The Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI)
October 18, 2006
Transcribed by Leon G. Konieczny

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

100 Years Ago (1906)

Stanley Sunbeams -- The much talked of new Central depot is nearly finished and for the present and future is suitable for its proper purposes. Yet its limited size and height, in spite of its stylishness, hardly meets the expectations of those who deemed it would be such a building as would pre-eminently advertise the city.

Adv. -- New remedies for failing hair are continually cropping up, and by the hopelessly bald these remedies are adopted with confidence. The lentil cure is the latest.

Tr. Rev. Bishop Schwebach of La Crosse held confirmation services at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in this village. A class of 67 was confirmed. The services were largely attended.

75 Years Ago (1931)

Anton Kutnorowski has taken the place of Frank Broeren as manager of the Dairy Belt Cheese warehouse. Mr. Broeren is employed as state cheese grader.

Joseph Schmittfranz, Thorp, was reelected president of the Wisconsin Cheesemakers' Associate at the annual convention.

Thorp Beauty Parlor: Shampoo & Finger Wave $1.00; Shampoo & Marcel $1.00; Eye Brow Arch 50¢; Modernistic Permanent $5.00. Walter Borysiewicz Bldg.

Bellinger Square -- Mr. Malasius' new store is almost completed, which make Bellinger a little larger again.

22 Long Remington Shells 22¢; 22 Long Rifle Cleanbore Cartridges 25¢.

50 Years Ago (1956)

Five Clark County men who registered for service in the armed forces, left by bus from Neillsville last Thursday for the Minneapolis, MN induction center. The included Milford D. Ewert, Colby; Lawrence Suda, Greenwood; Donald L. Okonski, Owen; Leslie H. Deutschlander and Robert F. Benzschawel, Thorp.

The Thorp Telephone Company has moved into their new one-story brick building south of the old frame house.

Chief Ed Harycki, general chairman, informed The Courier that there will be no house-to-house canvass in tricks or treats this year by the children.

Nick Kazcor, digging a trench for the laying of sewer extension on Depot Street in the northwest part of the city, was pinned beneath a mound of dirt and rock when the ditch cave in about 2 o'clock on Thursday afternoon.

25 Years Ago (1981)

The Thorp City Council failed Monday night, October 12, to pass a resolution to install two-hour parking limit signs in the downtown business district.

The week of October 11 through 17 has been selected as Honey Week in Wisconsin.

A Greenwood father and his two-year-old daughter were killed in an early-morning fire at the family's residence, Friday, October 9.

The Thorp Lions will celebrate its 50th anniversary November 1st at the Quonset Hall.

The football Cards are looking for that one victory in their final two games to clinch the Cloverbelt crown and a state playoff berth.

10 Years Ago (1996)

Marilyn Jaskot, Assistant Scoutmaster Troop 27, received her Wood Badge. To earn the badge she spent six days in the back woods of Camp Phillips in July of 1995 and developed 9 goals for Troop 27.