115 Years Ago – Dec. 24, 1908
Leaving today on a business trip — Harry Stevens, of the firm of L. W. Stevens & Son, leaves today for the West to look over the horse market for the coming year. Mr. Stevens will visit the Chicago, Sioux City and Denver markets on his way to El Paso, Texas, where he will remain for six weeks returning by the way of Kansas City, St. Louis and Indianapolis, looking the stock market over in each city and will return about March 15, 1909.
Change in the temperature — Monday morning the mercury registered the lowest of the season; but Tuesday, although some 15 or 20 degrees warmer (by the indicator) was a far worse day in which to be out of doors. The wind blew hard, searching through all kinds of clothing with more ease, and much more effect, than a Sturgis deputy; and with about the same degree of popularity.
100 Years Ago – Dec. 27, 1923
New general store — Carl Soderberg of New Sweden was in town Wednesday. Mr Soderberg has, in company with one of his sons, opened a new general store in New Sweden.
Sounds so close by — Probably in no town of its size can there be found more radio outfits than Caribou. And at one of the numerous homes where services were being received from the large cities Sunday evening, the voices were so plain and natural that, when the minister announced that the evening collection would be taken up, several gentlemen in the gathering involuntarily placed their hands in their pockets to get the usual half-dollar.
75 Years Ago – Dec. 23, 1948
Leaving for a new job — Helen Fraser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Fraser, will leave tomorrow for Jackson, N. H. where she has accepted a position as skiing instructor in a winter sports school.
Heading out after Christmas — Nurnham Haley, a pilot for United AirLines, who has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Haley of Woodland, left Thursday by plane for Chicago, where he is stationed.
25 Years Ago – Dec. 30, 1998
Sales continue after the holidays — Making exchanges, spending monetary gifts and bargain hunting are the top three reasons local residents spent the day after Christmas shopping in Caribou. Everything you wanted but didn’t get for Christmas was on sale Sunday in Caribou. Local merchants drew traditional day-after-Christmas crowds with big savings on many items and even bigger savings on Christmas and holiday-dated merchandise.
Leaving his mark — Nick Thompson, a senior forward for the Washburn Beavers boys basketball team, recently became the fifth boys player in school history to eclipse the 1,000-point mark for a career. Thompson hit an eight-foot jumper midway through the first quarter of his team’s home opener against Fort Fairfield on Dec. 4. The Beavers fell by a 70-62 score, but Thompson joined Darrell Peary, Greg Sponberg, Jay Levesque and Trent Cunningham as the only Washburn boys to reach 1,000 points. ‘It feels pretty good … it’s exciting,’ Thompson said. ‘It’s really nice to be recognized for this accomplishment.’ The Beavers took a 2-3 record into its home game against Ashland Monday night. Thompson is the son of Mike and Kathy Thompson of Washburn. He has several uncles and aunts who reside in the Caribou-New Sweden area as well.
