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Pages from the Past 09/02/09
100 years ago - 1909
The Wisconsin Central/Soo Line Railroad surveyed to get in spur lines to the Lannon quarries.
The Menomonee Town Board met at Leimbach's Hotel to discuss the Milwaukee Electric Railroad having an interurban passenger line for Lannon and Menomonee Falls.
The Italian settlement in Lannon had a riot with lots of noise, but no one was seriously hurt.
50 years ago - 1959
Gil Riewe was the Sussex village marshal (constable).
Lannon quarry worker William Bowers, 36, died from an accident while operating a machine a the Conco Quarry.
Barbecue grills were installed at the new Sussex Village Park. The next thing to go in was a softball field at the end of Sunset Drive.
25 years ago - 1984
The Lisbon garage well had elevated chloride measurements nearing unacceptable levels.
Lisbon planned to no longer allow the town salt supply for roads to stand in the open.
Waukesha Coroner Donald Eggum retired.
John Eldrich was named the new Lannon postmaster.
10 years ago - 1999
Robert and Roscella Butler were the honored guests at the Woodside School grand opening.
The estimated Lisbon population was 9,079.
Templeton Middle School had a historical artifact on display, a restored James Templeton loveseat.
5 years ago - 2004
Sussex Village Administrator Chris Swartz left to become the administrator of Shorewood. He came to Sussex in early 1990, just as the village was taking over the renovated Sussex Main Street School as its new Civic Center Hall.
The Lannon Land O' Lakes baseball team defeated North Prairie, 19-3, in the grand championship playoffs.
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