$10,000 fire insurance policy on plant and
contents at Kennan.
November 29, 1938 - Officers: Jay, President;
Fandel, Kanning, Rathsack, Leonhard,
Lamp. '
December 7, 1938 - presents gross check $17.64
presents gross check $ 7.89
presents gross check $12.90
January 1, 1939 -Acquisition of Stanley Grade
"A" plant.
February 3, 1940 -Resolution No. 3 to increase
our capitalization 50,000 to $250,00.
March 18, 1940- Ed Pfeifer, Mananger; L.G.
Hein, Intake Man.; Geo. Pfeifer, Stanley
Plant Mananger; R.W. Nachtway,
Fieldman; G.A. Sandon, Exeland Plant
Manager; H.A. Roberts, Cashier; J.P.
Glone, Superintendent.
May 25, 1940 -G.H. Western signed Chicago
Milk Marketing Order.
Installation of a laboratory at Ladysmith
and hired a full time chemist.
July 20, 1940 -Creamery owned trucks. Motion
we provide governors for trucks to permit a
speed not to exceep 40 mph.
November 9, 1940 -Enclosed bodies for milk
trucks. Motion for creamery to purchase a
Stallman body and install it on a truck
owned by creamery. Carried 40 hour week.
Mr. Peiffer discussed new law which may
make it necessary to revise our plant opera-
tion schedules.
February 22, 1941 - Voting stockholders at this
meeting were:
Albert, R., Anderson, Abe, Anderson, 0., Arnold,
Jess, Ayres, William, Anderson, Gilman.
Baranowski, John, Barten, Mrs. Peter, Barten,
Theodore, Bay, Fred, Beckett, Mrs. M., Berge,
Carl, Berkeypile, Harry, Bollen, E., Bollom,
George, Bratina, Magdalene, Byczek, Anthony,
Baker, Ralph, Bichrt, Frank. Chodan, Emily,
Clarke, Randolph, Cornelissen, G., Cornelissen,
H., Cornelissen, Mrs. Mary, Crabb, Clarence,
Dahnert, Ben, Davis, H., Dean, L., Dicus, Orville,
Dicus, Perry, Dantzmann, A., Douglas, F. Everts,
A., Evjen, Jacob, Egly, Edw., Eslinger, Peter.
Fandel, J., Fandel, Richard, Flohr, Herman, Fox,
Marion, Froeming, Henry. Galetka, Stanley,
Gauthier, Mrs., Gifford, Frank, Greiger,
Theodore, Greishammer, E., Griglak, Wm.,
Groen, Herman, Groothousen, Con, Grindle,
Eugene. Haasl, Donald, Haasl, Matt, Haberli,
John, Hadden, A., Hallberg, Sigfried, Hanson,
Clarence, Hanson, Elmer, Hein, Leonard, Hein,
Susan, Heiny, Charles, Host, B., Hraban, Charles,
Hazuga, John, Hinke, Henry. Jacobson, Wilbur,
Jay, E.L., Jez, Joseph, Johnson, Edw., Johnson,
John Alfred, Johnson, John Axel, Johnson,
Oswald, Johnson, Siewert, Jensen, H. Kanning,
August, Kass, John, Klotz, Max, Kmosena, An-
drew, Kolar, Ignatz, Kressin, Mrs. Helena,
Kressin, William, Kromrey, Joseph, Kuchta, Steve
Sr., Kunce, Clifford, Kurz, Vincent, Kamp, Her-
man, Keller, Otto, Koupi, Ignac, Sr., Kraimer,
Win., Kucaba, James, Kucaba, Jos. Jr., Kucaba,
Jos. Sr., Kuehni, Chris. LaBerge, Archie, Ladd,
Fred, Laidlaw, H., Lamoureux, Albert,
Lamoureux, W., Larson, Andrew, Larson, G.,
Leonhard, P., Leonhard, P., Leroux, Harry, Lin-
dahl, Ernest, Long, Elmer, Loomis, C., Lundberg,
John, Lyons, Cecil, Lyons, George, Lindemann,
M., Loula, Joseph. McElravy, G., McGinnis,
Foster, McGlone, John, McKnight, L. Madry, E.,
Matz, Henry, Mautner, A., Meyer, William,
Mikula, Frank, Mikyska, John Sr., Miller, Robert,
Miller, V., Miniatt, Edw., Misfeldt, Henry,
Mistrak, Joseph, Mohr, LaVern, Moksness, Mrs.
Ben, Much, Win., Madson, Edw., Mustard,
George, Maki, Matt. Nachtwey, Robt., Nelson,
Arthur, Nelson, John, Neuner, A. Osborn, Elmer,
Otto, Fred, Onufer, Anton, Otto, Arthur. Parker,
H., Pecka, Joseph, Pedersen, Earl, Pember, John,
Peterson, Chas., Peterson, H., Peterson, Theodore,
Petras, James, Pfeifer, Edw., Phetteplace, Earl,
Pinney, B., Polak, Frank, Potter, J., Presher,
James, Prochaska, Joseph, Perger, Fred, Pro-
chaska, James, Pfeifer, Geo. Quinnell, Floyd.

