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1924: City without lights as plant undergoes upgrades

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Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical Society

The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on December 26, 1924:
 
SHUT-DOWN AT POWER PLANT TODAY AND TONIGHT
 
No Electric Lights Or Power Will be Furnished for 24 Hours – Water and heat as Usual
 
Luverne will be without electric lights and power all of today, all of tonight and a part of tomorrow, according to announcement made Wednesday by Superintendent George DeLate. The shut-down is necessitated on account of new units being installed at the power house, as connections cannot be made with the machinery running.
Patrons of the electric plant will accordingly dig out their old kerosene lamps and lay in a supply of candles, for tonight will be a long dark night.
The public generally is requested to observe unusual caution in regard to fires during the period of the shut-down. Full water pressure will be maintained, but owing to the absence of light, fires would be extra hazardous. The central heating plant will also be kept in operation to heat the buildings connected with this system.
Donations to the Rock County Historical Society can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156.
Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.
 
 

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