kloehn;

A-Address; B-L-6-22-2004, Ann Kloehn to Hanson; C-tele 7-12-2004; D-L. 8-22-2004; E-7-24-2004; F-P. Hillcrest 1958;

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G-P. Hillcrest 2003; H-Obit, Louise Perschbacher nee Harder 6-9-2005; I-Obit, George N. Harder 5-11-1946, Escanaba Daily Press; J-Bio, George N. Harder 11-10-1934, American Lumberman; K-Resolution; George N. Harder; L-P. George N. Harder 1913; M-George N. Harder data; George N. Harder 1-2-1878 to 5-10-1946; N-P. c. 1923 George N. Harder & wife (Beryl Crisman Harder) 7-27-1876 to 1-8-1963; O-dataP-P. Hillcrest c. 1920, R-South Harper LakeQ-DataR-P. PlayhouseS-DataT-P. L-R; Evelyn Harder, George N. Harder, Louise Harder “Swimming in Harper Lake”U-DataV-P. Harder kids in Spirit RiverW-DataX-P. Louise Harder Perschbacher, daughter Ann Kloehn, Elaine Hanson 8-2004Y-P. Louise Harder Perschbacher & Dr. Ray HansonZ-P. Louise Harder Perschbacher 8-2004AA-P. “The playhouse in 8-2004

11894-RLHe 12-27-1907 “From Camp 2” poem11895-RLHe 1-24-1908 “From Camp 2” poem “We are a jolly set of fellows” by J.B.A. 11896-RLHe 2-28-1908 tannery improvements sponsored by U.S. Leather Company11897-RLHe 3-13-1908 “Will the W.C. [Wisconsin Central Railway] do it”11898-Star News 8-5-1974 History “Recalls Log Drive on Rib River” by Samuel H. Thut11899-Star News 4-14-1966 “Watersong” Landmark in Interwald Leaves Scene, Former George Knower Store at Interwald

Volume (Disc) XX- #11900-11999Lucia11900-P. 6-20-1982 concrete mill base at Interwald11901-L. Lyle Kraus to RPR 10-13-1983 re Albert Kraus sawmill on CTH M, NB; P. 11900 60 ft No. on CTH M11902-Light Plant article, author unknown c. 198011903-History 1-1977 Mrs. Ed Prien11904-Taylor Family History by Hattie Taylor (Mrs. Elmer Taylor) c. 1980 11905-Schaack Family History, A-F.P. Schaack “Franny” 11906-P. 5-19-1884, J.J. Kennedy Hotel & Boarding House11907-Wallace Family History by Naida E. Straub nee Wallace11908-Autobiography of Barbara Schreiner nee Pfeiffer c. 198011909-Autobiograhy of Marie Schmidt nee Silbernagel, a.k.a. “Ma Schmidt”11910-Star News 7-31-1952, History by Mrs. Fred Niggemann, nee Edith Curran11911-RLHe 6-21-1946 History, St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church11912-P. “Stanley Gacek Inquest” c. 1940 wrecked car, McComb & Fayette Ave.11912A-P. back of c. 1940 old garage, McComb Ave.11913B-Back old D-X station McComb Ave.

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11912C-L-Tauber’s Tavern, in 2008 Last Chance Saloon, R-Antique Store in 200811913-L.-Wis. Motor Vehicle Dept to David H. Ruesch, Coroner of Taylor County11914-List of Groceries, Lambert P. Lamberty 1928, for jobber camp along CTH M, Town of Corning, Lincoln Co.11915-Bio, William H. Natzke11916-Article “Natzke Donates tract of Newwood Land to UW-SP”11917-P. c. 1912 Jobber camp of Lambert Enders & Joseph Kauer, logged one 40-North c 1-4 mile of Mud Lake School; top R-Joseph Kauer, Sr., Second; Lambert Enders11918-RLHe Conservation Club ordered to drop Spirit Lake Water Level” c. 196011919-Map c. 1970 Little Spirit Lake11920-Map c. 1970 Big Spirit Lake11921-Map c. 1970 North Harper Lake11922-P. c. 1910 North Harper Lake view west11923-Map c. 1970 South Harper Lake11924-Map c. 1980 Rib Lake11925-L. Marvin Lueck to RPR 3-18-200411926-Notice of Entry of Judgment, Taylor Co. Circuit Court, 4-19-1898, E.J. Anderson v. J.J. Kennedy [John J. Kennedy] $90 plus $37.65 costs, see SF: “Law-J.J. Kennedy” for entire file including offer of judgment.11927-Hoffman v. RLLC, Wis. Supreme Court 8-1908, 136 Wis. 388, Court sustains money judgment against RLLC – personal injury11928-Graves v. RLLC, 10-10 to 10-29-1912, 151 Wis. 99, personal injury judgment 11929-Rib River Lumber Co. v. Ogilvie, 113 Wis. 482, ambiguity in contract11930-File of Taylor County Circuit Court, American Biscuit & Manufacturing vs. J.J. Kennedy, “1896”

A-Clerk’s fees $4.90B-Promissory note $200.00 signed by J.J. Kennedy, original signature, due 7-5-1896C-back of promissory note “for collection”D-Statement – 912-1896 $173.17E-back of D, plaintiff’s Exhibit AF-Summons – served on J.J. Kennedy 11-16-1896G-Plaintiff’s Bill of Costs $37.63H-Plaintiff’s Bill of Costs, signed E.H. SchweppeI-Certificate of ServiceJ-SummonsK-Certificate of Substitute Service on “Miss Kennedy” by Sheriff William A. WarrenL-ComplaintM-Complaint, pg 2

11931-Abstract of Title NW-NW 9-32-3E – mapA-title chart-Dates and ID of owners, J.J. Kennedy, corporations, etc. B, C, D-Requirement to ship lumber off land via Wisconsin Central,E, F, G

11932-Abstract of Title, NE-NW 9-32-3E – map A-Title ChartB-K

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11933-Abstract, Lots 1-8, Government lots around Wood Lake, 23-37-3E, Entry 17, U.S. Leather Co., A New Jersey Corporation11934-Abstract of Title, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 12,13, 14, 15, 16, Block A, Plat of Subdivision of Unplatted part of Block A, original plat of Rib Lake; RLLC sawmill site

