THE TIME MACHINE

From past files of The Star News 125 Years Ago

April 14, 1900

Marriage licenses have been issued within the past few days to the following parties: Wm. Cobleigh, of Medford, and Hilma Olsson, of Ashton, Mich.; Paul Schurict, of Browning, and Katharina Mari Goetz, of Deer Creek; Gus Rosenquist, of Perkinstown, and Ingley Patterson, of Dubuque, Iowa; Otto Fisher, Medford, and Ida Murkey, Chelsea.

100 Years Ago

April 9, 1925 Reimann’s 45 Montana Horses Averaged #63 per Head at Sale

Herman Reimann’s forty-five head of Montana horses brought an average of $63 per head at the sale held in Medford last Thursday. They were lighter than many of the horses commonly cold in Medford, so the price is considered fair for selling that number at auction.

Mr. Reimann and the man who was handling the horses with him, S. B. Beam, have returned to their homes near Enid, Montana. Mr. Reimann is a former Taylor County resident and is a relative of Wm. Westrich.

75 Years Ago April 13, 1950 Brewery Foreclosure Sale Saturday, April 15

The foreclosure sale of the real estate and personal property of the Medford Brewery is scheduled to be held at the east door of the brewery building at 10 o’clock Saturday morning, April 15. It will be in charge of Al. Zastrow, county sheriff. The State Bank of Medford is plaintiff in the foreclosure auction.

50 Years Ago

April 10, 1975 First Robin Sighted

Excitedly calling the newspaper office early Saturday morning with the spring scoop was Joseph Sova, 9-year-old son of the Alvin Sovas, town of Holway. Joe sighted what he claimed was the first Holway robin perched on a tree limb in the Sova yard.

25 Years Ago April 13, 2000 Challenges heat up county-wide elections

A four-way race for mayor of the City of Medford is one of the few contested races in this year’s nonpartisan spring election. The majority of other local races in the county will see incumbents not facing challengers.

In Medford, four candidates are running for the mayoral position currently held by Fred Schroeder. Schroeder is stepping down after two terms as mayor.

10 Years Ago

April 9, 2015 Voters say yes to school

Referendum for energy upgrades at Rib Lake approved on 506-429 vote The Rib Lake School District got the approval of voters to move ahead with more than $3 million in energy upgrades to school facilities.

Voters approved the referendum with 506 in favor and 429 opposed. The referendum projects in the proposal were identified to have direct energy savings which will have payback in reduced operational costs over the 10year life of the borrowing. The biggest ticket item in the spending plan is the replacement of the district’s biomass boiler which uses wood chips to heat the schools.

“The Rib Lake community confirmed in the vote that they care about their kids and education,” said district administrator Lori Manion. “This has been the culmination of a year’s work to identify projects that needed to be addressed.”