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Record Book Translation of the
WILLARD NATIONAL CEMETERY
Translated by Frank Pakiz & Compiled by
Larry Pakiz
Courtesy of Hendren Town Board, Clark County, Wisconsin
and
Roger Kirn,
Caretaker
September, 2002
Red Text indicates words added by Translator to aid English Translation
Translation was made “word for word” and, as much as possible, all
translated words were placed in the same position
as on the original document.
The phrase “Motion supported and accepted” is a literal translation
of original Slovenian words.
Submitted by George Plautz of the Slovenian Genealogy
International, Inc. Wisconsin Cemetery Records Project.
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Page 4
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Balance and Income
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665
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Jan 6
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Matt ***
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$7.50
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May 22
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John ***
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1.00
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Remainder of Entries
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Oct 23
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Luke Gabrovic
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1.00
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Nov 13
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Louis Zorman
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1.00
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Nov 13
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Joe Slemic
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1.00
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Mar 28
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Johan Kirn
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1.00
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700.50
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Income National Cemetery
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700.50
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Jun 5
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Festival (for) the Cemetery
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$133.68
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Jun 5
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Mike Lesnjak borrowed
and paid back
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2.00
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1928
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April 6
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Paid back borrowed money
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$10.00
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1936
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May 30
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Income (from the) Festival
Tickets
Upstairs (Bar)
Downstairs (Bar)
Ice Cream Aug. Bizjak
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$37.00
19.38
42.76
.90
942.32
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Expense (for the) National
Cemetery
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1924
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Aug 18
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Lizzie A. Clair
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$25.00
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Nov 2
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Arnold Clair and John
Ulesich for labor at Cemetery
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25.00
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Nov 8
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Quast & Co. for dynamite
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13.42
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1925
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Feb 2
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Farmers and Merchants
Bank
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275.00
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Feb 2
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Book for deceased members
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1.25
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Feb 20
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C. H. Clute for Guardian
Deed
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.75
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May 13
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The Brown Fence and Wire
Co, Cleveland
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142.23
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Jun 28
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The Brown Fence and Wire
Co. Cleveland Post
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2.50
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July 6
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Express for Post
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1.18
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July 8
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O&N Lumber Co. one Corner
Post
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5.25
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Aug 8
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Brown Fence and Wire
Co. for Post
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.97
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Due for Postage
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.10
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Frank Boh for Telephone
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.30
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Nov 3
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O&N Lumber Co. for Cement
34 (Sacks?)
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17.00
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Record Book
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.96
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Dec 1
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Aug. Bizjak labor on
Fence
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35.00
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1927
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March 14
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S. F. Hewitt Surveyor
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15.00
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Post Cards and Book
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1.?0
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Jun 13
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The Brown Fence and Wire
Co.
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6.09
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Jun 5
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Festival (for) Cemetery
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“ 5
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George Cakanic bread
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.45
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“ 5
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Blaz Kuznacic cloth
*
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5.70
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“ 5
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Frank Auman cloth
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19.45
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“ 5
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Frank Bergant cloth
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8.00
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“ 5
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H. Thompson cloth
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15.00
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“ 5
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Joe Lunka cloth
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7.30
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“ 5
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John Zagozen bread
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1.00
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“ 5
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Kutzler music
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5.00
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624.41
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*
The Translator surmises that since home
made alcoholic beverages were illegal,
the term “cloth” may have been a code
for those items.
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1927
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Expense
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624.41
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Jun 13
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The Brown Fence and Wire
Co. for Caps
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6.69
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29
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Postage for Caps
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1.62
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Aug 31
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John P. Kinzele for recording
Deed
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1.00
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Sep 25
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John P. Kinzele for recording
Plan for Cemetery
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18.30
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Sep 25
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C. C. Hoehne Greenwood
For Pipes 28 at 24 cents and 53 cents
for cutting
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7.25
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Oct 30
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Post Cards
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.40
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L. J. Hewitt Surveyor
for measuring land
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10.00
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Nov 29
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John P. Kinzele for recording
Articles of Incorporation
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1.35
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Dec 13
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Post Cards
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.40
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Stamps
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.23
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Dec 27
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Tablet
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.10
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Aug. Bizjak, Secretary
for Loss of time
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5.00
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C. C. Hoehne 24 links
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.30
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1928
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Jan 7
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Schuster & Campman Postage
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6.88
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“ 30
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Rent for S. N. Home 2
times
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6.00
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“ 30
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Borrowed from S. N. Home
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10.00
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Apr 16
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Carl Ferris Nursery Co.
