News: Greenwood 15 years ago - Sep 1894 (09 Sep 1909)

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Surnames: Anderson, Dutcher, Nye, Stange, Colemam

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) 09 Sep 1909

The Rock Creek bridge arrived on Wednesday and was soon in the course of erection.

The Wis. Central had a big force of men ditching the big cut and raising the grade at Rock Creek by three feet.

Greenwood defeated Loyal Sunday by a score of 25 to 10.

Saturday and Sunday Sept. 1st and 2nd, 1894, was a day of disasters for the near vicinity of Greenwood. The following losses were recorded from forest fires: Citizens worked until midnight to save the buildings of Morris Anderson, across the river, and the planing mill; change of wind was all that saved Greenwood from destruction. Widow Stange, town of Beaver, lost residence, barn, grain and hay; barn and crops on the Dutcher farm totally destroyed; buildings on Coleman's farm west of Longwood and all crops burned; at Thorp, three sets of dry kilns and office belonging to J.W. Cirkle & Son were destroyed. Loss, $8,000; as was also the residence of Melvin Nye.