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The Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI)
December 20, 2006
Transcribed by Dolores Mohr Kenyon
Old Items Taken from The Thorp Courier files of
1906-1931-1956-1981-1996
100 Years Ago (1906)
In less than two weeks daily mail service will begin
on rural route number two with J. F. Gruszynski as carrier and route
number one from this place will also be changed on and after New Years
so as to accommodate about fifty more families than at present while
only lengthening the route two miles.
The municipal electric light plant has been in constant operation for a
period of five years, the lights being first turned on Christmas night
1901. During this long period the lights have been in operation
steadily, not to exceed 15 minutes time having been lost altogether
since the plant was started. This speaks well for the manager, Herman
Stracker, who has been in charge during the entire period, and no doubt
is a better record than any similar plant in the state has made for so
long a time.
75 Years Ago (1931)
A Model A Ford stolen from the Altenburg Auto Co., of Withee, was found
stripped on a side road three miles north of here.
Breezy Hill Cheese Factory Neighborhood – Percy Smith’s house was
completely destroyed by fire at about 6:30. Nearly all of their
household goods were also lost. The loss was partially covered by
insurance.
Arthur Ebben, who accidentally shot himself while hunting and who has
been lying in the hospital at Chippewa Falls with a 22 caliber bullet
embedded in his brain, is improving.
50 Years Ago (1956)
Two persons were killed instantly and another died less than 14 hours
later at a Marshfield hospital as a result of a head-on collision about
1 a.m., two miles west of Stanley on Hwy. 29. Three others in the crash
were hospitalized. Killed in the crash wee Larry Dahl, 40, Stanley,
Marilyn Lund, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lund of Stanley, and
Kenneth Robinson, 17, son of John Robinson, Boyd.
Clark County has only four polio cases during the past year, one
paralytic and three non-paralytics, according to the annual report of
the county nurse.
25 Years Ago (1981)
A fire broke out in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Haas in the early
morning hours on Dec. 16, resulting in extensive damage to the new home
at 305 W. Hill St. in Thorp.
On Friday, Dec. 11, ITT Life Insurance transferred ownership of the
building located at 120 N. Washington St. to the Thorp Area Senior
Citizens Center at a luncheon ceremony in Thorp.
10 Years Ago (1996)
For almost 50 years, the Ben Franklin store, first on the corner of
Washington and Main Street, and later at its present location, on the
corner of Washington and School Streets, in Thorp has provided Thorp
shoppers with a variety of goods and services. With the coming of the
mega malls and large variety stores like Shopko and Wal-Mart, small town
stores have had to cling tightly to their hometown roots. As of December
31, the Thorp Ben Franklin will be forced to let go of those roots and
recede into the memory of its loyal customers and patrons.
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