For Trees
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8.60
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May
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Joseph Jelarcic labor
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1.50
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Aug. Bizjak
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.50
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June
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H. T. Lowe & Son Frame
For Charter
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1.65
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Nov 2
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John P. Kinzele Deeds
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1.00
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1929
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Jan 19
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Farmers Merchants Bank
(to store ?)
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5.65
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1929
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Expense
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Feb 9
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Post Cards
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.40
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1931
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Apr 20
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Postage and 40 cards
for the meeting of April 30 1931
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.60
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1936
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Feb 17
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Cards for meeting
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.42
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Postage for letters
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.30
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Mar 18
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Cards for meeting
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.40
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“ 28
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Rent to S. N. D. for
meeting
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5.00
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“ 28
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Aug. Bizjak for loss
of time for 12 years
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25.00
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1936
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May 30
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Expense: Festival
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Beer Pop Ice Notices
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27.79
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Rent to N.(ational) Home
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10.00
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Permit
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3.00
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H. M. Thompson Ice Cream
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4.50
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Joe Lunka (supplies?)
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7.82
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Music
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10.00
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John Musich for work
at Cemetery
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30.00
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Grass seed for Cemetery
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2.71
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Postage
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.05
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40 Post Cards and Postage
and postage for letters
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1.00
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Treasurer for loss of
time
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5.00
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Post Cards for meeting
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.40
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John Zagozen - labor
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7.00
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Grass Seed for Cemetery
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3.83
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853.65
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Page 151
Minutes
National Cemetery of Willard Wisconsin
1924
First meeting of the National Cemetery. Motion
supported and accepted to buy one acre of land for
this purpose.
Vote for (2?) Men to make space for a Cemetery.
Motion supported and accepted to elect 5 men.
Elected were:
Anton Trunkelj
Frank Hren
Joe Ulesich
Matt Malnar
Aug Bizjak
Aug 17
Motion supported and accepted to keep the Old Board
(of Directors)
Motion supported and accepted to
(have) everyone
one day cleaning (of
land).
Motion supported and accepted to stay with this
(one) acre of
ground.
Motion supported and accepted to keep one Man working
until (it needs)
no cleaning. (ni Čisto)
Motion supported and accepted that
(we) pay 25 cents
per hour to whoever every day (is) at work.
Page 152
Motion supported and accepted what whoever does
not one day work must find someone in his place.
Motion supported and accepted to spend $150.00 for
fence.
Motion supported and accepted to buy good pipes
(markers) for the burial ground and
(as) authorized
by the Board.
Motion made and accepted that when the land is cleared
let us call a meeting.
Election of Board (of Directors)
Voting for Secretary and Treasurer
Nominated
Aug. Bizjak
Peter Zagar
Matt Malnar
Elected Secretary and Treasurer
Aug. Bizjak
Motion supported and accepted $1000 bond from the
Secretary *
Meeting (of the) Cemetery
Sep 29
Motion supported and accepted (to approve) $35 to
clean the ground of the Cemetery
(by) accepting
the work of Arnold Clair.
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The Translator surmises that the bond was for the
Treasurer as well as the Secretary.
Page 153
1925 Meeting N. Cemetery
May 14 Motion supported and accepted $25
(for a) grave
for Matt Filipica.
Motion supported and accepted to keep the plan for
the Cemetery as it is.
Motion supported and accepted to lace a marker at
every path and roadway.
