The Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI)
June 13, 2007
Transcribed by Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Old Items Taken from The Thorp Courier files of 1907-1932-1957-1982-1997

100 Years Ago (1907)

Stanley Sunbeams – Boomer Creek, otherwise known as Tannery Creek is polluted to an unpleasant if not unsanitary degree by the sewage from the tannery.

Signatures are being obtained to a paper calling for the organization of a LaFollette Presidential Club in this village.

Wm. Barrett with a crew of six men is peeling the hemlock logs in Nye, Lusk & Hudson Cos. Mill yard here.

Anton Rybacki of Thorp, was fatally injured by his team of horses in a runaway on Friday last, and died from his injuries on Monday evening.

The Commencement exercises of Thorp High School were held at the opera house on Friday evening last.  The graduates were: Lee Snyder, Etna Hansen, Wallace Landry, Marie VanderHyden, Isaac LaGasse and Hazel Hawkins.

75 Years Ago (1932)

Baker R. E. Schmitt has added three new display counters to his already fine and fully equipped shop.

Increased postage rates are to go into effect July 1 and July 6.  Postage on ordinary letters becomes 3 cents instead of 2 cents for the first ounce or fraction.

Commencement exercises were held at St. Bernard’s Church Sunday evening, June 12, at which time the twelve eighth grade graduates received their diplomas from the Rev. Pastor.

In a church filled to its utmost capacity, eight boys and nineteen girls received Holy Communion solemnly last Sunday morning in St. Bernard’s Church.

Gilman – The Joseph Turek home was badly destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon.  Neighbors assisted in saving all of the furniture.  The fire was caused by the chimney.

50 Years Ago (1957)

Work is progressing on the rebuilding of St. Mary’s Polish National Catholic Church at Lublin to replace one destroyed by fire December 23.

Damages of over $500 were reported to the Chippewa Canning Plant in that city last week after Edmund Licht, superintendent of the plant, found 144 window panes broken.  The Stanley Police are investigating.

“The Rainmaker” starring Burt Lancaster and Katherine Hepburn arrives at the Thorp Theatre this coming Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday riding a wave of acclaim that marks it as one of the year’s great films.

25 Years Ago (1982)

Apparently two people made ten entries into Thorp businesses between the hours of 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Wed. June 8, netting approximately $770 in money, two bottles of liquor and one case of beer.

Relatives and friends helped Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Thompson celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary at the American Legion Hall in Thorp with a supper and dance on Sat. evening June 5, 1982.

10 Years Ago (1997)

Among the many other talented young athletes competing for state championship in La Crosse on June 6 and 7 were Shane Swope and Bryan Leech. Shane took home a second place in shot put and a third in discus.  Bryan placed tenth in the high jump.