The Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI)
 March 3, 2010
Transcribed by Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Old Items Taken from The Thorp Courier files of 1910-1935-1960-1985-2000

100 Years Ago (1910)

Worden Wavelets – The entertainment given by Howard Landry and his pupils on the evening of the 22nd was pronounced a success by all who heard it, which included nearly all of the parents in the district.
 
Ogurek’s Mill and Vicinity – Quite a number of farmers are hauling logs and bolts to Ogurek’s Mill.
 
Gilman Newslets – The new iron bridge arrived Monday and will soon be place over the Yellow River on the Polley-Gilman Road.
 
Tramps have been plentiful for several weeks past, and the lock-up is occupied by two or three nearly every night.
 
The Soo cut-off between Owen and Spencer will be built at once and construction work will begin in a few days, it is reported.
 
75 Years Ago (1935)
 
Pineland Corners – The biggest feather-stripping party of the season was held Thursday evening at the Leon Andruszkiewicz Sr. home.  Quite a number of young folks were present for a change and took part in the stripping too. A bountiful lunch was served around midnight and everybody went home with a smile on their face.
 
A chimney fire at the home of Mrs. Louis Kolb called out the local fire department on Sunday evening.  No damage resulted.
 
50 Years Ago (1960)
 
Ronnie Brandt, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brandt, Stanley, was badly burned when gas that had been spilled on his clothing was ignited at Thorpe’s Filling Station a week ago.
 
It was announced at the regular scout meeting Tuesday evening at the old city village hall by Scoutmaster Bud Bishop that the Thorp Boy Scout Troop will sell the new 50-star American flags.
 
25 Years Ago (1985)
 
In memory of Cliff Ebben, who was on the Thorp Fire Department and Ambulance Service for over 30 years before his death in 1983, past fire department president, Dave Shewczyk presented a trophy case in his name to Cliff’s wife, Katie Ebben.  The case is at city hall.
 
You may of heard it, or you may not have.  If you did, don’t believe it.  What shouldn’t be believed in a recent rumor circulating here that Cray Research, Inc. was going to open a branch office in the vacant ITT complex?  The thought is nice, but apparently not true.
 
Arson is believed to be the cause of a fire that left approximately $3000 damage to a Town of Reseburg house Friday evening, Feb. 22.  According to the authorities the house is located one mile east and two miles south of Mattes Livestock.
 
10 Years Ago (2000)
 
With the clock ticking off valuable minutes of the current session of the legislature, which ends in April, the City of Stanley and officials from four surrounding counties hosted a press conference last Friday morning at the Stanley Correctional Facility to urge the legislature to pass funding for the new privately built prison.
 
The Thorp Police Department once again proved it’s not smart to break the law.  Police Chief Jim Albert arrested one adult male and one adult female at approximately 5:30 p.m. this past Monday evening for the theft of a TV, VCR and video camera taken from the Thorp High School Agriculture Department sometime after 10:30 p.m. on Thursday evening.