10 years ago (2009)
•The Rock County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a string of mailbox vandalisms in the Kenneth, Luverne and Magnolia areas.
Damage reports came in from Wednesday, Sept. 16, to Friday, Sept. 18, and during those three days, 16 mailboxes were vandalized.
On Wednesday, Sept. 16, seven mailboxes were vandalized: four in Luverne, two in Magnolia and one in Kenneth.
Thursday, Sept. 17, two vandalisms occurred, one in Kenneth and one in Luverne.
On Friday, Sept. 18, the last seven complaints were reported from homes in all three areas: five in Luverne, one in Kenneth and one in Magnolia.
As of press time, Sheriff Evan Verbrugge said no suspects had been named.
“These people continue to destroy mailboxes without any sense of ownership or care for someone else’s property,” Verbrugge said.
“These cases are frustrating because they happen so quickly. By the time (the owners) figure it out, the party is gone.”
25 years ago (1994)
•Don Bryan, Hardwick, is recuperating from a long, painful process of having one of his kidneys removed.
Bryan, 47, underwent countless blood tests, had no food or water for three days after surgery, lost 15 pounds, and today still has difficulty laughing or coughing because doctors removed a rib in the process of taking his kidney.
Despite all this, he insists it was a small thing to do for a brother who needed his help. Bryan volunteered to donate one of his kidneys to his brother Dale Bryan, Jasper, who needed the transplant.
“This was a very, very, very minor inconvenience for me compared to what Dale’s been through,” he said. “When it’s someone you care about it’s all worthwhile…If it made his life better for two days, it’s worth it for me.”
The kidney transplant from brother to brother, however, will improve Dale’s quality of life for what the doctor’s hope will be many years.
50 years ago (1969)
•The Rev. Larry Love will preach his final message Thursday night at the Rock County Christian Life Crusade series, sponsored by the Rock County Ministerium. The service will be held at Grace Lutheran church at 8 p.m.
The Crusade, which has been held nightly since Sunday, has been drawing large crowds each evening to the interdenominational cooperative emphasis on the Christian life.
Dr. Love, who is pastor of the First Reformed Church, Kalamazoo, Mich., has proven to be a popular speaker with wide appeal. His sermons have emphasized what the Bible says, and have not ventured into the areas of opinions or controversary.
75 years ago (1944)
•The Lincoln hotel, which has been owned and operated by Mrs. Mae Wynn, has been sold to Adolph Axelson, a farmer living north of Luverne. Possession will be given October 22, and Mr. and Mrs. Axelson will operate the hotel business.
Mrs. Wynn said that she planned to move to California to live with their daughter.
100 years ago (1919)
•Four indictments were returned by the grand jury in the regular term of district court, which opened Tuesday. The men indicted are:
Max Burg and C.E. Story, of Sioux City, charged with highway robbery;
George Lowe, of Beaver Creek, charged with grand larceny, and
William Lunzman, of Denver township, charged with using seditious language in respect with the government of the United States.
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