Election (for) President
Elected Peter Zagar
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1924
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Workers at (the) N. Cemetery
All Day Aug. Bizjak with
horses
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6.00
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“ Joe Ule(?)ič
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3.00
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“ Matt Malnar with horses
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6.00
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Half Day Peter Zagar
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3.00
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“ John Ver(?)aj
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1.50
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All Day John Kirn
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6.00
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“ Jack Dechman
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3.00
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“ Frank Auman
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6.00
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“ Mike Cerne
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3.00
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“ John Luzevich
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6.00
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“ John Zagozen
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3.00
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“ Luka Gabrovich
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6.00
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“ Joe Slemec
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6.00
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One Load of gravel hauled
in
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Aug. Bizjak
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2.50
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Joe Slemec
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2.50
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Frank Boh
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2.50
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66.00
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1925
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May 26
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Workers at N. Cemetery
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2 days Blaz Cohara
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6.00
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Gor Cakanich
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6.00
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All day Luka Gabrovich
with horses
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6.00
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“ “
Joe Slemec
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6.00
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“ “
Frank Bergant
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6.00
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Mrt. Kokaly
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3.00
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“ “
Joe Ule(?)ič
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3.00
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“ “
Frank Govek
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3.00
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“ “
Aug. Bizjak
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3.00
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“ “
Louis Zorman
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3.00
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“ “
John Zagozen
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3.00
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“ “
Joe Jelarcic with horses
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6.00
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Frank Lajkovich
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3.00
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Jack Herrick
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3.00
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126.00
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1927
May 22 Meeting
(of) N. Cemetery
Books looked at, numbers read and accepted as presented.
Motion supported and accepted that we pay one dollar
for (each) member
(of the) Cemetery
to pay on remaining debt.
Motion supported and accepted that we record the
Plan (of the) Cemetery
Motion supported and accepted that
(he) will pay
?? ?? Farmer $25 for grave (for) Josef Ticarja
(ja means possessive
his grave)
Page 155
Motion supported and accepted that we hold a Festival
on Sunday 5 June 1927 to benefit the Cemetery.
Motion supported and accepted to divide the gravesites
by drawing (picking?) numbers
(vzdigovanje means “lifting”)
Motion supported and accepted that a member who
picks a number of a grave and is not satisfied with
the grave of that number, has at his disposition,
gravesites not written numbers (not numbered??)
not on the list.
Nov 19 Special Meeting (of) Society N. Cemetery
Society N. Cemetery
Motion supported and accepted the name remains Society
N. Cemetery
Election
Organization (of the)
Corporation
Society of N. Cemetery
Elected
August Bijak
Peter Zagar
Joe Slemec
Joe Jelarcic
John Zagozen
Page 156
(1928) Annual Meeting
(of the) Society
N. Cemetery
I. Motion supported and accepted that we buy
a frame for Charter
(of the) Corporation society N. Cemetery.
II. Motion supported and accepted that we
buy small spruce trees and plant
(them) on
(the) Cemetery,
Joe Jelarčič is to order
(them) and whoever
plants earns usual wages to plant
(them).
III. Motion supported and accepted (to give)
Secretary $5 as token for lost time.
IV. Motion supported and accepted that we
change the (neighborhood?) Festival to benefit the
Cemetery for that reason
(to a) convenient
time.
Election of Board for Year 1928
President
John Zagozen
Vice President
Frank Bergant
Secretary
Aug. Bizjak
Treasurer
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Supervisors
Joe Jelarčič
Frank Boh
Frank Govek
Substitute Caretaker Joe
Auman
Page 157
1931 Annual Meeting
(of) N. Cemetery
April 30
Minutes of the last Meeting accepted as read.
Account of books and numbers examined by Josef Jelarčič
and Frank Govek
III. Election of Board Motion to keep the
old Board supported and accepted
IV. Jacob Dechman
proposed and accepted as member of the N. Cemetery
unanimously accepted
(“eno glasno” means “one voice”)
1936 Meeting N. Cemetery
Feb 17
“ 17
President John Zagozen was not present. In
his place was elected John Bergant
Suggestion that each new member contribute $20 for
a gravesite at (the)
N. Cemetery
Proposed and accepted as members
John Kaltinger
Tom P(?)iga
Joe Ozanich
John Musich
Blaze Cohara
Andrew Korenchan
1936
March 28
Meeting of N. Cemetery
Motioned for the Cemetery to drag and level and
seed with grass; Decided $30 to do this work.
