THE TIME MACHINE
From past files of The Star News 10 years ago October 3, 2013
Staff members at the US Department of Agriculture Ag Center on Donald Street in Medford were busy Tuesday morning, as they are most weekday mornings.
However, rather than working with farmers to complete projects to protect groundwater and soil resources, or connecting farmers with federal programs to help finance upgrades or compensate them for crop loss, staff members were busy securing files, clearing their desks, turning off equipment and shutting down the offices.
Across town at the USDA Forest Service Ranger Station on Hwy 13, a printed sign taped to the door announces the office is closed due to government shutdown. Also shut down are the forest service’s recreation areas and campgrounds across the country.
At the National Guard Armory on Conrad Drive in the industrial park, on-duty guardsmen were working as ordered to prepare for an upcoming drill weekend, that may or may not happen depending on if the government decides maintaining training of guardsmen is “essential.”
25 years September 30, 1998
A cornerstone laying ceremony for Medford’s new public library has been scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11 According to Library Board President Brian Kulas, the ceremony will be held near the canopy and main entrance to the library with the program expected to take approximately one hour.
Scheduled activities include a welcome by Library Board President Brian Kulas, remarks by Architect Tony Fieweger, and Building Committee co-chairmen Pat Doyle and Ron Isaacson. Library director Shirley Lemke will also review the history of the library and then place a copy of the history in the cornerstone “receptacle.”
50 years October 4, 1973
Appointments of two new assistant principals at the Medford Area School district was announced by superintendent Gordon Kniskern. Jack D. Drew, formerly of Onalaska, is the new senior high school principal and Robert Kieslich, who has taught here for the past five and one-half years, is the new principal at the junior high school.
75 years September 30, 1948
The Paul Michler and Son new implement store located on highway 13 east of the Medford golf course will be opened for public inspection tomorrow afternoon and evening, Friday, Oct. 1, according to the senior member of the firm. The building has been under construction for several months.
The main building, which is 98x 86 feet is constructed of way-lite block and the design is known as the new proto-type International Harvester. Mr. Michler stated that all International Harvester buildings being constructed follow this design and the same will apply for future construction.
100 years October 4, 1923
The new automatic phone system will be in use Saturday night at nine o’clock. In some respects the new system will be operated differently so it will pay every subscriber to read the directions in the new directories which will be distributed Saturday.
In Hannibal school the teacher asked for an example of a sentence with two meanings. One of the replies from a Taylor County hopeful was “The moon shines in the cellar.”
125 years October 8, 1898
Rib Lake items Fred Winthers of Medford was seen on our street on Monday.
Mr. F.H. Smith, the barber who has been on the sick list the past three weeks is again attending to his duties, and we are all glad to see him around again.
Will Caldwell has moved into Andrew Aitken’s house in Shawtown to be nearer to his work.
The editor of the Rib Lake Herald made a business trip down the line early in the week.