A-mapB-Map “Main Street”C-MapD-PatentE-Kirk W. InghamF-#10, Tax deed 10-25-1880G-George W. Curtis 2-1-1881H-John J. Kennedy 8-21-1892, Lot 10I-John J. Kennedy, 12-26-1881, Lot 9J-Wayne Ramsay tax deed 2-20-1882K-Original Plat of Rib Lake 5-23-1895, Lot 9 to J.J. Kennedy 10-6-1900L-J.J. Kennedy mortgages – 4 of them all in 1896M-J.J. Kennedy mortgages – 4 of them in 1896N-3 mortgage satisfactions 1899O-4 mortgage satisfactions 1899P-4 mortgage satisfactions 1899Q-J.J. Kennedy & Flora M. Kennedy to J.J. Kennedy Lumber Co, Lots 1, 2, 3 & 4,

Original Plat of Rib Lake, 6-29-1899R-J.J. Kennedy to W.A. Osburn Lumber Co, 11-13-1901, #58, W.A. Osburn Lumber Co

shall be known as Rib Lake Lumber Company [RLLC] 5-6-1902S-Deed to RLLC of Delaware, 1-16-1925; #61 mortgage $950,000.00 to U.S. Leather CoT-Deed to Rudolph J. Mueller, et ux, 1-10-1949, Rudy Mueller was last superintendent of

RLLCU-G.A. Gowey Certificate 9-7-1949V-to Curtiss C. Lord, 5-29-1951W-continuation X-to Potaczek Brothers, Scrap dealersY-to Olin R. ThompsonZ-AA-Certificates

11935-Abstract, Lot 9, Block 4, Original plat of Rib Lake, part of Govt. Lot 9, 26-33-2E, Linda Stellbrink home, Village of Rib Lake; title chart

A-chartB-Abstract of Title, Lot 9, Block 4, Original plat of Rib LakeC-to J.J. Kennedy 12-26-1881D-tax deedE-original plat of Rib Lake by J.J. Kennedy & Flora M. Kennedy 5-23-1895F-4 mortgagesG-4 mortgagesH-Satisfactions of mortgages - 1899I-4 satisfactions of mortgages – 1899J-4 satisfactions of mortgages – 1899K-to J.J. Kennedy Lumber Co, 6-29-1899

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L-to W.A. Osburn Lumber Co, 11-13-1901M-to W.A. Osburn Lumber Co, renamed Rib Lake Lumber Co [RLLC]; #41 to RLLC of

DelawareN-Mortgage $950,000.00 U.S. Leather Co. 1-31-1936O-to Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert & Jennie Schnelle 7-16-1946

11936-Map 1881 Northern Wisconsin11937-Map 9-30-1885 “Kennedy’s mill”11938-Map c. 1-188611938A-Map RLLC camp sites, General camp locations by RPR, 5-29-200811939-Map 8-189011940-Map c. 5-1893 O.K. Queary11941-Map, Wis., c. 191111942-Map topo c. 1-194911942A-color version of map topo, c. 1949;

B-Village of Rib LakeC-Wood LakeD-Harper LakeE-Tim’s LakeF-Spirit Town Hall

11943-Map, Price County 1-197611944-Map & brochure “Rib Lake” c. 1985, A-4 photos of Rib Lake Village, “Cabinet factory”-Roger Johnson, Gem Products, Bros. 2 wood novelties; B-Map, west half; C-east half11945-Map c. 1945, C.R. Claussen-South Harper Lake11946-Map c. 1945, C.R. Claussen-North Harper Lake11947-Map c. 1-1913 Spirit Falls, WI & environs11948-Map-topo Spirit Falls c. 1940; A-Camp 25; B-Camp 27; C-Tomahawk, D-Grand Mother School; E-Grand Father Dam11949-Map c. 19-1948 Village of Rib Lake11950-Map & brochure 1996, “Rib Lake – Were the Ice Age Ends & Your Adventure Begins”; A-History & “Lifestyle”; B-Business directory; C-Business directory; D-Wisconsin’s Ice Age shaped the landscape; E-Map, North; F-Map, South; G-Calendar of events11951-Map c. 1965, Rib Lake Mobil Service, Fred Klein, owner11952-P. Aerial RLLC, c. 192511953-flyer – “Henry’s Wedding” 1934, A-List of Rib Lake businesses11954-“Humor for Every Occasion” by Matt Lamberty11955-P. Henry S. Reuss11956-Rib Lake business, RPR notes11957-Church, Methodist, List of pastors 1892-192311958-“The Tree, The Axe and the Plow” by Eldon Marple, 6-1890, “Visitor”11959-letterhead, Fayette Shaw, Phillips, WI, 1890 Manufacturer & dealer in non-acid hemlock sole leather11960- 11-2-1898 envelope “United States Leather Co” Rib Lake Tannery, Rib Lake, Wis.11961-P. 1895 roll crew in Shaw Tannery, No. 1, Rib Lake, Wis by Dake (from photocopy)11962-“Rib Lake Theatre Owners seek bids for property sale” Star News 196811963-P. RLLC store c. 194811964-P. RLHS 1908 graduating class & number

