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The Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI)
November 16, 1995
Transcribed by Dolores Mohr Kenyon
Old Items Taken from The Thorp Courier files of
1895-1920-1945-1970-1985
100 Years Ago (1895)
Wm. Reseburg has sold his farm of 120 acres in the Town of Reseburg
to A. R. Rimenschneider for $2,400.
C. N. Bentley and son
Charles of Freeport, Ill and Fred Schultz of Schultz, Wis., returned to
their homes on Mon. after a week’s hunt, with nine deer to their credit.
Early on Tues. morning, Nov. 12, 1985, Laura K. Rasmussen, 40,
beloved wife of Nils P. Hansen, died of hemorrhage at her home in this
village.
The improvements made by the W. C. Line in this village
during the past month are about completed and agent H. A. Culler moved
into the new depot building on Tues. The passing track has been
extended about thirty rods in length and a new station track laid; which
serves to make things more convenient.
Mathia Gruber of Stanley
and Miss Grace Ramer of the Town of Thorp, were married at the Catholic
Church, Monday morning.
75 Years Ago (1920)
Butlerville – Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Butler are the proud parents of a
baby girl.
Wheeler’s Corner – Arthur and Edward Borck and Geo.
Thielke have gone to work at Glidden. – Hugo Roesler, Frank Hedler, Geo.
Hanson and Riney Daniels have gone to camp near Diamond Lake.
Peter Phillippi sold the Soo Hotel property to Jas. Norton last week.
Rural Route mail carrier, Guy R. Leiby has purchased the fomer
(former) Gorman residence property from Jos. Sheblak.
Emil W.
Ehlert, who formerly owned and operated the Southpoint Cheese Factory
for the past year has owned a factory near Maiden Rock which he also
sold recently, has purchased the Pine Grove Cheese Factory 2 ½ miles
southeast of Stanley of C. Wilcox and took possession last week.
A very pleasant wedding took place at the Yellow River Sheep Ranch, on
Oct. 27, 1920. Mr. Anton Hagen of Stanley and Miss Helen Farmer of
the Sheep Ranch were the contracting partiers.
Mrs. Frank
Plucinski, 60, died at St. Joseph’s Hospital at Chippewa Falls on Tues.
Nov. 2nd, after an illness of several weeks.
50 Years
Ago (1945)
Mary Ann, the eight month old baby daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Persak of the Town of Thorp, passed away at the
hospital at Marshfield of pneumonia on Sat. Nov. 3.
Amanda
Johnson, 65, of Spokane, Wash., passed away Sun. morning, Nov. 11, 1945
at the Luther Hospital at Eau Claire.
At two o’clock Sat.
afternoon, Nov. 3rd, a pretty wedding was solemnized at the Grace
Evangelical Church in Chicago, when Adeline Stryk, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Malin Stryk, of Lublin, exchanged vows with Pfc. Jos. F. Dedina,
Jr. of Fort Sheridan, Ill., son of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Dedina, Gary, Ind.
Della Dean Huls, USNR, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Huls, of
Thorp, became the bride of Cpl. Gilbert Lewis Petrusse, of the U. S.
Marine Corps., in a ceremony performed by Chaplain Kelly at Oakland,
Calif. on Tues. Oct. 23rd.
August Wiesner, Sr., 87, passed away
at the Sacred Heart Hospital at Eau Claire on Thursday, Nov. 8, 1945.
Chas Hansen recently sold his 80 acre farm in the Town of Reseburg
to Sgt. Edward Baures, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baures of the Town of
Worden. Sgt. Baures is still in the service and located at Keesler
Field, Miss.
White Birch – Mr. and Mrs. John Misiora are the
proud parents of a baby boy, who was born on Tues. Nov. 6th at the
Victory Hospital.
Neiman’s Corner – Word was received here that
a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Leon Neiman, Nov. 11th in Chicago.
Born to; Mr. and Mrs. Adam Pawlak of the Town of Thorp a baby boy
weighing nine pounds on Fri. Nov. 9th.
25 Years Ago
(1970)
Art Olson, after 42 years delivering oil
products in the Thorp area, called it quits. Art started in Thorp back
in 1928 delivering for the White Eagle products then Wadhams Oil and now
Mobile Oil products which he has sold to Jerome Slowiak.
Arthur
Rasmussen, 78, died a Sequim, Wash. on Sun. morning, Nov. 8th.
Nieces of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bohn hosted an open house in honor of
their 50th wedding anniversary, on Sunday, November 15, 1970.
Lillian and Edward Hempleman had four grandchildren born in the year
1970: Brian Hempleman, Jan. 16 of Thorp, Janette Denton, May 18,
Sheboygan, Randy Halida, June 20th Sheboygan and Kimberly Nowak, July 4,
Stevens Point.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John D. Badzinski
of Coon Rapids, Minn., Oct. 26th. They have named him David James.
Reseburg – Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Lato of Milwaukee a baby
girl on Nov. 8th.
Breezy Hill – Mrs. Casper Haas Jr. received a
phone call that a son was born to her brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Ronald Brunett on Nov. 6. The little one weighed 9 lbs. and 6 oz.
and was named Corey Alan.
St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, Thorp,
was the setting chosen by Miss Dawn Marie Kosakoski as she repeated
wedding vows with Thomas Martin Hoffman on Sat., Oct. 31.
10 Years Ago (1985),
Jennie Ruzak, 75, Route 2, Thorp,
died Wed. Nov. 6, 1985 at Victory Memorial Hospital, Stanley.
The 20,000 square foot facility for BTI is under construction in the new
Thorp Industrial Park. BTI, recruited as the park’s first tenant
in Sept. is an industrial bench top and platform truck manufacturer.
Wanda E. Biddle, 73, Route 3, Thorp, died Thurs. Nov. 7, 1985.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Osowski are pleased to announce the birth of a
grandson, Jeremy John, 8 ½ lbs. born Fri. Nov. 1, 1985 to Ken and Cindee
Loos of Spencer.
Elsie Elizabeth Graikowski, 76, Berlin, WI,
former Thorp resident, died on Mon. Nov. 4, 1985 at the Berlin Memorial
Hospital.
Tammy M. Rabehl of Marshfield and Craig J. Northway,
were united in marriage Sept. 21 at First Presbyterian Church,
Marshfield.
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