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By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyFebruary 02, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on December 28, 1923: SHORTAGE OF GOOD HOME GROWN SEED IS INDICATED County Agent Roske Seeks to Locate Good Local Grown Seed for Distribution In County In consideration of the great shortage this year of good, clean, home-grown seed of many varieties of farm grains, County Agent M. P. Roske is endeavoring to locate and get a distribution, in…- By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyJanuary 25, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on November 2, 1923: PLANS FOR RED CROSS ROLL CALL PERFECTED House-to-house Canvass to be Made in Luverne Sunday, Nov. 11th, From 2 to 4 p.m. At a meeting called Monday evening by Dr. C. O. Wright, as county chairman for the seventh annual Red Cross roll call, plans were perfected for the carrying on of the drive in Rock county. It was…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyJanuary 11, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on December 21, 1923: U. S. AND GERMANY RENEW MONEY ORDER EXCHANGE Under arrangements completed by the two governments, beginning November 1st, there again will be an exchange of money orders by the postal systems of the United States and Germany, according to announcement received this week by Postmaster Geo. W. Fried. It has been impossible…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyDecember 28, 2015The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on September 28, 1923: CHILD HEALTH CLINICS TO BE HELD OCT. 6-11 Specialist to Hold Clinics at Luverne, Ashcreek, Kenneth, Kanaranzi and Hardwick Infant and children’s clinics, under the direction of the Rock County Public Health association, will be held at five different points in the county from October 6th to 11th. The first clinic will…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyDecember 22, 2015The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on December 1, 1922: 600 POUNDS OF FISH TAKEN FROM RIVER WITH SPEARS Two Luverne Fishermen Make Record Haul from Rock River in 2 ½ Hours—All Carp Substituting spears for fish poles, two Rock county disciples of Isaac Walton pulled out of Rock river over six hundred pounds of fish on Friday of last week, within a period of two and a half hours…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyDecember 14, 2015The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on August 17, 1923: CITY’S POLICEMEN ARE NOW CHECKING UP MOTORISTS Mayor Hinkly Orders Prosecution of Motorists Who Flagrantly Disregard Traffic Regulations Convinced that violation of traffic regulations in this city are becoming daily too frequent by many motorists, Mayor R. B. Hinkly has instructed police officers to make a checking record…
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historical Society presidentDecember 07, 2015The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on May 19, 1911: After the first of next July first cousins cannot be united in marriage in the state of Minnesota, according to a law passed at the last session of the legislature, and for this reason there will be a considerable decrease in the number of marriage licenses issued in Rock county. All the neighboring states have had such a law in…
By betty mann, Rock County Historical Society presidentNovember 16, 2015Bits By Betty—November 19, 2015 The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on July 20, 1923: LUVERNE BUSINESS INTERESTS PLEDGE $5,000 TO A.Y.P. TRAIL Many Give Financial Aid in Obtaining new Transcontinental Highway Thru This City That the business and professional men of Luverne are strongly in favor of the movement to secure for Southern Minnesota the proposed Atlantic-…
By betty mann, Rock County Historical Society presidentNovember 09, 2015The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on June 8, 1923: MANY PHYSICAL DEFECTS FOUND AMONG PUPILS Report of Luverne School Nurse Discloses 169 Out of 188 in High School Were Defective Out of 188 pupils of the Luverne high school who were examined by School Nurse Clara Herm, 169 were found defective, according to a report submitted at a meeting of the executive board of the Rock…
By betty mann, Rock County Historical Society presidentNovember 02, 2015The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on May 18, 1923: REMAINS OF CHILD BURIED 53 YEARS UNCOVERED A coffin containing what is supposed to be the remains of an infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Nason Estey, that had been buried fifty-three years, was found Saturday on the southwest quarter of section 24, Clinton township, owned by M. C. Hanson. It was while excavating for a basement that…
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historical Society presidentOctober 19, 2015The following appeared in the Rock County News March 12, 1896: An Interesting Teacher’s Meeting The Teachers’ association met in the High school room Saturday and was largely attended. Messrs. Guthrie and Crandle not being present, their parts were not taken up. The recitations, putting it mildly, were excellent. The paper on “Vertical Penmanship” by Miss Crane was highly instructive, and…
By betty mann, Rock County Historical Society presidentOctober 12, 2015The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on April 6, 1923: BEAVER CREEK LEADS IN ALFALFA ACREAGE County Agent Roeke Finds That Acreage in County is 1560 Acres, With 350 Acres in Beaver Creek “Rock county doubled its acreage in alfalfa the last two years. In 1920 there were but 850 acres in the county. In 1922 there were 1560 acres in the county,” contends county agent Roske. “The…
By betty mann, Rock County Historical Society presidentOctober 05, 2015Luverne’s first annual Community Fund campaign came to a glorious, smashing triumph of a climax this week. Cash in the bank from the campaign totaled $10,850. Pledges to be paid during the coming year total $2,817.70. This makes a total of $13,667.70 raised by the campaign solicitors who didn’t leave a stone unturned in a united effort to make the Community Fund drive a success. The quota set…- By betty mann, Rock County Historical Society presidentSeptember 28, 2015The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on April 13, 1923: SHOCK IS SEVERE 25 MILES DISTANT Presence of the Unexploded Charge is Discovered by Accident After Quarrymen Had Used Dynamite Near It. Discharge of a 750-pound “toe-cap” deposit of dynamite at the Quartzite Quarries, Inc., plant shortly after 6:00 o’clock Wednesday morning fairly shook the earth for an area of at least…
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historical Society presidentSeptember 14, 2015The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on February 23, 1923: KIWANIS CLUB TO GIVE SILVER CUP TO SCHOOLS Will be Used as a Trophy for Which Seniors and Juniors Will Annually Debate Purchase and presentation to the Luverne high school of a silver cup as a trophy for which the Senior and Junior classes will debate, was authorized at the Luverne Kiwanis club. This trophy is to remain in…
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historical Society presidentSeptember 07, 2015The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on January 26, 1923: NIGHT SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IS MORE THAN DOUBLED With Only Eight Students Present on Opening Night, Attendance Reaches Eighteen on Second Night That the Luverne night school is becoming an interesting as well as a beneficial project is shown by the rapid growth in enrollment, the number having increased from eight the opening…
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