Flash From The Past
The 1910's

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Oconto County Reporter
Sept 15, 1910
Researched and contributed by Richard La Brosse

Marriage Licenses:  John Brundnicki of Milwaukee to Julia Kapla of Chase

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Oconto County Reporter
March 2, 1911

Sheriff Burns made a trip through Little Suamico, Pensaukee and Chase last week, serving notice on parents who failed to send their children to school regularly. Family after family in Oconto county, living within two miles of the schoolhouses, are keeping children out on one pretext or another.

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Oconto County Reporter
March 14, 1912

Marriage License - Wesley Krueger to Laura Elliott, both of the town of Chase.

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The Farmer Herald
Oconto Falls
Friday, Sept. 6, 1918
Submitted by Richard LaBrosse

Vincent Usiak of the town of Chase was accidentally shot Sunday while hunting with his brother, Joseph, and two chums, Andrew Dolata and Antone Brezezinski.  The four boys started to go hunting over near the Pensaukee river.  They had one gun for the four.  On the way to the river they took turns firing at marks.  The gun was passed from one to another constantly.  Joseph Usiak, after saying he was going to fire at a mark, passed the gun to young Dolata, who thought that Usiak had removed the shell from the gun.  He turned to Vincent Usiak, who came up behind him and said, “if you were only a rabbit I would shoot you,” and pointing the gun at him pulled the trigger.  The shot entered the young man’s chest and killed him instantly.

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Oconto County Reporter
February 9, 1911

Marriage licenses:  Geo. M. Baten of Wrightstown to Minnie Van Den Heuvel of Chase; George Glewinski of Pulaski to Maryanna Szweda of Chase.