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11965-P. 1933 car in snow cut11966-Emma B. Viegut memorial card-Mannel Funeral Home, 12-23-1903 to 1-30-198011966-1-Beda K. Gessert memorial card-Mannel Funeral Home, 6-12-1898 to 4-8-198011967-P. sailboat on Rib Lake c. 1910, left-Ward School11968-P. 1-1959, “Ma Dodge’s Restaurant” razed11969-9-9-1955 RLLC store razed11970-Map c. 198111971-P. c. 1920 McComb Ave. & Fake street car, old lodge hall & text IDing buildings11971A-same without annotations11972-Map, plat 1914 Koehler Land Co.11973-L. 2-8-1978, Richard A. Erney to Gene A. Meier11974-Note by Roy Meier c. 198211975-1920 plat map T34N-3E11976-11-1978“Our Yesterday House” by Wisconsin Weekend11977-P. RLLC locomotive 101 on turntable11978-RLHe 7-24-1952, “New Industry is Considered for Old Mill Building”11979-Abstract, Lot 7, Block 1, Getchel’s addition to North Rib Lake11980-Star News 10-30-1897, “J.J. Kennedy’s mill at Rib Lake was totally destroyed by fire Monday night”.11980A-Phillips Bee 10-30-1897 & other data on Rib Lake11981-12-16-2004 Star News “Guess what he found from the mill today”11982-Memo; RLHe clipping, RPR 5-10-0211983-Map 8-30-192111984-P. Joseph Pfeiffer, aka Pfeifer, at his farm, SE-SE, 26-33-2E, cutting hay with team of oxen, c. 190011985-P. c. 1910 Andrew Hoffmann (father of Anna aka Mrs. Lawrence Schneider), sleigh & team, NB-box car in rear11986-P. 1914 RLLC mill fire – flatcars11987-P. 1914 RLLC mill fire – hopper cars11988-P. 1914 RLLC mill fire – view south, back-Rib Lake; right-firewood; company windmill in back11989-P. c. 1920 new RLLC mill, left-machine shop-railroad wheels in front; center-sawmill-west side; right-transfer chain; foreground-standard gauge railroad track to planing mill; sidewalks parallel to McComb Ave.11990-P. c. 1920 view from Rib Lake to west; right-RLLC & bull chain; center-brick boiler room & brick chimney; left-transfer chain; foreground-steam from hot pond11991-P. boiler room – interior, left-Joe Probst; right-Frank Diabl, far right-“hog feed”, waste wood chips used as fuel for boilers11992-P. c. 1925, taken from Upjohn (James) roof, foreground-Fayette Ave.; 2 RLLC railroad tracks, string of empty Russell cars, logs in lake crossed by temporary railroad; vegetative peninsula at mouth of Tannery Creek; rear-pilings in lake to prevent log drifting11993-P. c. 1920 lumber piles in dry yard, “K957”, photo from tramway-view west, standard gauge railroad in center11994-P. c. 1942, RLLC dry yard, steeples in rear; left-Methodist Church; right-Catholic Church11995-P. “M.E. Church” “1917”11996-P. c. 1920, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, South side

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11997-P. c. 1950, McComb Ave.-view north, A-“Gene’s Variety” in old RLLC Store, B-later, C.C. Lord accounting, C-unidentified, D-old post office & lodge, E-H.G. Landall gas “Good Will” station, F-Peter Bogumill locker plant11998-P. Clearview School c. 1966, right-old RLLC machine shop, view NNE11999-P. c. 1970 Rib Lake, STH 102, & north shore of Rib Lake

Volume (Disc) XXI- #12000-12099

12000-P. c. 1940 “Bridge over Spirit River” STH 102, rear-Mohr’s Tavern [hidden]12001-P. c. 1965 Little Spirit Lake & STH 102, right-Albert “Happy” Marschke farm12002-P. 2-1969 Nursing home under construction, right-McComb Ave.12003-P. RLLC locomotive 101 on turntable c. 193012004-P. RLLC turntable - in 2008 parking lot site of Camp 28 restaurant12005-P. RLLC “roundhouse” and water tank, view east12006-P. “RLLC mill” by Elster-Waupaca – right- “Roundhouse” c. 193012007-P. D-955 RLLC tramway, white yard office c. 192812008-P. gas powered jammer loading flatcar, left-peeled hemlock; right-yellow birch12009-P. “Tannery switch engine” c.191512010-Amended Articles of Incorporation, W.A. Osburn Lumber Co., 5-6-1902 renaming itself “Rib Lake Lumber Co” RLLC12011-Map 4-18-1952, Railroads, including “Kunz Mill spur”12012-P. RLC chimney, 165 feet12013-RLHe 7-24-1952 “New industry is considered for old mill building”12014-RLHe 1-21-1949 “R.J. Mueller buys Lumber Co. property”12015-11-5-1983 RPR sketch maps, RLLC mill site; A-Boiler room; B-Railroad track remnants; C-Steam tunnel12016-L. 7-27-1987, M. Beckwith re 1922-1930 missing gap in Rib Lake Herald12017-L. 8-5-1987 Wis. Historical Society to Mike Weckwerth – status of Rib Lake Herald12018-Diagram of RLLC buildings, RPR 1-198912019-Note-Ed Thums reports maximum dry yard storage capacity 60,000,000 board feet, notes by RPR 12020-L. Rudy J. Mueller c. 1950 on RLLC stationery, signed by Rudy to George L. Straub12021-P. Tramway over McComb Ave., view north c. 193512022-P. tramway; left-roundhouse; center-machine shop c. 1930; view east12023-P. 7 people & 7 buildings – Camp 1012024-P. aerial photo c. 1920, Lutheran Church, north McComb Ave.12025-P. Aerial c. 1920 RLLC, South McComb Ave.12026-P. Aerial c. 1920 RLLC; left-strut of biplane12027-P. McComb Ave. c. 1910 view north12028-P. McComb Ave. c. 1935, blurred man “No C-16 “Main Street” foreground-Railroad tracks, view north12029-P. 1930 “K681” from RLLC chimney – NW12030-P. c. 1930 “K682” from RLLC chimney – SW; center-Central Hotel (Mathias)12031-P. RLLC “18” mill chimney; foreground-McComb Ave.; right-National Hotel 12032-P. c. 1920 steam hauler & 3 man crew, probably at Camp 912033-P. c. 1915 steam hauler, steersman in leather jacket

