10 years ago (1996)"Country Flowers & Crafts opened doors for business the second week of December last year — in time to provide holiday floral needs. Now they are ready to help make Valentine Day extra special.Country Flowers & Crafts, owned by Dennis and Holly Mulder, is located on the Mulder farm two miles east and one-and-three quarter miles south of Hills." 25 years ago (1981)"2nd Lieut. Jerry Randall and his fiancée, Kathy Marcinkowski, came from Montana to spend the weekend in the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Paulsen. They were en route to Annapolis, Md. Jerry will be stationed at Pensacola, Fla., in the Marines and will be taking flight training." 50 years ago (1956)"Pete Delfs bought the old blacksmith shop building in Steen recently. He plans to use it for a shed for his trucks, etc, so it looks like that will be the end of a blacksmith shop for Steen." 75 years ago (1931)"Eggs are cheap but look what they will buy at the Farmers Store — eggs are selling at a price that makes one think of the ‘Olden Days,’ but prices on groceries have been lowered considerable, too, at the Farmers Store. Just look what your eggs will buy, even at the low price of 12¢ per dozen: 3 pounds of beans for 2 dozen eggs; 2 1/2 pounds powdered sugar for 2 dozen eggs; 6 boxes matches for 2 dozen eggs; 1 box crackers for 1 1/2 dozen eggs; 4 dozen clothes pins for 1 dozen eggs; 1 pair flannel work gloves for 1 dozen eggs; 1 pair of work socks for 1 dozen eggs; 10 pounds sugar for 4 1/2 dozen eggs. We’ll sell you a sack of good guaranteed flour for two good heavy hens or springs. Not Bad! Farmers Store."100 years ago (1906)"According to the Luverne papers the new hotel, the Manitou, is to have saloon and barber shop annex, on the plea that it does not pay without these additions. As the Manitou is owned by stockholders composed of Luverne businessmen the saloon will no doubt be established. If Luverne must have saloons it would be well to follow out the suggestions offered in a recent issue of the Luverne Journal that the license be increased from $1,250 to $2,500, and the number of saloons reduced from five to two. … "