THE TIME MACHINE
From past files of The Star News 10 YEARS AGO
May 10, 2012
An escaped bull in the City of Medford kept City of Medford and Taylor County Sheriff’s Department offi cers busy Tuesday morning as they led an effort to subdue and corral the animal. Unfortunately, all efforts failed and the bull was shot and killed in an open area near Ann’s Way and Hwy 13 during the noon hour. The bull, owned by Stephen Suchomel of Medford, was at the fairgrounds for a breeding soundness evaluation program sponsored by the North Central Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association. The animal escaped and efforts to corral it on the fairgrounds a little before 9 a.m. were unsuccessful as it crossed Hwy 13.
25 YEARS AGO
May 7, 1997
Medford’s Committee on Public Utilities voted last week to take fire protection costs off the general tax levy and put them on to citizens’ water bills. The switch is being considered as part of a Public Service Commission water rate study. Currently, the City of Medford pays the Water Utility $110,000 from property tax revenue for fire protection. That amount constitutes about 25% of the utility’s total budget. That money would be raised through water bills, raising them by “something less than 25%,” according to City Administrator Richard Johnston.
50 YEARS AGO
May 11, 1972
Pouring of concrete footings for the new plant of the Northern Cabinet Manufacturing Co. on a formerly- owned Rib Lake village site on Kennedy street was started this week. Excavation work was begun last week by the Thums Brothers and gravel fill was hauled from the old Niggemann gravel pit southwest of Rib Lake. The Richard Williams firm of Medford is completing concrete and construction work on the 80x125-foot, one-story steel building which will house the new firm moving here from the Chicago area. At the start, it will assemble metal kitchen and bathroom cabinets. Manufacture of the units is planned for later.
75 YEARS AGO
May 8, 1947
Officials of the Hurd Millwork, Inc., indicated this week that in all probability their new high-pressure boiler, which was recently installed would be ready for operation in a week. Erection of the new stack is now awaited and when this is completed the only remaining work is a small amount of connecting. The Freeman boiler was installed by the Nelson Machinery Co., Green Bay, and the same firm will handle the stack work.The installation will give the company a slight increase in power capacity and also provide a stand-by unit for emergencies.
100 YEARS AGO
May 11, 1922
A party of golf enthusiasts are making a Course on the fair grounds which were rented recently for that purpose. It is the intention of the golfers to put the greens in first class shape. Advantage has been taken of the numerous natural hazards of the place in laying out the grounds. About twenty business and professional men are now members and it is desired to increase this number to thirty. Those interested are asked to speak to C.L. Perkins.
125 YEARS AGO
May 15, 1897
Hans Anderson has let a contract to Julius Billack for the construction of a building to adjoin his blacksmith shop, where he will repair buggies and store machinery. The new structure will be 24x50 feet in size and will be built in a strong and substantial manner, so as to fit it for other purposes, if necessary.