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12034-P. c. 1915 sleigh of hardwood12035-P. c. 1930 from RLLC chimney, all of McComb Ave businesses, view northwest12036-P. 7 loaded tram cars c. 1940 in dry yard12037-P. 3 log cars, RLLC c. 194012038-P. 1916 RLLC under construction, hole is portal for to-be-built transfer chain12039-P. Bull chain, 3 jets of water12040-P. bull chain & catwalk12041-P. bull chain; back-hog feed conveyor; view NW12042-P. Hot pond c. 1940 view NE12043-P. worker using cant hook – bull chain12044-P. horse pulling log to hot pond, 3 men12045-P. hot pond; Left-George Straub with bent pike pole; NB-steam from hot water12046-P. c. 1920 Anna Mae Kennedy & John Heisler at bull chain12047-P. c. 1940 south side of bull chain, hot pond-wood pilings separated hot water from lake; marsh grass grows in Rib Lake in rear12048-P. c. 1940 Railroad track on north side of RLLC12049-P. c. 1940 RLLC mill, center-Timber loading dock, right-machine shop, view SE12050-P. c. 1944 planing mill, west side12051-P. Camp 10, 2 log buildings, 4 buildings of lumber12052-P. Camp 22, Left-Fred Unger, Chris Winkel12053-P. inside camp bunk house, metal bunk beds, probably Camp 28, left-bench-now in possession of RPR (RPR picked up at Camp 28 c. 1988)12053A-P. Camp 22, rear-McGiffert Loader12054-P. Camp 2612055-P. “Logging Scene” Camp, left-huge rollway 12056-P. “rollways”, rear-McGiffert Loader12057-P. “RL K-685” McComb Ave. from chimney, view NW12058-P. Wood Lake – 5 men on logs, c. 1920, peeled hemlock12059-P. steam hauler – umbrella over steersman12060-P. c. 1910 Tanbark piles – pilers at tannery12061-P. McComb Ave. c. 1910, NW from mill, right-Nick Clerf’s blacksmith12062-P. “mill tramway” 4 track yard at transfer chain, c. 1928, NB-1926 room extension to transfer chain12063-P. Log splashing into hot pond12064-P. McComb Ave. from Railroad St. c. 1930, tramway over McComb Ave, view northPhotos from RPR collections:12065-P. Steam hauler “5” & 3 sleighs12066-P. RLLC locomotive 3 – at roundhouse c. 194812067-P. RLLC North side of machine shop c.194012068-P. RLLC yard office c. 194012069-P. RLLC dry kiln, railroad shed protects lumber while loading c. 194012070-P. RLLC catwalk – c. 1946, west of transfer chain & temporary planing mill after 1945 file12071-P. RLLC load of lumber on way to planing mill – white yard office c. 194012072-P. RLLC planing mill under construction c. 191612073-P. RLLC complex on McComb Ave. c. 1940

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12074-P. RLLC c. 1920 transfer chain, fire hose wheel “RV 035”12075-P. RLLC “sawmill at Rib Lake, Wis 31” planing mill, Railroad loading shed on McComb12076-P. 1945 planing mill fire ruins, left-south wall of transfer chain12077-P. 1946 aftermath of planing mill fire, left-south wall of dry kiln; center-south wall of transfer chain, horizontal pipe form temp. planer over transfer chain to boiler room12078-P. c. 1950 McComb Ave. after removal of tramway; left-McGiffert Loader12079-P. c. 1920 McComb Ave from tramway, photographer wage with pair of white horses maybe12080-P. c. 2-1948, passenger loading railroad for trip to Camp 28 for last log ceremony12081-P. c. 1949 depleted dry yard, rear-RLLC wood storage shed12082-P. dry yard in its hay day, lower-Archie Clendenning leading team with lumber to planing mill c. 192012083-P. RLLC mill c. 1903 newly built railroad, north side of Rib Lake “RV 048”12084-P. RLLC prior to 1914 fire; left-transfer chain; right-brick boiler room12085-P. tannery grounds “Dinky”, right-Lutheran parsonage “EM12”12085A-P. tannery grounds “Dinky”, right-Lutheran parsonage “EM12”12086-P. top-tannery buildings; back-Rib Lake High School12087-P. tanbark piles, back-RLLC mill c. 192012088-P. top-buildings along Church & Main Street; bottom-RLLC complex from the lake12089-P. “Camp 2” 190612090-P. Camp 9, Star load12091-P. “Loading” sleigh – cross hall method12092-P. 2 men on flying log, McGiffert Loader12093-P. McGiffert Loader from empty rollway12094-P. c. 1910 “sawmill & landing” log rollways into Rib Lake12095-P. baled hay wagon & 4 horse team, McComb Ave., c. 1915John Gene Peterson collection:12096-John Gene Peterson, DOB 9-9-1931 data12097-P. Herman Christian Peterson & wife Ela, nee Steffeck, 11-1868 – parents of John Gene Peterson 12098-P. Herman Christian Peterson & wife Ela, nee Steffeck, c. 1930 – parents of John Gene Peterson 12099-P. Jim Peterson jobber camp c. 1942, probably Bear Island

Volume (Disc) XXII- #12100-1219912100-P. c. 1935 at Herman Christian Peterson jobber camp for RLLC, Town of Corning, Lincoln Co, Wis, cooks, Mr. and Mrs. Alwin Frahmann, middle boy – John Gene Peterson12101-P. RLLC woods train c. 193512102-P. Andy Gerlicky with probable Allis-Chalmers cat skidding logs, Town of Corning12103-P. camp-Herman C. Peterson 1941-42, 10 miles west of Ogema, left-camp home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman C. Peterson & kids12104-P. truck “Kermit Lee, Ogema, Wis”, logs for RLLC12105-P. 1941-42 Claude Peterson truck load of logs for RLLC12106-P. 1941-42 overloaded truck – rear jim pole loader

