Bio: Johnson, Mrs. Everett
– Past Memories
Transcriber:
stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Johnson, Schulte
----Source: Clark County Stories Book
At the time I didn't realize how fortunate my sister and I were to have the
opportunity to attend high school. My parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schulte,
who lived about seven and a half miles southwest of Colby, did have a lot of
work to do on the farm. So they needed our help.
My dad bought a 1924 Ford Model T Roadster. Later he made it into a truck.
At the time I was 14 years old so I needed a special driving permit to drive
to school. He took me to Neillsville before the judge to get it. Then I had
to learn how to drive it.
I could drive a tractor but that was a little different. With the help of
Mom and Dad I learned to drive. By those standards, today I wouldn't have
passed a driver's test, but Dad thought I must drive rather than stay in.
The first time I drove I parked the car a distance from the school so I had
clear going when I started out.
In the winter only the main roads were plowed, so that the side roads
weren't plowed. We had to stay in Colby at our grandparents. We didn't like
that. There was nothing to do and we didn't have any extra money to spend.
Our school supplies were enough to buy. We did have the opportunity to
attend the home basketball games. If we got a season ticket that was $1.25.
Also the P.T.A. meetings were very entertaining. Usually they had a very
good program and many of the high school students would go. At least the
assembly room was filled to capacity.
On weekends we would go home. Granddad kept a horse and cutter in town.
Sometimes it was very cold, but didn't matter, we looked forward to going
home. If it was very cold Grandma had the foot- warmer ready for us so we
would keep our feet warm. That was heated with charcoal which was put on a
tray and slid into the foot-warmer.
In the spring when the snow was gone we drove the car again. Roads weren't
as good as they are now. There were a lot of sink holes. Many times you had
to wonder which rut to take.
At least one time I got stuck several miles from home. I called Dad to get
us. He brought the tractor, a Titan. He pulled the car out and the battery
stayed in the mud hole. So he had to pull it all the way home. In those days
the batteries were under the floor boards. It took a lot of nerve to drive
because you had to think of going through those bad places morning and
night. The more that traveled through the sink holes the worse they got.
That's a little of the fun we had going to school.
Mrs. Evert Johnson
Route 1
Unity, Wisconsin 54488
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