The Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI)
January 2, 2008
Transcribed by Dolores Mohr Kenyon
Old Items Taken from The Thorp Courier files of
1908-1933-1958-1983-1998
100 Years Ago (1908)
Stanley Sunbeams – Mrs. Wm. Denney of Cloquet, MN, is here on a visit
and brings cheering news of the prosperity and welfare of a colony of
Stanleyites located at that place.
Several inches of snow have fallen during the past week but not
sufficient to make sleighing and wheels are still being used.
38 stations on the Wisconsin Central Railway are without telegraphic
communication with the outside world today because of the whims of some
smart railroad and telegraph officials who are trying to make the 8-hour
law for telegraph operators appear obnoxious to the people. Thorp
is numbered among the stations cut out on Jan. 1 when the new law took
effect.
75 Years Ago (1933)
The new American Legion Club House of Cecil Tormey Post No. 118 of Thorp
is completed. The building is 30 ft. by 60 ft. in size, with full
basement and every bit of space both in the main hall and basement will
be utilized.
The Security State Bank of Colby will take over the assets and business
of the recently closed Abbotsford bank.
Geo. E. Broughton, substitute carrier, who has been serving the patrons
of Stanley Route 2 since Dec. 1, has been succeeded by auxiliary carrier
Jas. E. Cahill who will operate this route until May 1.
50 Years Ago (1958)
Rev. and Mrs. Cecil Ward of Surrey, England are expected to their
pastoral duties here in January. Rev. Ward and his wife have been
in their native England since last July when he was granted a six-month
leave of absence from the
Methodist parishes he serves at Stanley, Thorp and Withee.
The appointment of Assembly of Corwin C. Guell, Thorp, to the
Legislature Council’s Committee on Urban Expansion Problems was
announced recently.
25 Years Ago (1983)
A change in the method of accounting and billing for hot lunches at the
Thorp Elementary School was approved at the December Board of Education
meeting. Beginning on January 18 all students will be required to
use lunch tickets instead of the present practice of charging their
meals.
Taking the helm of the Char Lounge on January 1, 1983 from the previous
owners are Carol and Chuck Northway.
The new proprietors of the Cardinal Bowl in Thorp are Elaine and Ted
Suda. The new owners took ownership from Ed and Charlotte
Polnaszek on November 29, 1982.
Real Estate Prices: 1 ½ story, 3 bedroom, large garage, Thorp, $32,500;
1 bedroom home, Thorp, $12,000; duplex with 1-car attached garage,
Thorp, $55,000.
10 Years Ago (1998)
School property taxes for 1997 will rise 2.4% to $2.59 billion
statewide, compared to a 16.4% drop last December.
Wisconsin governor, Tommy G. Thompson, has proclaimed January 1998 the
1997 Census of Agriculture Month.
After 27 years of dairy farming, Jim Hackbarth of Thorp, decided to hit
the books at Northcentral Technical College, Wausau, instead of heading
to the fields.
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