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12107-P. 1941-42 James Peterson truck “Medford” trailer of logs from Peterson camp, Ogema for RLLC12108-P. 1941-42 loading logs on truck trailer, Herman C. Peterson camp – Ogema end of John Gene Peterson collection12109-docket 82-2-5 resolution protecting Taylor County camp sites12110-L. Janet Massey to RPR 4-1982, J.J. Kennedy’s first wife was a McDonald [or MacDonald]12111-L. RPR 12-19-1982 to Malcolm Rosholt A-F, 1906 Prentice Tannery grounds12112-L. RPR 2-22-1982 to Malcolm Rosholt12113-L. RPR 6-23-1981 to Ken Mannel12114-“Start of Tour” Rhinelander Logging Museum data sheet12115-Star News 11-4-1998, “Store closing is the end of an era for Rib Lake; Nancy’s Family Store to close after 31 years”, Nancy Kroll, owner, former Zielke Store12116-Star News 4-27-1983 “Rib Lake History is not forgotten”; A-P. RPR 12117-RLHe RLHS Redmen basketball team goes to state; A; B-cartoon12118-Rib Lake History 1936 by Guy Wallace – 5 parts – NB-typed version is 1072812119-Rib Lake History c. 1941 by John Doe12120-Merrill Daily Herald “Sawing of last pine brings note of sadness as crowds gather to pay tribute to men of woods” 2-25-1948; A-photo12121-RLHe Rib Lake History 8-4-1933 by Mrs. Gustav Bielenberg, “The same year of 1881, J.J. Kennedy, Sam Hagen, Mr. Hildreth, Angus McDonald and Frank Johnson came from Spencer…” camped on shores of Rib Lake, rains, next day estimated timber & chose mill site, in Dec. 1881 first log sawed12122-RLHe Rib Lake History 3-5-1948 by Mrs. E.E. Van Hecke, nee August May Lindsay “The first mill in Rib Lake was built and running the first day of October, 1881. Timber was supplied from two tracts of land – Weyerhauser and Curtis – extending northeast and a little of the stand west.”12123-RLHe 3-5-1948 partial list of real estate tax delinquency, Town of Rib Lake; A-Village of Rib Lake12124-Map 2-2-1983, “Thums’ Terror Trail”12125-Star News 11-17-1888 Wisconsin Central Railway timetable-Rib Lake-Chelsea, 2 trains daily12126-“The Saga of New Wood Country” by M.N. Taylor, Wisconsin Academy Review 3-197812127-L. M.N. “Mully” Taylor to RPR 2-18-198112128-L. 2-11-1981 William “Bill” Natzke to Mully Taylor; A-List of men-former jobber camp employees12129-“Tales of New Wood” by Mully Taylor, Part 2, The Daily Herald, Merrill12130-“Tales of New Wood” by Mully Taylor, Part 3, The Daily Herald, Merrill12131-“Tales of New Wood” by Mully Taylor, Part 4, The Daily Herald, Merrill12132-“Tales of New Wood” by Mully Taylor, Part 5, The Daily Herald, Merrill12133-Map, New Wood c. 196012134-Map, New Wood c. 198012135-Map, Owens-Illinois “hunting” c. 1970; A-New Wood Industrial Forest12136-L. 3-27-1989, Myra L. Hill to RPR, A-D, 1930’s fore fire – New Wood12137-L. 5-27-1981 Merrill Shopper & Foto News “The East of the Big Ones” 12-29-193912138-Plat Book, Lincoln Co. 1906 by F.L. Mead;

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12139-Wis. Academy Review-title page, Volume 25 #2 3-1979; A-P. & Bio M.N. “Mully” Taylor12140-1994 Lincoln Co. Plat Book; A-12 T34, 33, 32, 31-4E12141-U.S. Leather Co. v. J.J. Kennedy, Volume G, Misc. 134, Taylor Co. Register of Deeds12142-Public Records, Eau Claire Area Research Center, Taylor County Civil-Circuit Court Records 1877-192512143-“Golden Nuggets” Golden Age Nursing Home 10-198312144-Obit 4-5-2007, Frank J. Zondlo 1913-200712145-Map, sawmills of Rib Lake Village 6-11-2008 by RPR12146-Invoice – H. [Henry] W. Stelling to E. [Ernest] Gerstberger $319.13, shingles and other sawing 4-19-191812147-Map c. 12-28-1951 remaining railroad trackage – Rib Lake Village12148-Map3-6-1922 railroad of Rib Lake Village, NB-tracks of RLLC not shown. Tracks shown are Wis. Central-Soo Line12149-Star News May, 1990, “Century-old logging campsite can be seen on the Ice Age Trail” – McGillis Pine Camp, by RPR; A-Ski Trail Map; B-Map, McGillis Pine Camp, on SE-NW 13-33-2E; C-P. 12150-P. (from negative in Photos-Negative), RLLC – locomotive 101 c. 1946, probably Camp 2812151-P. (from negative in Photos-Negative), RLLC – locomotive 101 c. 1946, probably Camp 28 – probably same as 1215012152-P. c. 1940 RLLC diverging railroad tracks in Town of Corning, appears freshly built-new ties without ballast12153-Abstract of Title to Lot 3 and the N 15 feet front and rear of Lot 4, Block 1, original plat of Village of Rib Lake12154-Email, Frank Brush to RPR 6-8-0812154A-P. Aretas Brush12154B-P. Lily Brush12155-P. c. 1910 view NW from tannery smokestack; foreground-tanbark piles; next-West Street, NB-4 identical tannery company houses; next-North Front Street; next-(in 2008) CTH D (Kennedy St); back-horizon-glacial hills-max extent of Wis. glacier, c. 12,000 years ago12156-P. “A skidway” c. 1910, NB-peavey leaning on timber, logs at least 16 ft long “Rib Lake”

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12157-P. “steam hauler, Rib Lake, Wis, Browns’ Studio” steersman holding steering wheel, at least 7 log sleighs, c. 191012158-P. c. 1940 log railroad flatcars just NE of Rib Lake sawmill; back-Upjohn hill on Fayette Ave.12159-P. c. 1940 “Round House” west side; Right-RLLC sawmill & water tower12160-P. c. 1900 “McComb Ave., Brown’s Studio, Rib Lake, Wis”; left-Upjohn Drug Store; left #2-furniture; right-“Wisconsin House” hotel “Liquors”-Lot 4, Block A, right nearest-partial-Post Office, Lot 3; rear-tanbark pile-North of Fayette; above-Street Light fixture, NB-4 cross arms of telephone wires12161-P. c. 1950 McComb Ave., Sinclair and Mobil Gas Stations; foreground-STH 102, view north, Right-Boy Scout building12162-P. “B. Hoye Co. Clothiers” c. 1910; foreground-McComb Ave.; left-unidentified man & dog-sidewalk is 6 sided paving block12163-P. c. 1910 unidentified cabin & 3 women-screen door lays against building12164-P. “in the woods” 2 white tail deer “photo by Brown” Rib Lake12164A-backside of 12164, June 29, 1908 to Miss Emma Danforth, Omro, Wis. 1 cent stamp12165-P. c. 1940 “Tourist Park” Rib Lake, Wis, wood pavilion & wood picnic tables; Right-Rib Lake12166-P. “Harper Lake Resort” “Rib Lake #39”, back-east arm-North Harper Lake, center-1936 Chevrolet 12167-P. Rib Lake –east side of RLLC mill complex c. 193012168-P. Rib Lake-east side of RLLC mill complex c. 194012169-P. Rib Lake-east side of RLLC mill complex c. 1930, steam obscures “Rib Lake 11”12170-P. c. 1960 Rib Lake – old RLLC machine shop, then Stewart’s Lumber Co; Right-STH 102 along Rib Lake12171-P. c. 1985 Camp 28 Restaurant; foreground-Rib Lake & dock12172-P. c. 1910 “M.E. Church” Methodist Episcopal Church, foreground-Church St.; above-electric light fixture12173-P. c. 1906 Ward School – south side, “Dear Father, this is a picture of the building in which I teach. Emma” 12173A-backside of 12173, to “J.A. Danforth, Omro, Wis”12174-P. unidentified grammar school students outside of Ward School, 43 students, probably one class12175-P. c. 1980 “Clearview School, Rib Lake, Wis 59-466”, east side, 655 Pearl St, in 2008 Rib Lake Village Hall & Library, on former RLLC lumber dry yard12176-P. c. 1960 “High School, Rib Lake, Wis” north side-Fayette Ave.; right-older building, left-addition12177-P. c. 1930 “Lutheran Church, Rib Lake, Wis”, north & west sides, left-fragment of parsonage12178-pamphlet, 10-1977 “Taylor County; The Log Cabin Country” by Roger L. Emmerich, County Clerk;