John Musich will do the work.
Motion supported and accepted to gift Secretary
$25 for time consumed during twelve years as Secretary
Motion accepted that we compensate for lost time
by the Board (of the)
National Cemetery from this day on.
Page 158
Motion supported and accepted that we make a Festival
to benefit the Cemetery on May 30, 1936
Motion to rent the Hall for $5 for 3 meetings paid
to March 28, 1936
Motion to donate one gravesite (lot) 25 19 to Society
Nr. 198 and one gravesite (Lot) 22 20 as a gift
to the National Cemetery
Election of Board
John Kaltinger
President
August Bizjak
Secretary and Treasurer
Supervisors
M. Krultz J. Marinčič B. Kuznačič
Meeting
(of the) N. Cemetery
1942 Nov 14
Motion accepted that the Secretaries (report) of
the last meeting be reviewed (re-read) Reviewed
(re-read) and accepted
Motion that we accept Matt Malnar and Michael Lesnjak
into the Society (of
the) N. Cemetery accepted.
Motion that we give work to Lesnjak as cleaner of
the Cemetery and pay $12 per year. Must twice
mow, namely on the 20th of June and last
days of August and with this work will Lesnjak be
paying for a gravesite to full membership $20
Page 159
Motion accepted that we have, in spring, all members
of the Cemetery come to work whenever the graveyard
can be plowed and leveled and newly seeded on the
appointed day.
Motion accepted to compensate for lost time $5 to
the Secretary
At the Meeting of the S. N. P. Jednota on 27 April
1947
Matt Malnar suggests that we must elect a Board
permanently for the cemetery. Since President
John Kaltnger resigned, decisions (were) not made,
and later (out of)
good will, took the work of President – Blas Cohara.
For Secretary and Treasurer remains Matt Malnar
Meeting (held at)
Society of Slovenian National Home
The record book shows that from Nov 14, 1942 that
Michael Lesnjak (supposedly)
mowed the Cemetery
(but) he worked
not. Later a motion was made and supported
(to) automatically
rescind. **
Mowing on the cemetery.
?? ??? Matt Malnar was helped by Elmer
Severson and sometimes Jacob Dechman Mostly
they worked without pay. Severson helped with
(power) mower.
Also Dechman one year Aug. Bizjak Sr. gave the new
Treasurer.
Matt Malnar Balance of $108.00 or whatever money
in Farmers Merchants Bank in Greenwood, Wisc. April
30th, 1947
** The Translator surmises that this “rescinded
motion” refers to the agreement on the bottom of
page 158
Page 160--This page included words or phrases in Croatian, which
made it difficult to translate
Meeting 1947 of the National Cemetery
June 12
Meeting of the National Cemetery Society was held
at (?) the S.N.P. J. Slovenian Home. There
were some gifts accepted for the cemetery.
Motion ?? by Mike Krultz and seconded by Joe Slemec
that the new Secretary and Treasurer Matt Malnar
be given $35 for work of the Treasurer for his time
and the care of the National Cemetery.
There should be a collection of money for the Lawn
Mower (bills to)
pay and other expenses. Compensate for the
time of John Auman
The meeting adjourned?
Blaz Cohara President
Matt Malnar Treasurer and Secretary
On October 1947 – Blaz Cohara, Joe Luzovic and Matt
Malnar installed a culvert at the cemetery.
The labor was donated.
March 23
Matt Malnar retires as Treasurer and Secretary from
this day on.
Books and money sold to Association of Slovenian
Farmers on May 27, 1956
Matt Malnar (Treasurer and Secretary)
(Transcriber’s Note: Joe Slemic is also spelled
“Slemec” throughout the document.)
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