THE TIME MACHINE
From past files of The Star News
10 YEARS AGO
January 6, 2011
The Taylor County Agricultural and Extension Education Committee voted Tuesday morning to increase the county’s agriculture educator position from 50 percent to 60 percent.
Statistics compiled from the most recent USDA Census of Agriculture shows agriculture in Taylor county is growing. From 2002 to 2007, the number of farms grew 14 percent and the average market value of production went up 44 percent to more than $92 million.
The county’s ag educator has been a 50 percent position since 2005, with Sandy Stuttgen holding the job since March 2007. The job includes presenting programs and group instruction for agriculturalists as well as working individually with farmers to solve concerns.
District UWEX director Tom Schmitz said while Extension was concerned about the budget at the state level, it would feel comfortable with an increase to 60 percent.
25 YEARS AGO
January 10, 1996
The Stetsonville Volunteer Fire Department responded to 28 calls last year, with an estimated total property loss of more than $85,000. The fires included one barn fire, four shed fires, three vehicle fires, three grass fires, a farm equipment fire and five chimney fires. In addition, firemen responded to two car accidents, three fire investigations, and six mutual aid calls with Medford.
50 YEARS AGO
January 7, 1971
A rugged January blizzard which belted the entire midwest left a snow cover of 9 inches in the Medford area, the accompanying high winds buffeting the snow into high drifts. The snowfall in the Marshfield and Wausau area measured about 12 inches, Medford area on the fringe of the storm. However the storm has a crippling effect here as well as south of the county line.
The city of Medford and some towns in the county continue to dig out of the Sunday and Monday storm yesterday, Wednesday. Taylor county schools were closed Monday, the Medford area district resuming classes two hours later than normal Tuesday.
75 YEARS AGO
January 3, 1946
Oscar N. Nystrum, one of the early pioneer business men who has been in the shoe business in Medford for the past forty-eight years, has sold the business to Richard Eckland of Medford. Eckland took possession of the same on January 1.
With Nystrum as one of the old Medford business men is Ernest Schief, who has been working at the barber trade in Medford for the past fifty-eight years.
Mr. Nystrum operated a grocery store in Perkinstown for five years prior to his coming to Medford in May, 1898. He purchased the building he now owns on Main street from the late Fred Ott, who also operated a shoe store in Medford.
100 YEARS AGO
January 5, 1921
We had the pleasure this morning of reading a letter received by H. A. Mc-Donald from Joseph Loeb, who is now visiting his parents at Marxheim, Germany. He says they have no snow there but as the weather is damp he feels it more than at Medford. His people live in a fine farming section and get along fairly well but the big cities still have their bread and sugar cards. During the war in some places bread was actually made part sawdust. He thinks that business will not pick up as it should until the amount of the indemnity is fixed by the allies. He made some inquiry regarding the reported conduct of the colored troops used by France on patrol duty but says it is probably little worse than that of other armies.
125 YEARS AGO
January 4, 1896
The ceremony of “naming” the new grand vizier is one of the most impressive sights imaginable, and as it has seldom if ever been described an attempt to convey some idea of it may not be without interest. It was toward 4 o’clock on Saturday afternoon that the servants commenced to carry out from Djevad Pasha’s rooms at the sublime porte his books, papers, pens and other private paraphernalia. This was the first intimation given to the world that the grand vizier had fallen.
Remember When — January 2002
