10 years ago October 18, 2012 Shopko Hometown grand opening is set for Thursday October 18, following a soft opening four days earlier. Oriole football ranks third in the Cloverbelt Conference as Regis speeds through town to give the sole loss of the season to Orioles. Volleyball also takes third after playing at Neillsville. Three foot drop in water level reported at Chapman asWisconsin's first inauguralwolf hunt ends in a 73-pound wolf for Dennis and Shelley Nitz south of Boyd. Nitz shot the animal from 47 yards away. 20 years ago September 26, 2002 Offering their faces to help raise money for El Paso in the second Splat Fest were band director Jim Miles, Rodney Gardner, Kevin Hendrickson, Dave Jankoski, Diane Wulterkens, and Denny Zais. El Paso (del norte) or Bust! September 19, 2002 Joseph Cox Receives Edward Rutledge Charity Scholarship Joseph Cox, a 2002 Stanley- Boyd High School graduate, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Edward Rutledge Charity Scholarhsip Foundation of Chippewa Falls for the 200203 school year. Scholarships are awarded to full-time undergraduate students. Joseph is the son of Mike and Cheryl Cox of Stanley. He is attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison to pursue degrees in investmentbanking and finance, and psychology. 30 years ago September 24, 1992 Appraisal archivist Linda Ebben is awarded Commendable Service Medal by Admiral John Zimbal of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, geared to educ ate career-ori-ented medical officers. Chippewa Falls native Irma Lotts opens Irma’s Figurines, a plaster and ceramics shop, in the former building of Reedy’s Café on East Maple Street. “Plaster crafts are more reasonably priced than ceramics,” she says, as well as able to be larger becausenot fired in a kiln. The shopto be open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., would have a grand opening in three weeks. The Stanley Area Historical Society Museum was due to close for the season as of September 27. 40 years ago September 30, 1982 Revival Services Planned at Maple Grove Church Sunday The Maple Grove Church of the Brethren near Stanley will be holding revival services beginning Sunday, October 3 through Wednesday, October 6. Their speaker for these special meetings will be Rev. William Briggs from the Waukesha Bible Church in Waukesha. Pastor Briggs was born in Altoona, Penn. He is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of the Bible, the King’s College, and Dallas Theological Seminary… Pastor Briggs ministry is dedicated to sound Bible teaching , pastoral counseling, and home Bible classes. Two services will be held Sunday, one at 11 a.m. and one at 8 p.m. The evening services Monday through Wednesday will begin at 8 p.m. The Maple Grove Churchof the Brethren is located fivemiles south of Stanley on County H and one mile west at the sign. Teachers, Board Continue Contract Negotiations The Stanley-Boyd Area Board of Education and the Stanley-Boyd Education Association continued negotiations toward a 1982-83 school year Thursday night. Discussion still continues on language items, but talks continue to progress. Another negotiation session was scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 29. D. R. Moon Memorial Library to hold book sale. Hardcover books for 15 cents, paperbacks 5 cents. S-B Junior Class takes tophomecoming float with Pac-Man theme. Jerry A. Carson, M.S.W., a psychiatric social worker onthe staff of Marshfield Clinic, has established a regular practice in Stanley. Carson will see patients at the Marsh-field Clinic Stanley Centerfacility, which is located adjacent to Victory Memorial Hospital in Stanley. 50 years ago September 28, 1972 1972 Homecoming Court: King Wayne Lechleitner and Queen Chris Anders, withRoger Zais, Nancy Lodahl, Tim Caswell, Debby Kuhn, Paul Flaten, Judy Peterson, Kirk Hendrickson and Peggy Zais also on court. Archery Results Oemig’s Hot Shots: Won 11, Lost 3 Bull Shooters: Won 7, Lost 7 Meat Cutter’s:Won 7, Lost 7 Foster’s Bar: Won 3, Lost 11 High Shooters for Week: Bob Barth 162, Dave Oemig 161, Francis Yeager 157. 60 years ago October 4. 