>From the Thursday, 12 March 1942 edition of the Daily Telegram of Eau Claire, WI: "From the Files" 25 Years Ago (1917) -- Four Eau Claire boys have enlisted in the regular army, Harry Jones, William Johnson, Alfred E. Kruschke and Robert Timbrell. John Russell, Colfax, enlisted in the aviation corps. Ernest Bolles Putnam, son of the late Henry C. Putnam, died at Sea Breeze, FL, yesterday. He was 57 years of age. 15 Years Ago (1927) -- The county board tomorrow will consider a proposal to provide $65,000 for erection of a new county home to be located near the asylum building. Charles Beardsley, director of industrial education here since 1917, has resigned to enter the insurance business. It will be effective June 1. 10 Years Ago (1932) -- The district basketball tournament opens today. Participants are Eau Claire, Mondovi, Altoona, Blair, Chippewa Falls, Stanley and Menomonie. Ole Harstad, president of the Bark River Bridge and Culvert company, has offered Eau Claire County a 30-acre tract of land along the Eau Claire river southeast of Fall Creek for recreational purposes. (Nance's Note: This tract of land became known as "Harstad Park" and was one of the neatest places to camp, picnic, swim and fish. To get there, take Hwy. 12 south from Eau Claire, through Fall Creek until you reach Co. Rd. AF, turn left and go several miles to Co. Rd. HHH where you turn left again. Go about 1/4 mile to the entrance of the park on the right. I have many personal memories of this place, and although it has been changed quite a bit from when my father and mother took me there, it will always have a special place in my heart. I have taken my children there and am hoping that they will someday continue the tradition!) -- Nance