115 Years Ago – Feb. 24, 1903
Outlook — The outlook is that the cut of logs in the Maine woods this winter will be a record-breaker. With fair luck in driving and good prices for the sawed product the coming season looks most bright.
100 Years Ago – Feb. 28, 1918
Visit — Dr. S.W. Boone and E.H. Doble of Presque Isle were were in Caribou on Friday holding a consultation over the condition of Maurice Smith who is at the Caribou hospital and remains in a critical condition at the result of the recent wreck of the B & A.
Remark — A lady at a Boston store was overheard to make this remark: “My conscience is clear. I have done everything that Mr. Hoover has asked me to do, but one of his regulations puzzles me. I have saved a loaf of bread each week and now I have 28 loaves. I do not see what he wishes to have me do with them.”
75 Years Ago – Feb. 24, 1943
48 leaving — A total of forty-eight young men from the area covered by local Board No. 2 at Caribou have left or are leaving here on February 23 and the 26th according to an announcement made this week by office manager Louis R. Cousins.
Stamp and bond — The pupils of the High Street Primary School building topped their previous high record when last Thursday they purchased $72.55 worth of bonds and war stamps. Since Oct. 8 of last year, students at this building have purchased $408.95 worth of bonds and thrift stamps. This is a remarkably good record considering the pupils are all of first and second grade.
50 Years Ago – Feb. 28, 1968
Tragedy averted — A fire in Fort Fairfield Monday evening turned out to be only a smudge. A pile of burning rubbish behind the so-called Osbourne building, which was badly gutted by a blaze on Monday, Sept. 11, was discovered and quickly extinguished. But for the timely discovery, another wooden structure behind the Osborne building, a second potential on the fire scene, might have gone up, too.
A place to “go” — Shopping and other visitors to Caribou have complained that they can find “no place to go” while in the city. The complaint was relayed to The Republican by Fred Fischer, operated of the Loring Motel, Access Highway, who says many come to Caribou to shop, but do not find sufficient restroom facilities available. Fischer suggested a place “on the downtown square” would be a good place for such public facilities.
25 Years Ago – Feb. 24, 1993
Librarian retirement — Caribou soon will lose its first certified public librarian ever. Avis Armstrong will resign from her post this May 1 for health reasons. She will leave after serving Caribou for 11 years and area libraries for 23 years, including 11 years in Fort Fairfield and one year as children’s librarian in Presque Isle. Armstrong has worked to include indexing issues of the Aroostook Republican from its beginning 113 years ago to 149, all the federal censuses since 1790, and the development of audio cassette and video cassette tapes. She also gradually began entering books onto an automated computer system.
Crowned — Nine-year-old Susan Michaud was crowned 1993 Little Miss Caribou following activities of the Friday, Feb. 19 pageant at the Caribou Performing Arts Center. The daughter of Nicole Michaud of Caribou, she was also selected Miss Congeniality.
