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The Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI)
March 25, 2009
Transcribed by Dolores Mohr Kenyon
Old Items Taken from The Thorp Courier files of
1909-1934-1959-1984-1999
100 Years Ago (1909)
Polley Notes – At a public meeting held at the school house last
Friday evening it was decided that Polley should have a public library,
and the following people were elected as a library board: Mrs. J. Wicks,
A. Vangsness, M. Olson, C. Beam, Mrs. R. Hugoboom, J. Wicks, and H.
Drake. --- Mrs. Forest is having building material delivered for the
erection of a millinery store and a dwelling house.
Stanley
Sunbeams – It is doubtful if Stanley will have a municipal court owing
to the county board recently voting unanimously that such a court is
unnecessary and inexpedient.
75 Years Ago (1934)
Jos. J. Pawlak of the Farmers Hardware Store has been busy the past
two weeks in remodeling the interior of his store. New display
tables and counters have been installed and new merchandise added.
Mr. Pawlak has joined the “Our Own Store” group of cooperative buyers
and now desires to pass the savings made in his buying to his customers.
Not since the days when out grandparents took their families in
horse-drawn vehicles to corn-husking bees, barn-raisings and the like,
has the need of community social development been so urgent. The
family must be kept happy and it cannot be kept happy if the community
does not function. Not for years has the happiness of the farm
family been as dependent upon the community as now.
50
Years Ago (1959)
A delegation from the City of Thorp
left Wednesday morning for Madison to appear for a bill introduced by
assembly-man Frank Nikolay to put the road south under the state trunk
system.
Plans for a new high school in Stanley were a step
nearer completion the past week as the city council authorized the
school board to have working drawings prepared. The new school
according to plans will cost in the neighborhood of $1,000,000.
25 Years Ago (1984)
Joe Carlson celebrated the
grand opening of his machine and welding shop Saturday, March 24.
The shop is located behind the Cardinal Motel, downtown Thorp, and they
specialize in all types of welding. Joe’s grand opening comes
after being in business for some time.
Recently the Thorp
Chapter of FBLA began a project in which the long-range goal will be to
find a business to occupy the now empty ITT Life Insurance building.
This project is one, which will prove how serious the community is about
its future and its growth.
10 Years Ago (1999)
The Thorp Business Association honored the Zajack family as the
Outstanding Business Persons at their monthly meeting March 17th at
Scott’s Pub.
The community history banner created by the Thorp
Area Historical Society will hang in the State Capitol Building in
Madison March 29th – April 6th.
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