A-township mapB-“Early Settlement”C-pg 2D-pg 3E-pg 4-Townsip of Rib Lake

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F-Population & Immigration; Agricultural & Industrial DevelopmentG-1970 census, 16,958

12179-Map, plat, c. 1940 Taylor County (data is mixture from 1930-1940) – cover pageA-T33N 3EB-T33N 2EC-T33N 1ED-T32N 3E – Interwald E-T32N 2EF-T32N 1E – WhittleseyG-Pocket map - “Taylor County 1948” NE corner

12180-Map, plat, 1953, Taylor County – cover pageA-Taylor County, Marathon Atlas publishersB-Legal descriptions-illustrationC- Legal descriptions-textD-Wis. Map, county populations, tax assessment by county, 4th principal meridian E-T33N R3EF-T33N R2E – Village of Rib LakeG-T33N R1E – Westboro H-T32N R1E – Whittlesey (Ranges 2 East and 3 East are missing from book)

12181-Map, plat, c. 1957, Taylor County – cover page, Marathon Atlas PublishersA-T33N R3E – Spirit LakeB-T33N R2E – Village of Rib LakeC-T33N R1E – WestboroD-T32N R3E – Interwald E-T32N R2E F-T32N R1E – WhittleseyG-T31N R3E – Goodrich

12182-Map, plat, 1967, Taylor County – cover pageA-Taylor Co. “highway map”B-T33N R3E – Spirit LakeC-T33N R2E – Village of Rib LakeD-T33N R1E – WestboroE-T32N R3E – Interwald F-T32N R2E – 1970 land sale dataG-T32N R1E – WhittleseyH-T31N R3E – Goodrich

12183-Map, plat, 1970, Taylor County – cover pageA-T33N R3E – Spirit LakeB-T33N R2E – Village of Rib Lake & QueenstownC-T33N R1E – WestboroD-T32N R3E – Interwald E-T32N R2E F-T32N R1E – WhittleseyG-T31N R3E – Goodrich

12184-Rib Lake area lake names 191312185-Rib Lake area lake names c. 1940

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12186-Camp 8 site & railroad connection12187-Camp 8 site on 1913 plat map12188-Camp 8 site on 1913 map of county12189-1913 map-Brehm & Urquhart Post Offices12190-Map – RLLC railroad operations by Dave Tlusty, 12-2007, sites of numbered camps of RLLC after 1905 (purchased by U.S. Leather Co.) – dates of camps being researched and will be updated, RPR – 6-20-0812191-P. c. 1915 “Drug Store Jas [James] Upjohn Apotheke” [German for Drug Store], 713 McComb Ave., adult on right is James Upjohn, popcorn stand on wood sidewalk; left-window reflection – Nick Clerf Blacksmith Shop across street on Block A, Lot 1, McComb’s Racing Park Addition12192-P. c. 1905 probably Dr. L.L. Taylor, M.D. and office12193-P. c. 1900 “George Braun dealer in timbered and improved lands” “local agent for WCRR” [Wisconsin Central Railway] land, rear-stumps, left-firewood (slabwood) & bicycle, Block D, Lot 2, McComb’s Racing Park Addition12194-P. c. 1905 “Commercial House” Hotel, built by J.J. Kennedy to house mill workers, south side of Railroad Street, NB-fire ladder to roof – building burned; then largest hotel in Taylor County12195-P. c. 1950 former RLLC hemlock dry yard, view west to partially razed lumber dry shed; foreground-Railroad tracks from machine shop across McComb Ave.12196-P. c. 1949, remnants of lumber piles in RLLC hemlock yard, view west from tramway; center-loaded railroad flatcar12197-P. c. 1940 RLLC railroad tracks through hemlock-hardwood stand, Town of Corning12198-P. c. 1915 “Down the Rib, the drive, Interwald, Wis”, 2 men with cant hooks riding peeled hemlock log on Rib River, Town of Greenwood12199-P. c. 1915 “The Drive” 9 men on log drive in Rib River, left-log rollway

Volume (Disc) XXIII- #12200-1229912200-P. c. 1910 “sawmill-lumber lath & shingles, Interwald, Wis”; left-piles of cedar shingles; right-burned stump, Vic Meyer collection12201-P. “U.S. Tannery, Rib Lake, Wis” tannery complex from south; foreground-Fayette Ave; Naida Straub Collection12202-$10 bill “The First National Bank of Rib Lake”12203-P. 9-1982 McComb Ave., left-Mobil Station; Gordie & Virgie Gehrt “Last Chance” tavern; Janda Store; vacant lot; Coast to Coast; Olde Town Gift & Liquor store; unknown, Little Bohemia “Bowling Bar & Café”12204-P. 9-1982 old bank, NE corner of McComb & Landall – upstairs was old RLLC office post, 194612205-P. 9-1982 door “RLLC office” in old bank building12206-P. 9-1982 door “RLLC office” in old bank building12207-P. 9-1982 “Tannery Lane Company” old tannery building12208-P. 9-1982 tannery pond, view to north12209-P. 9-1982 old railroad row, NE NW 28-33-3E, view south from Wilderness Ave.12210-P. c. 1951, RLLC being razed, right-dry kiln; left-boiler room; view to north from Railroad Street12211-envelope 4-28-1981 Matt Lamberty to RPR

