----Source: Thorp Courier dated Feb. 7, 2001

100 YEARS AGO...

Charley Hansen is building a large ice house just north of J.E. Jollings restaurant.

Jno. Murphy has severed his connection with the Jno S. Owen Luber Co.

Marriage licenses were issued to: Adam Egnoski & Frances Maslaka, Geo Hanson & Helen Deforth; Everard Sterling & Alma Rhea)

Wm. Sommer Jr. bought an acre of land from John Hilgert.

John Papierniak was struck by a log on Friday and his body badly crushed. He died on Tuesday night.

Anton Tenzagolski’s back was broken by a rolling log on Wednesday.

Charlie Hardy was felling a tree, it split and came back striking him hurting his arm and back.

75 YEARS AGO...

Mr & Mrs. Peter Jenkot had a son on Jan. 21st.

Lewis Dimek rented Chudy’s farm.

Officers elected for the Taft Telephone Co. Were Adam Pacewicz, T.N. Schultz, E.H. Fenstermacher.

Elected at the White Eagle Dairy Cheese Factory: S. Gaska, B. Harycki, Ig. Zdrojkowski, S. Piwoni, F. Sadowski and M. Olenyczak.

50 YEARS AGO...

Mary Balicki, age 76, died in Chippewa Falls on Jan. 28th.

Michael Heiser, age 69, died in Stanley on Saturday.

Mr & Mrs. Clarence Rhyner were notified that their son PFC Eugene was killed in action on Dec. 19th in Korea.

Clarence B. Culbertson, attorney in Stanley since 1895 died early Monday.

25 YEARS AGO...

Christine Noah was named Thorp High School 1975-76 Betty Crocker Family Leader.

Mr & Mrs. R. Zebro had a daughter on Jan. 22nd.

Rites were held for Dr. Lester E. Nystrum, age 73, in Medford.

Marvin Piwoni Jr. received a Doctor of Philosophy Degree.

10 YEARS AGO...

Ellen (Nellie) Schmidt, 86, died Feb. 1st in Owen.

Daughter of Earl & Connie Hubbard was baptized.

Roy Gibbs, age 80 of Stanley, died Feb. 3rd.

Fred Pagel, age 70, died Jan. 25th in Eau Claire.

FULL OBITUARIES WISNIEWSKI, Genevieve B 5/16/1913 - 2/2/2001

(Parents: Martin & Mary (Pankiewicz); spouse: Thomas Stanley Wisniewski) LIS, Bruno "Danny" 4/21/1931 - 2/1/2001

(Parents: Bruno & Sophia (Czerwinski); spouse: Dolly Malark) HEADRICK, Raymond 1/18/1929 - 2/3/2001

(Parents: Gordon & Lillian (Raymond); spouse: Betty LaMarche) HARYCKI, Anton Stanley 1/10/1898 - 1/31/2001

(Parents: Paul & Antonia (Leniewski); spouse: Margaret Persok) BAK, Joseph 3/5/1908 - 1/31/2001

(Parents: Leopold & Katherine (Darlak); spouse: Ann Galarowicz) HENAMAN, Vernon 6/10/1927 - 1/11/2001

(Parents: Charles & Minnie (Muller); spouse: Dorothy Mork) PRZYBYLSKI, Frances 11/30/1910 - 1/30/2001

(Parents: John & Anna (Garzeck) Nedza; spouse: Edward F. Przybylski) GOSSE, Victor 8/17/1922 - 2/4/2001

(Parents: Henry & Doris (Lindau); spouse: Bernice Ackerman) ROSS, Mary 8/25/1916 - 2/4/2001

(Parents: Stanley & Josephine Kaleta)