The Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI)
March 11, 2009
Transcribed by Dolores Mohr Kenyon
Old Items Taken from The Thorp Courier files of
1909-1934-1959-1984-1999
100 Years Ago (1909)
Stanley Sunbeams – The saw mill of the N-W L. Co. here is undergoing
such alterations and repairs that it will scarcely be ready for sawing
lumber for at least two months. High School Notes – The first
meeting of the Band of Mercy was held in the second primary Friday
afternoon March 5. The object of the Band of Mercy is to encourage
brave, generous and thoughtful deeds. Seventy-five children took
the Ban of Mercy Pledge, which is – “I will try to be kind to all
harmless living creatures and try to protect them from cruel usage.”
75 Years Ago (1934) The chopping contest
sponsored by the Farmers hardware last Friday morning was witnessed by
several hundred interested people near the hardware store. Conrad
Barth and Caesar Barth were the only contestants registered.
Roger Creek and Town Line – Town Line patrons of the White Way cheese
factory received their checks Thursday. Thirty cents per lb. was
the price paid for butter fat. Library Notes – The total
circulation of books for the month of February was 1,717.
50 Years Ago (1959) Old Man Winter, determined
to make Mr. Groundhog’s prediction stand up; dumped hundreds of tons of
snow in Northern Clark County and this area of Taylor and Chippewa
Counties during Thursday night. A total of 8 inches of snow fell
in this area during the night. Wisconsin’s Betty Crocker
Homemaker of Tomorrow is 17 year-old Dorothy Krultz of Greenwood High
School. She will receive a $1500 scholarship from General Mills
for gaining the highest score in the state in a written homemaking
examination. On the eve of seeing one of the smallest turn-out
of voters of the polls in Thorp’s history, the city council Monday
passed a resolution for a referendum ballot to be presented to the
people of Thorp to alternate the terms of city officials.
25 Years Ago (1984) The truck owned by John A.
Barth was removed from McGorgan Creek last Friday, March 2, after a
collision with a logging semi truck sent the vehicle spinning and into
the creek. Barth, 92, Rte. 3 Thorp, was hospitalized with head
injuries from the crash, which occurred at the interesection of
Washington and Prospect Streets. 10 Years Ago (1999)
Those volunteer fire and ambulance workers are still at it.
Its 51 years and they’re still having a ball! This year’s annual
St. Patrick’s weekend celebration is scheduled for Saturday, March 13th.
Among the 7,000 colorful racers competing in the 27th annual American
Birkebeiner held in nearby Hayward was a familiar face from the Thorp
area. This year wasn’t the first time that avid cross country
skier, teacher, and Clark County District 13 Supervisor, Sylvia Oberle,
donned her skis and race number to compete in the famous race.
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