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582 OUR COUNTY OUR STORY "Poland Corners," founded, 387 Polar, Leona E., 164 Portage County Drainage D~istrict, 300, 304, 354 Polash, Stan., 285 Poles as immigrants, 36 beliefs of, 130 customs of, 134, 137-138 Portage County Graphite and Mmneral Paint Manufacturing Com- pany, founded, 296 Portage County Press (Almond), founded, 235-236 in Belmont, 129 Portage County Real Estate Coinin Dewey, 128 in Hull, 128 in Sharon, 126, 128-129 pany, 233 Portage County T~eachers founded, 160-161 I~nstitute, in Stockton, 126, 128 Porter, L., (for Lyman) pioneer, 275, language problems of, 133 letters of, 131-132 names of, 138-139 365 Porter Lake (Waushara County), named, 62 weddings of, 135-136 Poliwoda, Martin, 282 Poll, Frank, 234 Portigal, Charles, pioneer, 302 Portigal, Fred, pioneer, 302 Post, Peter, pioneer, 246 Pollak, the Rev. John (or as Jan), Post (German weekly), founded, 121 pioneer, 125 Potato raising, 37, 141, 175-177, 191, Pollard, Edward, pioneer, 289 Pollard, T~heodore, pioneer & CWV, 528 Polley, Alice, 358 Polley, Elizabeth, pioneer woman, 266 Polley, Joseph, pioneer, 266 Polley, Starr, pioneer, 266 Pollock, James, pioneer & CWV, 524 Polonia Post Office, founded, 139 194-195, 257, 282, 356, 398 Potinski, Frank, pioneer, 391 Potter, James, pioneer &e CWV, 529 Potts, Albert, 267 Powel, George, pioneer, 289 Powers, C. (for Chester) E. (also as D.), pioneer & CWV, 3714, 526 Powers, Donald W., WWII, 536 Prais, Victor 5., 449 Pratt, Mrs. Ella (nee Kollack), 230 Polum, Steve, 334 Pratt, M. G., pioneer, 265, 3715 Pomeroy, Harry, 253; quoted, 240 Pomeroy, Louis A., 253 Pool, Henry, pioneer, 310 Pratt, Veretta, 165 Pratt, Wiggington Sc Collick, Pray, Theron B., 1710-171 357 Portage (Wis.), roads to, 12, 42 Portage, Winnebago & Superior Railroad building of, 76-77 crtiizedi o, 2657 Precourt, Antoine, frontiersman, 34, 275, 502 Precourt, B. A., 50 Precourt, Harry, 201 Precourt, Luman, 163 criticized, 265 ~Precourt, Miss Theresa. See Scrib- Portage County ner, Mrs. Theresa census of, 31, 112 Pre-emption claims, 15, 22, 24 changes in form of government, 204-205, 210, 213 court houses built, 208-209, 211- Prell, Gherard, pioneer, 391 Prentice, J. (for Jackson) L., pioneer & CWV, 432, 434, 446, 517 212, 216 description of, 203, 206 first election, 206 Presque Prairie, named, 84 Preston, Capt. Frank, pioneer, 331 Price, Albert, 402 population of, 33, 203 records of, 14, 21, 31 settlement of, 2, 6, 37, 39 Prices of, commodities, 423 cranberries, 281 struggle over county seat, 210-213 drainage on Buena Vista M~arsh, 302 tax rates in (1847), 207 farm products, 176, 190 Portage County Agricultural Societyr, (Amherst), founded, 252 ferry rides, 332 food, 187, 470 Portage County Bank (Almond), groceries, 328-329 founded, 79, 237 Portage County Bankers' 199 Assocition, horses, 470 land, 423 livery igs, 25 lvr is 5 Portage County Directory 1896, quot- motor vehicles, 258 ed, 271, 313-314, 355 sawing of lumber, 413
