The Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI)
January 11, 1996
Transcribed by Dolores Mohr Kenyon
Old Items Taken from The Thorp Courier files of
1896-1921-1946-1971-1986
100 Years Ago (1896)
W. C. Tufts, of Withee and Miss Viola Covery of Spokeville, were
married at Grand Rapids, Wis. on Dec. 20th. Pretty snug weather
was experienced on Fri. and Sat. last, the thermometer reaching a depth
of 25 below zero each morning. Wood is cheaper than ever this
winter. Good dry body maple and birch can be purchased in unlimited
quantities, delivered, at $1.25 per cord. John McGrogan and Jas.
Connors are filling up their ice houses with a fine quality of ice,
securing the same from the north fork of the Eau Claire River.
Owing to the scarcity of rain, Mr. McGrogan’s pond near his ice house
will furnish but little if any of the required article. The
Cirkel Manufacturing Co. intends starting their factory in this village
this week, having about 300 cords of bolts on hand. Tight barrel and
chair stock will be manufactured at present and flour barrel staves
later on. We understand their plants at Boyd and Cadott will also
resume operations within a short time. Stanley Sunbeams – The
festive season produced two marriages in Stanley. Will Allen and
Miss Jennie B. Seeley being married on Christmas day and J. M. Persons
and Miss Nellie P. Anderson on New Years Day. 75 Years
Ago (1921) Bonczyk’s Corner – Miss Mary Marek, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marek, was married to Mr. Joeph (Joseph) Sczypek of
Proctor, Minn., Jan. 11, 1921. The wedding took place at Proctor.
Town Line – B. G. Splinter has rented Matt Toomey’s farm for the
coming season. Mr. Toomey reserves the buildings. – A little child
of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McCafferty died of pneumonia Jan. 3rd.
Gilman – Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Zaborowski, on Thurs. Dec. 30th, a
son. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smidtke on Sun. Jan.
9th. 50 Years Ago (1946) Born to, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Bogumill, at their home here on Fri. Jan. 4, 1946, a
baby girl weighing eight and one-fourth pounds. Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Smoczyk are the proud parents of a bouncing baby girl, born Jan.
3rd at the Victory Hospital. Mrs. Smoczyk will be remembered here
as Victoria Syminsko. They named the infant Victoria Mary.
Miss Lucille McFarlane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward McFarlane of
Gilman and Edward R. Ruda, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ruda, of Thorp, were
united in marriage Sat. morning, Dec. 29 at the Church of God, Stanley.
Eidsvold – Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Gutowski, Jan. 6th a son.
West Worden – Born to; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Licht, on Jan. 2, a baby
girl. b Mrs. Edwin (Harriet) Schmidt, 69, passed away Tues.
evening, Jan. 5, at the Sacret (Sacred) Heart Hospital, Eau Claire.
Hedwig Soda, 87, passed away on Christmas Day, at the Victory Memorial
Nursing Home in Stanley. Funeral services for Nicholas J.
Gengler, 82, Town of Medford were held Sat. Jan. 2, at Holy Rosary
Catholic Church, Medford. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Schmidt of Stanley
became the parents of a baby boy, Trevor Lee, who weighed 7 lbs. 10 oz.
and was born at the Victory Memorial Hospital in Stanley on Dec. 22.
St. Bernard’s Church, Thorp, was the scene for the marriage of Miss
Joan Dahlke and Bernard Budzinski on Sat. Dec. 12. Mrs. Mary
Josephine Potaczek, 53, of Ogema, Wis., formerly of Thorp, passed away
Thurs. Dec. 31st at Memorial Hospital, Medford. 10 Years
Ago (1986), Chester Cwikla, 80, route 2, Withee, Town
of Maplehurst, Taylor County, died Sat. Jan. 4, 1986 at Medford Memorial
Nursing Home. Phyllis Zurakowski, 85, Thorp, died Tues.
afternoon, Jan. 7, 1986 at Victory Memoiral (Memorial) Hospital,
Stanley. Olga Korn, 93, a former Stanley resident, died Wed.
Jan. 1, 1986 at Riverside Hospital, Waupaca. Airman Michael J.
Rademaker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Rademaker, Thorp, has been
assigned to Chanute Air Force basic training.
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