1935
E.L. Salisbury, Publisher
Jan. 17 Leo Kalis moved his grocery stock and fixtures from the Werner Market building to the Scharf block on Center Street, adjoining the Palace Theatre. The building has been unoccupied for the past three years.
Feb. 7 Action taken by the Royalton school board at its regular meeting will bring to a head the proposition of building an auditorium-gymnasium addition the school house.
Feb 14 Following the discovery of three cases of scarlet fever in the community the local grades and high school will be closed for a week to prevent the spread of the disease, Supt. S.L. Walden announced.
Feb. 21 Leo Kalis has sold his grocery business to Albert Younk. Mr. Younk will move the business back to the Werner building.
Feb. 28 Food news for movie patrons was announced by W.H. Gilmer, proprietor of the Palace Theatre, he has purchased and will install a complete new projection and sound equipment where the sound will come directly from the film instead of wax records and turn tables.
Mar. 14 In a nearly four to one vote in favor of the bond issues to build an auditorium-gymnasium was passed. The district will secure a $27,000 building at a cost of only $9,500 to local taxpayers, who will see no increase in their property taxes as the school has a surplus in the treasury. A $17,000 labor payroll will be spent here.
Mar. 21 Robbers tunneled under the rear driveway door of the Morrison County Lumber Company to get into the shed, forced the office door open, pried the combination off the safe, but were unable to get the door off the safe and left with nothing.
Apr. 11 Spring has brought a flood of new building projects, improvements and business changes. Excavating has started on the foundation and basement of the new school gymnasium, remodeling of a 26 foot frontage on the Bouck building for doctor offices for Watson and McGonagle, the rearrangement of gasoline pumps at the Billig Service Station and the redecorating of Puno’s Place from a sandwich shop to “on-sale” liquor store and finally the installation of a 220 volt electric wielding arc at Litchy’s blacksmith shop.
Apr. 16 A crew of twenty men are excavating for the new school gymnasium. The dirt is being wheeled to the north side of the school yard where the grade level is being raised.
Apr. 25 Edward Posch has purchased John Watson’s service station. It will continue to be run as a Texaco Service Station.
May 23 A class of five boys and two girls will receive their diplomas from Royalton High School at the Palace Theatre May 30. This is the smallest class in many years.
June 6 A pickpocket who jostled among the crowd at the Holy Trinity church dinner took about $70 from three victims.
June 13 We have moved our offices from their former location on the second floor of the Graham building to a more convenient location, directly across the street, in the I.W. Bouck building. Dr. A.W. Watson and Dr. E.H. McGonagle.
June 20 The foundations are complete on the school’s new gymnasium and bricklaying will start next week.
June 20 A.H. Stern, proprietor of the new drug store to be opened in the I.W. Bouck building announces his store will be open June 29.
June 27 Martin Sauer bought the grocery business of Albert Young in the former Werner Market. The ownership of the LaCoursiere Baber shop and Art’s Café was given to Ernest Patnode.
July 4 The village council rules that all slot and pinball machines must be removed from businesses by July 10.
July 11 A 14 foot soda fountain is being installed in the Stern Drug Store. Booths will be installed when completed.
July 25 Joseph Garber, Royalton’s oldest active merchant, concluded 34 years of business here and will move to California.
Aug. 5 C. F. Taplin spent this week packing his stock of Taplin Drug Co. and will move to Lake Wilson. Mr. Taplin came to Royalton in April of 1931 and purchased A.J. Orth’s Drug Store in the Graham building.
Aug. 29 L.R. Lisle will become postmaster of Royalton on September 1. Miss Ester Anderson, active postmaster since the death of Harry Logan in May 1934, will remain as assistant postmaster.
Aug. 29 Three thousand people were in attendance at the annual picnic given by the Royalton Sportsman’s Club and the Community band at the picnic grounds on the Mississippi River.
Sept. 5 Schwartz and Dubiel moved their liquor store into the building formerly occupied by the Taplin Drug Store.
Oct. 3 Joseph Hengel is the new operator of the Miller Meat Market. Lane Paradis is proprietor of Pono’s Schwartz’s sandwich shop in the Bouck building. The shop will be known as “Lane’s”. Mr. Paradis will continue to run his service station on lower town. Charles Barrow took over the full management of the Patnode Café on the pavement.
Oct. 3 Royalton Banner publisher, E.R. Salisbury and his new wife are back home after an 11,000 mile, 16 state honeymoon tour of the west. The have been away exactly 80 days.
Oct. 3 The top course of the brick on the walls is being laid and installation of the sheet metal roofing has started on the new school gymnasium-auditorium.
Oct. 24 After 26 years in the Wilson Building The Banner will move into the Graham building and occupy the space formerly used by the Garber Store. The room was also used as a drug store for many years previous to 1931. The new place will secure more floor space.
Dec. 19 The Study Club will once again sponsor the annual Christmas movie for area school age children this Saturday at the Palace Theatre.
Dec. 19 Finishing touches are being added to the new school gymnasium. It is expected the building will be complete by the end of Christmas break.