The Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI)
April 12, 2006
Transcribed by Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Old Items Taken from The Thorp Courier files of 1906-1931-1956-1981-1996

100 Years Ago (1906)

Humorous Items: A young wit, looking out for mischief endeavored to make fun of a professor. After badgering him for some time he asked him whether he could define the word “nothing.”

The professor replied immediately: “Nothing is that which is to be found in the particular cell of your brain which whould contain intelligence.”

The approach of winter has been noticeable by cold rains during the past week. No frosts have been experienced yet.

More than fifty persons went to Eau Claire on Monday from here to take out their second papers before Judge O’Neill and become full-fledged citizens.

An application for the pardon of Wojech Sowa, who killed city Marshall Moore of Stanley in 1901, in the Town of Thorp, will be filed with Gov. Davidson at Madison today.

75 Years Ago (1931)

As a result of the discontinuance of the two local Thorp banks, The People State Bank and The Farmers Exchange Bank, a new bank to be known as the Peoples Exchange Bank was formed last week with a new charter issued by the State Banking Commission.

Thorp defeated the strong Gilman Baseball team here in a hard fought game with the score being 10 to 5 at the end of the ninth inning.

The Riteway Inn is a new restaurant and ice cream parlor, which has recently been opened upon the corner of Stanley and Washington Streets on Highway 29. The Inn is under the supervision of John J. Harycki, its proprietor.

Buy your cigarettes now “Coupons” now at package -- 10¢, our famous Peaberry Coffee 4 lbs. $1.00; sweet potatoes – new fresh stock, 6 lbs. 25¢.

50 Years Ago (1956)

Donald R. Zukowski, Edward C. Bobb and Leonard E. Propkopinski all of Thorp, left Neillsville September 5 by chartered bus and were inducted into the Army at Minneapolis.

The Town of Thorp for the first time had women as their election clerks. Mrs. Oscar Isenberger and Mrs. Frank Seidl served in this capacity.

Eleanore Orzechowski, Thorp, was the first prize winner in the “baby doll” category of the Seventeen Magazine and Save the Children Federation annual doll making content (contest) for teenage girls.

In one of the greatest games ever played on the Thorp diamond the Thorp Cards won the Cloverbelt Baseball League Championship over Abbotsford Guards 5 to 4 in the 14th inning.

25 Years Ago (1981)

President Ronald Reagan spoke at a White House Rose Garden ceremony to honor the recipients of the Young American Medal for Bravery, including David and Robert Christie, former Thorp residents.

Joann Syryczyk, owner of the Hair Bender, received the keys to her new beauty shop purchased from Arlene Zaborowski who recently retired from the beauty shop business after serving in Thorp for nearly 30 years.

Temporary approval was given by the Thorp City Council September 14, to allow the Thorp Business association to move all of the activities of the 1982 June Dairy Days to the North Ball Park Site.

Frances Andruskiewicz shot down a 7-foot-3, 447 pound bear September 14, near his farm three miles north of Thorp and two miles east.

10 Years Ago (1996)

Kurt Alger received his Eagle Award following an intensive Eagle Board of Review that was held on August 1st.