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The Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI)
July 5, 2006
Transcribed by Dolores Mohr Kenyon
Old Items Taken from The Thorp Courier files of
1906-1931-1956-1981-1996
100 Years Ago (1906)
Stanley Sunbeams—The N-W L. Co’s projected mammoth brick store building,
which is expected to be ready for use in October next, will require no
less than 800,000 brick.—P. A. and R. R. Williams of Marshfield have
purchased a building and lot hear (near) Lien’s store on Bartlett St.,
in which they have installed a steam printing outfit and will under the
management of William Kinney start a newspaper to be called “The Stanley
Times”.
The hay crop is about ready for harvesting. The crop is immense.
After a six years struggle on the part of the Polish people in the
United States, Pope Pius has granted their petition and Archbishop Josef
Weber, Rome, Italy, will come to this country to accept the appointment
of quasi-bishop of the Polish Catholic churches here.
This is just the right sized town to settle down in and enjoy life.
Everything for the comfort of life can be bought here and $10 will go as
far as $25 in larger cities. When you want to leave the farm, come to
our town and build a nice comfortable home and be among the best people
in the world.
75 Years Ago (1931)
During the past week the weather has been scorching hot, all records of
the past having been broken. Thermometers have been registering from 90
to nearly 100 daily. About twenty deaths from the heat wave have taken
place in Wisconsin and nearly 300 throughout the country.
The number of horses and mules on farms continues to decrease and there
is nothing to indicate when the trend will be checked.
August Kuehl had his Ford car, Model 1929, stolen from in front of his
residence on Thursday night. The same car was stolen last year and later
found stripped in the Town of Butler. The car was insured against theft.
50 Years Ago (1956)
Finding a dynamite cap resulted in the injury of two Thorp boys while
they were playing.
Damage to growing crops as a result of a severe hail storm in the
Willard area, may reach thousands of dollars according to preliminary
estimates of farmers who suffered heaviest from the storm.
An estimated 85,000 more school children in Wisconsin would receive
school milk under a bill passed by the House of Representatives. The
bill now goes to the senate.
Floyd Hill, general agent of the George W. Cole 3-Ring Wild Animal
Circus was in Thorp yesterday to complete arrangements for the circus to
show here on Saturday, July 21.
Wrigley’s Gum: Doublemint, Spearmint, Juicy Fruit, box of 20 pkgs., 59¢,
Thompson “Seedless Grapes 25¢ lb; Sunkist Lemons, 6 for 29¢, Jumbo
Vine-Ripened Cantaloupe, 2 for 39¢.
25 Years Ago (1981)
Bids for more than $310,000 were accepted last Thursday, June 25, for
the addition of 10 apartments at Morgan Plaza Elderly Housing by the
Thorp Housing Authority.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Maier celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on
Sunday, June 21, 1981 beginning with a special mass by Father John
Puerner at 12 o’clock at St. Bernard’s-St. Hedwig’s Parish.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Van Ert celebrated fifty years of marriage on June 6,
1981 with a Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Hedwig’s Chapel at 2:45 p.m.
with Father Bill Buchman officiating.
10 Years Ago (1996)
Over 35 cars participated in the annual Thorp Lions Club Demo Derby on
Sunday. Mark Struensee of Withee was this year’s winner. Kristi Bunnel
of Thorp claimed the Powder Puff.
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