Raasch, Ernest, Recore, Fred, Rheingans, Mrs.
A., Riegel, Edw., Roberts, H., Robinson, Jack,
Rogers, Win., Rylko, Albert. Sanders, Roy, San-
tovi, Frank, Schmardebeck, Win., Schmidt, W.,
Schmidt, Earl, Schmidt, Brothers, Schneidewent,
Carl, Schreiber, Win., Schultz, Art., Shudlick, A.,
Siegert, E., Sillman, Theo., Sillman, Henry,
Skilbred, Hans, Skistad, Rudolph, Slesar, Mrs.
Emma A., Stanger, Walter, Staponkas, Charles,
Steele, Lyle, Steinhilber, J., Steinhilber, Mary, St.
John, E., Stockberger, Luther, Strahm, Fred,
Strop, Henry, Stumpke, William, Susedik, Anton,
Susen, John, Susnik, Val, Swoverland, Mrs. A.,
Szotkowski, George, Sandon, Gerald, Squires,
Guy, Shafarik, Mrs. Mary, Sigfried, Matt, Simur-
diak, Anton, Sorensen, Axel. Titera, Mrs. Rose,
Tremblay, Alex, Thomas, Ivan. Vander Loop,
Geo., Van Heesch, Alphonse, Van Patter, James,
Voigt, Mrs. Ida. Wakefield, Clarence, Well-
hausen, Edw., Wenner, Mike, Witt, Edw., Witt-
wer, Fred, Wuerth, William, Wyatt, William,
Was, Vincent, Weissenberg, George, Western,
Gus, Witt, Harry. Ypma, D. Zehner, Clarence,
Zellweger, Ernest, Zellay, P.
1944 Officers- President, Lester McKnight;
Western, Miller, Craig, Klotz, Thomas,
Witt, Evjen and Sillman.
1956 Officers- Melvin, Wedwick, President;
Roy Helbert, Max Klotz, Alfred Hum-
mitsch, Dave Justus, Fred Voss, Walter,
Becker, John Meives, Robert Craig.
October 31, 1956 - Business transacted last 10
months - $4,375,130.62.
December 7, 1956 - Dr. N.E. Fabricius stated we
sold around 62 million dollars worth of
products during present calendar year.
December 14, 1956- Discussed   bulk  tank
pickup. A tank of 90 gallons capacity sold
for $100, being made by Cherry-Burrell.
December 28, 1956 -Dr. Fabricius mentioned
that Mr. Gustafson wants to sell out both
here and at Rice Lake.
May 11, 1957- Dr. Fabricius reported on labor
negotiations. Labor was asking $1.87 per
hour with 40 hour week.
August 31, 1957 -Dr. Fabricius made a trip to
sell Grade "A" milk in Texas, Kansas and
Iowa, and reported Chicago price of $3.10
per cwt for 3.5 test milk.
November 14, 1958 - Dr. Fabricius stated Ab-
botts Dairies approached us on buying their
Plant. Cost of $265,000.
December 19, 1959 -Motion for John Trudell
and Dr. Fabricius to write a letter to
employees of retirement age of 70, that
they will be retired January 1, 1960 with a
bonus of $1000 to be paid over a one year
period.
June 10, 1960 -A bid of $250 offered by Loren
Baxter for house on creamery property.
George Ypma moved to accept bid if proper
arrangements can be made.
November 28, 1966- Motion carried that plant
give 2 pounds of butter to each patron for
Christmas gift.
December 21, 1966- Total gain     or loss:
-$16,491.39.
Officers: Tim Peterson, President; Al Guns,
Harold Mertig, Fred Voss, Byron Spencer,
Sunder Haroldson, John Trudell, Manager,
Lambert Wright and Al Dering, Fieldmen.
June 30, 1967 - Total Assets: $1,119,068.58.
June 3, 1968 - Haulers requested 18o per cwt on
bulk milk.
June 30, 1969- Dick Leonhard talked to board
about Grade "A" outlet at Owen for 2
Flambeau Valley Farms.
September 3, 1969 -Grade "A" $4.20.
John Trudell given authority to sell canning
equipment.
March 5, 1970 - Notice to Patrons
... During the last 2 years the working
capital of Flambeau Valley Farms has slow-
ly eroded away due mainly to high cheese
prices being paid to producers selling their
milk to these cheese plants. During this