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12211A-Letter, Lamberty was Lamberti12211B-P. Matt Lamberty12212-P. Rib Lake Masons Bottle Band12213-P. 1910 South Harper Lake, view south from 2008 Rustic Road 112214-P. 1920 Rib Lake; left-Fayette Ave, view east “Scene on Rib Lake, Elster Photo Waupun”12215-P. c. 1905 “City Park, Rib Lake, Wis” Copper Creek bridge, view south12216-P. c. 1920 “City Park, Rib Lake, Wis” Copper Creek bridge, new cement bridge over Copper Creek12217-P. c. 1935 “Bird’s Eye View of Main Street” “12” east side of McComb Ave.; left-bank, on Landall, P.E. Marcus former store “The Fair”; vacant lot; Bakery “McRae”, hardware store-later Gamble Store-Block A, Lots 8, 9, 10, McComb’s Racing Park Addition; “J.A. Taylor Heating & Plumbing”; “The Big Store”- later Peter Bogumill’s locker plant – Block A, Part of Lot 5, 6 & 7, McComb’s Racing Park Addition12218-P. Bird’s eye view from RLLC smokestack, c. 1920 south side of McComb Ave.; left-George Braun; next-Upjohn Drug Store;12218A-annotated version of 12218

1. George Braun2. James Upjohn Drug Store3. 4. 5.6.7. Bird’s Nest8.9.10.11.12. Niggemann Food Store13. Ma Dodg’e Café 14. Seidel Food Store15.16.17.18. RLLC store19. Haas building 20. “The Big Store” aka Bogumill’s21. Hardware – later Gambles, on side “Merchandise”---Data subject to confirmation---22.23.24.25.26.27.

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12220-P. c. 1910 “B1657A1 Interwald, Wis” former Interwald Store – founded by Henry Faust before he moved to Rib Lake; left-George Knower; right-Mrs. George (Cora) Knower12221-P. c. 1910 “A skidway” loading logs onto sleigh, NB-2 front logs looped by chains on both ends – lifted by jin pole, top loader holds cant hook12222-P. c. 1910 loading logs onto sleigh, 4 horse team & teamster wait12223-P. c. 1910 steam hauler & 4 loaded sleighs, steersman sits in front of vertical pistons12224-P. 1918 Rib Lake “nurse corps”12225-P. c. 1920 rollway at Camp 16, 2 men decking logs, foreground-cant hook12226-P. c. 1910 “EM5” tannery complex from west; back-“flats” & Rib Lake High School12227-P. c. 1910 “hay harvest Interwald, Wis”, Team pulling hay wagon and loader, Ed Klein farm; center on ground-“Old Grandma Johanna Wittke”12227A-text on back by George Knower, “Bertha Wittke was my only pupil”12228-P. 5-19-1884, J.J. Kennedy’s sawmill, “view of J.J. Kennedy’s lumbering horses, 47 head, Rib Lake, Wis” photograph by C.H. Locke May 19th, view north; right-bull chain into Rib Lake, RPR collection – oldest dated Rib Lake photo12229-P. c. 1885, “Jumbo four horse load” “Canadian Peaker” sleigh load, fur coated teamster & 4 horses, c. 22 logs of white pine, butt label with board feet, e.g. “1210”12230-P. c. 1920 “Corner in lumber yard, Rib Lake, Wis” rear-main smoke stack of RLLC, professionally piled lumber and strips between boards for air drying, tall lumber piles c 20 feet high12231-P. c. 1980 Alan Blomberg inspecting big cut made for steam hauler in the hills separating the Hultman Lake & Copper Creek watershed. Just north of Ritchie Lake, 1-33-2E. This site marked on Timm’s Hill National Trail12231A-text – RPR collection12232-P. c. 1930 McGiffert Loader “No. 2” RLLc, unloaded flatcar being pulled by loader from track behind to loading position; rear-wood water tank; rear beneath tank-railroad trucks to be lowered onto railroad track after flatcar is moved, NB-this type of machine is open for public viewing at the Minnesota Museum of Transportation, Duluth, Minnesota12233-P. at Camp 18, McGiffert loader and 2 loaded flatcars12233A-text on back of 12233, 6,000 -8,000 feet per car, 10 man crew assisted Frank Erdman, McGiffert loader master, his goal was 25 ends per day, 2 ends per car, RLLC sawed-on average- 16-18 ends of softwood or 14 ends of hardwood per day. RPR interview of Frank Erdman 198012234-P. c. 1930 L-Frank Erdman with cant hook and his “hooker” aka loading helper – who wood hook the logs prior to loading12235-P. 9-1974 abandoned farm home, SW-SW, Sec. 14, T33N R2E, east side of CTH D12236-P. c. 1980, “Rib Lake Population 782”, STH 102 west side of Village of Rib Lake, left-Robin Ann Paulina Rusch, nka Riggs; right-Kristin Karen Bethany Leona Martha Rusch, nka Strobach12237-P. 1-1975, remnants of ice road12237A-text on back of 1223712238-P. c. 1947 Camp 2812239-P. c. 1947 Camp 28, speeder top in front on railroad track12240-P. c. 1947 McGiffert loader at Camp 2812241-P. c. 1947 The cutover at Camp 2812242-P. c. 1947 4 loaded lumber cars in hemlock yard, rear-white building is RLLC store12243-P. c. 1947, 2 men on tramway decline

