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Photograph of Maas’ Bar in Tillida, Wisconsin from 1953.
Brothers Of The Bush pin from the 1953 Shawano County Centennial.
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Maas’ Bar
Tillida, Wisconsin
From the Dennis Reinert collection, a photograph from 1953 showing men in front of Maas’ Bar in Tillida. The bar, owned by August Maas, was located on county truck D.
The building dates from the late 1920’s and was built by August Maas as a rooming house (Maas Rooming House) for loggers and mill workers. A saloon was later incorporated to the building.
A little bit about the history…..
In the early 1930’s, four men signed in for the night with Bertha Maas. During the night, the men left by an upstairs window onto the porch roof and to the ground. They were suspected to be the John Dilliger Gang on their way up north to Little Bohemia in Manitowish Waters, WI.
In later years, some of the rooms were made into two apartments. There have been six or seven owners after Mr Maas. The building still stands but is vacant. The building to the right in the photo was built in the early 1930’s by the government work force, the W. P. A. A large horse barn was originally on the site.
The gentlemen in the picture all grew beards for the Shawano County Centennial which was celebrated July 12 – 19, 1953. They called themselves “Brothers of the Brush.”
Standing on the porch, left to right, are: Dennis Reinert, “Rev” Bob Wohler, by post – unknown, Orly Pederson, Bob Felts, by middle post – possibly Eugene Ashenbrenner, Willard Trinko, Fred Lemkuhl – owner at that time, Helmuth Giessel, Joe P. Ashenbrenner. Frank Trinko with horse on left and Lew Reinert with horses on right (team and wagon owned by Emil Giese).