INJDEX 583 shaves, 459-460 soft drink license, 258 tavern-inn license, 206 Railroads criticized, 265 effects of, 508 telephone calls, 458 Primus, Augustus C., pioneer &c CWV, 530 Prins, John, pioneer, 391 Printz, Anton, 286 Printz, Frank E., WWI, 533 Printz, John, pioneer, 17'7 Printz, Jos., 286 Prochnow, Louis, 238 Progressive Club, founded, 172 Prohibition Act, effects of, 257, 324 repeal of, 258 mentioned, 39, 67-68, 74-75, 77-79, 118, 214, 235, 253, 255. See also various railroad companies. Rait, Abe, pioneer, 321 Rait, Alexander, pioneer &c CWV, ~530 Rambeck, Bertha Helene, pioneer' woman, 104 Rambeckr, John, pioneer &c CWV, 524 Rambeck, Olaus Hansen, pioneer, 104 Ramchek, George J., WWII, 536 Rand, Aaron L., pioneer &c CWV, 526 Property valuations Almond village, personal, 234 Amherst Junction, motor vehicles, 258 Grant township, increase in land, 300 Randall, Alex W., 92 Randall, Edwin A., pioneer &c CWV, 526 Randall, Orange, pioneer, 266 Rashow, George J., pioneer &c CWV, 524 Junction City, buildings of, 313; livestock in, 313 Park Ridge village, 350 Pine Grove township, 354 saw mills, general, 293-294, 319 508 Proxmire, Hon. William, 134, 218 Przekurat, Clifford V., 'WWII, 536 3Przekurat, Valentine, 286 Rasmusen, Torsten, pioneer, 345 Rasmussen, A. (for Andrew), 223-224 Rasmussen, Jens, pioneer, 1, 220, 223, 378, 380 Rasmussen, Peter, 2, 379, 381 Rasmussen, Rasmus, pioneer &c CWV, 529 Rassmussen, Arnold, 267 Rath, Mrs. Victoria, 233 Przyblski, Josef, 285 Puariea, Marguerite E., 465 Puariea, M/oses, pioneer, 86 Public Library (Stevens Point, Wis.), founded, 1712 Rath, Willard F., WWII, 536, 538 Rathke, Helene, 164 Ravelin, Harry T., 381 Rawsen, F. 5., 234 Raymond, J. (for James) 0., pio- Public Square (Stevens Point) auction days, 144 platted, 416 neer &e CWrV, 205, 373, 477-478, 531 Razner, Alois, 349 Reading, William, pioneer, 87, 310, Pufts, Daisy, 23450 Pulaski, Casimir, 145, 451 Reading &c Van Order, lumbermen, 506 Purdy, Ira, pioneer, 364, 367 Rebenstein, Carl, 121 Pyle, Ernie, 512 Recipes, Dutch, 147 Quin (also as Q~uim), John, pioneer, 309-310 Q~uisla, Mr. & Mrs. Ole P., pioneers, 60, 223 German, 114 Reciprocal Trade Act, 192 Red Mill Tavern, 30 Red Rooster Tavern, 327 Redantz, Henry, 286 Raasoch, Dr. Halfdan, 337, 339 Redfield, A. B., pioneer, 310 Redfield, Ben, 368, 402 Racial exclusiveness, 100, 103, 129, ]Redfield, Capt. Josiah B., 521 133, 236, 309, 386-388 Redford, E. (for Erwin) A., pioneer, Radcliff, John, 355 15, 289, 292 Radcliffe, B. &c H., 354 Reed, George, 75 Radcliffe, B~enjamin, pioneer, 87 Referendums, 211, 216, 437, 439, 457, Radcliffe, Mrs. Lina, (nee Dickson) 46 230 Reichardt, Dr. F., 16j9, 442 Rader, N., 233 Reichardt, William, frontiersman, Radio stations, 458 421
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Page 3 and 4: INDEXC 545 Almond, township of, fou
Page 5 and 6: INDEX 547 Bartosz, Adam, 142 Beebee
Page 7 and 8: INDEX 549 Borcier (correctly Boursi
Page 9 and 10: INDEX 551 Business and Professional
Page 11 and 12: INDEX 553 Cobb, Kathryn M., 163 Cob
Page 13 and 14: INDEX 555 &er8 CWV, 399, 526 Denkma
Page 15 and 16: INDEX Duranso, Louis, pioneer, 289
Page 17 and 18: INDEX 559 Finch, Moses, pioneer, 43
Page 19 and 20: INDEX 561 Gilbertson, Ray A., 199 G
Page 21 and 22: INDEX 563 Hahn, Nick, pioneer, 246-
Page 23 and 24: I[NDEX 565 Higgins, Francis, 81 Hig
Page 25 and 26: INDJEX 567 Ingbretson, Martin, 346
Page 27 and 28: I[NDEX 569 Kershaw, Capt. William J
Page 29 and 30: INDEX 571 Lansen, Thomas, 278 Legen
Page 31 and 32: I[NDEX 573 Lusitania, sinking of, 5
Page 33 and 34: I[NDEX 575 Maybee, 0. (for Orin), f
Page 35 and 36: INDEX 577 Mullarkey, Andrew, fronti
Page 37 and 38: INDEX 579 Olsen, Amund, pioneer, 39
Page 39: INDEX 581 Petrusky, William, 359 Pe
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Page 47 and 48: IN4DEXI 589 Slutts (also as Sluts),
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