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12244-P. 1947 RLLC hemlock yard, tramway declines to ground level12245-P. c. 1980, Marinette, Tomahawk & Western Railroad Company boxcar12246-Map 5-1981 “Early roads, trails and mills” by RPR includes ice roads, tote roads12246A-Map Ritchie Lake – Sec. 1, T22 2E, Ice road excavation – site12247-P. 11-1980 Ritchie Lake ice road cut12248-P. 11-1980 Ritchie Lake ice road cut, Alan Blomberg12249-P. 11-1980 Ritchie Lake ice road cut, Alan Blomberg12250-P. 11-1980 old ice road to Camp 9, north side of Ritchie Lake12251-P. 11-1980 old blaze – witness tree to section line of Taylor-Price County boundary12252-P. 11-1980 Ritchie Lake, Sec. 1, T33 2E12253-L. 8-24-1982, Martha H. Rusch to RPR re steam hauler12254-RLHe 1-8-1904 “Largest in the World” RLLC is the largest hemlock manufacturer in the world12255-Map 6-2008 Camp 9, ice road cut, tote road route, 1-33-2E, site of Ritchie Pine Camp12256-Timm’s Hill Trail logo, 1986 version12257-Star News 6-13-1984, “Area railroad logging operations chronicled” by RPR; B&C – 6-20-198412258-Rib Lake High School [RLHS] dedication program, 11-15-196412259-Star News 3-19-1986 “Rib Lake Redmen earn trip to state”12260-1986 WIAA Boys Basketball Tournament Program; A-Scheduled games; B-P. Rib Lake High School team & data12261-Abstract of Title; part of Government lot 4, 32-T34-3E, Price County, [Spirit Lake-river dam site] entry 4, 3-11-1880, Wisconsin Legislature ok “flooding dam”, deed to James McCrossen; A-entry 10, pine stumpage contract12262-2007 Price County Plat Map, ID of Government Lot 412263-Star News 6-19-2008, “Williams; No hope ahead for reform of school funding system”; P. RPR; P. Mary Williams, State Representative 12264-Memo 6-24-2008, RPR re Thums Store ledger from Carl Thums 1981

A-Andreas HoffmannB-William-Wilhelm MartinC-Josef DumsD-Josef DumsE-John ObowaF-Josef DumsG-SeidelH-Louis BrunoI-Lorenz ThumsJ-Josef DumsK-SeidelL-Lorenz ThumsM-Joseph DumsSF-“Thums Ledger”

12265-P. 8-1970, left-Thums Store building; right-Highland School; behind-St. Ann’s Church, view east12265A-Joseph Thums Store, pg 103 of Pictorial History of Rib Lake 198112266-Star News 7-14-2005, “Steam powered the logging dream in Rib Lake” by RPR

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12267-P. John Taylor Hardware Store – interior, c. 1910, Star News 4-27-200612268-Star News 4-25-2002 L. 1910 Simon Kortenkamp to John & Annie Holscher re Rib Lake Tannery12269-Article, 12 pgs “RLH; Movers & Shakers; Cast of Characters to Early Rib Lake History” Updated to 6-25-2008, by RPR & Cindy A. Sommer12270-Map-Sketch by RPR 1-1985, Rib Lake Tannery12271-Abstract of Title, Lot 16, Block H, Surveyor’s Plat of North Rib Lake [part of former Rib Lake Tannery] 3-13-195912272-Abstract-part-SW-NE, 18-32-1E, Stumpage contract for “All the hemlock timber” 7-1-1897 to Fayette Shaw12273-1909 “Hide & Leather Year Book” by Jacobson Publishing; A-List of Wisconsin tanneries, e.g. U.S. Leather Co in Medford, Mellen, Prentice, Rib Lake, Stanley, Tomahawk12274-Article, George Corrigan “Tanneries & hemlock bark industry in Wisconsin” 9-9-1978 proceedings of Forest History Assoc. of Wisconsin12275-Milwaukee Journal “Surviving tanneries are doing better now”; A-tanning steps12276-1901 bark ledger, pg 150 “Westboro Tannery; A-Pg 143 “Weidrick & Matson Lumber Co. jobbers bark; B-1902 “Camp 2 bark shipped to Prentice tannery; C-1901 Pg 45 “Westboro, Joseph Trippner; D-Pg. 18 “Camp 3-John R. Davis Lumber Co. trains; E-Pg 44 “Bark at Ogema shipped to Phillips tannery – as of 1988 original is in the possession of Harry Curran12277-Deed 6-25-1891 J.J. Kennedy, et ux, to F [Fayette] D. Shaw, Lots 14 & 15, Block H, Surveyor’s Plat of Rib Lake, This conveyance made on condition that [Fayette Shaw] agrees to build…a tannery for the manufacture of leather upon the premises…of the capacity & dimension of the tannery now owned…by T.F.M. & F.D. Shaw at Medford, Wis…the same to be completed & in operation by 1-1-1893. Logging roads to be kept open…12278-tannery map 12-8-1987 of Rib Lake Tannery complex c. 1924 by Brother Augustine Koffler12279-L. 12-8-1987 Brother Augustine Koffler to RPR12280-Taylor Co. Zoning Map 7-29-1937, forestry & recreation districts, [repealed c. 1975]12281-WWII “Sugar Ration Book”12282-“Public Auction” sale-auction notice c. 1935 Peter Perusek farm, SW-NW 18-T33N-R3E, 2008 owners are Jay and Cindy Thums12283-“Push for Rusch” bumper sticker, 1972, Marlin Walbeck, Chairman12284-L. RPR to Mike Weckwerth 11-4-198712285-History 1-1970 by Ray Voemastek12286-L. John R. Gray to RPR c. 8-198612287-L. Mary Williams to RPR 7-8-198512288-Quit Claim Deed 3-2-1916, Carl Gruening to RLLC, o.k. water level in Rib Lake12289-“Wisconsin Central Railroad Lands” by Charles L. Colby c. 1882; original-possibly John Van Der Hudf, Spirit, first page scanned, see RLH – Wis. Central12290-“Railroads of Wisconsin 1827-1937”, Railway & Locomotive History Society, 8-1937 title page;

A-1873 WC Colby to Worchester-Price Co.1883-Chelsea to Rib Lake1809 Abbotsford to Athens1899 Goodrich Junction to Goodrich

12291-History of “Soo Line” Jim Smith 3-1970

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12292-L. 12-22-1983, Ray E. Pendergast to RPR12293-L. Wayne Johnson to Ray E. Pendergast 11-30-1983, Railroad line-Chelsea-Rib Lake abandoned 195112294-Soo Line time table 5-31-1925; A-Athens-Goodrich & Rib Lake-Chelsea; B-Spencer-Ashland East; C-Spencer-Ashland West 12295-Ad; Free Show Gem Theatre c. 1930, List of Merchants12296-Ad; c. 1934, “The World’s All Right” at Rib Lake Armory, List of Merchants 12297-RLHe 3-13-1936 “Many Changes in Lumber Company’s [RLLC] office”, List of office staff12298-RLHe 11-13-1936 “Lake Shore Project Finished”12299-Star News quotes re J.J. Kennedy et al, 11-7-1881, etc.

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