Looking Back - Do you remember when...

  Information for 100, 75, 50 and 25  year news briefs was researched and gathered by Renee Geving and Cec McKeig from Cass County newspaper archives at the Cass County Historical Society. 

100 Years Ago

Sept. 8, 1922

   Mr. Orlie Green of Backus and Miss Anna Hagen were united in marriage at Remer by Rev. Richardson. The groom is employed in the M. & I depot at Backus. 

   The Longville Fair will take place Saturday September 16th. 

   The hunting season for ducks will open Saturday the 16th. The duck hunting camps at Partridge Point near Bear Island will open at the start of the season and Haldeman says his houseboat will be ready for use the first day.  

 75 Years Ago

Sept. 5, 1947

   An interesting sight on Lake Louise in Blind Lake township is a 21 foot long and 6 feet high beaver house.

   A bridal shower was held at the Boy River village hall for Mary Brown who is to become the wife of Charles Stern this September.

   Jake Fleisher came to Hackensack in 1905 where he operated a sawmill and blacksmith and woodworking shops. He also managed the Backus Lumber Yard in Hackensack.

50 Years Ago

August 31, 1972

   Head Coach C.L. French of Remer High School announced that the 1972 football season will open with 14 returning lettermen.

   On August 17th Ralph Felton was honored with a birthday dinner on his 87th birthday. Guests were Russ, Mary Ellen and Oscar Nyvall, Fritz and Donna Felton and children, Mr.  and Mrs. Corwin Felton and Mrs. and Mrs. David Felton.

   Louis Chalich buys 152 pounds of wild rice from Jim Cloud Sr. and Jr., which they harvested on the opening day of wild ricing season.

 25 Years Ago

Sept. 2, 1997

   The Remer Volunteer Fire Department is having a pancake breakfast August 31st at the Remer Fire Hall.

   Larry Swanson is the new Northland School Superintendent. He came to Remer from Butternut, Wisconsin.