Remember When July 6, 2023

10 years ago (2013)
•The Comfort Inn in Luverne is now a Quality Inn with a new look and updated features.
According to local management, the name change is prompted by a corporate decision, but it will remain under the same ownership.
The exterior has adopted Quality Inn colors—primarily gold and green—and the interior has new flat-screen TVs, new beds, bedding, in-room furniture and lobby furniture.
The name change went into effect May 17, but the hotel has been steadily improving since it came under new ownership last fall.
 
25 years ago (1998)
•Minneota writer Bill Holm has a perfect word for participation in the Blue Mound Writers Series. In this fifth year of the Saturday night gatherings in the front yard of the Blue Mounds State Park Interpretive Center, Holm kicked off the new series and more than 100 people came to hear him. Holm remembered Manfred, the man who created Siouxland and was a mentor and friend to many young writers. Holm read from “The Frederick Manfred Reader” and also shared a poem he’d written in which he characterized Manfred as, “a tall man scribbling in a low room.” Luverne artist and musician Chris Nowatzki performed before the reading. Holm was introduced by Luverne High School student Jens Larson.
 
50 years ago (1973)
•Kenny and son Larry Goebel in the senior division, and Dale and son Tim Knoll, junior division, took top honors Sunday in the annual Father-Son Golf Tournament at the Luverne Country Club.
In the senior division, Kenny and Larry Goebel fired a 142 net to edge Bud and Perry Noll with a 143. Bud Noll fired a 144 with son Dave for a third place finish.
High senior net went to Arlo and Jim Bierkamp. Longest Drive on Number 7 was won by Dave Noll, and Jim Golla had the longest putt on Number 1. Perry Noll was closest to the pin on Number 3, and Kirk Authier was closest to pin on Number 6.
In the Junior Division, Dale and Tim Knoll fired a 144 to take their event with Bud and Andy Noll at 146 and Don and Randy Spease in third with a 147.
High Junior Net went to Dave and Todd Connell.
Rick Connell had the longest drive on Number 9 and the longest putt on Number 5. Andy Noll was closest to the pin on 3 and Mark Goebel was closest to the pin on Number 6.
In all, 68 participants vied for honors in the tournament. Chairmen for the vent were Ed Winter and Don Lien.
 
75 years ago (1948)
•Lillian Wiese, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Wiese, of Luverne, has purchased Dot’s Beauty Shop from Eva Borg and took possession Tuesday. The business will hereafter be known as Lillian’s Beauty Shop.
Miss Wiese came here from Litchfield where she has been employed the past 1½ years at the Hollywood Beauty Shop. She will serve as manager-operator of their business, and will be assisted by Elsie Schmidt. The shop is located in the Rock County Bank basement.
 
100 years ago (1923)
•Additional indications of the presence of oil deposits in Rock county, this time in Vienna township, were encountered Thursday afternoon of last week, in drilling for a well on the J. S. Thompson half section farm two and a half miles north of Magnolia, operated by Eli Leech.
First symptoms of oil were in a rock-like formation of a deep bluish color, that when ground fine appears to be putty sand, and while wet has an easily pliable and somewhat adhesive character, but becomes hard when dried.
This was encountered at a depth of about 365 feet, by Well Driller A. C. Ridenour, of Steen, and in connection with this substance, the water being slushed out assumed a decidedly oily surface, in spite of frequent skimmings.
The putty-sand formation was found to be more than fifteen feet in depth and Mr. Ridenour, who is a well driller of many years’ experience, has found this formation before in drilling wells.