1962 “The Gopher Inn” opens on Highway 29 South with owners being Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Johnson. It offers a complete menu along with bunks and showers for truckers, “plenty of parking space,” and a downstairs banquet room. 70 years ago September 25, 1952 National Bible Week To Be Observed Here With Study Night In observance of the 500th anniversary of the printing of the Gutenberg Bible, National Bible Week will be observed the week of September 28 to October 5. The Knights of Columbus announce that in observance of that week, they are sponsoring a discussion and study group, which will meet Monday night, September 29, at the KC Club rooms. High School students are especially urged to attend and take part in the discussion. Albert O. Koolmo Dies At Fort Snelling Veterans Hospital Albert O. Koolmo, who has been a resident of the Town of Ruby for a number of years, died suddenly at the Fort Snelling Veteran’s Hospital, where he was undergoing treatment. Death came to Mr. Koolmo on September 23, 1952. The deceased was born in Menomonie, Wisconsin, on April 29, 1892. He was a veteran of World War I. Funeral at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sheldon with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, military honors accorded by the Sheldon American Legion. 80 years ago October 2, 1942 National news: Mrs. Martini was granted a divorce from her husbandin Chicago court with $25 a month alimony. But by the time they reached the street they had made up and, arm in arm, they went looking for a minister. There is a boom in babies, due to war and the hospitalson the Pacific Coast have re duced the residence period for maternity cases. Births in Los Angles County number 14,750 for this year against 9,737 for the same period last year. home: From Europe: ATTACK IS IMPENDING BY UNITED NATIONS President Given Power to Fix Wages. German Reports of Victory Exaggerated The French people along the channel coast have been urged to take precautions and evacuate that region as much as possible as the allied nations are preparing a big offensive to invade that coast in the near future. A series of several warnings has been given. The United Nations desire to avoid as much as possible the shedding of French blood. But the goal of the expedition will be the total annihilation of Germany and it will be launched as soon asthe allied nations are satisfiedthat it can be done successfully. They have promised to give the French people warning when the time comes and they say the time will come soon. Back Home: CONTROL INFLATION FARMERS WARNED Experience of Past Should Act as Guide. There Will Come A Day of Reckoning. Farmers and the people of towns which do business with farmers have very personal interest in efforts to steady crop prices as part of the pro-gram to control inflation. For after the inflation of WorldWar I it was they who suffered most from the resultantdeflation. (Land speculation, bond bills for infrastructure improvements, mortgaged farm properties) Then the bottom dropped out of crop prices. Land values began to tumble after. In the years which followed hundreds of thousands of farm families which couldn’t keep up mortgage payments lost their homes. Merchants who did credit business with farmers went into bankruptcy. Thousands of small town banks failed. For 20 years the prices offarm crops failed to average parity—prices which would give the crop grower the same buying power that farmers on the average had during the5-year period before the firstworld war broke out, August 1909 to July 1914. Now a new war is pushing prices up again. 111 years ago December 2, 1909 An Innovative farming practice! At the agricultural department the experiments being conducted in various portions of the country under the direction of the agricultural colleges of different states, in “Farming with dynamite: are being watched with great interest.... If the theory attached to the use of dynamite in agricultural pursuits is found to be correct, and the Du Pont Company is evidently so sure of it that they are spending large sums to prove their claims, then all this great outlay (of $103.96 million) for fertilizers will be unnecessary…The theory of farming with dynamite is that by planting sticks of dynamite at regular intervals of space, and exploding them, that the underlying soil is disturbed to a depth of several feet, making it porous and capable of absorbing plenty of water in rainy weather, and this water, which is the principal plant food, is drawn to the top by the roots of the plant as needed for its growth, carrying with it not only moisture but soluble fertilizing elements.In the cotton fields of thesouth, production has been multiplied several times over from plowing with dynamite, while increases of thirty-three per cent are reported fromcorn fields. Melon patchesalso show remarkably increased yields. J. H. Hale, the great orchardist from Connecticut, has become a convert to the scheme, and has planted thousands of trees with dynamite, with surprisingresults.113 years ago April 24, 1909 SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Geo. H. Chapman went to Eau Claire Yesterday. A representative of Lake City nurseries is planting some trees in the public park by order of the city council. