CHARLES WALLSCHLAEGER
Charles Wallschlaeger, of 1014 S. 13th St., Manitowoc, will mark his 99th
birthday anniversary Sunday. Mr. Wallschlaeger was the first hardware merchant
on Washington Street. His store, the Wallschlaeger Hardware Store was located
at 208 Washington St. He was born in that building and lived in this city all
his life. In 1915 he withdrew from the hardware business and dealt only in farm
machinery. He has been retired for about the past 25 years. His wife, the former
Emma Wilharms, died about 30 years ago and his sister, Tillie, died last
December.
He has two daughters, Mrs. Webster Ziegler (Blanche) of Chicago and Mrs. Frank
Sherman (Ruth) of Manitowoc and three sons, the Rev. Arnold of Adrian, Mich.,
Oscar of LaCrosse, and Carl of Manitowoc.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Wallschlaeger, who came from Germany in
the 1840's, remembers his father's blacksmith shop and also his sideline job.
He worked as a dentist and people from as far as Chilton came to have their
teeth pulled. He recalls that once a couple traveled quite a distance in order
that the man might have a tooth pulled. When the couple entered the shop, the
man was told to sit down and he lost his courage and wanted to go home. Mr.
Wallschlaeger laughed as he told how the woman took her husband by the ears and
pushed him into the special dentist chair and held him there until the painful
extraction was finished.
According to Mr. Wallschlaeger, when he was a boy the business district was
centered mainly around Commercial and York streets. The main business at this
time was the selling of shingles, railroad ties and fence posts. The people
used a sort of barter system and traded this type of material for food, clothing
and other necessities.
He remembers when Indians passing through Manitowoc on their way to Milwaukee,
would stop in his father's blacksmith shop to rest. The main business of the shop
was the shoeing of oxen and the making of wagons and sleighs. He bought a lot for
his store on Washington Street for $840.
Mr. Wallschlaeger enjoys television and watches the boxing matches faithfully.
He glances through newspapers and reads the headlines. He is an avid Braves fan
and listens to all the game. He said that some of the happiest moments of his
life were when he could rock his children on his knee in the old fashioned style.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, July 24, 1958
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[d. 12-06-1958/age 99 yrs.]
Charles Wallschlaeger, of 1014 S. 13th St., Manitowoc, will mark his 99th
birthday anniversary Sunday. Mr. Wallschlaeger was the first hardware merchant
on Washington Street. His store, the Wallschlaeger Hardware Store was located
at 208 Washington St. He was born in that building and lived in this city all
his life. In 1915 he withdrew from the hardware business and dealt only in farm
machinery. He has been retired for about the past 25 years. His wife, the former
Emma Wilharms, died about 30 years ago and his sister, Tillie, died last
December.
He has two daughters, Mrs. Webster Ziegler (Blanche) of Chicago and Mrs. Frank
Sherman (Ruth) of Manitowoc and three sons, the Rev. Arnold of Adrian, Mich.,
Oscar of LaCrosse, and Carl of Manitowoc.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Wallschlaeger, who came from Germany in
the 1840's, remembers his father's blacksmith shop and also his sideline job.
He worked as a dentist and people from as far as Chilton came to have their
teeth pulled. He recalls that once a couple traveled quite a distance in order
that the man might have a tooth pulled. When the couple entered the shop, the
man was told to sit down and he lost his courage and wanted to go home. Mr.
Wallschlaeger laughed as he told how the woman took her husband by the ears and
pushed him into the special dentist chair and held him there until the painful
extraction was finished.
According to Mr. Wallschlaeger, when he was a boy the business district was
centered mainly around Commercial and York streets. The main business at this
time was the selling of shingles, railroad ties and fence posts. The people
used a sort of barter system and traded this type of material for food, clothing
and other necessities.
He remembers when Indians passing through Manitowoc on their way to Milwaukee,
would stop in his father's blacksmith shop to rest. The main business of the shop
was the shoeing of oxen and the making of wagons and sleighs. He bought a lot for
his store on Washington Street for $840.
Mr. Wallschlaeger enjoys television and watches the boxing matches faithfully.
He glances through newspapers and reads the headlines. He is an avid Braves fan
and listens to all the game. He said that some of the happiest moments of his
life were when he could rock his children on his knee in the old fashioned style.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, July 24, 1958
******
[d. 12-06-1958/age 99 yrs.]