period, we have been over-paying our pro-
ducers. The Association has been suffering
substantial monthly losses and can no longer
meet the standard of the ratio as set by the
state. Before our present financial position
becomes more serious, and while we still
have sufficient funds to pay our producers
for their milk, it is the decision of the Board
of Directors to close this plant and discon-
tinue taking in milk on March 5, 1970.
December 31, 1979- Final dissolution  date.
Re-searched and compiled by Betty Silvernale
MADDOCKS' DRUG
STORE
The village of Bruce had a pharmacy from 1891
to 1974. This business was begun by Dr. George
Carachan. Other early pharmacists were Mr.
Charles Rapp of Clear Lake, Mr. Fred Staeben of
Wuasau and Mr. Claude Howard of New Rich-
mond. Mr. Bert H. Maddocks purchased the
business from Claude Howard in 1937. His son,
Ray   Maddocks was the     last pharmacist,
discontinuing the business in 1974, when long time
physician Dr. M.L. Whalen retired his medical
practice in the village.
Submitted by Melanie Maddocks

Maddock's Drug Store, Bruce, Wisc. 1954
MENASHA WOODEN
WARE COMPANY
Warner was named Ladysmith in 1900. There
are two versions of its naming. One - that it was
named Ladysmith to honor the bride of Chas. R.
Smith, head of Menasha Wooden Ware Company
at Ladysmith. The second version states that it was
named for Ladysmith, S. Africa, an important site
during the Boer War 1899-1902. One Patrick J.
McDonald, "river pig" (men who worked on the
log drives) affirmed the truth of this statement.
The community of Ladysmith was organized in
1901. In 1900 Manasha Wooden Ware Co. pur-
chased the power site on the Flambeau about one
mile east of the village and also a large plot of land
in that area. This news brought many workers in
and out of the state to people this area. Manasha
began its building and logging operations in 1901.
The first year there were 40-50 laborers on its pay
roll. In later years the pay roll doubled. The ac-
counts kept began in June 1901.
The following material in this article was taken
from three Menasha W.W. Co. account books
covering the period of 1901 to July 1919.
June 5, 1901 Menasha W.W. Co. paid
Mill Construction       $256.42
Land improvement         456.42
Mill pay roll           1619.00
$2336.36
Following are the 1902 summaries of monies paid
out:

Land
Labor development
Jan. $6735.92  $987.67
Feb. 8888.64     42.00
Mar. 2067.15
Apr. 3065.08    388.53
May 1809.58     456.94
June 2037.39    380.25

Land
Labor improvement
July $2161.23  $403.54
Aug. 2556.39    314.01
Sept. 2346.66
Oct. 1787.48    207.20
Nov. 2235.96
Dec. 1160.40    141.35