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Axel Solie on Saturday May 1, a daughter. A three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Thierl died on Wednesday, of pneumonia. School Notes Whooping cough is reducing the attendance in the primary grades. The regular monthly meeting of the Latin club was held in the gymnasium on Wednesday evening of last week. The program consisted of a translation from Caesar; a paper on the daily life of the Romans, and a sketch of the works of Ansoinus the poet, together with musical number. After the program refreshments were served in the Domestic Science room and the games of the Latin club were played. Contract Made Bids for the construction of the New Graded School Building in Second Ward Opened.. Old School Building Sold Wisconsin Construction Co. of Chippewa Falls Secures the Contract for 18,450 Old building bought by company for $1,000, making the net cost $17,450 “…The building will stand in the exact cent of the lot between the old building sites but the old high school will probably not be removed till the new building is completed. The council was unanimous in favor of every proposition to make the building all that it ought to be in every particular.” City council minutes After an informal discussion on the subject, motion prevailed instructing the two aldermen from each ward to see that the trees in their respective wards were properly trimmed.114 years ago May 9, 1908 The Exchanges Receipt for a live town. Grit, vim, push, snap, energy, schools, morality, churches, harmony, advertising. Talk about it. Write about it. Speak well of it….—Chippewa Independent The City Fathers did a good thing when they decided to order a supply of trees for the city park from good nursery stock. These trees should be sugar Maples, Elms and Basswood. Coming from the nursery they will have roots and healthy bodies. If properly planted and the soil about them is kept cultivate for one season, nine of every ten planted will live and grow and be a source of everlasting joy and pride to all the people of the city. The city never made a better investment than this will be if the trees receive the proper attention. City council minutes Committee No. 6 reported 143 dead trees in City Park and recommended that not over 75 nursery trees be purchased to replace the dead ones. Motion prevailed, all voting aye, adopting report and authorizing Committee No. 6 to purchase 50 to 75 nurserytrees for park.115 years ago April 20, 1907 In response to the call published last week in the Republican a dozen or more lovers of outdoor sport gathered atJ.B. Galbraith's office lastSunday afternoon and organized the Northwestern Rod and Gun Club whose purpose is to provide entertainment for its members in the various forms of lawful sportwhich its name signifies.The following were elect-ed officers.-J. B. Galbraithpresident; L. P. Stevens, vice president; Nels Stalheim, secretary; J. E. Shafer, treasurer. In acdition to the above, the following have joined the club: Dr. C. H. Erdman, F. M. Craig, E. J. Tallman, Jos. Walsdorf, John Rademacher, John Knar, Anton Heiting, H. F. Sargent, M. W. Hodge and W. H. Bridgman. Messrs. Galbraith and Stevens were made a committee to provide grounds, apparatus, and supplies for trap shooting. It will be one of the objects of the organization to stock the streams in this vicinity with trout and to assistin the enforcement of the fishand game laws. City council minutes. Regular meeting Council Chamber April 16, 1907 Moved and seconded that the park committee be authorized to replace dead trees in the park and investigate the cost of a band stand. Motion carried. Motion to adjourn carried. W. M. Miller, City ClerkAugust 10, 1907 The Republican wishes to commend the effort that is being made to keep the grass in the public park properly trimmed this season. If now the city will order from some reputable nursery, 50 to 100 choice American Elms of 10 to 12 feet, have some competent authority, inspect the trees when they arrive, then engage an equally competent person to cut down everything in the way of a tree that now stands on the park except a very few of native growth and plant the new trees properly and prune them properly, and see that the soil is cultivated about each tree for a distance of two feet for at least one season, not one of the trees will die and a lot of useless and nonsensical experience will be stopped.