The Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI)
November 19, 1997
Transcribed by Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Old Items Taken from The Thorp Courier files of 1897-1922-1947-1972-1987

100 Years Ago (1897)

Depot Agent H. A. Culler reports nearly fifty deer carcasses shipped from here since Nov. 1st.
 
Ferd Kleckner is engaged in pressing hay product at the big N.W.L. Cos. Farm south of here, about 250 tons in all.
 
75 Years Ago (1922)
 
Chas Lindquist is attending Teachers’ Training School at Antigo.
 
Wm. Strassman sold forty acres of land in the Town of Mead last week to Harold Mattes.
 
A. N. Yates sold his eight acre farm in the Town of Reseburg last week to M. W. Miller of Stanley.
 
The County Board is in session at Neillsville this week.  Supervisors Dr. W. R. McCutcheon, M. Greisch, R. H. Tolford, R. Coates, D. Kienholz and D. L. Dare from this portion of the county are in attendance. 
 
Miss Ida May Piper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Piper of the Town of Thorp and Mr. Otto Immanueal, of Fall Creek were joined in wedlock at Wausau on Sunday last.
 
50 Years Ago (1947)
 
Edward F. Micke, 32, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Micke at Stanley on Thurs. last, after a lone (long) illness.
 
In a train-auto collision five miles west of Thorp, Stanley Filipiak, 91, Stanley farmer, was killed last Fri. evening.
 
On Nov. 8th, St. Adalbert’s Catholic Church was the scene of the wedding of Miss Lorraine Kowalski, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Kowalski, St. Paul, Minn. and Anton F. Wyczawski, of Thorp.
 
Taft – The late Geo. Mueller, who formerly lived here passed away at the home of his daughter Martha in Minneapolis.
 
Joseph Fleischmann, 77, prominent resident of Gilman, passed away at his home there on Fri.
 
Mitterhoffer – Word has been received here that Mr. and Mrs. Benny Kmiec are the proud parents of a baby girl.
 
Junction – Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Stasko, a son at the Victory Hospital at Stanley last week.
 
Northwest Thorp – Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kodl Jr. are the proud parents of a baby boy, Raymond Paul, born Nov. 11th at the Victory Hospital at Stanley.
 
A daughter, Donna Marie, weighing eight pounds and six ounces was born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Borton, of Eau Claire, Nov. 11th.  Mrs. Borton will be remembered here as Mercedes Maier.
 
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wojtkiewicz at the Stanley Hospital on Fri. Nov. 14, 1947.
 
Miss Dorothy Potapenko, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Potapenko, of Stanley, became the bride of Michael Peleschak, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Peleschak, of Lublin at St. Mary’s Russian Orthodox Church, Lublin, on Sat. Nov. 8th.
 
Charles Possley received word of the sudden death of Patsy O’Keefe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert O’Keefe, at Milwaukee.  The O’Keefe’s were former residents in Thorp.
 
A telegram was just received by Mrs. Mike Kronberg stating that Frank Banderob passed away on Sun. last at his home in Huntley, Mont.
 
25 Years Ago (1972)
 
An elderly Stanley man became Chippewa County’s 16th traffic fatality when his car and another collided on State 29 at County NN Sunday morning.  The Stanley Police who investigated the crash reported that the victim was Ben Western, 85, Stanley.
 
Stella (Mizerka) Leszewski, 85, died at Havenett Nursing Home, Owen, Mon. morning.
 
Joseph Bogdan, 91, resident of Stanley died Mon. evening at Victory Memorial Hospital, Stanley.
 
A daughter was born Nov. 13 to Kathy and Bob Schumacher of Black Creek.  The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gwiazdon.
 
A daughter was born Nov. 12 to Maritta and Stanley Kozikoski of Black Creek.  The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gwiazdon.
 
Walter J. Posda, 48, Route 3, Stanley, died Wed. evening at his home.
 
Sat. Oct. 21, 1972 was the date chosen by Arlene Arciszewski and Denny Meyer for their union in marriage at St. Hedwig’s Chapel, Thorp.
 
Lublin – Twins Kammie Sue and Paul Edward Kordus, great grandchildren of Mrs. Mary Budrus of Lublin was baptized at Holy Rosary Church at Owen, Sun. Nov. 12, 1972.
 
White Birch – Mr. and Mrs. John Kott are the proud parents of a 9 pound 11 ounce baby born Nov. 8th at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, and given the name of James Arthur.
 
10 Years Ago (1987)
 
Joseph Losiewicz, 80, Thorp, died Tues. evening, Nov. 10, 1987 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Chippewa Falls.
 
Lance Olson of Thorp, son of Terry and Kay Olson, became the first student from Clark County ever to win first place in the State Conservation and Environmental Awareness Speaking Contest.
 
Lawrence (Larry) Collins, 80, Wausau, died Fri. Nov. 6, 1987 at his home.
 
Norman P. Mitchell, 51, Owen, died Tues. Nov. 3, 1987 at his home.
 
Stanton Martinson, 67, Union Grove, passed away at St. Mary’s Medical Center on Tues. Nov. 10, 1987.