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The Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI)
December 13, 2006
Transcribed by Dolores Mohr Kenyon
Old Items Taken from The Thorp Courier files of
1906-1931-1956-1981-1996
100 Years Ago (1906)
Cordwood is moving – that is when shippers can secure cars. The price is
about $4 per cord.
The residence of Frank Telford in the Town of Reseburg was destroyed by
fire on Monday night.
Jas. Connor and Dr. P. McKittrick in company with several Stanley
parties went up to Brohderville on Thursday last to look over a mining
proposition on Leavitt Creek within a mile of Barney Broeder’s farm.
Some prospecting has already been done on the property and the
appearance of the ore indicates a limited quantity of copper and other
metals. After more developing work is done, if the veins traced hold out
inducements, a company will be formed for active work. An option has
been secured on the land.
75 Years Ago (1931)
A new and larger transformer was installed at the Northern States Power
High Line Station here last week. This trans-former has 33 1/3 percent
more efficiency than the old one and may tend to clear up some of the
radio interference in the vicinity of the station.
As a result of the letter received by Dr. W. F. Nolecheck from the state
Boy Scout Organization, and read before members of the Thorp Lions Club
at their semi-monthly meeting at The Club last Thursday evening, a
committee of five Lions was appointed to organize a Boy Scout Troop in
Thorp, secure with a charter and a scout master and assistant.
Lublin School Notes – Electric lights are being put into the grade
rooms.
Flurries of snow the first of the season fell on Saturday last,
continuing during the entire day. In the evening about (word missing)
inches covered the ground.
50 Years Ago (1956)
The Rural Fire Department saved the home of Andrew Kubera, south of
thorp in the Town of Worden Saturday morning in a two and one-half hour
battle to get the fire under control.
Five Clark Co. men, Junior H. Gosse, Curtiss; Wayne J. Jackson,
Greenwood; William M. Kovatch, Owen; Stanley J. Pogodzinski, and Francis
J. Szczech, Thorp, were inducted into the Army Dec. 5 at the Minneapolis
Induction Station.
25 Years Ago (1981)
As of 8:00 a.m., Saturday, December 5, Jack Koss, the Director of Public
Works was terminated from his employment with the City by Thorp Mayor
David Keating.
The Thorp Production Credit Association officially opened the doors of
its new building located at 704 S. Clark St. on December 7, 1981.
Ed Asselin purchased the Thorp Bottling Works in 1928, and his three
sons took over the business in 1946, remaining a family operation all
these years. Today, Thorp Bottling Works remains as the sole bottler in
the county.
10 Years Ago (1996)
On Wednesday, December 4, 1996, Harold Crotteau of Stanley, bowling for
the Dairy Bar in the Wednesday Night Men’s Classic League, bowled games
of 257, 244 and 240 for a 741 series. This is believed to be the highest
series ever bowled at the Cardinal Bowl.
Leo and Alice Dmytro recently enjoyed a hot air balloon ride. The ride
was an anniversary gift from their children.
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