Community

 

Oak Street, Chili, Wis. (1900)

 

Fremont Township, Clark County, Wisconsin

 

 

Chili Community Club

 

 The Chili Community Club was organized in 1939 with a membership of 40 ladies. There are three honorary members, Mrs. Gertrude Gilderneek, Emma Reisner and Annie Montag. Mrs. Montag is a charter member and still attends the meetings. Though the membership is smaller than in past years, they are no less active in promoting good will by their labors of love in ministering to the sick and shut-ins by visiting them in hospitals and convalescent homes. They also create handmade gifts that they present to many patients.

 

 

Chili Park

 

 

The Chili Park as its beginning.  The Commercial Hotel is in the left back-ground.

 

 

Homemakers Clubs

 

The ladies of Fremont and the village of Chili are interested in homemaking duties and so have helped each other by organizing home- maker groups and working together to promote more efficient methods in our households. The Fremont Homemakers group is the oldest in the township, having organized in 1916, West Fremont since 1923, Golden Rod since 1938, Forestside since 1943, and the Chili Homemakers group since 1947.

 

The ladies of Fremont and the village of Chili are interested in homemaking duties and so have helped each other by organizing homemaker groups and working together to promote more efficient methods in our households.

 

The Fremont Homemakers group is the oldest in the township, having organized in 1916, West Fremont since 1923, Golden Rod since 1938, Forestside since 1943, and the Chili Homemakers group since 1947.

 

One day the train came into this town and Mrs. Hogenson, who was a passenger, got off the train with a friend and said, "My it-s Chili.'* This is the way I heard Chili got its name. (by Mrs. Burdett MeNaul)

 

Marshfield News herald  Wednesday February 19, 1936

 

Old Fremont Hall is sold at auction

 

Material Salvaged From Landmark Will be Used For House.

 

West Fremont--The old Fremont town hall was sold at auction at Chili on Saturday afternoon to Walter Schlinsog, Granton, for $200.  Schlinsog pans to raze the building and use the material in the construction of a house.

 

Miss Lucille Happe, who teaches school west of Granton, spent the week-end at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Happe

 

Rowene Happe, Marion Cole, Robert Lee, Laurence Sanger, and Arlene and Ethelyn Lindow, who are attending high school in various towns near here, spent the week-end at the homes of their respective parents.

 

Alvina Foemmel and Carl Worchel, students at the Neillsville teachers training school, spend the week-end with their respective parents here.

 

The Train Stop at Chili, WI  [Photo]

 

 

Homes & Families

 

Population Statistics

 

Population Statistics from Census Records

Census Records

 

Individual Family Census Records

 

Dankemeyer: Dankemeyer, August F. (1891 Biography & Photo).

Fike: Fike, Ira (Biography & Photos)

Happe: Happe, William (Biography & Family Photo)

Hotchkiss: Hotchkiss, Peter & Betsy (Biography & Family Photo)

Martens: Bio: Martens, Arnold & Elizabeth

Meissner: Meisser Family (Photo Album);  Meissner-Alexander Family Bible;

Neinas: Bio: Neinas, Fred William - History (1867)

Prust: Prust, August (Biography & Photo); Prust, Grace (Marriage)

 

 

Fremont Township Businesses

 

 

 

 

1892

 

Chili Lumber Company

 

1909

 

Chili, Wis., Main St.

 

1927-1928

 

[Chili Milk Pool - 1927] [Chili Milk Pool - 1928]

 

Unknown Date of Operation

 

Chili Co-op Milk Products

Johnson, Ludwig's Store

 

 

 

 

 

 


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