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The Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI)
May 13, 1998
Transcribed by Dolores Mohr Kenyon
Old Items Taken from The Thorp Courier files of
1898-1923-1948-1973-1988
100 Years Ago (1898)
Boyd Leader – Married at the Catholic Church at Edson Tuesday, Peter
Neisius to Miss Mary Plecity.
Work on excavating the basement
for Garrison Bros. new store began on Mon. Wm Barrett having the
contract.
Prof. A. C. Finn, of Loyal, has been engaged as
principal for the next school year by the school board at a salary of
$75 per month.
75 Years Ago (1923)
Pleasant View – Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Rogalski, a daughter, Saturday
May 5.
Pozen – A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sniegowski
Thurs. May 3rd.
Emil Ohmen of Polley stopped to visit his mother
here Sat. he left for Oshkosh Sat. where he will be employed.
John G. Bogumill purchased one and one-half lots adjoining S. S.
Warner’s residence from the latter last week and will erect a modern
residence thereon.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Daniels of Cylon, Wis.
are rejoicing over the birth of a pair of twin girls, the event
occurring on May 3rd the date being Mr. Daniel’s birthday.
Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Barnhardt of Fox Lake and Mr. and Mrs. Jno Lamond, of
Duluth, arrived here last week and expect to remain permanently.
Mr. Barnhardt is with the Thorp Auto Sales Co.
Chas. F.
Schmidt, 39, died at his home in this village on Thurs. May 3, 1923,
after a lingering illness extending over a period of several years.
The Village of Dorchester suffered a severe loss by fire on Tues. night
of last week, the loss being estimated at $150,000. The fire
started in the pool hall.
50 Years Ago (1948)
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Camp, of Worden on
Thurs. The mother’s birthday is the same day.
Breezy Hill
– Bernard Mertens, of Thorp purchased 40 acres of land here last week of
Oscar Ramberg, of Stanley.
Bobb’s Mill – Word was received of
the death of Rev. W. P. Powell, former pastor of the Congregational
Church here.
On May 9th the Rev. Thomas S. Obricki, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Obricki, will celebrate the first Solemn High Mass at
Five Holy Martyr’s Church, Chicago, Ill.
25 Years Ago
(1973)
Jerry Lee Wachsmuth, 24, Hannibal was the victim
of drowning while on construction work April 26, at Burlington. He
fell into a river and was swept away by the current. His body was
recovered that Sat.
Miss Mary Ann Prokopiak, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Bernard Prokopiak, Thorp, was given in marriage by her father to
Robert John Powell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Powell of Chicago on
Sat. April 28, 1973 at St. Hedwig’s Church, Thorp.
Vincent
Gulcynski, 78, died suddenly at his home, April 26, 1973.
A new
arrival in Germany, Sp/5 and Mrs. Larry E. Luzinski of Darmstadt,
Germany are the proud parents of a son, Michael David, born on April 21,
1973.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Teclaw are the proud parents of a baby
girl, named Jennifer Dawn, born May 7th at the Jacksonville Naval
Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida.
John A. Kozenka, 76, died at
his home in the City of Thorp of an apparent heart attack on Wed. May
2nd.
Mrs. Lila E. Gibbs, 64, Chippewa Falls, died Fri. at Luther
Hospital.
Peter C. Ludovic, 80, Neillsville, died Wed. at Luther
Hospital.
10 Years Ago (1988)
The J & J
Root Beer Stand in Thorp was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Soderberg are the proud parents of a baby girl
born May 13th at Germantown, Maryland.
Miss Sally Constance
Kowalczyk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Kowalczyk, Gilman, became the
bride of Richard Henry Dubiak, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dubiak, Gilman on
Sat. May 5 at Ss. Peter and paul Catholic Church, Gilman.
Reseburg – Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Robert Alger, a baby boy on May
8th.
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