CHARLES WALLSCHLAEGER
Charles Wallschlaeger, of 1014 S. 13th St., Manitowoc, will mark his 99th
birthday anniversary Sunday. Mr. Wallschlaeger was the first hardware merchant
on Washington Street. His store, the Wallschlaeger Hardware Store was located
at 208 Washington St. He was born in that building and lived in this city all
his life. In 1915 he withdrew from the hardware business and dealt only in farm
machinery. He has been retired for about the past 25 years. His wife, the former
Emma Wilharms, died about 30 years ago and his sister, Tillie, died last
December.
He has two daughters, Mrs. Webster Ziegler (Blanche) of Chicago and Mrs. Frank
Sherman (Ruth) of Manitowoc and three sons, the Rev. Arnold of Adrian, Mich.,
Oscar of LaCrosse, and Carl of Manitowoc.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Wallschlaeger, who came from Germany in
the 1840's, remembers his father's blacksmith shop and also his sideline job.
He worked as a dentist and people from as far as Chilton came to have their
teeth pulled. He recalls that once a couple traveled quite a distance in order
that the man might have a tooth pulled. When the couple entered the shop, the
man was told to sit down and he lost his courage and wanted to go home. Mr.
Wallschlaeger laughed as he told how the woman took her husband by the ears and
pushed him into the special dentist chair and held him there until the painful
extraction was finished.
According to Mr. Wallschlaeger, when he was a boy the business district was
centered mainly around Commercial and York streets. The main business at this
time was the selling of shingles, railroad ties and fence posts. The people
used a sort of barter system and traded this type of material for food, clothing
and other necessities.
He remembers when Indians passing through Manitowoc on their way to Milwaukee,
would stop in his father's blacksmith shop to rest. The main business of the shop
was the shoeing of oxen and the making of wagons and sleighs. He bought a lot for
his store on Washington Street for $840.
Mr. Wallschlaeger enjoys television and watches the boxing matches faithfully.
He glances through newspapers and reads the headlines. He is an avid Braves fan
and listens to all the game. He said that some of the happiest moments of his
life were when he could rock his children on his knee in the old fashioned style.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, July 24, 1958
******
[d. 12-06-1958/age 99 yrs.]
Charles Wallschlaeger, of 1014 S. 13th St., Manitowoc, will mark his 99th
birthday anniversary Sunday. Mr. Wallschlaeger was the first hardware merchant
on Washington Street. His store, the Wallschlaeger Hardware Store was located
at 208 Washington St. He was born in that building and lived in this city all
his life. In 1915 he withdrew from the hardware business and dealt only in farm
machinery. He has been retired for about the past 25 years. His wife, the former
Emma Wilharms, died about 30 years ago and his sister, Tillie, died last
December.
He has two daughters, Mrs. Webster Ziegler (Blanche) of Chicago and Mrs. Frank
Sherman (Ruth) of Manitowoc and three sons, the Rev. Arnold of Adrian, Mich.,
Oscar of LaCrosse, and Carl of Manitowoc.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Wallschlaeger, who came from Germany in
the 1840's, remembers his father's blacksmith shop and also his sideline job.
He worked as a dentist and people from as far as Chilton came to have their
teeth pulled. He recalls that once a couple traveled quite a distance in order
that the man might have a tooth pulled. When the couple entered the shop, the
man was told to sit down and he lost his courage and wanted to go home. Mr.
Wallschlaeger laughed as he told how the woman took her husband by the ears and
pushed him into the special dentist chair and held him there until the painful
extraction was finished.
According to Mr. Wallschlaeger, when he was a boy the business district was
centered mainly around Commercial and York streets. The main business at this
time was the selling of shingles, railroad ties and fence posts. The people
used a sort of barter system and traded this type of material for food, clothing
and other necessities.
He remembers when Indians passing through Manitowoc on their way to Milwaukee,
would stop in his father's blacksmith shop to rest. The main business of the shop
was the shoeing of oxen and the making of wagons and sleighs. He bought a lot for
his store on Washington Street for $840.
Mr. Wallschlaeger enjoys television and watches the boxing matches faithfully.
He glances through newspapers and reads the headlines. He is an avid Braves fan
and listens to all the game. He said that some of the happiest moments of his
life were when he could rock his children on his knee in the old fashioned style.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, July 24, 1958
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[d. 12-06-1958/age 99 yrs.]
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