The Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI)
July 21, 2010
Transcribed by Dolores Mohr Kenyon
Old Items Taken from The Thorp Courier files of
1910-1935-1960-1985-2000
100 Years Ago (1910)
Kasper Skrapinski’s team ran away on Saturday last, colliding with
Jon Meyer’s buggy in front of the bank almost totally demolishing the
buggy. County superintendent A. O. Rhea is engaged at present in
entertaining young and all interested in astronomical observations. Mr.
Rhea received a new Brasher telescope, four inch objective, focal length
five feet, highest power 400 diameters, last week, and his nightly
observations of the heavens are interesting to himself and all who call
for a squint at the heavenly bodies. Jos. Bogumill has a crew of
carpenters engaged in remodeling his building, which he recently
purchased from Paul Zwolinski. He is putting in store fixtures and
will open a stock of dry goods and groceries as soon as all arrangements
are completed. 75 Years Ago (1935) A
call from police at Antigo Wednesday morning informed Mr. Bogumill that
his Ford V-8 was recovered near that place. The thieves however got away
but papers left in the car indicate that they were from Cornell, WI.
The car was intact and OK except for holes from bullets, which were shot
by the police in the pursuit. Roger Creek and Town Line – About
thirty people attended the annual school meeting in the Roger Creek
district. $330 was raised for all purposes. 50
Years Ago (1960) Roy A. Swanson, vocational agriculture
instructor at Thorp, WI for the past 21 years, was awarded a gold wrist
watch by the Sears Roebuck Co. for completing 25 years of teaching
vocational agriculture at Madison, Thursday night, July 14. Mr.
Roger A. Hedrington, a 1960 graduate of WI State College, Eau Claire, WI
has been appointed head football and assistant basketball coach at Thorp
High School. Robert Englebretson, 19, rural Owen, drowned in
Chapman Lake at Stanley Sunday night 10 minutes after the beach closed
and the lifeguard left. Thorp, being such a small town as
it is; you never know what you’ve been up to until the gossip gets back
to you. 25 Years Ago (1985) Helen
Suttner, 56, Rt. 1, Curtiss, died July 3rd after an accident on CTH X, 4
miles west of Thorp. Suttner struck the dual wheels of a
semitrailer driven by Eugene Hagenson, 43, Rt. 2, Stanley.
Construction began recently on a new whey evaporator on the property of
Blue Moon Cheese Co. in Thorp. Dr. Dick Bourie has joined the
Three Rivers Veterinary Clinic Staff. Members of the Roosevelt
Rod and Gun Club released 1100 walleyes into Otter Lake in Chippewa
County, near Stanley, Tuesday, July 9th. 10 Years Ago
(2000) The Thorp area Boy Scouts had a larger than
average numbers of boys reach Eagle Scout status. Such an honor takes
commitment and hard work. Eric Rogalski was among those boys who stuck
with Boy Scouting and made it. The following is his essay.
The Cecil Tormey Post #118 of Thorp donated flags to the Thorp Public
School District to replace those that had been tattered and worn.
Keeping the American Flag in good condition is a sign of respect.
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